12/22/2023 0 Comments Time up music![]() ![]() Trying to work in zone pieces, especially older pieces, could bring the catalog back up and allow for some pieces that just aren't heard to be explored again.Įven pieces that are loved, like my personal favorite, black and white, just aren't heard because no one goes to CWH anymore. Hell, there's a section of On Westerly Winds that is only seen half way into the 5 minute piece, can be hidden by combat music, only shows up in the day in upper la noscea, is hidden by fate music, mount music, and it's one of the best pieces in the game even a decade later. However, I also feel the devs should bring in some older zone musical pieces. ![]() Trying to force it just ruins the piece itself. No, myths of the realm's opening isn't even tangential to the tone of this piece. No, trying to fight xeromus doesn't count. Nothing can possibly have the same emotional impact as seeing an elephant carrying a child desperate for escape. ![]() That song encapsulates everything that made EW's story so good, and trying to use it post-EW's main story has only cheapened it over time. For the same reason that overused music kills the scene, extremely powerful pieces lose their weight and impact when you try to fit them into every single situation that is vaguely on par with it. The best example being What Comes of Despair. On this topic, there's also some extremely good pieces that probably should be retired, even if they are barely used. These songs are so done to death that I can immediately tell what the tone of a cutscene is the second they start, which is effective but also makes it feel forced and lazy. ![]() Even remixes or rearrangements could do wonders, but as it stands hearing these same songs over and over again just makes it feel like the game hasn't evolved much since launch though so many other elements of the game show us that it has. I don't think it's too much to ask for each expansion to have a change in "generic/stock cutscene music" since each expansion is so aesthetically different, or even too much to ask to have these songs just change once now that it's been 10 years. They make the game occasionally feel very stale when the story itself is continually fresh. Nothing makes me roll my eyes and want to tune out of a cutscene faster than hearing any of these songs (among others I'm probably forgetting) as soon as the cutscene starts:Īgain, I'm not critiquing the quality of these songs but just critiquing their overwhelming use. The game has such a wide catalog of music and the talented Soken behind it that it's almost frustrating to dive into new content only to hear the same song that you've heard in similar scenes over the last 10 years. These are great songs, as is the entire OST, but we've heard some of these songs done to death over the last several years. Now, I don't dislike the music in general but those few specific songs which are used far too often in MSQ cutscenes. I love the MSQ, but sometimes what makes it such a chore is that scenes have been using the exact same background music for 10 years. Please read the Big Post for more information.Īlso because of the nature of this sub, spoilers might happen, be prepared. Exceptions may be considered in cases of extreme controversy. Disagreement shouldn't mean confrontationĨ - No harassment, brigading or witch-hunt will be toleratedĩ - Low effort threads and comments are subject to removalġ0 - Unofficial Audio/Video content longer than 2 minutes needs a text summary in the postġ1 - Spoiler tags are required for content within 2 weeks of its releaseġ2 - Discussion about FFXIV communities and community figures should remain focused on their relationship with FFXIV. FFXIV Discussion is a place to talk about the video game Final Fantasy XIV.ĥ - NSFW content modded or otherwise isn't allowed, the sub is here to provoke discussion, not boners.Ħ - Don't be an asshole. ![]()
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