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Happy Freedom Planet Day!

Posted on by Dazzle Baozhu

*WARNING*: THE MUSIC AND VIDEO PRESENTED DEPICTS A WORK IN PROGRESS.
THESE MAY OR MAY NOT BE THE SAME IN THE FINAL GAME.

https://soundcloud.com/leila-wilson-woofle/freedom-planet-2-previews

 

 

 

“From @GalaxyTrail on Twitter:

Hope everyone has been enjoying their holidays! In the meantime, we have a few announcements!

Freedom Planet 2: Sample Version will be available at the end of January as a free download, and include all playable characters.

We’ll be sharing gameplay videos of each heroine over the next few weeks, starting now with Lilac!

Lastly, we’ll be showing off the demo in person at PAX South! Find us in San Antonio, TX on January 27-29.

We’ve got a busy and exciting few weeks ahead of us and we hope you’ll like what we have in store!”

 

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// Commentary Corner:

Quick bullet list of sections of note:

  • The Guard Gauge(?) blinks on and off until just after the Energy Bar fills (@13), but doesn’t appear to empty when an attack is successfully guarded against (@17).
  • @31: Boost-rolling now applies even when falling in the air, but applies a deceleration just before takeoff.
  • @41: Lilac can now perform Rising Slash while in the air. (The “High Uppercut” exploit in FP1 becomes an Ascended Glitch.)
  • @42: Enemies can destroy some sections of the level, and this doesn’t appear to be mandatory.
  • @58: Getting items from chests now displays text indicating what was in the chest.
  • @1:00: CAMERA ZOOM-OUT OPTIONS!
  • @1:01: Shields/Barriers now seem to manifest as a flying follower and change based on element. In addition, shield/barrier health is displayed on the health bar with icons indicating the element. We see the Earth and Fire manifestations in particular.
  • @1:07: Rainbow rings appear similar to the Dragon Rings (or “Time Gates”). When activated, a bar near the bottom displays :crystal:BONUS:crystal:. It seems like the more distance traveled during that time will give more bonus crystals when it ends.
  • @1:16: Boss health bar. It might be placeholder, as FP1 had placeholder health bars at some time, but it might be here to stay.
  • @1:30: Revivals in action.
  • @1:38: I DON’T KNOW WHAT THIS IS BUT IT LOOKS COOL

 

@1:41 Speculation of a fourth possible playable character. Given the timing until the demo arrives at PAX and the promise to upload videos for all playable characters, this does line up and could be anything. (I’m kinda hoping it’s Neera, Cory, or Merga, personally.) When pointed out that Milla isn’t typically associated with read, another way to interpret it is: Milla Cube Green, Carol Bike Red, Lilac Boost Lilac, and ?Mystery?Flavor? (Note that speculation is just that. Don’t be disappointed if this does not occur. )

 

FREEDOM

PLANET

2

H Y P E

Posted on by Dazzle Baozhu

Hey ya’ll! So, Galaxy Trail is releasing a bit of FP2 info today, and part of that is taking a look at the progression of the music. The alpha soundtrack was very early development, and much of it has been scrapped. Here’s a look at the themes of the three main girls, and how they’re coming along. Probably pretty easy to guess which is which 😀 Each girl’s theme is a reprise of a stage from the first game!
Don’t forget, I have an album on sale right now, too! Check it out! 😀 leilawilson.bandcamp.com/album/roadtrips-2016

– Leila Wilson [Woofle]
https://soundcloud.com/leila-wilson-woofle/freedom-planet-2-character-theme-preview

A few of the character themes in Freedom Planet 2 serve as a callback to FP1’s soundtrack. Here’s a taste!

– @GalaxyTrail
https://twitter.com/galaxytrail/status/743851627745058816

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COMMENTARY CORNER:

“The alpha soundtrack was very early development, and much of it has been scrapped.” That’s a little disappointing given how much we’ve listened to it on Avalice Radio in the Discord server, but since the alpha tracks are still publically available on Soundcloud, I suppose that’s just as well.

Glad to hear these takes on these themes, in any case!

For comparison here are some timestamps and relevant links:
Pangu Lagoon @ 0:00 – 0:48
+ Round 1: (English) https://galaxytrail.bandcamp.com/track/pangu-lagoon-1-english
+ Round 1: (Japanese) https://galaxytrail.bandcamp.com/track/pangu-lagoon-1-japanese
This one sounds the most similar to its previous version to me. I dig the bass going on, and the higher strings feel a bit classy. Of the three themes in this preview, this has the most evident synth portions.

