Probably the best review I've gotten, honest criticisms and good feedback. I totally get the rewriting your message thing while listening to the soundtrack to make it coherrent. Before reading this I was proud of how many tracks I managed to come up with, but in retrospect, yeah not there's like 200 other submissions left, and I definitely could've slimed the soundtrack down, I'm shooting myself and whoever actually listens to my stuff in the foot at this point lol. No matter how much time you think your idea deserves, people (me included) will definitely prefer something shorter and more concise. If I participate next year and you happen to find my submission, hopefully you won't go through too much suffering lol.
Honestly, the flash waking up the villagers and/or alerting the guards sounds like an interesting mechanic, would make the game a bit stealthy. (Can you tell that the story was very last minute? lol)
As for the chiptune nonsense, I would tell you that I used it to make Calypso and the Dalmas feel like those old, almost alien figures roaming in the dark that throw off the natural sound of the world just by existing... But the truth is I just wanted to experiment with chiptune and pairing it with more realistic instruments lol. I'm glad you enjoyed it despite the weirdness of it. I'm very happy someone noticed details like that among with other stuff I've put here and there, makes it worth putting thought into making your songs.
I knew there was something wrong with Grand Finale but couldn't point it out. I'll definitely keep it in mind when writing more energitic tracks.
Thanks a lot for this review, dude, it made me feel emotions. I'm so glad the timer was extended by a day lol, I'll make sure to rate your submission too