Phronemophobia's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[Elevation]

Reminds me of the opening theme music for those low-budget educational videos I'd watch back in grade school that played through either a VHS tape or from a traditional film projector aimed at the wall.

[She's a Bluff]

This is quite good. A lot going on with it. One minor complaint is that the whole thing sounds a little... what's a word for it? Suppressed? Like, it's not "clear" sounding.

Hopefully, I'll see this EP in my YT subs, since I don't have a Twitter account to follow you. My apologies, Neon.

NeonLuigi responds:

Thank you! Yeah I'm still learning how to mix, it's not my strong suit. I have a bad habit of cutting off a lot of high end because it sounds too sharp, so that might be why it sounds a little dull. I appreciate the feedback, I'll try and work on making my mixes sound less dull!

[Ms. Mabel's Ragtime Machine | 2022]

Do I detect a subtle inclusion of duck here and there or are my ears messing with me?

Bertn1991 responds:

You must be eating too much quackaroni and cheese. There's no such quackophony in this producktion ;)

[I Was a Teenage MIDI File | 2022]

"I Was a Teenage... protagonist in a 16-bit video game"

[Baseball Diamonds | 2022]

Aside from having a similar sound to that of a ballpark organ, it doesn't feel much like a "baseball" tune specifically, though I don't see why that would matter anyhow. It's pleasant and would fit really well as the background tune for a silent animation short. Hell, it could even be for a short about some goof learning to play baseball and being bad at it. Not Pete though. Pete's a fantastic player and I refuse to believe otherwise!

Bertn1991 responds:

Yeah, it's not very baseball at all >.<

Oh no, of course not. Pete is the king of baseball...in Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball on Super Nintendo. He can curve a ball one way and then magically curve it the other way in mid-air.

[Time Twist: Rekishi no Katasumi | Main Theme Remix]

This is just... you know, nice. Not trying to do anything special. It's just a simple, chill tune to help one relax. Thank you. I kind of need a song like this right now.

[[Mortal Kombat 3] "Hobo Kombaaaat!"]

Sounds like there's a lot going on here. I can sort of imagine a real fight happening in this song. A little back and forth chatter and sizing up of one another. At 1:47, several rapid hits begin to happen on both sides, but nothing serious. Things slow down a little until about 2:42 when attacks start to become more focused and meaningful. At 4:27, you got that mid-battle banter where neither one is doing much more than commenting on the other's moves and how they think it will end, and then things wrap up from 5:15 onward as they unleash everything else they've got left to give.

HoboKa responds:

I wish I had thought along those lines with composing, I coulda made it even more epic. Too bad my mixing skills were really cheddar back then...

[[FF6 Umaro's Theme] "Frosted Rage Flakes"]

It is a fantastic remix for a fantastic character. One of my favorite tracks you've ever made, too. It just continues to build up rage throughout until he has finished pummeling his enemy into mush and then winds down along with the tune.

[Parasite Eve (Kyrie) "The Selfish Gene" [Ft. Usa]]

Your horror remixes are by far your best works, HbK, and I greatly appreciate you reminding me of that with each new upload.

This was actually featured in a Xmas album? The implications here kind of worry me.

HoboKa responds:

Parasite Eve is set during Christmas, at New York City. So, it's kinda like the Die Hard of JRPGs lmao. Except the lead is a hot chick who's half Japanese. Ahh...so dreamy. Mitochondria Eve ain't so bad either, if you're into body horror that is rofl.

[Baby.]

You'll be a great mother some day, HOTS!