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GBA-Style JRPG 'Tako no Himitsu' Has Golden Sun And Terranigma Staff Involved (www.timeextension.com)
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A new retro-style JRPG called Tako no Himitsu has been announced, boasting an impressive line-up of developers from notable franchises. Deneos Games is leading the charge, following their successful title Save Me Mr Tako.

The game will feature music by Motoi Sakuraba and Masanori Hikichi. Scheduled to launch on Kickstarter on July 10th, the project is anticipated to captivate JRPG enthusiasts.

What are your thoughts on the involvement of such experienced developers in a Kickstarter project? Would you support this game to see it through development?

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[–] brsrklf@jlai.lu 2 points 4 months ago

A good score can definitely change a game to me, but yeah if you're going to claim "staff" from legendary games I'd assume more than one guy, and people who had a hand in design.

I know and like lots of games scored by Sakuraba, and not that I don't like his music but... I don't know, it tends to sound very same-y and almost random at times. Especially in that 00's era. There was a corny melody pattern he put in all of his big themes at the time, Tales of Symphonia, Baten Kaitos, Golden Sun all had it somewhere, and I couldn't hear anything else when it happened.

That said, when it works, it works and it's pretty unique. True Mirror and Valedictory Elegy from Baten Kaitos are very good, and a perfect fit for their games.