Tone Sphere - Astra walkthrough
Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection - Secundum Abandoned Mine
Rogue Legacy 2 - Subterranean Sunrise
MATCH 1
comment te dire adieu is decent but not my preferred kind of song in this style. The melody isn't all that interesting to me. Also, the laughing noises starting at 5:07 are kind of annoying. Despite that, it's not a bad song.
Secundum Abandoned Mine, by contrast, has a really nice melody! Particularly with the violin. There's a certain emotion I'm sensing in it that I can't quite put my finger on. Wistful almost? Maybe something a step or two down from it. I don't know, it's something about the way the violin harmonizes with the marimba and whatever that lower instrument is way in the background. Whatever it is, I really like it! The rest of the song is good too, but that's definitely the best part.
MATCH 2
I liked Subterranean Sunrise quite a bit last year! Looking back at the results, wow, it was only 4 votes from retiring! I took J-E-N-O-V-A over it last year round 1, but it was a good match for sure. This year, I was able to have it win a match in my favorites bracket before unfortunately falling to Secundum Abandoned Mine. Anyway, I like the build-up to this song, but 1:52 is where it really shines.
The grimy synth of d3molish is actually pretty neat. I kind of wish it went somewhere that I'd want it to, though. It feels like I want it to build up to something, but where it goes isn't really something I find myself enjoying. I think it'd be pretty cool if it turned into something...I don't know, Hotline Miami-esque after 0:20.
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