Really enjoyed this, especially the sound profile. Feel like the chiptune instruments you chose added a nice texture (grit, fuzz, whatever you want to call it) to the tracks. You struck an overall great balance between all the game's different moods. Nice work!
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Runaway - OSTCompJam4's itch.io pageResults
Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
Correlation to theme | #1 | 4.471 | 4.471 |
Quality | #11 | 4.353 | 4.353 |
Overall | #11 | 4.188 | 4.188 |
Impression | #15 | 4.118 | 4.118 |
Composition | #30 | 4.059 | 4.059 |
Creativity | #40 | 3.941 | 3.941 |
Ranked from 17 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Description
'For years you have remained unnoticed, keeping your powers hidden from your family, your friends, your village. But now you have a child, and you can no longer hide, so you must run.
In 'Runaway' you explore a vast wilderness, finding food, visiting towns, staying alive, with the choice to hide you and your child's incredible elemental abilities at the risk of being discovered and hunted, or to use them to bring destruction and become a monster.'
Inspired by sci-fi books such as The Fifth Season, games such as Loop Hero, Hyper Light Drifter, Hollow Knight and the Mother series, and the music of Pink Floyd, Lena Raine, Mike Oldfield and Ryuchi Sakamoto, 'Runaway' combines chiptune sounds with prog rock grandeur and thick synth textures.
I loved making this.
'Runaway (Main Theme)' is the title theme for the game.
'Hunted' is for the moments of danger and escape.
'Almost Like Home' is closer to something resembling an overworld theme, but it's also meant to be for 'safe' moments, when there is no danger.
'Hunter' is for when the player decides to use their abilities for destruction.
Message from the artist:
I loved making this one. I challenged myself to use instruments I wouldn't normally use for this kind of project (my electric guitar being the main example) and I'm so happy with how it's turned out.
Theme:
How does it fit the theme?
I really loved the picture theme and I latched onto the fact the person in the image is carrying a child. I wanted to explore the idea of being cast out and having to survive while also having the ability to be powerful.
Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://soundcloud.com/tincanaudiouk/sets/runaway-ostcompjam4
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