magmakyag's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Fort Vanquish 8 Bit]

This song reminds me very easily of games like Gargoyle's Quest on the GameBoy and the NES, like a town theme in the ghoul realm or something. Nice bit of nostalgia there.

[Facing the danger!]

I appreciate the flow that this song has, by that I mean that it easily moves from one section of the song to another without any form of noticeable break. It works well musically too, the only thing I don't think quite matches up is the idea of a JRPG - this I think would fit much better with an American-style game, such as Halo or the Bionic Commando XBOX 360 game. Otherwise a very well-made piece of music, well done!

[Enter: Megaman X]

Contrary to what the tag says this song is not the BGM for the intro stage, rather it plays before the title screen appears.

Still a good remastering, though.

[8-bit Challenge]

8-bit or not, this song makes me think of a challenge but as though you know what you're getting yourself into ahead of time. I'd call this a boss battle theme myself, but not something that just comes out of nowhere - something you approach with intent to overcome.

[FFV Boss Showdown]

Too march-y for FF5, which felt more wild in comparison to say FF2 or FF4, but still a really good remix of the original.

[City Light (New Year mix)]

Not a bad little theme, though I don't think it works as a city theme unless it's heavily modernized. Don't know how I feel about the repeat marker being in such an odd place, like it repeats after 2.176 measures of silence or some weird number; it'd probably sound better if it repeated after a more solid amount of time, like an individual measure or two to even things out.

[FantasygirlIX- Destination]

When I listen to this I see a bright forest covered in a slight fog in my mind. Less of a world map theme and more of a nature-driven area theme IMO.

[Dreamy World]

"I do not know where this path may lead, but I will admire its beauty as I forge ahead."

That's what runs through my mind when I listen to this song. Excellent tune, though you might want to turn the loop option on by default - it flows effortlessly from end to beginning.

[FF5 World Map Remix]

It's a great rendition of the song, but it wasn't my favorite of the 3 (this one actually being the second, not the third). The first one spoke out as "beautiful open world", this one (#2) had the feel of an "uphill battle", and third was... well, "we're screwed". Still a great song!