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Fun song, very reminiscent of something from the Game Gear IMO.

Actually gave myself a bonus stipulation for this jam... every instrument and sound effect came from the Korg M1 rompler VST (an oldie but a goodie IMO, though I find myself using the Triton rompler VST more often nowadays). The instruments I ran through both a saturation and a compression plugins while the SFX I simply layered as they came in (with some volume automation for fading out the clockshop and rain presets).

The rattle and crunch was a cool creepy effect suggesting there are spooky skeletons chasing you, emphasized with the tempo change and introduction of the synths/drum beat. Cool song that tells a story, though one thing I'll comment on is that I would've preferred it if the bass in the beginning had a slower, less intense attack (maybe even some delay)... after all, you're trying to establish an ominous, creepy ambience (mind you, the bass as it is works well in the more uptempo section).

Dreamwalking has some nice chord progressions between the chorus and bass and the mallet melody is lovely. Really cool percussion rhythm in Dreamer's Battle and a cool call and response motiff. Very cool entry.

Dynamic song that takes the listener through a journey. Great job!

Keys quickly establish rhythm, synth lead a nice melody. Cool moment when the drums and bass come in. The high pitch piano counterpoint at 0:34 gets lost in the mix, kind of crowded in the high pitch range at that point tbh. The string accompaniment at 1:43 works well. Cool song, nice job!

Beautiful piano intro. Like the key change at 0:22.

Second part nicely builds upon the motiff established in the intro, though the pads may be a bit loud... they kind of compete with the piano around 1:10 (also, IMO the piano phrase at 1:08 would've been a good opportunity for a dramatic crescendo). Nice tension and resolution into another key around 1:19.

Third section has a fun sneaking around vibe. I like the call and response between the bass and piano. Mallets and strings provide tension, particularly the dissonance around 2:50. The percussion coming in at 3:34 is a dramatic moment and immediately lends urgency to the piece. I like the broken up variation of the main motiff around 3:49. Very interesting, unexpected pitch modulation at 4:06.

Ending section is a nice callback to the second section with added percussion. Works well.  Good job, a very enjoyable piece! If I were to take issue with anything, it would be that the song changed from one section to the next with little/no transition. Yes, it's an overture, but a transitional phrase or measure would've gone a long way towards leading the listener to the next part. Alternatively, breaking the song into separate songs would've worked well.

"Into The Heed Sector" succeeds in creating a pretty cool minimalist electronic style song which is built upon as instruments come in. However, I felt the percussion coming in at 1:10 gets lost in the mix.

The 3:4 rhythm works well in "Tribulation". The counterpoint between the bass and arppegiating synth around 1:03 works well, gives the listener the sensation of two conflicting sides -- the bass solid and unyielding, the synth dancing and free.

"Go Home, Someday Soon" is more laid back and sentimental. The pads swelling in and out create some subtle tension.

Very chill. I could see this working very well as an exploration theme. Well mixed, each part stands out, and the reverb creates a nice sense of  space.

Cool rock song and I enjoyed it overall, though you may want to consider bringing up the lead guitar a bit and I felt the middle part was a bit low-key for a fighting game. You also have some really cool stuff going on in the drums, but they don't really punch through the mix (a compressor may help).

Around 1:50, pizzicato strings and percussion really build some nice tension and I like the horn melody. Nice climactic resolution at 2:19. Next part is calmer yet still ominous, getting a Stravinsky vibe. Finale builds up tension and ending on that augmented chord was quite fitting IMO. Awesome work.

Very groovy. I really like it, though I felt the intro was a little bit too long (IMO, 0:16-0:32 could've been omitted).

Rather cool industrial rock album. I especially liked the panning bits in Crystal, Lava Center, and Time Bomb Zones.

Impeccable sound quality for the most part, though I felt the high tones got a little bit crowded around 1:30. On my first listen, I felt the transition at 0:15 was a little abrupt, on subsequent listens it makes more sense, but perhaps a drum fill could've helped lead the listener to the next section? 0:48 felt a little abrupt as well. That said, you really nail the feel of GG's soundtrack and have an awesome song overall. Great job!

First off, kudos on performing a vocal piece. The guitar performance is good and the fuzz tone has a nice creamy texture. Personally I would've liked it if you had let the whole note at the end of the solo (2:24) ring out a bit longer, maybe gradually fade it out as the vocals came back in? I also felt"haaaave" at 1:23 could've used a little more breath support. But those are just nitpicks, really cool song overall!

Nice swing rhythm and a fun tune overall.

Love the deep meaty tone of the drums. Percussion and bass are well done. Wasn't too fond of the feedback around 2:07. Considering this song's slow tempo, it sounds like it'd be more suitable for a big man character like Potemkin, IMO. However, it was overall an enjoyable grunge rock song.

Nice rock melodies and energy. The piano section was my favorite. My main critique would be that at several moments it seems like the percussion is building up to a big exciting moment before kinda' petering out, would've liked to hear the percussion get fast and wild. But overall I liked it.

It's a nice melody, though IMO the attack on the string doing the melody was  a little slow for some of the more rapid runs.

Cello intro asserts a nice, moody tone. I like the call and response starting at 2:36, builds into a solid climax. Nice piece.

Meditations makes good use of melodic counterpoint and echoes to create a nice sense of space. I like the dissonance in Journeys, creates a nice bit of tension. As for Resilient, I like that you went for a drum and bass song for a boss theme, but aside from the two fade outs I found the song a little bit too repetitive and personally I would've preferred the melody assert itself more.

It certainly succeeds in creating an unsettling vibe.

"Woah!" lol

Well composed A and B sections, I enjoyed this one.

Interesting track, though I felt it would've been better without the high hat part considering the song is performed rather freely.

Very playful melodies. I like it.

Thanks for the listening recommendations!

The panning instruments were a cool touch.

Some cool pads and folly sounds going on and interesting lo-fi vibe, though I felt the shakers were a little too loud.

Nice bossa nova tune. Especially liked the transition and melody around 0:50 (and when it repeats later of course).

Fun song that would suite a shopping theme quite well. I liked that you decrescendoed the keys to let the flute melody stand out at 0:36.

Nails a comforting home town vibe, however I felt the trumpet was a little too loud. Overall a very nice song.

This track has some fun instrument choices and brings some nice uptempo energy.

Nice funky tune with a chill vibe, though a little quiet (had to crank up the volume on my end). I enjoyed this one.

Really smooth tune, nice! Only criticism I have is that I felt that the pad starting at 0:46 could be brought down in volume a bit, it kinda' drowns out the melody.

Thanks for the feedback

Love the bass and the E.Piano melody was really good.

True to the style of the game's OST.

Really enjoyed the melodies, the counterpoint works well, and nice bass groove. My only gripe is that you have about 14 seconds where not much is happening starting at 0:46. I'm assuming you wanted to let the melody breathe for a moment there, but IMO a measure or two would've sufficed.

Really enjoyable jazzy piece, love the composition. Only minor gripe I have is that it's a bit too quiet for my taste, had to crank up the volume on my end.

I like the variations on the main motiff you made.