Phronemophobia's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[The Final Battle 3 (2011)]

Any chance of you remastering this to get rid of the muffled sound? It's as if I'm listening to this from the other side of the room.

The song is everything I want to hear in a final battle, but the overall quality becomes quite noticeable the moment I switch between it and something else on my media player.

Bertn1991 responds:

It's an old song. I really do want to remake it though. Anyways, thanks for your review as always. It's always nice to hear your thoughts :)

[The First Armada]

I wouldn't mind listening to this while replaying Crash Man's stage. I also wouldn't mind listening to this while not replaying Crash Man's stage... but I'll still be thinking about Crash Man's stage (especially between 00:43 and 00:56).

I always enjoy your fun, energetic music, SirQ.
Thank ya muchly.

Quebi responds:

Funny you say that. I actually beat Megaman 2 again yesterday

[Let's Make a Camp in That Peaceful Forest Before the Battle Starts]

This is one of those pieces that I believe works incredibly well within a game, but I have little-to-desire to listen to it outside of that. I hope the game turns out to be just as charming as its soundtrack.

[8-bit Horror Chase]

The sound and build-up remind me of a couple of NES games from my sad excuse for a childhood, and I appreciate that quite a bit (the music, not the childhood), but this never quite reaches an appropriate climax. It never hits that point which makes the listener jump. Add to that, the overall structure is fairly simplistic, even by NES standards. You've created a decent loop, but it definitely feels like a something or two is missing.

UnholyVirign responds:

When I'll finally get my laptop fixed and I'll have time I will definitely remake this track :3

[Creo - Showdown]

It's well made. Sounds good. I don't specifically think of Creo when I hear it, as I have with the other songs you've composed.

CreoMusic responds:

Thank you, hope you still enjoyed the song!
I thought, I did bring a bit of my signature sound in - at least with the synth work in the drop. Other than that of course I'm always looking for new things to bring into my music, as of lately I've tried to sample vocals in. And I love to play around with cinematic-style atmospheres. Just so you have a heads up of what awaits in the future. ;)

[---Prodigy (Full)---]

Sounds like a funky car alarm. That's kinda neat.

[Stranger Still | 2017]

Very odd. This sounds so familiar, but why does it sound so familiar?

Am I actually a time traveler who has already heard this piece back when I lived in the future and somehow crossed over into the past without realizing it, and it's only now, after hearing your music, that I am fully aware of my dilemma? What has happened to Past Me? What if he is terrified and confused about all the changes that have occurred since he and I switched places? What if Past Me starts injecting memes into his conversations, completely unaware of how dank they have already become? Talking to my co-workers will become so awkward! Meanwhile, I have only reruns and brand new classic music from Bertn to look forward to until I finally return to the future from which I came. What if I receive a Christmas present at the end of this year and already know what it is before unwrapping it? If there's no surprise to be had, then what's the point of even celebrating the holiday, Bertn? What's the point of anything anymore?!

On the bright side, I love the song, so take your five stars (possibly for the second time).

Bertn1991 responds:

Sometimes you just gotta look back at reruns of brand new classics from the future and smile. Also, this song sounds familiar because it has the same melody of The New Zealand Saga. Thank you for five stars once again. I'll hold them close and never let go.

[endK - Shoo-Ree-Na]

This is a wonderful gift, but it leaves one to wonder about the likelihood of you being able to compose an even better song for your fifth or even tenth anniversary.

endKmusic responds:

Thanks!
I'm sure if I continue doing this (which I think I will), I'm sure it will be. I'm more interested of what genre would it be. :D

[Dark Dragon's Keep | 2017]

The start of it makes me reminisce about Disney's Gargoyles. (+5 stars)

For nearly two minutes, it sounds like the background music to a respectable horror film from the eighties. After that, it began to sound like the playfully creepy background music to one of the more "whimsical" horror flicks from the eighties. Then, it went back to being a respectable horror film from the eighties. So, maybe we could have you compose the soundtrack to a movie that envisions The Shining, but with Torok the Troll. Imagine the reviews, Bertn! Imagine them!

"I never knew 90 minutes of looking at a warm piece of shit could sound so heavenly!"
"I wish I was blind, so that I could have actually enjoyed watching this disaster."
"The only way they'll break even from this mess is if they offer to sell the soundtrack separately."
"By the end of it, you'll be hurtin' for more Bertn... and from seeing the film. It truly is that painful to watch."

~ tl;dr version ~

Ya dun gud, Plok. Ya dun gud.

Bertn1991 responds:

I really admire the strangeness that goes into your reviews. Never a dull moment <3

11/10

[Spherical]

I can definitely hear the inspiration, but it feels a little repetitive.