The Far Side of Time opens this collection and it immediately sounds like classic Falcom at their most wistful. This Gagharv Trilogy compilation pulls arranged tracks from the White Witch and Tear of Vermilion PSP releases, and Falcom Sound Team JDK gives the old PC-98 melodies a warmer, fuller treatment.
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Mysterious Forest has this layered atmosphere that the original hardware could only hint at. Remembrance -Requiem- is devastating in this version, strings carrying all the weight that MIDI channels never could. The Oldos Cathedral theme just sitting there being gorgeous.
The collection leans heavily toward White Witch material, so don't expect an even split. If you played the PSP Gagharv games and want those melodies outside the grind, this is where they live.