CrimsonCrescendo
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And damn, that is a nice selection of N64 games. Though Mario Party 3 over 2? Get dat shit outta here!
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CrimsonCrescendo
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I just saw someone describe Shadow The Hedgehog's story as "great".
I don't even know what to say.
I don't even know what to say.
CrimsonCrescendo
Banned
Shadow Hog
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I dunno, for some reason I'm just not feeling this one much. It's decent enough, but wholly unremarkable. Just like the rest of Secret Rings's soundtrack, really (barring Dinosaur Jungle; dino, it's a jungle, wiggity wah/"wicked wild"/whatever it's "wiggity wah" shut up).
I will say, though, the way it starts out makes it sound like it belongs to a spy game of some sort. I suppose it's fitting; didn't Fumie Kumatami do Rouge's stages, which were similarly spy-ish?
I've sent out my suggestion already.
And just to reconfirm: yes, that really is what I am suggesting.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Thread's done. It was lots of work.
I'll put it up tomorrow evening. I need sleep.
I'll put it up tomorrow evening. I need sleep.
CrimsonCrescendo
Banned
Can't wait to see it!
Hot Coldman
Banned
The Obama one, obviously.
the part where shadow straight up kills eggman is pretty great
Tizoc
Member
The reactions will be interesting....
Welp just landed 3 Night shifts at work, which means I'm gonna be up for another 12 hours before going to bed in preperation =P
SonicGAF's Song of the Day - #19
Song: Sky Sanctuary Act 2 (Fast)
Game: Sonic Generations
Composer: Tomonori Sawada
Arrangement: Jun Senoue
One of the precious few Sonic 3 songs we do know the composer for.
Also one of Senoue's precious few classic arrangements that actually improves on the original, and like the level itself, does so mostly by throwing out the majority of the original work. The melody survived, except for the loop where even that got rewritten, and the harmony and percussion is completely new. It's lighter and airier, more energetic and less shrill, full of chimes and strings and pads. Even the fast version where he cuts loose on the rhythm guitar keeps it down to a peppy, bouncy tone instead of going overboard.
It probably helps that Richard Jacques did some of the synth work.
Song: Sky Sanctuary Act 2 (Fast)
Game: Sonic Generations
Composer: Tomonori Sawada
Arrangement: Jun Senoue
One of the precious few Sonic 3 songs we do know the composer for.
Also one of Senoue's precious few classic arrangements that actually improves on the original, and like the level itself, does so mostly by throwing out the majority of the original work. The melody survived, except for the loop where even that got rewritten, and the harmony and percussion is completely new. It's lighter and airier, more energetic and less shrill, full of chimes and strings and pads. Even the fast version where he cuts loose on the rhythm guitar keeps it down to a peppy, bouncy tone instead of going overboard.
It probably helps that Richard Jacques did some of the synth work.
This is actually one of my least favourite tracks in Generations. It isn't bad, but compared to a lot of the other tracks it doesn't catch my ear. The lead and synth... well I just don't like them. The tempo seems wrong honestly. Like it doesn't know whether it wants to be frenetic and upbeat or not. It's also quite a basic melody with little amounts of flair. It could also be because I would always use Green Forest on this stage instead to get me pumped for speedrunning it (poorly).
Meccanical
Member
:lol :lol :lol :lol
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Sonic and Obama team-up to defeat the KKK
Shadow Hog
Member
Great remix of a great original for a great Generations stage. I think I might be more partial to the Classic mix (that was Hataya, right?), but this hits all the right notes, even with the expansions. Even just noticed there was a piano present in this mix; don't think I'd realized that before.
Although for whatever reason, I keep thinking the song's going to segue into "Back in Time". Dammit, SaASRT.
Why's that?
Either I didn't see something obvious or the game didn't properly communicate what I was supposed to do. Not entirely sure, and adding context would spoil something pretty late in the game.
Nocturnowl
Member
The original Sky Sanctuary theme I'm kind of indifferent to, the sound effects often seem to cut into the music and on the whole something about it I never felt to be quite right.
The modern remix of the theme retains the general style of the original whilst having it flow a lot better, it has that airy fantastical feel the original didn't quite grasp so I find it much more fitting to the setting. It also takes things a bit further and adds to the original theme.
