NIKKE's Outer Shadows expansion drops this brooding electronic score that hits way harder than a mobile game has any right to. The production quality on these tracks is genuinely absurd. "River" has this slow, aching vocal layer over pulsing synths that just sits in your chest, and then the Hacking remix version strips it down to something colder and more mechanical.
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"Beyond the stars" goes full cinematic sci-fi with these soaring vocal runs over thick bass. The contrast between the normal and Hacking variants of each track is such a smart move. Like hearing the same world through corrupted eyes.
If you play NIKKE for the gacha but skip the music, you're missing the best part of the package.