#Masaru Setsumaru

[posthumanwanderings]

Phantasy Star Online Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution - Via Tubus

[sonadowfujoshi]

Burning Rangers Sound Track: CD Commentary

BURNING RANGERS SOUND TRACK Scheduled to be released on February 18¥2,200 (tax excluded), MJCA-00014 Publisher: Marvelous EntertainmentDistributor: Pony Canyon Sound director: Hataya Naofumi Marvelous Entertainment is pleased to announce the release of a soundtrack album that is packed full of the world of Burning Rangers. Sega’s Mitsuyoshi Takenobu sings passionately and Sasaki Tomoko sings…

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Myriad Crisis 'Burning Rangers' SEGA Saturn Masaru Setsumaru Support us on Patreon

[sonicmusicmusings]

in honor of the sonic jam skin, could i request the staff roll from that game?

Sure thing! Thanks for the request!

This one is really nice. There's a distinct charm about sounds from the early to mid 90's, that Saturn era of audio production and sounds. I'm really into it right now. Anyway! I love the bass line on this--it's smooth and always moving, a great groove going on. The samples for all the synths are well chosen, from the flutes, to the pads, everything has a rounded and slightly tropical feel to it. Not to mention the brass hits way deep in the back, just for some staccato color. There's some cool chordal movement going on, a lot of ii-V motion while still having a strong mixolydian atmosphere thanks to how the bass line is moving. The bass actually reminds me of the Sonic R Options screen (another fave of mine!). Really great track!

[maguro13-2]

The Dark Picture REPAINT ~ Origins of the Ink Demon : Operation Drawcia Pt.14 ~

"Around Three years ago"

[Ceremony by Masaru Setsumaru]

Hotsuma : Tsubaki. Let this be an important lesson. I would understand to know about your brother's hardships.

Tsubaki : I am feel free to be honored to bestow upon my family's legacy. [Hibana is shown from the Tree]

Hibana : Wonder what those two up to? This duel could be proving to be the beginning of her family's fate.

Hotsuma : Let our fates be destined.

Tsubaki : Hai, Hotsuma-san.

Hibana : I can't wait to show who's gonna win.

Hotsuma : Let us begin.

Tsubaki : Ryokai.

*Hotsuma and Tsubaki starts dueling*

*sounds Hotsuma and Tsubaki battling*

Hibana : What a fascinating display, two shinobis dueling each other, guess they are destined going to become the next leader, but for Ageha, her obessions with his brother was a plan to get her killed. This was a foolish attempt trying to bring Chaos to the world. But you know, anybody in the world is a hero that is going to win.

Hotsuma : En garde!

Tsubaki : Humph!

*the two charges at each other*

*CLANG!*

"Three years later..."

News Reporter : Many days have passed since the arrival of the Black Arms, a tear from the sky what we know it as the "Exception Zone", was first opened after a huge amount of Emerald energy through the space-time continuum. And it appears that the Heartless are forming an alliance with creatures called "Nobodies", that are wreaking havoc in the multiverse and--Uhh, why did you stop rolling? [pans to show a Heartless]

Neoshadow : Huh?! SAY CHEESE IN YOUR FACE, B*TCH!

*SMASH+MAN GRUNT+TV BUZZING*

Xemnas : So everything is according to plan, once we settled with the Ohkuboverse's issue, it continues to spread more problems, the courage, the heroism, all coming from the Boy's legacy, and yet they failed to protect, knowning that it lasted longer after the universe ceased from existence.

Xigbar : Tell me about it. The old coot Shinigami turned out to be nothing more than a kid of that Ohkuboverse, the Multiverse has been going alot of downhill since the beginning. Now that their precious "Ohkuboverse" is no more, who's gonna be the hero of a new story?

Xemnas : Perhaps, we should teach the inhabitants of that long-forgotten universe the true meaning of their suffering and yet, their tales should never reach their ends. Once we gather the source of the legacy, we will put an end to their reputation and even meet their demises. Rest to assure, that this excursion from all of witchkind will be exposed by the truth itself.

Xigbar : This is what I'm talking about. Roxas...You're gonna in one bit a of pickle.

*scene changes*

Hibana : Nakatsukasa! You might wanna take a look. I think I have monitored a witch with a hat shape like a chameleon.

Tsubaki : What is it, Mrs Hibana?

Hibana : Ever since your training days as a warrior of the light, I discovered that a witch from the one states of New England has managed to escape with a former detective that has been AWOL'd from the Metropolitan Force.

Tsubaki : Former detective? Who is that?

Hibana : This samurai-like swordsman with long hair is Mifune, a once known detective of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police. He was once a detective in the Star Clan incident who was trying to protect a village from the ravenous clan, who turns out to be led by a Heartless known as Shadow Star, a humanoid figure who steals people's hearts and souls for dark energy called Darkness. According to information, Black Star, the last member of the clan is also Heartless as well, he is a human-heartless hybrid that was getting into information about the legacy of Shinra Kusakabe, the one that every hero of Soul World protected. That's why Maka Albarn has combined their efforts with two boys protecting the legacy!

