The Damned Posted November 9, 2015 Author Share Posted November 9, 2015 Maybe "Remembering Saoru Iwata"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindWanderer Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Some of the shading looks off to me, too. Some parts look like the light is emanating from the TV, others like it's a full floodlight in front. Mario in particular looks like a paper cutout except for his eyes and hand. The shadow cast on Balloon Fighter from Kirby actually makes it look light the light source is off to the left somewhere, and the shape of that shadow is a bit odd. Ness's hand is apparently immune to the shadow cast by his own foot. This is all pretty nitpicky, of course. It's just what stood out to me. Drawn by Dai 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drawn by Dai Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Thanks Mindwanderer. Posts like that are fantastic, not nitpicky at all. Being on the frontline of arting tends to make one switch off to certain faults. Critiques like yours are what's needed. I see what you're saying precisely. Much obliged! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirby Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 I like how "Remembering Satoru Iwata" sounds Also in regards to the quote, it makes the album title a bit redundant since the title is inspired by the quote itself. timaeus222 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingTiger Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Also in regards to the quote, it makes the album title a bit redundant since the title is inspired by the quote itself. Yeah, if you make a back cover then it should go there to help explain/back up the title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Strader Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 For years I've been annoyed by albums that put "album" or "project" in their title. We know it's an album. Once it's an album it's no longer a project. Also I trust Larry on titling shit, guy knows his stuff. Kinda bored of putting "Tribute" in titles too. Just such an overused word to the point that it loses its meaning. I like Darned's suggestion of "Remembering Satoru Iwata" but like I said, I also trust Larry, and ultimately it's not my call, and my own hangups about language are my own problem. I need to finish the song tomorrow timaeus222 and Chernabogue 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timaeus222 Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Just fyi, the mastering is currently complete and awaits the final track! Chernabogue 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Strader Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 I'll double master it so by the time you master it, it'll have a solid triple mastering which should make it much more mastered Chernabogue and timaeus222 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Damned Posted November 12, 2015 Author Share Posted November 12, 2015 As long as we can get someone who is qualified to rate it as such. A master-rater, if you will. Drawn by Dai and Brandon Strader 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chernabogue Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Why not just call the album "Heart of a Gamer"? No need for more explanation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timaeus222 Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 I dunno, I like the specification of his name there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drawn by Dai Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 I'm wrapping things up today and tomorrow. A lot of different suggestions for the subheading have been given here in the thread. I'm putting the final decision to you as the director Damned:Remembering Satoru IwataA Satoru Iwata Tribute AlbumA Tribute to Satoru IwataI guess there's no wrong answer, but once it's baked it's baked. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Strader Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Would it be too weird to just put his name under the title as a subtitle? "Heart of a Gamer: Satoru Iwata" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liontamer Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 I'm wrapping things up today and tomorrow. A lot of different suggestions for the subheading have been given here in the thread. I'm putting the final decision to you as the director Damned: Remembering Satoru Iwata A Satoru Iwata Tribute Album A Tribute to Satoru Iwata I guess there's no wrong answer, but once it's baked it's baked. Cheers! Just include a PSD file hosted somewhere in case any last-minute text decisions are made. Ultimately, it's The Damned's call, dammit! Happy subtitling! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Damned Posted November 13, 2015 Author Share Posted November 13, 2015 "Satoru Iwata: Heart of A Gamer"? I'm now concerned more with a site for the album. Nothing fancy, but we should get something up. But I've been unable to find any one that is free so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorito Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 "Satoru Iwata: Heart of A Gamer"? I'm now concerned more with a site for the album. Nothing fancy, but we should get something up. But I've been unable to find any one that is free so far. Can't you just use the OCR template for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Strader Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Have you talked with DJP about the website? He has really been a huge help in the past with project sites for me As for my song it is done, and timaeus has his grubby paws on it.. I spent a lot of time doing EQ but I'm still not all too sure that it's clean enough, but given the circumstances and the fact that music sounds different on every headset, I'm alright with it going out -- good bass presence and very warm. Which is weird, because when I exported it, I was sure the highs were too strong and the bass was weak. That's music for ya. It sounds great on the AKG Q701s at least I'm sorry the song took so long timaeus222 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Damned Posted November 14, 2015 Author Share Posted November 14, 2015 Weeeelll... October 15th as a deadline was mostly to jsut make sure we had the most important part of the album done first: the remixes. It wasn't reaaaaaally a hard deadline, so I guess it's not so bad. We still got a few weeks, so it's the best kind of on time: technically on time. Thanks, Brandon. I take back everything Larry and Bob said about you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Themysteriousassassin Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 I have the distinct feeling that mentioning time like that will jinx it. Or did I jinx it buy mentioning that? No matter what I say, I'll still gonna get blamed. Oh well. I gave up trying on that. Meanwhile, on the subject of sites, I would try my hand at that but I would totally blank on it because I have AD/HD and terrible short-term memory to boot. Not that I even have someway to even make a website. But, thats what good old google is for. If anyone knows someone who can do it whose open, please do say. Best to get that done ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drawn by Dai Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Is any artwork/ Graphics required for the site? EDIT: Also @Brandon, what's your track title? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Strader Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 The title of my song is On The Wind Drawn by Dai 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drawn by Dai Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Sooooo... This is what I have for the back cover: The CD label will looks similar, except rotational and without the tracklist EDIT: Subject to change of course Eino Keskitalo, Brandon Strader and The Damned 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timaeus222 Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Right now, the tracklist is: k-wix Chernabogue Sbeast timaeus222 Brandon Strader PokerusVGM Also, Sbeast's track title is "Choose Your Character!", and Pokerus should have an accent on the e. Otherwise, looks great to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drawn by Dai Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 cool. I was curious about those things you mentioned. I just copypasted the OP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Damned Posted November 14, 2015 Author Share Posted November 14, 2015 Right now, the tracklist is: k-wix Chernabogue Sbeast timaeus222 Brandon Strader PokerusVGM Also, Sbeast's track title is "Choose Your Character!", and Pokerus should have an accent on the e. Otherwise, looks great to me! All these things are correct. I want to end with PokerusVGM's cover, because it's a nice calming guitar song. And there's something about "going to a new land" that kinda ties into him passing... The back cover looks awesome, Odai. Nicely done. timaeus222 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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