ForgottenDawn's Reviews

[You Lovely Lovers]

Blown away. The fact that just one guy did it. I have nothing else to say, honestly. As an animation student myself, I can only bow to you, sir, and hope that one day you may join the upper echelons of such painfully liberating craft. In my eyes, you already do. Keep the awesome.

[TRUMP BUILDS A WALL]

Let's face it folks, at least we won't be coming short of good comedy

[Celles et Ceux des Cimes et Cieux]

"Wow."

That's what I thought as soon as those incredibly lush and detailed backgrounds gleefully reached my eye cones. It's refreshing to see such a craft on Newgrounds, as it borrows heavily from Miyazaki – Princess Mononoke comes to mind, especially the chase scene with that whole theme of darkness/corruption.

There are a few very forgivable mishaps along the way which still don't detract from the experience. I would have loved if you explored the characters a little more, as I feel the second half introduces the various scenes a little too hastily. The surreal atmosphere almost reminds me of Wakfu, also French with a very unique artstyle, I think you guys got that kind of potential at hands. It would be very interesting, I think, to see what you could make of it.

[They Took My Beloved]

Hey, just wanted to say thanks for properly crediting my music~ I'm not too big on visual novels, but I can tell the art must have taken a lot of effort to make. I encourage you to keep pursuing this line of work and aim for quality experiences.

Marckel responds:

Thanks for the compliments, and thank you as well for providing free-to-use music! Ever since I stumbled across your work I just really like your style! I'll probably be making use of some of your other tracks for future works still.

[GRAV]

To be fair, this isn't what I'd consider bad by a long shot. You already claimed it was a "cute and short" platformer, but apparently that doesn't stop people from disgraceful drama queens. Surely, the abrupt end was rather anticlimactic, and I think the game as it stands right now is more of a prototype than a finished product.

The gameplay seems to be slow. I'd suggest tweaking the movement speed and make sure the jumping feels more fluid and less "moon gravity". It's a start, I mean, you can definitely do more about it and it seems like it's in your bucket list. Just keep it up and turn this into a full, polished experience. I'd play it.

tinyworlds responds:

The "moon gravity" was embed in the story for the one part. Experimented a bit with it, but decided to make it quite a bit extreme to show the lack of gravity. But you're right, it might not be the best level of gravity for fast platforming. Thank you.

[It's Just TIC TAC TOE]

Clever, short and sweet. Just how I like it.

[AIM - Bellowers of Grief]

'Atmospheric' is what comes to mind upon hearing this piece. Definitely not an easy achievement with a purely digital orchestra and such subtle dynamics. I can tell that some smart choices were made here to avert muddying everything in reverb and still ensure that each layer carries enough presence and emotional punch in the mix, the lack of which is a rather common mistake. I had to relisten to this a number of times just to catch some tiny detail I may have missed in my previous runs. That's the mark of an intentional, controlled piece that is a joy to listen on both monitors and headphones. Jeremy Soule vibes all the way through, except that compared to the Skyrim soundtrack, I can actually hear every instrument crystal clear.

Everratic responds:

Thank you, this means a lot coming from you!

I actually like how some Skyrim songs have so many layers that it creates this large multi-timbral ensemble sound. I have no idea how to create that effect in a pleasing way.

[Deep Sinker]

It's been a while. Haven't heard your piano solos in years. I certainly missed the romanticism in your impromptu mood pieces—less of a technical show-off, and more like swashes of color, a painting in aural form. A dreamy piano, able to capture on its own the magic of an entire orchestra. And just like that, I snap back into reality as soon as the reverie ends.

LucidShadowDreamer responds:

Hey, it's great to hear from you! I feel like you described my approach eerily well, although I might not describe it as nicely myself :'D
I've uploaded less as I've been (and will be) working on a mystery project for some time. I hope to try to do more on NG, as well. I'll make sure to check out some of your later work as well, as it has indeed been a while, and I miss your sound too :3

[Necroswamp Abomination]

What stuns me the most about this piece is the sheer amount of layering you perform on most, if not all instrument lines, from what I can tell. You're one of the few artists on Newgrounds I can comfortably call a "maximalist" in every sense of the term—I've understood that as your comfort stylistic pocket from hearing your audio works thus far. Big stats, more is more, bigger is better.

I have nothing to say about the actual content of this track. I would consider it flawless. The emotional literacy is there, it's frantic, it's anxious, it's exactly as you've set it up to be, which is film quality.

[Mt. City]

Love your choice of colors! I'd argue this is even better than your previous City on the Rocks. Insta-favorite.

kittenbombs1 responds:

Thanks man. It’s nuts how similar they are even though their in 2 completely different styles.

[The Expanse Amos Pixel Art]

Beautifully nostalgic 90's vibe. Love that pixel art, man. :)

Hyptosis responds:

Thanks! Was talking to a friend about how it reminds me of art from snes games that were based on movies, haha. Like alien 3.

[I CAN'T DEAL WITH THIS ANYMORE]

Steven Universe Therapy here we aaaaaaaare~~ :'C
These last two episodes destroyed me, my god. Thanks for reminding me.