I miss the old composers :(

[Stryker]

Sounds like the composers of this game were told to forget about Suikoden and try to sound like Xenoblade :/

[scythewielder]

It's hard to always have the same style of sound after so many years.

[Melodia]

Originally posted by scythewielder:

It's hard to always have the same style of sound after so many years.

No it's not. What a silly statement, and completely irrelevant, given none of Suikodens' composers are involved here.

Especially considering one of the composers, Matoi Sakuraba, sounds pretty much as he always has in this very game.

[NikDanger]

While I love Miki Higashino's work on Suikoden 1 & 2, this is fine; Sakuraba and Naruke are great composers, and what I'm hearing so far is very good.

Does it sound like Suikoden? No. But it sounds good. If you asked the composers who worked on this game to purposefully imitate Higashino, it probably wouldn't sound right, and maybe even sound worse by inviting unfavorable comparisons.

[Stryker]

Originally posted by NikDanger:

While I love Miki Higashino's work on Suikoden 1 & 2, this is fine; Sakuraba and Naruke are great composers, and what I'm hearing so far is very good.

Does it sound like Suikoden? No. But it sounds good. If you asked the composers who worked on this game to purposefully imitate Higashino, it probably wouldn't sound right, and maybe even sound worse by inviting unfavorable comparisons.

I didn't look at exactly who it was that composed it but now it makes sense. There are a few tracks where I've been like "wtf this sounds like Star Ocean music."

[Mobiusx2]

Naruke is one of my favorite composers of all time, so can't say I care.

[NikDanger]

Originally posted by Mobiusx2:

Naruke is one of my favorite composers of all time, so can't say I care.

Mine too. Suikoden !&2 and Wild Arms 1&2 were my go-to JRPGs on the Playstation!

[Nevan]

Motoi Sakuraba is a very good composer though. Maybe it doesn't sound like Suikoden but is it bad ? Certainly not.

[☆ParalHAXX™☆]

I haven't listened to the game's music yet, but one thing that is certain is that Motoi Sakuraba is an emblematic composer in the world of Japanese RPGs. The soundtrack of Shining Force III being for me one of his achievements which had the most impact on me at that time. I have confidence in this soundtrack, and I don't expect it to sound like old Suikodens