>>26816261So, it turns out neither Anville nor Lacunosa Town work that well in 8-bit, though the latter is better than the former.
https://soundcloud.com/mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm-1/anville-town-gbc-8-bithttp://pastebin.com/2CX9pp2GThe problem with Anville is that it surprisingly has very little going on in the sense of moving parts. It doesn't sound empty because it has large, full chords and multiple instruments doing the same part, like the piano and flute playing the same melody when you stand near the flautist, but when you try to distill it to its basics there are only 2-3 things happening in total at any given time, and that causes this cover to feel a bit "empty."
https://soundcloud.com/mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm-1/lacunosa-town-gbc-8-bithttp://pastebin.com/Bfg68CV7Lacunosa has the same problem to a smaller extent, there are exactly four melodic things going on, and the piano and bells are specifically timed in places that they fit in the same sound channel. Three things would normally be just fine, Ever Grande only has three things going on and it sounds really great in my opinion put into Crystal's engine, but the bass and guitar parts, for the majority of the song, are chords of short duration, leaving empty spots. The percussion does a good job at covering it up if you aren't specifically listening for it though, and if Anville had percussion it might have turned out better.
Sorry for the textwall, I just wanted to explain why these covers aren't my best. I hope you still like them, though!
