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The Apex of the World (Rain)
Beware the Umbrella Left There Forever
Battle on the Sea

Dead Sea has some interesting ambiance to it, it mainly kicks in for me during Phases 3 and 4. In fact, I wish the whole song was more like the last 2 phases, that would've caught more of my interest.

Apex of the World is a very good, if not competently standard, Fire Emblem track. Its buildup in the beginning is satisfying as is, and then those muted vocals come in and start painting the dramatic vibe for me. The chorus is absolutely one of my favorite parts for this, it just hits that "critical moment" feeling really well. Admittedly, I do think Apex would be less interesting if it never had the key change for the last minute, that's a touch I really appreciate when a battle can't be over in less than 3 minutes.

I really like the cool echo-y synths used in Beware the Umbrella, and combined with the piano and strings - and even that small bit of Japanese flute! - this makes for a real cool song overall. This doesn't do anything too crazy, it's just a real pleasant song to listen to.

I've yet to really know much of anything about Shovel Knight since I still need to play it, but I admire how clear the personality behind the song sounds like, you can feel the pompous, smug persona that this song is setting itself up as. I want this to grow on me, I feel like this could easily become one of my favorites in-game with how fun this track sounds.

I thought Lake would be a bit more headache-inducing, and it surprisingly isn't. However, at this point I just want to hear the clean version that's without all the printer-like noises, I KNOW I would enjoy the song more if that were the case.

Don't know much about Octopath Traveller II, but I DO know a really good sea shanty-inspired battle theme when I hear one. Everything about this is really good; the flute, the violin, the rough electric guitar, the acoustic guitar, the rousing drums - everything does its part to keep the tune forward and exciting, and it pays off remarkably well!