THE MUSIC OF SHINING FORCE II
This is something I should have done earlier, and something Skyblade reminded me of via PM.
One of the drawbacks for a Let's Play in this style is the lack of sound. This game has excellent music. It's very much worth a listen.
For now, I am only going to post links to most of the music that has been "heard" in this playthrough. As I progress further, I'll add more links when "new" music is played. If you don't want to wait on me, feel free to follow any of the links below and take a listen to other tracks.
Shining Force 2 - Introduction [Genesis] Music - YouTube
This is the music that plays during the game's opening. I know I was joking around when I covered that part, but when I was younger this track honestly creeped me out. Very effective at getting the player at the edge of their seat from the start.
Shining Force II (GENESIS) Music - Wandering Warriors - YouTube
This is the main theme of Shining Force II. It is played on the world map no matter if you are traveling or battling. Always gets me pumped up for an adventure.
Shining Force 2 - Lively Town [Genesis] Music - YouTube
The typical town theme. Very upbeat and fun.
Shining Force II (GENESIS) Music - Castle Theme - YouTube
Plays in any castle in the game. I love how it incorporates the main theme.
Shining Force II (GENESIS) Music - Journey into Darkness - YouTube
This plays in most interior settings in the game. In fact, this was playing during the Gizmo battle. I love the straight up "down to business" vibe I get from it.
Shining Force II (GENESIS) Music - Time to Attack - YouTube
When any party member attacks, this is the music that plays. There is another hero based battle theme that plays later on, but this one gets the point across.
Shining Force 2 - Enemy Attack [Genesis] Music - YouTube
When a normal enemy attacks the player during battle, you will hear this music. It also plays during perilous scenes during story cut scenes. Again, there is another enemy themed battle music that is much better, but this is a cool choice for the average enemy. Keep in mind that the original Shining Force only had one type of battle music, for the most part.
Shining Force II (GENESIS) Music - Receive Item - YouTube
This fanfare plays when you get an item. I love how even picking up an items warrants an exciting (small) piece of music.
Shining Force II (GENESIS) Music - Joined Party - YouTube
Whenever you saw a screen shot of "[character] joined the force" this is the fanfare that played. A nice, rewarding tune.
Shining Force 2 - Dying Wishes [Genesis] Music - YouTube
Remember when "Squall" was talking to a dying Hawel? This is the track that was playing. Again, I may have been joking, but this one gets to me a bit.
Shining Force II (GENESIS) Music - Joined Party Sad - YouTube
Which leads me to this interesting track. When "Squall" joined the party, it doesn't play the standard fanfare. Something terrible just happened, so it actually plays this instead, which is a good idea since the regular fanfare would have totally conflicted with the scene.
Shining Force 2 - Enough for One Day... [Genesis] Music - YouTube
And that's enough for now. As I said, I'll post more links when I come across more of the music, so to speak. I chose this track to end this post because this is the music that plays when you save and quit your game. It's basically a slightly minimized version of the file/options selection screen. I'll go more into that when I post the next part.