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I still enjoy the crazy violins

Btw, I’m at the orphanage now and I have an ether doubler! Aerods are fun

I actually really enjoy most of his battle themes, except CT’s regular battle. Sure, he goes all out with the more important boss fights, but I really enjoy that subtle constant-tension loop in Xenogears’ battle themr

Yeah, JRPGs need more battle tracks. The only thing I’m dreading about Xenoblade X is the fact that Black Tar is the only normal battle theme. And I like Black Tar.

Also, I just noticed something very interesting about the Xenogears battle theme. I know a lot of people hate it for some reason, but I really dig it. When you listen to it, it gives you the impression of going in circles with a constant buildup of tension but no clear resolution. And this is done in typical Mitsuda, non-functional fashion - there is no tonic. The chords build tension but never get resolved. Pre-dominants become dominants which become pre-dominants again, and this really keeps you on your toes throughout because there really isn’t a moment where you can just take a moment to relax. It’s glorious.

Okay so I just watched the Millennium crossover episode and at the very end, Scully and Mulder finally got together. And I think they actually did a good job on this because the next episode is all about the paranormal mystery and nobody really mentions what’s happened, but you can see the subtle difference in how they y’all to each other. I think they were really worried they’d alienate the non-shipping fan base and ultimately, I think the approach they took really works.

I remember my mom watching both series religiously. I was also scared of both as a kid

Working on a reply for you btw! Should have it ready by tomorrow

Yeah, I get that, but I feel like that’s all still there. Like, the season 6 finale/season 7 premiere three-parter was awesome with its ancient astronaut plot line coming in. Felt really fitting now that I’m playing Xenogears And really, up to season five, I agreed with you but with how endearing season six was, the progression to romance really feels natural.

We watched one episode of Millennium and while it was cool, we decided we really wanna keep watching X-files, so we’ll leave that for another time

Okay so we just finished season six and started season seven, though we’ll probably take a break here to watch Millennium. Overall, we thoroughly enjoyed the season. It really didn’t have a lot of bad or boring episodes - like, two at most. The best thing was that pretty much every episode, from the mythology to the MOTW episodes, had a more or less overt focus on Mulder and Scully’s feelings for each other. Whether it’s characters being parallels to how they should just get it on already themselves or just seeing how much their bond transcends pretty much anything else seen on TV, whether you interpret it as romantic or not (and I really can’t see how you could see it as anything but that at this point, and I was a Mulder-Scully-romance-skeptic from day one), I loved it so much and I feel CHEATED that they didn’t bring us a resolution to that in the finale/7thbseason premiere. I really hope that they do get together pretty soon because I don’t think another season so brimming with sexual tension would impress me as much as this one.

I just beat the sewers and thought they were pretty fun, actually! I have no idea where that criticism comes from.

Really jealous you got Ravness, since she looks really cool and I love that she’s an Agrias expy but she sadly does in the non-law routes

It’s true. You can tell the team was inexperienced but they still did a hell of a good job making a game that’s really immersive and just gets you hooked. I’m currently in Nortune and Rico has just joined me to clear the sewers.