Crunchy rock guitar and that signature BUMP OF CHICKEN vocal intensity. This is the Karma/supernova single, recorded for Tales of the Abyss on PS2 in 2005, and if you played that game you already know "カルマ" lives permanently in your head.
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That opening riff into the verse is iconic at this point. "supernova" on the B-side goes harder, more driving, less melancholy. And then buried at the end, "ドスコイ" exists as this weird little bonus that makes no sense and you love it for that.
BUMP OF CHICKEN and Namco collaborating was one of those things that just worked. The energy matched the story's weight perfectly. If you've ever shouted along to a Tales opening in your room alone, you already know.