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Krad
Feb 4, 2008

Touche

Eggie posted:

Every Final Fantasy battle theme is the best theme in the series. But the bestest best one is Esper Battle from Final Fantasy XII (maybe).

I never thought it was that great while playing the game...

... but then I got to hear Dissidia's version and it completely changed my perspective about it. Way better than the original. :black101:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuzXBLqOVZ4

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NikkolasKing
Apr 3, 2010



If we're doing battle categories...

Normal Battle: FFII
Normal Boss Battle: FFIV
Special Boss Battle: Battle With Seymour

And for Final Bosses - "Battle For Freedom" from FFXII. I've beaten about half the games in the FF series and none of them have had a theme that got me as emotionally charged and pumped as this song. I also eat up the theme naming. The title of the song perfectly captures the entire theme of the game. The heroes, the villains, all they all wanted was freedom.

Endorph
Jul 22, 2009

My favorite final fantasy song is Meaning of b- wait hold on

Seriously though, people dismiss as generic but I've always loved Grand Cross.

Overbite
Jan 24, 2004


I'm a vtuber expert
The best battle music is obviously

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

I know it's not Final Fantasy. It's Phinal Phantasy.

Fur20
Nov 14, 2007

すご▞い!
君は働か░い
フ▙▓ズなんだね!

Endorph posted:

Seriously though, people dismiss as generic but I've always loved Grand Cross.
Oh yeah, Grand Cross is pretty sick. It's just that lead-in that's a bit ehh and repetitive, but that's because it was made short so it could segue into the battle part quickly as soon as the loop completed.

Azure_Horizon
Mar 27, 2010

by Reene

Endorph posted:

My favorite final fantasy song is Meaning of b- wait hold on

Seriously though, people dismiss as generic but I've always loved Grand Cross.

That's one of the last things I'd associate with Grand Cross. The piano version is excellent.

Arist
Feb 13, 2012

who, me?


Endorph posted:

My favorite final fantasy song is Meaning of b- wait hold on.

This is the truth. :colbert:

SpazmasterX
Jul 13, 2006

Wrong about everything XIV related
~fartz~

Overbite posted:

The best battle music is obviously

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

I know it's not Final Fantasy. It's Phinal Phantasy.

Oh well if we're gonna play that game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19swM5L7_UQ

ImpAtom
May 24, 2007

If we're going to there's only one choice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hT8FhGDS5qE

NikkolasKing
Apr 3, 2010



Well if we're doing battle themes that trounce anything in FF, Baten Kaitos has possibly the greatest Normal Battle theme I've ever heard. And then there's all the boss themes.

And of course there's Xenogears and Xenosaga too but they're a bit more well-known than poor Baten Kaitos.

W.T. Fits
Apr 21, 2010

Ready to Poyozo Dance all over your face.
Oh! Oh! I wanna play, too! :shepface:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdMhTL5bZrs

Arist
Feb 13, 2012

who, me?


Here's the real best. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNgOJESw3RA

Endorph
Jul 22, 2009

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sC0cvwnG0Ik

Silly Voodoo
Mar 31, 2011

There will be no clipping!
Nuh uh, you're all wrong. :colbert:

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

(lovely game but good battle theme, go figure)

Arist
Feb 13, 2012

who, me?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9PsLAIjR-E

What the gently caress am I even doing? How on earth do I remember this game? :v:

ACES CURE PLANES
Oct 21, 2010



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBfc0-KuDGE

Wait, what're we doing?

Fur20
Nov 14, 2007

すご▞い!
君は働か░い
フ▙▓ズなんだね!

I didn't know Motoi Sakuraba had a second job in Venezuela :v:

W.T. Fits
Apr 21, 2010

Ready to Poyozo Dance all over your face.

S-Alpha posted:

Wait, what're we doing?

I'm not sure anymore.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SImieuCq81A

Though I confess I was half-tempted to post the Marvel vs. Capcom 2 character selection music in response to Endorph's choice. :v:

Twelve by Pies
May 4, 2012

Again a very likpatous story

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=li8ZqVGzDXQ

But seriously, I'm gonna go with https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ham0YZr_Dc4 though it's drat hard to pick just one track from this amazing series. Well okay, 4 kind of sucked.

ACES CURE PLANES
Oct 21, 2010



Aw man, if Wild Arms is gonna be brought into this, then I'm gonna have to post the best drat song from that series.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JfCYgxrQ_M

I don't care about 'the original', that trumpet loving MAKES the song.

Edit: vvv That is another good one. One day I need to finish those drat games. :smith:

ACES CURE PLANES fucked around with this message at 06:02 on Jan 25, 2013

ImpAtom
May 24, 2007

S-Alpha posted:

Aw man, if Wild Arms is gonna be brought into this, then I'm gonna have to post the best drat song from that series.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JfCYgxrQ_M

I don't care about 'the original', that trumpet loving MAKES the song.

My favorite Wild Arms song will always be this, sorry.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRV_A5ZDXyo

Grinnblade
Sep 24, 2007
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUrC5R30Ofk

'Nuff said. :colbert:

Azure_Horizon
Mar 27, 2010

by Reene

ImpAtom posted:

My favorite Wild Arms song will always be this, sorry.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRV_A5ZDXyo

There IS no other Wild ARMs music as far as I'm concerned except this track. It defines the series.

Blackbelt Bobman
Jul 17, 2004

I don't need friends! I've been
manipulatin' you since the start!
All so I can something,
something X-Blade!


