This summer, "Octopath Traveler" has once again become a hot topic due to its sixth anniversary. This RPG (role playing) game is deeply loved by players for its full degree of freedom, exquisite screen design, rich and diverse tasks and challenges, But it has to be said that the success of this game is largely due to its outstanding music. Composer Yasutoshi Nishiki creates a strong atmosphere for the game by skillfully using traditional instruments and modern music production techniques. No wonder many players say they started playing the game after listening to the music.
Music plays a vital role in "Octopath Traveler", using symphony to create a grand epic feeling and rich emotional levels for the game. The game's opening theme, with its melodious strings and stately brass, underscores a sense of vastness and mystery. Unlike many games that use electronic synthesizers or complex sound effects, the choice of symphony in "Octopath Traveler" not only echoes the retro style of the game, but also makes the music more pure, full and moving, and also enhances the overall artistic quality of the game. .
The music of Octopath Traveler is particularly good at characterization. There are eight protagonists in the game with different backgrounds, unique skills, and unique personalities. Players can choose to play one of them and embark on a long adventure. The music has customized a highly recognizable theme song for each character, which not only helps shape the character's image, but also deepens the player's understanding of the character. The theme song of the pharmacist Alphen conveys his optimistic and helpful character with a brisk rhythm and warm melody; the theme song of the dancer Primrose reflects her tragedy through sad strings and low tones. Colorful destiny and determination for revenge. The exclusive theme song sounds at key plot moments of the characters, which not only enhances the drama of the plot, but also allows players to better resonate emotionally with the characters. Players continue to deepen their memory and understanding of each character through exclusive theme songs, and also continuously increase their sense of immersion, promoting a deeper emotional connection between characters and players.
It is worth mentioning that the music of "Octopath Traveler" incorporates many oriental music elements, such as the use of pentatonic scales and the application of traditional musical instruments. In the background music of some villages and natural landscapes, the sounds of traditional oriental instruments such as guzheng and shakuhachi can be heard, which is full of oriental sentiment. This fusion not only increases the layering and diversity of the music, but also makes the game world richer Colorful, with a cross-cultural fantasy charm.
Game music pays great attention to dynamic changes, and "Octopath Traveler" reflects the high degree of integration of music and games in details. This game allows players to enter the battle after watching a plot. In order to allow players to smoothly transition from the plot to the battle, in terms of music design, the plot melody and the battle melody have the same number of beats, but the time is short. In this case, no matter when the player finishes the plot and enters the battle, the plot melody will be played within a few seconds. The transition to the first beat of the battle melody is a perfect connection, giving players a special sense of comfort and immersion. Because of this, for every player, every time they listen to that familiar melody, it is a wonderful experience of returning to the world of adventure. Music empowers Octopath Traveler, making it an outstanding work of art. (Yu Zhiyong Jian Ping)
