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Only Setzer Gabbiani can save us now
Aug. 1st, 2024 08:13 amI played the opera scene in the FFVI pixel remaster last night. It was painful. I don’t know what they were trying to achieve by having an untrained singer do a voiceover in English, but I thought I was going to die of secondhand shame. On top of the horrible lyrics and poor performance, the vocals were autotuned and tinny. It’s the aural equivalent of a crusty low-res jpeg generated by AI. Poor Celes.
What makes this even more painful is that I have very fond memories of an amazing orchestral arrangement called Grand Finale: https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VI:_Grand_Finale
Anyway, I started playing Animal Well. I’m not sure it’s for everyone, and I’m not entirely sure it’s for me, but it’s quite interesting. It reminds me of Hyper Light Drifter in how stylish yet opaque it is. I also get the sense that it’s like Hollow Knight in that it’s going to be frustrating until it clicks. So far, the primary selling point is that the entire game is a sewer level, which I appreciate. There’s so much moss.
What makes this even more painful is that I have very fond memories of an amazing orchestral arrangement called Grand Finale: https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VI:_Grand_Finale
Anyway, I started playing Animal Well. I’m not sure it’s for everyone, and I’m not entirely sure it’s for me, but it’s quite interesting. It reminds me of Hyper Light Drifter in how stylish yet opaque it is. I also get the sense that it’s like Hollow Knight in that it’s going to be frustrating until it clicks. So far, the primary selling point is that the entire game is a sewer level, which I appreciate. There’s so much moss.
