Battle-b2 kicks in with these crunchy, compressed guitars that sound absolutely wild coming out of 3DS speakers. Ryota Kozuka and Kenichi Tsuchiya pushed the SMT IV score into this aggressive electronic-rock space that the handheld had no business handling this well.
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Tokyo's theme hits with full dystopian weight the moment you descend from Mikado, and the shift in musical tone mirrors that narrative gut-punch perfectly. The four Cathedral of Shadows variants each bring their own flavor to demon fusion, which is such a small detail that matters so much.
Eastern Kingdom of Mikado has this medieval brightness that makes the eventual contrast devastating. If you owned a 3DS and never played SMT IV, you missed one of the best RPG soundtracks on the system.