[Scenario : Deadlock by Fumie Kumatani]

Tsubaki : Black Star...Heartless?

*flashback*

Ansem : [To Black Star] Explain to yourself, young man. Your attitude and self-centered life does not make you human to live in shadows, you are a heartless, a son of a heartless that tries to conquer all, but died by the hands of the Kuroshima clan, the pitiful man-made son of Shinra Kusakabe had made you a bigger fool to be imagined. So I suggest that you should be dealing other people's problems. The Heartless would be the source of your origins and they are meant to cover the world in Darkness, but the Demons kept getting our way!

*Ansem's foot is on Black Star's head*

Black Star : Please! I'll...I'll never tell, I'm the only hero that is ever left from the clan! You can't tell me what to do, I am the assassin! I am a hero, I have a life to--

Ansem : SILENCE! You and your arrogance shall pay for your transgression for immediate excursion from the beyonds of this planet, but if you think that you're clever of being a hero inheritated by the man who was wants known as Hoshimiya, then the suggest that the Ohkuboverse will never have it's heroes again, especially the way you meant to take Shinra's. Don't worry, I know how fix that attitude of yours.

Black Star : No please! I beg of you! I meant to be a Hero for this!

Ansem : Shock to Darkness!

*ELECTRIC ZAPING*

Black Star : [yelling in agony] NO! STOP! PLEASE! I BEG OF YOU! STOOOOP!!! TSUBAKI! HELP ME!

Tsubaki : *tear drop flows* ....Gomen ne.

*flashes back to end*

Tsubaki : Black Star...a Heartless...Him...living in Darkness?

Nighshade Hibana : Nakatsukasa. What's wrong?

Tsubaki : Am I...am I going to birth to his child to spread all that darkness that I have never felt like this?

[Echo Night - Beyond OST : Track 12]

Nightshade Hibana : ....?

Tsubaki : Do I want a heartless child of my own? Do I want to hear Maka about showing the world how much courage she has given to Shinra! Unacceptable! *SLAM* I will not die, I won't risk my life to be a hero's tool. Black Star...That idiot, who does he think he is?! Always the hero, always the shinobi, always calling himself a star that is his cocky attitude. If only I was real gentle with him, I could've sworn that he was nothing like Kazuki. Mifune said that Black Star was an assassin that is living in the Darkness. But for me...I was a Kunoichi who was trained to be with the light. That is what I trained for to be a hero.

[Are you Alright, Celvice? by Norihiko Hibino]

*BEEPING*

Man via Communication : Hibana. This is HQ. Do you copy?

Hibana : This is Nightshade Hibana. Copy that. What's the current status?

Man via Communication : Intel confirmed that a young witch is being targeted by a criminal organization. Sensors detecting that a orphan chameleon is being involved of being on a hunt by humans.

Hibana : What chameleon? Who's the Chameleon Girl that is being targeted by criminals of the underworld?

Man via Communication : The target confirmed to be Angela Leon, an orphan witch from New England, who was working for Arachne Gorgon, one of the Terrorist that presumed dead for around 800 years, but recently, the orphaned witch isn't alone, but was bodyguarded by Tokyo's Former Metropolitan Detective Mifune, who is also confirmed wanted for working with the terrorists.

Hibana : What!? Angela Leon is working for the terrorist! Why would a little girl would be working for the terrorists!?

Tsubaki : It's because of me and Black Star, the Star Clan were led by Heartless around 10 years, they're the ones behind all of this! Arachne Gorgon or not, I have to get to that child to a safe place.

Man via Communication : Hibana. This is your newest mission. Your assignment is to secure Angela Leon, stop the Terrorists from possessing this serious threat, and make sure whatever you do, do not fail us. Failure is not an option in the mission. That's an order.

Hibana : Understood. Come on, Tsubaki. It's time that today's not our day.

Tsubaki : Today's not our day indeed.

Hibana : We got a child to secure, man or no man, we gotta find that Shinobi wannabe or else, we'll be toast as heroes.

Tsubaki : Hai.

*scene changes*

*Sonic SFX : Aircraft/Spacecraft Whooshing+Jet roaring*

Wolf via communication : Leon. It's about that Kid, where have you last seen her?

Leon : Oh I don't know, she's a cute little girl that I have been looking after her and her mother told that I would keep a close eye on her, I still don't know why I was guardian to be a parent for a female witch that goes by the name Angela Leon, but I used to call her "Angela Pawolski".

Wolf via Communication : Angela Pawolski? Leon, she's just an orphaned witch of Witchkind, her mother has been long gone since humans have been going bananas on hurting their kind, what are the odds? My suggestion that old DWMA wanted a former detective dead for getting involvements with the terrorists.

Panther via Communication : Don't get a head of yourself, Wolf O' Donnell. Leon is a very busy man, who is a very skillful like the hitman at the speed of sound, Pico.

