Dense, sprawling, and soaked in Japanese mythology top to bottom. Ore no Shikabane wo Koete Yuke 2 on Vita carries over the original's blend of traditional Japanese instrumentation and intense battle scoring across what feels like an enormous tracklist.
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The sheer volume of tracks across multiple discs tells you how much this game's atmosphere relied on its music. The series is known for its generational death mechanic, where your characters literally die and pass power to their children, and the music mirrors that weight.
Sweeping compositions that carry grief and determination simultaneously. Being on Vita meant the sound design could push further than the PS1 original ever could. If you're into Japanese mythology RPGs and haven't explored this series, the soundtrack alone makes a case for it.