Late 90s Chinese RPG music that sounds like nothing else in the genre. Xuan-Yuan Sword's Golden Memorial Package pulls together compositions rooted in traditional Chinese instrumentation, and on 1998 PC hardware it has this warm, slightly compressed quality that adds so much character.
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"神魔流转" builds with this restless tension between ethereal melodies and darker undercurrents. "墨者奔驰" picks up the pace with urgent percussion that makes you feel the chase. Then "如梦往事" just dissolves into something dreamlike and nostalgic.
The way "青史无尽" closes things out with this sense of endless history stretching forward... it stays with you. If you've only ever played Japanese RPGs, this series deserves a spot in your rotation.