While the album releases were administered in a very sloppish way, it was refreshing that it received releases after so many lesser-known Basiscape scores were never released.

Unfortunately, NIS America’s purchasable soundtrack disappointed as they initially released a CD burnt on iTunes featuring the Japanese version’s tracks, though later corrected their error. The Japanese release was available as a bonus with the limited edition version of the game, but featured misprinted track listings. The soundtrack received separate Japanese and American releases. One of their most high-profile collaborative projects, Sakimoto’s role was limited to the main theme and a few other items, while employees Masaharu Iwata, Kimihiro Abe, Mitsuhiro Kaneda, and Noriyuki Kamikura handled the rest. Its soundtrack was created by Hitoshi Sakimoto’s music production company Basiscape. While the game was well-received, it proved repetitious in ways that weren’t intended - with battles, backgrounds, maps, and dialogue all tiring. The game’s story is presented through cutscenes featuring animated character portraits against static but colourful backgrounds while gameplay revolves around navigating troops in real-time battles. While the magic school setting seems inspired by Harry Potter, its plot seems more akin to Groundhog Day the main character Lillet experiences the death of all her students and professors on her fifth day there and is suddenly propelled back to the day of her arrival, reliving her five days there again and again in order to uncover the mysteries that caused these deaths. Grim Grimoire is a magic strategy game released by Odin Sphere developer Vanillaware in 2007.

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