What sticks out to me is the layering in these tracks with the synthesizers, especially in the first few minutes. I like the woodwinds and celesta or kalimba that come after, but I think harmonically, it feels a bit flat in that it's mainly natural minor. Maybe include some Dorian in there, with some ornamentation on the melody to give it more of that Medieval vibe. The idea of combining both genres is cool, but it felt like you switched on and off between both genres. It didn't feel that blended to me. A thought was maybe having cyberpunk percussion with some soundscape elements, with the symphonic instruments and harmony conveying the Medieval vibe. Other than that, the layering is nice, like with the strings, groove, electric guitar strums, and synthesizers! Maybe add some variation to the notes too, to make it sound less stale over time. Good job!
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Artur Guz & Miguel Neri - The Psyche of a Dream & Between Reality and Dreams's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Creativity | #166 | 2.777 | 3.000 |
| Quality | #169 | 2.700 | 2.917 |
| Composition | #172 | 2.700 | 2.917 |
| Overall | #179 | 2.608 | 2.817 |
| Impression | #184 | 2.546 | 2.750 |
| Storytelling | #186 | 2.315 | 2.500 |
Ranked from 12 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Description
The project was created by two people and consists of a total of two songs. The first one is called “The Psyche of a Dream”, with Synthwave and Fantasy as its genres, and has a duration of 3:29. The second one is called “Between Reality and Dreams”, and its closest genres would be Darksynth and Epic, with a duration of approximately 5:10.
All of the songs were initially created in FL Studio, with additional work and mixing done in Reaper. The creative process was somewhat unusual because the idea for the project came before the theme was actually established. Initially, the project was intended to be purely medieval, but due to the curiosity and interest of both participants, we came up with the idea of creating music that blended and alternated between Cyberpunk and Medieval elements. From there, we continued the project in that direction.
We did not have any fixed sources of inspiration, but some of the songs we used as references were inspired by music from The Legend of Zelda and Katana ZERO.
Theme
How does it fit the theme?
The songs were primarily intended to bring predominance and contrast between their two genres, seeking to treat the medieval as something distant from what was happening in the cyberpunk world, while still maintaining a harmony between these two worlds so distant from each other.
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https://soundcloud.com/arturguz/artur-guz-miguel-neri-the
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