real Emotion / 1000 Words

 

Review by · June 4, 2004

We Americans got a different performer for the X-2 Vocals, one Jade from Sweetbox. The Japanese gamers got to hear the lovely voice of Kumi Koda.

I’ve heard a lot of debate about who performs these vocal tracks better: some say Koda, others say Jade. Of course, it’s easy to argue that nothing can beat the original (to which I say “compare FF1&2 OST to the Symphonic Suite”). Anyway, after listening enough times, I’ve determined that despite the less-than-inspiring lyrics, Jade’s versions are more palatable to my tastes.

However, these tracks aren’t without their merits. Compared to the OST tracks, these songs are full-size versions, which makes a significant difference for the track “real Emotion”, which now has a second verse added.

Standard with all vocal singles are the Karaoke tracks, so you can sing in Japanese with all your friends and then feel bad about it the next day in school!

Honestly, I’m not too impressed by this single, but if you like the Japanese versions of the songs, having the full versions is always worthwhile. Listen to the samples, and make your decision. That’s the best (and most common) advice I can give.

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Patrick Gann

Patrick Gann

Therapist by day and gamer by night, Patrick has been offering semi-coherent ramblings about game music to RPGFan since its beginnings. From symphonic arrangements to rock bands to old-school synth OSTs, Patrick keeps the VGM pumping in his home, to the amusement and/or annoyance of his large family of humans and guinea pigs.