The orchestral rerecordings on this PSP version of Tactics Ogre hit so much harder than they have any right to. Hitoshi Sakimoto and Masaharu Iwata's compositions got a full live treatment for the 2011 remake and the difference is staggering.
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Overture opens with this swelling brass that immediately sets the weight of every political decision you're about to make. Chaotic Island layers strings over woodwinds in a way that feels genuinely unsettling. And then Fight It Out just goes off, all tension and urgency with percussion driving everything forward.
Only six tracks on this mini soundtrack but honestly. If you ever wanted to hear what a SNES strategy classic sounds like with a real orchestra behind it, start here.