Leon : I'm certainly aware that readings about Loathsome beings that are the flies driven to scourge the earth below, still no reaction on what the DWMA was thinking, they're money is going down to zero.

Wolf via Communication : I had to get in contact with the Government to assist one of Sega's Veterans, don't ask why, I got a bunch of rats that has a silver tongue to prove those answers, them Apparoids are such a pain to deal with.

Panther via Communication : Once we find the child...Then you will able to meet her in peace. Do we agree?

Leon via Communication : Agree.

Wolf : Since Pigma and Andrew Oikonny have been left out, I guess there's only one thing left to do. We gotta fight for survival, that's what we do in the world of Star Fox. But a reunion with Star Fox, I guess you can say that as well, this will be a perfect setup for the common gold.

Panther & Leon : Understood!

*beeping*

Wolf : Dang! We got enemies on our tail! Those guys need their selves to be put them in their place! Star Wolf, let's get into action!

[Star Wolf's Theme (Assault ver.) by Koji Kondo]

Leon & Panther : Roger!

"STAR WOLF BACK IN ACTION!"

Panther : Time to give them a real good butt-kicking!

Wolf : Let's see what Old Wolf O' Donnell got something in store for these losers.

Leon : Be on guard! *looks at a photo of Angela Leon* However, I was ordered to protect those who smile, never forget.

Wolf : Alright team! Move out!

*scene then changes*

[Separation by Masamichi Amano]

"Leon Pawolski, member of the mercenary team Star Wolf, was said to be the true guardian that looked after a witch that was named after him and I suggest that those two aren't related by blood or human blood as well."

*Around two years ago*

"At the facility of Deathscythe, Duo is making his departure for Tokyo for the celebration of his reunion, the anniversary of his show."

Duo Maxwell : Well...It's that time. I'm ready to go...Deathscythe is waiting for me.

*Duo is finishing packing up his baggage*

Duo : *hears someone approaching* Huh? Lain.

Lain : I promised, that I finally made him strong enough to take the enemy down, but after you leave, you and your friends would come back to this facility one day, I hope, that we'll meet again some time.

Rei : Just don't forget who looks after your robot, Duo.

Duo : Thanks, guys. I won't forget. *carries his baggage* Take care of yourself.

Lain : *hugs duo from behind* Arigato Gozaimasu, Duo Maxwell. Guess this is goodbye now.

Duo : No problem.

*Scene then cuts to outside of the facility*

Duo : My ride should be arriving here any minute now.

*HELICOPTER FLYING*

Mike via radio : Hey, Duo! Right on schedule!

Duo : Hey, Mike! Great timing!

Mike via Radio : Heavy stuff man! You're just in time for your flight to Tokyo.

Duo : Great! Just in the nick of time! Let's get going!

Mike via Radio : Roger that! Over and out!

*Duo then get aboards the Helicopter before flies off*

Lain : [she smiles] Good luck, dear.

"Meanwhile later at a Naval Station..."

"ZONE 5 : HUGE CRISIS ZONE"

Shinra the Devil Chao : Arthur! I think I made it to the station.

Saber via Radio : Good. Good. The Emerald should be here somewhere. Where could that fifth emerald be...?

Shinra the Devil Chao : But what I'm really good at...Is that I like to blow things up. In the Real World, what happens when make a mind blowing sea of explosions, Michael Bay style?

Saber via Radio : That's an excellent deduction, Shinra. Just don't refer stuff to the Real World. Hopefully...We all know where that little girl is.

Shinra the Devil Chao : What little Girl?

Saber via Radio : You know...Tamaki Kotatsu, she's the only inhabitant of the Ohkuboverse who barely survived the annihilation from the Time Eater 1000 years before my resurrection in this here body. Local has it, the inhabitant of the Ohkuboverse, Blair Witch, said to be a close childhood friend of Tamaki, but turns out that she's not jus a childhood friend, but a believer of the Ohkuboverse's hero, Maka Albarn.

Shinra the Devil Chao : I know...Tamaki...She's been with us in the Ohkuboverse before it's destruction by the Time Eater, but right now, we shouldn't make any necessary sacrifices, let's see what the Mashimaverse does that the Ohkuboverse don't. I'm just getting started to get into the big picture.

Saber via Radio : Alright. Be on guard. Stay high alert, Sonic is at the one of the naval ships, but trust me, there is a party going on these naval ships, that's why it's called the "Huge Crisis", but there is a Huge Crisis at this here Naval Station, they're gonna turn this entire station into a Naval Shipyard for the Dead.

Shinra the Devil Chao : Say no more. Alright...Let's get this party started. [Turns on the radio]

Professor K : Hey y'all boys and girls, this is your captain Professor K and we're Tokyo's underground Pirate Station, JET SET RADIO!!! We got a special song for the Military Organization G.U.N that will turn their naval station into the sickest party spot in the world! So that is why we're going to throw a party with a JEH JEH ROCKET! Kick it!

