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  1. While I fancy a few western artists (Alan Silvestri, Sean Callery, Marc Mancina), my inspiration comes pretty exclusively from Japanese composers.

    Too many to name but standouts be Yoko Kanno, Yuzo Koshiro, Yuki Kajiura, Hitoshi Sakimoto, Taku Iwasaki, Kenichiro Fukui and Noriko Matsueda.

    When it comes to OCR, I favor the old school/guard: Vampire Hunter Dan, ABG, Harmony, Marc Star, Rellik, Protricity, analoq, Tweek and Nutritious.

  2. there was already one FF Tactics "dibs" so I'll let you know if it's up for grabs or not. :)

    Despite my best efforts things didn't pan out, so Ima let go yet another game I adore. Should try remixing games I hate next time. :/

    Anyway, no point in sitting on this so close to the finish line, when so many talented OCR folks could do FFT some real justice.

    Would love to contribute to this project, and if I'm able I'll send a mix your way before the deadline. But for now, my claim is void.

  3. Preloaded forum avatars will be going away with the migration to IPB. People will be able to set custom avatars after the migration.

    This is great news. Though if I may ask, will this come with any kind of restrictions on the user-side (size, resolution, sharpness)?

    Props to Larry for all the hard work on quality control that helped maintain OCR's avatar consistency across the aeons. :nicework:

  4. Fan appreciation is important to me and when people don't care for it, it serves to... put me off.

    The real issue here, is that this makes you look insecure about yourself and your craft, which saddens the fuck out of me for a simple reason: a musician as good as you should never, ever need this kind of validation.

    Experimenting with styles you aren't familiar with means having the balls to take risks and stepping out of your routine/comfort. Whether you like it or not, you cannot make every listener happy or be loved by everyone.

    You might have involuntarily (and temporarily) dug yourself into a corner/niche due to peer/fan pressure. But the truth is: you never were the kind of guy who had to work his ass off to make barely listenable music.

    What you have is a gift, a real talent for what you do. And I sincerely believe you always will have that. My only hopes, is that you won't lose it to statistics, likes and viewcounts. Make music that makes YOU happy. :)

  5. Devil May Cry 3

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    You can skip the second one, but DMC3 is an absolute must-play if you enjoy challenging action games.

    Not a ninja game per-se, but it was made by the team responsible for MGR Revengeance, back in the days. ;)

    Strider 2014

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    While not equaling the original, the 2014 reboot of Strider is a solid action game with a steep difficulty curve if you're into that kind of thing.

    It's a solid mix of action and exploration with some challenging platforming/combat mixed in, and some truly intense moments.

    Mark of the Ninja

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    If you enjoy a bit of stealth, with no less gruesome ninja action, then I wholeheartedly recommend Klei's Mark of the Ninja.

    It will test both your wits and reflexes, while providing a decent challenge and make you feel like a proper ninja. 8-)

  6. At this point I'm going to try and make a good track then worry who wants to work with me on it later, [...] IDK I just need to get crackin' on making a GOOD track as opposed to who going to help me.

    But if you just tack the name of a posted remixer on top of a mix you completed all by yourself, this pretty much defeats the whole purpose of this compo, doesn't it?

    Still don't understand how/why this begins before the sign-up process is even completed. Unlike PRC, this one pretty much relies on people pairing-up.

    Plus, being late to the party incidentally puts you at a distinct disadvantage, time-wise. Then again, maybe I completely misunderstood the rules.

    Well, if someone finds the kindness in their heart to mentor/assist me on a remix, I'd like to sign up as a novice. (GMT +/-1 and Sonar ideally, but not necessarily).

  7. I'm wondering if there's anything I can do to further lower the barrier to completion.
    I admit it's a little daunting. Wanted to enter, due to the theme resonating with my current predicament, but I'd have had to sign as a novice since I haven't produced music in over a year. From what I read, there are generally more novices than stars. Then, I would have needed to find someone with the same DAW, in the same timezone, with the same availabilities and willing/kind enough to lend me their help/ears. Not to mention the usual time constraint associated with compos. That's a pretty high barrier of entry, imho.

    But then again, maybe it's just a matter of timing/scheduling, to give everyone the chance to get together and collab. So don't get discouraged MindWanderer. :)

    to be fair, I was kind of also expecting a post announcing the star-and-novice pairups as well.
    True. It's hard to get a grasp of what's going on without a clear overlay of who's involved and/or paired with.
    I'll have to participate next round :3
    ^ This. Hopefully the sign-ups will be more plentiful, and the timing more favorable. ;)
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