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Reasons why this OST slaps

1. Every track is a banger.
2. Leitmotifs out the wazoo
3. Boss themes are remixes of stage themes
4. Good SNES samples despite being rather early on
5. The guy who composed it only composed one other soundtrack (Super Castlevania IV) before becoming a game writer and being one of the three main designers on mooon: Remix RPG Adventure
6. The drum work in it is phenomenal

Cool things about ActRaiser 1

• It mixes together multiple game modes to bridge a story about how people interact with gods
• Excellent soundtrack that invokes multiple cinematic soundtrack styles

Problems that ActRaiser 1 had

• The systems that make up it's game mode were basic
• It's kinda hard even in the toned down Western releases

Cool things ActRaiser 2 introduces

Cool things about ActRaiser 1 that 2 removes

• Only action stages that removes most of the flow of the story of the original
• Soundtrack is incredibly mid despite also being by Yuzo Koshiro

Problems about ActRaiser 1 that ActRaiser 2 makes worse

• The simple action stages of the original are now replaces with an incredibly overdesign gameplay style that feels very clunky to play ala Street Fighter 2010
• The game is even harder