Music to my Ears

No matter how long you haven't played a game, there's always one thing that sticks with you no matter what.

The dunes. That will never go away no matter how much therapy you go through.

But seriously.

The music.

It's crazy what music can do. It can take you back to old memories or doing Goddess knows what.


You log into the Playonline viewer. Just this tune is enough to get you amped up:

This would play as you quickly hit all the buttons to log in as fast as possible:

Once you finally log in, if you're like me, you were greeted with this:

Then you would gear up, step outside the comforting city walls and into the harsh wilderness:

Kill a few monsters:

After shit murdering, maybe head up to Jeuno to do a little shopping:

What's that? Someone needs help killing Dark Spark in Castle Zvhal? I'll be right there!

Sweet Altana, that song always sends shivers down my spine and pee down my leg. 

So you head back to Jeuno, and someone asks you if you can help them unlock samurai. Being the not 20,000g charging guy that you are, you agree and head off:

After the quick battle is over, you have time to kill before mom makes you a sammich and tucks you in. Maybe you gotta go strut around the other cities and show off some Bastokan superiority. Head over to Windurst first because Tarus pose no threat at all:

Then get your ass to Sandy because those snooty elves need a good dose of manliness:

After all the elves are crying, you decide it's time to get going, so you head back to your Mog House:

And you log off for the night. What a great day.

See how much of a time travel simple music can be? This is something I feel XIV lacks. There's not a ton of memorable music. Maybe the cities, I dunno. If you asked me to hum the theme to Limsa Lominsa right now, I would draw a blank and tell you your shoe was untied even though you're not wearing shoes and you're in my house why exactly? Get out of my house.

But seriously, guys. Memorable music lasts a lifetime. Remember that.