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Ill try to remember to look into Steve Reich later to get that reference.

And we continue to the first blatantly waste time with an unrelated song to fill space writeup. At least one this one I talk about the actual song a bit before hand.

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R#20: CONFRONTING MYSELF:

https://radicaldreamland.bandcamp.com/track/confronting-myself

Nominator: MetalmindStats (25/28)
Source: Celeste Album (20/21)

Initial Score: 80.50 [R#19]
Revised Score: 71.90 [R#19]
Final Score: 82.50 [R#20]

(First Thoughts: Its a great song, obviously the best in the main game and one of the best VGMs of all time, but Im a bit tired of it now. Between VGMCs (where I was introduced it), times Ive actually gone back to listen to it for fun, and hearing it in game when I finally got to play Celeste (thanks, Epic Games Store!)... it lacks the same punch it once did. It still does a lot of things I love (some static, some vocal skipping/distortions), but I feel Ive heard it enough already.)

Blah blah blah, listened to this song way too much. Blah blah blah, tired of it. Blah blah blah, 90 more words to get to arbitrary word limit.

Lets instead use this space to talk about some other VGMC songs that Ive listened to too often for fun. In no particular order:

Granblue Fantasy - New World Order:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpVxreT7NPU

With all the tarot cards, magic portals, disciples of light & dark, declarations of reality being a lie, and a vortex swallowing all... this can only be the greatest VGM to have ever existed. Shame its attached to what seems to be an uninteresting mobile game.

For a while, I was listening to this song multiple times a day for like a month straight. Im...a little tired of it now. Its still amazing, but its definitely getting a bit played out for me.

RE2 Remake - Saudade

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

Where did my life go?
I look in the mirror, but what I see
It aint me

Song is carried high in my ranks based almost entirely on those lines. Thats the type of thing I like hearing; the rest of the song is good, though not listen on endless repeat until Im bored of it good. The song is held back a bit by the outro... the backup singers repeated DARK! DAWN! Is the bad kind of cheesy (which I use to think couldnt possibly exist because I love cheesy things) and there have been times Ive cut the song off a bit early.... after the second verse, theres not really anywhere left for the song to go and it sours the experience a bit, so I just skip to the next song once we hit that point.

I mean, I still love the song and have listened to it a ridiculous amount, but it could be better.

...And enough of that. I was going to go on, but Ive wasted enough time speaking of songs Im not supposed to be rating right now.

[Final Thoughts: Fantastic song, yeah, but I really am getting burned out on it. It was an easy 100/100 when I first heard it, but now... now Im still happy to hear it, but its a long way from the sheer perfection I felt it was originally.]

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Followed with briefly talking about another song, but its actually somewhat related.

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R#19: CONTINUE:

https://open.spotify.com/track/15gIMJ2eEcU0rxbRJznnsU

Nominator: Shonen_Bat (19/27)
Source: History Repeating Blue (7/10)

Initial Score: 94.00 [R#8]
Revised Score: 71.999 [R#18]
Final Score: 87.00 [R#19]

(First Thoughts: DID YOU KNOWMega Man 3s Password Theme (which this song is based on) was used on Steven Universe for the Lil Butler theme? That makes this like a dark, twisted version of Lil Butler and I kinda love it for that reason.)

Lil Butler:

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

(Steven Universe is great. Might not be my favorite cartoon of all time (The recent She-Ra reboot & Sonic SatAM are also in contention), but its certainly up there)

Back on topic:

Im surprised theres so much debate over which character is actually singing Continue. I thought it was clearly another Dr. Light songhe knows hes pushed Rock too far and that his son is at his breaking point, but assures himself that Rock would always choose to continue fighting anyway. Its the plea of an old man trying desperately to convince himself that his actions were just. Which isnt actually spelled out anywhere, sure, but I think the song loses a lot of its impact if it was sung by anyone else.

Anyhow, Im less into the song tonight; its still good, but I have no personal connection to the lyrics and the novelty of pretending its a dark take on Lil Butler has already worn off.

[Final Thoughts: Nothing to really add here. It reminds me of Steven and Mega Man and I like my interpretation of the story its telling, plus its performed by one of my favorite bands. Of course I like it.]

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