[Jeh Jeh Rocket by Hideki Naganuma plays]

Shinra the Devil Chao : Alright! Now we're talking!

Saber via Radio : Don't get too hasty, Shinra! The station's crawling with G.U.N robots, their security are no match for the Dark Chao Walker.

Shinra the Devil Chao : Relax! I got it all covered! Time to make a house call for this entire military!

Shinra & Sonic : [Syncing] Let's do it!

Male Voice : EMERGENCY! EMERGENCY!

Rouge via Radio : What's going on here!? Who's at the Naval Station!?

Eggman Nega on P.A : Well, Sonic. Congratulations on making to this Naval Station, but how about a friendly reminder? Remember these pests that hunted you down for a crime that you did not commit?

Sonic : Oh yes, I remember those guys. They're the ones mistaken me back at San Francisco, It was a huge badass in distress for all of that Hero work to clear my name, It's all Eggman fault that he got me in hot water after the man of year crud in 97.

Eggman Nega on P.A : Correction, but the Eggman you know is somewhere beyond this naval station. But if you're looking for the fifth Chaos Emerald and not just that Fourth one which were counterfeits, It's somewhere around the station! But mark my words, Blue rodent, I will put an end to you once and for all with my latest and most unique creation beyond this Naval Station!

Rouge via Radio : Oh yeah? Well guess what? You're not getting away with everything you got!

Eggman Nega via Radio : Huh? Who are you?

Rouge via Radio : I'm Rouge the Bat, this Naval Station is off limits, you are not authorized to access this station, state your name and business.

Eggman Nega via Radio : Why...I'm Eggman!

Rouge via Radio : Nice try, but that won't work! Hey, Sonic! I have the fifth Chaos Emerald, I got it secured, but I was in bit of a pickle.

Sonic : Thanks for your advice, hopefully, we can get these emeralds back to Knuckles, but hopefully you won't take the Master Emerald, would you?

Rouge via Radio : No thanks! I'll pass this one, please, find Eggman Nega as fast as you can, the commander is not going to please when he finds about this. Better stay alert and get pass through security!

Sonic : Thanks for that, I get there soon as possible! [To himself] Why in the world would a cat princess from another dimension that Cream would be friends with? Can't believe that Vanilla had her left of and Gemerl is searching for her! Where did looking after her gone wrong? I gotta stop this before Eggman Nega go haywire on the world? Hopefully the military is going out of style when they get a load of--

*DBZ SFX : BOOMING*

Sonic : What's the shakedown?

G.U.N Soldier : HELP! LUNATIC LIFEFORM ATTACKING THE SHIP!

Sonic : Lifeform? Wait a sec, the guy from that long-forgotten universe, Shinra!

*pans to Shinra destroying the robots path*

Shinra the Devil Chaos : *laughs manically* THIS SO GOOD TO BE TRUE!

*Explosion Sounds by Hidenori Arai*

Shinra the Devil Chaos : Out of my way! I am getting my hands to that Girl!

*cuts back to Sonic*

Sonic : Looks like he's having some fun on this naval station! Guess this means that he and his partner are really liking to be the biggest star of this party! Time to blast through the station! *gets on board*

Male Voice : 3...2....1...Blast off!

*DBZ SFX : Boosting*

Sonic : Here I go! [launches in the air and goes through the hoops] WOOHOO! Great Party, Shinra! But I'm not done with you yet!

Shinra the Devil Chao : [To Sonic] Listen to me, Blue Hedgehog, that mustache man is mine! I am going to get him, no matter what! I will get him back!

Sonic : Oh is that so? Okay then, Shinra! But I'll show you what a real hero can do!

*later*

Sonic : Made it!

Shinra the Devil Chao : Tell me about!

Sonic : Best party ever! Going through a Naval Station to find the fifth Chaos Emerald was a huge snap, but trust me...You don't know what you're up against.

Saber (Arthur Boyle) : Ah, Shinra, boy wonder. Glad you finally made to the last of the Naval Station.

Eggman : Sonic is that you?

Sonic : Huh? Eggman! You're here and why is your head so small?

Eggman : No need to explanation, Sonic. Listen, while the troops are handeling the forces of the Black Arms, I realized that Eggman Nega isn't appeared what he used to be. He did not came from Blaze's world or neither was the Sol Dimension.

Rouge : But with your advice, we discovered that this Eggman Nega person is not from the Sol Dimension, data shows that this man has his data this actually from 200 years in the future.

Saber (Arthur Boyle) : Huh?

Sonic : ....Eh?

[Everyone pauses for a minute]

*Warioware Clock ticking+Ding!*

Saber (Arthur Boyle) : All this time...You mean Eggman Nega-IS ACTUALLY FROM 200 YEARS IN THE FUTURE!?!

Sonic : So that's why I caught up with Eggman Nega...In the first place, that means you in this little machine is the real eggman!?

Eggman : Yes quite true.

