Davester2296 | DOOM | D64D2 - A Lot to Learn [Cover By DAR] | MAP29 (D64 - MAP24) @DAR-Davester2296 | Uploaded June 2022 | Updated October 2024, 6 days ago.
Really liked the buildup this one had.

As always, I tried to stay faithful to the original MIDI. I only slightly changed up the lead guitar that comes in at the end, and added some choirs (along with some other really small additions).

I also felt like imparting a bit of this 80's/early-90's kind of retro synth feel for the synths that play on the right side. Felt like a nice match since the string-sections were handling things on the left side of the stereo field.

Also happy to use my newfound acoustic recording technique once again! Though I added a little something extra this time. I wound up recording my Ibanez with just a tad bit of grit, and then I ran it through some reverb (and chorus) and blended it with the acoustic. I think it managed to fill out the sound there quite nicely.

I also really loved playing the riff that kicks in at 2:27. I especially loved doing that little hammer-on bit in the riff (heard at 2:29, 2:36, 2:43, etc).

I threw in the choirs towards in the end since I felt like something was missing there during the whole rising chord-progression thing going on. I also changed up the lead guitar because the original was just doing this simple "5th, and then root" thing. I changed it to give the leads a little more articulation and movement.

There was also a lot of layering and volume & panning automation going on behind the scenes with this one. Both the string-sections and the synths were comprised of like 3 or 4 layers each. The guitars also had their fair share of volume and panning shenanigans. I really like how the rhythm guitar turned out at 2:10-2:27. Then of course, the final lead bit is doing this whole "left to right, back to left" thing with the panning.

As for the video, I had a very clear scene in my head as I wrapped up mixing work on the audio. I pictured Doomguy sitting upon a huge pile of vanquished demons. Then the camera would slowly pan up to show his face all bloodied and tired. So, once I got the master rendered, and recorded some gameplay, it was time to play pretend-hotshot filmmaker again.

Setting up this bit actually took me a little longer than I had anticipated (though still really fast, all things considered). Decided to just have Doomguy sitting on top of the little pillar/switch thing at the start of the level, and just started throwing in lots of dead baddies. I also decided to recolor Doomguy, to give him black boots and upper-armor, just like D64-guy. I figured I might as well do that for this sprite, since I was frankensteining it together and editing it anyways. Classic Doomguy, but with D64-guy boots, armor, and helmet is actually pretty badass-looking. Someone should totally make a skin for that if it doesn't already exist!

Quite proud of how this bit turned out, since its pretty much how I pictured it in my head. Sitting, catching his breath, surrounded by a scene of absolute carnage. Casting his helmet away and dripping with the blood of the monsters, as well as his own. A rather fitting scene as we've come a long way in this D64D2 Marathon. 5 more to go!

Anyways, I hope you all enjoy this addition to the D64D2 Marathon! ~DAR


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