Oddity Cave (Gates to Infinity Medley) - Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Rescue Team DX

[@grick7379]

Gates to Infinity might be the black sheep entry in the black sheep spinoff, but its music still slaps and nobody can dispute that.

[@lovelovemiraclesunsetgirl]

are you sure pmd is the black sheep spinoff ? i'm pretty sure it'd the most popular pokemon spinoff series of all

[@grick7379]

@@lovelovemiraclesunsetgirl It is definitely the black sheep spinoff. You either adore it or you don't get the hype from my experience. With others like Ranger and Shadow Poke games, everyone can collectively kinda say "yeah that was pretty good", but with PMD it's a love it or don't get it situation. Popularity doesn't really come into play here I don't think.

[@Diamond_Aura]

Jake Thurston I think the reason it’s kind of a “black sheep spinoff” as you called it is because it requires a very specific type of player to appreciate it. They first of all have to like Pokémon, and secondly, at least for me, they have to be playing less for the actual gameplay and more for the experience of the story. A lot of people play games for just the game and don’t even care about the story, but PMD excels in the opposite way: gameplay can be fun and quirky but the story and music is where it really shines. So it basically requires players who are Pokémon fans, and then of those fans people who care more about story and music than gameplay, which narrows the window quite a bit for who is interested. Granted, it’s isekai heaven for many of those Pokémon players and also has a decent chance of making those people furries, as they want to draw art and write stories of their Pokémon friends.

[@SuperPaperPokemon]

I blame the Roguelike model. Roguelikes are unlike most games, where they are a bit of an arcade experience in modern times, in the sense that you lose all progression if you die (PMD is more of a RogueLite, since you don’t lose all progress, just items and money and your position in the dungeon. And also the rescue mechanic wouldn’t be present in normal roguelikes). And yet, unlike arcades, it’s randomly generated. You can’t just memorize the layout and abuse predictable AIs. All in all, it boils down to a unique gameplay loop that doesn’t quite cut it for most gamers these days. But whoever composed these songs was spot on. A fucking masterpiece of gaming soundtracks across the entire series. It really should get more exposure in the general gaming community.

[@ArceusBowser212]

Indeed. The music is amazing. Like the final boss.

[@sakamiyari]

Great Glacier　 0:00~1:46 Telluric Path? 1:46~2:18 Hazy Pass 2:18~3:52 Telluric Path? 3:52~4:03 Daybreak Ridge 4:03~4:57 Forest of Shadows 4:57~5:27 Ragged Mountain 5:27~6:36 loop 6:44 === japanese language=== 大氷河 0:00~1:46 地脈のはざま? 1:46~2:18 カゲロウ峠 2:18~3:52 地脈のはざま? 3:52~4:03 あかつきの山岳 4:03~4:57 闇夜の森 4:57~5:27 でこぼこ山 5:27~6:36 ループ 6:44

[@Talgoran]

Between your designations of Hazy Pass and Daybreak Ridge, it's Telluric Path again I believe.

[@sakamiyari]

​@@Talgoran really? thank you.

[@thisimagelooksslightlybett1020]

高田和弥 yep, telluric path, or any of its variants(but not Kiloonea Road)

[@YoshiWare]

Thanks

[@bigbangpegasusmaster]

too bad there's no holehills

[@Espeon804]

I don't care how many people disliked Gates. Maybe it wasn't the best, but I still loved it. And hearing the music pulled my heartstrings here. I am so glad I have this game.

[@richarde98]

The music is really nice, true.

[@milotic3333]

ikr

[@pokedrawerchipndip793]

Same here, some people keep saying that Gates to Infinity is bad but not me. I love it and its music and I'm so happy for this medley

[@RyansChannel0203]

Gates gets so much undeserved hate.

[@milotic3333]

@@RyansChannel0203 yo is this ryan's channel? Do we know each other

[@brunolinares604]

It's like Blizzard Island in Explorers, nice!

[@honeybadgerxyz1939]

*Scizor did not like that*

[@newtfigton8795]

I had that same thought.

[@thebrightstartt9294]

I loved the music at Blizzard Island, even though back then I didn't know the music was based off rescue team.

