Vocals cutting through reverb like a signal flare in the dark. Honkai Impact 3rd's Onwards soundtrack is the earlier chapter of miHoYo's obsession with emotional devastation. "Nightglow" is that track, the one that broke the fandom, pure vocal ache over piano.
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"Cyberangel" does the same thing from a completely different angle. And "Lyin (See You In The Next World)" is exactly as final as it sounds. The instrumental side carries weight too. "Moonrise" has this slow burn warmth, "Dogfight" throws you into aerial chaos, and "Snowfield" is loneliness in audio form.
This is 2018 mobile audio punching way above its weight class. Vocal tracks mixed with ambient storytelling pieces that actually land. If you have ever ugly-cried at a gacha game cutscene, this is the album responsible.