I agree with NahuPyrope on most accounts, including loving the song overwall, so I will just add where I differ below.

I think the snare could have saturation subtly added to it and increase the fizz of the bottom head sounding just a tad. Timpani hits on the start of bars could be slightly louder also. I'd prefer just a bit tinnier violins for lead lines, a bit more pronounced high mid for tenor brass on lead lines.

The low strings and tuba are sticking out just a bit in the mix in terms of verb -- having played live ensembles that is not typically how I expect them to sound in concert hall -- it really sounds as if the brasses are all in separate spaces if you want me to be real with you there -- but in a hybrid sense this is not so bad

Flute/mallet flourishes are not sticking out as I feel they should above the repeated stabs, just a bit more please

This sounds like changing your gear before setting out for an expedition! Nailing your stated theme.

Loop could be better executed perhaps due to coming down to just the snare. Perhaps would work better with a snare and crash??? Or tamb? Or simply a more accented snare hit with more room? The dryness of the snare is what is killing it to me. If you must do some audacity snipperoos to get it down, it works. IzotopeRX7 can trim the .mp3 auto encoded silence without having to render again, also, for perfect loops.

Ah, Everratic, you never fail to make something I instantly vibe with, I absolutely love the feeling that you convey with this track, I think you do an amazing job with your orchestral pieces, I try not to be biased since I love this kind of music.

I don't have many things to say constructively about it other than subjective things, like for me things could be a tad more compressed, you did a fantastic job with the dynamics and every sounds very life-like, but if we're talking videogame composing with all the SFX and stuff going on the details or even the soft snare hits could be lost in the background.

Could also be because I'm listening to this through gaming headphones (I'm away from home, on another country) instead of my usual ones (Beyerdynamic DT 700 PRO X), but the lower notes on the brass (At least I think it is, on the right panning) are very pronunced on the lower frequencies and they sound a bit too loud (Again, this could be entirely the gaming headset just being a lil quirky)

But all of that is nitpicking, this is very well done, if anything I'd love for the piece to be longer, with a bit more of a scene setter before the big hits start, you never cease to amaze!.

damn son, did I just win the game or just began? "Next time on Everratic's Escape, will he defeat the great goblin from ohio? Will he save his lost love from the depths of the abyss? Find out next episode on the Newgrounds Audio Portal!"

The fact that you said it's your first song written in 5/4 it's very nice, since you are getting out of the comfort zone that is 4/4, when people challenge their selfs to do different stuff, it's always amazing the results, like this song!

I also loved the imense list of instruments you used for this track, usually when i try to compose something orchestral, i can't get out of Spitfire or Soundfonts xd, but you used way more than only 1 VST, thats amazing!

The way you mix orchestral music is something i even use for studies xd, i remember reading an article you write here on NG about mixing orchestral music, that saved me a lot, so i'm very thankful for all of the stuff you do here!

Well, so this is as 5/5 easy peasy, amazing bro!