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The piano really jumped out at me as an issue. The samples themselves were a bit thin and the excessive reverb only made it distant. When the main melody from Dearly Beloved enters it's a bit better but it's still stiffly sequenced and the reverb is a bit too much. The reverb also made sure the piano took the back seat when the lonely gated saw entered. Panning it hard left and leaving it dry like that makes it unfocused and sudden. It's also much louder than the section after it, giving the track a strange uneven flow. Arrangement had some nice idea with the added piano melodies but could've done more to move away from the same motif/chords. Overall this needs more work to make it cohesive and interesting. Work on those sounds, make some proper transitions and make sure it all works together. Keep it up! NO

This is a pretty solid track. Like others before me have said, the arrangement is a bit conservative. You definitely could've altered the melodies a bit, especially considering how many times you run through them. However there are some modifications including chords, bridge and solo. Production was a bit thin, definitely could've added some more bass presence and panned out the rhythm guitars to make them a bit more spacious. Wouldn't have a problem with a volume push either This is balancing on the edge here because both production and arrangement could've been kicked up a notch. However, I think it just squeaks by. Do take the criticism to heart for your next sub though. YES(borderline)

Yup, don't see why not. YES (No, really, this is awesome. Nice work man!)

Well it was on Xbox Live so I haven't met him per say I've just befriended him online everywhere!

This will be one hell of an album! I'm a huge fan of Iwatsuki's work (and I've played Tekken 6 with him, he's good with King) and I'm even part of this album. Trust me when I say this will be an extremely diverse tribute to one of the industry's great composers. Artists from Japan and the west are all gathered So yeah, definitely keep an eye out guys because this is gold.

No offense but you REALLY need to learn to edit your posts and not post new ones. Taking a quick listen through the album for the first time, us guys are good.

Meh, 's ok. And by ok I mean probably fucktastic! Downloading.

And this is bad... why?

That's awesome! I appreciate it

Well, no. We still use the "must be specifically written for the game" guideline. Tetris is a special case if only because that's what it's mostly known for and I have a sneaking suspicion OCR weren't aware of this until long after some Tetris remixes were posted. Sooo.. nah. :/

I refuse to acknowledge any Wakka-imitations if they aren't voice by Joe DiMaggio

This made me laugh a lot.

Of the game. It's Europe-exclusive and includes an art book, a decal, three postcards and a soundtrack selection CD.

Heh, just picked up my Collector's Edition and it seems like someone accidentally put in an extra decal That's about all I can say so far, no time to play the bloody game.. but maybe I'll ignore studying just for tonight...

Had a few listens and not much has changed, still a no from me.

With my love for minimalism this especially warms my heart. Just wanted to thank you guys for your support but right now it seems like I "called you over" to get some backup and I just want to make sure everyone realizes that's not the case Anyway, thanks for the kind words guys and I encourage the discussion!

Pick me up some swag guys!

Nice choice of software Al, I feel close to you already! Sadly though I could basically copy+paste Larry's vote here. The structure and sounds were to similar to the original to be considered an interpretive arrangement. Even the melodies stayed relatively close to the source. You could definitely do more here and I can tell you could pull it off. Go the extra OCR-mile! NO(resubmit)

With Larry back for a visit on the panel it's hard to add something new to the vote, very few times has I disagreed with him. So I'll just point out the biggest issues for me then. Drums were flimsy and lacked body, the track in general was heavy on the high/mid and lacked any proper low/low-mid frequencies. The flutey instrument handling the melody can't really carry the track and the strings are a bit muddy but thin. It feels like you could space out the sounds more, get some more meat in there to make the track sound full. This track does show a lot of promise and the personalization is well on it's way. I suggest spending some more attention to creating a full soundscape and maybe taking some additional turns with the melody and backing. Great start! NO(resubmit)

The game needs 84 variations on Armadon.

Yeah, I didn't take offense or anything but I just wondered about a few things you wrote so I'll go ahead and ask them here. If you prefer to answer them in private just send me a PM or an e-mail to mattias@anosou.com and I'll edit this post. Does "superficial sound effects" mean the instruments? And if so, is that bad because they're re-used? I can only think of, say, orchestral soundtracks and many other indie game soundtracks that re-use instruments and I don't understand how it's a bad thing. Same thing about "laid back atmosphere", don't see how it's a bad thing. I thought this was just plain wrong This is four different variations on the map theme, re-using the instruments specific to each world when you're in that part of the map. The re-using of instruments in this track is intentional to provide more context on the world map. That's just harsh You didn't say why it was inferior and make it sound like I'm not trained nor professional. I'd like to at least know why the other tracks weren't "original". Original compared to what? Why? I don't really understand this. The instrumentations, melodies and rhythm are all different in the tracks. The only thing is I used a similar overall "sound" to create a cohesive soundtrack that didn't sound like it was from 5 different games. To me, this seems selling it a bit short by comparing it to much bigger productions/titles. It especially nags me about "solid, unique themes" since it seems taken out of thin air without any explanation or reference to why it's not "unique" or "solid". I agree that it's short and while it's not strange for a small indie production to have a short soundtrack, I do wish it was longer. However I need to defend the "mostly repetitive" part. First because I don't understand how you think all songs sound the same and secondly because Kaleidoscope uses an interactive score that adds different layers to the track. All tracks are one minute long but consist of 5 layers, the soundtrack pieces artificially fades in these layers to create an "album edit". While I understand that might not have been clear I thought it was worth mentioning anyway, much as like the map theme.

Well that wasn't a pretty sight.

You're all wrong obviously, stagnant genres are cool. Armored Core is a great series of games. Extremely bold new games are good, Sapce Giraffe is one of the best ever. Final Fantasy XIII will not by definition influence most other RPGs for years to come. Sakaguchi can only write mediocre but enjoyable stories. Most FF games were good because they were right in the time and had a good team backing them, the synergy. Now go sit down in your couch and play some games instead.

Pretty much my thoughts exactly. Bayonetta killed kittens everywhere.

Eh, read a proper comparison if you care instead: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-final-fantasy-xiii-face-off?page=1 He's nitpicky but at least it's all correct.