Review: Banner of the Maid – French Fire Emblem (with FFT paint gloss)
At a glance, Banner of the Maid appears to be a FFT-clone. But upon further examination, it can more accurately be described as "Fire Emblem with a coat of FFT painting." If you love Fire Emblem like I do, then Banner of the Maid is an excellent title for you to check out!
Songs used: "Birth of the Holy Knight" from Fire Emblem 4: Genealogy of the Holy War "A Quiet Town" from Professor Layton and the Unwound Future "Treaty of Amiens" from Napoleon: Total War "Distant Travels" from Fire Emblem 7: Blazing Blade "Ivor Tower - The Town" from Secret of Evermore "The Maid and the Pocket Watch of Blood" from Touhou 6: Embodiment of Scarlet Devil "Curtain of Night" from Professor Layton and the Curious Village
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Yes I know this isn't a SRPG but I like this game anyway and Halloween is upon us. "Uninvited is a horror-themed point-and-click adventure game originally released in 1986 for the Mac computer. The version you'll see here is the 1991 version for NES. I decided not to do any commentary on it since I felt that'd ruin the experience of it. Enjoy.
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"I have a fever and the only prescription is moar Koto"
I'm quite fond of all of the boss battle themes I composed for this game, this one included. This song is basically what happens if you cross classic heavy metal with traditional Japanese music. After writing this song, I realized that Kotos would actually sound amazing in heavy metal bands.
Yes, I AM aware that this song is impossible to play in real life since a Koto is limited to only 13 (I think?) notes, and since the range of this song spans many more than 13 notes, you'd need... a LOT of Kotos to play this song. So I think it's probably best to not try.
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/
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A pleasant, uppity song with a moderate running time. Not one of my favorites so far, but still enjoyable, at least in my opinion.
There's a song in one of those Pokemon Mystery Dungeon games that opens in a very similar fashion, but I can't for the life of me recall which one it is.
Those piano arpeggios starting at 38 seconds took me a LONG time to really figure out, but once I did, I thought it sounded just right. After that section, there are undeniable similarities between the rest of the song and UFO's "I'm a Loser."
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/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNVA0Y0WkNg
This is my first book review; moving forward, I hope to cover more literature on this channel because literature is awesome.
And no, I don't talk about Objectivism because I don't know much about it. This review is not an endorsement nor a repudiation of Ayn Rand's broader philosophical ideas; this review exclusively covers The Fountainhead, which I believe to be a stellar book regardless of one's political/philosophical leanings.
Songs used:
"Witch's Theme" from Shining Force 2
"Lively Town" from Shining Force 2
"Mt. Thunder" from Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team
"Spiral Mountain" from Banjo Kazooie
"Friends on the Road" from Power of the Hired
"Track 17" from Valhollian
"Bonta" from Dofus
"Bombardment" from Skies of Arcadia
"The Evils of War" from Front Mission
"Tsukimisou" from Touhou 8: Imperishable Night
"Painful Battle" from Langrisser 5: The End of Legend
"Down the Mountain Stream" from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
"Coastal Elegance" by me
Thorngrisser playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWMOdG5_bZute7tyJatB43Obt9lwfuk89
Here we go: episode one of THORNGRISSER. It's just too bad that episode is something of an outlier in the series, considering how much I rely on Volkoff as my main unit. Thorn doesn't really come into play until later, and even in scenarios 3-4, he's a NPC rather than a playable unit. Subsequent episodes in this series will definitely involve more Thorn though; he'll be playable starting in scenario 5, which I'll be streaming this weekend!
Songs used (All songs from Langrisser 1 unless otherwise noted):
"Scenario Prologue"
"Player Phase 1"
"Shika Theme" from Langrisser 3
"Bubble Man" from Megaman 2
"Ending Theme Part 2"
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If you like what you see, be sure to follow me at https://www.twitch.tv/harvester_of_eyes/ ! I stream every Friday/Saturday night at 6 PM PST! (You can check the time on my channel description even if you're not PST.)
Playlist of stream highlights: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWMOdG5_bZusUp27dZ_ZtG8QMp2XfkQJQ
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At last, May has joined our team! And she's simply... A-MAY-zing. Get it? In other news, Peter annoyed us for a few battles and continues to be force deployed for now. But we'll dispose of him eventually.
My Bowie's Harem playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWMOdG5_bZuv6IJ01eLUdawLIXg8L6TR-
Thanks to Gekijirou for the thumbnail art: https://www.twitch.tv/gekijirou
Songs used (all songs from Shining Force 2 unless otherwise noted):
"Headquarters Theme"
"Mountain Area" from LaTale
"Youkai Mountain" from Touhou 10: Mountain of Faith
"The Great Cave Offensive" from Kirby Super Star
"Ready for War"
"Town Theme"
"Aegis Cave" from Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time/Darkness
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Longest song I've uploaded so far. This one is the battle theme for the second major boss in the game, who is (as you could probably guess...) a summoner of the undead. There's a LOT to this song, but I think I'll mostly let it speak for itself.
My favorite part starts around the 4:00 minute mark. That's when things start getting really intense. The church organ just sounds so cool.
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/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmuPXyXoUls
Whom do YOU want Dieharte to marry? VOTE here: https://www.strawpoll.me/18316348
Lore playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWMOdG5_bZuuK0Gl1UdrZ-QQy8ha1E1Ky
We are BACK after a month! I hope you enjoyed!
Thanks to the following for providing extra voices:
Cirkal (Pierre). Check out his Twitch channel here: http://www.twitch.tv/Ciirkal
Ages (Dark Knight, Emerick, Raymond). Check out his channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/RememberTheAGES/
Rubiks (Lewin) and Henny (Luna). Check out Rubiks' Twitch channel here: http://www.twitch.tv/RubiksLiveStreams
Songs used: (all songs are from Langrisser 3 unless otherwise noted)
"Gateon Port" from Pokemon XD
"Jessica's Theme"
"Battle Theme" from Final Fantasy 9
"Professor Layton's Theme" from the Layton games
"Town Theme" from Shining Force 2
"Clash on the Big Bridge" from Final Fantasy 5
"Song of Righteousness"
"Scenario Clear"
Footage used:
Lake Tree Screensaver: https://youtu.be/xH5YO-MgwPk
Springtime Screensaver: https://youtu.be/LhLw5JhbAgE
Royal Library Ambience: https://youtu.be/CHFif_y2TyM
Fog Lake Screensaver: https://youtu.be/3rNSMq2V7dA
Flooded Dungeon Ambience: https://youtu.be/vD2-dQRt9tE
Golden Wheat Field: https://youtu.be/GqntA0XsWg8
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