Black/Matrix Sound Collection

 

Review by · December 6, 2001

Well, this is what it all adds up to. This is the soundtrack to an underground hit in Japan that was released on Saturn, PlayStation, and then improved for a Dreamcast re-release. Disc one is really good because it’s arranged…it’s basically all the same tracks on the original disc, in a different order. I like the tracks I sampled a lot…the arranged disc is so great.

But, the original disc is pretty stinky. The sound quality is not good at all…it sounds cheesy. Some of the songs aren’t too different from the arranged version. But, when you have the arranged disc, there’s not much point in listening to the original disc…ever.

The Black/Matrix Sound Collection is a pretty obscure thing. Unless you have a reason to buy it, I wouldn’t suggest looking for it. It’s nothing too special…the jazzy numbers are the best, but there’s very few of them (like…two). If you can find it, don’t pay more than $30 for it.

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Patrick Gann

Patrick Gann

Therapist by day and gamer by night, Patrick has been offering semi-coherent ramblings about game music to RPGFan since its beginnings. From symphonic arrangements to rock bands to old-school synth OSTs, Patrick keeps the VGM pumping in his home, to the amusement and/or annoyance of his large family of humans and guinea pigs.