I don't think I could give you a good assessment with what I have to work with here. The outlining seems nice, but there isn't enough dialogue for me to really latch on to and understand the setting and story.

So I say go for it!

I don't know why, but the sucking sound really did me in.

This is a really cool animation! I was really impressed with the changes in perspective. One issue I have is that the audio seems to have a little bit of clipping going on. I don't know if you can hear the slight crackling like I do, but that's usually indicative of an issue with the quality or db's of the track.

It's really easy for me to overlook though because the music itself is cool and mysterious enough to add to the atmosphere of the animation. I really like it!

Truly humbled to have played a small part in this amazing work of art.

Just an FYI, this game is actually playable on desktop too.

Really fun game! Sunk about half an hour into this trying to get past the third level. Wish I was better at these vertical shooters. This is a good one for sure!

Neat track, but I’m having a hard time understanding the reasoning for labeling it a synthwave beat.

In my opinion, I think this takes on too many elements of dance and 2000s video game fashion to warrant calling it something besides one of those genres. The beginning melody at :17 with the right percussion is really cool. It drew my interest for two reasons:

1. It’s a very active melody with a mysterious flavor to it; perfect for a riser sequence.
2. This is already a very unorthodox beginning to a synthwave beat based on the first reason, as well as the timbre of the synth. It made me wonder where exactly you were planning on going with this.

Unfortunately, I was disappointed to hear the next synth instrument’s unwelcome introduction at :34. It’s thin tone, deviation from the first melody’s rhythm, and placement on the piano roll makes for an awkward, meandering section that suddenly turns a cool tense buildup into a drunk and disorientating experience.

Thankfully the next section excuses everything and we transition into what I believe to be a very cool bass line. It’s commanding, has replayability, but is also broken up by turntable-like stutters to sustain interest. This is perfect for a club setting or, based on your choice of instrumental tone, a video game.

The overall mix is a little too hollow for me to go wild on. The singular reason for this, as another reviewer mentioned, is the lack of presence behind the 120 hz. We need some sub to ground the instrumentation. You already seem to have an understanding of sidechaining, so I think you can quickly pick up on making a good sub that stays out of the kick drum’s way. May I also say that, albeit a casual listener of synthwave, having a sidechained sub is probably an essential component of the genre, so this would be one of the primary areas to focus on when building the framework for such a track.

This part has not factored into my review, but I also want to say that I do not personally mind a track almost reaching 6 minutes in length. Dance tracks are going to repeat. It’s a part of their identity. I would, however, consider my intended audience. It looks like this was submitted to a contest, and while I’m not well-rehearsed on the appetite of NG judges, I will say that having an electronic track on the shorter side is probably better suited for its success, especially if that track contains a good amount of repetition.

But that’s just my take. Great beat, but not synthwave to me, and it suffers from some instrumentation like :34 and 3:46 detracting from its cool factor.

You and ethy got hitched ARE YOU SHITTIN ME

This is amazing. Y’all are amazing. Can’t think of a nicer, more talented duo. Congratulations to you both!

Conceptually, I think it’s brilliant. Beginning with an arythmic noise and blending it with the rhythmic bass is, in my opinion, a great start to a high energy track. My issue, however, is that while it sounds like an ambitious opener, it suffers from a lack of direction and overcompression.

I think I can see the intent behind some of your tonal choices. Matching the bass melody with an overdriven synth a couple of octaves higher seems like the next logical step in swelling the energy even more, and I was wanting to be into it! Unfortunately, there is simply too much competition going on at that point, and I think that can be attributed to the brick wall dynamics trying to figure out whether to emphasize the sub or the high end. I myself don’t mind loudness, but it sounds like you picked a very difficult type of sound to maximize, and I think that would require a very judicious use of EQ and compression tinkering to get right.

And as I mentioned, even for what sounds like an opener, it feels incomplete. I believe you could have easily figured out another 30 seconds and give a bit more interest to the track before moving on. Part of this, I believe, is because it sounds unique and interesting, but also incredibly linear. Yes, there is a structure present, but are we really going to to just cut it after a minute and 20 seconds with nothing but the tails of the reverb and delays? That is a big reason that it gives off “unfinished” vibes.

Sick as fuck my dude. The sprite for @sparkey10984 is my fav.

I've been looking at this for a few days now, and while I can't explain every aspect of the picture, the overall mood of something that was once pure and cherishable is now being corrupted really jumps out at me. The dead birds, the leg and hair becoming tainted by some sort of black, amorphous entity; it all seems to reflect something good coming under attack and losing, very gradually. Even the red tones around the girl's face and neck seem to imply that something incredibly sinister is assaulting her and the environment around her.

I don't think I've looked into any sort of Newgrounds work of art like this is an incredibly long time. Absolutely spectacular.

Awesome detail for a tattoo! What part of the body is it going on I wonder?