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But anyway, I'll make sure to listen to Misha's Hymn again later, I'm sort of distracted right now anyway so I'm sure that's part of it.
Fair enough. =)
So, never, mirite? >_>
;_;
Persona 3 - Memories of the City
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhArt4yKg9c&fmt=18
One of the most atmospheric songs on the soundtrack. It's absolutely beautiful. Good choice.
I like this a lot, way more than Heartful Cry tbqh. Probably just more my type of song. My only criticism is that the first like... 12 seconds are really out of place, like a part of Sanctuary Fortress' BGM just snuck in and is like "hey guys what's goin on in dis P3 soundtrack". <_<
There's no shame in liking this more than Heartful Cry. They're both amazing songs, but they fit into different situations.
Pursuit ~ Cornered 2002 - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attornery: Justice For All
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22iPWe-5o9w
Cornered is always fun. I like all the remixes of it TBH. But it's one of those songs I'd much rather hear ingame than listen to outside of it.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSq8D_cQlog
Notice how I've been saying recently that the songs I pick are difficult because the entire soundtrack is good? That is NOT the case here! Don't get me wrong, the Mega Man X: Command Mission soundtrack isn't bad. Nothing ear bleeding or anything. But it's definitely on the lower end of the scale compared to the amazing soundtracks I have from other games. I only listen to a couple of songs from it every now and then.
That said, I enjoy this song a lot. Epsilon is the main antagonist that you've spent several chapters getting to. Surely once you beat him, you can all go home happily. But something just doesn't feel right. Is this really the guy pulling all the strings? He doesn't seem THAT evil...
I think this theme is good for that description. He should be the final boss, but something just makes you think 'no, this isn't the end.' It's a tense piece that makes you stay on edge for the fight and what will come after.
There's also a 2nd movement for his second phase, but I'm not as fond of it due to how fast it goes. Is it fitting for that? Sure. You're against his one winged angel form, you'd better be ready to deal with it! But it's just not as nice IMO. You can make your own judgment, here's a link to the second one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZ6P5qFqGP4&feature=related
Also, I am aware he looks rather silly in his artwork. I assure you he's more threatening in the game. He nearly kills Zero!
*Track laughter*
...Yeah okay. >_> But really, he's rather creepy ingame.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU7BJjrp2xg&fmt=18
My favorite battle theme from FFT. It plays a number of times throughout the game, usually when something major is going on, and it needed to play more! My favorite part of the song is the beginning/first 50 or so seconds when it's much faster paced, but it's still a great song all around.
FFT has a lot of great battle themes, but Antipyretic is probably on its own tier in that regard for me, with maybe one other song for company.
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Not my favorite Mega Man track (though I have no idea what that is, honestly), but I do like it. And I definitely like it more than the 2nd Movement even if they're pretty similar.
Final Fantasy Tactics - Antipyretic
I barely remember this from FFT, which usually isn't a good sign, but in this case I definitely like it. I do have to disagree about which part of it is the best though; I prefer the slower part by far. >_>
In any case, it's a good thing you two posted some good songs today, because you're not getting any from me!
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Pollyanna - Mother
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYqDCPg7GPE
I'll start with this one: I like it a lot. I don't have a whole lot to say about it, but it's a really catchy, lighthearted tune for the early game. Pretty different from usual overworld/early town music, and gives you a good sense of why Mother is different from other RPGs. There's a remix in Brawl, FYI, but it sorta sucks so I'm not posting it.
(Also, fun trivia: The female PC in Mother is named Ana. The female PC in Mother 2/Earthbound is named Paula. lololol i c wut they did there)
POLLYANNA (I BELIEVE IN YOU) - Mother
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmA5bGv6FSQ
This is pretty much the sweetest song in the world. And I don't mean "sweet" as in "heartwarming", I mean "sweet" as in "just listening to this song will rot your teeth". This is a song I absolutely hated at first, but it grew on me like a... flesh-eating fungus. I guess that saying about goodwill being contagious (or whatever) is true after all!
Confession time: I don't talk about my personal life much these days, mostly because it's really hard for me to do for some reason, but I think it's important here. This song was basically my outlook on life when I was a little kid. Then when I turned 13 or so I started struggling with depression and adopted a "humans are bastards" outlook that was, in hindsight, incredibly damaging and a terrible, terrible idea. In the last few years, more or less having my depression under control, I've been trying to repair this damage and return to, well, listen to the song. It's been... slow going, to say the least, but I've worked my way up to "silver linings" and "second chances" and I'll probably get started on "promises" sometime soon!
