HoboKa's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[The Forest Breathes]

That's what I'm here for. Sifting through as many Howlowe'en themed things I can this evening...
0:28 is where things get coool. Nice FX.

Feels a bit like a theme from Blood (the FPS).

shadow-ghost responds:

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed and that I could contribute to the Halloween atmosphere. >=)

[Ethereal Absolution]

Love the minimalistic approach to the drums. I love atmospheric pieces like this!

[Byepolar]

Oh, HiPolar!
Now, this reminds me of some Enix games from SNES. 0:48 wow we went into uncanny pitch valley. Spoopy. Silence. Ruh roh. We're going to the other pole!

If the main character in a 16-bit game had an abusive bipolar ex, I imagine this would be her theme. Lmao.

RealMrSnuggles responds:

lmao, thanks dude

[Slave Of The Spectrum]

I thought this was gonna be a death metal song for some reason. Still, pleasantly surprised. 2:10, amazing synthwork. Kinda wish the (temporary) lead wasn't side-chained too, but it fits the genre I s'pose.

GobSmacked responds:

Thanks!
Yeah, the sidechaining was a dilemma for me in this track. Wasnt quite sure if I wanted to go with the heavy sidechain in the little synthwave-ish part. On the other hand, I thought this part sounded too disconnected if I used a softer sidechain. Ill try to improve my sidechaining in upcoming projects!

[Frustration]

Frustration? That's my middle name. This bass reminds me of something from Shadow Hearts 2. The Boss theme. Instant win here. You keep on giving us fresh, dapper samples.
Matter of fact, this tune WOULD make a good boss theme.

[Wrong alley]

This'd make a great character theme. Kinda has an Earthbound vibe.

RealMrSnuggles responds:

This is honestly what I was going for. If you have seen my other stuff I'm sure it becomes clear that I'm a huge Earthbound fan, so this should come as no surprise. I really appreciate the comment, thanks!

[Waiting for happiness]

Now this feels more like a depression tune. I hope I'm lining this up with the right artist. Otherwise ignore this comment. Nice pitch bendy basses.

I wonder how this'd sound without the drums and a softer bass... ;-)

RealMrSnuggles responds:

I think you are right. But I also think it's really hard to talk about happiness without touching depression. I'll remove the bass and drums and see how it sounds, if I like it I might release a remix :)

[Training]

Kinda reminds me of Actraiser / Soulblazer samples. Am I off? This is pretty well composed and the chip-struments are good.

RealMrSnuggles responds:

I'm actually not familiar with the series. I made this a long time ago using FL studio presets lol. I wanted to make something that sounded cool with double bass drum and a strong bass guitar.