OverClocked ReMix...

djpretzel · #1 04-17-2009, 03:07 AM

What did you think? Post your opinion of this ReMix.

Geoffrey Taucer · #2 04-17-2009, 03:24 AM

Love the synths, love the feel of the arrangement, good tone on the rythm guitars.

Lead guitars feel a bit thin; would have really benefited from a delay, or something else that could liven up the sound. Nevertheless, it's a relatively minor complaint, and they are well-played.

The organ is an excellent touch; subtle, but beautiful, and really adds a lot to the mix.

evktalo · #3 04-17-2009, 12:05 PM

Contrary to Taucer, I seriously dislike the rhythm guitar tone. To me it feels like something is absent in the mix (at least on headphones). [edit: not hearing it anymore, see later post] Otherwise I enjoy the mix. It feels like there's a lot of little things going on in the background, synths glurping, organ playing. Maaaybe those could have been brought a bit more to the front, but no worries. Overall this a happy, energetic piece and a lot of fun to listen to. Good job!

--Eino

DragonAvenger · #4 04-17-2009, 03:20 PM

This song was entirely too energetic for me to review last night around midnight, so now that I've had a full night's rest I can dive in.

Love the energy (now that I'm awake). This just shouts how very happy the world is and that we should go out with huge grins on our faces. I like how it never loses that energy too, nice work on that. Kind of odd that it's named "Declaration of War" though. What's up with that?

I personally would have never noticed that this was a collab, the way things fit together so well. Nice combination of instruments. Scaredism rocks the guitars, and OA has his super fast synth solos. Nice work together, you two.

Ferret · #5 04-17-2009, 11:37 PM

It's titled "Declaration of War", I think, because it's the stage theme for the area where you've finally breached into the enemy's stronghold.

It doesn't sound all that bad, actually. I really like the usage of the thematic elements without being so close to the original that it's a direct cover.

Vitor Machado · #6 04-18-2009, 12:59 AM

Pretty nice ReMix! Very upbeat and cheers you up.

You know, I think Gradius III's got some nice songs, like this one, "Mechanical Base", "In the Wind", and "Boss 3" is cool but short... The game should receive a bit more love. :)

KyleJCrb · #7 04-18-2009, 02:20 AM

Oh man, I know I'm saying this about a number of remixes lately, but this track has great energy! The original is awesome stuff, from a series sadly overlooked at OCR. I'm a sucker for melodic songs and wanky synth leads, and this remix delivers them both in spades. "Delcaration of War" is a strange title outside of the game context, but regardless, Andrew and Simon totally rocked it. Definitely the perfect song to pilot a starfighter and blow shit up to. My only complaint is that even at almost 4 minutes, it just feels like it's over too fast; but hey, that's what the Loop button is for. Nice work dudes.