Magpie Gamer

I don't know much about musical theory, nor am I a musically inclined person. However, I do love to listen to video game soundtracks. Who doesn't? They can be a powerful listening experience in their own right, or be as evocative as the scores composed for film. Each of these posts will feature music tracks from a single game title, or series/franchise in some rare cases. Composer: Motoi Sakuraba (Berseria/Zestiria) and Go Shiina (Zestiria) Singer: Flow (Berseria), Superfly (Zestiria) North American Release Date: January 2015 (Zestiria) / January 2017 (Berseria) Berseria follows the Lord of Calamity - a demon named Velvet, and her attempts to destroy her brother-in-law, Artorius - the Shepard. The Shepard is a holy figure of sorts able to communicate with the spirits of the land. Zestiria is set one thousand years later and follows a new Shepard in his attempts to cleanse the land of demons, including a new Lord of Calamity. Sakuraba was involved in the composition of over o...

  0:01 - Honoré de Balzac quote: In full: "La conviction est la volonté humaine arrivée à sa plus grande puissance. Tout à la fois effet et cause, elle impressionne les âmes les plus froides, elle est une sorte d'éloquence muette qui saisit les masses." Translated: "Conviction is the human will brought to its greatest power. Simultaneously effect and cause, it impresses the coldest souls, it is a sort of mute eloquence which grips the masses." 0:08 - Beast riding: A griffin with what seems to be two human riders. Is this something quest related or possibly the new fast travel system? 0:018 - the ruins of Bluemoon Tower are visible: The sea, unfamiliar red cliffs in the distance and bridges indicate this location is likley opposite of Gransys. 0:028 - Quina 2.0: An NPC (Ulrika, according to subtitles) indicates the protagonist does not remember saving her from the dragon, which is very reminiscent of DD1's Arisen and their start with Quina. The m...