Bright arcade horns and fairy tale wonder from the first note. BattleFantasia is Arc System Works' 2008 fantasy fighting game, and it sounds like someone threw a storybook into a cabinet and hit start. "Royal Astronomical Observatory Platenes" has this grand, stargazing feel that is way too beautiful for a fighting game stage.
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"Humperdinck Forest" goes full woodland adventure. "Church of Darkness - Moscarta" flips the tone completely into something sinister and heavy. The character select screen hypes you up without overdoing it. "Last Battle" delivers on its name.
"Victory Fanfare" is short, punchy, satisfying. Arcade-era sound design with a storybook aesthetic that nobody else was doing at the time. For anyone who wants their fighting game soundtrack to feel like an adventure instead of just a brawl.