So despite my reaction to its original mix I ended up liking the generations modern version quite a lot.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
I warmed up to Rayman Legends quite a bit, including the 8-bit music levels, screw Nocturnowl. Definitely will be seen again in the old 10 top GOTY time
why they decided to include every Mosquito level, leaving out a good half dozen platformer stages in Return to Origins, I'll never know tho
why they decided to include every Mosquito level, leaving out a good half dozen platformer stages in Return to Origins, I'll never know tho
Nocturnowl
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Please stop slandering my fantastically good name JC.
But yes the deluge of returning mosquito stages was an odd choice, any stages with nymph chases weren't implemented which was a shame.
The main thing I learned from Return to Origins is that Sea of Serendipity is actually pretty lame.
Currently still top 5 material for me but these things jumble around on a daily basis.
But yes the deluge of returning mosquito stages was an odd choice, any stages with nymph chases weren't implemented which was a shame.
The main thing I learned from Return to Origins is that Sea of Serendipity is actually pretty lame.
Currently still top 5 material for me but these things jumble around on a daily basis.
Tokoi wrote one, but the rest and Fly in the Freedom are hers, yes.
Yeah, he did all five classic Act 1 mixes.
Spoken like someone who bought a Wii U at launch. I do need to play the Origins levels though.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Oh you're too mean to SoS, but they did exclude some of my favorite levels like Port O' Panic and the Nym chase with the glorious sounds of the Lum King, Bad Bubbles and Beyond.
I do think the water levels in Legends are generally better though, even the Murfy ones aren't too bad. I really love the James Bond espionage angle and design of its stages.
I do think the water levels in Legends are generally better though, even the Murfy ones aren't too bad. I really love the James Bond espionage angle and design of its stages.
Meccanical
Member
Truly the most nefarious of devices.
Meccanical
Member
Amazing.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
I'm home. Thread is up.
Hot Coldman
Banned
I'd have gone with "Too X-treme for this Galaxy" person- ow stop hitting me ow ow ow
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
I could always change the title later, but w/e. Semantics.
I'm pooped. Haha. It's actually my first OT, but thanks to everyone who helped me out with banners and fixing things pixel-by-pixel (qq more and BlackJace). I honestly could not have done it without either of you.
I'm pooped. Haha. It's actually my first OT, but thanks to everyone who helped me out with banners and fixing things pixel-by-pixel (qq more and BlackJace). I honestly could not have done it without either of you.
Hot Coldman
Banned
It's a good OT. Nice work, Schala.
Now to sit back and see how quickly the end-of-post disclaimer gets ignored...
Now to sit back and see how quickly the end-of-post disclaimer gets ignored...
Nah, people are usually polite in OTs, and Lost World looking really awesome helps calm people down somewhat.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
BTW, the top five thread titles were:
Too X-treme for the Galaxy
Obama chuckled. "You mean the Chaos Emeralds?"
SMG's not good enough to be my fake
It's going home in a box
I long for death's cold embrace
And then there's running and screaming, and ShockingAlberto's last minute entry (Sonic Colors (with a U)) were tied for sixth.
Too X-treme for the Galaxy
Obama chuckled. "You mean the Chaos Emeralds?"
SMG's not good enough to be my fake
It's going home in a box
I long for death's cold embrace
And then there's running and screaming, and ShockingAlberto's last minute entry (Sonic Colors (with a U)) were tied for sixth.
Hot Coldman
Banned
I ended up voting for "It's Going Home in a Box", but I wish I'd stuck with my Obama vote now... 
Shadow Hog
Member
Finally, somebody heard my cries that Sonic's campaign in Sonic Adventure was too comprehensible, and went to fix that.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
As good as Gravity and Captain Phillips were, I still loved The World's End more
Coldman pls explain
Coldman pls explain
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Augh, we couldn't see Gravity today.
Apparently it's cool.
Apparently it's cool.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Way Past Cool®
this is what people believe SA1 actually plays like
That pitch bending is the weirdest bug, though.
Shadow Hog
Member
And I just wrapped up that GIF - although I could stand to do some tweaks to the scaling and how it fits into that television frame.
Box of Bunnies
Banned
Not that it's a big deal, but the Australian release date is actually the 19th. Noticed it says the 18th in the thread and just figured I'd mention it.
Nintendo have had some weird Saturday release fetish here this year and I'm really not sure why. They used to release things mostly on Thursdays.
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