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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Correlation to theme | #9 | 4.333 | 4.333 |
| Impression | #17 | 4.200 | 4.200 |
| Overall | #18 | 4.193 | 4.193 |
| Composition | #31 | 4.200 | 4.200 |
| Quality | #39 | 4.233 | 4.233 |
| Creativity | #60 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
Ranked from 30 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Description
A little girl wakes up to find a ghost beckoning her into the ocean, where she is able to breathe. She follows the spectre deep into the ocean, where she finds settlements full of different underwater species, helps to solve their problems and make the underwater world a better place.
By the end of the game we learn that the ghost is the girl's father, who drowned in a boating accident when she was very young. Some strange force allows him, from beyond the grave, to take his daughter on an adventure she will never forget.
The game would be a turn-based RPG.
SONG LIST
Follow the Ghost - Plays when the girl wakes up to see the ghost, and follows it into the ocean.
Coral Town - A town theme, taking inspiration from Nobuo Uematsu's excellent town themes from the Final Fantasy series.
Cephalopod Shuffle - A battle theme, for when you are fighting cephalopod-type enemies (octopi, squids etc.).
The Village Atop a Whale - Another town theme, for a village built on top of a giant whale. Yes, those are whale noises, not a recording of someone on the toilet :).
Dolphin Taxi Service - The fast travel system in this game is a taxi service run by dolphins! The chord progression in this song makes it a bit disorientating, perfect for a speedy dolphin ride.
Nephropus, King of the Lobsters - Theme of the king of the lobsters, a militant faction in the underwater world.
Sunken Mausoleum - The final challenge of the game is a huge dungeon-like mausoleum. At the end we find the father's body in a grand casket.
Farewell, Father - This is the ending theme of the game. It plays as we discover the truth about the ghost. It also acts as the theme of the father. Elements of this song appear in some of the other songs on the soundtrack.
Cover artwork made using art by @kawaakar._ on Instagram.
Message from the artist
This is my first jam, and it was really fun! Having a deadline and knowing that other people might listen my songs was really motivating, hopefully you like them!
Theme
How does it fit the theme?
My game is based underwater and its story is heavily influenced by the image (little girl goes on adventure guided by ghost).
Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://soundcloud.com/samdgoff/sets/seasoul-ost?si=ea6dd4b2d8604a67bc0bddf6008a7df0&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Number of tracks8
Genre
Soundtrack use permission
Any non-commercial project
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Comments
Wow, one of the best submitions I've heard so far!
I really love how diversified the album sounds, from "royal"/RPGesque songs (like thew lobster king one, or the village atop a whale) to more fun and dynamic tracks like the cephalopod shuffle one.
Even if I'm more of a movimented OST guy I still really liked the calmer tracks, like the sunken mausoleum (wich at the start reminded me a lot of undertale's "core" track).
Ah ending song it's really hearthwarming!
Really liked the entry :D
Thank you so much! I am a big fan of the Undertale soundtrack, the comparison to it means a lot!
I really enjoyed cephalopod shuffle! It really stood out not only amongst your other tracks but among a lot of the other entries!
Wow! Thank you, glad you enjoyed it :)
This is all absolutely top notch! Really lovely laying of instruments and orchestration, and the melodies are distinct and lovely. Extremely evocative of the classic JRPG era - I definitely would love to play this game and see what dialogue & scenes are tied in to each of these songs, especially the very emotional ones! I'm also impressed with how many musical styles you are able to play with here, and fully successfully each time!
The only track that doesn't work for me is Cephalopod Shuffle - not because I don't love the track (it's a banger!) but because it's just TOO CHARMING for a battle theme! xD
Awesome work all around!
Thank you so much!
I was struggling to find a tone that I was happy with for the battle theme - I didn't want to go too dark or dramatic to fit with the image, but I agree, I might have gone too far in the other direction.
Again, thanks for taking the time to leave some feedback :D