Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age is perhaps the purest turn-based JRPG we’ve seen lately on current-gen platforms. However, and instead of using its official orchestral soundtrack, Square Enix decided to use a midi OST that disappointed a large number of gamers.
Thankfully, though, modders are currently working on replacing the game’s midi OST with the official Orchestral soundtrack. While this mod has not been released yet, the team behind it has released a video showing the game’s Opening, Prologue and First Dungeon with this new soundtrack.
To be honest, I kind of like the midi OST as it reminds me of all the classic SNES games. It works perfectly fine, at least in my opinion, in Dragon Quest XI, though I can understand why some gamers want the more “audio-enhanced” orchestral music.
From the looks of it, all tracks are successfully looped and work as intended. The team did not reveal when it will release this mod, however we’ll be sure to keep you posted. After all, this will be a must-have mod for a lot of Dragon Quest XI fans. And this is precisely why each and every game should support mods (as players will now be able to either choose the midi OST or the orchestral music).
Here is hoping that Square Enix will not shut it down!
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I turned music off while playing the game, its really terrible imo.
Great game but Midi music puts me to sleep.
Did I just read this correctly. They used a friggen MIDI soundtrack?
Only SquareEnix. Wow.
There was an issue with the composer. He didn’t want his orchestrated soundtrack in the game. He instead wanted to make money with it by selling CDs and concert tickets. I would have paid for an official music patch. It sucks but at least it would give us the option. This isn’t going to generate more money for him. Only resentment towards him.
They didn’t want to pay the man?!
Ok, then create an add-on, and charge no more than $5 bucks for it. That is still lame but I’d but it.
The opposite, Sugiyama (the Dragon Quest composer) does not allow Square Enix to use his music (orchestral) in the game outside of Japan, so SE has tu put midis instead
That just makes no sense at all. Why not take the money and share your art? Win-win.
Maybe (idk, I’m just speculating) he thinks I will sell less CDs and less concert tickets.
But it’s the same with almost DQ international release, orchestral music is replaced with midi music
They’re projecting the release to be sometime this weekend. Godspeed. Do not want this taken down.
Take this article down until the mod is released, you’re doing everyone a disservice by bringing it to public attention.
There’s a thread for the mod on the DQ steam forums.
If Squeenix cares, they’re not going to miss that.
Yeah. The MIDI isn’t the problem here IMO. Many games from the 90s/00s have excellent soundtracks despite not being instrumental. The issue is the underlying composition itself, which just is too chipper, same-y and kind of grating.
I get they wanted to instill this sense of adventure, but honestly I can’t stand to listen to the music in this game for more than five minutes (compare that to something like the Great Sea Theme from The Windwaker, which I can listen to on loop for hours).