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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Quality | #25 | 3.909 | 3.909 |
| Composition | #47 | 3.727 | 3.727 |
| Correlation to theme | #51 | 3.500 | 3.500 |
| Overall | #54 | 3.591 | 3.591 |
| Impression | #65 | 3.591 | 3.591 |
| Creativity | #102 | 3.227 | 3.227 |
Ranked from 22 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Description
So the *very rough* game idea that came to mind would be where you play as a character (you) and you progress through levels that each represent a different emotional struggle that happens in life. For example, one stage would have a "battle" against an enemy representing fear. Another would represent grief, loneliness, depression, etc. The final "boss" would be you fighting a shadow version of yourself-- a physical culmination of all your weaknesses, fears, and struggles in the game.
Inner Conflict - This soundtrack is the music that plays during that final fight against yourself. It's a rather upbeat pace since its a fight, but at the same time, evokes a melancholy, almost nostalgic feeling as you fight against what feels like a dark inner-self. The soundtrack attempts to reflect these emotions while also being something that can loop as a fight soundtrack.
A Farewell to Who I Was - This would play immediately after you defeat the final boss during a closing cutscene. It shows the moment of overcoming all your fears and growing into a new person. In context, the goal would be for it to be a dramatic and emotional moment, so the soundtrack reflects that via grand strings and a gentle piano.
Message from the artist
I hope you enjoy! I had so much fun whipping this together in a very short period of time. If someone wants to develop this idea into a game, let me know! I'd love to help.
Theme
How does it fit the theme?
The idea of the game is Freedom from your internal negativity. The photo makes me think of someone who is struggling internally and seeking to escape from the prison of their mind (using the bars on the window as a metaphor here). The bird flying out the window provides optimism and the theme behind my game idea reflects that.
The soundtrack itself contains two tracks: One that represents internal conflict, and then the next representing the release from that conflict. Or in other words, freedom from conflict.
Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://soundcloud.com/jaytaewon/sets/face-yourself?si=9fa9df555ded4a64ad8f43be226c0c3d&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
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Any non-commercial project
For game jams only
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Comments
Wow! Time for some fun!
Inner Conflict - Wow! Dynamic, fun, perky. I definitely have to say that I am very grateful to you for hearing the bass so well! (Sometimes it seems to me that I pay the most attention to the bass or bass guitar in music, except for the drums. Maybe I should learn to play the bass guitar?)
A Farewell To Who I Was - A magical melody... And light percussion in my ears :3
P.S. Rawr! Good job!
P.S.S. Rawr x2!
these tracks were beautiful! i love how emotional and uplifting they felt. i really enjoyed how you composed all of your orchestral elements. i particularly liked when the drums came in on "Inner Conflict" :) really good job!
this was a LOVELY listen for me — i really wish there were more than two tracks to really hear what else you envisioned for your videogame concept. i particularly enjoyed your composition direction for "Inner Conflict" because you chose an interesting mood for what should be a battle theme. :0
the tracks really give that triumphant and courage-filled feel of pushing through one's inner fears and anxieties as a result; nice work!! sorry that you were only able to get stuff done a day in ;-;
Loving the choice of synth/key lead in Inner Conflict at the beginning. Wonderfully uncertain and vibey. Transition to traditional instrumentation was well done, and the melodies carry over well. Guitar in particular is layered really nicely, with just enough space in the mix for the other elements to come mirror and support it. Overall it gives me a kind of pensive, excited feeling.
A Farewell to Who I Was opens in a similar fashion with some really nice voicings and use of stereo-space to spread out. The introduction of the piano and the prolonged rests with the orchestration coming in to bolster the melody is bliss - really well done, and produced to perfection. This track is an absolute journey, all packed into just over a minute and a half. I found myself listening back over to this one repeatedly because it just has that sauce to it.
Wonderful work - these were both a delight to listen to. Mixed and produced well, getting done what they set out to do. Great job!
Hey, thanks so much for the in-depth feedback! I'm happy to hear you enjoyed it and noticed the spacial mixing attempts, and it seems to have paid off.
I liked the variety here. I dig the explanation too but don't quite hear the theme coming out in the tracks themselves. However I really enjoyed them regardless.
Hey, thanks for the feedback! I'm glad you enjoyed. I do agree, I'm still trying to learn how to take themes and have the music solely reflect them without exposition, but for now this is very much a learning experience.
I am super into these, Inner Conflict got me good, really love the chord progression and instrument choices, everything sounds so clean and really easy to listen to. The drums kicking in were brilliant. And Face Yourself was a lovely send off, I could totally see the "game" you were writing for. Legit I want Inner Conflict on my phone playlist
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Thanks so much for the positivity!
Great work. Very light, very uplifting, really enjoyed this one!
Thanks so much! I'm glad you enjoyed!
OOO That mixing and mastering is frickn ON POINT, probably the best ive heard out of the 71 ive heard.. and looking at the screenshots i am shocked at what you used to pull it off.
And the tracks, especially that first one is just augh so good.
and again you have single-handedly changed me and my teammates mind on mixing completely, let me know if you have any tips or secrets LOL. Did you bring your stems to a proper studio or something?
Hey, thanks for the feedback and compliments! Yeah, it's kind of crazy to see the capabilities of virtual plugins and stuff for mixing. All the stems and everything are all MIDI written and mixed all within the same project. I didn't feel like I had the time to export proper stems so I kinda just winged it.
I guess if I were to throw some tips out there, the biggest thing for me is visualizing every sound as a puzzle piece. Every sound has it's own unique domain within a mix (STRICTLY MY OPINION BTW, MIXING IS SUBJECTIVE HAHA) so eq-ing is a huge part of how I mix. It allows me to control the slots in which each piece fits if that makes sense. Another thing is volume levels. Everyone likes to talk about eq, compression, filters, reverb, etc. that one of the most fundamental parts gets overlooked: volume. Figuring out what volume levels each stem belongs in goes SUCH a long way in my opinion. Hope that some of this helps!
Really solid entry! All the instrumentation sounds great and it's a very enjoyable listen for both songs. Personally I think Inner Conflict could use some more variation in the chord progression as the last chord (I think it's a passing chord?) gets used a lot which wears down its emotional impact imo. Small thing though, great work! :)
Oooooo yeah I see what you mean. That was one of the things I was worried about with both my tracks is that the chord progressions never really vary. But since there was a short time-frame I decided to run with it and see what I could do within those limitations haha. Thanks for the feedback, and I'm glad you liked it!
Lowkey that was kind of the vibe I was trying to go for haha. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
love the rhythm and drum patterns in inner conflict, and farewell to who i was is very cinematic and emotional! good stuff!
I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the compliments (it was my first time trying to compose something in 3/4 so I'm glad it was received well haha)
I really liked some of the chord progressions you used!
I do think that the rise in the strings at the end of the second song felt really weird though.
Hey, thanks for the feedback! Yeah, I see what you mean with the string rise. It was kinda hard to write that in with just MIDI but without it, it felt too blank in the transition spot. But I hear you! If I had more time I definitely would've tried to iron that spot out more as it's supposed to be another climax of that piece.