Two Worlds - Nice synthwave sounds and getting into that bigger section everything is so well balanced with a nice simple melody supporting everything in the busy part.
In Between - Those percussive/granular crispy crunchy sounds are so clean! Nice and chilling and the quieter parts and a really nice melodic and bass line you have in this track!
Amidst - A really dynamic and evolving track, really enjoyed this rollercoaster!
Fatal Beauty - Such a beautiful title theme for sure giving me SquareSoft vibes, the strings are very emotional and just give me a similar nostalgic feeling like the Kingdom Hearts title theme!
Sujin -When that choir came in it just gave me the chills I can feel that PS1/PS2 era JRPG music in this, perfect touch on the percussion piece. What a soothing character theme! Nice little touch on the flute in the ending!
Tragedy's Edge - This is giving me Nier Replicant vibes, and that melody line is another vibe, can't name it off the top of my head currently but again very strong and smooth. Nice way bringing back the title theme in this as well with the motif.
Ren - Track after track I love each one, the flute melody is so powerful as well as that piano counter melody. Amazing use of dynamics! And what a strong finish as well!
Faith - Heavily gives me Legend of Legaia mixed with Chorno Cross vibes. A very good exploration track I don't think I would ever get sick of. Very simple yet it evolves. Nice use of lite motif as well from the title theme!
Prove Yourself - Gives me a similar vibe melodic-wise to Final Fantasy XIII's battle theme at least the starting intro melody section. Nice flute arp into the strings. Big as well!
Orphans Refuge - This village theme is so beautiful as well! Really nice sweet melodies again with the main theme motif added to it. If I were to play this imaginary game and enter this village for the first time I would go AFK close my eyes and listen to the music (I do with all amazing town/village themes), so damn good!
This whole project makes me want to hear more, this is certified ready for a JRPG in my opinion, and probably one of my favorite projects I heard in this jam! Amazing work!
Thabk you! And as for the the guitar it's a VST from Ample Sounds, it's their free version of it but they have paid versions that have a lot more features.
The Verdant Sea - It sounds like cowboys are about to set sail in the wild sea and face some pirates, giving them the good ole justice! Very interesting set of sounds you have here with a nice rock flare near the end.
The Buzz Merchant - A pretty fun shop theme with that groovy bass line, that beat change up was a nice touch and a change of pace to something more electronic and house like.
Cavern Of Dreams - Can for sure here this as a dungeon/level crawling background music, guitar melody sounds like something out of Risk of Rain. That Metal change-up was also a really nice touch!
Confluence - That Wild West vibe is for sure giving me a little bit of Wild Arms vibes from how you structure that vocal melody. Nice and chill!
Inside Her World - What a really strong Main Theme, pops out really big and strong! Melodic lines are in the right spot as well as the harmonies filling up the space.
Aquatic Friends - Very soothing, really like the instrument choice for this one, would be good for a nice MMO anime chill zone, water theme or even a virtual novel!
Main Theme - Heavy emotions with the strings I feel, delving deeper inside the track into the pan flute and mallet percussion I am really liking the changes in the sound. Nice climatic build up and back into the strings and lute sounding instruments sounds real beautiful!
Echoes of Silence - Heavily gives me Brothers A Tale of Two sons vibes, not going to give the exact spoiler to what I am talking about but if you know you know! And if you haven't it, give it a try, track I am heavily referring to is Naia! Again heavy emotions. amazingly executed!
Gates of Thalassia - The Taiko/or whatever drum is overpowering in this one, either you want to turn everything else up or just slightly down so it's more balanced, but after hearing more of the track, I think just tuned down for the quieter section and crescendo into the fuller section. Besides that, good work!
Whispers of Thalassia - Very nice and relaxing for sure a good track for doing puzzles or side content
Final Boss -Building up to a nice big and epic piece, personally think the choir can be a tad bit more up front but still solid!
Big Bad City - Holy Funk! Really groovy, big sounding and fun! Real nice break chops in there! For sure a bop!
Select Your Target! - Nice use of funk and an 8-bit melody into a more fun synth funk and back again really bouncy!
REMINDER - For sure a good starting tutorial track, really good use of percussive elements used in this track. that final solo lead line was a really nice touch!
CLUTCH HITTER - Nice and action-packed with some punch to it, gives me some old Sega vibes but sounds modernized!
JUNKYARD - Another fun track, like the transition to a more jungle rhythm in the latter half of the piece, don't have a lot to say but really enjoyed this one!
