Reviews for .:~| V3: Maeror MAC8 July |~:.

[Flash-MX]

Nice piece!

So, first off, I give you props for straying away from the piano/guitar and trying out something more experimental for a sorrow theme. Everything was technically done very well I think, however I didn't -personally- feel/hear an emotion of "sadness" so much as an epic tribute to a fallen warrior. It wasn't so much the bagpipes nor any of the instruments (I've personally heard some tear bringing bagpipe music), for me it was more the chord progression, felt more epic than sad really.

Other than my own emotions though, this was a very well made track! It sounds like you spent quite a lot of time on it and the lenght of it was perfect -- I've been hearing it over and over for about 3 minutes and still not tired of it.

So well done, 10/5d

Draqo responds:

Yes I love me some epicness, yet I didn't want it to be joyful but more honorable while being sad.

Thanks for the awesome review. :D

[SinJim]

Maeror

Nice percussion work there. Wow I'd love to have a good bagpipe software instrument, where'd you get yours, it sounds really good. Definitely fitting as a highlander's funeral. The chorus samples you used there were really good and the mood of the piece was really...ominous.

I found that it was a bit short but I was also satisfied at the end. I don't know if that makes sense. I guess what I'm trying to say is that it could do with lengthening but it works really well as is.

Also around 0:50-1:00, there were a couple clicks. They weren't a really big deal, but they caught my attention and I was like, "huh?"

Anyways, I really like this song and you really portray a different aspect of the competition's theme. You really differentiated yourself from the crowd with this different sounds and I think that'll help out a lot in the competition

Great song and good luck in the competition!

~SinJim

Draqo responds:

Good ear, those clicks were due to the renderer which are somewhat of a nightmare. This was one of about 20 outputs which was the best so far, but damn, nice catch on those clicks.

I use EastWest/Quantum Leap software for this and all my future works except for Phoenix Chronicles as that is a hybrid of soundfonts and VST's.

Thanks for the excellent review. :D

[bonoDARK-AURA]

Game quality

Sounds like one of those top-notch-in-depth-story-line games
Definitley one of the best I've seen, proffesional work.

Draqo responds:

More to come.

Thanks for the review. :)

[VETJasper]

Cool

It sounds like it belongs in a game like Age of Empires, in both feel and quality.

Draqo responds:

I play a lot of AoK (AoE2) so I may have been influenced. :I

Thanks for the review. :D

[Nazdale]

Astonishing

I love the bag pipes, they really make the piece unique.