Virtual Riot - Simulation
Nomadder
Jan 12, 2025
70

๐Ÿ”ด REDLINE, Don't Worry, Get Away, CHROMA, So Sorry, Touhou Riddim, Fork Funeral
๐ŸŸข The other 9 tracks

Pros: It has some banger moments, reaching higher highs than his following album. Some parts show off Virtual Riot's masterful sound design in a satisfying way. Although the theme is low-hanging fruit, there is a bit of adherence to it. Tracks 12-16 are a goated run.
Cons: It also reaches lower lows than Stealing Fire at several points, so it comes out a pretty polarizing album. "So Sorry" is a big L; if you're going to base an entire track off a profanity, that's just not going to land with me. Most of the time, it only sticks with the theme by a vague sense of association rather than intentional narrative building. Tracks 3-7 are a really strange run for me, and my favorite track to listen to ended up being explicit.
Overall, I enjoyed the album a good bit, even though it was a bit more of a rollercoaster between enjoyment and disappointment. A greater net enjoyment on the whole though!

Favorite: REDLINE [noooooo!]
Least Favorite: So Sorry

Track Ratings
1Login / 65
2Simulation / 70
3REDLINE / 85
4Don't Worry / 55
5Get Away / 50
6CHROMA / 70
7So Sorry / 35
8Rewrite / 65
9Exile / 75
10Touhou Riddim / 65
11Fork Funeral / 70
12Back in Time / 75
13Dreaming / 75
14Neon Angel / 75
15This Could Be Us / 75
16Logout / 75

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