Sonic : It turns out that I've been fighting the wrong ones this whole time, I was supposed to fight against you in our previous fight, but then I was fighting this Eggman from Blaze's World, who is actually from 200 years in the future. Why didn't you tell me that before!?

Eggman : I know why, Eggman Nega wasn't here to help me conquer the world, he wanted me to destroy the world, turn me into a card, help make a machine that wields a powerful staff, and then summons a fiery demon that eats Chao! Those were the predictions that I foreshadowed about him by around two years later on.

Sonic : How come...?

[To the Ancient Soleanna Castle by Mariko Nanba]

Rouge : Well...About that.

*flashback*

Rouge : Shadow...Eggman is dealing with another "him" from 200 years in the future, the humans will think they're going to betray you, Grim, the great God of Death, told us that someone is plaguing the timeline.

Shadow : What do you mean, Rouge?

Rouge : What I'm saying that someone is trying to eliminate the past. The Time Stones from the Miracle Planet incident won't work this time, but I believe that they have some kind of connection with a Sun God name Sol that was worshipped by the inhabitants of the Ohkuboverse a long time ago. But the name "Sol" is missing some letters.

Shadow : What commendation does this Sun God named Sol offers the Inhabitants of the Ohkuboverse for what?

Rouge : It's the Chaos Emeralds, the Ancients who arrived on our world a long time ago warned that the Emeralds power and the Time Stones may have a link with Sun God Sol, but turns out the Sun God that the Inhabitants of the Ohkuboverse worshiped isn't Sol at all, it's..."Solaris".

Shadow : What were they thinking that worshiping to someone that isn't appeared whom he seems to be?

*flashback ends with Shinra*

Shinra the Devil Chao : I...I remember now...the Sun God that we worshiped, there was no Sun God named Sol...It's Solaris. The idiots from the Ohkuboverse had us worshiping on the wrong figure to worship, but the solution that this Sun God named Solaris wanted to offer us Chaos Emeralds, but we didn't know what they were oh no. After the horrors that me and my comrades have witnessed, it turns out that the Holy Sol was a massive ploy for two figures named Mephiles and Iblis.

Saber (Arthur Boyle) : Mephiles and Iblis? *gasps in realization* The Holy Sol it was those two, they used us all for...[in a quiet voice] "Mind Manipulation."

Shinra the Devil Chao : Oh...!

*Before the Ohkuboverse's Destruction (Again)*

[Echo Night - Beyond OST : Track 12]

Shinra in his POV : [To Mephiles and Iblis] You! You two did all of this! How dare you for us to worship you for your mind manipulation! You wanted to offer us Emeralds!? I am going to destroy you right now!

Mephiles : I wouldn't think so. Me and Iblis are going to be fine in the Multiverse. [Referring to Someone] They're all yours! That's him, that's the one who created the new world! Expunge them and erase this enitre universe of his!

Arthur Boyle in his POV : Wait a sec, who are you talking t--

*DBZ SFX : BOOMING*

Time Eater : This time, you humans have finally know your place, and I find you responsible for the creation of this world!

Shinra in His POV : No! You got it all wrong! I stopped spontaneous human combustion, but I didn't know that the Evangelist was really an image all along, it was Demon Vibe I swear it! I saved everyone, this world, this galaxy...!

Time Eater : Silence! I will make you all expunge and erasure this existing that universe that you lived in, shared by the Past and Future in all of living matters.

Shinra : [To Mephiles and Iblis] You fools are going to pay, you hear me? YOU ARE ALL...GOING TO PAY!!!

*After the Ohkuboverse's Destruction*

Shinra : Where are you...Where is everyone...How did this happened? I can't see a thing...nothingness, black, dark...is this...is this really Darkness? I lost everything, the Ohkuboverse is no more, the world that I once lived is destroyed. Where did everything gone wrong, where did we all go wrong? Iris, Arthur, everyone...I'm sorry.

"WHAT TRULY HAPPENED TO SHINRA KUSAKABE?"

~ Mission 13 : Party at a Huge Crisis ~

[awooki]

Here are some more of the tracks... Unfortunately, it seems I have hit the limit, again.

I'll just do the rest tomorrow in another volume.

[angelkids]

1) Last game you finished

6) A series you haven’t played but are interested in trying

13) Quick, name the first song from a game that comes to mind

18) A game location you really like

22) A game ending that’s really stuck with you

25) A game’s art style that had to grow on you

26) Realism or stylized?

one) i honestly cant remember huh. (i am bad at finishing games) i am probably going to finish replaying celeste here shortly. so pretend i am writing this in the future.

six)

idk. sonic adventure on the brain. its a fun song and you hear it all the time no matter what character you are playing as. so it gets stuck in your head whether you like it or not

thirteen) lake harami from okami. as a kid i absolutely loved the music that played there. i would open up okami and go to lake harami just to listen to the music. and i always found it so interesting that such a peaceful song would play so close to the den of a terrifying beast (orochi). its so imposing and mysterious. i loved just hanging out in this area.. even when there was nothing to do.

