One of my favorite aspects of the PlayStation 3 XMB is when one highlights a game and is treated to an animated sequence within the highlighted are and a full-screen backdrop of the game, all the while an excerpt from the game’s soundtrack scores the experience. It was here where I often first experienced several games’ scores. inFAMOUS, Red Faction Guerrilla, and – now – Enslaved top my list of the best way to utilize the XMB’s preview.
Nitin Sawhney, most known to gamers for his fine work on Ninja Theory’s previous outing, Heavenly Sword, has crafted a staggeringly beautiful and haunting musical theme of duality to highlight the main relationship in Enslaved. Yet, for some reason, this soundtrack release will not make my OSVOSTOTY list for a very simple reason. Read on to find out as I dissect the strange duality in this soundtrack. (more…)
