Excellent storytelling. The music is excellent too.

I feel like the storyline reminded me a little bit of Breath of the Wild, at least, that's the kind of environment I pictured in my head.

I liked the story and the vibe it created.

Great work! :)

Wow! I just watched/listened to your entry and I feel like finishing my popcorn and taking the last sip of my coke now, reflecting with a smile on my face as the end credits roll and the lights turn on while people start to sit up and leave the room. Awesome cinematic experience with the music superfitting for all the scenes! It has been more than a while since I listened to one of your submissions more than a year ago at another jam, and the wait has been worth it.  

I find it difficult to critique really anything about the music, cause I found it supercohesive, with a solid mixing and instrumentation. The composition is also rock solid and it is really amazing how you managed to make the tracks so fitting to the story. Maybe the format you went with also helped, with the slow story flow rolling without having to pause or look away at the text at another place, but I think it mostly was because the music really suited the scenes. 

Regarding the story itself, as you said it is not the strong point of this entry. I had my issues following some of its details, specially in the Adventure step, and the last part where we discover the consciences of Justo's parents are inside the machines feels a bit forced, but I also can see why many details which could make the plot more rich were omitted to allow for the flow of the music and the text to be easy to follow.  I myself opted to almost fully sacrifice the story I had been thinking about because of time constraints, so I can totally relate here. 

I find it hard to choose a favorite track, but maybe "The Sundering" would be it for me. It is always difficult to create tension at the beginning without being overwhelming, and the build-up until the 1 min mark is great, and then the last part with the woodwinds until "Remnants: Ghost Of The Past" appears on screen was very fitting and set the mood perfectly for what was to come.

Thanks for the awesome entry, I had a blast being immersed in your adventure, and musically it is clearly among my favorites. 

Always love your work; the orchestration is always 
I think I'm in a different camp, as I'll always prefer wetter sounds and the idea of the orchestral piece playing live in a hall, which your pieces always give off!

This is a solid JRPG-style story: peaceful village, coming-of-age ceremony, sudden attack, revenge quest with childhood friends. The story has some genuinely effective dark moments; Justo's parents being dead and fused into the machines that attacked the village caught me off guard (since you said *I* went pretty dark in mine haha!) And the ending, where the heroes choose to destroy all the ancient technology instead of using it for power, feels more mature and responsible than I expected from such a trope-heavy plot, and lowkey I can't relate; I want more power lol. Plus, the self-awareness about running out of time was relatable. 

Great video and music!

What a fantastic journey you took us. I think you outdid yourself compositionally. This feels so grand but also has still that playful Eetu edge to it. At times it felt a bit like John Williams writing music for a JRPG. The sheer palette of emotions was awesome. Having the story with the songs feels definitly like the definitive version of your presentation, although I had some problems still following what happens on the screen and not just enjoying the music itself. :D

Personally it’s hard to pick a favorite, although the first song kinda resonated the most with me. It kinda had that Kings Field intro vibe. And those games are just peak. And it also had the most range in dynamics and emotional depth.

If I’d had to nick pick it would be just the Sample libraries sound (which is more subjective and most likely something you cannot change without some pretty beefy investment). But at times it felt like the general orchestra and the instruments could be a bit more into your face with a more direct close sound. That would also mean not only using more of the close mic mix but also placing the close and Decca trees differently into the stereo field. But again this would be the ultimate nick picking, since the general sound is quite good. But I think it would make the emotional impact a bit more raw and bigger than life instead of feeling like the orchestra has taken a step back like being on a stage.

All in all I genuinely in awe with the music and what you’ve created. Also the sung vocals were a really nice touch and worked very well.

Vibe/Atmosphere: 5/5

Storytelling/History: 4/5

Cohesion: 4/5

Uniqness/Originality: 4/5

Execution: 5/5

Incorporation of the Theme: 5/5

I appreciated the harmonic and melodic sophistication. Your sample libraries were well-used. Sound design was a little light, but it didn't affect listenability. Great work!

I really liked this approach to sharing what you've made, especially as someone that enjoys audiobooks with musical accompaniment. Very efficient way of showing all your work that I appreciated a lot!

Your composition as a whole was excellent, like a smaller-scale opera with the way you 'scored' the written story. Also, did you perhaps listen to Dune at any point while writing this? For some reason I kept thinking about it while listening to this from time to time lol.

Also, any mention of robots regardless of genre is peak :)

If I had to give any kind of feedback on the story/worldbuilding itself (not as a writer myself, but mostly as a bookworm), there were two notes I had on a few instances: 1) There were a couple instances of characters interacting with each other that I think would've benefited more from actual dialogue vs the narrator observing and stating what the characters are saying, if that makes sense. It wouldn't have to be every interaction or super extensive, but I think it could've been a nice change for the reader while also giving more life to the characters speaking. 2) The final battle with Ombrilego felt a little brief IMO, and I think could've been a more detailed fight considering that's the event much of the journey has built towards.

Thanks for sharing what you made, and keep up the good work :)