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WNCJ (4, 5 & 6) submissions's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Coherence to the Theme | #3 | 3.875 | 4.143 |
| Overall | #8 | 3.474 | 3.714 |
| Quality | #10 | 3.474 | 3.714 |
| Creativity | #15 | 3.074 | 3.286 |
Ranked from 7 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Difficulty Level
Intermediate
For those who are pretty good at making music
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https://kirrifant.itch.io/open-the-gates
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Overall a very pleasant listen, I thought the way you used glockenspiel(?) was especially tasteful. If I was going to try and poke holes, I personally found that the lack of a clear melody to latch onto as a listener can make it a bit confusing when your are writing quite dense textures like this. Carefully weaving a melody in amongst all the chordal writing would elevate this piece for me. Nevertheless, nice job.
Thank you so much for the constructive feedback! I'll for sure take it into account for future pieces.
I think this song best captures the crystal-castle theme, not only that but it's an excellent balance. Better then all of the other songs I've listened to so far.
5 stars in coherence to theme. 👍
Thank you so so much! Happy to hear it worked for you!
Didn't know about blamscamp v0.0.3 , that pretty cool, thank you for sharing.
Hearing those thick bells make me think about church bells, NFL, and EA sports commercials, that my own cultural bias. Interesting piece, pretty violin heavy, so i cant help but see it as an orchestral piece with the tampini and what sounds like xylophones. I think people are so accustomed to orchestral pieces as soundtracks that this would fit right in with most industry standard game music. I could see this song working as a transition into a crystal castle with a positive tone. I understand this music to have the mood of "congratulation on making it to the crystal castle but the work is not done." Very clearly hero centric if that makes sense. So i would define it as "Enter the Hero" music for quick transitions after returning to the king (i say king because orchestral instruments are native to european culture) successfully.
Nice job.
Thanks a lot for the detailed feedback and what it suggests to you, specially regarding the specific scene in a game which you would picture it in, that was awesome. Very glad you liked it!
What a beautifully orchestrated piece! I love your sound selection and how it all builds up. The timpani drum really does great work and it really builds an atmosphere. Very nice to listen to and fits the theme quite well, nice work!
Thank you so much!
Very grand! It feels like I'm walking into something way bigger than myself, so it definitely suits a crystal castle, though on the darker side, which I enjoyed. The chimes/bells really put it together I think.
Thanks a lot!
Nice grand low string line, and the bells work really well for the theme too.
Thank you!