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Review Summary: Flawed yet promising dungeon synth. Dungeon synth has to be one of the most deceptive genres. The combination of cover art and song titles often creates a promising package which, at least for me, regularly tends to disappoint. Nevertheless, there are rare cases where the outcome is pure magic. Old Wizard lies somewhere in the middle, as it nails the packaging aspect, but delivers promising yet flawed songwriting.
Right from the bat, Old Wizard II unfolds like a fairy tale, as the serene "Through Woods and Valleys" places the listener into a mythical setting. The illustration and the story complement the music perfectly, as it moves seamlessly from ethereal in "Altherin - The Wood Elf" to menacing in "Tower of Doom" and awe-inspiring in "Zoltark - The Dark Wizard". By now, the main flaw of the album has been revealed, and this is none other than repetitiveness, even for dungeon synth standards. There are some interesting melodies here and there and the variety among the songs helps in breaking the monotony, but unfortunately, the songs themselves are quite repetitive. Nonetheless, the album has a certain charm that is enough to keep the listener's attention and warrants multiple listens. The medieval atmosphere is genuine and convincing, and each song contributes to the story, like the lush "Ghost Citadel", "Old Hilltop Mill" that brought to my mind Basil Poledouris, or "Hall of the Ancients" that conveys a feeling of exaltation.
So, all in all, Old Wizard II is certainly flawed but, at the same time, addictive like a DOS RPG. It draws you into its magical world and before you know it, it's over. Now, if only Wulf Von Reifenstein (the man behind Old Wizard) works on making his songwriting a bit more adventurous, we might have something special in our hands in the future.
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Album Rating: 3.5
A quick one, to bring this one to your attention.
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Sold.
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Nice! The first was a bit disappointing, I hope this is better.
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Also: "The combination of cover art and song titles often creates a promising package which, at least for me, regularly tends to disappoint."
Sad but true.
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All I expect out of dungeon synth is dungeon synth and the song here I enjoyed.
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Glad you enjoyed it, dude.
Still need to listen to the first one, garas. Hope you enjoy this one more if you manage to check it.
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is this dungeon synth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8EqrIWUlN8
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Have no idea, but I remember reading about it in old pc magazines and thinking it's the coolest game ever haha.
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its pretty good man
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfqu-QS0c1I
real shit
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Absolutely. Can't remember if I had the real game or a never-ending demo, but it was a great game.
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needed some new tunes for the first post-covid D&D session and I feel like this will hit the spot from what I heard. Good review dude, "quite repetitive" is sometimes what i'm actually looking for (:
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Ooh nice, I think that this is going to be great for a D&D session.
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Nice! I'll have to check the debut first though. Can't have enough dungeon synth on Sput :]
@parks Yeh you could probably call it that. Don't know if 8-bit / 16-bit would be another genre niche for it. Loved both of those games as a kid!
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Checked it out based on your rec, definitely a solid slab of dungeon synth. A little forgettable with only a few moments that really stood out to me, but seems like there's a lot of potential here
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Glad you enjoyed it, wayfaringstranger. Agreed 100%.
If you do check out the debut, let us know Pho3nix. Still haven't checked it.
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No clue if this is good or average but it was a comfy muzak vibe to read a book to, will have to check out some more dungeon synth
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That's cool, man.
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Okay, this is lot better than the previous.
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