tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70251660629279694662024-03-19T06:36:40.111-04:00akiTONE: Portfolio of Peculiar ProjectsakiTONE's little corner of the internet, dedicated to audio work and geekery.akiTONEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17161613623920513311noreply@blogger.comBlogger231125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025166062927969466.post-84672598251471665832021-01-31T03:47:00.001-05:002021-01-31T03:47:16.331-05:00Megaman Battle Network 5: Team Tag Battle<p><a href="https://mobile.twitter.com/_akiTONE_/status/1355070520941801473">Finally finished my twitter writeup for the Progress Chip Gate.</a></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Hey hey, NetBattlers!<br /><br />So by now, you may have heard that <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Megaman?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Megaman</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BattleNetwork?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BattleNetwork</a> 4 has a cool accessory called a "Chip Gate" that allows you to use your IRL chip collection with your GBA.<br /><br />But did you know that Battle Network 5 has one too? And it also works on non-JP copies! <a href="https://t.co/IPXmlUfvZF">pic.twitter.com/IPXmlUfvZF</a></p>— fuyuTONE (@_akiTONE_) <a href="https://twitter.com/_akiTONE_/status/1355070520941801473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 29, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>akiTONEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17161613623920513311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025166062927969466.post-25410051095770186192021-01-11T10:00:00.001-05:002021-01-31T05:04:13.125-05:00Crazy Curry Combat! (Yep!)<p> <a href="https://mobile.twitter.com/_akiTONE_/status/1348643479640023043">This is probably my favorite part of this game.</a><br /><br /></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">My favorite episodes are the ones that involve food.<br /><br />Also, Mami's the best. She gets just as confused as the players do.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Megaman?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Megaman</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BattleNetwork?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BattleNetwork</a> <a href="https://t.co/a2tHQ9kFsc">pic.twitter.com/a2tHQ9kFsc</a></p>— fuyuTONE (@_akiTONE_) <a href="https://twitter.com/_akiTONE_/status/1348643479640023043?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 11, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
akiTONEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17161613623920513311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025166062927969466.post-44388814779799013932020-12-17T07:00:00.004-05:002021-01-31T04:41:41.249-05:00Megaman Anniversary 2020: A piece based on a piece of peace<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Happy birthday, Megaman!<br><br>This year, I've decided to do an arrange of the first ED theme for the Rockman.EXE anime. I hope you enjoy.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Megaman?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Megaman</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BattleNetwork?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BattleNetwork</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3%E3%82%A8%E3%82%B0%E3%82%BC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ロックマンエグゼ</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cover?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#cover</a> <a href="https://t.co/rYxNnoA6iT">https://t.co/rYxNnoA6iT</a></p>— fuyuTONE (@_akiTONE_) <a href="https://twitter.com/_akiTONE_/status/1339533916194148353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 17, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>akiTONEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17161613623920513311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025166062927969466.post-85301413372679499412020-12-06T06:00:00.010-05:002021-01-31T04:18:14.600-05:00Happy Birthday, EXE 3!<p>While 2 is absolutely my favorite Battle Network, 3 is definitely in the running for second, as it's just an amazingly fun game all around. Even the Plant and Flame scenarios weren't so bad, once you memorize which Heat/Aqua chips are common drops(or findable beneath vines, as in Plant's scenario). The game even frequently throws Spikeys and Shrimpys often enough, that you're bound to have a few spares by the time you need to use the EnergyChange program.<br /><br />But enough about all that, Happy Birthday Battle Network 3! Although this is just the first star, it's the first step to the super lengthy and challenging postgame. The quest for all 7 stars is on, and they're going to be mine this time!<br /><br />Additional commentary on the vid descriptions.<br /><br /><br /></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">So apparently, it's <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Megaman?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Megaman</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BattleNetwork?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BattleNetwork</a> 3's anniversary!<br /><br />Happy birthday Battle Network 3! Let's celebrate with a double vid-tweet, featuring no-hits on your final bosses!<a href="https://t.co/slQMYWrduk">https://t.co/slQMYWrduk</a></p>— fuyuTONE (@_akiTONE_) <a href="https://twitter.com/_akiTONE_/status/1335533048771776512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 6, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>akiTONEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17161613623920513311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025166062927969466.post-78942504158959404792020-10-16T00:30:00.002-04:002021-01-31T05:09:55.314-05:00The only thing more powerful than Gutsman throwing Megaman, is Lan throwing Megaman<p><br /></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">This is easily one of the best parts of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Megaman?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Megaman</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BattleNetwork?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BattleNetwork</a> 3, if not the entire series.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/voiceover?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#voiceover</a> <a href="https://t.co/dB4Pv3mTdD">pic.twitter.com/dB4Pv3mTdD</a></p>— fuyuTONE (@_akiTONE_) <a href="https://twitter.com/_akiTONE_/status/1316954931375517698?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 16, 2020</a></blockquote><p><br />(For those of you who don't know yet, <a href="https://mobile.twitter.com/_akiTONE_/status/1143758332718669824">I sometimes do live reads on twitter to keep in shape, acting-wise</a>. Check 'em out as they turn up! I'll try to start mirroring them here or something, so they're not lost in the vast reaches of the twittersphere.) </p> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>akiTONEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17161613623920513311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025166062927969466.post-5402121028075789402020-10-10T22:00:00.003-04:002021-01-31T04:33:48.313-05:00Game on, TONE, for everlasting peace!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This was how I spent my birthday:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-EY8hOdkM88" width="320" youtube-src-id="-EY8hOdkM88"></iframe></div><br /><p>And in case you missed it, I did a super stream of Megaman 1-11, split across 2 days. Of note, I actually did a live read of 10, recorded on YT for future generations to enjoy:<br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IZvnVIsKiFg" width="320" youtube-src-id="IZvnVIsKiFg"></iframe></div><br />akiTONEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17161613623920513311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025166062927969466.post-69786230210451271732020-09-27T04:41:00.072-04:002021-01-31T05:02:47.793-05:00It's not the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine<p>It's been... quite a year, hasn't it?<br /><br />I know I have a nasty habit of just up and disappearing, but this time around, it's almost like the world was the one pulling a vanishing act.<br /><br />If anyone out there still comes here, and is reading this, I sincerely hope you're doing okay. Are you sleeping well? Getting enough to eat?<br /><br />Since we last got together, I tried to "hit the continue button", and in turn, to resume my life. But you ever experience a setback that causes you to lose a bunch of progress, and suddenly you're back at an earlier part of the game? That's what my brain did, and suddenly, I had all sorts of anxiety and negative thoughts floating around my head again, as if I was back almost a decade or so ago.<br /><br />And let me tell you, though my love for vintage anime and games is no secret, this was one point in the past I was absolutely fine not reliving.<br /><br />But since the pandemic started, I gradually shifted back into my super NEET habits, and ended up feeling like a mess for a while. But as of late, I feel like I'm slowly making my way back out. Everyone else is trying really hard to get through all this, so I have to do my best too.<br /><br />And so! I've decided to dust off the ol' blog and finally put some fun stuff on here, like the good ol' days.<br /><br />Since this is 2020, I figured I'd try something new, and just start embedding the stuff from twitter onto here. While I feel as though I've less worth really writing about these days, I feel as though some of the research I do for twitter at least should be somehow catalogued. I've got this blog, so I may as we get some use out of it, right?<br /><br />And so, I shall continue doing my thing, and spreading joy through the powers of prose, sound and gaming.<br /><br />... speaking of which, if you haven't already noticed about my move to twitter as my primary platform, I've been posting some gameplay and science now and then. Please feel free to like, subscribe, follow, and retweet!<br /><br /></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">I think I broke him. