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Moments in game of melancholic beauty
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How has this one from Chrono Cross not been posted?
Funny thing is because the Cross dev team went on to develop FFXI, there is a broken arch just like this one in one of the progression mission in FFXI.
Original promo art
Dude. Never listened to this track outside the game. Thanks for posting this
the biggest reason to play Gestalt before playing Automata!!!
well also the Emil's Sacrifice remix that plays during the secret boss fight
this a great choice, my favorite area in any souls game
In Silent Hill 2 when you get to the hotel and find a the dining room.
And, of course, Yamaoka's wonderful music:
And, of course, Yamaoka's wonderful music:
Persona 2
The side quest in Aoba park is a nice melancholic adventure of its own
And if we are talking about sad music, my personal favourite:
Persona 2 has a wonderful range of osts, mixed with different vibes and feelings; bittersweet, sorrowful, solitary, reminiscent~ Along with the music, the storytelling is soulful.
The side quest in Aoba park is a nice melancholic adventure of its own
And if we are talking about sad music, my personal favourite:
Persona 2 has a wonderful range of osts, mixed with different vibes and feelings; bittersweet, sorrowful, solitary, reminiscent~ Along with the music, the storytelling is soulful.
Maya… The other Maya smiled at me, right before my eyes.
"Are you okay? You're not hurt? Sorry about that! I'm such a klutz. Wait… Have we met somewhere before?"
We did, we did, yes, we did! There's no way I could've forgotten, even if you told me to… Absolutely. Back when we were kids, I was always, always chasing after you.
That's right. Please smile like that for me forever. Jun and I promised we'd protect your smile.
"Are you okay? You're not hurt? Sorry about that! I'm such a klutz. Wait… Have we met somewhere before?"
We did, we did, yes, we did! There's no way I could've forgotten, even if you told me to… Absolutely. Back when we were kids, I was always, always chasing after you.
That's right. Please smile like that for me forever. Jun and I promised we'd protect your smile.
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I once tried to fight a bunch of lizard men next to a unique boss in Xenoblade that was above my level. I gingerly kited them one by one from their base and managed to make progress one by one but I was getting far away from their spawn point. I had to get to the limit of the range of one lizard while outside the range of the other lizard.
When I was down to the last 2 lizards and boss, I failed to kite properly and they deaggroed. I fell off a ledge and frantically made my way back to the boss area.
All the lizards had respawned.
So I just stood there and looked melancholily out at the Satorl Marsh for a while.
It's a lovely location.
I came back hours later and murdered those lizards.
When I was down to the last 2 lizards and boss, I failed to kite properly and they deaggroed. I fell off a ledge and frantically made my way back to the boss area.
All the lizards had respawned.
So I just stood there and looked melancholily out at the Satorl Marsh for a while.
It's a lovely location.
I came back hours later and murdered those lizards.
Great to see this scene in here.
The elevator scene alone was already great...and you think that's going to be it it.
But then that silent moment when they walk to the jeep, start the engine and just a piano song playing, with us, the player, barely hearing the jeep, was too effective. Specially with the piano song getting higher and higher.
In the cavern after your shark buddy dies saving you after the first encounter with the war factory
Completing the game totally re-contextualises the main menu. Hotline Miami 2 honestly doesn't get the recognition it deserves; I think it's storytelling is so underappreciated.
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Naughty Dog's storytelling has matured a lot over the years and Uncharted 4 is a good demonstration of that. It may not deliver emotional gut punches like The Last of Us but I think it's better and smarter for it.
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Typed a reply on my phone and forgot to hit post before jumping tabs. Heh.
Any ways. There is this one moment in Rakuen that comes to mind. The Star Night Festival.
In some ways the events after were a bit predictable yet it was so enjoyable and impactful all the same.
Any ways. There is this one moment in Rakuen that comes to mind. The Star Night Festival.
In some ways the events after were a bit predictable yet it was so enjoyable and impactful all the same.
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Breath of the Wild as a whole. "Melancholy "describes its tone quite aptly in my opinion. Everything from the sparsely populated world, to the many ruins of Hyrule past, to the silent peaks, to every flashback scene with the champions long dead. Even Kass's tunes have a tinge of sadness to them.
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I didn't want to create a whole new thread just so bumping this one.
Playing FF7 Remake now, and while I haven't played the original I'm aware of the general story beats. The game uses this knowledge to great effect. This moment at the end of chapter 8 really got me. Not the moment in isolation but the whole build up. Cloud just walked out on Aerith but ends up meeting her again, so that she can show him the way back to his friends. In his view, this is going to be the last walk with her before they part ways and they both go back to their own lives. Yet somehow he has this sudden feeling of deep sadness, as if he's just realised he really will lose her forever, eventually. Their bond runs deep, outside the logic of linear time or continuity. The scenes at the playground a bit later are great too. I couldn't stand the cutscenes in the early sections of the game and they're still a bit inconsistent but when they get it right they really resonate well.
Playing FF7 Remake now, and while I haven't played the original I'm aware of the general story beats. The game uses this knowledge to great effect. This moment at the end of chapter 8 really got me. Not the moment in isolation but the whole build up. Cloud just walked out on Aerith but ends up meeting her again, so that she can show him the way back to his friends. In his view, this is going to be the last walk with her before they part ways and they both go back to their own lives. Yet somehow he has this sudden feeling of deep sadness, as if he's just realised he really will lose her forever, eventually. Their bond runs deep, outside the logic of linear time or continuity. The scenes at the playground a bit later are great too. I couldn't stand the cutscenes in the early sections of the game and they're still a bit inconsistent but when they get it right they really resonate well.
I love that True Colors puts whether or not you took quiet time in your choices.
How has this one from Chrono Cross not been posted?
Glad to see this is represented. The song in particular is the embodiment of melancholy.
Was to post exactly this. When you reach the slums after the Church and the sad music starts playing i was floored. It's a nice little community and everyone is enjoying their lives but the feeling of reunion is so bittersweet.
And also this scene:
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Yeah the music when you reach sector 5 slums does so much to set that melancholic mood. I think this piece was a new composition for the remake. It's one of the stand outs so far.
No one moment comes to mind, but there's a melancholy that suffuses the Baten Kaitos games, too, IMO.