Jade Creek @ – 0:49 – 1:36
+ Round 2: https://galaxytrail.bandcamp.com/track/up-the-sub-jade-creek-2
A fascinating take on the JC2 motifs. The rhythms between the lead melody and the percussion track makes it feel a touch technical. Generally, it brings some of the same feel of the Trap Hideout theme too. Neat. I could imagine listening to this while exercising.

Relic Maze @ 1:37  – 2:27
(particularlly noticible at 2:01)
+ Round 1: https://galaxytrail.bandcamp.com/track/relic-maze-1
+ Round 2: https://galaxytrail.bandcamp.com/track/relic-maze-2

I like how it retains the sort of ‘shimmering’ quality between the three themes, though the bulk of start of this new theme feels unfamiliar to me. Kinda jazzy though, and that’s fun. Seems like the type of music to have playing during a long relaxing bath.

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Freedom Planet 2 Alpha Soundcloud Soundtrack Playlist: https://soundcloud.com/leila-wilson-woofle/sets/8vzrqpehgpv7
Freedom Planet Discord Server: https://discord.gg/0qWdN0V3VPsmefmH
Freedom Planet Forums: http://www.galaxytrail.com/forum/index.php

Posted on by Dazzle Baozhu

retro-vgm-revival-hour:

It’s that time again here at the Retro VGM Revival hour, where you, the fellow listener, have entered another BONUS STAGE.

Time to take a little break from the action and distract yourself with something to reward your progress thus far.

These are just a selection of random tracks of the past and present as a reward for showing much love and respect to the art of Video Game Music.

So sit back and Listen to some amazing tracks to get you excited to take on whatever lies a head.

=====Game – Composer – Title – Year – Company – System====

1.) UnderTale – Toby Fox – “Death by Glamour, Spider Dance & Bonetrousle
“ – September 15, 2015 – tobyfox – Windows & Mac OS X

2.) Dragon Ball Z II: Gekishin Frieza – Takeshi Ichida – “Space Map & Gravity Machine – August 10, 1991 (Japan Only) – TOSE/Bandai – NES (Famicom)

3.) Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam – Yōko Shimomura – “Big Bang! (Boss Theme)” – January 22, 2016- AlphaDream/Nintendo – 3DS

4.) Super Spy Hunter – Naoki Kodaka, Nobuyuki Hara & Shinichi Seya – "Ending (Staff Roll)” – September 27, 1991 – Sunsoft – NES

5.) Borderlands 2 (Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep DLC) – Raison Varner, Sascha Dikiciyan, Cris Velasco, Kevin Riepl & Jesper Kyd – “Battling the Handsome Sorcerer” – September 18, 2012 (original game)/June 25, 2013 (DLC release date) – Gearbox Software/2K Games – PC,PS3,Xbox 360, Playstation Vita, OS X & Linux

6.) Project X Zone 2 – Yuzo Koshiro – “You Will Know Our Names” – November 12, 2015 – Monolith Soft/Bandai Namco Entertainment – 3DS

7.) Mega Man Battle & Chase – Yoshinori Ono – “Over The Top (Theme of Rockman/Mega Man)” – March 20, 1997 – Capcom – Sony Playstation, PS2 & Gamecube (as part of the Mega Man X collection

8.) Super Street Fighter 2 TURBO – Isao Abe & Syun Nishigaki – “Cammy’s Theme- November 13, 1994 – Capcom/Panasonic – Panasonic 3DO

9.) Super Turrican – Manfred Trenz (which David Whittaker helped by giving Manfred his sound driver) (Arranged Originally by Chris Hülsbeck & Markus Siebold) – “Title Screen & Stages 2-¾-2” – 1992 (Europe Only) – Rainbow Arts/Imagineer – NES

10.) Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number – Magna – “Divide“ – March 10, 2015 – Dennaton Games/Devolver Digital – Windows, OS X, PS3, PS4, Playstation Vita & Android

11.) The Adventures of Batman & Robin – Jesper Kyd – “Boss Battle (Robo Cheshire Cat) & Boss Battle (Harley Quinn)“ – 1995 – Clockwork Tortoise/SEGA – Sega Genesis

12.) Freedom Planet – Leila Wilson, Stephen DiDuro & Shane Ellis – “Final Dreadnought 1” – July 21, 2014 – GalaxyTrail – Windows, OS X, Linux & Wii U

13.) God Hand – Masafumi Takada – “Sunset Heroes & God Hand (English)” – September 14, 2006 – Clover Studio/Capcom – PS2

14.) Mario Strikers Charged – Mike Peacock, Darren Radtke, Chad York, Scott McFadyen & Davor Vulama – “Peach’s Theme & Daisy’s Theme” – July 30, 2007 – Next Level Games/Nintendo – Nintendo Wii

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Ack, sorry about the mispost.

51:50: Final Breadnaught 1’s music is played.