It seems that after every boss battle theme I write, I feel like I can’t upstage it or write another that parallels it, and yet somehow I managed to write another boss battle theme that I think is rather good. “Knavish Shanty” is the boss battle theme for a duo of powerful bandit/pirates. Because of the whole pirate thing, I tried to make this song true to a name, which is to say, I tried to make it as much of a shanty as possible. The first part of the song (25 seconds ish) is an obvious homage to Donkey Kong Country’s “Gangplank Galleon” theme, and like the latter song, it starts off uppity and then transitions into a more serious and dramatic tune. The next section is a remix of sorts of the “Battle at Sea” theme, and similarly to that song, this tune is written in f# minor (or A Major for certain parts.) Because it’s also a boss battle theme, I decided to take a few parts from my normal “Boss Battle” track and recycle its chord progressions and idea of using bass solos to fill in some of the transitions. My favorite part of the song is the section starting at 1:45. For reasons I can’t really explain, it feels the most maritime-y to me, and I also like the viola melody. The section starting around 2:30 recalls some of the accordion parts from the beginning of the song, an idea I consciously took from “Gangplank Galleon,” a song whose later harmonic ideas recall the melodies established in the song’s introduction. This part then transitions to another segment which is similar to the part at 1:45. All in all, the song is pretty spontaneous and sort of goes wherever it wants. It has a lot of parts thrown in together in a very frankenstinian manner, and despite this, it somehow works. I like it. If nothing else, consider it my love letter to Donkey Kong country (although I don’t think I’ll ever write anything as utterly groovy as “DK Island Swing.”) The software I used to visualize the song is an awesome program called "MIDI Trail." You can find more information about it here: https://osdn.net/projects/miditrail/releases/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8WyGWJwNGY

I guess the guy who voiced Hayatemaru didn't get the memo; he pronounces "Hyoma" differently than Rin does. Speaking of Rin though, she might actually have the best voice acting of the cast...

...and that's actually fine. But I think one thing that IS definitive is that we don't need any more remakes of Langrisser 2. (Or 1 for that matter.) DLFX video from https://youtu.be/dWgJkMLgSkE Imelda video from https://youtu.be/3_jMovLDHrE PS1 video from https://youtu.be/9zIddMLpEes Dramatic Edition (L1) from https://youtu.be/hPvfmicts-8 Songs used: "Neo Holy War" from Langrisser 2 "No Surrender" from Langrisser 2 "Opening 2" from Der Langrisser "Ally Backup 2" from Der Langrisser "Neo Holy War" from Der Langrisser FX "Fight it Out" from Langrisser 1 & 2 (PS) "Player Phase 1" from Langrisser 1 & 2 (PS) "Player Phase 2" from Langrisser Dramatic Edition "An Afternoon of Rest" from Shining Force 3 "Opening 2" from Langrisser 2 "Soldier" from Langrisser HD "Egbert" from Der Langrisser "Unused Sound 5" from Langrisser 1 "Last Battle" from Langrisser 2 "A Story Forever" from Langriser 2 Official Soundtrack Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/Harvester_of_Eyes ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1f5UYsgrFsQ

The first thing I notice is that I have to take down a level 68 Altemuller... wtf game? He ends up killing Sieghart due to bad RNG (gg game) but I try the scenario again and he becomes my ally instead. We join forces to fight the greater evil, which is apparently Bozel's legions of demons led here by Rag. Also Varna dies again lol ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPGnKwdZp5M