37. Ace Combat 5 - The Liberation of Gracemeria
Score: 19/30
Azuarc's Ranking: 19
Comments:
(xp1337) Eh... I can not give this a pass for taking so long to pull itself out of mediocrity. Just on principle.
(SoliPants) This song wasn't bad at all, it just started off real slow. Was pretty decent once it got going.
VERY slow build, but it's an awesome song. Unlike, say, M4 or Excalibur, I think the payoff is actually there, and I think the build is pretty intense for an orchestral piece. I understand completely why this one managed to retire from VGMC. (Ironic that I first heard it because of the Tournament of Champions.)
36. Mega Man X - Ending
Score: 20/30
Azuarc's Ranking: 26
Comments:
(Ytterbium_70) 6 - The soundfont can be annoying. Still, I find it to be enjoyable; the song doesn't feel cluttered or empty, as it flows nicely.
This was one of my favorite discoveries from ranking VGMotD's first 500. It also surfaced in Best OST as one of the songs that couldn't hold on against CC's power three, but put up a better fight than pretty much anything else. Such a somber sound for an ending song, but it's very effective at what it does, leaving you with one of those introspective "oh gee, what do we do now that we've won?" finishes. Could be a little longer.
35. LoZ: Ocarina of Time - Gerudo Valley
Score: 20/30
Azuarc's Ranking: 38
Comments:
I'm surprised I don't have any comments recorded on this song, so I guess it's up to me to say some words. During my N64 days, if you had asked me my favorite song of one of the games, I'd have pointed to this one in a heartbeat. It blows everything else on OoT away, and pretty much every other game I had as well. However, I listen to it now and it just doesn't seem anywhere near as awesome as it once was. The sounds aren't as impactful, the lines don't seem nearly as powerful. I dunno, maybe nostalgia, maybe better-in-game, maybe I've just grown tired of it. It's still a good song, just not nearly as amazing as I remember.
34. Pepsiman
Score: 20/30
Azuarc's Ranking: 29
Comments:
(ImTheMacheteGuy) haha what that's a real game? Gets points for making me laugh. It seems to take itself just as seriously as it needs to. For a simple, extremely repetitive bassline, the track does a good job of having enough going on to stay entertaining. The brass riffs (are those considered riffs? I'm not really sure but you know what I mean) are good. 7.2/10
(TheArkOfTurus) I am a sucker for both well done joke songs, and saxophone solos. No one said the lists had to be objective, damn it
(xp1337) Eh. ...Until the end, where this can't end soon enough.
I realize this song kind of started off as trying to be ridiculous, and the "PEEEPSIMAAAAANNN!!" vocals are ridiculous. But beyond that, it's just fun 70's era funk jamming. Forgetting the occasional vocals as anything other than just a sound effect, I can just sit and listen to this as a completely serious song. This was another all-or-nothing song with the raters, where it got three 5's, and three 1-or-2's.