Author Topic: Opinions of Vasteel? (Read 1390 times)

Keranu · « **Reply #15 on:** April 24, 2006, 09:38:44 PM »

I'm sure I would totally dig the soundtrack of Vasteel because of the awesome points Steve made. Thumbs up, buddy!

_joshuaTurbo · « **Reply #16 on:** April 25, 2006, 03:21:29 AM »

Vasteel.

Good game, not Neo Nectaris good, but still a good game.

The music isn't bad, its just odd.

It grows on you.

TurboSage

td741 · « **Reply #17 on:** April 25, 2006, 04:35:48 AM »

Well the music isn't *THAT* bad, but I still consider it muzak-ish. I did play through the game once and a half times with it and didn't go insane. (I generally tend to prefer redbook audio to chip tunes since I prefer the audio quality.)

However, from memory there wasn't much variety in the tracks and switching to chip tunes did speed up the game a bit (loading, pause while finding the audio track, etc.).

What really impressed me about the game was it's variety:
- Both sides had different ATAC's, they moved a bit different, they had different armour, they looked different
- You could play either side in single player
- If I remember correctly: 2 Player mode and Computer VS Computer mode?
- Arcade Battles or Computer battles if you'd prefer more a strategic game.

GUTS · « **Reply #18 on:** April 25, 2006, 06:50:27 AM »

I stick by my guns, worst soundtrack ever. That type of music does not belong in a video game, it belongs in an elevator.

sunteam_paul · « **Reply #19 on:** April 25, 2006, 07:09:29 AM »

Im intrigued to hear it now. Anyone have an mp3 they could link to?

esteban · « **Reply #20 on:** April 25, 2006, 10:44:18 AM »

Quote from: "GUTS"

I stick by my guns, worst soundtrack ever. That type of music does not belong in a video game, it belongs in an elevator.

I take it you're not a fan of spaceage lite-jazz, then?

I wasn't kidding either: we're missing out. More games should have music like this!

Keranu · « **Reply #21 on:** April 25, 2006, 12:06:22 PM »

I think spaceage-jazz fits perfectly for a space themed strategy game. Strategy games require thinking and what better music to have when thinking than some soft jazz? I certainly wouldn't be able to think if the music was composed of twin lead guitars doing duel solos every other minute

. I'm definitely intrigued to hear this soundtrack, I dig soft music like that.

nodtveidt · « **Reply #22 on:** April 25, 2006, 02:32:33 PM »

Music is always a very personal thing. The music in Vasteel is certainly not for everyone, but I liked it a whole lot...and I tend to dislike jazz altogether (not my thing). Much of it is definately "elevator music" though.

And yeah, td741...there was 2 player mode and a com-vs-com mode as well.

GUTS · « **Reply #23 on:** April 25, 2006, 06:37:57 PM »

Haha no actually I hate jazz, I don't know why the hell Cliff Huxtable loved it so much. I think jazz is something you have to be in your 50s to really like, then it probably just clicks and you're like "holy shit, this music rules!"

I think Vasteel would have done better with a symphonic soundtrack, that kind of stuff fits epic war games better. I always think better with some Mozart sounding stuff playing in the background.

Keranu · « **Reply #24 on:** April 25, 2006, 06:42:15 PM »

A symphonic soundtrack would've been cool too, however I think "space age jazz" is more fitting for a space themed strategy game. A strategy game that takes place strictly on Earth or another planet would definitely be more fitting for the symphony.

esteban · « **Reply #25 on:** April 25, 2006, 07:51:47 PM »

Quote from: "GUTS"

Haha no actually I hate jazz, I don't know why the hell Cliff Huxtable loved it so much. I think jazz is something you have to be in your 50s to really like, then it probably just clicks and you're like "holy shit, this music rules!"

I think Vasteel would have done better with a symphonic soundtrack, that kind of stuff fits epic war games better. I always think better with some Mozart sounding stuff playing in the background.

Yeah, I hear you

. The soundtrack from Neo Nectaris would have fit nicely in Vasteel for you, I think

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Personally, I always thought the Neo Nectaris soundtrack was too grand for the game (since Nectaris' battles aren't "sweeping" and "epic", rather, they feel like isolated, lonely battles in a closed-system).

Don't get me wrong, the Neo Nectaris soundtrack rules and still compliments the game -- I just wonder how a different soundtrack (more sparse, more harsh, more electronic, less lush) would sound. I can understand why folks here might wonder what a different soundtrack in Vasteel would sound like...

Keranu · « **Reply #26 on:** April 25, 2006, 07:54:35 PM »

You could always swap the CD tracks in Vasteel with different ones

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ParanoiaDragon · « **Reply #27 on:** April 26, 2006, 08:39:23 AM »

The music is incredible in Vasteel, but I feel it's mostly out of place. But that doesn't make it crap, that's for sure! As for Jazz, I'm not a big fan, I love acid jazz, but real jazz, it just depends on the song, I can love it, or just be bored with it, it depends.

GUTS · « **Reply #28 on:** April 26, 2006, 10:50:15 AM »

Yeah those Military Madness games would have been great with some sad, empty sounding songs. I always got that feeling of isolation too when I would play the first game; the atmosphere was one of the great things about it.

nodtveidt · « **Reply #29 on:** April 26, 2006, 11:51:57 AM »

I oggified the entire Vasteel soundtrack and am uploading it right now to my server. Sorry, I don't do mp3.

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