(More trivia: This is practically guaranteed to be the happiest song I post in this topic by a wide margin, so you don't have to worry about any more like this, at least for a while!)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU7BJjrp2xg&fmt=18
I'd call this the most epic battle theme in FFT. My personal favorite is Battle Under The Stars (I think that's the title), but I'm just weird like that. <3 Antipyretic.
Not my favorite Mega Man track (though I have no idea what that is, honestly), but I do like it. And I definitely like it more than the 2nd Movement even if they're pretty similar.
I need to play more MMX games myself. I've only played Command so far.
Cool, I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought it was better than the 2nd one. =P
I barely remember this from FFT, which usually isn't a good sign, but in this case I definitely like it. I do have to disagree about which part of it is the best though; I prefer the slower part by far. >_>
I think the whole song is good. As for not remembering it, HOW? It plays pretty often and during really tense fights (like the first Wiegraf fight, execution battle site). It's one that I can't SEE forgetting. >_>
Pollyanna - Mother
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYqDCPg7GPE
Caaaatchy.
POLLYANNA (I BELIEVE IN YOU) - Mother
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmA5bGv6FSQ
Good grief, I thought I was the only person here who absolutely loved this song! And I don't mean that from a videogame song perspective. I mean that it is so uplifting and optimistic that it's bound to make me feel good even on the worst days. ^5 for posting this one.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuL8yuN3vkc&feature=related
When I decided to pick something from Advance Wars, I had a really tough time between three character themes: Lin, Isabella, and Gage. They're all amazing for different reasons. But I wound up choosing Gage for one main reason: BAGPIPES. How many videogame themes actually use bagpipes? Not nearly enough. I love bagpipes, they need more attention.
This battle theme plays whenever Gage is in command, and I think it goes well with him. You might expect something dark and brooding considering how he acts, but this is surprisingly... cheerful? I'm a bit hesitant to call it that, but it's more light than I would have expected, and I prefer it that way.
As a side note, I find it funny that my three favorite characters got my three favorite battle themes. >_> And for those in MBA, I actually had the character Gage in mind BEFORE I met this guy, which made me appreciate his name a lot.
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Pfft...
I'd call this the most epic battle theme in FFT. My personal favorite is Battle Under The Stars (I think that's the title), but I'm just weird like that.
I think it's just "Under The Stars." That would rank probably 5th if I tried. 3rd would be the highest it could possibly go for me.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1lwDOoCYdE&fmt=18
Of the grand total of 4 songs I've said so far, this is probably by far the biggest "much better in context" of the bunch. Now, I think it's solid even out of the game, but I could definitely envision my opinion on this being considerably lower had I heard it without playing the game. That's because this song fits the area it plays in, Kaitzur, perfectly.
When I first played Tales of the Abyss, it was when I entered Kaitzur and heard this that I started going "Wow" at the soundtrack. Before it was good, but with this I started putting it on another level. Also, depending on your definition for town, and Kaitzur is definitely classified as a town, but it might be a bit of a stretch if you didn't know that (though it's clearly not a dungeon so there's not many other options), this is my favorite town theme in Tales of the Abyss.
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Oh, I haven't ever beaten a single MM game, I've just heard some of the music. <_<;
I think the whole song is good. As for not remembering it, HOW? It plays pretty often and during really tense fights (like the first Wiegraf fight, execution battle site). It's one that I can't SEE forgetting. >_>
Never underestimate my capacity to forget things!
Good grief, I thought I was the only person here who absolutely loved this song! And I don't mean that from a videogame song perspective. I mean that it is so uplifting and optimistic that it's bound to make me feel good even on the worst days. ^5 for posting this one.
yesssss ^5
Proud Soldier-Gage - Advance Wars: Days of Ruin
Ugh, talk about games I need to play. <_<
I'm actually not a big fan of Days of Ruin's soundtrack. I mean, I don't dislike it, but... I dunno, I'm not really sure how I feel about it. Gage's theme is at least one of the better songs in my opinion.
