Cyberdevil's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Team Strike Force Theme]

You do recognize the melody right away. :) iconic. Wonder if that folk song has a name...

The brass is bright and bountiful, the strings skittish and rich, the beat soft and steady; turns into a shuffle towards the final part...

Goes on a little long with the outro. First half's so good but then... it loses steam for some reason. Would've thought/hoped it'd keep building.

Production-wise impeccable work though, it grows so well from twenty seconds onwards. Great instrumentation. It's like a quick skirmish and then a long march home...

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[Quake - Counter Production]

Hardcore, heavy; hellbent on saying something it seems yet I cannot quite make it out! Have a little trouble with this still of growling, some words come across well, some almost, some not at all... with the calmer parts I wonder if the vocals could be streamlined a bit more, have a bit more reverb maybe; more space around them...

Bit too metal for my taste buds but the production's solid, great guitar too.

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[-Metasurge-]

Definitely has an awesome energy to it! Smooth and moving, with suitable breaks and upbeat synth for the more ambient parts. Feels like the dance style I haven't heard in a while here, early 2000s maybe. Bright, fluent, crisp...

Gets a little repetitive but feels good. Smooth; appreciably energetic music.

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[Ghost In The Computer]

Any other way I'm pretty sure that constant ringing would've irked my ears, but it's so good here, such a central piece of the essence of whatever it is that makes these machines tick after all...

It's tasteful, artful, faithful to how I feel like such things should sound... with minimalistic and crystal clear sound design that works all the way. The pacing's just right too.

Curious if there's any Ghost in a Shell inspiration behind this, be that just by the very concept of it?

Either way this was great. Conveying the inner mannerisms of a comp as audially expected like clockwork, unexpected props worth...

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[Let Us Be]

Laid back, bright yet somewhat lamenting... it sounds like a moment after grief, like peace, like the transition between sadness and resolution... soft but with momentum and heart...

Surprised how heartfelt this feels. Maybe reminds me of some former melancholy. Maybe just a reminiscent style. Of things that were and no longer will be. Things that are no longer what they could be. Things that will be yet. Feels hopeful, too...

Really liked this. Has a cathartic kind of calm to it, a clear sound, and a conclusive end... though is that a good thing or no I don't know. Might've been nice with a more gradual fade too.

Brings forth a wave of strange emotions that rumble and roll anyho, I like how it goes...

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[Launch base panic]

A lot of 'go' going on in the background! :D

Feels partially like a battle track of sorts, school ground fight, Xin style, but also so laid back and jazzy... very all-purpose. With energy enough for battle but chill enough for just about anything. Works as well for a run as for a train ride. Equally calming and fueling.

Towards the end of this I'm kinda tiring of the Go sample though, so much of that, and I wish it'd peak somewhere; build towards something more... great mix otherwise. Runs well all the way, and the sound quality's solid.

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[Darkstalkers - Morrigan Stage]

Surprisingly funky beat in back for a VG track!

Bit loud, but at least no discernable frequency loss. The bass is satisfyingly thick, the piano so light, almost sounds like a theremin in the mix too, whatever that is... can't pinpoint all the instruments but it's a wholesome composition. Sexy, rich and riveting. That 'ah' right at the end too... such a good way to fade out.

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[Coffee Enema Commercial]

They really are a real thing. XD And apparently pretty efficient...

If I wasn't aware I might be lmao'ing at this whole thing, but as it is the comedy bit becomes more so the disclaimer at the end. Hot coffee indeed not ideal!

Good voice; fun concept!

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Flamadour responds:

Thanks for the review. When I discovered that they were a real thing, it gave me the idea to write a comedy skit about them. It all started with the "banned from Starbucks" joke and then it escalated to "hot coffee" and finally this voice comedy.

[old webgame type beat]

Another simple but good little thing! Basic but functional beat; exotic sounding synth... not a huge fan of the one that kicks in around ~40s, it's a bit all over the place, doesn't feel like it adds to the melody, but props on experimenting with additional layers!

Loops pretty good too... basic but not bad at all.

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kaleido responds:

thank u, i saw ur other comment as well, i got admittedly weak flstudio experience but i like to think ive learned the ropes a fair bit compared to stuff from months ago :]

[UNFAMILIAR FACE]

Not too complex but definitely catchy! Shifts up nicely after the third second mark, less notably but also suitably around the ten second one, and ends with a creative little off beat hit...

It is a little simple, beat and synth, good rhythm but not really a full-fledged track IMO. Would be cool if you could transform it further. Feel like it'd work well for a comedy sketch or similar as is otherwise, without words, one that builds towards a punchline and then... all good. Good length for that kind of material.

Really is catchy too... nice work.

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