Riglord Saga’s lesser-known sequel came one year after the original, on the same console (Sega Saturn). But this time around, the game’s music was put together by a different group of people. And, I hate to say it, but I wish the original composer had stayed around.
Like nearly any Saturn game, the sound quality is excellent. However, the compositions are either dull or annoying, depending on tempo and instrumentation. Disc one is especially poor; I struggled to find music that I would consider worth listening to outside the context of the game.
Disc two was a lot better, thankfully. All of the themes composed for Riglord (town, area, and battle themes) are top notch. There are a lot of battle themes on disc two, as a matter of fact, and they’re all decent. The game’s ending music includes a fantastic medley of themes, and the staff roll features some incredible jazz music. These songs were a big surprise after, generally, two discs of “okay at best.”
Ultimately, despite having a few killer songs, it’s unlikely that you or any of your VGM-loving peers would want to take the time to hunt down this album. It’s a collector’s item for sure, and its value as a piece of VGM history lies almost as much in its name as it might in its music. Furthermore, fans of the first Riglord Saga (Mystaria) might be disappointed to hear music from a different set of composers; at the very least, this humble reviewer lamented over this problem. But, should you want to find this album, it has popped up with some frequency on Yahoo! Japan Auctions for a relatively low price.
