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572: THE EIGHTFOLD ROAD - BATTLE I:

https://familyjules7x.bandcamp.com/track/battle-i

Nominator: The_Mighty_KELP (32/32)

Initial Score: 40.00 [#510]
Revised Score: 34.40 [#543]
Final Score: 28.05 [#572]

(First Thoughts: Ive said it before and Ill say it again: I dont like RPG battle themes that want to be epic, but only bore me. This is... well, not as bad as certain other songs, but is antithetical to the type of VGM I like listening to.)

I really have nothing left to say about this genre of music. I dont like this type of song and Ill probably never like it.

[Its once again time for: Raetsel talks about completely unrelated songs to kill time.]

Ice Ice Baby VS Straight Up:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwWsNWXO1-Y

One of the better mash-ups Ive encountered. I know its cheesy and ridiculous, but I love itfrom the way time slows to a halt and rewinds at the first Is it gonna be youuuuu..... to the comedy nostalgia of hearing the two songs together, to the fact that I actually prefer the way the songs sound together over the way they sound individually. Straight Up always sounds wrong whenever I hear it separately now, since my mind is always waiting for Ice to provide backup and it feels like the song is actively missing a vital part.

Like, Ive never liked Ice Ice Baby (even in an ironic way), but somehow pairing it with Paula Abdul results in a song that I cannot get enough of.

(I nominated that for the VGM rating topic on July 3rd. What do you think will happen firstthat song appearing to be officially ranked or this writeup officially being posted?

...wait, I seriously nominated Rock n Roll Dixie? *laughs* Oh man, i love that song, but I dont think many people will agree with that. Which is all the more reason to nominate it places, I know, I just have no memory of doing that.)

[Later: Ice Ice Baby VS Straight Up was posted for ranking long before this topics rankings started.]

[FInal Thoughts: Considering how many artists worked on this album of Octopath Traveler remixes, Im just putting the album title. I should put FAMILY JULES there, but the title feels more appropriate to me somehow.

...and I should be more subtle about this, but lets just say I was not happy with this album doing 8 EPIC BATTLE songs in a row. I get why the album is structured the way it is (playable characters, then locations, then battles), but I really wish they changed the order instead of hitting me with all of those right in a row. There definitely are some RPG battle themes I like, but Im fairly confident its my least liked VGM genre. Certainly the one Id be least interested in hearing at any rate.

(Thats not to say theyre all getting low scores, but trying to go through all of them in a row was certainly ill-advised.)]

[Final-er Notes: 8 characters, 8 locations, 8 battle themes. How did I not notice that before? Doesnt change anything, but at least I noticed things eventually.]

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DING! You are now leaving the 20 point tier.

Coming up next the I didnt like this tier. Dislike feels like too strong of a word for these songs... I mean, were still a long ways from things I like, but theyre not bad and usually have more positive traits than earlier eliminations.
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