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• Chip Music, Game Music, Reviews

  Limited Release, Mass Appeal: XI Chips (Review)

  July 24, 2012 | Patrick Gann | Comments Off on Limited Release, Mass Appeal: XI Chips (Review) Share this Limited Release, Mass Appeal: XI Chips (Review)

  

  So far, it seems that the new arranged album XI Chips -Final Fantasy XI Chiptune- (catalog # SQEX-10320) is available only through Square Enix Music’s e-Store. Some online retailers, like CDJapan, are offering it as a special order, with a marked-up price to boot.

  I don’t know if S-E is waiting for, like, the North American 10th anniversary of FFXI to release this album on iTunes, or if they don’t realize what a gem they have in their hand.

  After the jump, I’ll talk about this internal rival with the “SQ Chips” albums, and why I think it might be the unlikely winner of my heart. (more…)

• Game Music, Reviews

  Bonus Envy: Café SQ Tower & Village/Vanguard Bonus Discs (Review)

  January 17, 2012 | Jayson Napolitano | 3 Comments Share this Bonus Envy: Café SQ Tower & Village/Vanguard Bonus Discs (Review)

  

  Square Enix has been doing some pretty neat stuff with Village/Vanguard stores throughout Japan with the release of their SQ series albums. Customers who’ve picked up their copies at these stores have received a neat little cardboard case for More SQ, a customer bonus disc containing several exclusive tracks for SQ Chips, and now more exclusive music for their most recent release, Café SQ.

  You can read our review of the entire album here, but what makes the customer bonus discs for Café SQ even more interesting are the fact that there are two: one for customers who picked up their copy at Village/Vanguard stores, and another for those who shopped at Tower Records.

  As you’re not likely going to be able to get your hands on these outside of Japan, are they even worth worrying about? They just might be! Find out in our review after the jump. (more…)

• Chip Music, Game Music, Reviews

  Ignoring Convention: SQ Chips (Review)

  October 12, 2011 | Jayson Napolitano | 2 Comments Share this Ignoring Convention: SQ Chips (Review)

  

  Okay, so that’s a stab at the naming convention of the SQ series, but also a comment about the album. SQ Chips has easily been the most anticipated SQ series album to date, and after seeing the track listing on the official website some weeks ago, I was super pumped about the album as well.

  Now it’s out, and many of you have already listened to it. Does it live up to the hype? Is it the strongest SQ series album to date?

  Find out what we think in our review after the jump. (more…)

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