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VirtualOnOT?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VirtualOnOT</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/XboxShare?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#XboxShare</a> <a href="https://t.co/Cj7yaCFw04">pic.twitter.com/Cj7yaCFw04</a></p>— fuyuTONE (@_akiTONE_) <a href="https://twitter.com/_akiTONE_/status/1290354900434657280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><br /><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"Hey Duckie, ever hear of 'Slam Dancing'?"<br /><br />Found a fun AI loop in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FatalFury?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FatalFury</a> Special: if Duck is far enough from the player, he'll always try to Dancing Dive over a Power Wave (A). At the right distance, he'll land right into throw range. This can be repeated on wakeup.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NeoGeo?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NeoGeo</a> <a href="https://t.co/D5vAHAAbSK">pic.twitter.com/D5vAHAAbSK</a></p>— fuyuTONE (@_akiTONE_) <a href="https://twitter.com/_akiTONE_/status/1302718586327306242?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 6, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><br /><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"Father said to knock you out."<br />(No, you don't make friends by using charge shots.)<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Megaman?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Megaman</a> <a href="https://t.co/ej3tYKX6r1">pic.twitter.com/ej3tYKX6r1</a></p>— fuyuTONE (@_akiTONE_) <a href="https://twitter.com/_akiTONE_/status/1308040257502314504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 21, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><br /><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Wall Kicks Will Work.<br />Side Somersaults Sometimes Suffice.<br />A long jump is fine too.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SuperMario3DAllStars?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SuperMario3DAllStars</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NintendoSwitch?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NintendoSwitch</a> <a href="https://t.co/Ihn177OIxn">pic.twitter.com/Ihn177OIxn</a></p>— fuyuTONE (@_akiTONE_) <a href="https://twitter.com/_akiTONE_/status/1309966916908232704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 26, 2020</a></blockquote><p><br />A big thank you to you, dear reader, for reading this far, and to all of you who have been reading all this time. Please continue supporting me on my ventures. </p> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><p></p>akiTONEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17161613623920513311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025166062927969466.post-3977223853707601852019-09-08T06:08:00.002-04:002020-08-23T01:34:50.103-04:00Dragon Quest: Sempiternal Saga of the Scion of Salvation -Chapter 0-<div>-Ch. 0-</div><div>"Can't this wait until the baby is a little older?"</div><div>"I'm sorry. Please understand, peace requires sacrifice. For you, and our child's sake. Don't worry, I'll be back soon."</div><div><br /></div><div>These were the last words I remember hearing from my father, shortly before he departed from home. My father was the mighty hero, Ortega. He travelled the land on a crusade against the Archfiend. Then, one day, my mother and I were summoned to the castle. In contrast to the eternity that had seemingly passed since he had left home on his crusade, it took only a single, extremely sharp, and painful instant to realize he wouldn't be coming home. The King said that he had disappeared, and they couldn't find a trace of him. Grief stricken, my mother sobbed her acknowledgement of my mother's demise, but not before she turned to me and proclaimed through her tears, </div><div>"This child will carry on after Ortega!"</div><div><br /></div><div>Those were the last words I remember hearing from my mother, shortly before my life departed from any semblance of the word, "normal".</div><div><br /></div><div>My father was a mountain of a man, a veritable mass of muscle. But, as big as his biceps were, so was his heart. He was extremely loving, both towards us, his family, and everyone else in the kingdom. There were few who didn't know of the bravery, compassion, and might of the great Ortega, who also happened to be well-traveled, strong, and congenial. But above all else: Ortega was my father. It was extremely hard not to be proud of him. Yet, there were times I wanted nothing to do with him. I know it's a horrible, selfish feeling, and terribly rude to even think such things about the deceased, but when you're suddenly forced to become the savior of the world, everything changes. Even those you love and trust change.</div><div><br /></div><div>After my father's death, something changed within my mother. She was still the same kind, compassionate saint of a lady that I'd known until that day, but there was something... that just felt off. For starters, I wasn't allowed to play outside as much. Even if I had to chores that required me to go outside, I wasn't outside for long. Eerily enough, my mother never got cross in the event I took longer to come home, either by happenstance or choice, but she would always express that I should greater prioritize my return home. The only thing that would ever faze her is if I'd actually come home with even the faintest scratch. Then she'd fret and fuss over me as if I were some kind of egg that almost dropped onto the floor, then was caught at the very last minute.</div><div><br /></div><div>On the other hand, my grandfather became slightly more strict. I could remember a time when my grandfather was a sweet old man, always doting on his hero of a son, while regaling me with tales of my father's exploits, or other stories of intrigue about the world. Suddenly, story time began skew in favor of my father, and I began to hear less about the world. You could even say that my father became my world after while. If I ever requested a different story from my grandfather however, he'd quietly relent, an "Oh," would quietly escape his lips, and you could make out just the faintest glimmer of a tear forming in the corner of his eye. When I was young, I knew no better, but I caught on as the years went by.</div><div><br /></div><div>My mother and grandfather would take turns my schooling, which included my grandfather setting time aside to educate me in swordplay. Granted, he was quite old, so he couldn't offer an able sparring partner, but I learned as much as I could from what he was willing and able to teach me. Most children coming of age would refine their skills against each other, but I wasn't given much of an opportunity.</div><div><br /></div><div>When you're the child of a hero, people treat you differently. People seem to believe you can do anything; after all, it's in your blood. So why was it that after my father's death, everyone seemed to handle me... almost gingerly? In the times I decided to sneak out and play with other children my age, the atmosphere seemingly changed upon my arrival. Some kids were excited and eager to play or even playfully swashbuckle with the "child of Ortega". Some seemed intimidated by this, and felt almost apprehensive about approaching me. There were even others that outright avoided me. From what I could remember, this phenomenon began when my father died. It didn't stop at children either, it even reached the adults. While most were quick to greet me with the same kingdom-standard smile, I could feel the same bizarre atmosphere as when I was around the children of the kingdom. What was worse, is that adults were better articulating their thoughts.</div><div>"So young, what a fate..."</div><div>"Could it even be possible?"</div><div>"Poor child."</div><div>"Even the great Ortega couldn't do it, how could this child...?"</div><div>Perhaps they thought I was out of earshot? I didn't want to entertain the thought that they'd actually intended for me to hear their grievances.</div><div><br /></div><div>This was my life after the death of my father, Ortega. Forgive me for thinking ill of the dead; I know the kingdom is terrified, and my mother and grandfather miss him terribly. But what if the others were right? What if I'm not enough? If someone as incredible as my father was couldn't slay the Archfiend, what hope did someone like I have?</div><div><br /></div><div>On the final night of being 15 years of age, long after my grandfather retired to his bed and the moon rose through the sky, my mother crept into my room. Though she tried her best not to wake me, I couldn't help but notice an extra presence by my bedside. She sat down so gently and gradually, it was almost as if she was weightless. As it was dark, I could barely make out her features. The one thing I could, was the ever faintest shimmer on her face. Likewise, perhaps the darkness prevented her from making out my own features, and she proceeded to softly whisper, presumably to prevent me from stirring. I presumed as such because I didn't want to admit that my mother knew more than she let on; I didn't want to admit that my mother knew about all the times I'd snuck in extra outside time during my chores; I didn't want to admit that she knew all the things the kingdom had done and said to make me feel like an outcast; I didn't want to admit that she saw through how hard I'd been trying to meet the kingdom's, but most importantly her expectations. As the whispers faded into the air, and the air became still, I shifted in bed to face away from my mother. I didn't want her to think I'd been up past my bedtime. After all, I had an important day ahead of me.</div><div><br /></div><div>But most importantly, I didn't want to admit that I had a similar glimmer forming on my face in the corner of my eye, and I certainly didn't want to admit I'd heard everything she'd said.</div><div><br /></div><div>"Forgive me for wanting to keep you to myself. If I didn't know how to bid your father farewell, I certainly don't know how to do so for you. But I know you're going to do great things, so I must let you go. Just promise me you'll be safe..."</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I ended the last night of my 15th year of age silently promising my mother that she wouldn't have to worry.</div>akiTONEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17161613623920513311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025166062927969466.post-31390719365759095282019-04-06T01:35:00.002-04:002019-04-06T01:35:28.226-04:00No one ever tells you forever feels like home, sitting all alone inside your head<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sometimes I think about writing again, and how much I enjoy writing, and then I remember that I already do a lot of "writing" on <a href="https://twitter.com/_akiTONE_">twitter</a>, and that that should be fine.<br />
