Starting with "Runaway," right away builds some tension. It gave me some chills... What a contrast to go from that at the menu, then to peaceful "Okinoa Town." Can't be too surprised when that place is decimated. I love the whole thing. It's just a great composition that's well balanced and there's so much tension, resolution, tension, resolution written in to the pieces.
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Runaway (Vesta's Return) - an OST's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Correlation to theme | #107 | 3.500 | 3.500 |
| Composition | #120 | 3.350 | 3.350 |
| Quality | #129 | 3.350 | 3.350 |
| Overall | #135 | 3.310 | 3.310 |
| Impression | #152 | 3.150 | 3.150 |
| Creativity | #173 | 3.200 | 3.200 |
Ranked from 20 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Description
Runaway (or Vesta's Return) is a survival/horror/RPG game about our main character Vesta from Okinoa town, who lived in peace in the forest until a demonic beast emerged from the depths of hell and destroyed her home town. Vesta is then forced to evacuate into the surrounding forest, where she fights for her survival. Throughout the game, she gets stronger by fighting enemies and gains new powers until she is strong enough to return to her hometown and slay the demonic beast that has taken over her hometown.
Soundcloud playlist of tracks:
https://soundcloud.com/chadlacy/sets/ost-jam-4-submission
Track explanations:
Runaway (Title Theme):
This is the main title theme that the player would hear upon startup of the main menu. It also contains the main leitmotif that represents the demonic beast (the main antagonist and final boss of the story)
Okinoa Town:
This is the theme for Vesta's hometown, Okinoa Town. This would play during the start of the game, when everyone in Okinoa Town lives in peace, and the player learns the backstory of the town and characters and basic game mechanics. This track would loop indefinitely over the sections with piano and guitar in game
Exposition:
This is the music that would play in the cutscene depicting the destruction of Okinoa town, as well as a possible background theme for exploring in the surrounding forests. This track would also loop indefinitely in game
Final Boss:
This is the theme that would play in the final boss fight in the game, against the demonic beast. This fight would take place in the destroyed Okinoa town, and as such it contains leitmotifs for both the demonic beast and Okinoa town. This track would loop the middle section during the fight, after the slower tempo intro. Once the boss is defeated, the ending tag of the song would play.
Theme:
Runaway
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How does it fit the theme?
The main character lives in a forest town and must "run away" when her town is attacked by a demonic beast
Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://soundcloud.com/chadlacy/sets/ost-jam-4-submission
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