Yall weren't kidding about the DQ11 soundtrack... what in the hell is this?

[Deleted member 9486]

Hasn't bothered me at all in my 33+ hours so far.

Granted, I've never been one to actively pay attention to soundtracks in games, movies or show. Just not that into music period.

 

[LapinAgile]

It's completely put me off the game. I may turn it off and try to finish without it. First game where the music was so grating to me.

 

[Leandras]

So I was gonna walk in and say that it's not THAT bad but then I remembered that I refunded it the first time I got it on steam and only picked it up again after the music mod. But honestly my favourite feature on switch is having the DQ8 overworld song
I've never played 8 but it's a significant improvement.

Also, the composer is an absolute asshole IRL so I wish he drops out of the series ASAP. Didn't his son do the OST for FF12? He's way better than his father.

 

[DanarchyReigns]

So I was gonna walk in and say that it's not THAT bad but then I remembered that I refunded it the first time I got it on steam and only picked it up again after the music mod. But honestly my favourite feature on switch is having the DQ8 overworld song
I've never played 8 but it's a significant improvement.

Also, the composer is an absolute asshole IRL so I wish he drops out of the series ASAP. Didn't his son do the OST for FF12? He's way better than his father.

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No? Where did you hear that?
We don't really know anything about his family.

 

[Cerulean_skylark]

So I was gonna walk in and say that it's not THAT bad but then I remembered that I refunded it the first time I got it on steam and only picked it up again after the music mod. But honestly my favourite feature on switch is having the DQ8 overworld song
I've never played 8 but it's a significant improvement.

Also, the composer is an absolute asshole IRL so I wish he drops out of the series ASAP. Didn't his son do the OST for FF12? He's way better than his father.

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The only way that man will leave is if square pushes him out or he dies.

 

[Leandras]

No? Where did you hear that?
We don't really know anything about his family.

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Damn I honestly cant remember where I heard it but glad it's not the case.

The only way that man will leave is if square pushes him out or he dies.

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Unfortunate but true. He's so cemented into the series that he doesn't even fucking care about the quality of his work anymore.

 

[Deleted member 2699]

The option in the switch version to change the overworld theme to VIII's is a god send. It's clear that Sugiyama doesn't have it anymore. Dude needs to retire, and just license the music to Square. Though considering how long the gaps are between numbered Dragon Quest games he'll probably be dead before we get XII. I will be curious to see how his estate handles things in the future. Will they as big of assholes as he is, or will they be more willing to play ball?

 

[JudgmentJay]

Controversial opinion: I liked it. I played it with the orchestral OST modded in on PC.

 

[DanarchyReigns]

The option in the switch version to change the overworld theme to VIII's is a god send. It's clear that Sugiyama doesn't have it anymore. Dude needs to retire, and just license the music to Square. Though considering how long the gaps are between numbered Dragon Quest games he'll probably be dead before we get XII. I will be curious to see how his estate handles things in the future. Will they as big of assholes as he is, or will they be more willing to play ball.

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My optimistic prediction is that they'll only go to his estate for a few songs (mainstays like the overture, the level-up jingle, and the inn jingle) while the rest of the soundtrack will be done by a protege or someone else younger and with a better idea of how to handle things.
But we'll see what happens. Dragon Quest XII is still years away.

 

[Gentlemen]

I've never heard the Evergrace soundtrack until today. I think I like it more than the new XI tracks, by quite a bit.

 

[SonicRift]

It's less painful to listen to, but still either horribly bland or over the top bombastic at all times.

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This sums it up so well. You have these tender moments in Arboria with this booming fucking theme. I thought this song was over-the-top in Neos in DQ8, but it's so out of place here.

 

[Mauricio_Magus]

The only song I can't stand is the damn over-world theme, but you can change it to the DQ8 one on Switch, which is FANTASTIC.

