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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Quality | #83 | 4.001 | 4.111 |
| Impression | #176 | 3.623 | 3.722 |
| Composition | #197 | 3.677 | 3.778 |
| Overall | #295 | 3.428 | 3.522 |
| Creativity | #338 | 3.407 | 3.500 |
| Correlation to theme | #609 | 2.433 | 2.500 |
Ranked from 18 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Description
Ciphers music is Synthwave / Retro futuristic style inspired musically by hotline miami, half-life 2 and metal gear solid while drawing from themes from Killer 7 and a little bit of Oddworld.
Made in FL Studio.
Cipher is a top down fast paced action pseudo-stealth game with an enigmatic narrative blurring reality and false memories.
Message from the artist
First jam and first time composing music with a game in mind. Thank you for checking it out.
Theme
How does it fit the theme?
I guess it does somewhat loosely fit with the word theme. As the game is meant to leave the player unable to tell reality from fantasy with themes of mind control and false memories.
Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://on.soundcloud.com/YJ5Ectbgwu9mntL87
Number of tracks6
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Comments
"Hunt" was so sick!! i had to save it on soundcloud ^_^
Really cool! The aesthetic here is very consistent and extremely badass haha
On top of all of the inspirations you mentioned, because of the types of games I used to play when I was younger, my head went immediately to The Binding of Isaac - that ost sometimes goes in a direction pretty similar to this one ,but honestly it's a pretty loose connection.
Anyway, nice job!
Thank you so much. Badass is what I aim for but don't always achieve haha.
This is a fantastic listen! I was hooked right away and this isn't normally my style of music but you did an incredible job!
It all felt like it could work dynamically whether in combat or not and I think that's super cool!
Thank you! originally I wanted to have Hunt, They Know.. and Hide all be one long dynamic track. Kinda chickened out and also didn't have much time left. Really glad you enjoyed!
This is absolutely killer work. It's probably the most cohesive synth-wave style I've come across this entire jam.
Great job!
Thank you so much! glad you liked it and really appreciate you saying that.
cyberpunk=awesome. Cyberpunk + great music = awesomer
I too get serious Ghostrunner vibes! Congrats on the entry!
Wow, very impressed with these! I love the dark synth vibe you created and great compositions overall. Great work and excited to hear more of your stuff!
Thank you! Wasn't sure if it was dark enough for dark synth but that's great read!
A diamond!
In 2070 Or So is futuristic and positive... A good start!
Cipher - Wow... Is something waiting for me?
Hunt - Gruvy! A very cool track!
They Know You're Here - Help... They found me...
hide - I can't hide anymore..
Threat Level 4 - Epically and well completes the soundtrack
You have got an incredible atmosphere of a dynamic shooter! I appreciate it! Thank you for the unique work!
i don't listen to a lot of this style of music, but you nailed that pounding futuristic synth sound. mah gawd. i feel like im on a secret ops mission, especially while listening to hunt. i can imagine this in a game and just fucking losing it, panicking when They Know You're Here comes on lol
Hunt goes incredibly hard.
Never mind, this entire soundtrack goes incredibly hard. Glad I listened to this.
Others have mentioned the feeling of straying away from the theme, but I definitely think there's a connection to be made around the hotline miami-esque vibes of the characters reality not matching up with everyone elses' idea of it.
Some absolute bangers across the board. I really like Hunt and the stop/start synths in Hide too.
This unironically goes really hard. Reminiscent of DOOM and Ghostrunner. Strays far from the theme, but finds its own identity. I'm also impressed, that you managed all of these within the timeframe.
Thank you so much! Truly appreciate you checking it out and I did definitely stray from the theme. Will try sticking closer next time!
This kind of reminds me of some of the DOOM soundtracks. All of the synths sound great, and everything is layered really well in all of the tracks. It also sounds very fitting for the game you envisioned. Awesome stuff!
Thank you! Really glad you enjoyed. Even though I didn't really think of DOOM at all. being compared to it in any capacity is a win for me. Thanks!