PS1 synth strings opening on cherry blossoms and you already know this is going somewhere emotional. Kisetsu wo Dakishimete is a 1998 PlayStation game and this soundtrack is drenched in 90s visual novel atmosphere. "Mayu's Theme - Spirit of the Cherry Blossom" is gorgeous and haunting.
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"Legend of the Vengeful Ghost" takes a hard left turn into straight up horror territory. And "Theme of my pretty Sister ~ Sexy Version" exists, which is exactly as weird as it sounds. The PS1 sound hardware gives everything this slightly fuzzy warmth that modern productions can't replicate.
Tracks like "Unrequited Love, under the Cherry Tree" lean into that perfectly. It goes from sweet to creepy to funny without warning. If you want a PS1 soundtrack that keeps you guessing what genre it even is, this is the one.