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Playtalons The Uncommon Lover's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity | #4 | 4.195 | 4.400 |
| Enjoyability | #11 | 2.860 | 3.000 |
| Overall | #11 | 3.099 | 3.250 |
| Quality | #12 | 2.860 | 3.000 |
| Coherence to the Theme | #12 | 2.479 | 2.600 |
Ranked from 5 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Link to Streaming Service
https://soundcloud.com/doug-stoothoff/playtalons-the-uncommon-lover-submission-for-weekly-note-composing-jam-9-hosted-by-emscottish-for-itchio-march-2025
Description
Imagine you are the labor scheduler manager AI for an entire Dwarf Fortress, and you simultaneously omnisciently hear all the Dwarves Death-Screams and all their actions like picks hitting the earth, and the monsters nearby them. Inspired by Tarn Adams's original guitar solo performance which was the early versions of DF's OST
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It's nice to see you've also had a dwarf theme in mind! I think the futuristic synths and effects capture the concept really well, and I hear that dwarf fortress influence in here! I hope that manager AI isn't conscious though because this sounds like an incredibly stressful situation to be in haha!
really interesting, that it's sort of this freeform tempo... very texturally varied. i do like that flamenco guitar sound, does remind me of some older VGM midi acoustic guitars. and the almost UI-like sounds (as well as gameplay sound effects)
Glad you had a good time, that was basically what i was going for was evocation of Tarn's solo there.
Hahaha this is so bizarre, I love it so much
This is a fun little track, Im digging the flamenco style guitaring! I have not played DF but the voice reminds me of when I used to get my azz beat in Street Fighter 2
Yeah it's...quite an experience just figuring out the interface of DF but once you get into it you can see why these people like the game so much.
I haven't done much voice work directly on Itch projects but I plan to start doing more. Glad you had a favorable impression!