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#288: Star Ocean: Till the End of Time - Preemptive Strike
Nominator: MycroProcessor (9/10)
Link:

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It's difficult to put into words exactly what I think of this song. It's too chaotic for my tastes, that much is clear, but it's subdued enough not to be obnoxious, unlike #303. So, in that way, it's a big improvement. On the other hand, it's all a bit... monotone. Feels like the song barely changes, even with that new section from 1:24-1:46, so it gets stale pretty fast, which IS exactly like #303. Another issue with the song is that nothing stands out from anything else, so some parts of it sound a bit muddy to me and just blend together into one sound. That's especially disappointing after 1:46, since in the final section of the song, the electric guitar section is playing a perfectly good melody which you can barely hear over all the other stuff that's going on. That final section is still my favorite part though - everything comes together, and that guitar part drives home that it's the song's big climax. If it were less chaotic, had a little more variation and was mastered better, this could go a lot higher.
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