Tales of the Abyss - The Frontier Fortress (Kaitzur)
I wouldn't rank this among my favorite Tales songs, tbqh. Then again, I can't really remember any songs from Symphonia (except Beat the Angel) so I'm really just judging this against Vesperia's soundtrack, but still. >_>;
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It still trashes the Vesperia soundtrack for the most part, tbqh. But like I said, context, etc.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mySK5CjHDmc
I've seen this called "Platinum Lucifer", "Silver Fallen Angel", and a couple other variations. But whatever, that doesn't matter. What does matter is that this is the theme of Excellen Browning, possibly the greatest fictional character of all time. And it's the perfect theme song for her, because she's cheerful and flirty all the time, even in battle and even though she's basically a sniper. (And I had this writeup written days in advance, so wtf two sniper themes in one day.)
Now, I'm not gonna lie, the best part of this song is really the first 5 seconds of it, which is also the only reason I remembered it, because that soundbite plays whenever Excellen attacks in SRWOG. Which is often, because she's an awesome character that I love using (cue somebody who actually knows what they're talking about saying she's one of the worst characters in the game or something). In any case, even if the song peaks at 5 seconds in and goes downhill from there, it's still perfectly good. It would not be removed from this list if that part didn't exist, I just might be less enthusiastic about linking to it. >_>
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-kqzc4gcnw
After being banished to the dark world by the game's villain, you get to this lovely tune. Taking into account the desolate nature of the world around you (and keeping in mind this is the first time Zelda would pull this sort of thing), it really fits the atmosphere like a power glove.
The Brawl remix has nothing on this.
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Oh yeah, I think you're right. But yeah, FFT has so many good battle themes that it's hard to rank them all. =P
Tales of the Abyss - The Frontier Fortress (Kaitzur)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1lwDOoCYdE&fmt=18
Going to have to agree with xp on this one, it really gets a lot of power from the location it plays at.
Ugh, talk about games I need to play. <_<
I'm actually not a big fan of Days of Ruin's soundtrack. I mean, I don't dislike it, but... I dunno, I'm not really sure how I feel about it. Gage's theme is at least one of the better songs in my opinion.
There's probably around ten songs I listen to constantly from the Days of Ruin soundtrack. Coincidentally the two worst characters (Greyfield and Waylon) get the two worst songs!
Platinum Lucifer (Excellen's Theme) - Super Robot Wars: Original Generation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mySK5CjHDmc
Huh. I found myself liking this more than I thought I would. I only own one Super Robot Wars game, definitely would like to get more.
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - Dark World
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-kqzc4gcnw
Yeah, this one is always nice to listen to. =)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axDh5YeoI08
As with most of my picks, this one was difficult because Disgaea 2 has a lot of truly epic battle themes. This one is probably my favorite, but don't take my word on that, it could change quickly.
The fast pace and eerie feeling are just great. The main battle I recall it playing in is spoilerific, so I won't detail that, but do know that it's appropriate. That fight can be really difficult to win if you don't have the right units. I almost didn't. >_>;
It is amazing just how many great Disgaea 2 songs come later on though. When I first played the game, I wound up stopping RIGHT before the best ones started playing. How's that for bad timing? In any case, I'm glad xp kept encouraging me to play it, it gave my ears quite a treat. Speaking of xp, he should post a couple more tracks from this game. I try to keep my posts limited to one per game, but Disgaea 2 deserves more attention in this regard.
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The entire Disgaea 2 Soundtrack is incredible. Destroys Disgaea 1.
When I first played the game, I wound up stopping RIGHT before the best ones started playing.
And right before the plot got awesome too!
Speaking of xp, he should post a couple more tracks from this game.
I was probably going to get to Disgaea 2 in a few days. Wouldn't have picked this song though, however, it's my #2 battle theme from the game, and yes, it is awesome.
I try to keep my posts limited to one per game, but Disgaea 2 deserves more attention in this regard.
Since everyone else seemed to have been mostly following this (Kenri and FFVII aside) I was kind of trying to as well, but I'm sure I'll be the first to discard that! Or I could start doing that even earlier if you want. >_>
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<3 Dark World, though I do think it's a little bit overrated. I actually prefer the Brawl remix, too. >_>
Huh. I found myself liking this more than I thought I would. I only own one Super Robot Wars game, definitely would like to get more.
That's because it's awesome.
I don't own any SRW games, honestly, but I've... played one, at least! <_<
Song of the Gods - Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories
I enjoyed this quite a bit, especially the vocals (if you can even call them vocals, whatever), but it does seem a little bit busy to me. And yeah, I have Sakuraba on my list of future songs to post, so this is hypocritical, but whatever. >_>
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Stickerbush Symphony (Bramble Blast) - Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgHk_N77DaA
Oh god, I don't know why I started this topic. 50% of my list of future songs to use is Nintendo and another 40% is Sonic. Well. At least I haven't done one from this series yet.