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It's not. I'm sorry for all 2 of you who have been waiting for me to write something remotely interesting again.<br />
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Even worse is the juxtaposition between this entry and the previous, amazingly hopeful entry, tonally. I don't even know where to start<br />
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I guess we start from that fateful summer?<br />
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Graduation time was a wonderful feeling. The rest of my life was going to begin, and it was going to start with making career moves. Stuff at the day job, stuff in freelance. After a summer of doing other things, I could finally find the strength to return to creative work.<br />
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It's honestly a bummer to get the triple whammy of having Hi Score Girl, Megaman 11, and JoJo Part IV officially casted without even getting a chance to audition or anything, but that's neither here nor there. I know it's not right to get upset over professional matters, but it's still a major bummer because those three things made up a huge part of who I am today. It's consolation that the person playing Haruo though is Johnny, which makes me really happy. (He plays a lot of my favorites, which is pretty funny in its own way.)<br />
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But it was basically everything I'd hoped for. I actually got to have friends come over, we did stuff, went on small ventures, got a lot of arcade time in, and it was amazing. I also got to spend a lot of my time with my dog, who was my bestest friend in the whole world.<br />
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... yes, I just wrote "was". That's because all dreams, no matter how wonderful, must come to an end. She was diagnosed with cancer in the fall. From there, any creative pursuits kind of ground to a halt. I still made a few things here and there, but my time was officially refocused towards enjoy what time we had left together.<br /><br />And you know what? It was almost perfect. It sucked watching her struggle with stuff she'd been doing just fine beforehand, but we got through. During that period, we just hung out in the family room, since she could no longer make it up onto the bed in my room. Despite that, she bore it all with a smile and wagging tail. If you didn't know, you couldn't tell. Stranger still, I also got to spend more time with my parents, and it was the closest I'd felt to family in a very long time. If you didn't know anything was wrong, you could've guessed we were having the times of our lives.<br />
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She left us in January. I vaguely remember starting to work out again, and things were looking up again. Though she was sick, we made the most of it. And then she was gone, along with whatever momentum my life was riding on at the moment.<br />
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It's been a while since then, and I've since gotten back to acting/editing, and occasionally working out. I've also managed <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/videos/397208271">a few new 1CC clears on some Fatal Fury games</a>, and that's always cool. One particular highlight is finally finishing the main quest on that cart of Dragon Quest III on the GameBoy that I got from my grandma ages ago. She got it for me when I was a kid, and I'd play it everywhere, until the battery suddenly died early on me. It sucked losing all those monster medals, but I eventually found the gumption to pick it up and finish it.<br />
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And y'know, that's basically been the theme these last few months. No matter how badly it hurt losing my original party and all the medals I'd collected before, I sat down and finished the game my grandma got me. On a different note, I finally got to rewatch the Fatal Fury TV specials and movie, after not having seen them since I was REALLY little. My dad got them on VHS in the 90s, which was quite some time ago, huh? In them, the hero, Terry Bogard, accidentally gets a girl killed, and eventually loses horribly in a fight. Across all 3 specials, we see him consumed and almost blinded by his drive to accomplish his goals, and mourn the loss of people important to him. We also see a pretty inspiring fall from grace and subsequent return to form. Finally, there's the recent release of Final Fantasy 7 on Switch, which I liked when I was younger. Of course, I shouldn't have to tell you that this is a story of a man who struggles with his sense of identity, as well as the sudden death of a friend (or lover, if that floats your boat).<br />
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It's kinda creepy that all these things about coping with loss come into my life at this time. Shoot, even Dragon Quest III was about vengeance and loss for a bit, wasn't it? It's been a while, so I tell myself I'm fine these days, but it still very much bothers me.<br />
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It's always been my MO to just lose myself in working on stuff, gaming, or wandering around, but without her around, a lot of this stuff feels more hollow than ever. For a long while, I've toyed with the idea of quitting my creative pursuits because it feels like nobody else really cares. I never seem to be in the right place at the right time, and the world seems to just turn without me. I don't make locals anymore due to work or working on creative stuff; my creative work never seems to gain any traction, so it's tempting to scratch the part of my brain that yearns for accomplishment by competing against others or brushing up on my skills in PvP games, rhythm, or difficult action games. But when she would pop out of nowhere, either to console me or because she just wanted to play, she'd remind me that life was still "fun". That everything would be alright if I just tried my best at whatever I was doing that day, and no matter how hectic or intense the day would get, it would end with her comfy and sleepy on my bed or somewhere nearby. Things would be okay.<br />
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I know it's weird to feel this way, considering this is the era where we can connect to all sorts of people via the internet, but accomplishing these things and not really having anyone to share in your growth, your failures, your fears and your dreams, is kinda lonely. I mean, you can just upload photos and videos of what you're up to, but is that guarantee anyone's actually listening? I could send my work or even my gameplay vids to the human beings I consider "friends", but is that a guarantee that they'll care or even check them out? Plus, you can never account for taste, and not everyone will "understand" what you do.<br />
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That's why it's pretty funny to think that a dog would, but she did. Empathy goes far beyond just being able to understand "art", or performance. What's amazing bout my dog, and a lot of animals in general, is that they're like emotional mirrors: they're empathetic towards your behavior and feelings. Maybe my girl didn't get what was going on, but she was excited because I was excited. She basically played off of the energy I was giving, and in that way, she was able to share in my accomplishments and frustrations.<br />
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Sometimes it feels like I don't have that anymore. I'm super happy for the people in my life, and all the life experiences we get to share. I'm even grateful for my e-friends who're always coming up with cool stuff every other day, and are often full of encouraging words and thoughts. I don't know, sometimes I feel like I don't wanna burden anyone with what goes on in my head. Yet, there she was. Like she could just smell whenever I had something on my mind. Even when she was alive, if I was in a horrible mood, I'd tell her, "not now", and shoo her away so she wouldn't have to see me at my worst. More often than not, she'd still hang around my closed door, supporting me whether I liked it or not. I was what I loved most about her.<br />
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I like to think I've grown these last few years, yet the more I grow and learn, the more I feel like there's so much more to go. Sometimes it's exciting to constantly find new heights to reach and shoot for. Sometimes it feels like it's never enough. But as of late, this pursuit seems hollow.<br />
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We're often told that we should sometimes do things just for ourselves. But at the end of the day, the best kind of joy is the kind that can be shared with others. Perhaps the reason why everything felt like it would be okay was because of her: no matter what I did or happened, it was something I could share with her.<br /><br />Thus, I'm left a bit conflicted. To be left alone with my thoughts and actions like this make me wonder what the point of it all is. At the same time, I'm fortunate enough to have people that are willing to lend a shoulder, but I'm afraid of overstepping my boundaries and breaking that shoulder clean off. I understand that the level of support my girl gave me was immeasurable, and to try and place that weight onto someone else would be unfair. Furthermore, I'd feel extremely guilty if I were ever to give anyone the impression that I was merely trying to recast the role she played in my life. So at the end of the day, I'm often left asking myself, "what the heck am I supposed to do?"<br />
