Sometimes, that’s all it takes.
📀 Sea of Stars — heard Encounter Elite on Spotify. That one melody felt both vaguely familiar and oddly fresh — a hint of J-E-N-O-V-A energy. Game went straight to cart.
🎻 Chrono Cross — the opening theme hits different. That haunting violin, paired with the visuals… I was in before I even pressed Start.
🔥 Final Fantasy X — it begins quietly, To Zanarkand playing over mysterious ruins.
Then, for the first time, a Final Fantasy character speaks. And suddenly — Otherworld kicks in. Pure chaos. Total shift in tone. Hooked.
Music doesn’t just set the mood. Sometimes, it is the hook.
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