{"id":109189,"date":"2019-03-16T00:25:57","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T16:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/featured\/-1778681\/"},"modified":"2019-08-16T23:00:57","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T15:00:57","slug":"fire-emblem-three-houses-and-other-dumb-nintendo-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/2019\/03\/16\/fire-emblem-three-houses-and-other-dumb-nintendo-songs\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Astral Chain\u2019 and Other Dumb Nintendo Songs"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/astral-chain-top-650x366.png?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<p>August&#8217;s big <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/games\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-nintendo-switch-1685280\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">Nintendo Switch<\/a> is <em>Astral Chain<\/em>. We&#8217;ve been playing this cop action-adventure from PlatinumGames for a few days now, wrapping up tons of monsters in sci-fi handcuffs, but we aren&#8217;t quite ready to give it a full review yet. However, can say that it is is extremely anime, and that includes continuing the wonderfully cheesy modern tradition of Nintendo games getting vocal theme songs. Check out the opening to <em>Astral Chain<\/em> featuring &#8220;Savior.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-video widescreen embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GHSdihDIkeM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><em>Astral Chain<\/em> also comes just weeks after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/games\/fire-emblem-three-houses-and-wolfenstein-youngblood-teach-the-youth-on-nintendo-switch-1797877\/\"  rel=\"noopener\"><em>Fire Emblem: Three Houses<\/em><\/a>. We loved the strategy RPG for its engrossing school teacher mechanics and heaping helping of deep tactical gameplay. And if you play it for as long as we&#8217;ve had, you&#8217;ll hear all sorts of remixes of its great dumb theme song.<\/p>\n<p>As <em>Fire Emblem<\/em> becomes increasingly popular it also, unfortunately, becomes increasingly anime. <em>Fire Emblem: Fates<\/em> had a vocal theme, but at least the instruments used felt in line with the franchise\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/index.php\" title=\"\u672c\u7db1\u9801\u63d0\u4f9b\u4e00\u500b\u65b9\u4fbf\u7684\u5e73\u53f0, \u70ba\u5927\u5bb6\u914d\u5c0d\u96fb\u8166\u88dc\u7fd2,IT freelance, \u79c1\u4eba\u8001\u5e2b , PHP\u88dc\u7fd2, HTML\u88dc\u7fd2, CSS\u88dc\u7fd2, JavaScript\u88dc\u7fd2, XML, Java\u88dc\u7fd2,Server\u88dc\u7fd2, MySQL\u88dc\u7fd2, \u4e2d\u5b78\u96fb\u8166\u79d1\u79c1\u4eba\u88dc\u7fd2, \u5728\u8077\u4eba\u58eb\u96fb\u8166\u63d0\u5347\u88dc\u7fd2,\u5c08\u696d\u8003\u8a66\u96fb\u8166 \u88dc\u7fd2,\u96fb\u8166\u5716\u50cf\u8a2d\u8a08\u96fb\u8166\u88dc\u7fd2, gra\">class<\/a>y pedigree. That applies to the main <em>Fire Emblem<\/em> theme as well. However, with <em>Three Houses<\/em> the anime opening lyrics combined with the techno breakdown beat made me wonder if I was playing <em>Dance Dance Revolution<\/em> instead.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">?? Turn your sound up to hear the main theme song from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FireEmblem?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FireEmblem<\/a>: Three Houses! You\u2019ll be able to listen to this song and even more memorable tracks when the game launches for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NintendoSwitch?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NintendoSwitch<\/a> on July 26th. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iNnSsDfP5D\">pic.twitter.com\/iNnSsDfP5D<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NintendoAmerica\/status\/1105513987410542592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Dumb doesn\u2019t have to mean bad though. Being dumb can also give a game a strong memorable identity and recognizable personality. And for as dumb as they are, that\u2019s why I appreciate this new trend of vocal theme songs in Nintendo games.<\/p>\n<p>For me that semi-sincere love all started back in 2008 with <em>Super Smash Bros. Brawl<\/em>. That game is all about Nintendo cartoon characters (and Solid Snake) beating each other silly. But the theme is this lush, gorgeous, somber orchestral piece written by <em>Final Fantasy<\/em> composer Nobuo Uematsu and featuring a full-on Latin choir.