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Tactics *Final Fantasy Tactics* - Mega Ran

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Tactics *Final Fantasy Tactics*

by Mega Ran
album Time and Space, Deluxe Edition

Weekend Remix: Final Rhyme Tactics

Song: Tactics
By: Random Aka Mega Ran
Based On: Decisive Battle from Final Fantasy Tactics
Original Composers: Masaharu Iwata and Hitoshi Sakimoto

Life is often like a tactical role playing game. Instead of rushing in head first to take it on, sometimes one must strategize and plan their moves, while also adapting to any new challenges that come your way. That’s why this week we’re taking a trip to the kingdom of Ivalice for this edition of the Weekend Remix. 

Final Fantasy Tactics may have taken the Final Fantasy franchise into a different gameplay style, but the game still had many of the same thematic and production factors found in any of Square hallmark series, including the music.

Decisive Battle lives up to its name as it’s a dramatic symphony that has just the right amount of punch — especially in the percussion department — to make whatever fight it soundtracks seem as if any move you make has to count.

Through the talented words and production hands of Random, none of  Decisive Battle’s life or death flair is lost. In fact, Random manages to make it seem like a perfect fit, serving as the perfect hard sounding backdrop to his impeccable lyrics. As you’ll hear, the rapper has no problem switching up his flow while making it seem so effortless.

With Ran’s class abilities as a rapper and producer at the top, consider this remix mastered.

If you’d like to hear more Mega Ran, check out Time and Space, his latest EP TRAP, or… really check out any of his many albums and Eps. You can’t go wrong. And for those in the UK, be sure to catch him on tour

Until next weekend… GO Party!

Closing Your Day: Relive, Remaster

Recap of Pop GO posts published on Mar. 24, 2013.

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Here’s The First Trailer For “Final Fantasy X HD Remaster”

Final Fantasy fans have been waiting a long while since the announcement last year about the PS2 classic Final Fantasy X coming to the PS3 and Vita in HD. Apparently set to be shown tomorrow, a German trailer for the upcoming RPG has been leaked.

The brief trailer does show off some of the new higher res texturing and confirms that Final Fantasy X-2 will also be released alongside Final Fantasy X for both platforms.

Final Fantasy X|X-2 HD Remaster is headed to PS3 and PS Vita in 2013.

[Kotaku, YouTube]

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PlayStation 4 Game Reveals (Part 2)

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Population GO brought you the Sony exclusives for the PlayStation 4, but there were more titles announced to be available for the console. Whether they remain first party exclusives remains to be seen.

Hit the break for more titles coming for the next generation of gaming.

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Select “Final Fantasy” Titles At 50% Off

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I may be just a fanboy of a dying franchise, but Final Fantasy has been around for twenty-five years. To celebrate its longevity, Square-Enix has granted us with a nice little sale for select titles that will last two weeks. 

While this may not awe many of you, I think this is a great opportunity to re-spark the much heated debate of which Final Fantasy is the best. Maybe the new generation can comes to terms with the old-school RPGs? 

In any case, the full list is after the cut.

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See How Crazy Combat Can Be In “Final Fantasy All The Bravest”

The launch trailer for Square Enix’s iOS game, Final Fantasy All The Bravest, was released today. It shows just how frenetic things can get during battle, which allows you to play up to 40 party members at once.

All The Bravest, which is primarily combat-heavy, will be available on iTunes on Jan. 17 (tomorrow), for $3.99. It sounds fairly cheap, but there is a catch.

There are 35 Premium characters you can purchase for $0.99 each, such as Cloud from Final Fantasy VII. But you don’t get to choose who to buy because characters are given randomly — like the prizes in a cereal box or the toys in a Happy Meal, except you don’t get the same character twice. You can also purchase additional stages from past Final Fantasy games for $3.99.

[Joystiq]

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“Hi 5” with Rukunetsu!

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“My name… some call me Luc. Last name is …secret.”

It’s that answer that adds to the question: Just who is Rukunetsu Rindorou? While his government name is still in the air, what isn’t questioned is the 25-year-old’s work on the fan music remix scene. Ruku is based in the Bahamas, which is fitting, given that his smooth HYBRID style of music can often make your favorite video game and anime songs sound as if they were on some type of cosmic vacation in a floating island above Earth.

Take the funk soul vibe of Earth Wind & Fire, mix it with the work of Japanese composers like Yuzo Koshiro (Streets Of Rage), Masashi Hamauzu (Final Fantasy X) and Junya Nakano (Final Fantasy X), and loosely tie that to some influences from the 90’s music scene and you’ve got an idea of Ruku’s music style.

Tune in as we Hi 5 Rukunetsu and find out more about this remixer.

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Geek Spotlight: Remixed And Rearranged Part 3

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The youngish UniversalVGMusicians gets the spotlight for a bit in part 3, and we also examine what DIY and Paying Dues means to the fan remix scene in this conclusion to the special 3-part Spotlight series titled Remixed And Rearranged.

