I like the melodic aspects of this a lot, the mixture of traditional and electronic elements is pretty nice, and rhythms too! I don't play Final Fantasy but I can definitely picture an epic battle with this :)

The only problem I felt wasn't so different from the other 2 reviews, I feel some of the percussion gets a bit drowned out by the kick drum

I like the dramatic flair of the beginning and the eerie howling in the background. The strings at the beginning sound a bit indistinct in the mix, especially the ones in the lower register. At :24, I would’ve liked to hear a little less kick and a little more of the other aspects of the percussion. The texture comes together well by :48, with the soulful guitar/string melodies and the piano ornamentation. The more laid-back section at 1:12 is good for some contrast with the high-octane section earlier, and I really like the transition with the descending piano line at 1:46. The second half of the piece doesn’t offer much in the way of novel content, though, and I also think the composition could benefit from some more gradual transitions and dynamic melodies. I would’ve liked to hear a more creative ending than a fade-out. Still, the sound design, atmosphere, energy, and rhythmic content here are really good. Keep at it, ET16! ^_^

Mixing, mastering, and balance
1.5/2
Structure, transitions, phrasing, and variety
1/1.5
Melody, tonality, harmony, and texture
1.5/2
Instrumentation and sound design
1/1
Emotion, atmosphere, and catchiness
1.25/1.5
Originality and uniqueness
.75/1
Overall (how do the elements above interact?)
1/1
Composite score
8/10

A bit overly reverbed in the intro, but by 38 seconds is coming together nicely. The white noise sweeps are a bit too high up in the mix, sometimes by a little, sometimes by a lot.

1:06 the over reverb is hurting those tikki tikki digital stabs cutting through properly.

This piece is a lot of intricate moving parts I see. I think at some points this may be hurting intelligibility a bit

Writing wise, great work. Is definitely feeling like Final Fantasy aha.

dnb elements, kick and snare I feel should have some more high end to them and cut through the mix more

Beyond that, really enjoyed the piece. Nice work!

Also speaking of paradigm shift, are we calling back to FF13?!?!