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Wish of the Seafarer's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Composition | #27 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Overall | #33 | 3.775 | 3.775 |
| Impression | #34 | 3.688 | 3.688 |
| Quality | #40 | 3.750 | 3.750 |
| Creativity | #49 | 3.625 | 3.625 |
| Correlation to theme | #51 | 3.813 | 3.813 |
Ranked from 16 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Description
This project contains two songs that are played back-to-back during a cinematic cutscene of a 2D Metroidvania which follows the journey of a seafarer who only has one wish - to get back home
Premise of cutscene:
The journey has been difficult for the seafarer, and they long for home. On that peaceful night where the moon and stars shine so bright, all the good memories take the seafarer by storm as they reminisce of past delight. However, creeping doubts if they will ever make it home start to develop and cloud all those good memories, with the seafarer left to face the grim reality of being far from home.
The two songs are:
“a wish” — The seafarer is afraid that they may never come home, but a sense of hope fills their mind as the good memories of home lifts their spirits
“hopeful wish” — The seafarer’s wish is being overtaken by this sense of doom of never returning home, and those good memories turn out to do more harm than good when in this mindset
The DAW of choice is Jummbox
Message from the artist:
we dislike deadlines
Theme:
How does it fit the theme?
The interpretation of the seafarer's wish of getting back home is told in both of the songs. The first song reflects the wish being out of fear but turning into hope with the good memories, but the second song has that hope overtaken by doubting the wish ever coming true.
Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1OC3ffiNXg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61bfzF9BqiM
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Chiptune usually just ain't my thing but you guys KILLED it. I love that it's full of beautiful harmonies and counter melodies that remarkably represent the emotion yet it still makes me absolutely vibe.
Nailed the chip tune style, lots of great, catchy melodies that gave the right mood. Great work!
Brilliant composition, this was great to listen to. Both tracks had a totally different atmosphere following the story you described and both bring a totally new perspective into the world. I'm a big fan of the "noise swells" that kind of ressemble waves crashing down on the seafarer in the second track. Great entry!
A Wish: The 12/8 feel of this piece sets the scene for an ocean-dwelling adventure. The classical chip-tune sounds you use would absolutely fit the game-style you discuss well. You describe this as accompanying a cut-scene, but I think that main loop you use would definitely work very well as the loop for one of the levels as well.
Hopeful Wish: I really like the melody-writing of the lead instrument that emerges at 0:23. It has a very emotional melodic arc that captures the feelings of despair and doom well. The fading hope is also embodied in the slower tempo of this track compared to the first. I also really like the ending in which you hold on to that note that really wants to resolve until finally it is released to the tonic. Great work and a very cohesive collaboration. Thank you for sharing!
I really like your melodies, they are strong and you achieve great colors and character in each one, they also guides us well through the tracks so that the overall music feels coherent and continuous, with storytelling that worked well for me
Good Job :)
I love how melodic these tunes are. Both tracks are great, but hopeful wish has a special charm. Excellent job evoking an orchestral feel with simple chip instruments.
Absolutely in love with the way a wish slows in the last few bars before appearing to speed back up right as the piece ends.
Great composition in both these tracks, combined with the instrumentation, it really has a sick retro feel. Love the chord choices. Great work!
"a wish" Sounds both hopeful, but not overly positive, there's definitely still a struggle there. At the end, it's as if everything starts falling apart though. And then I can totally feel the anguish in "hopeful wish".
Really like the sounds used in this and how they're utilized. I really like the high notes carrying the melody. Reminds me of when I dipped my toes in this type of music. This is sort of I had imagined it would sound. It is not... how I managed to make it sound.
The melodies caught my attention throughout, great job!
This was great! Your melodies and the way they interface with the chord progressions are quite satisfying, and I feel like you squeezed as much bang for your buck as you could out of the production of the chip sounds to make some seriously cool sounding stuff. Good work!
Really cool stuff! Love the melody and the synths used, nice submission!
Agreed, deadlines suck…mostly. They can serve as good motivators at times…as long as they’re reasonable. If they’re not, then they absolutely suck. Either way, your tracks sound good!