So this is pretty much the quintessential "good VG song". I really can't say anything about it that hasn't been said before, except I will comment on its name: it's Stickerbush Symphony, not Stickerbrush Symphony. Nobody gets that right, I swear. But yeah, it's atmospheric and... good, I guess. I don't like it as much as some people. Maybe because I stupidly listened to other music while playing through DKC2 instead of the in-game soundtrack. (wtf was I thinking?)
If you want legitimate commentary today, you are ****in' out of luck, I'm sorry. <_<
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Bonus Edition!
Since I just beat Valkyrie Profile 2 (which is unbelievably awesome), two songs this time!
Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria - The Enlarged Soul
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXZr9Br-FLU&fmt=18
I love the battle/boss themes in this game. This is probably my favorite, but there's definitely some serious competition for that spot, and in fact my opinion on that might change by the end of this post. But anyway, moving on, while I like all of the song, it doesn't go into full awesome mode until a little after a minute or so in.
Context is a weird thing here. On one hand, like I said, in pretty much all cases I think hearing a song in-game helps immensely. Though for a lot of the boss themes in Valkyrie Profile 2 it was almost difficult to do that while at the same time trying to focus on the battle and not get destroyed. Plus, trying to listen to dialogue in battle/attacks make it a bit more difficult. In retrospect, I could have just paused/brought up the menu and listen to the songs by themselves for a while, but that'd require me to consciously "delay" advancing the plot, and after about the halfway point in the game there was no way I could do that. >_>
Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria - Climax Coming from the Abyss
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GubagKQmzuk&fmt=18
Not that it's likely been noticed, and really it's been an extremely small sample, but I was mostly trying to alternate between "faster" songs and "slower" songs. See: Godsibb (Faster) then Memories of the City (Slower) then Antipyretic (Faster, though there are stretches where it's more of a slower song) then The Frontier Fortress (Slower). I meant to keep this up within this too, with The Enlarged Soul being the faster song and the second entry being the slower one. Now, I could easily have done that, but my favorites in that category require so much context and (potentially spoiler material) explanation that I felt it probably wouldn't be worth it. So this is something that I'd normally consider faster, but hey, bonus edition. Whatever. Besides, that alternating thing was probably silly on my part anyway.
Anyway, as for the actual song. Another case where I like the entire song, but again it takes a little for it to reach my favorite part, specifically about 75 seconds, but even before then I like this song a lot. Honestly, pretty much all of Valkyrie Profile 2's songs benefit an incredible deal from context, and this is no exception by a long shot, but I'm hoping this one isn't quite as much like that as some others I considered here.
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Which says a lot since Disgaea 1's soundtrack is good too.
And right before the plot got awesome too!
So true. Totally makes the rest of the game much better in retrospect.
I was probably going to get to Disgaea 2 in a few days. Wouldn't have picked this song though, however, it's my #2 battle theme from the game, and yes, it is awesome.
Pretty sure I'd know which one you'd pick. <3
Since everyone else seemed to have been mostly following this (Kenri and FFVII aside) I was kind of trying to as well, but I'm sure I'll be the first to discard that! Or I could start doing that even earlier if you want. >_>
All up to you. I just have a lot of game tracks that deserve attention.
That's because it's awesome.
I don't own any SRW games, honestly, but I've... played one, at least! <_<
I own one. Haven't started it yet though.
I enjoyed this quite a bit, especially the vocals (if you can even call them vocals, whatever), but it does seem a little bit busy to me. And yeah, I have Sakuraba on my list of future songs to post, so this is hypocritical, but whatever. >_>
Busy? Doesn't feel that way to me, but different strokes for different folks.
Stickerbush Symphony (Bramble Blast) - Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgHk_N77DaA
Okay, I honestly thought it was Stickerbrush this entire time. My bad. >_> At least I get Ninetales right in spelling.
Anyhow, beautiful song. Love it like always.
My personal rule is to try not to do two or more songs from one game right next to each other (FFVII being me already bending this rule), mainly because that would be both annoying to write and annoying to read. But I do plan on repeating games eventually, mostly because my material would be shot to hell (even more so) otherwise.
