It finally arrived! I've been waiting for 3 weeks!!
and that was actually the first time I really hated Spring Festival, the shipment was delayed due to the holiday, then plus the regular airmail, I had to wait for 3 weeks starting from its official release date. Anyway, since it's free shipping, I won't complain about the 2 weeks.
The collection box. Like a huge dictionary. The red ribbon that serves as bookmark is placed at the very bottom for taking stuff out.
And, everything inside: Top is the 9-CD box. Bottom from left to right, a hardback book of back stories from hymmnos, lyrics book, booklet of the three new songs, leaflet of this product.
Indeed gorgeous!
However, there are things I don't like that much from the box.
- I can't rip songs from the playbutton.
- there are typos in booklet. （￣□￣；）！！
- comments from the original booklets are gone......!!
- hymmnos in the DVD are not in full size, not all songs are included, A.T.3 isn't there at all, and the scrolling lyrics are not synchronised with melody.
- the promotion video in the DVD are not trimmed perfectly -- at least they should use crossfade if a piece of melody is longer than video.
- lyrics booklet could have a harder cover. I don't dare to turn pages roughly.
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About the three new songs.
The "sound badge", a.k.a. playbutton, being placed onto the new song's booklet. Preeetty but can't rip music inside of it... I'd prefer a CD!!
Kurt hymneth 外典～失われていた詩～ / The Lost Hymmnos
1. Akiko Shikata as Chroche - METHOD_ALTERNATION/.
2. Haruka Shimotsuki as Luca - EXEC_VISIONDANCE_PLUGINs/.
3. Noriko Mitose as Jakuri - EXEC_DISHADOW_includes.Ex_VANISLAND/.
If sorting by how much I like them, that should be 3 = 1 > 2 -- never changes since I tried the samples.
Although I never like the tsundere-Chroche in game, I like her hymmnos songs. Akiko's newest masterpiece, Chroche's trial at 13, the conversation with Infel.
In Haruka's case, the song is good, but not loopable to me. A song dedicating to the new continent Metafalica.
Noriko's one is definitely another masterpiece. The beginning acappella and middle "noise" multi-track chorus are awesome. Jakuri's lullaby for herself after returning to Eolia's tower, interwove with Syurelia's voice.
The three new songs are all "from" A.T.2; good thing, that I've finished A.T. 1 and 2 stories, and now in the middle of A.T.3 story.
Everytime when a hymmnos comes in game, I get excited. -- Even I've looped EP=NOVA for hundreds of times, I still couldn't stop laughing when it flowed in A.T.3 game. （´▽｀*） Also, after watching others playing the game, I finally understand the liner notes of them, as well as the comments from original A.T. booklets. You may get a new feeling of them when you get a better context, that's always true.
But I myself will always only be a game watcher, especially for games like A.T., battles, collecting/making items, different routes, and sometimes H-content orz... so tiresome, not my type (Horror is better! XD).
Yet since the stories are interesting, I only watch people playing them, I like funny comments from players too.
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The somehow related Ciel nosurge.
The sound preview disc of Ciel nosurge is included in this CD-box -- and I already listened to both OST and concert of Ciel nosurge released on Feb. 27.
The OST is not very impressive to me -- I won't complain since it serves as a game OST. But the concert disc isn't that good either. Probably there is an outer singer and sings the melody that Akiko composed (what a waste!!) -- because, I don't like her tone. Surprisingly, Haruka's song in that disc is even better than Akiko's.
Hope things getting better in vol.2.
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Finally, a real life event.
↑ rotated screen = enlarged tablet = our aligning station!
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Lyrics book. Half blue crosses with half red. Similarly, don't dare to turn pages with too much strength...
The two long edges of every page are either blue or red, together with song titles in same color to match the CDs. But with exceptions, specific songs have their original background designs kept.
And side MORI is green~~
The front view of the CD-box.
Inside the CD-box. Blue+Red Discs from A.T. 1, 2, 3, and then Mori+DVD+Ciel nosurge.
Behind the CDs are motif images of each game.
Bonus. Saki you lost your body!!
