Quote Originally Posted by Wolf Kanno View Post
Persona 3 on the other hand, is the first time a games soundtrack mostly has lyrical tracks. For the game and its setting, it fits perfectly. Despite having lyrics or not if a song is well implemented then it can have a profound impact storywise.
I agree. I would not have found the music fitting if the game itself did not take place in Japan. I think it is the combination of the location and the localization that melded well with the music to allow it to establish a fanbase in the West.

I think that it would be interesting to see a game by Western developers with mostly lyrical tracks. I am not sure if they would be able to pull it off without seeming overly sappy.