PC-98 FM synthesis doing what it does best, sharp waveforms cutting through silence. Dark Seraphim is a 1995 Japanese PC title and the soundtrack is 22 tracks of that signature NEC sound chip character. The track list is just numbered entries, no names, but the compositions carry a dark fantasy weight that the FM channels deliver with surprising depth.
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Mid-90s PC-98 audio sits in this interesting space between console chiptune and early PC general MIDI. Everything has that slightly metallic, precise quality that only this hardware produced. Rapid arpeggios, tight bass lines, that whole sound.
Twenty-two tracks is a lot for this platform, so there is clearly range here. If you are into the PC-98 FM sound, this is another solid set to dig through.