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So that means my top 5 is.. Find the Flame, Neon Grave, Neon Tide, Riptide, and Shade Astray? That's certainly not a top 5 I would've expected.

Also, I didn't realize how much neon and tide are in the songs I nominated.

Raetsel_Lapin posted...

I don't think you've ever nominated a Dir en grey song that went harder than Ningen. Think you've generally played things safer after that one did poorly.

Hmm so many to choose from. Maybe this one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVhAVHcu-r0

Live versions of DEG songs always hit harder.

I'm hyped. I hope Chloe is is back somehow though.

Laguna

Raetsel_Lapin posted...

That sounds like an excuse to go back through the archives and find out which song it was! *checks* Alright, I was a bit off; it was Lynch's music that I swore off of as I had a really bad reaction to a random song I listened to (Joker) for some reason. Though, for Dir en grey, I very strongly disliked "Ningen wo Kaburu" and did declare that I wanted absolutely nothing to do with anything related to the song so... similar sentiments.

Now I want to go listen to Ningen and Joker again and see if I'm better equipped to deal with the songs than I was at the first topic.

Ah yea, I remember that drama with Lynch haha.

I don't remember if I've ever recommended some of DEG's really heavy stuff. There's so much worse than Ningen wo Kaburu haha. I've been microdosing you on some heavier stuff every year so maybe your appetite has changed a bit since then.

Fluttershy_Pony posted...

Knew I was forgetting: The full version of Yurameki is over five minutes long, compared to the under four minutes from the promotional edit version... that being said, I did just listen to the full version on Spotify as suggested and didn't have anything positive or negative to add about it. I know it's a significant addition length wise, but I think winds up with the same score either way.

Yea it's all pretty much the same but just a bit longer. They do a good job cutting it down for the video though.

Raetsel_Lapin posted...

This could go either way. Ranunculus is still one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard, but there was also one song of theirs that repulsed me so much that I never wanted to hear anything from them again (which is what led to Ranunculus being posted to prove me wrong) so... cautious optimism?

I don't remember what that other song was hm. But Dir en Grey is so good at making both beautiful and disgusting things, it's why I think they're great.

Raetsel_Lapin posted...

I'm just noticing this is the Promotional Edited version and not the full song. Though since this was only uploaded 4 months ago, perhaps a full version wasn't available at the time?

I think it's just a bit shorter. Older school Japanese bands have this habit where they trim down the song for the music video. Spotify has the full thing.

Laguna.

Laguna

Oh no, reverse alphabetical order.

Laguna

Cyan
Fang

Elena
Laguna

Sabin
Auron

I just finished all the Gears and Gambit missions on Hard. Funnily enough it's a lot easier if you play the game on Easy difficulty. I just copied a build from a Youtube video and one shot everything.

Elena
Fang

Auron
Rikku

Raetsel_Lapin posted...

I remember a band named "Crystal Lake" having a song nominated, but I'm afraid I can't recall the song right off hand... I'll try to look that up later to refresh my memory.

Lost in Forever!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BFgs2PloFI

Raetsel_Lapin posted...

Yeah, definitely not a good idea for me to marathon all three songs in a row... they're all good and I do like all three of them, but I feel like after I've heard one than I'm pretty good not hearing another drum heavy song for a few days.

I guess you're not listening to the 20 minute studio recording of all three songs together then huh? I totally get it though haha.

Raetsel_Lapin posted...

[Later: Deciding between this song and "Pain Remains III" is harder than you'd expect. Pain definitely has the higher highs, but also lower lows. I'm thinking this song edges it out just barely? This is definitely one of my favorite genres and it comes very close to greatness. We have a short break which has some faint bursts of static (I love static), the lyrics give me the blunt sadness I crave, and it's very catchy... but there are so few lyrics in the song that it feels a bit repetitive by the end. Will probably check out a few more of the band's songs later.]

This actually really surprised me. I thought that this song would be one of my highest ranking songs, like top three or so. Definitely did not expect it to be anywhere close to Pain Remains considering what I thought you'd like. Bad Omens does have some really good songs though and I encourage you to check them out. One of my favourites is Artificial Suicide, but that's a bit heavier. Concrete Jungle and The Grey might be two that you'd like.

Raetsel_Lapin posted...

Great lyrics, I really love that chorus. Sadly, I still find the rest of the song to be a bit more metal than I'd like... if i want to reflect on being broken in silence, I'd prefer... well, not silence, but something more suited to quietly being sad.

This is definitely a metal song but they have some interesting elements to it which I thought was cool. It's the same singer from Crystal Lake, if you remember that. He quit the band to do his own thing.

Cyan
Auron

Grimlyn posted...

I've long been a pillar for Shadow but support from others has never really been there and I got more personal favs that require my saves now so bringing him back would just be doom so I just leave him be

IIRC BlackDra90n was a strong support but he's not like a daily regular saver

Yea there's a number of characters that I would love to support that aren't in but I've been having trouble saving regularly these last couple of years.

Laguna
Tidus

Raetsel_Lapin posted...

