FM synthesis hitting with more intensity than half the CD-quality soundtracks that came after it. Ys Super Collection pulls together tracks from the PC-88 and PC-98 originals plus Ys Eternal arrangements and the result is a crash course in why Falcom Sound Team became legendary.
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"FIRST STEP TOWARDS WARS" is still one of the most iconic field themes in RPG history, that melody just burns itself into your brain instantly. "PALACE OF DESTRUCTION" layers urgent arpeggios over driving bass that the old hardware somehow makes feel huge.
Those square wave leads though. "CHASE OF SHADOW" from the Eternal side brings a fuller Windows-era sound while keeping that same restless Ys energy. If you want to hear where Falcom's signature sound started, this collection is the foundation of everything.