I'll probably wind up repeating eventually, but it'll be a while from now.
Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria - The Enlarged Soul
Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria - Climax Coming from the Abyss
More songs from stuff I need to play!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlAoIZpVeaM
For those unaware, I am a fanatic figurine collector for anime, manga, and video games. I just got my adorable Sanae figure yesterday and decided to celebrate by posting her theme song.
Touhou Project is strange in regards to music. It has some of my favorite tracks of all time from video games, yet I've never actually PLAYED any of the games. Bullet hell games aren't my cup of tea. But solely because of the music (the character designs helped push it along), I plan on trying to play them. Will I fail horrifically? Most certainly. But I feel like I want to do the games justice by actually playing them.
Because of all that, I try to avoid looking too much into character descriptions, but boy is this song pretty. It's one of my favorites on the soundtrack. Do note that it cycles twice, so it's not REALLY nearly six minutes long.
From the pictures I've seen of Sanae, it seems to fit her, but of course I need to learn about her personality before I can say for sure. The song is just that darn good that I can post it without context. Also, screw the rules, she has green hair. </obligatory joke>
Touhou Project songs get a TON of remixes, but I'm only going to post one for this song...
Keep the Faith (Silver Forest Remix) - Touhou Project: Mountain of Faith
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xGez4OLoYs&playnext_from=TL&videos=tThSvt4DPbk
The song remixed with vocals. And it's one of my favorite vocal songs TBH. I wish I could find an English translation for it, but sadly have been unable to. Oh well. It's wonderful to listen to and that's all that really matters to me.
So yeah. Yay for Sanae. Those curious as to WTH I bought can see her here:
http://myfigurecollection.net/figure/25092_kochiya_sanae
Do not click if you have a phobia of people with big heads. >_>
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Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria - Climax Coming from the Abyss
More songs from stuff I need to play!
...So, never again, but will this be a never before Xenosaga III or after? >_>
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_MtRSBJ4tk&fmt=18
By popular (okay, one person, but that totally can be considered popular for certain definitions of popular) demand, I'll skip ahead to Disgaea 2. Song of the Gods was probably the safer choice in that I imagine there's a higher chance of more people liking it over Disgaea Rhapsody, but Disgaea Rhapsody is totally the better song.
Anyway, this is my favorite battle theme in the game [and series], and the scene it plays in first is probably my favorite scene and battle in the series (although for me that only includes Disgaea 1 and 2, but still). If I had to pick favorite parts in this song, it'd actually be fairly difficult, because I like all of it, but I guess I'd go with around the 65 second point to about the 135 second point.
[Spoiler for Disgaea 2, click to show]But yeah, this song just conveys an entire "Everyone is so screwed" feeling. At first, that feeling is directed entirely at Laharl but then you start realizing that the rest of the team is fair game too and True Zenon/Rozalin doesn't care. Also, this song playing while True Zenon is talking with Laharl and he's pretty much in an "Oh ****" mode is great.
Then the song comes back after Rozalin willingly breaks the seal and True Zenon takes over and after listening to Fake Zenon's rant effectively answers with, "Are you done yet? Because I don't give a ****. *OHKO*" before turning to "deal" with the rest of the team.
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Detonation - The World Ends With You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87MEsfzW6s8
You've seen its foundation,
Holding up a ragged nation...
Yeah, I pretty much couldn't resist singing along with this song every time it popped up while I was playing TWEWY. Of course I misheard a lot of lyrics, which led to me thinking it went "You want the right to revolution, / The right to gettin' an abortion / You know now is the time, / Get ready for damnation". That doesn't really make any sense, but can you blame me? It doesn't sound ANYTHING LIKE "get another portion". In the first verse at least, I'll admit it's clearer later. <_<
But yeah, one thing I've learned in the past... year and a half, maybe? Is that I actually like rap. A lot. I just hate most of the mainstream gangster rap, for... obvious reasons. If you want to say that rap sucks or that this song especially sucks, though, I'm not gonna argue with you, really. Got better things to do, like LISTENING TO THIS SONG SOME MORE!!
Rune (OP) - Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRarXcOu5lQ
Double DS vocals day. Mostly because I'm playing this right now.
I couldn't find the song by itself, so go ahead, watch it, enjoy the anime style opening. Just keep in mind that Raguna/Mist IS NOT CANON! RAGUNA/BIANCA IS THE OTP. If you say otherwise... I will fight you.