twenty two) katamari damacy. sorry i dont think anything beats it. its so full of care and happiness and. ough. its great and so satisfying. because katamari damacy is not an easy game really! its very finicky to control, but its jam packed with so much unabashed love for the universe. at the end you roll up all of the countries in the world into a katamari and it just means everything to me. because at the end of the day we are all just people.. and we each deserve respect and appreciation no matter how broken or different we are or how high our walls have been built up. its great. its so great. the music is great too. ugh. i love it. its worth everything.

twenty five) i dont know how to answer this question. ever since i was young i always had an eye for the unique and stylistic games on the shelves. i play whatever. but if it means anything, i do have a harder time playing games whose graphics are extremely grounded in reality, which i suppose leads me to the final question..

twenty six) stylized. dont get me wrong, realistic games absolutely have their place and they are great. look at red dead redemption 2 and yakuza 0. i utterly love those games, but i think it is because they are supported by great gameplay and writing. stylistic games i generally have more tolerance for. all of cosmo d's games, despite their "cobbled together" look of 3d assets, are extremely meaningful and have a lot to say about all of us, and about music. the shelter games have geometric and textured "flatness" but it just looks great paired with the themes. and it translates well into their "storybooks" softwares. generally, both are great. i dont really like comparing graphics too much, because really, a game's meaning should be appreciated in spite of how it appears.

[eway]

I actually prefer Sig's 20th design but yeah everyone else has the Fever and Fever 2 designs

It's not a musical. But as for the score, there will be input from the series composers:

Toshiaki Sakoda

Masanobu Tsukamoto

Imami Pon

Koji Onari

Ko Hayashi

Daisuke Nagata

Shigeharu Imano

Keita Haga

Junichi Yoshida

Koji Onari

Kazuaki Nagai

Hideki Abe

Masaru Setsumaru

They would all help out for the adaptations of the games they composed for

Now the main guy making the ost would be Brian Tyler, composer for The Super Mario Bros. Movie. He did a great job turning game music to film scores. As a second choice I choose Daniel Pemberton who did the score for Spiderman: Across The Spiderverse

Who will direct your DreamWorks Puyo films?

I don't know most directors so I looked up some directors of good movies in DreamWorks:

Joel Crawford

Januel Mercado

Jennifer Yuh Nelson

Peter Ramsey

Pierre Perifel

Sequels even have different directors from other entries! I guess thats why they feel different

Sometimes the original creators help direct so I'd add

Kazunari Yonemitsu (creator of Madou Monogatari)

Park Myeong-chan (writer of Puyo Puyo Fever)

I'd include the writer of Puyo Puyo 7 aswell. But I can find very little information on the writers of any of these games

[segasts]

1994 Dark Wizard

has that amiga aliased orchestral samples sound to it, since it uses the Mega-CD’s chip. 

I can only find the actually-orchestrated version of the gst on youtube, so here’s the rip i was listening to. highlights: City, Willis

[funky-vg-beats]

miles “tails” prower theme - believe in myself sonic adventure ost

[super-famicom-star-inactive]

Throwback Tuesday

December 29th, 2020

The very last Throwback Tuesday of the year!!

For this week's episode, we will not only celebrate the recent anniversary of Sonic's major outing into 3D but also dive into one of my favorite video game guilty pleasures

Just a heads-up, this will be a two-parter as we will look into Sonic Adventure 2.

May I present

Sonic Adventure (1998)

Production History

Original Release: December 23rd, 1998 (JPN), September 9th, 1999 (USA), September 23rd, 1999 (PAL)

Future Releases: Gamecube (June 17th, 2003, USA), Windows (September 14th, 2005, USA), XBox 360 (September 15th, 2010, USA), PS3 (September 20th, 2010, USA), Steam (March 4th, 2011)

Developer: SEGA

Publisher: SEGA

Director: Takashi Iizuka

Producer: Yuji Naka

Artist(s): Kazuyuki Hoshino, Yuji Uekawa

Designer(s): Takao Miyoshi, Takashi Iizuka, Yojiro Ogawa

Programmers: Tetsu Katano, Yoshitaka Kawabita

Writer: Akinori Nishiyama

Composer(s): Jun Senoue, Kenichi Tokoi, Fumie Kumatani, Masaru Setsumaru

Inspiration

Due to the cancellation of Sonic X-treme on the SEGA Saturn, Sonic Team immediately went about trying to develop the first 3D Sonic game. With the release of Sony's Crash Bandicoot and Nintendo's Super Mario 64, they needed a killer app to sell the Dreamcast and tension was high. Production started in 1997 where Sonic Team famously traveled to Latin America to study on the culture and architecture of major cities like those found in Cancun, Guatemala, and Peru to use for the environments in-game.

Story

In this game (a first for the series), you have the option to play six different stories of six different characters: Sonic, Tails, Amy, Knuckles, Big, and E-102 Gamma. When a mysterious humanoid monster made entirely of water shows up out of nowhere, Sonic and the gang team up to retrieve the seven Chaos Emeralds and use their power to halt Dr. Eggman's plans of summoning an ancient water monster Chaos to unleash havoc. Throughout each of the six quests, the characters uncover clues about the origins of Chaos and how Chaos became the most feared monster.