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So day by day, bit by bit, breath by breath, I'm trying to move forward. Currently, I'm directing/editing a super cool project based on one of my favorite books, <a href="http://vgperson.com/other/mangaviewer.php?m=3">"Three Days of Happiness</a>. I'm also still cranking away on the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zngTjhBfPUk">X4 Re-Vocalize project</a>, I recently got a super hot technical tip that'll help me make the project more "comprehensive" like I originally wanted. (Thanks @acediez and the romhacking.net contributors!)<br />
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So don't worry about me. I'm still here, still doing stuff. I know from this entry, it may not sound that way, but if there's anything my gaming-addict lifestyle has taught me, it's this:<br />
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If you want to see the ending, you gotta keep playing 'til the end. This is especially true for anyone who's done co-op play: you gotta get to the end for the sake of everyone that's helped you get there.<br />
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... and if you want a "good ending", you have to try to make the most of the life you're given.<br />
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So in the time between the last entry, I've been pretty busy. For starters, I built myself an arcade cab-esque entertainment center. Check it out:</div>
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<br />I also rearranged the lab and put in another bookshelf, which let me nicely display my figures and books instead of just stacking things everywhere.<br />
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<br /><br />More importantly, I graduated from Uni. It was a pretty big undertaking. But with each milestone, I feel distracted. I don't wanna say each milestone isn't a big deal, but by the time I reach each one, I already have my eyes set on another goal.<br /><br />
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<br />And I've always been like this, working on or looking for the next big project or fun thing to do. As I was wrapping up uni, I was neck deep in voiceover projects (and trust me folks, you'll be getting your stuff soon, I promise), grad work, nerdy hobby news, and IRL shenanigans.<br /><br />
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<br />So while everyone else was all lost in the moment, and blown away by grad fever, I was thinking about the rest of my life. It's a horrible habit, and ironic considering my acting training has taught me to really engage and live in each moment. But every once in a while, I wake up with this feeling that screams, "What are you doing with your self," and, "are you happy right now?"<br /><br />
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<br />And now, more than ever, I've been actually pretty happy. Like, legitimately happy. This must be the fabled "honeymoon phase". When you finish a large project or come back from a journey, what's the first thing you wanna do? You wanna catch up on all the things you've missed. I told myself that I really missed acting, and due to finals projects and IRL happening, I put that aside, along with all my nerdy hobbies. Now that I'm out of Uni, I feel more strongly inclined to actually spend time with people.<br />
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Not like there's anything wrong with that, but I recently missed an audition, and a BIG one at that, and it made me feel the same way I did when I was at Uni. But at the same time, I can't help but feel happy to finally do things like build things, see friends, and play video games again. Really, my gaming mania makes my friends suggest I switch over to gaming journalism or critique. Hell, sometimes I muse about going back into design or writing. Really, I started out in voiceover because I wanted to be like Daisuke Ishiwatari, and design and develop my own game using my own talents. And then I go back to feeling odd and empty, like I'm not doing what I'm supposed to be doing.<br /><br />And that is the challenge of a creative, let alone someone who acts. To be good at what I do, I must gain life experience. But if I'm constantly out living life, when do I get a chance to be creative? For the first time in a long while, I'm actually rather happy. There's nobody else I'd rather be than me at the moment. We have a new Megaman (even though I'm not in it, which absolutely crushes my soul), there's a bunch of new mini consoles coming out, I have a fancy new cabinet to enjoy my games, I'm talking to people I haven't spoken to in a while, and now I'm finally moving on ahead.<br /><br />
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<br />... or so I think. The last few pieces of advice I've been getting lately by voiceover professionals that I've been speaking with is, "take it to the next level". And for a while, I've been really contemplating that. I still don't have a definite answer, other than the golden rule, "Keep at your craft, and let your love and passion guide you as you continue to play, grow, and learn". Hell, these days I just condense it into, "Keep doing cool things." But I think I truly do need to learn more. That or mingle with more important folks. So, I'm now changing gears again and flying off to learn from another pro. Who is it this time? That's a surprise. :p<br /><br />
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<br />I know I'm already hella unreliable, torn between things I'm asked of and the things I truly wanna do. If I want to prove I have the acting chops, I have to keep auditioning and working with others. More importantly, working with others also helps with networking, which is essential in this day and age. But I also want to do what I wanna do. And I'm confident that I can make it work, but some projects I cannot work alone on. I got lucky with my current one, but I can't Speed Racer everything. That's also too egotistic.<br /><br />
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<br />Plus, now that I'm out of school I have this overwhelming urge to just go back to playing. I don't want to go back to a NEET, of course, but I want to be able to live life and have friends. Truly, the personal draught of gaming and anime has ended. A new Megaman, a Kunio collection, and now the Hi Score Girl anime. My inner geek is getting fired up.<br /><br />As always, thank you for taking your time to read this, whoever you are. I'm sorry we don't talk as much these days.<br /><br />Don't want you to leave empty-handed, so check out some of my latest voiceover shenanigans:<br /><a href="https://twitter.com/_akiTONE_/status/1005272217217896448">NekoPara - Cramping</a><br /><br />As always, do be sure to check out the <a href="https://twitter.com/_akiTONE_">tweeter</a> to catch up on my latest shenanigans.<br /><br />'Til the next time.<br />
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<br />akiTONEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17161613623920513311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025166062927969466.post-54835789451399883722018-01-14T04:41:00.002-05:002018-01-14T04:44:10.173-05:00Let's catch a wave of change<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So Closers: Dimension Conflict is pretty good. Another game I wish had a hybrid online/offline mode so I can enjoy the story even if the online component disappears. The cast is really likeable, and I always enjoy a good beat-'em-up. I don't know if it's because of all the Dead Rising I played, but something about running in a mall doing cool stuff gets me going.<br />
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In work-related news, still recording and auditioning and stuff, but as always that's slowing down once school starts back up. I have such a large backlog of fun things I wanted to work on but put off due to school. It doesn't end. \(^o^)/<br />
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As mentioned on Twitter, X4's taking a bit of a break so I can enter the MikuExpo song contest again.<br />
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It seemed like a good idea at beginning of the month, until I realized that I haven't flexed my musical muscles in like... a really long time. But just you wait! It's time to put together what I've learned and create my magnum opus! Again!<br />
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In other news, did you guys see all the new games and stuff coming out? (OH MY GOD MEGAMAN.) It's like this year is making up twice as much for last year. (YESSSSSS MEGAMAN.) I saved so much because I didn't want anything. (MEGAMANMEGAMANMEGAMAN) Now I want everything...<br />
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Ah. That's the story of my life, isn't it? I want the world.<br />
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SEKAAAAAIIIIII DEEEEEEE ICHIBAN AKITONE-SAMA.<br />
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Good night.<br /><br /><br /><br />(Side-note: I'm thinking about changing up my signature Ai-Fi Runaways that I've been rocking. I wonder what the next set of phones will be? How exciting...!)akiTONEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17161613623920513311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025166062927969466.post-89514779626503685172017-12-23T06:12:00.001-05:002017-12-23T06:56:21.247-05:00Ruruka ririka rurarira rurara, don't hate me though I post so late<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Between my self-destructive logic and my desire to make fun things, I've let the poor blog get neglected! Again! (Holy geez, I only posted three times this year. Was it really that busy?!)</div>
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But that's a story for another day. So here's the downlow on X4:</div>
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In-game battle voices: 90% (Everything's recorded, it now needs to be injected into the game.)</div>
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Pre-battle intros: 70% (Iris and General need to wrap theirs up.)<br />
Cutscenes: 50% (A little more mastering and injection needs doing.)<br />