[@Palasid11]

Cant have the old Blizzard Island medley in the game with the original songs! So glad this exists.

[@BlueBladeofFate]

Yo, if you really think about it this song is like a reverse Blizzard Island.

[@-memoria-2136]

_BREAKING NEWS: Spike Chunsoft Announces Blizzard Island 2_

[@sialia385]

Love this comment 😂

[@nediah]

Everyone's kind of surprised, but whatever, it's all good!

[@andrewzoich]

Spike chunsoft didn’t even announce their own game 😂

[@grandmasterhydreigon5901]

Oh my lord. I just just went into this place for the first time not expecting anything special. But after the first five seconds of hearing the great glacier theme, I got most amount of chills I’ve felt in a while. I’m a HUGE Gates fan, and this music track makes me SO happy.

[@pit2643]

:3

[@Diamond_Aura]

Without story spoilers, please advocate for why Gates is a good Mystery Dungeon game. I want to play it eventually but I’ve never heard any opinions telling me it’s good (at least in the story department). I’ve always appreciated its music though. So I guess my question is: *why* are you a huge Gates fan? Is it the characters? The story? The music? The gameplay? The postgame content? I just want to hear a positive opinion on Gates for once, so that I’ll actually go out and buy it eventually...

[@pit2643]

LucarianSpy I'll be the one to advocate in that case. Don't worry, I've made sure to not slip any spoilers into here, so that your experience with Gates to Infinity is as genuine (whether positive or negative) as mine was! The simple but effective story (As the devs said in an Iwata Asks interview, "If you do pull off a classic story successfully, it's one of the most powerful types of story there is."), phenomenal music (Some you might've already heard in Super Mystery Dungeon), characters (Almost no one in the cast feels like filler, and said filler can be interesting too, such as Cofagrigus!), Paradise (Think a single large customizable Friend Area with its own shops, seed-growing fields, and other nifty services), easier difficulty (Makes it a great entry point for newcomers), charming optional text, wholesome morals, plot twists and turns, well-executed ending, optional multiplayer legendary boss fights (Think Dynamax raids but way back in 2012/2013, and without Dynamax) and quality of life changes (Which directly led to the gameplay systems of Super Mystery Dungeon and Rescue Team DX), all of it is what makes Gates to Infinity a valid PMD entry at the very least, and to us fans of Gates to Infinity, easily one of our most memorable gaming experiences. We'll be free to admit the ridiculously small starter selection, kinda underwhelming gameplay in comparison to Explorers, only 158 Pokemon, zoomed-in dungeon view, not-so-exciting AR dungeon feature, long phase of story downtime early on, lack of password-based rescues, and the questionable DLC concept as a whole, among other flaws, but under all of that is a genuinely solid Mystery Dungeon experience that many have unfairly missed out on, all on top of a solid foundation that understands what made the earlier PMD games great, yet doesn't try to be a total copycat of them either. This isn't the Sticker Star to Paper Mario; this is a true attempt to follow up on the existing PMD formula, with its success on that front being left up to you to decide on. All in all, we have plenty of reasons to like Gates to Infinity, which is all that much more noticeable to those who chose this one as their first PMD, or even people like me, who played the older PMD games in childhood, and blindly joined the hate bandwagon against Gates to Infinity before I actually experienced the game for myself. I'm going a little off-topic here, but it's thanks to Gates to Infinity, that my interest in the Pokemon franchise was renewed in 2018, after four years straight of not touching the series some months after my disappointment with Pokemon X and Y. If there's one easy phrase I could use describe Gates to Infinity as a whole, it's "Pokemon X and Y, but done right". Personally, I still have Explorers of Sky as my #1 favorite PMD overall, with Super Mystery Dungeon and Gates to Infinity placing 2nd and 3rd, respectively. Even if Gates to Infinity is considered the "worst PMD" by the public, I'll continue to support this game for what it actually is, not what people expected it to be. Thanks for listening, I hope this long reply helped enlighten you as to why we love Gates to Infinity! ;)

[@Diamond_Aura]

