Bright, bouncy chiptune-adjacent melodies that smell like adventure. Wait, that actually tracks. Fragrant Story on 3DS is a scent-themed RPG and the soundtrack commits to the bit completely. "Ancient Aroma" sets the stage with a warm, curious melody that makes you want to sniff every item in your inventory.
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"Stinkmire Swamp" goes murky and playful, the kind of gross-cute that the 3DS did so well. "Queen Mango" has a regal bounce to it, half serious and half silly. The battle chimes rotate through with enough variety to keep random encounters from feeling stale.
"Smells Like Trouble" and "Smells Like Victory" are named so perfectly it hurts. The whole score has this earnest charm. Grab this if you miss when handheld RPGs were allowed to be weird and fun about it.