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I Took the Red Pill
12-24-2017, 07:39 AM
Despite the title of this thread suggesting there's an open-ended nature to the whole thing, I'm just kind of drunk and want to ramble on about how great the battle theme for DragonQuest 8 is and convince you to play this game if you haven't.

Click here and listen to it (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkZu8xj3lvs). Imagine you're just running around this lush-ass green world and you stumble upon some Bodkin ARchers and Dingalings smurfing trying to kill your ass but you have this music pumping you up. I mean seriously it's dope.

And if you haven't played DragonQuest 8 then please play it, it's the best old school RPG in the past XX amount of yrs

In your (ultimately incorrect when compared to DQ8) what is the all-time best battle theme song in RPGs?

edit:

I'll drop in a quick edit to say DQ8 also has the G.O.A.T. world map theme : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWh7Qg8JRvY . Honestly an absolute beauty of a game.

Karifean
12-26-2017, 03:20 AM
Probably SMT III: Nocturne.

Wolf Kanno
12-27-2017, 07:57 PM
Probably SMT III: Nocturne.

I was going to list some better tracks and then realized this pretty much covers my answer. I've honestly never really understood the appeal of DQ music, I kind of feel like it's the RPG equivalent of elevator music or easy listening. Not bad, but not exactly riveting either.

Vermachtnis
12-28-2017, 07:09 PM
The battle theme of the first half of Digimon World Next Order.
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I liked the battle theme from DQ7 more than DQ8

Example
01-16-2018, 10:39 AM
Blinded by Light. Say what you will about FFXIII (and I'll probably agree with you) but you cannot deny that it has the best damn theme song of the whole series.

As for JRPGs in general:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awyPX0BHha0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lsebRCCLbE

Del Murder
01-18-2018, 07:44 PM
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Edge7
02-27-2018, 08:20 AM
I know I'm like a month late to the party, but I had to plug in the SaGa Frontier Battle theme.
I haven't even played more than a couple hours of this game, I just love this song.
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I'm also gonna run to Red Pill's aid and say that DQ7 and 8 have some of my favorite RPG battle themes.

Jowy
03-04-2018, 04:55 PM
I know I'm like a month late to the party, but I had to plug in the SaGa Frontier Battle theme.
I haven't even played more than a couple hours of this game, I just love this song.
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I'm also gonna run to Red Pill's aid and say that DQ7 and 8 have some of my favorite RPG battle themes.

Just wait until you hit up the end of a scenario. Emelia and Asellus have the best final boss music.

Forsaken Lover
03-06-2018, 10:08 PM
I have never played this game but an FFVI hack (that I thoroughly recommend, it's called Return of the Dark Sorcerer) introduced me to this absolute gem:
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This is a smurfin' amazing song.

Oh and for a bit of an obscure pick...
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Every track in Baten Kaitos is the best track ever.

Depression Moon
03-06-2018, 10:23 PM
VIII's is okay to me. My favorite regular battle theme is Final Fantasy X's though.

Pike
09-02-2018, 03:49 PM
Am I allowed to bump this thread since the forum is like, dead?

So I have two nominations for this:

1. Culex theme/Final Fantasy IV boss theme.

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2. Pokemon TCG Club Master Duel.

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Rez09
09-03-2018, 12:08 AM
Wild Arms has some preeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetty solid battle music. I mean, it has some damn good everything music, but that battle theme. <3

Also, FF1.