 

[Durden]

This song is not that horrible but it plays so many times during the first half of the game that made me hate it with passion, every time I entered a town and heard it I was on the edge to drop the game entirely:

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It makes me so sad knowing that it's possible some people may have put the game off altogether because of stuff like this. I agree that I actually like this track (much better symphonic though), but by the time I heard it on like the 5th or so major city I visited (Octagonia in particular, especially considering it's such a different city than previous ones) it was a real "wow...really?" moment.

The tracks that aren't bad get beat into submission and become bad over time. And it makes the entire product just seem kind of cheaper as a result too. It does get better in the 2nd act onward with this stuff, but it's a bummer for early impressions.

 

[Selbstlos]

Controversial opinion: I liked it. I played it with the orchestral OST modded in on PC.

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Same. While I think there are too few tracks for such long game, I've enjoyed almost all of the tracks that are there.

 

[jerk]

old people = inherently bad is the vibe I'm getting from this thread.

may or may not be true in this case as the composer sounds like a shitty person, but he'd still be just as shitty doing this music and those beliefs at 30

 

[jeelybeans]

I switched to the DQVIII music. :)

 

[ItIsOkBro]

why does that boss theme sound like clown music

 

[Berordn]

old people = inherently bad is the vibe I'm getting from this thread.

may or may not be true in this case as the composer sounds like a shitty person, but he'd still be just as shitty doing this music and those beliefs at 30

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I mean, you're not really reading this thread then because the same posts that are bashing his current work tend to be praising his past work. Sugiyama has been the composer for the series from the beginning.

 

[Razmos]

The symphonic versions of all the songs are 10 times better, but my god there are so few songs, the entire overworld has the exact same theme and from my experience with the game so far there are like 5 music tracks overall.

It's really, really grating. Can't believe that homophobic piece of trash gets so much money for this lazy offering

 

[Strangelove_77]

That boss track isn't necessarily bad - it's just really annoying to listen to.

 

[hydruxo]

The boss theme in the OP reminds me of the whimsical music that plays in The Princess Bride during swordfights and whatnot, except way worse lmao

 

[shadow2810]

Music is whatever, not memorable, but the battle music in Tinkerton is unbearable, like one of those rare moments I have to mute the game to play

 

[Azizhud]

To be fair... This track is really good!

https://youtu.be/voOqoVWkhXg

 

[Berordn]

To be fair... This track is really good!

https://youtu.be/voOqoVWkhXg

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Nautica is another returning track from DQVI.

 

[7thFloor]

Wow you weren't kidding that's garbage

 

[eXistor]

It's pretty bad, but it didn't impede my enjoyment one bit. After a while I didn't really notice it anymore.

 

[Completely Anonymous]

One of many reasons the Switch version is infinitely superior version

 

[Torpedo Vegas]

I didn't ever notice the music. I couldn't hum it right now if my life depended on it, and I put 80 or so hours into it.

 

[PepsimanVsJoe]

But too many of the comments I see bypass that whole thing completely and attack "the arrangement" or the actual composition or something more endemic to the music, like... I dunno man, I'm not a professional composer, but that seems like a pretty wild thing for an armchair listener to do.

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Nothing wild about it.
I could pick a name out of a hat and end up with a better JRPG composer than Sugiyama.
That shit he's peddling in DQXI is straight-up inept.

 

[Stoof]

I'm loving DQXIS but even without the MIDI, I'm not a big fan of the music. It's at least not grating on the ears anymore but it feels like there's hardly any tracks and it's just kind of boring.

 

[Pineconn]

The music was the main reason why I deleted my Switch demo pretty quickly. Absolutely abysmal compositions.

 

[KhandoleezzaRice]

I don't know what's a new track and what's a returning track so for all I know I only enjoyed older works. The battle theme was okay but the overworld theme definitely didn't click with me. Complaints about the lack of orchestrated tracks is really overblown though, I understand why people want them but they don't add significant value.

 

[ShinobiBk]

Nautica is another returning track from DQVI.

