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A jam submission

Evil Balloon Frenzy - A Weapon to Save UsView project page

A teaser to my Pico 8 Cute-Em-Up's soundtrack
Submitted by G3N3515 — 7 hours, 2 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Melody Clarity#313.2353.235
Composition#422.8822.882
Overall#492.6242.624
Melody Impact#502.4122.412
Listenability#512.5292.529
Correlation to Theme#522.0592.059

Ranked from 17 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Link to Streaming Service
https://youtube.com/@gnhr-rm3el?si=HeomVynIkNUYztKj

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

Nice chiptune approach for this jam, the structure is good and it gets pretty addictive. You also introduced melody development, which is good and keeps the track from getting tiring to listen at.

Now what I think lacks most in your track is melody impact. Your melody doesn't seem to have a clear direction, and seems sort of random at moments, and the overall track hardly builds any tension or emotion related to battle or a weapon. I'd recommend introducing other harmony elements or other instruments, although I'm not that well versed in chiptune to say for sure what would be best here.

Keep up the good work!


Melody clarity 5/5

Melody impact 1/5

Composition 3/5

Listenability 2/5 (The track is very repetitive overall)

Correlation to theme 1/5

Developer

Thank you for the input! I'm still fairly new to making music, so I'm glad you've laid all this out

Submitted(+1)

It has a chiptune-like feel and a really fun vibe. The music is quite addictive and very enjoyable to listen to :)

Developer

Ahhhh, thank you so much!

Submitted

Not sure why but the streaming service link seems to redirect to a mailto: url ?

Developer(+1)

Huh... Interesting. It's nothing malicious, I assure you. Heres the same link, but you might need to copy/paste yourself. I think Itch is just posting the link weirdly 


https://youtube.com/@gnhr-rm3el?si=HeomVynIkNUYztKj

Submitted

This one redirects to your channel. Although I was able to find your submission, please share the video directly in the future. I'll give you the feedback in a second!

Submitted(+1)

Good overall submission, i like the chiptune vibes, tho i dont often listen to ts kinda music. There is a cool melody and it actually fits that whole vibe. But i think it kinda gets repetitive over the span of the track. Still great and unique submission, and yeah i love it, great job!

Developer(+1)

Thank you! Was trying to fit into Pico 8's limitations

Submitted

Chiptunes :) Sounds pretty unique. BTW did you make this using a tracker?

Developer(+1)

Yeah, I used PSDJ on my Miyoo Mini Plus

Submitted(+1)

Haha that's a fun work, I like it :) I can feel you enjoyed creating it. Nice a bit spooky vibe!

Developer

Yessss, I had way too much fun with the music!

Submitted

There seems to be no way to listen to this via streaming services. 

Submitted

Well, I'm pretty sure the streaming service was optional...

Submitted

It is not.  It's in the Submission Checklist - /jam/impressions-composing-jam-season-4-melody-jam 

Developer

I was a little pressed for time and hadn't been able to post it just yet