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Just gonna echo what other judges have said. Love the arrangement, but I think you need to fix up the production, specifically compression, dynamics, and balance. See other judges' crits for more info. Hope to see this on OCR soon. NO (resub)

I really don't see a problem with cutting and pasting backing vocals. Is it really detracting so much from the mix that it warrants a NO vote? Not in my book no. This is a pretty creative arrangement and I like the sax performance. Nice work. YES

I can help you with hosting. We'll keep it in the same place as the Mega Man stuff.

I edited your first post in this thread. If you're going to make a thread about some obscure play style for a game, you need to be more descriptive than "i heard about it and does anyone else want to try it?" Don't just assume people know what you're talking about. Anyway good luck with your challenge.

Very nice. Good variance throughout, just fantastic beats and soundscape, really solid. Arrangement is a bit liberal, but it's still well within what I'd call a ReMix. Sounds good to me! YES

I don't think that sexism in games is keeping women from playing video games. If a woman actually cares about sexism in video games, she probably already plays video games.

So's mine, but Dudeshep (the one in all the marketing for the ME series) falls into the whole "male power fantasy" thing we've been talking about. Badass soldier, gets lots of tail, etc. Also, not really sexist. xD

It's not a conscious thing, but we do identify with these kinds of concepts. You see it a lot in comic books. Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, Wolverine; all of these characters feed into this whole, subconscious "it would be cool if I could do that" mentality. It becomes more pronounced in video games because well, you can do the things that a guy like Commander Shepard does. You are doing those things when you play the games. I also want to...not really dispute...but question the idea that a lot of folks in this thread are throwing around: that lots of women don't play video games. Where exactly is that idea coming from? Because it seems very much like an outdated stereotype. This is purely anecdotal, so I'm not talking about majorities or anything and I'm not going to say "most" women play, but I will say a lot of women play video games; RPGs and puzzle games in particular. And not just JRPGs or MMOs. Single player WRPGs like Dragon Age are very popular with women because things we generally see in "chick flicks" like relationships and social interactions are integrated into the gameplay. I see a lot of girls and women in video game fandoms; Zelda, Sonic, Final Fantasy, etc. A lot of classic stuff that's been around for decades. Just some food for thought.

Jade from Beyond Good & Evil, probably. Intelligence, confidence, resourcefulness, etc.

Guys, try to get back on topic instead of going back and forth with "that's not what you SAID, your arguement doesn't WORK because you said THIS."

Or I could just kick you out. Seriously guys, this is a pretty good topic to be discussing, but if all you people are going to do is post here saying shit like "this is a stupid topic why even bother talking about it" or you're actually just going to be sexist, then you need to think twice before hitting that Submit Reply button. Stay on topic and don't be a dismissive ass about it.

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Yeah there's something up with the dynamic range in this piece. Everything is kind of sitting at one volume, despite the piano's articulations going from soft to loud. 1:55...what just happened? That's a very abrupt transition. I'd like to hear this re-recorded; I think the performance needs to be more varied in terms of volume and tempo. Try to be more expressive. Also the piece needs more dynamics, so try to avoid compressing the piece and let the dynamic range of the piano come through in the final product. NO (resub)

I love this. That slap bass has a really lo-fi retro arcade game soundtrack sound to it, like Sonic and Tails in some Final Fight-esque beat 'em up where they cruise the streets of DEATH EGG CITY beating up the BADNIK GANG. OH! SHELLSHOCK! Diggin' those gated synths and the smooth rhodes. Love it! YES

Not a fan of the arrangement. I agree with Vig, it's a medley. The groove stays pretty static thoughtout, and you hit each source one by one and move on. To make it a more cohesive piece, I'd like to see some recaps of previously used tunes; don't just hit a source and then move on; bring it back later to show that this one piece of music, not a series of snapshots. NO (resub)

Fishy you are British and therefore foolish. Xenophobia aside, I think this is a fantastic bit of work. I absolutely adore the symphonic combined with the electronic in this piece; it reminds me a lot of what Square Enix did with the Final Fantasy: 4 Heroes of Light soundtrack (which you really ought to take a look at if you're thinking about doing more pieces in this style). The arrangement is very moving and emotive. I love it. Really just fantastic. I think this will be a fan favorite. YES

Groovy! Got a nice energy throughout the track. Nice soundscape too. YES

In agreement with other Js (including Deia, who despite being a woman and therefore foolish, makes some good points). Composition is great, performance is great–just needs some fixes in terms of production. See other J's crits for details. Would love this on OCR. NO (resub)

YEEEEEAAH EDIT: okay i guess is should write something. Pretty solid dubstep stuff. There really isn't that much to the source but I think you did a great job with letting your piece evolve from start to finish. I agree with Vinnie that the high buzzing synth gets kind of grating but it's not a dealbreaker for me. And unlike Deia (who is a woman and therefore foolish), I don't think the piece suffers from being repetitive. Great stuff.

I think the rhythm guitars sound fine. This is a pretty rockin' track man. I love how you took a fairly mellow/chill dungeon track and really ramped up the energy. I love the toms in the percussion. Really killer stuff. YES

Alright well now that I have egg on my face I'm going to close this thread.

Looks like "Aether" stole this from OC ReMix. :\

Votes/results/etc. will happen this weekend, folks. Sorry for all the delays.

Alright well, I'm going to go ahead and close this thread. For the past few months the only person posting in this thread has been JH, with a steady stream of delete+bumps. This competition isn't even run on the forums, so I don't really see the need for a thread. Generally I'm willing to let that kind of thing slide (OHC) but there is no actual discussion going on here; just a steady stream of spam from a single user.

You will be surprised how far down you get in those lists of picks. Let me know if you need help when you're running this thing.