Nice of the song to end on its best lyric. Song does end rather abruptly as it's meant to transition to the next song, so I do see what you meant... I'm starting to wonder if I should force you to nominate them together as one long song instead of three smaller ones, but I suppose we'll see how I feel after hearing the next two.)

They released the songs one at a time and when I first listened to this one I thought the cut was just part of the song and I thought it was quite nice. There's a bit of symbolism there in that the song talks about death and then the end just comes so suddenly. Knowing that there's two songs afterwards does change up the interpretation a bit though, but it's cool that they roll into each other.

Raetsel_Lapin posted...

(First Thoughts: YouTube link demands that I sign in to watch it, so I'm going to play the song on Spotify instead if that's okay? ...Well, you're not breaking the laws of space & time to prevent me from doing so, so I'll take that as an okay.

It's because there's some uh, triggerable content (suicide) in the music video. If you're interested in the story the video is worth watching, but it's fine.

Raetsel_Lapin posted...

Lyrics are fantastic, though as usual for the band, I can't make out many of them.

I admit, I laughed. Takes some getting used to but you'll hear it eventually.

I was wondering if you'd rank all three together, interested to see where III ends up.

There's enough combat challenges that you should be able to hit 70 without needing to grind.

Clive Rosfield
Cidolfus Telamon
Sabin Rene Figaro
Elena
Jill Warrick
Zack Fair

Spark_Garou posted...

Huh. Makes me slightly curious about the original version. Not sure I'll actually add it to ZA'LIST, but I'll think about it.

If you do here it is.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBURTj20HXI

Although admittedly I like the cover more.

Spark_Garou posted...

(First Reaction: I feel like it repeats "Unforgiven, I'm a villain" too many times--saying the line eight times in under three minutes is excessive--which is a shame because there are some damn good lines in this song.

I find it to be a bit catchy. Also this is a metal cover of an actual kpop song which is pretty cool.

Definitely not surprised that Alpha Wolf was the first elimination for me. Most of my nominations had a more casual or unique twist to them so they weren't just straight metalcore/deathcore but I was running out of ideas so I just went with this one cause it goes hard.

Tag, back from my vacation and glad to see nothing of mine got eliminated yet. Black Parade being that low is surprising though.

I really want to like Knocked Loose but every time I listen to them I just can't get over the vocals. The instrumentals are awesome and super pissed, which I like, but the vocals are just too.. screechy for me? I dunno. Bands like Alpha Wolf are more my style.

colliding posted...

You're not allowed to take my images. How dare you make me find another image of Zack Fair that doesn't say "Me? Gongaga" at the bottom.

Could've used the CC Reunion image instead of the OG one.

Will Ramos and The Gnarly Neighbor | Riptide (4:53)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-WteE8YfOs

Nik Nocturnal and Ankor | Unforgiven (2:58)
https://open.spotify.com/album/3CizRZAh0zgebtDRkxVvlH

Invent Animate | Shade Astray (4:37)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOe-JZR1eWU

That's a real shame, was hoping you'd be able to do this how you planned. I'll think of another song to nominate.

EDIT: Oh wait I only nominated 12 songs? I guess I can find three more hmm.

Crazy progress, have a good vacation!

I imagine you've probably listened to the Lorna Shore songs I nominated already but if you're interested to hear the entire trilogy in a single playthrough the band just released that!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXgFH0jOY-w

Hmm two more songs eh?

Alpha Wolf | Akudama (2:36)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ENMe1rlA0M
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Sleep Token | The Summoning (6:35)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJNbtYdr-Hg
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I've been using the Razer Deathadders for years, I like them. There's questionable build quality for some of them but it really depends on your luck. I've had one that I've used for years with no problems and I have another one where the scroll wheel is a bit janky sometimes. The side buttons are used for forward and back which is nice.

I also don't use this mouse for gaming, just work and general computer usage.

Dayseeker | Neon Grave (3:59)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mg7SUe8nOik
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Boi What | Neon Tide (2:53)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCRftfx62uY
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Dir en Grey | - Yurameki (3:16)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxw2xN_IFPg
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Knosis | - Yakusai (3:06)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJRHCQgfRc0
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Polaris | Nightmare (3:27)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_XhxONGEJc
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So we all get an extra five nominations now? Is there still the four regular songs and one character theme restriction?

Woo we're back.

Starting off with the Pain Remains trilogy. They're separate songs but they're designed for you to listen to them together, so I recommend you do them back to back to back when you do.

Lorna Shore | Pain Remains I: Dancing LIke Flames (6:07)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JglOS8TRFp4
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Lorna Shore | Pain Remains II: After All I've Done, I'll Disappear (5:51)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFJ5fF7cbE0
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Lorna Shore | Pain Remains III: In a Sea of Fire (9:21)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLptZzEXc68
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Next up is some Bad Omens, this song made it big on TikTok and it's so popular now.

Bad Omens | Just Pretend (3:59)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLRFl26Q92s
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And finally a character nomination.

Final Fantasy XVI | Find the Flame (3:30)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeqyEzK87z4
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Character: Clive Rosfield