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Googleshng - February 16 '99- 1:30 Eastern Standard Time
Chronodin took off without writing an intro or closing, but he
answered everything I sent in record time. I was tempted to imbed a midi in this column of his
so you could hear his work, but he put a link to one in a response, and, let's face it, imbedded
midis are evil incarnate.
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In the PSX:
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Wild ARMs
Didn't get to this today...
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In the Genesis:
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Shining Force
...or this.
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In the Gameboy:
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My cousin's copy of Pokemon
DIE!
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Civilization
AC is on the way
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Phantasy Star
Always.
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In the NES:
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River City Ransom
Done with it
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In the Saturn:
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Nothing
No games yet
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In the N64:
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Super Smash Bros.
I worked all day.
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Soul Calibur
This victory strengthens the soul of... Kirby!
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Online Turn Based Strategy
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Goog, I wrote in yesterday, pleaing for Final Fantasy Tactics Sequel...
and I had a good idea of a way to user your site! Come on I read your
column everyday, see what your other readers think and print my original
letter. Incase you deleted:
Whatsup Goog,
I've been reading your column for a long time now, and have never
written in. But I see your plea and would be happy to help. First off,
what do you think of Wild ARMs so far? It is one of my favorite all time
RPG's, but the top honors go to Final Fantasy Tactics. Speaking of
which, I want to USE your site. I see at least a couple FFT emails in
your column almost everyday, and the game is about 2 years old. I don't
think it's just me that has a fascination with it. WHat I'm saying is:
LETS START A PETITION ON RPGAMER FOR FINAL FANTASY TACTICS 2!! The story
was mesmerizing to say the least, and I've never played through an RPG 4
times and still loved it....please, let's just see if you get some kind
of response from this letter. What do you think? Goog could be
responsible for the coming of the sequel of the best RPG of all time!
Thanks bud
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Chronodin:
Well... good news and bad news, I guess. Good news being there will be
another FFT-ish game. Bad news that it won't be by Square. I guess the team
that made it is kinda like a bunch of nomads, seeing as how they made Tactics
Ogre, then went to Squaresoft and made Final Fantasy Tactics, and have since
left. However, they are in the process of making another Tactics-like
game... but it won't be by Square. So don't worry, your Tactics craving will
be filled eventually. As for an actual sequal to FFT, there might be one,
but it'll probably be quite different from the FFT you're used to. But in
any case, Mr. Up-to-date, a Tactics "sequal" (not really a sequal) is on the
way... geez, get with the program. :^)
Googleshng:
Sequel. Spell check boy! Anyway, the game in question would be
Hoshigami:
Ruining Blue Earth. I'm excited about it. As for the Square end of FFT, that's the
source of Vagrant
Story, also known as the shortest RPG ever. 8)
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More game hunting
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Greetings, Chronodin!
Gotsome questions for ya.
1. How did you get into composing? I'm starting some composing
lessons because I'm into the electronic/techno stuff, and I thought that a better
understanding of music would help out my music. Oh, if anyone or you
cares, (plug) my music I made with the program Acid Music is at MP3.com-SuperGreen.
Chronodin:
Well, I've been involved in music all my life. Played French horn in the
band for about 5 years now (2nd chair All-state band, baby!), and about a
year ago got a program called Cakewalk Professional (I actually BOUGHT it,
for all you warez-freaks out there... you know who you are). It's a very
good MIDI making program, and I just started writing stuff. And over time
you just get better at it. By the way, since you're plugging your site, I'll
go ahead and plug a song I've written so you all can check it out. Any
feedback would be nice. You can get it at http://members.aol.com/
chronodin/impossible.mid, and it's called "Rising Up, to Conquer the
Impossible".
2. What kind of equipment do you use, and how do you go about making
your music with it?
Chronodin:
Hmm..... I guess I partially answered this question already. I use Cakewalk
Pro, and I just enter the notes in on the staff. But you can also hook your
synthesizer (if you have one, of course) up to your computer and record stuff
that way.
3. Any advice for a newbie composer?
Chronodin:
Fooling around on a piano or keyboard to try to come up with melodies and
chords helps. Other than that, just keep at it... you'll get better with
practice, trust me.
4. Is there some place where we can sample your music?
Chronodin:
See answer to question #1 :^) Maybe if I get some positive feedback on it
I'll have Goog plug another song later on.
5. (Had to stick this in 'cause it's RPG/game related.) What's your
favorite videogame music? Personally, I love the ff8 arranged soundtrack
even though I didn't enjoy the music in the game too much.
Ok, well that was fun. When's that game coming out, Goog? See y'all's
later!
-SuperGreen
Chronodin:
I thought FF8 had wonderful music. Of course, like anyone will tell you, FF6
had OUTSTANDING music, and I think so did FF4. A couple other favorites (Ok,
so I don't have just one) are Xenogears, Final Fantasy Tactics and, amazingly
a non-Square game, the Castlevania games have always had very catchy songs
(except for Castlevania for 64, the first one... I don't seem to recall much
music at all from that). But anyway, my favs I guess would be Xenogears and
FF8. Oh, and I LIKED FF7's music by the way. :^)
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Googleshng:
Rather than being overly optimistic like some of my favorite
companies do, let's just say it will be out when it's finished. Fine, I'll be optimistic.
The Mac version is very nearly complete, maybe only a month or two depending on whether
me and the other programmer actually get any time to work on it. Ports will come later.
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On that note...
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Googleshng and Chronodin, I'm begging you...
Please, if you have any mercy in your soul whatsoever, will you please
post the link to the RPG I programmed? I really don't think it's that
fair that you can plug yours whenever you want (your musician gets to
guest host, for crying out loud!), but you can't post one simple link to
my RPG. So what if it sucks? It's better than Persona Revelations! The
RPG is at http://members.home.net/humanerror/slindex.html. Please post
the link this time, I spent about two months working on the damn game
and I could really use the feedback.