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Geek Spotlight: Remixed And Rearranged Part 1

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Music and GO culture have always gone together like Peanut Butter and Nutella. And thanks to an improvement on music production software, channels like YouTube and SoundCloud, and raw talent, this union has continued to be expressed by fan music remixes. Whether it’s that acoustic cover of The Legend Of Zelda theme, or a dubstep party with Doctor Who’s opening, music from your favorite games, shows, and films have been re-imagined and rearranged through a variety of genres, familiar yet new. 

In this special 3-part Spotlight series, we take a look at the music and words of some the scene’s biggest hitters and budding noisemakers like For Orchestra, OverClocked ReMix and UniversalVGMusicians.

So click after the break and turn up the volume for Part 1 of a look inside this unique fan community, starting with For Orchestra.

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Final Fantasy Ballad Of The Mages

I’ve never pictured the mages of Final Fantasy singing together in a puppet musical, but comedian Brent Black or Brentafloss decided to make that possible with this video. He spent two years putting together this tribute and, well, you have to see it to believe it.

Check it out.

[Nerd Bastards]

Closing Your Day: Lightning Strikes Thrice

Recap of Pop GO posts published on Dec. 21, 2012.

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Seymour Battle Theme Remix - Gage

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Seymour Battle Theme Remix

by Gage

Weekend Remix: Seymour Of That Beat

Song: Seymour Battle Theme Remix
By: Gage Aka DJ Cyclops
Based On: Seymour Battle Theme From Final Fantasy X
Original Composers: Nobou Uematsu, Masashi Hamazu and Junya Nakano

Watch out fellow remix enthusiasts because this week’s remix is truly a bawse. Whoops, I mean that it’s based off of a boss.

For years, Final Fantasy has delivered countless compositions that easily tickle the ears with audio joy. And that was no different with Final Fantasy X. X delivered quite a few memorable songs, just like other entries in the series–-especially some that were really experimental–-including Seymour’s Battle Theme. 

Maybe it’s the beginning keys that drizzle along the intro, or perhaps it’s the orchestra soaring synths that fly throughout this song, but as whole, his theme plays on such a grand scale. I’d almost be against anyone trying to tamper with this tune.

Almost.

See, I have to give Gage a pass for his remix. Yes, he basically traded in the regular percussion for some hip-hop drums. Yet, seeing as it provides a subtle fit to the rest of the song, it’s an enjoyable switch. In fact, if you’d never heard of the original, you probably wouldn’t even know it’s a remix. The looping of the meat-and-potatoes melody of this song is also a nice touch. And just when you’re lost bobbing your head, Gage finally decides to drop the drums altogether, giving the song a pretty nice breather.

Basically, Gage manages to put his own spin without compromising what makes the original shine.

If you’d like hear more, you can check out his SoundCloud here.

Until next weekend…GO Party!

Roaming... Please Wait (Main Theme, Gurgu Volcano) - BONKERS

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Roaming... Please Wait (Main Theme, Gurgu Volcano)

by BONKERS
album Final Fantasy: Random Encounter

Weekend Remix: Nothing Random About That Guitar

Song: Roaming…Please Wait
By: BONKERS
Based On: Main Title Theme And Gurgu Volcano From Final Fantasy
Original Composer: Nobou Uematsu

This week, we’re spotlighing a song from another OC Remix album that will cause your coolness to level up: OC’s recently released Final Fantasy: Random Encounter.

If you haven’t had the chance to download this gem, I may have to question your sanity. I mean, it’s not often that we get Final Fantasy songs dancing around metal and rock, with the exception of the Black Mages of course. 

This is what Random Encounter offers, and believe me when I say that this week’s chosen remix is definitely a highlight. What’s great about Roaming is how natural Nobou’s song sounds through thundering drums and bass, and an electric guitar riffs so powerful, they could make a party of white mages breeze through the game with such ease.

Maybe heavy is the wrong word to apply to its sounds. And maybe it isn’t. One could say it’s just simply powerful, even progressive at times. It’s like Dungeons And Dragons metal for the fearless, yet hopeful adventurer; a bard’s song with the amps turned to 11.

Again, if you get the chance, please check out Random Encounter.

Until next weekend…GO Party!

Game Review: Theatrhythm Final Fantasy

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Square-Enix has really been trying hard to innovate and bring new experiences to the table of late. Yet, with Theatrhythm Final Fantasy being a risky spinoff of a well-established and highly successful franchise, I was concerned about the ability of a developer to effectively take Square-Enix’s genre defining games in a new direction.

With that being said, I’m very pleasantly surprised by the results of throwing seemingly random genres in a blender and making a game out of it. And I think die-hard Final Fantasy fans will be very pleased as well.

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