Gameplay

Sonic Adventure is a 3D platformer spread across multiple environments from Station Square to Windy Valley. In between the various maps are hub worlds (like Station Square) where you can talk to NPCs and TV screens to learn tips and tricks. Although the characters differ in story progression, the tracks for the platforming segments are times and your final score is ranked on how fast you complete the track as well as your number of rings and how many enemies you attacked. When you want to take a break, there is a separate hub world called the Chao Garden where you get to raise cute little creatures called Chao and take care of them.

Reception

At the time of release, it was well-received by critics and gamers alike, making it the best-selling title on the Dreamcast. Particular aspects that were praised included the music and the visuals as Sonic Team strove to create the most realistic visuals possible to showcase what the Dreamcast was capable of. Some drawbacks, however, were just as noticeable with the weird camera angles and glitches that were present. The reactions to the voice-acting were mixed.

Legacy

Although the game has received less positive reviews over the years due to it aging poorly, it is still considered one of the best Sonic games to date for its high replay value, music and other extras. It even received a Gamecube port known as Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut a few years later that improved the original version. It is still remembered fondly by Sonic fans to this day.

Thoughts from the Head

Although I didn't play SA1 until recently (I played SA2 first on the Gamecube), the influence that Sonic Adventure had was immense, even a decade later thanks to the Internet. The soundtrack alone is one of the best-remembered OSTs in gaming history and its staying power is a force to be reckoned with in the gaming world. Has it aged poorly? Yes. Is it still worth playing? Also yes. Sonic Adventure is a fascinating game in terms of development history and scope. Sonic Team really did try to show what the Dreamcast was able to do graphically and, while it may have aged, it also carries a certain charm as well that you really can't be mad at it. That all being said, if you have a Dreamcast, Gamecube, or Steam, I would encourage you to give the game a chance. Personally though, it's better to play it either on the original Dreamcast or Steam as the Gamecube version, while improved on the mechanics, is horrendous graphics-wise. Best bet? Play the Steam version as it doesn't require a lot to power to run it and the graphics and glitches have been fixed.

I actually do a Dreamcast copy in my possession, however it is in the dorm so I don't have immediate access to it. I also have the Steam version I bought from a sale a few years ago (as of this post, it is on sale for $1.19 and the sale is good until January 5th. The normal price is $7.99).

Check it out!

[posthumanwanderings]

Phantasy Star Online Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution - Full OST composed by: Kenichi Tokoi, Fumie Kumatani, Hideaki Kobayashi & Masaru Setsumaru

[beevean]

Sonic Mega Collection Plus

Staff Credits

[vgm-in-irregular-time-of-the-day]

DAY 1354) Sonic Adventure - Event: Fanfare for "Dr.EGGMAN"

Composer: Masaru Setsumaru

Just a short little thing in 7/4!

[sonicmusicmusings]

i tried sonic jam for the first time a while back, and was pleasantly surprised at the gallery theme! not sure if thats out of scope for a request? thanks!

Hey there! Not out of scope at all--we've already seen a Jam tune already, and I'm always up for lesser known titles.

This tune is used in the Gallery of Sonic Generations as well, and while the form and the melody are the same, there's a lot that's different. I think the biggest difference is the omission of the drums. Even the bass is pretty downplayed, leaving most of the rhythm drive in that beautiful chorused keyboard. It's a very 90s sounding keyboard, and makes the whole thing even more nostalgic and dreamy. The MIDI flute is charming, as is the lead--the choppiness of the flute actually adds some variety in the rhythm and articulation, which serves the piece well. It's very relaxed, and along with the padding behind the keys, creates a washed out, lovely feel to this laid back bossa-nova.

Requests are open!

[maguro13-2]

[File Select/Gallery by SEGA & Masaru Setsumaru]

*Man on Talking TV*

Natsu : Collaboration with Fire Force, Now I understand why. It's because of Shinra, I don't know why I wanted to see him. So... It's best that we mentioned him on the fairy tail Magazine front page.

*Drinks water+sets ablaze*

[S.E.E.D by Kenichi Tokoi & Masamichi Amano]

Natsu : Huh? What the--? Oh no... Something tells me that collaborating with him does not make the water system infected with...With fire!

*water is infected with fire*

Natsu : I gotta tell everyone about this!

*Lucy waters the plants*

Lucy : Hey, Natsu. I'm just watering the plants.

Natsu : Lucy no! be Careful! Watering the plants will make you go on fire too!

Lucy : Then why don't ask yourself to take me out for a barbecue?

*Sets on fire*

Lucy : OH GOD! WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THIS BEFORE!?!

Happy : Finally I can get myself a sip. So let me have some sip.

*FLAMES WHOOSH*

Happy : AAAAAAAHHH!!! BAD IDEA! BAD IDEA! BAD IDEA!

