Codefreq's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Black Waltz]

Cool title, and a neat premise! :)

If I may add my two cents: I imagine the hallway is in a castle with a very long carpeted floor, stone walls, and armored mannequins. It's got that "old-world-haunted-castle" tinge to it, IMO. Think Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allen Poe. If you don't like his work, please take what I said as a complement, as I mean it as one. The imagery you create is very interesting.

The only flaw see with this is technical. The song ends quite suddenly for a song that doesn't loop. I recommend changing the ending or at least editing the submission info, changing it from "Song" to "Loop."

I hope this feedback is helpful. :)

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Bansheebutt responds:

Hah, that's pretty much exactly what I was going for.
The character's I was associating this with are themed as chess Rooks and a Royal Guard, so I wanted something classy and sinister.

https://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/bansheebot/rook

[Infiltrate]

It's unclear what you're going for in this piece. Without a description of your thought process and intent going into the making of this piece, I can't give a review of how clear that intent came across in this piece. If you add this information, it could help my rating, and it will definitely affect my review.

I can only make assumptions about why you named this song "Infiltrate" in the submission's current state.

Regardless of your intent was, I feel this submission lacks focus, neither invoking imagery nor putting me in a video game level designed around sneaking or hacking or some other form of infiltration.

IMO the piece is too short, as well. To me there isn't enough time for the piece to develop into something that very well could describe "Infiltration".

Please consider adding your thought process in the description. I want to provide you better, more constructive, criticism, but as it is, I can't.

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Kyuki responds:

My initial thought process was to just try and put something together that sounded interesting to me. This was my first time messing with Fruity Loops and trying to figure things out. Eventually I became unwilling to continue it and even though it's not great, perhaps it'll give someone else an idea how to continue it themselves.

[The Shore]

I'm curious about your intent going into creating this piece. I think it would be beneficial to add that thought process in your description. That way I can base my review and rating on how well I thought your intent came through, rather than simply my own opinion.

For instance, how did you come up with the name "The Shore"?

As for my opinion, I really love the atmosphere this creates. It's emotionally resonant in a way I've only heard on a few songs I know of. It's bittersweet and introspective. It makes me think of sitting on a beach looking out at the water and reflecting about sad memories with a touch of optimism.

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[Extensive Knowledge]

First, I suggest you put in your description your thought process going into creating and releasing this song. It will help me give a rating and review based on how clearly your intent came across rather than my personal preference.

For example, one element I'm wondering about is the title. Out of curiosity, why did you name it that?

That said, I like this piece. I'd like to see this grow into a full-fledged song, even it remains instrumental.

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Lolcrunch responds:

The title is not what i'd consider "creative." Sure, it's got big words, and, at that, kinda far fetched ones, I don't think they fit the... aura... of the song.
"Then why did you choose them?"
Because I had no clue what to name it, so I just named it something that wasn't "Short Loop" or something like that.

As for making this a full piece... maybe. I have some ideas for how some melodies could go, but I'm not sure if I wanna use them with this song.

[The Auditor]

UPDATE:

Thank you for putting in the description. It gives me a clearer idea of what you are going for.

It's difficult to tell what section means what, IMO.

Original 4 1/2 star review:

I don't know who "The Auditor" is, but to me the piece paints an interesting picture of a retro-90's gang that hides out in the back of a store, which is a front so no one gets suspicious.

It's hard to tell what you are going for, so I think you should add to your description some clearer details about what you want the villain's theme to be.

What I'm currently getting from this piece is a "tough guy" vibe in a setting much like WATCH_DOGS 2. It projects careful confidence.

Good job overall.

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Sekter responds:

I start with calm vibes because he starts off as a chill dude and then the other segment is when he starts to become serious (combat mode) so I made 3 segments and not one just to create those unique vibes.

[-Dreams from a Star-]

There's a hopeful quality to this piece. Personally, I thought the title matched the music quite well. That said, it's difficult to know what you are going for without commentary from you in your song's description. If you added what your thought process and intent was to the description, it will affect the kind of feedback I can give and the accuracy of my rating. That, and I won't have to rely strictly on my own taste.

My personal opinion is I do like the piece. It's relaxing and reminds me of looking at the stars at night on a hill, like a carefree child.

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SpeedoRH responds:

Thx for the feedback. It's the first time someone asks me to write how I made the track in the description. Nice to know someone is interested.

I might do something bigger like an entire video instead of an explanation in the description and maybe put the link to the video in the description of this song.


Thx again the review!
-Skutten

[Flower of Metal (new version)]

I'm basing my review and rating on the sonic elements of this piece rather than the lyrics.

I suggest adding to your description what you were trying to accomplish, whether you were trying to fit the music to your lyrics or not. That way I can judge depending on how well I thought your intent came across instead of relying on my own taste.

I do like the song, though.

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Ragkul responds:

I have already made the description, you can read it right now along with the lyrics and the video clip we made of this song

[Dying Hero]

I think it would be in your best interest to add your thought process and intent in creating this piece into the description. That way I can rate and review how well I thought your intent came across, rather than simply my own taste.

That said, I do really like the piece.

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