ImpAtom posted:

If we're going to there's only one choice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hT8FhGDS5qE

YES

But unfortunately, it's this

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

always, now and forever this

EDIT: and possibly this depending on your mood

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1eXcuDyidk

Blackbelt Bobman fucked around with this message at 06:09 on Jan 25, 2013

Fister Roboto
Feb 21, 2008


Man, I was really disappointed by this, because the title says it's "extended" so I thought there'd be something more to it than the in-game track, but it's really just looped for 10 minutes :sigh:

Endorph
Jul 22, 2009

Fister Roboto posted:

Man, I was really disappointed by this, because the title says it's "extended" so I thought there'd be something more to it than the in-game track, but it's really just looped for 10 minutes :sigh:
There's tons of videos like that on youtube. I guess in case you wanna loop something without downloading an MP3? I honestly don't know.

ACES CURE PLANES
Oct 21, 2010



Azure_Horizon posted:

There IS no other Wild ARMs music as far as I'm concerned except this track. It defines the series.

Oh, yeah, it's definitely a definitive track for the series, and it's great. However, I prefer the WA2 opening song because, despite my love for spaghetti western whistling themes, a juicy wailing trumpet center wrapped up by a delicious acoustic guitar and brass accoutrement just beats it hands down for me.

Goddamn that series has great music.

Grinnblade
Sep 24, 2007

Fister Roboto posted:

Man, I was really disappointed by this, because the title says it's "extended" so I thought there'd be something more to it than the in-game track, but it's really just looped for 10 minutes :sigh:

I kind of agree with you but at the same time I personally think 10 minutes of regular You're Not Alone is awesome enough to give it a pass.

The GIG
Jun 28, 2011

Yeah, I say "Shit" a shit-ton of times. What of it, shithead?
Wow look at all you wrong people. Here's the best battle music in any game hands down:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvnGT0LQ1iA

I am only half sarcastic.

SpazmasterX
Jul 13, 2006

Wrong about everything XIV related
~fartz~
Serious post

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sag9hIVICM

Eggie
Aug 15, 2010

Something ironic, I'm certain
Best normal battle theme? If I remember correctly this was Digital Devil Saga 2's normal battle theme:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Y7jDRRAwbw

Fur20
Nov 14, 2007

すご▞い!
君は働か░い
フ▙▓ズなんだね!

Grinnblade posted:

I kind of agree with you but at the same time I personally think 10 minutes of regular You're Not Alone is awesome enough to give it a pass.
You're Not Alone's arranged version is great. I love how all the parts slowly build on one another in Tour de Japon.

EDIT whoops, that was some jerk's extended version of an arranged piece, who would do such a thing

The GIG posted:

Wow look at all you wrong people. Here's the best battle music in any game hands down:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvnGT0LQ1iA
Hey man there's nothing wrong with liking Dynasty Warriors buttrock, but I wouldn't trust a fella who didn't.

NikkolasKing
Apr 3, 2010



Talking about best battles themes and venturing into non-RPG talk just makes me think the best battle theme has to be in a fighting game somewhere. I mean, I like Mitsuda and the rest but I think RPGs get a bit more praise than they should in the music department. Fighting game series like SNK's Fatal Fury or Samurai Shodown had legitimately fantastic music that I'd ay is easily comparable to most JRPG tunes I know.

CottonWolf
Jul 20, 2012

Good ideas generator

NikkolasKing posted:

Well if we're doing battle themes that trounce anything in FF, Baten Kaitos has possibly the greatest Normal Battle theme I've ever heard. And then there's all the boss themes.

And of course there's Xenogears and Xenosaga too but they're a bit more well-known than poor Baten Kaitos.

They're not even the best battle themes in a game scored by Sakuraba!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsWUtt__E-4

And Saturos' theme is pretty drat good too.

(This might be nostalgia talking.)

Honest Thief
Jan 11, 2009
Probation
Can't post for 46 hours!
Can anyone post a pic on how PAL psx FF games look on Vita? They're cheap on psn right now buuuut they're 50hz, and if they still got black borders I'm gonna take a pass on them

ACES CURE PLANES
Oct 21, 2010



Honest Thief posted:

Can anyone post a pic on how PAL psx FF games look on Vita? They're cheap on psn right now buuuut they're 50hz, and if they still got black borders I'm gonna take a pass on them

On default settings, there are still black borders on all four sides, but now there's a new option to resize the screen manually as you see fit, so you can just get rid of the top and bottom ones easily enough. It looks passable on mine, at the very least.

A Great Big Bee!
Mar 8, 2007

Grimey Drawer
Changed my mind. :colbert:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC0hV3dea9g

Terper
Jun 26, 2012



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmbgCBZ86z4&t=13s

CottonWolf
Jul 20, 2012

Good ideas generator

I'm surprised no-one has mentioned anything from the Ar Tonelico games yet. While they might be offensively bad at basically everything they do (full disclosure, I've only played the 3rd and I couldn't force myself to finish it, the earlier ones might be better), the music in them was incredible, especially as it was so non-traditional. Weird things like gamelan inspired boss themes.

EDIT: This type of thing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WI7MYAC-wU

CottonWolf fucked around with this message at 15:14 on Jan 25, 2013

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Tired Moritz
Mar 25, 2012

wish Lowtax would get tired of YOUR POSTS

(n o i c e)
Ar Tonelico is the ultimate guilty pleasure.
It's such an interesting and filled out world, but it's so pandering to the nerds.

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