PARTNERiNTiME that is a really useful and great review! Thank you! I can agree with you that Sky is probably the best in my opinion too, (basically the whole game feels like an important adventure, it has an amazing post-game story that’s almost as long as the original story, all the Special Episodes that give character and story development to even minor characters like Bidoof and Sunflora, the music, and many other things I’m sure you’re aware of), and I also really enjoyed Super. My largest gripes with Super is that the story takes a decent amount of time to feel “real”, but once it does, it feels epic. And let’s not forget the switcheroo the game plays on you for the ending... and of course, the Player Partner dynamic in Super is amazing. I actually have some headcanons that seem supported by the game but aren’t explicitly called out in text that makes the Player/Partner dynamic even cooler, but yeah the story of Super was great especially by the end... and I only wish the post game was a little longer and cooler like Sky’s was. But thank you for this review! I will keep these things in mind and eventually go play Gates! That’s awesome that it got you back in to Pokémon!

[@grandmasterhydreigon5901]

PARTNERiNTiME I definitely agree. For me, I absolutely loved all the characters in the game. In other mystery dungeon games your partner is usually the only character REALLY fleshed out. There’s other npcs, but they don’t play THAT big of a role in the story or have great arcs. But in Gates, almost EVERY character is memorable, lovable, and compelling. Not only that, but the player Pokémon also gets fleshed out more than they usually do. You can tell the player Pokémon really cares about the partner, and the other characters in the game. The story is pretty compelling, and the music is AMAZING. I loved Gates and I think it’s a fantastic game.

[@RedBroski]

When Ragged Mountain played, I sat there going "wait I know this song! I KNOW it!" Never played Gates, but I did listen to the soundtrack and I really loved that one

[@wintersong2266]

I'm pretty sure Ragged Mountain song was also in Super Mystery Dungeon.

[@MusicalRiolu]

@@wintersong2266 yes it was! ragged mountain is by far the most memorable first dungeon song in pmd, so to see love for it warms my heart

[@RedBroski]

Winter Song Ohhhhhh, that probably explains it then

[@llSuperSnivyll]

@@RedBroski Super uses a lot of tracks from Gates to Infinity.

[@pit2643]

As a Gates to Infinity fan, I more than approve of this! A six and a half minute medley of seven tunes from the phenomenal Gates to Infinity soundtrack! It's truly a gift to longtime PMD fans who made it this far into the series, and even manages to treat Gates to Infinity as a "retro" PMD with all the pixel-ish sound in it! Bravo, Spike Chunsoft, bravo! Oh, and let me remind you, that last time a PMD game got a medley in a different title, that being a Rescue Team medley in Explorers for Blizzard Island, it got a DX remake! Makes me wonder if Gates to Infinity could be next after an Explorers DX...

[@rogue1248]

Explorers Dx would be awesome, it could be great too if they increased the chapters and add title cards for the epilogue Also I want to see the paralyzed planet in 3d for some reason.

[@deltadragon117]

It would be great if they revisit GTI. We probably need an explorers remake first but if they update GTI with all 649 gen 5 Pokémon and a better postgame, people might start actually liking it considering it honestly has one of the best PMD stories.

[@Blue587EE]

The term you're looking for is chiptune. Chiptune sounds are used in most if not all of the tracks in this game, so it makes sense that they would use them in the GtI medley as well, which is something I appreciate. Gates to Infinity DX would be great, but I doubt they would do it unfortunately. Maybe eventually, but I would be surprised.

[@Swordsmaster]

I'm just hoping this game sells well. If so, there's hope for this franchise in the future.

[@MusicalRiolu]

ya know it :)

[@theidolgrovyle]

The fact that this doesn’t have holehills is a crime.

[@sune7482]

I agree, holehills was probably the third best song.

[@Swordsmaster]

Or Withered Desert.

[@nicholasphelps8804]

Or any of the Glacier Palace themes

[@MusicalRiolu]

ikr dude but the same could be said for like half the songs because gates is AMAZING

[@kellencason5932]

Nicholas Phelps it wouldn’t fit

[@ThatSneakman]

Gates music mixed with the GBA chiptune bass? I never knew I needed this.

[@GDhex12]

Ito flexing his square wave skills with the pitchbends / arps, love the interesting approach of trying to make this sound like something from the original game!