-Ted O'Reilly from Eureka, CA
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Chronodin:
HEY! You gotta problem with Goog's "musician" guest hosting?? Besides, I
prefer the term "composer"... any ol' schmuck can be a musician, but it takes
talent to.... ok, enough of that. I guess since we're posting this DARN
letter, your DARN game is being plugged, dammit. Now watch your DARN
language, mister, or Google will wash your mouth out with soap. But you'd
LIKE that, wouldn't you? WOULDN'T YOU?
Googleshng:
I actually meant to post that yesterday, but I couldn't find
it. Wait a sec, 2 months? Did you use Verge or is it just fairly simple... or can you
transcend space and time? 8)
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Many questions
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Hey Chronodin (and the main host Googleshng "Goo-gul-shang")
Chronodin, I was wondering if you plan on pursuing music as a career, or
is
it just a hobby?
What instruments do you play, or do you just work with computer-generated
music?
What sort of music do you like best?
What do you think is your best piece, and can I hear it now?
I'd ask what your favorite RPG is but I'm sure 100 other people are going
to
ask that so I won't. :)
- Thomas McManus
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Chronodin:
As a matter of fact, yes, I am leaving for college next year (Class of 2000!
whoo!). In case anybody cares, I'm either going to Ohio University, West
Virginia Wesleyan (Yes, I'm from West Virginia... go ahead. Make your
redneck jokes and get them over with. I'll just have paw come after ya with
the sawed-off), or Indiana University of Pennsylvania. When I go there, I'll
be double-majoring in music (composition and performance) and computer
science... and if that counts as a triple major, then I'm in for a buttload
of work. I play French horn, as I mentioned earlier, and I also play piano.
I love all kinds of music. If you looked in my CD collection, you'd see Kid
Rock, Metallica, Beethoven, Blessid Union of Souls, Final Fantasy III/VI
soundtrack... just about everything except country and rap... don't have any
of those CDs. The MIDI I linked to earlier is one of my favorites, if you
want to check that out. And you're the first person to ask about my favorite
RPG, surprisingly. I would have to say either Xenogears, FF6, or FF4,
reasons being I don't mind starting new games on them, while I find it tough
to bring myself to want to go all the way through FF7 or 8 again. Who knows.
Googleshng:
Fine! Just ignore me why don't you!
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Alexander
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This isn't so much a question as it is a comment.
Since I have heard the question asked many times regarding just who the
Esper/Materia/GF Alexander is supposed to be, I think I might have the
answer. Judging by the Russian architecture seen on Alexander's back,
he is probably a reference to Czar Alexander of Russia. Although my
history is rusty, I recall that Czar Alexander has one of three monarchs
who created the Holy Alliance in the early 19th century. This is
probably why Alexander invariably attacks enemies with "Holy" when
summoned.
Thank you for your time.
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Chronodin:
Very observant. I don't know for sure the roots of Alexander, but that would
certainly make sense. And if you can remember THAT, your history is far from
rusty... it's better than mine!
Googleshng:
That's the best explaination I've heard yet, but it still doesn't
explain why Al's a mech.
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Happy Birthday
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Dear Googleshng and Cronodin:
I have opinions regarding music. In my opinion, music
is the most important aspect of a game. If a game has
excellent music and a well-written plot, I would
probably play it. Music seems to create the mood for
the game. Take Chrono Trigger for example. Music is
probably one of the main reasons it was such a hit
everywhere. The character music, the equality between
rock and classical, and many other things that made
the music in the game much more memorable than in
other games. It just seems to make you feel more like
you're living the game when the music gets your
eyelids to open.
Now correct me if I am wrong, but it seems that the
most successful games have music that seem to derive
from Celtic sounds. Examples are Star Ocean 2nd
story, Xenogears, some of Castlevania's peices, Final
Fantasy Tactics, and many more which I can't remember.
Is this just a coincidence? I think not. Most
people like the Old English/Celtic feel to music,
because in my opinion, it seems more RPG-ish, if you
know what I mean. The new games with slightly techno
music don't get as rating on the music scale as the
ones with the classical feel. Parasite Eve and Final
Fantasy eight are pretty good examples of this. FF8's
music mostly sucked (except for Eyes on Me and Fithos
Lusec Wicos Vinosec) and Parasite Eve's music just
kind of went over the top (the only score I liked was
the operatic one done in real voice). So I guess the
bottom line is that people like the old, operatic feel
to music.
Now I will give you a useless list of games with good
music in My opinion:
Chrono Trigger (character themes are awesome)
Xenogears
Final Fantasy 3 (6 in Japan)
Final Fantasy Tactics (great classical based music)
Final Fantasy Seven (except for the stupid Midgar
song)
CASTLEVANIA: SYMPHONY OF THE NIGHT<== best music
Secret of Mana (even though is old MIDI music, it's
still good)
Alundra (okay music... but it really sets the mood)
That's all I can think of right now. Remember this is
only my opinion, but I want to know if some people
agree with me. Since Cronodin is the music expert, I
thought I might as well write it.
-somebody you don't know
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Chronodin:
In a way, yes, I agree. Celtic music DOES seem to be the trend, along with
techno. However, I find it odd that you liked FF7's music and NOT FF8's....
that seems to be opposite of what most people think. Personally, I like
Square's techno songs. The boss themes from FF7 and 8 are two of my all-time
favorites. :^) But Celtic music is great, too. Oh, and I'm glad you
mentioned Castlevania: SotN. I, too, LOVED the music from that game.
Googleshng:
That was excessively long. I should really stop printing stuff
for people on their birthdays like that.
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