Bright JRPG synths with a dungeon crawler edge. GEARS of DRAGOON 2 is a PC dungeon RPG, and its soundtrack leans into that classic adventuring party energy without apology. "道を切り拓け! (Hack and Slash!)" is a battle theme with a driving tempo that makes random encounters actually exciting.
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"地下都市メトロニア (Metronia)" has this moody underground pulse, like neon lights in a buried city. The town themes shift nicely between day and night. "魔法都市の夕暮れ (The Magic City Sunset)" has a nostalgic ache to it, wind instruments over warm pads.
The whole score has that mid-2010s PC doujin RPG charm. Victory and defeat fanfares land right where they should. For fans of old-school dungeon diving with a Japanese indie feel, this scratches the itch perfectly.