BLACKHEART

Tracklist

1 - Dramatic Escapist

First encounter with the main character and a variation of themself. It comes as a surprise to both, and the player version would have to run and avoid the variation's attacks and projectiles (all while the variation keeps a distance, cautious and afraid of the player).

2 - Heart Aching Distress

Second encounter with the main character and a variation of themself.  The variation is overwhelmed and unstable, withholding a breakdown within them. The pressure and high paced platforming is ramped up during this.

3 - The Joy of Misery, HA HA HA!

Third encounter with the main character and a variation of themself. The player makes an downward escape, all while the variant often grabs the player to try and perform a dance.

4 - Meaninglessness

The main character soon runs down a spiraling staircase. It does not end.

Link(s) to the tracks on a streaming service of your choice (preferably SoundCloud / YouTube)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx5joR1ISvY

Description of soundtrack (e.g. genre, runtime, software you used, etc.)

Genre: Piano/Strings

Runtime: 5:33

Software: FL Studio

Game Premise:

An interpretation of running away from yourself.

This soundtrack focuses on battle themes of variations of self.

Gameplay focus would switch between traversing the main character’s thoughts (represented through a purgatory-esque landscape) and encounters between the main character and variations of themself (who show up during traversals randomly, or when memories are uncovered). The main character tries to escape their mind-world and runs from their own identities, never coming to terms with their behavior and flaws. They are always on the verge of stress, fear, and anxiousness. All the running only makes their blackheart consume their mind and body more and more.