[@MusicalRiolu]

yeah ito composed the arrangement, but the sound design and production guys are NoisyCroack so i guess everyone was in on making this a love letter to the og games

[@biggallcaps]

Especially for the reharm with Mayfly Pass! It's simply gorgeous to listen to

[@AphidKirby]

This was SO unexpected I cried when I realized what this was, Gates getting a little love is so welcomed

[@Trattt]

For those who came to see this for GTI I wish you a good time playing PMD RTDX and hope you have a wonderful day

[@Wayrail]

yes i will be getting the game as soon as i can.

[@candyneige6609]

I didn't get Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Rescue Team DX, but i did get another Pokémon Mystery Dungeon game, one that is brand new, and it's called Pokémon Legends Arceus.

[@Swordsmaster]

Even though it's the most "hated" game in the series, I am SO VERY HAPPY that Gates to Infinity got a throwback in this game. It's good to see it get some love. ❤

[@RyansChannel0203]

I never understood the hate the game got. It’s excellent.

[@llSuperSnivyll]

Frankly, the only reason this game is the most hated is that no one remembers the WiiWare games even exist.

[@729MendicantTide]

@@llSuperSnivyll Quite a while back I had the chance to play the Wiiware games and was actually disappointed worse than what Gates could have. Had we gotten the Wiiware games, Gates would be a vindicator for their faults.

[@Nintedofan368]

Gates is so overheated!

[@KazShiro]

@@llSuperSnivyll We do not mention those games...But then again it wouldve been best they stayed japanese exclusive.

[@Marchingvenusaur]

As soon as 5:28 kicked in I was flooded with memories of Easter morning of 2013. My first mystery dungeon game. That beautiful soundtrack.

[@axewlotl2677]

Listening to this put the biggest smile on my face. As someone who genuinely loved Gates, it’s amazing seeing it getting some appreciation. I’d absolutely love to see a remake of Gates, improving upon what was good, and removing the parts that were unneeded. But I think if another remake will happen, it’ll be for Explorers.

[@NatetheNintendofan]

I'm playing after Dx already played Super

[@tdawgmaster1729]

My only real issues with Gates are the slow text speed and the Hydreigon has terrible stats when you recruit him in the postgame. The only other issue I have is less with the game itself and more that my 3DS's LR buttons are broken and that makes it tedious to use moves. At least it's not Super where it's impossible to use moves without the LR buttons

[@SkyfoxDartner]

A remake may be sooner than you think…

[@KazumaAsogiFan]

@@SkyfoxDartner Oh heck no we aren't getting another MD game for a looong time And they'd probably remake Explorers first, since it came before, (that's how they usually go about the order they remake games in) even if they did get to remaking more of the games. I wish I could have hope but at this point they've just kinda dropped the series.

[@SkyfoxDartner]

@@KazumaAsogiFan Yup. That comment was posted before the chunsoft copyright got taken down.

[@expirednutella]

as someone who genuinely enjoyed gates (as it was my first pmd game and i wear my nostalgia glasses everywhere i go) this medley makes me wanna cry i am so happy this is here

[@Rotomdextrash497]

same bro

[@tenpers]

This is so near perfection! Such an unexpected but pleasant touch~

[@najeebenton862]

Tenpers!

[@tenpers]

@@najeebenton862 hey :)

[@najeebenton862]

Tenpers the music you put out helps me with my energy school. I listen to it while meditating :)

[@15minutegaming32]

Agreed. Also, I love your compilations!

[@unculturedswinub2511]

I went searching for this one as soon as I heard it. Gates' soundtrack is just phenomenal and I'm glad the devs agree.

[@deltadragon117]

Holy crap I never expected to feel nostalgia for this game considering it was the last one I actually played in the series... then I got here, and i was like holy crap is this GTI music? Nice of them to throw a bone to those of us who started with GTI.

[@SB-ex8nt]

Y'know as much as I love remakes, I don't want to rely on them. I hope we get PMD5 before the Explorers remake.

[@nicksmith9759]

Honestly same here man would love an explorers remake but a brand new story just excites me more

[@lucybelcher6127]

Honestly same. I ADORE Explorers of Sky but we are long over due a new PMD game. I love Sky but it can wait TBH.