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PbetJKOQB7k\" width=\"690\" height=\"388\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s gloriously dumb and combined with that game\u2019s epic realistic aesthetic it honestly gives the game more of a sense of identity compared to the lyrics-free <em>Smash Bros<\/em>. follow-up on Wii U and 3DS. It\u2019s why a vocal theme was on my wishlist for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/games\/review-super-smash-bros-ultimate-is-majestic-1765204\/\"  rel=\"noopener\"><em>Super Smash Bros. Ultimate<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and why I\u2019m so excited whenever \u201cLifelight\u201d kicks in to remind me to \u201csearch my soul and reawaken the undying light.\u201d It\u2019s great! It\u2019ll make a great fit with \u201cLast Surprise\u201d when Joker from <em>Persona 5<\/em> joins the battle.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EhgDibw7vB4\" width=\"690\" height=\"388\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>But before <em>Fire Emblem <\/em>or<em> Smash Bros.<\/em>, vocal themes for big Switch games were already a thing with \u201cJump Up, Super Star!\u201d from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/games\/review-super-mario-odyssey-is-a-camp-classic-1720657\/\"  rel=\"noopener\"><em>Super Mario Odyssey<\/em><\/a>. That game has another vocal track, too, but it didn\u2019t catch on the same way. While most of these dumb songs suffer from the fact their lyrics sound like poor translations that work better in Japanese, the Nintendo Treehouse posted a cool story about their <a href=\"https:\/\/nintendotreehouse.tumblr.com\/post\/167703261242\/localizing-jump-up-super-star\"  rel=\"noopener\">cross-language localization collaboration<\/a>\u00a0when writing the song. It makes sense for Americans to have a big say in writing a jazzy tune for a fake New York City level.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A5zPmAKlPds\" width=\"690\" height=\"388\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And while its lyrics may be gibberish no matter what country you\u2019re from, we would be remiss not to mention the absolute bangers that make up the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/games\/splatoon-2s-songs-are-absolute-bangers-1706256\/\"  rel=\"noopener\"><em>Splatoon 2<\/em> soundtrack<\/a>. The Octo Expansion theme alone, \u201cNasty Majesty,\u201d is better than most other songs, from video games or otherwise, we heard in 2018.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TxF3bMJpScI\" width=\"690\" height=\"388\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>So what\u2019s the next big Nintendo game to get a dumb theme song? A David Bowie space ballad for <em>Metroid Prime 4<\/em>? A folksy K.K. Slider melody for the new <em>Animal Crossing<\/em>? Some lyrics for the &#8220;Ballad of the Wind Fish&#8221; in the <em>Legend of Zelda: Link\u2019s Awakening<\/em> remake? Whatever we hear, it won\u2019t sound worse than any <em>Sonic the Hedgehog<\/em> theme.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/770xeXWDp8E\" width=\"690\" height=\"388\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Buy Fire Emblem: Three Houses<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Fire-Emblem-Three-Houses-Nintendo-Switch\/dp\/B07DK13HKX\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1704999 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Geek_Amazon_200.jpg?resize=210%2C51&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"51\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/astral-chain-top-650x366.png\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\"><\/figure>\n<p>August&rsquo;s big Nintendo Switch is Astral Chain. We&rsquo;ve been playing this cop action-adventure from PlatinumGames for a few days now, wrapping up tons of monsters in sci-fi handcuffs, but we aren&rsquo;t quite ready [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/games\/fire-emblem-three-houses-and-other-dumb-nintendo-songs-1778681\/\">&lsquo;Astral Chain&rsquo; and Other Dumb Nintendo Songs<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/\">Geek.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/2019\/03\/16\/fire-emblem-three-houses-and-other-dumb-nintendo-songs\/\">\u95b1\u8b80\u5168\u6587 <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"slim_seo":[],"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[6541,3829,2054,2,3830,2883,2047,2205,3831,2220,16,7],"tags":[398,402,397,414,413,410,409,407,478,481,482,480,479,408,406,399,400,394,10,401,396,403,412,411,395,405,404,477],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7prtj-sp7","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109189"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109189"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109189\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":156454,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109189\/revisions\/156454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}