QJrocks's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Bark and Byte]

MY. GOODNESS. THIS SOUNDS AMAZING O_o

For some unknown reason, this somg was sitting in my Email inbox and I didn't listen to it until now. I almost instantly regretted ignoring this.

Wait, this is your first time making a song with chiptune elements? It sounds like you've used them your entire career.

Of course, there were problems. From :14 to :25 the background tracks go out of tune with the song, and it always bugs me, but I don't think that's enough to justify a half-star deduction.

You should make more songs like this, they sound great! :D

-QJrocks

Deemo-R responds:

Sorry it took me so long to actually get back on this, I've been getting caught up in my own head lately! I think the wonderful thing about chiptune elements is that they just feel right when you use them. They're simple enough to grasp fairly quickly, and then it's just a matter of experimenting with where you like them. I'm sure I'll probably even make some fully 8-bit songs with them at some point (likely next year)! I actually don't hear what you're mentioning at 0:14 myself. Either way, thanks for mentioning that something feels off there.

I love melody-driven music, so I'm very likely to do more stuff like this not too long from now! :)

Thanks so much for taking the time to review! :D

[~Road to Devastation V2~]

Wait, since when have sequels been worse than the original? That's like saying that Super Mario Bros is superior to every other Mario game, no questions asked. But I digress.

Anyway, I'm glad I inspired you! This improves on the original in almost every way.

Also, throwbacks like the one you used here are quite common in v2s, at least from what I've personally heard.

Hey, no shame in looking things up on the internet. You can learn some cool tricks like you did here.

Random semi-useless thoughts aside, I really enjoyed this song. You should make some remixes of some other songs of yours as well.

Evilgrapez responds:

Thanks! Personally, I didn't like SMB 2 as much as the original, and I've seen tons of sequels where it isn't as good as the original.

I've been actually planning on remixing Elevator to Nowhere. I could use the original as an intro, and then blow everyone away with total awesomeness. Haha, now if only I was THAT awesome...

Thanks for leaving the review!

[~I Was Always b1t~]

This is some decent 8-bit. What does b1t stand for/mean?

Evilgrapez responds:

No idea! But it's the name of the game and the character in the game, so I decided to include it in the title.

[~A Lost Memory~]

This is a really nice song, only real complaints are that at :48, it feels like the time in which nothing happens is too long. Instead of being mysterious or whatever you were going for, to be it just sounds uninteresting.

That's not to say I don't like the song; I really do. I'm just offering up criticism. Sorry if it sounded like I was flaming.

Anyway, keep up the good work!

Evilgrapez responds:

What? No reviews for Road to Devastation V2? D:

Haha, just kidding. At :48, that was the shortest I could make it without it sounding weird. Sorry about that. :/

Thanks for the review!

[~Broken Glass~]

You play Geometry Dash too? :D

Anyways, the beginning piano part has these little gaps where nothing is happening, and it just sounds awkward. Luckily, the song picks up quickly.

The part at 1:39 was staticy in my headphones, but it wasn't really noticeable.

I don't know why someone rated this 1 star, so I rated 5 to counteract the trolls.

Keep up the good work!
-QJrocks

Evilgrapez responds:

The 1 star rating was actually an accidental rating by me. xD

And yeah, I do play Geometry Dash. I've made a few levels, but my most notable one is Dynasty Party.

Thanks for the review!

[Tale of a Genius [F&S]]

You really nailed that "Nightmare before Christmas" vibe, as that was literally the first thing I thought of listening to this track.

I listen to NG on mobile mostly, so I can't loop it anyways. But thanks for putting that in the description, it helped explain the sudden stop.

Wait, your mixing skills undermine/destroy the quality of your soundtrack? Here I think you're just under-confident. The Final Phase and A Familiar Encounter as well as this are amazing. Seriously, don't worry about it. You're better than you think.

Keep up the good work!

Deemo-R responds:

Thanks man! I don't mean to make it seem like I've destroyed everything I've ever written with poor mixing. Just about everything that I upload to Newgrounds, I feel like I've done an adequate job on the mix. I have a huge number of tracks that have not been uploaded because of how poorly they're balanced, though, and those are the tracks that I'm referring to here. I certainly think that I know how to balance things pretty well when it comes to writing out parts in the first place, and that is very likely the most important part of the whole process. I'd just love to give it all that extra push that really unlocks the full potential of the music! :D

[Road to Devastation]

Although there isn't really a drop, this is still a really nice song! What BPM is it?

Evilgrapez responds:

The BPM is 145.

Thanks for the review!

[{DjR} TechnoCr4zy]

This has a really nice melody, but you need to add bass tracks. They have instruments that play in the background of the main tracks and sometimes harmonize with the main instrument. Maybe you should remake this sometime.

DJRyanAB responds:

Thanks for your review ;D
I might do that sometime when i'm not too busy. (i have too many hobbies such as band, programming, etc.) that will take some time .:)

[Symmetrik & Geoplex - Tempest]

I don't think you should worry about returning listeners not liking it simply because it is a different style than most other songs. Trying out a different style of music is no reason to hate a song.

That aside, this is a really well-made song. You should try more stuff like this, be it collab or no collab. I can't really tell what the voices are saying though.

Keep making music and experimenting, you may find a second style of music you enjoy making.

Geoplex responds:

Thanks :) the vocals are really just there for effect, they don't intend to carry meaning or melody.

I'm really excited to try some melodic dubstep so i will certainly be making more. Thanks for the feedback :)

[The Final Phase]

I swear I've heard this song before, but I'm not sure where. This song reminds me a lot of both Pokémon and Metroid. I love this song, keep up the good work!

Deemo-R responds:

Lol I certainly hope that's just a hunch (unless someone used this track elsewhere that I'm not aware of). I love both of the series you're reminded of, so your compliment is very flattering! Thanks a ton for listening! :)