Fuck jrpgs with pretty much only 1 battle theme

[Skittles]

Man, this peeves me in such a bad way. It doesn't matter how good your song when i'm forced to listen to it for over 40+ hours straight (i'm looking at you FFXIII). And no, having different boss battle themes does nothing to help this.


(good for the first like 10 hours and then quickly loses its appeal)

I just don't understand how a director goes through and thinks that it's ok. It's certainly not a budget thing because it happens a lot with big budget jrpgs. Although it's not really a jrpg, my god it was a breath of fresh air playing undertale and having different songs play for different areas. Please, just tailor your battle song to theme of the area i'm in. Or at least change it after a major event occurs.

 

[Chumunga64]

shout out to FFXV for having like a billion

 

[foxuzamaki]

Xeniblade series is really good about this

 

[PlanetSmasher]

Yep. The Persona series is a nightmare for this. Not only do they only have one battle theme, but they have LYRICS in it. Kill me, please.

 

[Xavi]

I don't mind

 

[Exellus]

Hey man, you only need one theme if its awesome.

 

[Ryouji Gunblade]

As a person who played lots of classic FE, yeah. It is generally better to mix it up here and there.

 

[IzzyRX]

The battle theme of Chrono Cross is literally the worst song of the whole ost.

 

[Hikari]

Xenosaga episode I has one different for the final boss and it's a fantastic game.

 

[Gundam]

I haven't actually played it but I'm okay with it if the one battle theme is good enough to justify it being the only one in the game excluding boss themes

 

[Jintor]

been so spoiled by persona q2 recently especially with the free battle music DLC that was active for a while. Something like 4 original songs and every battle theme from the past 4 games, + three boss music varients on the reg

 

[Phendrift]

The battle theme of Chrono Cross is literally the worst song of the whole ost.

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Literally the only blemish and it's the most common one in the game ugh

 

[StarPhlox]

Pretty sure Octopath has only one theme and while I got sick of a lot of parts of that game the battle theme never wore out its welcome

 

[DecoReturns]

Final Fantasy 2 is one where I getting annoyed by it at least.


SRPG but nice to be bless with a ton of battle themes in most Fire Emblem games.

 

[tenderbrew]

What's with these bizarrely hostile thread titles lmfao

 

[Eros]

Those horns in FFX gave me PTSD

 

[HK-47]

Xenosaga episode I has one different for the final boss and it's a fantastic game.

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Speaking of Mitsuda, Chrono Cross somehow has excellent music everywhere except with its normal battle theme

 

[RochHoch]

Pretty sure Octopath has only one theme and while I got sick of a lot of parts of that game the battle theme never wore out its welcome

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Octopath had three separate main battle themes.

 

[SatoAilDarko]

Xeniblade series is really good about this

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I fucking love the Xenoblade X battle themes.

 

[Faiyaz]

There are some cases where the battle theme is so good, it doesn't matter (like the Trails of Cold Steel games).

 

[Pyro]

I didn't mind it in Persona 5 but that's only because I went from loving it to hating and back to loving it since that game is so damn long.

shout out to FFXV for having like a billion

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I love how the game has dual themes (places, chocobos, etc), it's an amazing feature that I wish all big open world games had now.

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[Mekanos]

Final Fantasy VII is a top 5 game for me but I honestly don't like its battle theme one bit.

Boss theme is the GOAT though.

 

[Jawmuncher]

I wish I could just battle to Sunleth Waterscape in FF13

 

[Dranakin]

With the amount of grinding you had to do in Persona 5... you'll never see it coming.

 

[RoarOfTheEarth]

Idk, mystic quest has a sick battle theme like another person posted here. I do agree about the early Final Fantasies though, especially the NES ones. Although FF3 has a killer battle theme.

 

[Desma]

The battle theme of Chrono Cross is literally the worst song of the whole ost.

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It's honestly the worst normal battle song I've heard in a JRPG.
How did that even get in Chrono Cross OST is beyond me

 

[Dark_Castle]

I don't like battle theme playing in every single regular encounter tbh, especially if the music has lyrics or is very bombastic. It gets tiring even if there's some variations. I really like FFXII for that reason for instance. Just the ambient sound for normal encounters. Only music for unique encounters.

