Polished J-pop vocal tracks floating over this apocalyptic mobile RPG and it somehow works. SHOUMETSU TOSHI (AFTERLOST) packs its EP with phased evolutions of the same themes, and watching "Ideal" build from phase1's stripped-down melody to phase3's full arrangement is kind of addictive.
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"Dawn" carries this warm, hopeful push that contrasts hard with the game's whole vanishing-city premise. "Floating World" drifts into ambient territory, real airy and detached. The vocal version of "Serenity" ties everything together with this bittersweet tone that sits with you after.
For a mobile game EP, the production quality here punches way above what you'd expect from a gacha-era soundtrack.