Answered Question: What I Miss from ! Era (Pre-Enstars Music days)

is there any game feature (or just anything in general)that you miss from the game ! era?

Sent and answered in September 2024. tweet link of the answer

i know why this got changed and it makes logical sense… so this is something i miss while being aware why it’s gone now, but…

event bgms. god i miss unique event bgms for every single event in enstars. i realize how much i miss event bgms the moment i open climax in-game and start BAWLING MY FUCKING EYES OUT JUST HEARING THAT GODAMN BGM IN THE EPILOGUES. I’M TAKEN STRAIGHT BACK TO 2017, TO THE VERY FIRST TIME I EXPERIENCED THE EVENT

instrumental version of unit/shuffle songs for the event makes sense, and i know why it’s like that nowadays, but it’s Just Not The Same. it’s really not the same as hearing that unique event bgm specifically designed for THAT event. every single bgm i got to be there for holds a special memory to me. just hearing it take me immediately back to the days i was grinding day in and out, or reading the story bit by bit and crying or enjoying myself… but especially the grinding like gosh you would hear the bgm 24/7 if you played the game in those days. so you just KNOW which bgm is for which event. it just hits sooo different

"what about tour event bgm—" IT’S NOT THE SAMEEE IT WAS FOR EVERY EVENT BACK THEN /lh tour event bgms are close but sadly, not the same experience. for example, in music most times you’re actually playing other songs unrelated to the event, especially on tour, so the only time you hear the bgm is when you’re on the event page or reading the last few chapters of the story.

on the other hand, basic Sort Of retained this experience since the bgm is looped while you’re grinding events, but since it’s limited to only tour events (which are about 7-8 times a year) it’s still such a limited experience compared to how Every Event Would Get One in ! era… (but i definitely consider it a unique charm point about basic tbh!!) i also feel like back then ! era really REALLY heavily put in a lot of effort in the bgms because they were a big part of the game’s production, whereas nowadays a lot of the budget goes into, obviously, the actual MVs and its songs… so while tours are also good bgms and i have some attached memories with a few, nothing hits as hard as hearing a ! era event bgm. but maybe nostalgia is talking too

but i acknowledge and understand why it never will be the same (especially since nowadays i make memories through my first experience with an MV and such which is even more insane to experience), so i regard it as something special about the ! era days rather than "BRING IT BACK!!!!!"

i think there’s a few other things i miss (remember when akira would write gachas way more often in ! era haha DAMN… the schedule back then was weird but fun) but my no.1 answer will always be the event bgms. they were magical

if you’re interested in more fandom history, i’m compiling all my answers in the fandom history category ❤️