HoboKa's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Blackout!]

Intermollesting. Campy and a little cheese, but it's fun!

[Serpent's Den | 2025]

Very mysterious and crystalline sounding. Chill beat and nice chime synths - the flute is pretty expressive too. There's a sort of spooky undertone to it too, but it's so relaxing same time... Nice work Brent!

[Final Transmission | 2025]

This just screams Gainax animations - particularly Gunbuster, but with that very distinct Brent Bunn arrangement style. That saw-ish synth is just the icing on a marvellous orchestral space-opera, and when the heavier* brass opens up with the building cadence...*salutes*. Beautiful.

[Rock Candy | 2024]

(Following reviews up to current, I believe, are what I copied from my YouTube comments, b/c fuck YT's shitty notification. W/E gives me an excuse to give Newgrounds some love.)

Yo, what sound fonts did you use for this one? They're so expressive and lively, yet also got that sexy 16-bit sound. Love the pitch bend work too. And the arrangement is so emotional, yet adventurous. Another beautiful work by Bertn :D

Bertn1991 responds:

Dear sir, I have read your previous written commentary and can confirm, with most certainty, that it has been read in its entirety.

[The Enemy of Fate | 2024]

(mostly a copy/pasta from YouScroob) This is such an awesome "fight your destiny" kinda tune. Love that delayed, compressed snare sample especially. Just ethereal and uncanny, all around, really makes you go into a trance. I wish I had checked this track when it first came out, but at least now, I have a new favorite. Nice work!

[Camel Star On-Line - Office Procedures | 2024]

Dag this put me into a trance. Some seriously good 90's chiptune + DnB going on. Kinda reminds me of The Great Giana Sisters. And a bit of C&C 1 hehe.

Bertn1991 responds:

Hey hey, thanks for stopping by. I'm just happy people acknowledge The Great Giana Sisters exist. The music was a high point. Anyways, always nice to hear from you. All the best~

[Blocks]

It's like if you took a Commodore 64 and jammed an i7 chip into its MoBo and took LSD. EPIC!!

[Space Dance]

Beautiful and Magical!

[Silfidex Planet]

Nice blend of retro and modern synth-prog/wave. If you told me this was for an 80's anime I wouldn't bat an eye. Nice work ClitBait.

[Hinekure Musume]

FIRE!!