Funky, eclectic chiptune-meets-Latin-grooves energy that has no business going this hard. Cognitive Dissonance is an EarthBound fan game, and its soundtrack throws genre conventions out the window with tracks like "A Guitar for Tentacles" and "Swampy Boogie."
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"Satralia Radio 105.9" sounds like an actual in-universe radio station playing smooth jams between alien encounters. "Fiesta Frank" and "Buena Música" bring this Latin flavor that the Mother series always hinted at but never fully committed to.
The battle themes each have their own personality, from the heavyweight stomp of "Battle Against a Heavy Foe" to the frantic "A Fanciful Battle." Thirty tracks of pure creative chaos that somehow holds together. If you thought fan games couldn't produce soundtracks worth listening to on their own, this one will change your mind.