[@zerochill4096]

I think that we will be getting a new story in the next game. DX proved that the Switch is a great console for PMD games

[@SteamyLinguini]

S B You’re speaking blasphemy son.

[@SB-ex8nt]

@@SteamyLinguini How so? *3 months later......guess he was just trolling.

[@jackbailey7011]

I'm one of the few people that loved GTI, I'm so glad they did this!

[@UmbreonMoonlight]

I loved GTI too

[@FirstLast-mn4re]

I haven't played gates, but after hearing these songs so much in the post game dungeons for Super Mystery Dungeon I couldn't help but smile.

[@candyneige6609]

I did played 2 Pokémon Mystery Dungeon games, Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon and Pokémon Legends Arceus.

[@AngelSebastianLeon]

I KNEW I HEARD THIS BEFORE! I was really confused, like, I never played this level in rescue team red because I didn't know existed to begin with, now I understand.

[@null4531]

I hope they're considering Gates remakes at Spike Chunsoft. This game needs some love, and just imagine the improvements they could make to this already outstanding game!

[@TruffulyCake]

They will most likely do an explorers remake first though (if they do)

[@null4531]

@@TruffulyCake Of course. The thing is, GTI was rushed, because they didn't want to take away sales from X/Y. The game was criticized for a lack of a post-game, choices for which Pokémon you and your partner could be, and the removal of the belly, etc. This gets even worse when you consider that Explorers of Sky is usually everyone's favorite PMD, and it came right before Gates. This game became a huge letdown to most of the PMD community. The fact that they made this track shows all of us how you should always look at the positives first. If I told you what was great about Gates, you would think it's a great PMD. Great soundtrack, great characters, and a good story. I remember playing the Gates demo, (yes it existed) and it led me to buying Super, which is also amazing. So, Explorers does sound like the first priority, but who knows? It's hard to imagine that a PMD game got remade in the first place.

[@vesnakutricki832]

I like the removal of belly cause I dont have to get apples and fill up my inventory. I play this game on Citra (A nintendo 3DS emulator)

[@timegame8026]

YES PLEASE. THERES A BUNCH OF POTENTIAL OF THIS

[@null4531]

@@timegame8026 im going to be honest, totally forgot this comment lol. yeah, imagine adding all the pokemon from gen 5 below for the remake

[@prexot2341]

0:00 Great Glacier 2:18 Hazy Pass 4:03 Daybreak Ridge 5:27 Ragged Mountain

[@Blablablarandomguy]

How orgasmic to have it go full circle and have a future game medley in the first version of the game. By the way I loved Gates. I love Pokemon Mystery Dungeon.

[@candyneige6609]

I also love Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, but i only played 2 Pokémon Mystery Dungeon games, those 2 being Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon and Pokémon Legends Arceus.

[@QuasarBuasarEeveeTheUziFan]

From an obscure Wonder Mail locked Dungeon to a Dungeon with an OST that blew my Psyducking socks off.

[@plushifoxed]

i gotta say, the arrangement artist for this game's soundtrack (also the composer on gates and super) really did arata iiyoshi's original works justice, but this song is the one that impresses me the most... getting music from gates to infinity to fit into the modernized but chiptune-accented musical paradigm of the rest of the remake's music is really impressive to me the music from the original GBA/DS game was designed with the harmony and some percussion using the old sound chip from the game boy color , so it makes sense that remade music using that same chiptune harmony track would "fit" easily and sound really good, especially when arranged properly by a good musician but gates' music was never written for that; not a single bit of any composition on that soundtrack was sequenced chiptune music. even the music that was brought back for the dlc was pre-recorded streamed audio so it's impressive to me that they made a medley work so well within the aural "world"/paradigm of the remake's music

[@laggianput]

Just a quick note, it was built for the gba, not gbc. Gba doesnt have a dedicated sound chip, meaning the audio in rrt had to fight for time on the cpu, leaving it heavily bitcrushed samples to work with, alongside chiptunes. Brt also used chiptunes, but the soundfont was just different, and far less crushed on the ds due to the dedicated sound chip. Regardless, chiptune is still a huge part kf rescue teams identity

[@ginger8694]

Oh my God! It's a medley of Gates to Infinity!!! I’m crying...brings back memories... (T . T)

[@kelp_ocean4698]

Imagine if we also get an explorers and super medley

[@pokedrawerchipndip793]

I really hope so

[@RednekGamurz]

God I hope so. All the PMD games have amazing soundtracks, especially Super.

