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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity | #21 | 3.712 | 4.067 |
| Composition | #34 | 3.591 | 3.933 |
| Correlation to theme | #40 | 3.469 | 3.800 |
| Overall | #51 | 3.286 | 3.600 |
| Impression | #53 | 3.165 | 3.467 |
| Quality | #72 | 2.495 | 2.733 |
Ranked from 15 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Description
My vision for a potential game would be one based heavily on exploration. As a group of the last remaining humans in the universe, you would find new locations in space and interact with the life forms that inhabit different planets and other space-like places. At first, the humans are hesitant, creeped out by the things that they do not understand. Eventually, they learn to coexist with the other beings in the universe and rally against a common enemy, the Destroyer of Dimensions. They wiped out the majority of humanity and want to annihilate what little of humanity remains. Eventually- the humans, with the help of the other species prevail!
Lyrics/Poem to Πανσπερμία:
Earthly beings rest here
Lay down your call to arms
Let every piece of you find a
Home somewhere in the stars
And when we face the day
Galaxies far away
When the rising sun has its way
There'll be peace again someday.
Theme
How does it fit the theme?
The soundtrack fits the theme by using many sound effects that invoke a feeling of space and general unease. The use of motifs throughout links the listener through the uncharted territory with a slight feeling of comfortability.
Link to streaming services
https://soundcloud.com/user-40594369/sets/panspermia
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Comments
Hey, This Soundtrack Is Kind Of Fun! ^_^
I appreciate the variety in the tracks, good work!
"Hey, this planet is kind of fun!" was... very fun and cool :D loved it. Great job on the compositions!
I really like your use of percussion, especially in Defying the Destroyer and Now We Really Did It! I agree that some of the sounds you used could have been improved, but the compositions were really nice and made up for that :)
Great job! I especially like the African style bass in Now We Really Did It! - that's true party music. I think sound wise I wouldn't have gone for "better". It seems to me you've got a sound direction, I feel like "yeah, I played a game that sounded like that". There were just some sounds that didn't quite match that feel, especially the drums. When the fast ride pattern first came in, it kind of felt sonically out of place.
Loved how it took an unexpected playful mood in track 3. Composition-wise this is really good quality. It would benefit from nicer sounding Kontakt libraries (I see you are using a notation software to write and record music).
I'm really impressed by your ability to make ambient music in a notation program! I've tried doing it in Musescore myself and I can't write ambient music without a DAW for whatever reason. There's also some really nice attention to detail, like rhythmic triplets or the pitch changes on the timpani. Great work!
I love the variety in these tracks. The Panspermia track's wind really adds to it, and the lyrics are a nice touch. I think the ending of it is a bit harsh to listen to, but otherwise the song is excellent.
"Hey this planet is kind of fun!" is my favorite! I love the playfulness in it.