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>>45703251
I don't get why people feel like they can't like something because it's too mainstream. I like EoSD's soundtrack a lot, although I wouldn't say it has a disproportionate amount of my favourites. It's better than average for sure, I don't think I actually dislike any of them to and degree, but I prefer most of the LLS and MS songs to them.
It's a little hard to compare them like that though, EoSD has a *very* specific style to it, enough that you can find EoSD remixes of a lot of PC98 songs especially. Are they any good? Some of them fit very well I think. Some don't, but LLS and MS had a weird mix of styles compared to other games, jumping between styles between every stage nearly. I think it's just one of those things where the originals work well with the bitcrushed instruments, but replacing them with real ones needs a lot of thought and care to capture the feel of it.
ZUN back then was a master really, he still is but I think he's tying one hand behind his back with designing the game first compared to when he made the music and fit the characters around it.
Ofc you had things like LLS's extra where Genge's theme was composed to fit Muge's theme (supposedly, they feel totally different to me), and Magic Shop of Raspberry was thrown out in favour of tIFG because it didn't fit what he wanted exactly, but for the most part it seems to ring true.
Just some thoughts, apologies if it came across as a rant.