Keiichi Okabe scored a tabletop RPG card game and it sounds like NieR wrapped in parchment. The Voice of Cards trilogy collects all three games' worth of music from the Yoko Taro universe, and Okabe brings that same aching beauty he's known for.
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"Pursuing the Dragon" opens with this wistful orchestral warmth that immediately feels like turning the first page of something important. "Tears of the Black Witch" carries real emotional weight, strings swelling into something painful.
"Dance of the Woodlander" lightens things up with playful folk energy. The Field Edit versions recontextualizing exploration themes is a smart touch. Three full games of Okabe doing what he does best, layered with that narrator-driven fairy tale atmosphere.
If NieR's music ruined you and you want more of that same ache, this trilogy delivers.