Claw of the Wild

A Project for SpeedJam #8

2024

Game Description

This project is for the SpeedJam #8 Game Jam. The theme of the jam is Flow.

We made a dungeon crawler. With a key mechnical of killing combo. The more enemies killed without getting hurt, the better stats of the player is.

There are 3 tracks in the game and the logic is simple:

Based on the killing combo the background music changes.
In the beginning the game is under Level 1 music, with a calm and warm vibe.
With some killing combo accumulate, the music fades into Level 2 track. It's more upbeat and more energetic.
After some flawless and epic combat, the player reaches the highest killing combo and the background music is player Level 3 instead. This time, it's very joyful, bright and shiny.

Here are the tracks:

These are prepared for Unity:

Level 3

I made this track first.
It uses a lot of synths. I tried some orchestration instruments, but they can't make this high level of intensity. Leads and pads are the only choice.
Some toms are used in the drum kit to give the music a round feeling.
I tried to add the second melody line. But it will weaken the overall intensity. Fine, will add it in "Level 2" instead.

Level 2

When Level 3 is complete, copy the project file and work on Level 2.
Replace leads with piano and change pads to strings.
Drums are reprogrammed. With less beats and energy.
Without the synths in the music, I could add a second melody line. It comes with violin and cello. My first choice was violin and trumpet, but I think it was too bright and hard to go with the piano.

Level 1

This is the last track I made and the weakest of the three.
A lot of the instruments are taken from the music, it's much softer and weaker.
However, it's still a BGM for a dungeon crawler game with a killing combo feature. It can't be too weak. It took me a while to balance the mood.

Because I make music just for fun. Whoever comes here is free to use my music in their project as long as they give me credit.