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Old 01-25-2006, 05:21 AM
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Default OCR01448 - Final Fantasy Mystic Quest 'And He Returned Home'

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Old 01-25-2006, 05:23 AM
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I can say this is very appropriate for djp's homecoming. =)
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Old 01-25-2006, 05:24 AM
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Anyway, this is a really nice piece. Production is top notch, and the arrangement is quite simply sexy.
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Old 01-25-2006, 05:49 AM
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Sounds like a good piece for the ending indeed, and also to celebrate DJP's return. MQ has a lot of remixable music if you ask me; I can only be happy to see another here. As said above, simply well done. A relaxed, calm remix.

*Looks above* One minute late eh?
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Old 01-25-2006, 06:02 AM
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Seconded Omega, and a very smooth piece all in all
Nice groovetastic piece overall, was there a special sound effect at like 2:09 though? like a screach or somesuch, it was an interesting touch, but its suprising if your tired, and its the first time you've heard it

My two cents, rant over, great job :D
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Old 01-25-2006, 06:11 AM
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It's really cool how this was supposed to be for an OverLooked ReMiX project, even though Diggi Dis never actually submitted it. Although if he did, it might be yet another Triple Crown mix (OCR\VGMix\OLR), if they decided to ignore the fact that it's too good for their standards. Seems like joecam gets a lot* of Triple Crowns with his projects...

*by "lot", I mean "more than anyone else has
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Old 01-25-2006, 09:21 AM
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Now that the OLR thing has been brought up, I need to say that for a mix on a project for said site it just doesn't work. Sure, it's as happy as hell and shows a nice quirky touch to the original but it's just not funny/shoddiliy produced enough. The way I see it, Mystik Kwest is to OLR what Hedgehog Heaven is to OCR - nice songs, but not entirely fitting of their standards.

(If anyone wants to question me about that, please tackle it by PMs. I refuse to have this topic messed up because of this.)

Now for a sophomore OCR mix, the story is entirely different. For most of the time I appreciate most of the moods brought into this and much of the creative uses of the original here, and I also think that the mastering has also been given a more subtle touch than what I saw in the VGMix/OLR versions.

I did mention something in my ThaSauce writeups about not interpretating the source material enough, but having finally played the game over Christmas break, I can say it took the sections and expanded on them pretty well. I think what I was meant to point out was that it didn't go beyond the two eight-bar chord sequences it used throughout, which somehow could feel disappointing for the more daring listener. But still that's okay.

I know that the vox in the original were taken out as a result, and for the people that was okay, however this has yielded two side-effects for a result - minimalism, especially in the second part, and a (complete?) lack of a climax. Surely there could be something else to put in their place to make it work out just as much as the VGMix version.

So yeah, while I'm a little skeptical about it reaching the site as it is, it's still a nicely done effort. I wish I could throw in my ThaSauce writeup for good measure but given that's a revision after the original rejection I don't think it'll be useful :P

Still, nicely done on the solo effort back there. I'll still be on the lookout for you across the community and so forth.
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Old 01-25-2006, 12:34 PM
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I heard this last week, the version with the vocals and lofi breakdown. I have to to say I prefer that version, since it gave it a more unique edge for me. But a great remix with great production, love some of the arrangement and dynamic effects, the arpegiations on the piano that grow louder, easily noticed near the end, are awesome. I find this a keeper, diggi, cheers for a wicked song.
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Old 01-25-2006, 02:30 PM
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Thanks for all the kind words you guys ..
Appreciate it!

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Old 01-25-2006, 02:31 PM
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Doh, I loved the lo-fi breakdown. Good job Diggi, but I'll be listening to the original version.
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