Preliminary Battle X (B)

Granasaber - Standard orchestral with some nice parts. I have to pay too much attention to these kind of tracks to find all the little nice parts though. The downside of paying too much attention to the moment is that everything before is lost immediately. That's why most orchestral tracks are hardly memorable for me, although they are nice for the moment. Finally, today I figured out, why I don't like most of them beyond normal. Victory.

Hunt a Soul - represents the mediocrity of Guilty Gear in my opinion. Too short, and just straight concentrating on performance. I just mean that there are better Guilty Gear tracks out there, with more development and initial substance to begin with.

Astaroth - very strange track... but it's strangely compelling and I like it.

To the Ancient Land - ehh... look the my explanation above. Although, I like this one slightly better than Granasaber.

I must agree that SotC's "Prologue" didn't strike me much initially but after hearing it together with the game's opening sequence, I couldn't help but listen to the track with wonderment. Suddenly, the track made a lot of sense and I could aprpeciate how the track successfully captured the solitude and haunting beauty of the game's vast landscapes.

"Astaroth" also didn't leave a strong impression when I first heard it but after the playing the battle in which it makes its appearance, I gained a great interest in the piece. Kudos for the Asian flair and instrumentation.