Aggressively cute vocal tracks mixed with legitimate orchestral drama. The Marl Kingdom series by Nippon Ichi has always been a musical RPG at heart, and this PS2 entry goes all in. "I Am a Cat that Lives for Love" is exactly as ridiculous as it sounds and somehow still catchy three hours later.
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The shift into "Called by the Darkness" is wild because it drops all the sugary stuff for genuine menace. Then "Marjoly Symphony" closes things out with this theatrical villain energy that has no business going that hard.
The music box arrangements scattered throughout. If you can handle a soundtrack that bounces between idol pop and fairy tale darkness without warning, the Marl Kingdom games deliver something no other RPG series even attempts.