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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity | #90 | 3.905 | 3.905 |
| Overall | #183 | 3.657 | 3.657 |
| Impression | #184 | 3.619 | 3.619 |
| Correlation to theme | #213 | 3.667 | 3.667 |
| Quality | #255 | 3.571 | 3.571 |
| Composition | #258 | 3.524 | 3.524 |
Ranked from 21 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Description
Over the Frame is fictional (obviously) narrative-based game in the genre of visual novel. The game's plot revolves around a girl whose mother died under mysterious circumstances after giving birth. The girl accidentally finds a key to the attic in her house. There, she discovers paintings that her mother created during her pregnancy. These paintings turn out to be portals to fantastical worlds, which the girl explores to learn about her mother and find out how she died.
The soundtrack combines two types of sound: the first is more electronic-industrial in nature, representing the atmosphere of the real world. This world is filled with the girl's worries, mysteries about her mother, and conflicts with her father, who refuses to talk about the mother's death, leading the girl to feel he is hiding something. The second type of sound captures the atmosphere of the fairy-tale world, expressed with more acoustic instruments. In these fantastical worlds, the girl meets her mother and tries to make up for the lost time they could have spent together.
The first composition (Attic of Memories) relates to the first act and combines the transition from the real to the fantastical world. Here, the player is introduced to one of the recurring motifs—the theme of the protagonist.
The second composition (Pictures of Life) corresponds to the second act, in which the girl undergoes a series of trials in her search for her mother. Musically, this is expressed through a dark reharmonization of the protagonist's motif into a harmonic minor. Additionally, the mother's motif appears here in a somewhat transformed form.
The third composition (Secrets and Tears) embodies the idea of "the darkest night before the dawn," as after the dark and uncertain first half of the track, a climax follows, where the motifs of the protagonist and her mother meet, woven into a symphonically-driven accompaniment that is both bright and melancholic. This is the moment when the girl heals from her emotional wounds and comes to terms with her mother's loss, returning to the real world filled with bright memories.
Theme
How does it fit the theme?
The idea of paintings being portals to different world is clearly connected to the "Inside my world" while girl looking for her mother is something visible in the picture theme.
Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://soundcloud.com/chichka_games/sets/over-the-frame
Number of tracks3
Genre
Soundtrack use permission
Any non-commercial project
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Comments
So... First of all: great cover art
Secondly: a diverse and beautifully sounding ambient, with incredible work with effects and a general atmosphere! (Pictures Of Life gave me goosebumps, heh)
Thanks!
Oh, thank you so much!
this is such a wonderful concept and i'm obsessed with the way you've executed it! just through your creativity alone, this submission is one of my favorites. i love your mixing of folk instruments with guitars and powerful synths to craft such a unique vibe! i love the jarring sound effects used in your final track, and how it transitioned to more an upbeat-final-battle-like beat.
if this was a game, you best TRUST i'd be the FIRST to play it. great work, keep it up!
Many thanks to you! If this game is to be released, you'd be the first to know about it then :)
The soundtrack liked has a rock vibe interesting sound, my favourite is Secrets and Tears
Thank you a lot!
Some beautifully eerie compositions here! Love the guitar focus - is that you playing? It's so good! I love the 'free' feeling time in 'Pictures of Life'! The optimistic finish in the final track was a welcome addition! Wonderfully unique submission, well done!
Thank you so much! No, guitar in the mix is virtual instrument (though guitar lines were jammed by me on a real guitar lol)
Мені сподобалися інструменти, які ви використовували, але вони ставали трохи голосними в деяких моментах, і для мене була якась різкість.
Все ще досить добре
I liked the instruments you used but it got a bit loud at some points and there was some clipping for me.
Still quite good
Thank you! Yeah, mixing aimed to focus some conceptual nuances but in the end it appeared to be not that intuitive and clear.
Дуже атмосферні треки вийшли) Гітарні партії класно зроблені.
Останній трек просто феєрична кульмінація! Єдине що - мікс трохи поправити би, в динамічних місцях. А загалом концептуально цікавий альбом)
Щиро дякую!
Pictures Of Life is GREAT! I really enjoyed the buildup and the mix of sounds you used.
Many thanks, appreciate it!
Nice Job, it feels coherent between the traks. I think it should be helpfull if you want to use this in a real videogame.
Thanks a lot!
Really fun mix of sounds here! Also cool variety of tones. I used Reaper for my soundtrack too. What plugins do you use?
Thanks, that was actually my priority :)
Regarding plugins — well, a ton of them. Mainly LABS from Spitfire Audio, BBC Orchestra from them as well, Addictive Drums and some occasional Kontakt libraries. If you'd like to know something specific — feel free to ask specifically.
yoo I used LABS too
yeah, one of the best free plugins, love it :)
Awesome atmosphere! I really enjoyed the combination of different guitar and synth sounds.
Many thanks to you!
That would be the game I'd love to play! very atmospheric !
I'm really going to keep this idea and bring it to life one day :) Thank you!
Insanely atmospheric. The soundtrack combined with the cover art makes me wish I could play this game.
Шалено атмосферно. Саундтрек у поєднанні з обкладинкою змушує мене хотіти, щоб я міг пограти в цю гру.
Thank you so much! I really wish this game existed :)
Потужно!
Особливо сподобалась друга робота, перегруз "у тему".
Приємно бачити тут своїх)
Дуже дякую за відгук! Так, завжди радий бачити своїх у будь-якому творчому двіжі :)
I liked it a lot, very cool arrangements with interesting combinations. The mix sounds a bit agressive on the first track but that's really all I can say. Espescially loved the intensity of Secrets and Tears. Great job!
Thanks a lot! I got your point about mix, that was kinda concept though realisation really might be edgy.