Sound engineer is elfing around: 95% of the time (I blame the Genmtendo Switch. Gunvolt and Fire Emblem are too addictive!!)<br />
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So we're almost at the finishing line! Finals have now ended, so please bear with us as we bring this project to a clean close!<br />
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... or so we thought.<br />
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Actually, I have an extra surprise for you:<br />
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The project doesn't just stop with a playable mod, as a bonus you'll also be getting the Maverick battle intros that unfortunately I couldn't figure out how to re-enable in-game.<br />
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There's also one more cool thing in store, but that'll have to wait until we finish the playable part first. I can't wait until you can give it a listen~</div>
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In other news, I found some interesting little tools recently for messing with PSX CD images. Someone a while back inquired about my making the mod playable on disc. At the time, I didn't think it could be done. But now, maybe I can give it a shot. Would you like to see that? I'd also like to give Megaman 8, Legends 2, and maybe even Eretzvaju a shot... but let's finish X4 first, shall we?</div>
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I also wanna finish working on those Ex-Aid and Gunvolt scenes. That'd be nice. I actually wanna take a stab at voicing some of the gameplay from GV2. The endgame scenes are just too much!<br />
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So that's that for now. Still busy as ever. One day I'll finish all my voiceover stuff and my backlog of videogames. *sigh*<br />
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Finals are over (for now), and Winter Recess has finally begun though! Maybe there's hope?! (Closers is finally in english...)<br />
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As always, follow me on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/_akitone_">twitter</a> for more fun shenanigans, like <a href="http://www.twitter.com/_akiTONE_/status/943229346591989760">this vid I made of Vegeta dancing</a>.<br />
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(Side-note: Oh yeah, and in case you somehow haven't heard yet, Megaman 11 is a thing! Woot woot! Sad I can't voice in it, but moar Megs is always a wonderful thing!)</div>
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So for those of you still following this thing that haven't noticed the sudden shift in activity to twitter, <a href="https://twitter.com/UnBalNzD/status/892400685253365761">leaps and bounds for the X4 redub project</a>.</div>
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8 bosses are basically recorded and almost done, though they could use some more leveling.<br />
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Colonel, Double, and Sigma are already recorded, they're still in the process of being mastered. The mavericks are going to be re-mastered after this, and then it's onto mastering the cutscenes!<br />
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We're almost there, really. Thanks for sticking around long enough to see it. (All 4 of you. Might be more now.)<br />
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And again, do check out <a href="https://twitter.com/_akiTONE_">twitter</a> for more awful, geeky jokes, pictures of food and toys, and general shenanigans.<br />
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In other news, Kamen Rider Ex-Aid is the bestest show ever, I have a bunch of the gashats now thanks to my total lack of self control. Fourze is cool too, it's very Starforce-esque.<br />
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See you folks at Splatfest!<br />
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Remember, raise those arms up on "E", and swing downwards on "Rin"!<br /></div>
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Ei-rin! Ei-rin! (Ei-rin! Ei-rin!)<br />Ei-rin! Ei-rin! (Ei-rin! Ei-rin!)<br />Ei-rin! Ei-rin! Ei-rin! Ei-rin! (Ei-rin! Ei-rin! Ei-rin! Ei-rin!)<br />Eirin~! (Ei-rin! Ei-rin! C'mon help me Eirin~!)</div>
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Ahh, whatever shall I do?!<br />With this arm that I raise towards the endless sky (Ei-rin! Ei-rin!)<br />Know that you are my beloved moon<br />inside-out my imperishable moon (C'mon help me Eirin!)<br />Oh, hurry over quick<br />as this arm swings towards the earth with all my might (Ei-rin! Ei-rin!)<br />can you hear me sending out this sign<br />Eirin just for you this is my sign</div>
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Eirin Eirin come save me please<br />I cry out throughout the day<br />aimless timeless the hourai<br />elixir drinkers all bear this fate</div>
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Reisen Tewi must still be out<br />for the pair's nowhere to be seen<br />Who could it be now that's come to these grounds<br />out to get me oh no</div>
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(Eirin Eirin c'mon help me Eirin!)<br />Eirin Eirin c'mon help me Eirin!<br />(Eirin Eirin c'mon help me Eirin!)<br />Hurry over quick!</div>
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So, here I've come to help!<br />Following your arm raised towards the endless sky (Ei-rin! Ei-rin!)<br />Know that you are my beloved girl<br />indulgent, yet still my beloved girl (C'mon help me Eirin!)<br />Hey now, I am in a rush!<br />as your arm swings towards the earth with all your might (Ei-rin! Ei-rin!)<br />I can you hear you sending out your sign<br />Eirin please help me Eirin</div>
akiTONEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17161613623920513311noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025166062927969466.post-180552945486416582016-12-31T11:44:00.000-05:002016-12-31T23:47:50.946-05:00Eirin! Save me from 2016!<div>
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Ending 2016 on a fun note, here's a surprise songlation nobody (myself included) saw coming! "<a href="https://twitter.com/UnBalNzD/status/815405977591775233">Help Me, Erinnnnnn!!</a>" originally by Cool X Create!<br />
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It's been stuck in my head since the summer, and now it's become a songlation. Who would have thought?<br />
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A proper release on YT and blog post will follow shortly. Happy 2017 everyone!</div>
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Happy 29th Mega-versary! Has it really been that long?!<br />
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To celebrate, the X3 audio mod I did a while back is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfh1hPmDEWo">now available for download</a>!<br />
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Speaking of, you guys see the 66-Action mini figures? Smol-nutt is mega adorbs~!</div>
akiTONEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17161613623920513311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025166062927969466.post-46308644215283013712016-11-11T23:58:00.003-05:002016-11-12T00:24:04.914-05:00Don't call it a comeback, I've been here for years<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So, it's been kinda quiet, huh?<br />
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I know the usual thing is:<br />
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>Take forever to make something<br />
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>Post about it a few days after it's been published<br />
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>Disappear for a while to do IRL stuff<br />
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But I think the gaps between posts have been getting bigger and bigger, huh?<br />
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I sometimes worry I don't have anything left worth to say. Every post slowly becomes a bunch of characters all out of context.<br />
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... wait, did I just quote one of my one songs? Oh goodness, maybe there's some hope after all.<br />
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In any case, if you haven't checked 'em out yet, a few of the tracks off of "vocalize" have been updated on <a href="http://unbalnzd.newgrounds.com/audio/">newgrounds</a>, and even mirrored onto <a href="https://soundcloud.com/unbalnzd">soundcloud</a>.<br />
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Still trying to find some time crank the last half of vocalize out. Almost theeeeere~<br />
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On the IRL side I'm back in school, and it's been eating up a huge chunk of my time. (Am I the eternal student? Like Kyo Kusanagi? Or Kintaro Oe???) And you know how I usually slow my roll during school so that I can get school stuff done? Well, school just domineered the remaining chunk I used to dedicated to creative stuff. It's been a pretty harrowing experience.<br />
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But maybe I'll come back Saiyan strong after this. Who knows.<br />
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The fact that all these fun things keep releasing isn't helping. I broke study time to play GV2 (<a href="https://twitter.com/UnBalNzD/status/792184510586744832">oh it was so, so good</a>), but I can't keep doing it for BlazBlue, Project DIVA X, SeHa Girls, Shantae, KoF, and Pokémon.<br />
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... I'm a horrible liar, I totally unlocked a bunch of the easy-peasy trophies for Central Fiction the other night.<br />
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Oh, and Dr. Strange was cool too.<br />
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Argh, my willpower is fading. Winter break needs to hurry up and get here.<br />
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So 'til next time, space cowpokes. We'll Mau Mau in the next episode.<br />
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(Bonus shot of my Spidey suit shoot that we did shortly before NYCC as a field run for the thing. As much as I rag on the old Spidey movie trilogy, I do enjoy 2 a lot. I think it's obvious which part of the movie was my favorite.)</div>
akiTONEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17161613623920513311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025166062927969466.post-85472659616029988052016-10-14T23:59:00.000-04:002016-11-12T00:04:00.986-05:00And now we're back from our trip through the multiverse<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's amazing, it like, never fails. I always somehow ended up dreadfully sick after NYCC. But the throes of demise won't snatch me up!<br /><br />... at least, not until I get this exam and all this other stuff taken care of. I'm too busy to die!<br />
On another note, just wanna throw out the heads up that <a href="https://twitter.com/UnBalNzD">I'm back on twitter,</a> so feel free to look at my pictures of my toys, listen to my musings, or go yell at me to go work on stuff faster.<br />
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Or maybe even request me for a job. That totally works too.<br />
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That's all for now, we'll catch you on the flipside.<br />
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(P.S. If you were at NYCC '16, I was Spidey this year. If you've got footage of me tussling with the Sinister 6, feel free to send it to <strike>me</strike> J Jonah Jameson at the Daily Bugle. I wanna see how <strike>they came out</strike> how much of a public menace that Web-head is!)<br />
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<br />akiTONEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17161613623920513311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025166062927969466.post-76940815977729704192016-07-07T21:32:00.002-04:002016-07-07T21:32:30.673-04:00Repressed desires layer the atmosphereHere's to the star-crossed lovers out there, "ShootingStar". Check it out on <a href="http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/512666">Newgrounds</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aBxjku7TJY">YouTube</a>.<br /><br />Lyrics:<br />
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[ShootingStar]<br />
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Reach out and cast a wish up above<br />let's immerse ourselves in the sea of<br />the sky dyed blue by many a gaze<br />of a lonely heart in disarray<br />
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Swimming amongst desires and dreams<br />The stars when blessed with wishes they gleam<br />An etheral network of seeking souls<br />searching for somewhere we're not alone<br />
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there are some things inexplicable<br />these feelings are unpredictable<br />thoughts of you occur spontaneously<br />intrinsic urges instantaneously<br />
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distance between hearts<br />indecision orbiting<br />true intentions are eclipsed<br />honesty locked behind lips<br />
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Repressed desires layer the atmosphere<br />
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shine upon the dark<br />beaming beacon beckons me<br />features like a constellation<br />drawn to traces of your face and<br />
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I'll chase after you like a shooting starakiTONEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17161613623920513311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025166062927969466.post-24240631314115982622016-05-14T00:29:00.004-04:002016-05-14T00:29:57.152-04:00Spending time in circles, watching the seasons cycleLong time no post, right? As always, IRL each day keeps the (Un)BalNz'D away...<br /><br />Fun fun stuff though coming your way soon! Promise! Hopefully this time I can prep something REALLY cool for Rock Day (PROTIP: 6/9 for those not in the know)!<br /><br />In any case, let me get around to posting the lyrics to <a href="http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/656304">the</a> <a href="http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/656306">songs</a> <a href="http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/656307">from</a> "Lyrical Affectation", as well as the new piece, "<a href="http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/681391">B-side</a>".<br />
<br />[<a href="http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/656304">Velveteen Bestfriend</a>]<br />
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Hey how you doin' been a while since we've talked<br />tell me, you got a second<br />do you remember the day that you did me wrong?<br />tell me, do you regret it<br />
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rememberin' the days<br />you took me everywhere you went<br />rememberin' the days<br />and time together that we spent<br />rememberin' the day<br />that you suddenly just left<br />rememberin' days<br />wasted wondering where you went<br />
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I don't wanna spend my whole life<br />sitting on your shelf<br />I don't wanna rot inside this box<br />while you're with someone else<br />I don't wanna lie forgotten<br />here beside the bed<br />I don't wanna be forgotten<br />even in your head<br />
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So I've been doin' just fine here on my own<br />tell me, are you the same<br />Sometimes I wonder if we're better off alone<br />tell me, are you the same<br />
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rememberin' the days<br />you took me everywhere you went<br />rememberin' the days<br />and time together that we spent<br />rememberin' the day<br />that you suddenly just left<br />rememberin' days<br />wasted wondering where you went<br />
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I don't wanna spend my whole life<br />sitting on your shelf<br />I don't wanna rot inside this box<br />while you're with someone else<br />I don't wanna lie forgotten<br />here beside the bed<br />I don't wanna be forgotten<br />even in your head<br />
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promise me, promise me<br />can you promise me one thing<br />even when, playtime's done<br />and it's time to move on<br />that you won't, that you won't<br />please promise that you won't<br />please don't<br />
<br />forget about me<br />
forget about me<br />
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I don't wanna spend my whole life<br />sitting on your shelf<br />I don't wanna rot inside this box<br />while you're with someone else<br />I don't wanna lie forgotten<br />here beside the bed<br />I don't wanna be forgotten<br />again <br />
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[<a href="http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/656306">going nowhere</a>]<br />
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Let go from the hands of time<br />I've lost my grip thus my descent begins<br />Can you please tell me how<br />far I've fallen?<br />
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I'm going nowhere fast<br />so lost without a frame of reference<br />everything's the same<br />and so I've lost my way<br />
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tell me which way that I'm going?<br />I can't tell, no way of knowing<br />one step forwards two steps backwards<br />don't remember what comes after<br />
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everything fading to nothing<br />trying hard just to feel something<br />is there something that I'm missing?<br />I can't seem to tell the difference<br />
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spending time in circles<br />watching the seasons cycle<br />world moves unrelenting<br />as I lay still<br />
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older but never wiser<br />breathing yet barely alive<br />how far is tomorrow?<br />
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Buried deep in the sands of time<br />I bear the crushing weight of the world<br />Can you please tell me how<br />deep I've sunk in?<br />
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Buried in the past<br />I'm lost beneath the changing future<br />swept up by the waves<br />of change that come my way<br />
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tell me which way that I'm going?<br />I can't tell, no way of knowing<br />one step forwards two steps backwards<br />don't remember what comes after<br />
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everything fading to nothing<br />trying hard just to feel something<br />is there something that I'm missing?<br />I can't seem to tell the difference<br />
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spending time in circles<br />watching the seasons cycle<br />world moves unrelenting<br />as I lay still<br />
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older but never wiser<br />breathing yet barely alive<br />how far is tomorrow?<br />
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Wandering round in circles<br />faces places people cycle<br />world keeps turning still unchanging<br />I'm the same still<br />
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grown older ever dimmer<br />waiting for the future's glimmer<br />how bright is tomorrow<br />
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spending time in circles (Wandering round in circles)<br />watching the seasons cycle (faces places people cycle)<br />world moves unrelenting (world keeps turning still unchanging)<br />as I lay still (I'm the same still)<br />
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older but never wiser (grown older ever dimmer)<br />breathing yet barely alive (waiting for the future's glimmer)<br />how far is tomorrow? (how bright is tomorrow)<br />
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[<a href="http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/656307">Endless Obscurity</a>]<br />
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Wanting to make a difference<br />in a world that could care less<br />running on dreams<br />you'll fall through as you awake<br />
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hide in imagination<br />asocial depravation<br />your head is safe<br />as long as you don't open up<br />