Anyway, I'm not sure what I really think of this song. I like it enough to listen to it, at least. That said, if you can determine what the **** the song's lyrics are, you are a better person than I. My interpretation is something like:
Fry down to me
In the foutain of ray
Begin to chance, do the thing of voice
To take a miracle
My inner... **** this ****, this song doesn't make any goddamn sense
There are lyrics in the YouTube description but seriously, trying to make sense of this song is like trying to translate Shakespeare into Martian. Even if you succeed, nobody will be able to verify it.
But anyway, at least the song SOUNDS nice. I guess. It sorta annoys me a little, but at the same time it's fun to listen to.
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Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria - Climax Coming from the Abyss
Yeah, I definitely like the second one better here, but that might be because I saw "Sakuraba" and then the first one didn't feel very Sakuraba-ish to me. <_< I like the second one a lot though, and I'm sure they both benefit from context.
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Faith is for the Transient People - Touhou Project: Mountain of Faith
Touhou music is sort of weird for me because I've listened to quite a few songs, and I like pretty much all of them that I've heard, but there haven't been any I'm crazy about. And this one is... pretty much the same way. I like it, but I don't think it's fantastic or anything. It is probably one of my favorite Touhou songs of all the ones I've heard though.
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Keep the Faith (Silver Forest Remix) - Touhou Project: Mountain of Faith
...Okay this one is awesome though, so ^5 for breaking the trend. Now I feel inadequate for posting ****in' Rune. <_<
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So yeah. Yay for Sanae. Those curious as to WTH I bought can see her here:
http://myfigurecollection.net/figure/25092_kochiya_sanae
Do not click if you have a phobia of people with big heads. >_>
Oh god, those big headed figures are so weird. At least that one isn't nearly as bad as the one I own:
http://myfigurecollection.net/figure/35858_ikari_shinji
(It was random and I was sort of hoping for Asuka or Kaworu, but eh, Shinji's fine too. Except he's so top heavy that he can't stand up by himself, so right now he's hanging from my Giratina figure.)
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Disgaea 2 - Disgaea Rhapsody
This is... another one where it has like a million different parts and I like some a lot more than others. I really don't know what to say about it. Disgaea music is so weird. <_<
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Totally depends on TV times, they pretty much run what I play nowadays.
Disgaea 2 - Disgaea Rhapsody
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_MtRSBJ4tk&fmt=18
This song totally gives a forbidding and eerie feel to the fight that it's attached to. I really have to give a thumbs up to Disgaea 2 for fitting this one in so well.
Detonation - The World Ends With You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87MEsfzW6s8
This is another one I don't really think of when I go back to the TWEWY track. Unlike Emptiness and..., I'm not all that fond of it. It's okay, just... not something I would prefer to listen to. *Shrugs*
Rune (OP) - Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRarXcOu5lQ
I think my main issue was that the song didn't fit the parts where they're like running from the beast, in a cave, all that kinda stuff. Also, it doesn't seem to be... video game music. I have no idea how I can rightfully say something like that but I really would attribute that more to an anime or something. And I'm not saying that just because of the video.
If nothing else, it's okay to listen to.
Touhou music is sort of weird for me because I've listened to quite a few songs, and I like pretty much all of them that I've heard, but there haven't been any I'm crazy about. And this one is... pretty much the same way. I like it, but I don't think it's fantastic or anything. It is probably one of my favorite Touhou songs of all the ones I've heard though.
It's really hard for me to pinpoint my favorites, they're all just that good.
...Okay this one is awesome though, so ^5 for breaking the trend. Now I feel inadequate for posting ****in' Rune. <_<
XD Glad you like it! ^5
Oh god, those big headed figures are so weird. At least that one isn't nearly as bad as the one I own:
http://myfigurecollection.net/figure/35858_ikari_shinji
(It was random and I was sort of hoping for Asuka or Kaworu, but eh, Shinji's fine too. Except he's so top heavy that he can't stand up by himself, so right now he's hanging from my Giratina figure.)
LOL what is that I don't even
I only have one Shinji figure myself.
http://myfigurecollection.net/picture/71743&ref=figure%3A20973
Picture I took. Fear my... bland looking desk!