[@lordofhostsappreciator3075]

@@RednekGamurz Especially Explorers, you mean.

[@RednekGamurz]

@@lordofhostsappreciator3075 Explorers has a great soundtrack, but Super's is a bit better.

[@yuuhyakuya3863]

Super is honestly better than Explorers. But no one played it, so no one knows that.

[@Cardmaster12]

I don't care what your opinion is of GTI, there is no arguing the sound track fits in quite well among the mystery Dungeon games

[@candyneige6609]

Especially Pokémon Legends Arceus.

[@jblover_3014]

I ignored all the bad reviews and bought GTI anyway. That day taught me, NEVER listen to video game reviewers. I LOVED that game, and I still miss my Oshawott buddy...

[@timegame8026]

You should go visit him :D

[@Dirakiaa]

I vote for this to be renamed into "Joyous Tower Theme"

[@goldtheanimator4753]

I second this (I'm still trapped pls send help)

[@KevinEontrainer381]

Here's what you're looking for 1:22. Also Ragged Mountain is a song that I can sing along with but had no idea what its called or where it came from lmao. This medley rivals that of the Blizzard Island Medley.

[@pokedrawerchipndip793]

Holy crap!! I didn't realized they made a medley for Gates to Infinity! This is my 2nd Mystery Dungeon game I played and I feel nostalgic when I hear this

[@candyneige6609]

As for me, Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon was my first Pokémon Mystery Dungeon game that i played, but Pokémon Legends Arceus was my second Pokémon Mystery Dungeon game that i played.

[@mustarddrinker38]

@@candyneige6609 PLA was a mysterey dongeon?

[@candyneige6609]

@@mustarddrinker38 Yes, Pokémon Legends Arceus is a Pokémon Mystery Dungeon game.

[@thebrightstartt9294]

@@mustarddrinker38 No it’s not… I literally doesn’t follow the MD formula or genre at all. It’s open world, not turn based, and definitely not a dungeon. Plus you’re supposed to be a Pokémon in the PMD games, or a human. Idk what this person is talking about…

[@mustarddrinker38]

@@thebrightstartt9294 yeah you're right idk wtf i was talking about

[@SuperPaperPokemon]

I really think the PMD soundtrack should be given more exposure to the gere all gaming community. It’s not many games that I can say that almost every single track is a banger. I’d say the soundtrack at least is up there with games like Xenoblade 1 and Persona 5.

[@SuperPaperPokemon]

Guess who started an LP and commented on this very song? That’s right, Chuggaconroy.

[@caleb_p_music]

I've always loved the Gates to Infinity soundtrack and this just proves that.

[@EssyTico]

GTI was my first PMD game... hearing this hit me like a truck!

[@Witch.Of.Miracles]

I love how this plays in Purity Forest, up to the 21F.

[@tonberry2670]

Gates may have been the weakest game in the series, but it was still a pretty dang good game overall

[@theonewingedangel8680]

Ton berry am I the only person who enjoys Gates over Super? Super just doesn’t land right to me.

[@renzallen8251]

Hated the story. It wasn't bland but it was annoying to go through. I give It credit for expanding on lore regarding humans ending up in the pokemon world though. It definitely had a lot more better music than super. In terms of story Pmd2 Super Pmd1 GTI I still put pmd2 on the top despite playing pmd1 way more. Followed by super, pmd 1 and finally gti. Then whatever the Wii ones that never got released overseas In terms of music GTI-tie with pmd2 Pmd1 Super I don't necessarily hate super It was just mostly forgettable except for a handful of tracks.

[@MtMouu]

I have yet to play MD which i didn’t like. Just like the rest of them, this did make me cry at the farewell part.

[@RyansChannel0203]

I still freaking love Gates.

