[Congratulations, OCR, on a phenomenal 11th year]

Wow, congrats to all of OCR for 12 years of amazing music and a great community!

[OCR02305 - Mega Man 4 "Pharaoh's Last Dance"]

Ethic disco? Okay, yeah, works for me. I'm always up for something different, and this is a masterfully different song. Killer percussion and the ethic instrument samples just sound so crisp and real, it's amazing. Terrific work on the strings and this ReMix has your style written all over it. A plus for a grade for giving it a good Egyptian feeling with a sweet beat.

[OCR02307 - Super Dodge Ball "Dodge Mahal"]

I gotta say, when I saw Protricity, Level 99, and bustatunez on the list, I knew I was going to love this. And a nice debut for Jeff as well. You guys nailed this theme so hard. The Indian influence was very prevalent and I loved the addition of the violin. Big ups for getting a little rock in there as well, making it a harder hitting ethnic masterpiece. Nice change up around the 3:35 mark and the ending was pretty cool. Recommended for sure.

[OCR02168 - Reset Generation "Steriloids"]

What a wonderful intro, with so much groovin' energy. Fantastic synth work with the modulation and the main melody. Totally digging the breakdown and the outro. It may seem straightforward in some parts, but there is a lot of little things in it that helps it get the job done in delivering an upbeat ReMix that gets some movement out of you. Nicely done.

[OCR02252 - Final Fantasy Legend II "Heroes"]

The hip-hop low-fi scratching was catchy and I liked how it moved out of that and back into a more classy arrangement before building back into the more low-fi scratching. A very ear-catching ReMix, to say the least. I enjoyed it quite a bit and if low-fi was my thing, I'd absolutely love it. Very interesting.

[OCR02300 - NiGHTS into dreams... "Beyond the Dream"]

Oooh, I like. Loving the main beat coming off the drums while the guitars makes a nice sweep with the entire melody. Source usage was fantastic and I feel totally at home with the late 80's sound of it, especially around the soloing. I could definitely see good vocals being added in it that was the intention when it was made, but even without them, it's pretty cool. Great Remix.

[OCR02338 - Chrono Trigger "Glenn"]

Oh, man, this is gorgeous! I think this is one of the best solo-piano pieces I've heard in the last few months. Hard to believe this was all on Finale. Loved how you managed to get Theme of Love in there as well. You can really feel the emotion in this ReMix and it just sounds so natural. Damn, dude, so good.

[OCR02284 - Final Fantasy VIII "Ready to March"]

I'm a huge Daft Punk freak, and I enjoy some Freezepop too, so hearing a ReMix that was aiming to be a cross between them was exciting to me. And I do here some influences from both, so fantastic job on that. I do have to agree that the synths were a bit too harsh in the latter parts of the ReMix and some of the beats just didn't sound right in some places, but it didn't bother me all that much. The cyber-like vocals sold this mix with me. All in all, not bad at all, Anti-Syne, I really liked this one.

[OCR02185 - Dennis "Desktop Dynamite"]

Dark and a bit spooky, but upbeat at the same time. Very nice. I've always liked electronica ReMixes like this, for the way they seem to go with the flow while having some personality. Some parts of it actually sound a little drum and bass, which is always good. For the first time, this was impressive.

[OCR02314 - Metroid Prime "Parasite X"]

This ReMix is weird as all hell....and I mean that in the best possible way. Funky, groovy, and has a nice little swag to it. A trippy beat with a great arrangement, and a cool intro to boot. Not the kind of thing I'd listen to over and over, but it's a great listening experience so say the least.

[OCR02321 - Pokémon Gold Version "Precious Metals"]

There is something about chippy ReMixes that just make me smile, and this is included. I like the way the arrangement changed over the course of the mix and the pokemon cries SFX were a nice touch.

[OCR02160 - Armored Core: Nexus "Hyper Monkey Likes the Dancefloor"]

Yeah! Bring on the electronic beats! This is an absolute head-nodder and the energy just makes you want to move! The vocals fit this ReMix perfectly and pulled the mecha-computer feeling off very well. Great job.

[OCR02337 - Sonic the Hedgehog 2 "Chemical Blip"]

Pretty slick. The "Get Ready" clip starting off the upbeat portion was a great touch, and the fact that it was used again later was cool. Thankfully you didn't try to over do it on the voice clips. The blippy glitch part of the track was fantastic and fun to listen to. A pretty good break house ReMix that really makes electronica shine.

[OCR02269 - Sonic the Hedgehog "Shifting Islands"]

Terrific arrangement! The Sax/chiptune collab idea was interesting and the whole thing came together pretty smoothly. Very solid tune and a good ReMix from start to finish.

[OCR02276 - Metroid Prime "Solitude"]

Bells with solid beat intro? Awesome. Someone else mentioned that it had a DKC2 sound in some places, and I wholeheartedly agree, which makes it cool. And then those guitars rip into the ReMix and I couldn't stop grinning. Then ending on a relatively peaceful fading note was wonderful. This ReMix is without a doubt a ten on the scale of how great it is. Zircon, C-GPO, nice collab.