This is... another one where it has like a million different parts and I like some a lot more than others. I really don't know what to say about it. Disgaea music is so weird. <_<
More like Disgaea music is so awesome mirite
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAQGCM-IyOE
Lots of people like to joke that Xenosaga I doesn't even have a soundtrack. Most of the dungeons have no music at all and there's all of one battle theme (until the final boss fight which plays something else zomg). But the cutscenes have some truly wonderful music that shouldn't be overlooked.
This theme is probably my favorite villain theme from any game I've played. It just captures how dangerous and insane Albedo is in spectacular fashion. And when it plays with just him and a little girl in the same room... Oooooh boy. You know something messed up is about to happen.
If the 'lyrics' in the song mean anything, I'm totally unaware as to what they translate to. I know that in Xenogears there were a couple of songs that sounded like they had voices but they actually weren't (Knights of Fire being one), so that may be the same case here. I think they're just creepy vocals that add to an already creepy melody. And I totally love it.
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See, I don't even pay attention to these things. I mean, yes, I knew Sakuraba did the VP2 Soundtrack, but that doesn't really mean much to me. I think it's gotten to the point where I might consider myself fortunate that I'm apparently musically incompetent enough that I generally can't automatically make these kinds of connections and can just listen to the song without expectations or whatever. I mean, on very, very rare occasions I can hear a segment of about 3 seconds and go "Hey, that sounds similar to X" but it's pretty rare that happens for me.
I like the second one a lot though, and I'm sure they both benefit from context.
Well, yes, they both do. More so than when I usually say it (which is always and so I'm trying to just not say that anymore and treat it as a given), because that part of the game is bleeding atmosphere. The whole game is one of the more atmosphereic games I've played, but that part in particular is incredible. That song is just probably the least affected by it compared to the ones I was going to put in its place, but even it's heavily affected.
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Lots of people like to joke that Xenosaga I doesn't even have a soundtrack.
That was a joke!?
Most of the dungeons have no music at all and there's all of one battle theme
Don't remind me. You can get away with that if it's a great battle theme, but... >_>
(until the final boss fight which plays something else zomg).
They might have gotten away with using that one instead. But I think part of the reason I like it is because it's something different, and way better, than the normal theme. >_>
I know that in Xenogears there were a couple of songs that sounded like they had voices but they actually weren't (Knights of Fire being one),
No, that is totally vocals, it's just nearly impossible to know exactly what is being said. >_>
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Sakuraba is like the only one I can do this with, I swear. And that's only because of the whole "Sakuraba WALL OF NOISE lol" thing.
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SPOILERS FOR PORTAL
Still here? Okay then.
Still Alive - Portal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6ljFaKRTrI
Saturday is my designated lyrics day, but I stupidly did two songs with lyrics yesterday, so today you get an enormous cop-out. I should really put more effort into this topic, but whatever, I'll do that for songs that actually requirement explanation/defending. <_<
So Still Alive is pretty much the best part of Portal. It's hilarious, it's dark, and it's actually a good song and really fun to sing along to. As you might already know, I wasn't a huge fan of Portal, though I did like it... it just felt like a huge ****in' tutorial for like 45 minutes of legitimate gameplay. Admittedly, it was a fun tutorial, and the last part of the game was absolutely fantastic, but still. Back to the song: part of the reason I like it so much probably has to do with the fact that I consciously avoided it until I actually heard it in-game. I probably would have liked Portal in general a lot more if I hadn't heard every single line of dialogue over and over again for like a year before I actually played the game, but whatever, no point complaining about it now...
Part of the reason Still Alive is so great is because it's sung by GLaDOS, and it's just seething with bitter sarcasm/blatant lies. ("I'm not even angry / I'm being so sincere right now / Even though you broke my heart and killed me...") It's a well-documented fact that villains ALWAYS get the best songs, and this is a fantastic example of that fact in action.
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Yes it was, silly. =P
Don't remind me. You can get away with that if it's a great battle theme, but... >_>
Good thing it's one of my favorite battle themes! ...Though I'm probably the only person in the world with that opinion.
They might have gotten away with using that one instead. But I think part of the reason I like it is because it's something different, and way better, than the normal theme. >_>
I'm actually quite fond of the final boss music, but it wouldn't be very appropriate for normal battles.
No, that is totally vocals, it's just nearly impossible to know exactly what is being said. >_>
I read an interview a long time ago where the music director/writer/whatever you'd call him said that they aren't actually vocals. Surprised the heck out of me, but there you go.
Still Alive - Portal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6ljFaKRTrI
This song is way too fun, and on top of that the singer has a lovely voice. =D
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