smholiv Posted July 25, 2020 Author Posted July 25, 2020 Hug - I love love love the presentation and concept. You incorporated the tarot card meanings in different ways, and using video game soundtracks made a lot of sense with your idea. I do think songs with lyrics might've been better to actually get the meanings of the tarots across. Gay Rat - Nice to see a personal-esque story, I liked your last personal entry as well. Overall, I like the journey you took us on, and I felt like the songs you chose reflected the general story well. But I was less convinced about the associations with your cards. clue - Oop you said simple. As a result this is almost entirely dependent on the music. In which case I... thought it was pretty strong. The first song felt kind of blah, less of an intriguing interpretation, but as a whole things fit. ughgabriel - Yep we love some self promo. This was a nice entry, I liked that you tied it with something of your own. However I felt it would've been stronger if it was reeled back in, letting the ideas or songs speak for themselves. There was just so much to this entry that I think it could've actually been stronger with some restraint. PinkBox - I think its funny that you were skeptical of your entry and yet this ended up being by far your strongest. Every single song choice fit perfectly and your personal connection with the tarot cards actually made a lot of sense. It was a refreshing change from you and really helped take your entries to the next level. MLD - I'm surprised that you were able to pull it off fairly well given the restrictions. Having a sort of fan fiction approach is surprisingly not something we've seen that often so far. It's a nice entry but I was felt like it could've been more creative at times. Rotunda - I always find it interesting when someone uses just one artist, but each time they do this it makes sense. The emotion of your entry is obviously the highlight, and the narrative you presented was one that gripped me. The songs were perfect for your entry and basically tied into your interpretation of the cards well too. Dessy - The Yu-Gi-Oh references from this game so far, we- Yet ironically it was perfect for this round, so great job on making that connection. This was a simple entry but it made sense. The first and third song were perfectly fine with the cards, but Miss Independent felt out of place. @Hug @Gay Rat Divorce @clue @ughgabriel @PinkBox @MusicLoverDude @Rotunda @Dessy As a reminder, the FT last round (PinkBox / Dessy) got a bonus where they could pick a judge and their rank for that judge would automatically be one spot higher. Please note I need your decision before results, but you can wait for other critiques as well. Also a sad(?) announcement, next round will be the semi-finale, followed by the finale afterwards. I'll give more info on this later when I sort through some stuff but I do want to send a quick thank you to all of you for sticking with this game, it means a lot to me since you made my games section debut a smash!
smholiv Posted July 25, 2020 Author Posted July 25, 2020 5 minutes ago, ughgabriel said: Thank @minho you're right, everyone SHOULD thank me
Hug Posted July 25, 2020 Posted July 25, 2020 Just now, minho said: you're right, everyone SHOULD thank me I don't thank you bc you said you don't like when people thank you for things ?
smholiv Posted July 25, 2020 Author Posted July 25, 2020 Just now, Hug said: I don't thank you bc you said you don't like when people thank you for things ?
smholiv Posted July 25, 2020 Author Posted July 25, 2020 I heard that if you post as much as you do in webkinz in here you’ll gain a special power to end the game :shook:!!!
Hug Posted July 25, 2020 Posted July 25, 2020 Just now, minho said: I heard that if you post as much as you do in webkinz in here you’ll gain a special power to end the game :shook:!!! The only power people want in this game is the power to quit
Kelp Posted July 25, 2020 Posted July 25, 2020 1 minute ago, minho said: I heard that if you post as much as you do in webkinz in here you’ll gain a special power to end the game :shook:!!! I don't want the game to end though, does that mean I should stop posting?
miguel Posted July 26, 2020 Posted July 26, 2020 1 hour ago, minho said: the tumbleweeds in here nobody moved
Navyofbadgals Posted July 26, 2020 Posted July 26, 2020 Hi I’m sorry idk who’s in but I need one more day I’ve been busy ? xoxo
smholiv Posted July 26, 2020 Author Posted July 26, 2020 4 minutes ago, Navyofbadgals said: Hi I’m sorry idk who’s in but I need one more day I’ve been busy ? xoxo don't worry at all, take your time
thecptz Posted July 27, 2020 Posted July 27, 2020 Hi I’m sorry idk who’s in but I need one more day I’ve been busy ? xoxo
MusicLoverDude Posted July 27, 2020 Posted July 27, 2020 Damn, literally only one set of reviews so far. I've been waiting to hear what Henry, Z and Bagels think.
Navyofbadgals Posted July 27, 2020 Posted July 27, 2020 Hug - Very nice work. Great concept and great execution. That mysterious tower song was It was cute and touching, and unexpected Gay Rat Divorce - It's nice work. It's clear that you're a strong writer. I will say that is very.. unexpectedly.. normal? Like I like your little spin but I feel like you've been more creative in the past. Still, I think you hit the brief and then some Clue - probably your most minimalistic entry to date.. but I think that's not necessarily a bad thing. You still had a nice spin on the challenge and you had a nice format to present it in as well. I also liked the last two songs a little bit more but I think you had some strong work here, despite it being minimal. Ughgabriel - I liked that your entry had a strong focus on the tarot cards (or at least it seemed so compared to the others). As always you executed it nicely, but I agree with minho, sometimes it's okay to reel it in a little. Where Clue is very minimalist, you've been more leaning to maximalism. Sometimes that works and blows my socks off, and sometimes it's nice but it's showing unnecessary cracks. xxx Pinkbox - now why did you actually serve.. you know HT loves a good personal reference! The thing is though, it needs to make sense.. and it just did here. It's a very solid and sound entry, and one that is a nice change of pace for you. Good job tbh MLD - interesting interpretation to the round! I like that, and it's something new for you in this competition as well. I feel like, just like gabe, you could've reeled it in at points, or made the lay-out of the entry a little bit better to soothe the reading experience. Overall nicely done tho x Rotunda - really touching entry. Besides the emotion, it's also just.. RIGHT with every single aspect here. You did a great job this round representing both the idea of tarot cards, and putting your own spin on it. Dessy - yeah I agree miss independent wasn't the best fit.. but besides that? It was really fun and enjoyable to read. The other two song choices hold up well and I like the interpretation xx @Hug @Gay Rat Divorce @clue @ughgabriel @PinkBox @MusicLoverDude @Rotunda @Dessy
Hug Posted July 27, 2020 Posted July 27, 2020 The mysterious tower song is my favorite song from any video game Really appreciate the nice words
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