Score: 8

"Sounds like GOOD RPG music, not TYPICAL RPG music."

submission: Denial - RPG Boss Battle

date: December 5, 2009

Unlike the reviewer below who apparently thinks RPG = FF7, this actually does have an RPG Boss vibe to me. Players who play something other than FF7 might be able to hear it. This track also has a good enough base to it that it's not limited to just RPGs. I could easily see this track in a fighting game, arcade style.

It's probably just my style, but I like the minimalism in this song. The lack of a melody creates an interesting mood. It has a lot of repetition in places, but it's nicely varied overall, so it doesn't get boring.

At around 2:57, however, this song hits a very sore spot. Too much with the cymbal clash and way too high. It's too sharp over the rest of the track. Again, that may just be me, but it kinda hurt to hear in my headphones and really stuck out like a loose nail in an otherwise smooth track.

For the most part, though, this is a good track. It reminds me of Persona 2, which is a very good thing. It sounds solid and fits in an RPG without sounding typical. It's not the usual, which gives it strength. Just work out overpowering or deafening with sounds that are too sharp. They distract from the song and, if it's in a game, they distract you from what you're doing.