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Yep almost every time a track really grabs my attention for its high quality (Nautica, Hotto, Arboria), I google it and find out it's an old composition.

 

[SurrenderDorothy]

First I'm hearing it..

Mr. X's original theme was

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[Deleted member 7883]

Played through 2/3rds of DQ V (I got married but I got beat up by some cyclops) for the DS back in the day but other than that this is my first Dragon Quest. I have the symphonic orchestra on and replaced the overworld theme with the one from DQ VIII. I'm either tolerating or enjoying the music. I have a good feeling the grand majority of the tracks I'm legitimately liking are reused songs from earlier Dragon Quests lmao. I do like the theme for Hotto, which I just learned is an OG composition for this game!

 

[Mattersnotnow]

I love MIDI for JRPGs.
The example on the OP is just a boring song really.

 

[apotema]

The Switch version is awesome

 

[Ploid 6.0]

I'm generally unimpressed barring some standout tracks - I think IV and V were when he started having solid stuff. Most of the soundtracks that I think are his best aren't from Dragon Quest, maybe not even from video games:

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Wow yes, the music you linked is awesome and would fit in a DQ game. It feels great to hear it especially the first one. They seem great for exploring and fights like some of the Final Fantasy XI or XIV music, they seem to experiment a lot with the online games. Which reminds me DQX was a online game too and I wonder how the music was for that.

 

[Deleted member 8852]

I was enjoying the demo but this is killing any desire I had to actually buy the game.

 

[Owlet]

MIDI being used isn't nearly as much of the issue as it is that these compositions are lazy and the samples are bad samples.

Plenty of video game composers these days use MIDI to great effect, its just that they use pretty advanced samples.

 

[mistersensation]

My main issue with it isn't even the quality of the music, the orchestrated soundtrack on the Switch has some genuinely pleasant moments (Despite how repetitive that battle music gets.) The thing I hate about it is just the lack of variety. Every overworld has the same theme, every town, etc. Makes the whole experience seem more homogenous than it really is.

 

[Dreamboum]

The boss theme of DQX is pretty cool in comparison

 

[Deleted member 51691]

The overworld theme is one of the worst I've ever heard. Sugiyama isn't even trying anymore.

 

[Dark_Castle]

That's the main reason why I dropped the game 25 hours in and holding out hope for the S enhancements to become available on the PS4 version. I'm absolutely not double dipping for that, so if we don't get better music then I may never finish the game.

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You own a ps4 copy of the game. Just Start over on PC (download a cracked one) and mod in orchestral ost. It doesn't take very long to reach where you stopped since you know where to go and can skip cutscene.

 

[SaintBowWow]

Not only is it bad but there's barely any variety. It's a 60+ hour long game and you're listening to the same 3 or so songs for almost the entire playtime.

 

[Deleted member 13155]

The second act of the game has some fairly dark and impactful scenes and the OST fucking ruins it.

The overworld theme can die in a fire too, I expected a different one once I traveled to another region but nope. Still the same piece of trash. The OST is shit.

 

[Bit_Reactor]

It was night and day going from that to Witcher 3 on Switch. I was like "Oh right subdued and ambience inducing background music that fits the tone of the environment versus the same 5 songs." I love DQXI on Switch, I really do. I love playing it and love its world, but the music is bottom tier for sure. I haven't heard one song I'm a fan of in my 25 hours with the game thus far.

I don't think the overworld theme is shit like everyone else seems to though, I think it captures the adventure theme just fine.

 

[Deleted member 5491]

Also just listened to the orchestral version.
Doesn't sound as bad (what does compared to horrible MIDI?) but the composition is still a mess

 

[Deleted member 26768]

To be fair... This track is really good!

https://youtu.be/voOqoVWkhXg

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literally all the good tracks in this game are from prior games, except Sylvando's theme.

 

[Watershed]

The lack of unique town themes is pretty much a crime in modern RPGs, especially since each town is actually distinct and beautifully realized.