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And well finish the night with... well, more of the same really.

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R#23 [TIE]: MIRROR TEMPLE (MIRROR MAGIC MIX)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKnwVvXkWq0

Nominator: MetalmindStats (26/28)
Source: Metalmind Extra Songs (6/7)

Initial Score: 50.35 [R#30]
Revised Score: 62.10 [R#25]
Final Score: 66.11 [R#23]

(First Thoughts: Like Celestial Resort before it, I feel I heard this enough times at VGMC.)

Unlike Celestial Resort this has a rather pleasing, smooth sound to it. Its usually too subdued for me to give it a high score, but I think this could be a nice track to listen to while relaxing with a rum & coke or something. I dont think itd be terribly out of place in VA-11 Hall-A (take a shot whenever I mention that game and youll have at least TWO drinks before the topic ends!), so thats a nice game to be reminded of. Its hardly an earthshaking track, but Im finding some appreciation for it here at the last minute and appreciate the brief respite from the stress of ranking songs that it provides.

[Final Thoughts: Fairly relaxing, but not relaxing enough to get a really great score. I think Im going to bump this up slightly and have it tie with the next song.]

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R#23 [TIE]: GEMINEYE:

https://open.spotify.com/track/0c0KWT23H9pPmUMSqaJsKw

Nominator: Shonen_Bat (21/27)
Source: History Repeating Red (7/10)

Initial Score: 82.12 [R#17}
Revised Score: 70.00 [R#23]
Final Score: 66.11 [R#23]

(First Thoughts: Its an interesting song that I do like, but like more on a conceptual level than I do as an actual song. Its a different style for the band as they go for a film noir aesthetic which makes it unique and its kinda interesting as Geminiman progressively loses his mindbeing two people at once takes a toll on him and he goes nuts, with the Geminis eventually killing each other.

Suicide seems to be the main motif of the album (which Ill probably get into later) and its probably most apparent here. While its interesting, its still towards the low end of Robot Master themes for me.)

So, one thing I like is songs dealing with dissociation and its hard to get more dissociative than you & your split personality battling to the death in a fit of insanity. So this is one of those songs that seems to go out of its way to check as many boxes as possible for me:

1: Villain Song

2: Song performed by a fictional character

3: Said fictional character is non-human

4: Dissociation

5: Unexpected ambiance (film noire isnt exactly the most common genre for a song)

And somedays this does pay off with a very high score from me... other days, not-so-much. Suicide is always a thorny topic and while this is so over-the-top fictitious as to not bother me, exactly, I still have to be in the right headspace to want to listen to it. And its also just not as catchy as most of their other songs. Its got a very different sound and feel to it, which is usually good, but that feel is...one that Im usually less interested in.

[Final Thoughts: A combination of fatigue from having listened to this song so many times and just not being in the mood for it has led to the score falling down with each listen. I still like it, just... eh, you know how it is.

Im having a hard time deciding between this and the Celeste song. Theyre both songs I like doing things I like, but not exactly doing them in ways that I love... so sure, lets have a joint 23rd finish.]

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