Gray : DUDE! WHY IS EVERYTHING ON FIRE!?!

Natsu : THE ENTIRE WATER SYSTEM IS ON FIRE!

Gray : GUESS WHAT DUDE!?! MY BALLS ARE ON FIRE!

Natsu : We gotta go tell Erza!

Lucy : She's right over there!

Natsu : Erza! Erza! That stupid Shinra and his stupid firefighter world just infected the water system just infected with fire! You gotta change the subject!

Erza : I see, Natsu. I could change that, but the only problem for me that is...

*Erza breathes fire out of her mouth while talking*

Erza : MY MOUTH'S ON FIRE! HE INFECTED MY DRINK OF MILK TO THINK IT LOOKS LIKE STRAWBERRY MILK!!! BUT WHY DOES IT THINK IT'S HOT SAUCE IN MY MILK!?!

*QUACK*

Gray : Uhh, guys? Where's Juvia?

Juvia : Gray-sama...

Gray : ...Juvia? Juvia, why are you smoking?

Juvia : *shaking*...I don't feel so good. *smoke coming from her mouth*

Gray : Oh my God! Juvia! Your mouth! Put that out of your mouth, before you catch-!

*BURST BOOMING*

Gray : *screams in agony*

Natsu : This is bad! Real Bad! I should've known the Ohkuboverse would be hiding something from us!

Lucy : Then what are we gonna do?

Erza : Whaterver we can do, we must stay calm! We just evacuated from the fire scene!

Lucy : Hold on, Where's Brandish? I forgot about her.

Natsu : She's in the BATHTUB!

Lucy : THE BATHTUB!?! OH WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THAT!?!

*scene changes to Brandish in the tub*

Brandish : Ahhh, the water feels great with my body, doesn't it? Hmm? Did anyone said anything about collaborating with Shinra or is it just the water system?

*BOING*

Brandish : *realizing* Wait a minute! Collaborating with Shinra? NO!

*DBZ SFX : Loud Explosions*

Lucy : BRANDISH NOOOOOO!!!

Natsu : It's too late, Lucy! She's gone! She's in a better place now? A place without something like "Is-thay-*beep*-licker cay".

Lucy : Natsu,you might wanna Look all of this!

*Cues Metal Madness Theme*

*PEOPLE SCREAMING+FLAMES ROARING*

Cana Alberona : THERE'S FIRES EVERYWHERE!!! IS THERE NO WAY PUT ALL OF THIS OUT!?! Also, someone used vodka to make it into look like it's water and I realize it's alcohol! Also, all the apple ciders became too hot now! *Drinks Milk* Is it supposed to be super spicy or what?

Natsu : There's only one explanation that needs to solve this fiery hot stuff.

Cana Alberona : Well, you gotta do something! I really need to lay off the hot stuff.

Natsu : I know one place where they know about the fiery infection.

Happy : Like a pack of dynamites?

Natsu : Dynamites? Where did you said anything about a pack of dynamites?

*Realizing*

Lucy : ...Oh God.

*scene changes*

Shinra : Listen guys. I know I was given a mobile game that collaborates with you all doesn't mean that I infected the ocean seaboard, but what are you telling me about it?

Natsu : Don't you remember anything. Your collaboration with us has infected the water system with fire! Do you realized what you've done!?

Takemichi : What you're doing to the water is making us go up in smoke and roast us alive! Even that guy's place is on fire!

Reiner : I was gone from Paradis and I was home two minutes and two seconds late! I've waited years to come back marley! All gone!

Gabi : There was plenty of drinking water in their!

Mizuhara : I've been waiting all along to take a shower and I lost Kazuya because of you and that guy!

Maka : What's this that you are all fussing about?

Mizuhara : The Water system is infected with fire and it's all because of that dude over there!

Shinra : Who me? Nah, you guys are all begging to stop the water system being on fire, I'm just right here chillin, you got a problem with that?

Natsu : Yeah, there is a problem, Devil Boy! There's packs of dynamites that are in that pool which you are in, and you might cause that explosion that will blow up the entire seaboard on this planet!

Rimuru : Don't do it, man! Are you really gonna burn us all to roast!?

Natsu : I think I want you to get out and...

Shinra : No way, hombre! I'm staying like this to chill and relax whether you like it or not, consider yourself lucky that you have a reputation for the goods and greats.

*small farting bubbles*

Shinra : *chuckles* Nachos Grande.

Happy : I hope he didn't eat too many of that stuff from Taco Bell.

Lucy : No he did not, I think he just ate stuff like Mexican Piz--

Shinra : Uh-oh. Hold on for a moment.

Lucy : Like what?

*Big Farting bubbles*

Natsu : ...Oh sh--.

*DBZ SFX : LOUD EXPLOSIONS+Energy Wave*

*at heaven*

Shinra : Welp. Now you won't be needing anything to solve our problems.

Natsu : What the heck is wrong with you, Shinra?