Distorted harpsichord crashing into full orchestra right out of the gate. Yasunori Nishiki's preview sampler for Octopath Traveler on Switch is basically a greatest-hits reel before the game even launched. "Battle I" has this insane flute-and-strings interplay that makes random encounters feel like main story fights, and "Decisive Battle II" layers so much tension into its opening bars you forget to breathe.
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"Primrose, the Dancer" is where it gets personal though, all restrained strings and this aching melody that sits in your chest. The town themes like Cobbleston feel genuinely warm. If you played the demo and never went back to these tracks, you left something on the table.