I bet someone could make some money off of some kind of computer vision / hearing background app that could sense scene changes in videogames and allow users to build custom soundtracks accordingly
I guess most pc games just like have audio files in a directory thatās probably easier tho
I donāt condone it! Iām just reporting it
I hear some good compositions, and yeah some near cacophonous! Itās mostly that midi driving it. The orchestral ost for western VIII was a really nice +.
Gotta be a Symphonic Suite for XI by now, Steam players could mod to utilize that.
Loving it regardless, I guess the sound is true to old form, but not matching vibrant visual
reminder that koichi sugiyama is a colossal asshole and that is why we get stuck with a handful of plinky midi tracks for this 2018 PS4 game
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Even so if money was the factor, anything Squeenix-Goya couldāve dropped (like this decent-good VA) to reach his demands wouldāve been worth it. I say this not really knowing costs of course.
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my copy arrived yesterday. just defeated the tiny, bridge-hating chest-devil.
random thoughts
try as i might, i just canāt hate the VA work
did anyone else have to pause for a bit after taking those first few steps out of Cobblestone?
still donāt know what tim has against the DQVIII costume
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I just got to the aforementioned haiku village and it is the definite high point for me so far. The writing in this area is absolutely delightful, I love the new party member who is introduced, and the villageās music is the first track in the game I have actually liked.
get hitoshi sakimoto next time imo
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I did because the whole village coming together to wish me farewell made me a little weepy
Iāve only played like 1.5 hours of this, I just got to the first big town and Iāve been exploring every nook and cranny. Every house has two exits at least, which is wonderful, and many times they are on the second floor. You rarely have to backtrack and often end up jumping around on the roofs or balconies.
The attention to detail is incredible:
Well, not everything can be perfect.
I just keep thinking about this game. Iām going to try and fit in at least an hour today, since I will be out of town for 3 days and it probably wonāt run on my laptop.
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sorry last post, figure some people might be interested in tracking this:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/742120/discussions/0/1735463620103882377/
I saw that spice box too, what an incongruously high-detail texture element (it triggers my āoutsourced art assetā sense). Interesting to see these rich houses modeled with three props total inside as a literal interpretation of the 2D versions. And the castle has an entertainingly silly floor plan in what feels like adherence to form.
Iām not sure if I think these bits are winkingly playing at repetition of calcified media Canons, but keeping the dialogue witty keeps it moving.
I keep thinking about Tim classifying Chrono Trigger as a Dragon Quest and what I miss most are the aesthetics. Iāve never gotten much out of Dragon Questās generic fantasy except for the monsters and the music rarely speaks to me but the scenarios are usually so excellent I push through. Chrono Trigger imported Squareās prog rock aesthetics and that blends with Toriyamaās character design for me. It has the most memorable post-apocalypse I ever did see and I think itās riding a real successful line where the cartooniness enhances sympathy before simplifying too much. To me DQās backdrops and world canāt sustain me though the character stories remain excellent.
Chrono Triggerās also got the best ten-year-oldās fantasy lineup: frog, robot, cavewoman, genius scientist. I think itās secretly a sister game to Killer Instinct. And I love Killer Instinct the way a kid who only ever watched others play it could.
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Raging take furnace, love it
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I did not realize how much of a fuck sugiyama is http://www.kidfenris.com/review-dragon-quest-xi/
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His musicās not even good. Wish they would ditch him.
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I understand how deplorable that makes him as a person, and how pervasive that is, but Iām not going to cancel his contribution to this pillar of entertainment/art form, that inherence and Iāll continue to enjoy it to an extent and donāt see him being divorced probably until death.
Well maybe towards it. Since these appear to be primarily recognized motions in the last decade, his involvement might wane and holy shit heās 87.
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Sugiyama has been a well known piece of shit for many years but fortunately his toxic views donāt seem to be shared by anyone else who has worked on the games (at least as far as I know, that can change)
I still like the music. Dudeās just a modern day Wagner. Wish they had orchestral soundtrack in the game
edit: anyway, I think anyone who wants to steer clear of the game because of Sugiyamaās involvement is fully within their rights to do so, no need to feel like youāre supporting bigotry via video game purchases
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I did because the whole village coming together to wish me farewell made me a little weepy
I envy your ability to emotionally invest.
Does anyone have any tips for avoiding burnout?