The synergy of acoustic and piano is flawless. It was one of the most ridiculous grinding spots in the newer maple. Once you got to the CDs which is around 40-45 I believe, you could probably stay there up to level 60 because of the insane exp. Then they remade everything. Rip
I think Cygnus garden was composed by Joe Hisaishi. He does the music for Studio Ghibli and a lot of other music as well. My favourites are Shinin' Harbor (Orbis bgm), and Missing You (slime tree).
The OG main theme and Lith Harbor are favorites, but this song was nostalgic enough to get me back into actually playing:
I can't really pick a soundtrack from oldschool Maple, since they're ALL super nostalgic ^_^ But I do enjoy some of the new BGMs that Nexon has put into the modern Maple (Even if everyone hates everything else about the game) . Less because of nostalgia but more because some of them are just plain badass, hype-generating video game soundtracks that you can listen to on repeat for hours. Like this one Okay, I'll admit, the woman that they had singing for the lyrical version in English had a pretty bad Engrish accent. But I loved it nonetheless. It just felt so HYPE. Like an anime opening. Oh...and these two. These two hit me in the feels every time. Damn that Black Mage and all the sad shit that happens in the story cuz of him. TwT Like dis if u cri everytiem