[@RyansChannel0203]

@Renz Allen Wtf! Gates had an amazing story. Much better than Super’s story if you ask me.

[@vesnakutricki832]

NANI?! They revived the original ost from Gates To Infinity?! This is a great start for 2020

[@sourlemon1002]

😳 Somebody tel him

[@KD-sk6rr]

One detail I love about this music track is how on multiple occasions (1:46-2:18 and 3:52-4:03), the Telluric Path leitmotifs are used to transition various melodies in the music, just like how the Telluric Path dungeon and it’s variations connect many story important dungeons in GTI. It’s a very clever reference to the game’s story through this piece of music and I appreciate it.

[@lucybelcher6127]

This is absolutely gorgeous! It's so nice to see GTI get some love after getting so much flack. (Some fair, some unfair TBH.)

[@Dezarros]

The Ragged Mountain bit AAAHHH

[@zekromfury]

I swear to god the moment I heard Hazy Pass I began crying

[@SmollCuteFenne]

Same!~ ,. they did a good job on composing this soundtracks

[@rascol6024]

Hearing Ragged Mountain shed a tear of happiness

[@mmlkshake]

glad to see im not crazy in hearing themes from gates to infinity while in this dungeon, this slaps

[@alterworldstudios3934]

Gates was my first ever game so hearing this made me cry maaaan

[@SiebayPlays]

IDC what anybody says. Gates was my first mystery dungeon and it slaps.

[@Diamond_Aura]

Gates may have had the lowest sales of any of the Mystery Dungeon games, but it still had a great soundtrack Edit: Came back to play Gates and honestly, it was good and fun, deserved more sales imo

[@lordofhostsappreciator3075]

It is also the worst

[@Diamond_Aura]

FF & Pokémon will NEVER be good again So they say. I haven’t actually played it myself (the only Mystery Dungeon game I haven’t played start to finish aside from the remake yet). Since I haven’t played it tho, I don’t intend to pass judgement on if it’s good or bad until I have. That’s why my original comment just acknowledged it had the worst sales, not the worst [fill in the blank].

[@yuuhyakuya3863]

Super was the lowest actually. And that was because of the bad stench Gates left next to Super. Which is sad because Super was amazing.

[@Diamond_Aura]

Yuu Hyakuya do a quick Google search for “Pokémon Mystery Dungeon sales” and you find that Gates sold 560,000 (didn’t break even a million copies), but Super sold over double that, at 1.2 Million. It’s nowhere compared to the huge 5.9 million copies of the Explorers games, but Super sold double as well as Gates did.

[@Diamond_Aura]

Yuu Hyakuya But yes I agree Super was amazing and more Mystery Dungeon fans need to just play it. The end of the game is what sealed the deal for me in terms of how much I loved it’s writing. The thing I love most about it is the Player Partner dynamic, which I felt was the best in the series

[@SmollCuteFenne]

As someone who grews up with Super PMD and GTI, this theme really bring backs some memories especially the Daybreak Ridge dungeons theme from PMD GTI,. tq chunsoft

[@candyneige6609]

And then, there's Pokémon Legends Arceus, a brand new Pokémon Mystery Dungeon game altogether.

[@neogeothomas8127]

I feel like Gates is still overhated. Don’t get me wrong, that game was certainly flawed and is probably the least good of the Mystery Dungeon games (not counting the Japan-exclusive WiiWare titles), but it was still the same Mystery Dungeon that we all knew and loved. Like, at least it wasn’t like Sticker Star where it removed everything that made the series stand out in the first place. And besides, when it had to serve as a follow-up to a game like Explorers, let’s face it, Gates was *always* going to disappoint, no matter how good it was.

[@StarnyArt]

I completely agree with you, especially your last point. Explorers (and especially Sky) is in my eyes a perfect game. So even if Gates turned out better, I think it would still have been the black sheep of the series simply because it's supposed to be the succesor to Explorers. You really can't top a game like that. Heck, I would say even Super Mystery Dungeon would be received much worse if it was released in GTI's place. The expectations were that high after Explorers.