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lie to myself and everyone around me<br />blurring the lines of truth with my delusion<br />playing a part as if I were an actor<br />losing my self in a role that I play too well<br />
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tracing from the design to draw conclusions<br />reading between the lines I find a purpose<br />cast as expendable like all the others<br />losing my self amongst the others<br />
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These words that I've held onto<br />for so long have failed to reach you<br />sentenced to fade into endless obscurity<br />
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This voice of mine just falters<br />never making sounds that matter<br />there's no sense wasting any breath on me<br />
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lyrical affectation<br />rhythmic self deprication<br />sweet saccharine sound<br />a high reached from feeling down<br />
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rampant imagination<br />feelings in isolation<br />your head is safe<br />as long as you just keep it shut<br />
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lie to myself and everyone around me<br />blurring the lines of truth with my delusion<br />playing a part as if I were an actor<br />losing my self in a role that I play too well<br />
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tracing from the design to draw conclusions<br />reading between the lines I find a purpose<br />cast as expendable like all the others<br />losing my self amongst the others<br />
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These words that I've held onto<br />for so long have failed to reach you<br />sentenced fade into endless obscurity<br />
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This heart of mine just wavers<br />beats play but no rhythm is heard<br />there's no sense wasting any more breath<br />
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the contents of my head<br />are slowly surely slipping out<br />
I try to hold on to<br />what's left inside but there's not much<br />
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I stop and try to hear you<br />but there is no sound getting through<br />everything fades into endless obscurity<br />
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This voice of mine just falters<br />never making sounds that matter<br />there's no sense wasting any more breath<br />
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These words that I've held onto<br />for so long have failed to reach you<br />and so they fade into endless obscurity<br />
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This heart of mine just wavers<br />beats play but no rhythm is heard<br />there's no sense wasting any more breath on me<br />
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[<a href="http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/681391">B-side</a>]<br />
<br />Good morning<br />while the world's still snoring<br />cover up the dark with sunshine<br />
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Hey people<br />nice to get to see you<br />leave me on my way to nowhere<br />
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This city<br />everyone's so busy<br />nobody has time for no one<br />
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so lonely<br />but we keep on going<br />life itself's an oxymoron<br />
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moving breathing smiles concealing<br />truth and lies and hearts unfeeling<br />lose yourself to stimulation<br />too much information<br />
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laughing crying living dying<br />somewhere in between I find me<br />lying to myself like always<br />I say today I will<br />
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Wake up and stop feeling<br />awful maybe by tomorrow<br />I can face the<br />two faced monster in the mirror<br />
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But it seems as if though<br />yesterday is hell bent on<br />catching me I do believe<br />my past denies me any futureakiTONEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17161613623920513311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025166062927969466.post-29550816277227135172016-01-25T11:45:00.001-05:002016-01-25T11:50:44.237-05:00I've got a lot of catching up to do with my schoolwork, *Hyork*!<div data-contents="true">
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<span data-offset-key="4gicu-0-0"><span data-text="true">Every once in a while, I get an insatiable craving to replay one of my favorite videogames. After all, that's why they're my favorites. And it's not to challenge myself or anything, it's just for fun. The only goal is to complete the game at my own pace and relieve stress. Total catharsis. </span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="4tr31-0-0"><span data-text="true">It's been a year since I've started at my current hospital job. Around the same time, one of my game cravings kicked in and I started a new file for Earthbound. </span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="crrae-0-0"><span data-text="true">While I was training (for work), I managed to work my way through roughly 1/3 of the game. Eventually, I put the game down for a bit due to things getting busy between cons, testing, and the holidays. Eventually spring semester started up, and before you knew it, finals were over and I finished participating in the Voice Monkeys panel at AnimeNEXT. </span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="rtr0-0-0"><span data-text="true">During the summer, I finally got myself a proper laptop to work on my audio projects while on the go. To break it in, I also threw in some emulators along with my audio software. This was a prime opportunity to resume Earthbound. Over the summer, I ended up playing through another third, and racked up a ton of hours at work doing coverage. I remember there was a week or two where I did nothing but go to work, sleep, and play Earthbound to blow off steam in between all the overtime. </span></span><br />
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<span data-offset-key="dt59b-0-0"><span data-text="true">And then fall semester set in, and I went back to the daily grind. Another birthday come and gone, and another annual NYCC trip conquered. </span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="4mn0r-0-0"><span data-text="true">And then the holidays came. As I wrapped up the semester, I got the opportunity to think long and hard about the past year, and the next direction my life should take as I'm wrapping up my time here at my current college. And as of late, I've been busy trying to work on filing another college app to continue my collegiate career, getting things back in order around the house post-school and holiday shenanigans, and prepping for this (hopefully actual) last semester. </span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="80jig-0-0"><span data-text="true">In a fit of insomnia, I ended up finishing the last third of Earthbound. And for those of you who aren't familiar with the game, you're given the opportunity to walk around the game's locales to experience the victory and aftermath of your journey after beating the final boss. And being a moderately sized RPG for its time, the victory lap can take a while. Despite beating the game thoroughly years ago, I found myself taking the scenic route home. I do this sometimes IRL too. Just to break the monotony of the daily grind and experience new things. </span></span><br />
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<span data-offset-key="b7pkk-0-0"><span data-text="true">And it was during my journey home towards the little town where this journey began, I began to think about my real life journey over the past year. All the figure campouts, recording sessions, hangouts with friends, tough work weeks, stressful exams, and too close for comfort deadlines. An untold story of a quiet yet eventful journey over the span of a year. </span></span><br />
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<span data-offset-key="56smj-0-0"><span data-text="true">I didn't realize it then, but I'd found some sort of stability in life. No more wondering if I'd finish school, or suffering through an awful retail job. No more wondering if I'd even get work hours for the week. No more wondering if I was good enough to record or write anything. </span></span><br />
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<span data-offset-key="akbeq-0-0"><span data-text="true">I'm finally in a solid and steady job at a hospital, where I'm being considered for a better position and bump in hours. I'm finally finishing my current degree. And I finally beat Earthbound. </span></span><br />
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<span data-offset-key="1pgk0-0-0"><span data-text="true">And then I finally got some sleep.</span></span></div>
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akiTONEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17161613623920513311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025166062927969466.post-67389616151937712872015-11-28T03:14:00.001-05:002015-11-28T19:43:21.989-05:00Lyrical Affectation: Feelings in IsolationThe MikuExpo contest is over! To nobody's surprise, I didn't win or place. So no free goodies for me.<br />
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However, YOU out there are still winners because the end of the contest means I can start mirroring all my stuff for your listening pleasure on sites other than Soundcloud.<br />
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Here's the lineup for "Lyrical Affectation":<br />
