QJrocks's Reviews

[Deterministic Dungeon]

1 in 5 chance of missing

Misses 3 times in a row

10/10 better RNG than FTL

PestoForce responds:

It's all your fault! ;-)

[Down is Up]

This is a really solid puzzle/platform game. My only complaint would be how the controls handle when gravity is in any direction besides down. Having inverted left and right when upside down and such is annoying, but I'll probably get used to it soon enough.

[Pizza Survivor]

The collision detection is very odd...

[Evilgrapez & Liminal - Azure]

Hi, I'm super late for this but I'd figure it's better late than never!

The background instrument for the first 30 seconds sounds slightly distorted. It's very slight, though, so I wouldn't worry so much about it.

I love the instrument at 0:44. It just sounds so otherworldly and fits well with the song!

Similar to the 30 second instrument, the background instrument at 1:20 also sounds rather distorted, and it's slightly jarring. Again, not a major issue, but definitely something to look out for in the future.

The descending notes in the background at 1:50 don't harmonize well with the rest of the instruments, and it sounds very off and out-of-place.

There's a static-y sound from around 2:14 to 2:20 that's a bit distracting. This is basically a minor nitpick, but it's definitely a bit out-of-place.

I'm going to have to agree with icegemini about 2:20 through 2:50, as in it doesn't really sound full. I'm not sure how I would fix or change this (some choirs, maybe?), but what you did at 2:50 seemed to work well. Also, the static-y instrument here needs some definite toning down, it gets rather obnoxious after a few seconds. The transitions here were pretty well done in my opinion, though.

2:50 through 4:05 or so was really well-done, in my opinion. I couldn't really find any major flaws other than it starts to drag on a little after a minute, but that's just a matter of personal taste.

The snare drums that start at 4:04 really don't fit with the rest of the song. They need to have their volume mixed down or have it equalized so it feels less "punchy", for lack of a better term. As is, it just doesn't sound very good in the context of the rest of the song though. Aside from that, I had no problem with the rest of the song.

I'm going to be stealing from icegemini again: the base idea of this song is great! It just needs a little bit more fine-tuning what with the static, the distortion, the out-of-place drums, and a few bad notes. Just keep an ear out for these sort of things in the future, and you should be golden! I think.

Either way, keep up the great work!

Evilgrapez responds:

IT'S YOU

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Thanks for all the feedback, man. Great to hear from you again. More stuff for you to dump reviews on will be coming 2018!

[~Sun & Moon~ (DREAMSCAPE PRE-ORDER TRACK)]

Hey, look, I haven't died and stopped making reviews!

First off, I absolutely love the pianos in the beginning. It's incredibly relaxing and just so amazing.

The drums at 0:22 are something I normally wouldn't associate with a relaxing piano piece, but you took it and made it work incredibly well, so props to you for that!

The bass instrument at 1:09 just doesn't fit with the song. It gives off a monotonous, droning feeling and I think a different instrument would have worked much better.

The transition at 1:32 is kinda sudden, but the atmosphere of the part is here is absolutely amazing, although the drum volume probably should be lower than what it is.

The bass instrument at 1:58 is the same one as before, but it sounds much better. I don't know why, but clearly you did something right.

Again, amazing atmosphere at 2:53. You really need to do more songs with this kind of tone!

The instrument at 3:16 is the same as the last 2 times, yet it sounds monotonous and droning again. Maybe it depends on what instruments it's paired with.

I love the little jingle at 3:45, gives the song a bit of extra flair and diversity.

The key changes at 4:14 and 4:26 feel underwhelming, and I think I know why. The key changes sort of give the tone that they're building up to something, and the same old slow drums throughout every key change sort of kills that mood.

And again with that one instrument. It sounds good at 4:59, but bad again at 5:10. I just don't know what it is about that instrument.

Anyway, this song was great to listen to. The electronic sections had a few minor issues like that one instrument and a few ear-piercingly high notes, but the ambient sections were an absolute joy.

4.5/5

Evilgrapez responds:

Thanks for the review! Reading it was really nice. I might make a full song with that kind of tone sometime! The little jingle was just a minor detail I thought I'd add. I'm glad someone noticed it! Anyways, the instrument at 4:59 is a completely different one, actually. It does sound pretty similar to the one before, though. I don't know what's with it, either, really.

Thank you again!

[~Fallen Dunes~ (Mharadium & Negativity OST)]

I really like the atmosphere at the beginning. It seems calming yet unsettling. It's really unique how you managed to do that. Although the claps starting at :46 completely shatter said tension. Oh well. There's nothing wrong with claps, but you don't put them into ambience tracks. You just don't.

The transition leading up to it is weird, but the part at 1:10 sounds really nice. Except for the claps, of course.

The instrument at 1:25 is off-key and it's really bugging me. Please fix ;A;

The part at 1:41 also sounds nice. It's calming and otherworldly. Then the off-key track comes in at 1:56 and ruins everything. IT DOESN'T EVEN HARMONIZE WITH THE SONG GOSH DANG IT MAN

I swear that one track and those claps absolutely destroy the entire feel of the song. It makes me upset, because I like the rest of this song, but those two things are holding it back. And I mean 1.5-star-loss holding it back. If you were to fix those, this song would be a perfect 5. Until then, though... :(

-QJrocks

Evilgrapez responds:

dangit i was so close

guess it's kinda late to fix those now

maybe ill revisit the song later in a v2 or something