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30 Reviews | 5 w/ Responses

Score: 7
Watchmen trailer

"haha... cute"

submission: Watchmen trailer
date: March 12, 2009

Rawshak rolled was my favourtie bit. Funny and accurate!

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Score: 6
Xenon Prime Racing

"Simple and fun"

submission: Xenon Prime Racing
date: December 1, 2008

It's a nice engine. However engine isn't fun for long.
Nice work on the solar halo, that was a nice touch.
Somethings to improve the game engine/ gameplay would be a wrong way indicator, a player position indicator or a score by meters/seconds to see how far ahead or behind you are.
I also agree that the track could be more visable.
If you really want to take this game idea to the next level, try some brighter level designs and powerups (boost would be great)
But over all nice concept and good work with the 3D

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Score: 9
Rage3!

"Awesome"

submission: Rage3!
date: October 27, 2008

This game was really fun. The engine was solid, the world was interactive. My only problem is that on the level with purple ground i got to the end and had defeated EVERYONE but it said i needed to be lvl 6. What the hell am i supposed to do? Its not good mechanics if a player gets stuck.

My only other suggestion would be to have a list of the powers you've unlocked in the pause screen so you know which controls to use.

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Latest Audio Reviews

17 Reviews | 11 w/ Responses

Score: 5
Dance of the ghosts

"Its alright for what it is"

date: February 10, 2009

This is hardly ambient. This is more techno than anything.

February 14, 2009

Author's Response:

I don't really know genres yet, so...

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Score: 7
Negative_Shifter

"This was intersting..."

submission: Negative_Shifter
date: January 10, 2009

Despite the bad sound of the guitar effect, it had a nice percussive effect that added a nice syncopated feel. My biggest question is, do you know scales or do you just experiment with the notes? Some of the piano stuff sound a bit off going over the guitar. However there were some lovely tones and chord progressions at around 2:40
Like some of your other stuff there is some good musical ideas with bad sound generators.
One thing i did like that i would have liked to have heard some more off was the weird effect added to the guitar at 00:38 then 2:53 and then again a few bars later, I love interesting stuff like that, what effects did you add if i may ask?
My main problem is the sound of the guitar, some people like Slayer, but it just sounds ameturish, as it is not a very good plugin personally. Other than that you have some very interesting compositional techniques.

January 10, 2009

Author's Response:

to be honest i don't remember the plugin i used for the weird effect. i think it was something called reeth? maybe idk and then i just played with the velocity and attack and stuff...anwho i kinda like the guitar sound for slayer. i only use it cuz i don't own onr have the money for any decent guitar recording mics and software. college tends to find ways of finding my money and taking it with out me noticing. and yes i know a few scales. mostly pentatonic and the rest is just experimenting with notes til i get it right. i just a few months ago picked up making songs and a few different programs for do just that. what would you recommend for a broke college student to get thats better that Fl studio and audacity??

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Score: 8
Old Sckool

"Haha this was great"

submission: Old Sckool
date: January 10, 2009

I actually really enjoyed this. The flute was cool. This song reminded me of the music they use in some of those older pixar shorts. This maintained my interest but it was a bit short.

January 10, 2009

Author's Response:

this was actually the very first song i every made. i did it in audacity with the usb headset that came with the game SOCOM. that was a decent mic but one of my friends broke it.

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