MONEY WALKS - Like the intensity the track progresses into again sounding very SEGA-like!
CONGRATS! YOU SUCK. + Results - Personally I think the Game Over Result should be less intense than the Awful score but that's my thoughts besides that, the energy from Awful all the way to perfect is balanced and sound in place!
Control - Beautiful intro section, really like the progressing build-up, for sure hear a bit of risk of rain inspiration with the lead synth, can really see what you mean where sections change. 5:21 There it goes, really nice simple groove beautiful strings, and piano arp playing with a bunch of nice harmonies. Enjoyed the whole thing, well worth the adventure!
I wish I had more time to cover each track one by one, cause there is a lot here, but I am trying my best to listen to as many submissions as possible, I admit I skimmed through it but tried giving each track a minute or two to listen. It for sure gives me that late 90s early 2000s PC FPS games. If I have more time I will try and give each track some feedback but from what I heard it all sounded great with the experimental sounds!
Mothers Guidance - You really hit it hard with the Square Enix/SquareSoft vibes with your own style mixed in, nice and full, when those vocals came in at 2:40 it already tells me you were possibly inspired by Nier Replicant, at least how the line sounded, while the main melody after sounds more Automata. Really good and varied!
Thank you, I always try my best to make all my melodies very catchy, I usually just hum melodies I think of record whatever I find catchy on my phone or recording device a d write in music during composition time! :)
Stuck in Time - Enjoyed that chiptune melody with the live sounding guitar very smooth sounding and relaxing
The Earth Can't Hold Me - Very atmospheric start and build up, the snare and hat I think should be a tad bit louder in the bigger section, while the guitar is a little bit overpowering so a little volume adjustment to those and this be really solid.
Chroma Finalis - Already off the bat the intro gives me Fire Emblem vibes into that electronic phase which gives me more PS2 JRPG vibes as well as something you would here in Beatmania IIDX/DJ Max RESPECT. someone better make a beatmap for this! Love the transition back to the string section everything fits so well together.
The story no one heard about - this is really good for a first composition already see someone already commented on the mix, which just needs a tad bit more balancing but still good stuff you wrote down here!
Main Theme - Really amazing dynamic range, and that big transition is dream-like! Semi-sounding Ghibli/Modern LoZ like in that intro while that drop sounds like a big major emotional scene happening in you eyes, like an epic emotional Marvel Movie scene happening.
Sweet Blue Memories - I really did enjoy the composition, the only gripe I have with it is the super saw is a bit sharp which a slight low pass filter would fix that up!
Nameless Monster - Very neat and pretty title theme!
Inside My World - Really giving me an oldies, like one of those very old cartoons/cartoon movies vibes at least those strings are really like how they sounded, what library did you use for them?
Confrontation - That build to that drop sounded AMAZING, really big and full sounding!
To Our Past - Heavily needs velocities worked on, it will help give it more emotion in the quieter sweet parts, and impact on the bigger parts! Composition wise sounds great.
Worm - Feels like I am hacking in to the Matrix, pretty cool and big intro track
Defrag - Very intresting melody and nice transiton to the rock/metal section. Breakdown sounds really dope and going deeper in the track sounds like getting in another layer of the level really like the depth this goes.
Daemons - I assume this is a background dialogue track, at least the vibe I get from it and if so it has a pretty good distance to a in your face approach to it.
Time to Live - Very Epic sounding for a good roll credits
For sure I was planning 6 other tracks to go with it to add more context to the other tracks to glue it more but ran out of time sadly. Thank you for listening!
Going to edit and post a more indepth review of what I think of each track when I have time later today but for sure an amazing JRPG inspired submission!
World of Memory - sounds so full and amazing! That mix is so crispy.
Colorsplash Beach - for sure gives me Chrono Cross vibes with the intrument choice and strings when they swelled in sounds so refreshing. If you don't mind me asking is that guitar used a plugin or recorded? It sounds really great!
A Fight To Remember - love the energy that build up to this with the dynamics intensifying till the end of it. With a really calming and beautiful resolution end that gives me a bit of nostalgia.
Welcome To My World - Already giving me Ragnarok Online vibes, which I assume is probably one your main inspirations, I like the use of that tempo switch, but think it could sound a little smoother, sounds a tad bit awkward to me at least but a cool idea.
Pure Imagination - Another solid track! Love the composition and for sure remind of old Korean/Japanese MMOs!
Tomorrow Never Knows - reading the description that definitely hit me in the feels when a friend logs off for eternity differently nailed the vibe!
