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[{The Traveller}]

Review time! Gonna be short :(

My lack of time forces me to shave a few minutes off your review time, but I suppose I'll give ya what I got.

First up, this is one of my favorite songs of yours, right up there with the PotC remix.

Intro:
The way you have some string-like intrustments (whether they are actually strings or electronic, I cannot quite tell; perhaps they are both? ><) in the beginning leads into the song very well, giving it a fast intro, sucking the listener in rapidly, and making him want to know what comes next. It does what an intro does, and sounds good doing it. 3/3

Body:
At around 44 seconds the song transfers into the "body", or your main bit. Basically it combines an element of the intro (those crazy strings) with some extremely rapid techno up top, and a pretty pounding bass below. Very well put together. But the kicker is yet to come, the ear-shattering melody swaps temporarily at 1:40 to something that sounds EXTREMELY pirate-like, and still high pitched like the rest of the song's melody. This break-up in the theme makes the length bearable, and not repetetive. At the very end of your body you smack back into the main melody from before (the break being rather long, which is nice), resulting in continuity. 3/3

Ending:
It's basically just a fade-out, but this is the kind of song that needs a fade-out. 2/2

The final two points are how much I think the song kicks ass and melts a person's face off if you play it at max volume. Personally, I'll give this the max points because the song just sounds plain awesome. 2/2

Total: 10/10. This song really is amazing, one of your best. 5/5 for the vote.

[TS2: Streets +1]

Not much time for a review ;(

However, I loved this song in TS2, and hope you will do even more timesplittery goodness! (Yes I know you've already done Anaconda, but perhaps the moon lander game would be remixable, as would the "Future Perfect" track from TS3? Love that track :D)

Basically it remixes everything, sounds great, does stuff right. Not enough time to be specific :(

CyrusOfNaias responds:

:O I should get around to more TS T_T...
Fine I think I'll make that a project soon :3

[Anaconda [Surge Mix]]

When I saw the title...

Thought it was gonna be a remix of API's song, "Anaconda". Damn but I was wrong. That song hurts my ears, this one... not so much :D

Oh, and I spent far too much time playing that minigame. Like for real. See the review of your preview for where else you can hear this lil gem ;)

As for the song itself, there was a bit of weird distortion around the one minute mark I didn't quite think fit the song, but it was great to see you remembered that little ending part of the ditty. Although it could've used a few more seconds and been loopified for listening to while veggin' out :(

Anyway, good job. Nets a solid 4/5 from me for not necessarily improving very much on the original, but being a killer song anyway while not outright copying it.

CyrusOfNaias responds:

Thank you!
lolz yea I didn't add too many things of my own in there, save for the instruments and random FX.

I thought I DID loop it x_x

[WIP August 2007]

Hehe... memories alert :D

It is indeed the Anaconda game from TS2. Furthermore, the song is ALSO audible in the third game, playable on the organ on the level "scotland the brave" just before the encounter with the tank. Took me a minute to figure out where it was from when I did it, too :p

Oh, right, the review... uh, it's a remix. Of a good song. 4/5 :D

[Final Fantasy VII - Fight 2007]

Well, well, well...

If you've read any of my other reviews (which you probably haven't, given how recent this account is), I am either A) Extremely thorough and helpful, or B) simply offer encouragement.

Unfortunately, I am feeling rather adverse to the tedium of analyzing the song and such, so I will have to do the latter. That, and I've enjoyed basically every other song of yours, so keep it up. I'll dock a point for originality and round up to a 5 on the rank vote. Good job.

NemesisTheory responds:

I'd read through your reviews but that feature hasn't been implimented yet, but I will definitely take your word for it! :p

Much <3 for the 5 and the review, and I'm glad to hear you like this song and the rest of the batch as well. :)

[Houki Boshi - RMX]

Well, here we got ourselves a song!

Now this is quite a tune. Unfortunately it's a remix, so I can't really give you credit for the notes (-1 point :( ), but the music is very well put together. Unfortunately it gets a bit staticky and distorted, which you managed to fix in the rewrite of this remix. So, kudos to you. 8'd and 4'd.

[Houki Boshi - RMX2]

Good work

This basically fixed everything wrong with the first song. The first one was a bit too loud (the remix, that is), which got it a little distorted. It's missing a bit of the same speedy feeling, but overall this is what a rewrite of a previous song should do.

It does what it does, the song is still good, so an 8 and a 4 from me.

[Existence]

Woot!

Well, I wrote a horrifically long and helpful review last night, so I'll keep this one short.

The song lacks a bit of energy, but the traditional feel is there. This song feels a bit like a toned down version of Dawn of Time (which is also my favorite song of yours, by the way, nearly set the intro cutscene for a custom campaign I never finished to it a while back, but that's a story better suited for PMs anyway :p) which means it works well. The feeling, as said before, is where this comes out great, but the song is missing a bit of umph.

Normally I'd tell you how to fix all pieces of it, but in general, umph it up a bit and it'll be better. Assuming you can figure out what "umph it up" means, that is ><

8 and a 4 from me, looking forward to hearing your new music.

[Jordan [EON Remix]]

Well, here goes...

I don't know much about Guitar Hero one or two, but what I do know is this: this song is good. A remix may be unoriginal, but you still end up with a 9, let me tell you why:

The Intro -

Very low, bass, and coupled with that swinging synth (that travels up and down in terms of pitch) in the background, the intro packs a punch of mystique that really gets you intrigued. The point of the intro is perfectly fulfilled. 10/10 here.

The Post-Intro Body -

The traditional techno elements (basically the notes in that configuration sound very... regular conventional techno... don't ask why :p) combined with how they are distorted makes a fresh sound based on a classic. As it begins to build up further, repeating the theme twice, it really gets the tension going. The buildup is tenable when it finally hits that warbling higher-pitched synth. 10/10

The Climax -

This part of the song is perhaps the shortest, coming right after the buildup to the second "let's go!" vox. Unfortunately, there isn't much you built up to but a faster, louder, more intense version of the post-intro body. This area needs a bit of improvement and some lengthening. 7/10.

The Denouemont -

Basically, the song just carries on and fades out abruptly. Nothing to analyze, and it barely does the trick as far as ending the song goes. This definitely need improvement, I'm afraid. Give it something with a bit more umph, to leave you feeling awestruck that the song is actually over. 6.5/10

Your overall score is around an 8.5, but being the kind person I am I will round that up to a 9 for the review. Your ending is a bit shakey, but the intro and body are very solid and well put together. Perhaps the original song is shakey at the end, perhaps not. Either way, you get a 9 from the review, and a rounded-up 5 for the vote. Very well done.

[_-={He's a Pirate Dance Remix]

Augh, reviews.

Much like in other reviews today, I do not feel like going through the whole song to analyze it, but I will, however, offer encouragement if not advice.

Good work. 5'd.

MaestroRage responds:

Thats perfectly fine Reaper93, i'm happy just knowing that it was able to entertain you! Thank you for your encouragement, and the review!