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<span data-offset-key="9eltf-0-0"><span data-text="true"><a href="http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/656306">http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/656306</a></span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="9b6jn-0-0"><span data-text="true"><a href="http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/656307">http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/656307</a></span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="34i9m-0-0"><span data-text="true"><a href="http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/656159">http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/656159</a></span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="tgkd-0-0"><span data-text="true"><a href="http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/656163">http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/656163</a></span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="1lio5-0-0"><span data-text="true"><a href="http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/656164">http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/656164</a><br /><br />See you later, space cowboys!</span></span></div>
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akiTONEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17161613623920513311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025166062927969466.post-55642592894221163422015-11-19T00:00:00.000-05:002015-11-19T00:00:02.510-05:00Lyrical Affectation: Rhythmic Self-depricationMonths ago, there was a contest held by Crypton where the winner would be featured in the 2016 MikuExpo tours. I entered the contest and wrote 3 songs:<br />
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<a href="https://m.soundcloud.com/unbalnzd/velveteen-bestfriend">Velveteen Bestfriend</a><br />
<a href="https://m.soundcloud.com/unbalnzd/going-nowhere">going nowhere</a><br />
<a href="https://m.soundcloud.com/unbalnzd/endless-obscurity">Endless Obscurity</a><br />
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The three of them form a quasi-single I like to call <i>Lyrical Affection</i>, in addition to telling a short story.<br />
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<i>Lyrical Affectation</i> is also something if a special project that used songwriting ideas I'd been holding onto for quite a few years now. I'm sure the younger me would've been happy to know that these ideas finally saw the light of day, especially for such a big occassion.<br />
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So, give 'em a listen! They're really good, and something of a departure from the usual sound as of late. (2 are pop/rock, the other is another R&B jam.)akiTONEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17161613623920513311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025166062927969466.post-91542318992950407582015-11-18T02:27:00.000-05:002015-11-18T02:27:00.526-05:00Inside Out: Nobody Knows How To Work With Feelings Quite Like PixarInside Out was cute. It's a very interesting movie.<br />
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It's very meta, and it's not so overt that it comes off as obnoxious, but it was a little hard to enjoy without wearing my thinking cap.<br />
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The movie is actually a cute way of introducing a really abstract concept to kids, but it also serves as a beautiful reminder to the older folks that we should be grateful our heads work so much more smoother than a child's.<br />
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Honestly, I tried my best to not look at this objectively, but given the subject matter it was hard not to.<br />
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As I proceeded to dissect this movie, I began to compare the concepts presented here with the basic psychological concepts I've learned throughout my twenty or so years of living. The movie made so much sense, but it got to the point where it felt like I was chewing a piece of juicy fruit: everything was swell and beautiful and wonderful for the first few scenes, then the rest was kind of just there.<br />
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I mean, if I wasn't sentimental, I'd probably not care for the latter 2/3 of the movie. But I do get it, change is hard. Life is tough when it feels like your self isn't around, and your head is essentially on auto pilot with your id running rampant up there.<br />
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As the movie went on, I came to realize what made this movie special: there comes a time in every kid's life where your head goes outta whack and you forget what it's like to feel. When basic concepts begin to no longer make sense and when everything you know just isn't enough to get by. I believe some of you may know this phenomenon as "puberty".<br />
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In adolescence, your brain's chemistry changes. If we were to use another hockey metaphor, it's the equivalent to experimenting to find which players work best together to form effective strings. And once you have a good set of strings worked out, your team should flow better. After adolescence, your brain learns how to balance your emotions so that you can function more effectively.<br />
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And guess what happens by the end of Inside Out?<br />
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If you compare the way Riley's head works compared to the heads of the other characters, you'll see how much more organized the older characters' heads seem. And that's probably what my head looks like now too, and for that I'm grateful. I do not miss how ridiculous and emotional I used to be as a teen.<br />
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Overall, I think I had more fun analyzing the movie. The aesthetics and sound are quite pleasing, as par course for Pixar. However, I really do think that the subject matter plays a HUGE factor in recommending this movie.<br />
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Would I show it to a kid? Probably. Most of it might go over a kid's head, but you'd be surprised at how perceptive a kid can be. Also, what kid doesn't like things that are vividly colorful and shiny? But would I watch this with other adults? It highly depends on who I'm seeing it with, given its nature. Even though it's an solidly written animated feature, it's still very artsy and meta. I've seen enough college students complain about their psychology, sociology, and intro to fine arts classes to know that not everyone is as open to nerding out over this kind of stuff like some of us are.<br />
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(Side-note: I found the emotions all conversing over Riley's observations to be insanely hilarious. The writers totally hit home for these scenes. Personally, I'd like to think my brain's vocal staff consists of Vash the Stampede, Travis Touchdown, Squall Leonhart, Yuusuke Urameshi, and '94 Spider-man. That, or the multiple Style Changed Megaman clones from Ryo Takamisaki's Rockman.EXE manga.)akiTONEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17161613623920513311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025166062927969466.post-58861578608577248032015-08-31T23:59:00.001-04:002015-09-01T00:00:05.819-04:00My birthday game is almost as bad as Lloyd Irving's...It's Miku's Birthday! ... well, whatever's left of it anyway.<br />
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I know kept saying, "I'm gonna finish 'vocalize'," and, "Don't worry, it'll be out soon!"<br />
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Well, here we are. It's already Miku's birthday, and it's STILL not done yet. I feel like that Lloyd from Tales of Symphonia. "Don't worry Colette! I'll finish it soon!"<br />
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... yeah right.<br />
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But! Today is a day of celebration, not a day to beat myself up over how amazingly unpunctual I am!<br />
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Last year, I wrote a song for Miku's birthday. I was thinking, "how does one outdo a song as a birthday present?"<br />
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The answer: A concert!<br />
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... but that's not happening any time soon. (Would be cool though.) So instead, I decided to touch up some of my VOCALOID-based works, and release them on one handy-dandy package in the form of the EP "vocalize".<br />
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Yes, the very same "vocalize" I've been talking about for a long while now.<br />
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In celebration of Miku's birthday, we decided to roll out the tracks on NG as they're done. Here's what's been uploaded/updated throughout the day:<br />
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<a href="http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/641929" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">re:valid8me</a><br />
<a href="http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/641956" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Midnight Mind Racer</a><br />
<a href="http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/484783" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Even If I'm Imaginary</a><br />
<a href="http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/512662" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bORDERS</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/586404" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">vocalize</a><br />
<a href="http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/534666" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">turn it off.</a><br />
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Again, sorry to keep all of you waiting. When all the tracks are finally uploaded, they'll also be mirrored at YouTube, the videos will feature the fancy cover art made specially for this release.<br />
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... yeah, I'll be doing a special illustration for the EP. Wouldn't be a proper EP if didn't have album art, right?<br />
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So that said, Happy Birthday dearest Lab Partner. A big thank you to you and all of the folks out there who listen to our music, and for patiently putting up with my unbelievably unprofessional self.<br />
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Here's to many more fun years of music and shenanigans.</div>
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