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Sunset Lagoon (Note Jam №30)'s itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Coherence to the Theme | #3 | 4.333 | 4.333 |
| Quality | #4 | 3.667 | 3.667 |
| Overall | #5 | 3.583 | 3.583 |
| Creativity | #8 | 3.167 | 3.167 |
| Enjoyability | #9 | 3.167 | 3.167 |
Ranked from 6 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
Link to Streaming Service
https://on.soundcloud.com/79ZeRXqvmwZlSQJpmz
Description
Party at the Sunset Lagoon! Details on project page.
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Comments
Tropical vibes — reminds me of that joyful Mario Kart island feel! Love the improvisational touch, though a bit more interplay between the instruments could lift it. A lighter, contrasting section might help break the monotony.
Thanks! I do agree it is repetitive vamping on that same motif. I had just spent enough time on it already so I left it as is, but you're absolutely right 👍 I'm glad you liked it still!
The instrument choice is great. There's a reoccuring motif/pattern of a syncopated rhythm. The chosen melody/harmonies are interesting, although i feel like we're kind of getting thrown into it without much of an intro. Also the ending is a fadeout, nothing wrong with that by itself but its an easy way out haha
Fair comments, just what I felt like doing haha. I set up the ending as a loop point (indeed the opening bars play again, I just faded out because you get the point, was the thinking). But it's not super loopable tbh... needs more variety and pacing, time to forget the more standout moments until they eventually come back around, whereas this is a bit too compressed timewise, so that's fair. For me this was kind of a microcosm of the vibe I was going for, but I just didn't feel like or have the time to expand it more completely ... if this were a real game project it would be a demo track 🙂
Thanks for the comments 🙂
(And FWIW, I'm all for bringing back the old school fade out haha 😜)