That TurboGrafx sound chip doing things it probably shouldn't be able to do. Seiya Monogatari's 1995 RPG score squeezes so much atmosphere out of the PC Engine hardware it's kind of ridiculous. "Stairway to DARK" builds this creeping dread with minimal channels, and then "BREATHLESS" just rips into this frantic battle tempo that gets your hands moving faster.
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"FOREST" has a melodic warmth to it that feels almost too pretty for 16-bit. The dungeon tracks like "ABYSS" and "EVIL'S PALACE" lean into dark, looping tension that really sells the danger. Late-era TG16 stuff that most people never heard.
If you dig deep into PC Engine RPG soundtracks, put this near the top of your list.