Crunchy PS1-era synth with that unmistakable late-90s JRPG warmth. Blade Maker came out in 1999 on PlayStation and the soundtrack has that budget-but-earnest quality where every track is trying its hardest on limited hardware.
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"Distant Tower" carries this melancholic synth pad melody that sticks with you, and the battle themes just keep escalating from "Battle 1" through "Battle 6" like the composer refused to repeat himself. The town themes cycle through moods too.
"Town" is cozy, "Town 2" gets uneasy, "Town 3" feels like something changed and you're not sure what. "Castle" does that classic PS1 thing where reverb and minor keys make everything feel ancient and cold. If you miss the sound of obscure PlayStation JRPGs that never left Japan, this one delivers.