 

[PlanetSmasher]

It's honestly the worst normal battle song I've heard in a JRPG.
How did that even get in Chrono Cross OST is beyond me

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Counterpoint:



This nonsense. Such a good opening melody and then the lyrics kick in.

 

[Slamtastic]

And no, having different boss battle themes does nothing to help this.

my god it was a breath of fresh air playing undertale and having different songs play for different areas.

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Undertale is all boss themes and has 1 standard battle theme

 

[Aly]

I usually agree. I think Persona 5 is my one exception. I never got tired of Last Surprise.

 

[PlanetSmasher]

I usually agree. I think Persona 5 is my one exception. I never got tired of Last Surprise.

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I literally spent money on DLC just to shut that song off. Thank the gods for the SMT if... battle theme DLC.

 

[Deleted member 18021]

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Might have been nice if they had swapped it out as the game went on, like they did with the overworld theme.

 

[Eppcetera]

Ha, I actually like Final Fantasy XIII's battle theme quite a bit. Also, Xenosaga: Episode 1's battle theme is what I thought of immediately. I can't believe that game uses the same music for both regular and boss battles; thankfully, the track is solid, and I really like the final boss theme, but sheesh.

 

[DPB]

I've never understood why many JRPGs have enormous soundtracks with 70+ songs but only a single standard battle theme. Western-made RPG music doesn't always hit the same heights, but this is one thing they usually get right.

On the other hand, Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne/Lucifer's Call was great for variety, there were several battle themes that played in different areas. And Grandia swapped its battle theme for a better one half way through.

 

[Swift_Gamer]

Never had a problem with this. I actually hate it when it's a song I like and they change it in the game after a while. And blinded by light is by far one of the best battle themes ever.

 

[lvl 99 Pixel]

my god it was a breath of fresh air playing undertale and having different songs play for different areas.

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They had the same battle theme for the majority of encounters and it did get really old despite the game being short.

 

[Duonala]

The battle theme of Chrono Cross is literally the worst song of the whole ost.

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Worst battle theme ever! I had to take breaks just to rest my head from that awful music.

 

[Deleted member 5621]

Xeniblade series is really good about this

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A shame the characters don't shut the hell up.

 

[XBlade]

I really liked how they did that in Xenoblade 2. And for FFXIII, even though I still love the battle theme, it's sequels did a better job at mixing it up throughout the games. Sometimes though I wish I was able to turn off battle music in general and have the area theme play instead.

 

[Sub Boss]

lol poor FF

 

[halcali]

...unless that Battle Theme is incredible.

 

[Skittles]

Undertale is all boss themes and has 1 standard battle theme

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They had the same battle theme for the majority of encounters and it did get really old despite the game being short.

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It had multiple variations of this theme which helped break up the monotony. FFXIII could have benefited from playing with it's main theme more.

 

[MistaTwo]

It's certainly not a budget thing because it happens a lot with big budget jrpgs.

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Or....maybe it is?

Just because they have a big budget doesn't mean that they have unlimited budget.

 

[DecoReturns]

A shame the characters don't shut the hell up.

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You can turn it off in Xenoblade 2 and X

 

[PlanetSmasher]

A shame the characters don't shut the hell up.

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[Jaq'or]

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Never fails to make me chuckle.

 

[100%TrophyMaster]

It had multiple variations of this theme which helped break up the monotony. FFXIII could have benefited from playing with it's main theme more.

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FFXIII reuses it's main theme quite a bit throughout not only FFXIII but the entire FFXIII trilogy. Isn't Sunleth Waterscape a more upbeat version of the main theme? Blinded by Light is also one of the best battle themes ever so I can't get on board with trashing FF13–the music was phenomenal.

 

[Deleted member 17860]

thats literally 90% of them then lol

 

[Deleted member 42105]

You know a Persona battle theme fucked you up when your brain can't even process any of the lyrics outside the hook anymore.

 

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