Reviews for With Gun & Crucifix

[Step]

Massive nostalgia coming from this track. I used to listen to this so much back in the day! It's quite easy to hear the improvement from the original though. This is significantly meatier and more professional-sounding, and you were a lot more creative with your effects. The climax at 2:40 sounds SO good now! And yet it still retains its excellent melodic content and wonderful narrative. A truly epic piece.

I have a few gripes, like 1:33's staccato choirs feeling oddly quiet and 2:12's distorted instrument sounding a little silly, but overall this was an absolute pleasure to listen to.

You know, I don't think I've ever said this before (you likely have no idea who I am haha) but since you're back on Newgrounds I just wanted to say that your music has been an absolute inspiration for me. Without it I might've not opted to invest in East/West or attempt to develop a more professional, cinematic sound for myself.

Thanks for the stellar remaster and keep up the phenomenal work.

Danman87 responds:

Thanks so much, super glad to still see you around!

Really glad you liked the track! And yeah, I've balanced those choir staccatos a bit since I wanted the choir to slowly move from the background into the main melodic line. That eguitar was fully intended to be silly, as this was always supposed to be a very cheesy, comic book-like track. :D

[milanobios]

i remember playing shellshock live a few years ago
this brought back the memories

Danman87 responds:

Glad it did spark some nostalgia! Cheers! :)

[Corpsecrank]

I really liked the original but this is a 100% improvement in pretty much every aspect. Any chance we could get a download for this? Would be a nice piece to help motivate while working on projects :)

Danman87 responds:

Thanks so much man, appreciating the review! Glad to still see you around here as well! Sadly the only other option is to listen to it on Youtube since the track is part of a trailer album I'm planning to release sometime later. D:

[Waterflame]

Welcome back! The remake is awesome, but I expected nothing less.
Now go take back the orchestral section!

Danman87 responds:

Thanks WF! I'll attempt that once I find it! :D

[pftq]

Yay! You're back! Congrats! Amazing work as always but your new stuff is way punchier now. Remakes done right!

Danman87 responds:

Thanks so much man! It's good to be back! :D