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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Storytelling | #134 | 2.932 | 3.167 |
| Creativity | #142 | 3.009 | 3.250 |
| Quality | #160 | 2.855 | 3.083 |
| Overall | #168 | 2.808 | 3.033 |
| Impression | #176 | 2.623 | 2.833 |
| Composition | #181 | 2.623 | 2.833 |
Ranked from 12 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Description
When humanity was on the verge of being wiped out by aliens, humans created a robot named Hope with all the information necessary to create Adam and Eve. The robot was hidden in the depths of the planet until it was safe for it to start its protocol.
My fictional game would be an RPG, focusing in exploration and finding out more information about the past and who were the Aliens and why they decided to destroy the humans. Was all just a desire for destruction or Humans were a threat for the universe?.
Songs:
Menu Theme (The Last Hope is a Robot) - Simple song for the main menu, I tried to convey the feeling of uneasiness and determination.
Awakening - The beginning of the adventure when Hope is activated, the intro is kind of how I imagined the game would start with a cutscene.
The Ruined City - Once Hope gets out of the facility where it was hidden, the first thing it notices is that everything around it is in ruins. Although it was expected that the city would be in that state, having so much information stored as memories, Hope starts to feel a certain nostalgia.
Message from the artist
I had more songs planned like a stealth theme, a chase one, for an alien friend and a betrayal. Sadly, i ended up with three songs due to time and I feel they need more work.
Regardless, I had fun with this jam and wanted to share what little I made.
Theme
How does it fit the theme?
Humans dominated the Earth, but when they were wipe out, is the same world or a forgotten one?
Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://youtu.be/uU66gzAAeEM
Number of tracks3
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Comments
IS THAT AIGIS I SEE?! Anyways, I like the vibe of the OST! The minimalist electronic style is especially nice with the 2nd track, with the repeating synth line, the sliding pad, and the acoustic drums. The 1st track was nice, but the timpani or bass drum hits took me out of it a bit (felt a bit out of place, personally). I think an electronic beat would have worked better, or some type of pad sweep. The 3rd track is also nice! It has a similar vibe to the 2nd track but is a bit more forward with the drums and repetitive arpeggiating synth line, which culminates in the guitar. The loud dynamic and uneven nature of the strummed chords also took me a bit out of it since it disrupted the overall groove, unfortunately. I think you could have pushed even more into the soundscape realm, in terms of sound design and effects, to sell me on the sci-fi elements, but the core repeating soundscape and groove you have is quite nice. Good job!
Hiiii I think you have some solid tracks! I am totally feeling a vibe of being born into a world that needs help, and feeling determine to carry on. Like motivated with a hint of hurt? I think all the tracks progress in form and harmony to convey this well, but I found myself liking the choices you made in rhythms the most. Two things that stand out for me, the triplets in the Main Menu track and in The Ruined City the kick on the '1's' and '3's' until the '3 and' at the end of a phrase with the delayed fluttering synth behind everything. Thanks for your creativity and submission!
this was a very enjoyable, calming listen! the tracks never really felt too empty or too overwhelmed, and they all felt very pensive, and melancholic, so well done!
really nice compositions here!! the vocals in the second track are very unsettling and help build the initial atmosphere of unease and unfamiliarity. i also like the way you build your chord progressions! the third track was definitely my favorite. really well thought out! thanks for sharing!! :)
These works are nice. Not sure if I can say that it tells me the story of a robot on an world conquered by aliens. I would add more alien noises, industrial textures and some more notable out-of-scale variations and dissonances, to hit that "this sounds not like the earth I live in" tickle.
Robotic sounds in "Awakening" were cool. Nice one