[OCR02297 - Sonic the Hedgehog "Fifty Rings to Ride"]

So sexy and smooth....I was expecting a Barry White-like voice to come in at some point, which made the falsetto bit funny to me. The piano was pretty cool and I the rest of the mix was awesome. The falsetto singing threw me off a little and I didn't hate it, but I think the mix would have worked with or without it. Not saying it was bad, and I liked it myself, just that it was a bit neutral to me. Overall, great ReMix.

[OCR02302 - The Binding of Isaac "The Clubbing of Isaac"]

Sweet ReMix. The intro was golden and I loved how you threw in a little bit of dubstep, which was perfect and didn't overstay it's welcome. The entire ReMix had a great electronic beat that was driving, but not overly frantic. The whole mix was really interesting and I like it.

[OCR02308 - Super Dodge Ball "Go Balls Deep!"]

Dude, nice heavy rockin'! The synths join the ReMix pretty good and this really gets me pumped up! Lots of aggresive energy that makes this mix a damn good motivator. Perfect for a rousing game of super dodgeball. I love the arrangement that combines the synths and metal guitars together, and the soloing was amazing. Epic ReMix, Sixto.

[OCR00059 - Banana "Slumber Party"]

Sounds like something out of the background to a kids show. Fun and happy and a little bouncy. It's not a mind-blowing ReMix at all, but it's fun to listen to and it's really hard to hate on. A little on the short side, but that fine with something like this, where all you need is to get the idea, which you get fairly quickly.

[December is OCR Reviews Month! SAVE OCR!]

Mission: Defeat OA Kefka and bring peace to the OCR Kingdom. Target Sighted...Mission BEGIN!

Actually, this will be a perfect way for me to keep track of the ReViews I do over the course of the month. So Far: 108 Second Form OA Count: 46

Dec. 1

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=37808

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=37599

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=37554

Dec. 2

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=97

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=37143

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=37012

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=36908

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=36346

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=36175

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=37847

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=33010

Dec. 3

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=37511

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=37316

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=33599

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=36529

Dec. 4

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=37855

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=36994

Dec. 5

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=35494

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=33224

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=37142

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=37130

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=37881

Dec. 7

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=37890

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=37893

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=37894

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=37902

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=37896

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=36751

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=32746

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=33807

Dec. 8

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=36817

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=36745

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=36734

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=36045

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=10315

Dec. 9

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=37374

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=37067

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=37066

Dec. 12

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=33957

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=36327

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=36109

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=36907

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=35968

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=34745

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=36736

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=37139

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=36466

Dec. 13

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=35675

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=33600

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=37967

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=36465

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=36481

Dec. 14

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=33226

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=35898

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=36046

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=34740

Dec. 16

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=38019

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=38023

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=34121

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=33012

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=34135

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=35865

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=33800

Dec. 17

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=34358

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=35181

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=34082

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=33778

Dec. 19

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=34166

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=34498

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=34741

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=34743

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=31351

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=33020

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=16561

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=18190

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=20376

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=23032

Dec. 20

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=26527

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=26835

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=27544

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=28203

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=3908

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=35443

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=38124

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=38126

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=38127

Dec. 21

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=38125

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=38132

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=471

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=37512

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=38144

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=37405

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=37420

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=388

Dec. 22

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=38155

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=38157

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=38156

Dec. 23

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=577

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=1205

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=3038

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=38158

Dec. 24

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=38184

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=32761

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=30194

Dec. 31

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=38192

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=38214

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=38253

http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=38252

[OCR02324 - Pokémon Trading Card Game "Ascent Through the Atmosphere"]

God, I love that piano, Emunator. Soooo good for a mood setter. The guitar and ambient sounds just pulled the whole thing together, and I kinda liked the vocals. The ending was pretty cool with the whole "radio/crackle/sample" fade-out bit. And the reason for this ReMix made me smile and got a mental "aww" out of me. Very cool idea, Stevo.

[OCR02336 - Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin & Dracula X "The Whip's Memory"]

Whoa, nice! I really enjoy the upbeatness of this chippy ReMix right here. It's like an energy drink for the ears! The arrangement was solid and the transitions were great. Nicely done.

[OCR02335 - Final Fantasy VII "The Planet Is Dead"]

Ah, good ol'metal. Great way to start the day. Very intense and flows really well over the course of the ReMix. Sweet cameo by Starla, too. The only thing that gets me is that the second guitar in the intro seems slightly-off, but that's just a minor nit-pick, cause everything else sounded great. Amazing ReMix here.

[OCR02325 - Sonic the Hedgehog "Finality (Radio Edit)"]

Whoa. This is awesome and a little depressing at the same time. Weird. The vocals were heavy and worked really well on the theme of the song. Very somber and sad in the beginning, but then it kicks in a bit at the second verse and it finishes strong while still holding onto that mortality feeling. Love it.

[OCR02326 - Mega Man 3 & 2 "Magnetic Fireworks"]

Terrific! I love how it progresses from start to finish. Oddly, someone else asked me while I was playing this if it was from a sonic game, and I can hear the style a bit. Upbeat, lots of energy and very organized. Nicely done.