Yuzo Koshiro still knows how to make dungeon crawling sound exciting in 2019. Sekaiju no MeiQ CROSS, the Etrian Odyssey crossover on 3DS, keeps that signature blend of FM-tinged synths and orchestral layering the series is known for.
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"Battlefield - The Foolhardy are Bathed in Blood" goes absolutely hard with driving rock energy and shredding leads that make random encounters feel like boss fights. "Labyrinth - Yggdrasil Labyrinth" brings back that iconic atmospheric tension, mysterious and propulsive at the same time.
The cityscapes carry warm melodic themes that give you a breather between all the carnage. "Tumult - Twilight of All Life" though. Just devastating. If you've spent hundreds of hours mapping labyrinths on the 3DS touchscreen, this soundtrack is already wired into your muscle memory.