This one is the first one that actually tells a coherent story. And it’s probably the catalyst for some juicy lore too especially with act V.

Turron

I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I think you guys somehow managed to ruin 2 ancient video game franchises in the span of 30 seconds…

3 stars for 3star

In seriousness, 3 stars is what I would rate this as, mainly because of the creative concept, however it is held back by the soundtrack and lackluster graphics that remind me of FNAF world. I had a fun time with this though, good work despite its short length.

Sound effects are too loud, also the controls make it hard to press multiple buttons at once which makes it frustrating to play. Good job though

My grandpa's 80th birthday just happened this fall. It is crazy to think he's been on this earth since WWII, and this song suddenly reminded me of the utter mortality of life and how fragile we are. I am deeply terrified of losing my grandpa because I was actually very close with him throughout my entire life and have helped him with chores and such for a long time now. He was not the greatest man into adulthood and was by all accounts likely a terrible father but I still love him nonetheless because he did eventually get better as he aged. He reconnected with torn family connections and reestablished himself as an honorable family member, enough to make up for past wrongs.

I am very sorry for your loss, and I don't mean in a general generic way. I really mean that from the bottom of my soul. It's impressive my grandpa with progressing (basically) Parkinson's and diabetes has lived this long without forgetting who I am. He just lost his dog of over 10 years so that's a thing too. At least he has a younger wife supporting him, that's pretty much all he has left.
Our grandparents really are the good withering away.

WOW.

Well then, I see you decided to create your magnum opus. Your biggest project yet by a long shot. I would argue the best thing you've released.
It is consistently good. The high points are the highlights of course, but with an intro like that you really can't go wrong. The first minute hit me like a truck and I am absolutely blown away by the quality.
I just am not the biggest fan of the cello soundfont. They're mixed incredibly well and fit nicely with what you have going but all I can think is "imagine this but with musescore cello soundfonts." Not like such a thing would even be possible... or would it?
The soundfont issues are much less prevalent at 2:29 though since it is a cello soli. And the transition afterwards, while rushed, actually fits nicely as a break in the music so it works.
Still reeling after that first minute. I guess you're just suddenly xtrullor??
We should collab or something. Your FL skills and my soundfonts lmao.
You said you'd step up your game and you certainly delivered, jesus christ.
The middle section with the drums and the orchestral hits sounds a little like the limiter messed with the balance a bit and it ends up muffling the power of the brass at 1:54, same issue as last song or whatever. The transition into the cello soli is phenomenal. The violin arpeggio at the end was unexpected but it really tied everything together.
I can't even describe this with words rn. If this doesn't get frontpaged I am shooting someone. This is going straight into filet mignons of newgrounds.

This one was a real rollercoaster (in a good way). As a sequel to the original (one of my favorite works of yours) it does an amazing job at expanding and telling a more coherent story using the motifs. And to me that’s the best part: the melodies and harmonic techniques used here are a step up from the original, probably up to the level of massacre at the carnival. But there are a few stipulations I have regarding some more nitpicky aspects of the piece. A really noticeable issue with what I assume to be the limiter in the last part seems to act sporadically in trying to reduce the gain of the instruments, producing a slightly disorienting effect in my opinion. But this is a super easy fix: just turn down the volume of the last part down to the volume of the first “emotional height” (or at least, that’s what I do; it lets me avoid all the issues with the limiter, of which I have never really been able to get to work for me).
But that’s kind of my only complaint. I love the way the ending is structured, and perhaps its sudden entrance was intentional. 1:28 the tempo changes could be made a little more subtle, as it might’ve taken the roller coaster thing too literally lol, but keep it if it fits what you wanted. Is it weird that this piece reminds me of hearts of iron 4? With the Victorian era thing you mentioned and the fact that the game’s soundtrack is orchestrated similarly. Anyways great job on this one as always.

The one in the middle is actually rather impressive

What?!
Edit: honestly I was just extremely surprised that you would make art like this, but I’ve seen too many weird animes to consider this out of the ordinary
As a piece of art, this needs improvement. The lack of any backgrounds really hurts the… atmosphere. The subject matter itself is fine until the third picture, where the depictions become disturbing. If that was the point, then good job.

For your literally first time ever doing pixel art, this is way better than any art I’ve made. I did take an art elective in school, but didn’t enjoy it all that much. I am not an art person, much more involved with the sciences and music, and so I’m probably not the best person to rate this. I agree though, if the red knight was bigger it would help gather more details, I don’t know if pixelart.com allows you to change the pixel size but that could have been another way to increase precision. At the moment the eyes feel too low and small but the rest of him was done spot on. Underappreicated factor is the background, I am genuinely very impressed with the shading, keeping that Castle Crashers feel. That game is the only one I’ve played straight from Newgrounds as far as I remember.