Title: I can see myself just sitting with the game at the title screen to let the music play haha. Really liked how you let the soundtrack build up over time with the staggered layering/melody between the different synths. I do agree with the previous comment about 1:52 -- that was a bit startling for me.
The Star: Really liked how you recalled the melody from the Title!
The Wishbane: Great use and balance of the dissonance -- can also definitely see this playing in the background while there's a monologue going on.
Confrontation: Liked how you recalled on the previous melodies with a bit of variation! The epic drums were nice too haha
Star-Shed Village/Credits/Ambience: Again, cool to see that you incorporated a lot of the previous melodies in here with a calming feel to it, letting the simple melodies come and go.
I really liked your soundtracks, and they were so refreshing to listen to! It's impressive that all the synth sounds were created using Surge XT too! Great work :)
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Phosvi and the Last Wish's itch.io pageResults
Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
Correlation to theme | #25 | 4.125 | 4.125 |
Quality | #40 | 3.750 | 3.750 |
Overall | #52 | 3.575 | 3.575 |
Creativity | #54 | 3.563 | 3.563 |
Composition | #68 | 3.250 | 3.250 |
Impression | #72 | 3.188 | 3.188 |
Ranked from 16 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Description
Full album on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKx_FijHedo
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PHOSVI AND THE LAST WISH:
The Lumiphos, who were once radiant spirits of light, lost their heavenly glow to the ravages of time years ago. Now residing in Star-Shed Village, the dimmed Lumiphos' sacred Wishing Star has suddenly awakened, granting one cosmically powerful wish to the brave adventurer who reaches it. Tragically, all of Star-Shed's residents are too weak and elderly to embark on such a journey...All but one.
The fate of the Lumiphos rests on young Phosvi's shoulders. She must brave the great towers of her village and ascend to the sacred star to save her village!
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Game genre(s): Action Platformer.
Musical genre(s): Electronic, Ambient, Cinematic.
DAW (Digital Audio Workstation): Cakewalk by Bandlab.
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Musical inspirations: Hyper Light Drifter, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Minecraft.
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Track descriptions:
1. Title: The title screen.
2. Star-Shed Village: The "home" area of the game. This track would play in the safe areas of the village where Phosvi can rest, shop and practice her platforming skills.
3. The Star: Phosvi beholds the sacred Wishing Star and learns of its history.
4. The Wishbane: Phosvi is stopped by the Wishbane—Mysterious cloaked figures bent on destroying the Wishing Star. This track plays as the Wishbane speak their monologue and explain their dark motives.
5. Confrontation: This is it—The final battle. The climax of your journey is at hand. Conquer the Wishbane, make the Last Wish and save the village.
6. Credits: An end cutscene plays. You've won! Light returns to Star-Shed Village and all of the Lumiphos. Phosvi, having selflessly braved this perilous journey, is celebrated by her people as a hero. The credits roll. "Thanks for playing!"
7. World Ambience: This track plays almost everywhere else; Any sort of challenging area before the game's climax would play this.
Message from the artist:
As listed above, I took a lot of inspiration from Hyper Light Drifter, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, and Minecraft. I think Minecraft was the biggest inspiration here, mainly the earlier songs with basic and serene synths.
Enjoy!
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Every sound in this OST, minus the orchestral percussion in Confrontation, was created by me in the Surge XT synth plugin.
PLEASE CREDIT ME IN THE DESCRIPTION IF YOU USE THIS IN A GAME JAM! Thank you :::)
Theme:
How does it fit the theme?
The music uses reverb and synths to give off an 'ethereal' sound, relating to a magical star that grants wishes. The leitmotif, which is constantly used in the tracks, creates a kind of hopeful feeling as well as the theme of ascending to the Wishing Star. As for the story, Phosvi must wish upon a literal star to save her people.
Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKx_FijHedo
Soundtrack use permission
Any non-commercial project
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