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#28: Ao no Kiseki - Unfathomed Force
azuarc: 7.5/8.2
deo: 7.3/7.5
Total: 7.4/7.85 (7.625)
https://youtube.com/watch?v=S9mL0PasBkw
https://youtube.com/watch?v=EceRuTBhTdA

Opening seconds are questionable, but the majority of the evo is an upgrade. The instruments are stronger and, most importantly, the performances are much more intense. This is one of those songs where I can see how someone would prefer the original, but that doesn't sit with my tastes at all. The driving drums, the electric guitars, and everything else that goes into the evo makes this a much more attention-grabbing (in a good way) piece.
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god damn that intro.... jindo arrangements really takes this higher for sure

#27: Zero no Kiseki - Killing Bear
Raetsel: 6.61/10
dowolf: 6.5/7.5
Total: 6.555/8.75 (7.6525)
https://youtube.com/watch?v=dFdc9ikSjtg
https://youtube.com/watch?v=iFNRAzg6j1U

Not sure why a song named "Bear" is so robotic, but okay. Original version seems like a heroic robot theme; Evo version is far more dramatic. Like the heroic robot has been pushed too far and is going on one last suicide mission to get revenge. "I didn't know you were capable of feeling like this," you say. "Neither did I," the robot replies as he loads the shotgun. ...wait, what were we talking about again? [Second Thoughts: There really aren't many pieces of VGM that I like more than the Evo Version of this song. I had it an 8.5 at first, but I think I'm going to upgrade the score to the full 10.]
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Feels like a gangster's theme. I like the guitar in OG. Evo is so much meaner and leans into itself more. OG reminds me of Yakuza; Evo reminds me of Persona (4, specifically). The octave jump right before the guitar solo was super hype, but then it just ended. The track did not feel like it wanted to end anytime soon.

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