[@dawk7]

Um, no, it's hated because it manages to fuck up in very major gameplay aspects, the *glacial* unskipable text and the ridiculous camera zoom in dungeons. You can also make a point about stuff like the small amount of starting options, but being brutally honest what absolutely kills people's thoughts about this game are those two everpresent, huge issues.

[@We_Have_Dragons]

dawk7 Um, no. While yes, those are flaws. What you just said was greatly exaggerated. Also the music SLAPS

[@dawk7]

@@We_Have_Dragons It really isn't, dude. The zoom makes dungeons feel claustrophobic, and I'm not joking about the text being unbearable. I've had to stop several times because I found myself nodding off, it's _that_ ridiculously slow. And good god I forgot about the UI, that thing is horrendous and really does not help either. ... _But yes the music slapssssssss_

[@We_Have_Dragons]

dawk7 bruuuuuh.... Ragged mountain is 😩👌👌👌👌👌

[@CaliGamer4321]

I can finally listen to this... I loved Gates so much. I do think it's the weakest PMD, but that doesn't mean it's bad at all. I'm so glad I played it!

[@junjunalagano4510]

Aaaaa! Great Glacier!!

[@pbn_373]

great tune, made the purity forest runs feel more epic

[@Unovakid24]

A combination of my favorite themes from one of my personal favorite mystery dungeon games. This could not be more perfect!

[@Emolgun]

Gates is the best PMD game for me, IDC what you say. It was my first PMD game.

[@QuackSire1k]

Didn't know that this was gates medley as i never played it. the music is great and I love that it's completely over the top for an early game dungeon like oddity cave.

[@FirstLast-mn4re]

You should listen to the Gates OST sometime. If there's one thing that stayed consistently great throughout the entire PMD series its the soundtracks. Gates is no exception.

[@fruitful6139]

It’s really nice that they included this Medley in the game to show that they didn’t completely forget about Gates to Infinity. The GTI soundtrack is truly enchanting. Even though the game was flawed, i enjoyed the game thoroughly.

[@damonmann121]

This...this is a masterpiece of a medley! I never thought it'd be this good! And remixed from Gates to Infinity, too! First dungeon theme that I heard there was Ragged Mountain! And it was very good and pleasant to hear! Hearing that part here is amazing!

[@crimson7427]

Gates was my first Mystery Dungeon game, so hearing this actually made me tear up a bit.

[@artemis1783]

As someone who started playing PMD with Gates to Infinity (I didn't have a GB so I couldn't get my hands on Rescue Team until DX came out and I looked everywhere for Explorers but couldn't find it), when I first heard this song in DX I nearly lost my mind.

[@aidan7fire]

this is by far the best song in the game. a medley of gates music. as i first hear this song... i dont know what to say. gates is my childhood and my first mystery dungeon game. i know its not the best game from the series. but the story and the music are unbeatable. just to here this song i came to find the ost. i will never forget gates...

[@milopresidente1291]

Gates to infinity was a great game and so was super mystery dungeon. My two favorite.

[@hoshinovee5]

I think the whole Mystery Dungeon series is great! Even more than the main line games tbh

[@milopresidente1291]

@@hoshinovee5 only games I would actually bother to play anymore. It could be that I am just 20 and grew out of them, but mystery dungeon I would likely still play if they came out with more.

[@SirPudge]

When the covid pandemic hit, I would wake up every morning and listen to this song, sometimes for over an hour. Its a promise of better things to come.

[@madilopez7998]

My stupid emotional self started crying a lil when ragged mountain faded in

[@EdgedPixie]

I walk into Oddity cave and you hit me with Great Glacier from GTI?! Come on Spike Chunsoft you can't make me grin like that!

[@chandler2581]

I was wondering why this music sounded so familiar when I entered this dungeon. I didn't realize it was from Gates to Infinity because it's been forever since I played it. Man, I loved that game.

[@SilenceGlaive27]

What Gates to Infinity lacks in playable Pokémon and story, it really makes up in its music ! The dungeon musics are especially GREAT and pretty memorable :]

[@doribunbun]

I first played GTI when I was in around 3rd grade, It was my first and man, I still love it so much. Maybe im biased or have my nostalgia goggles on, but seriously, the story was in my opinion great and the postgame story was cool as well. I played as a Snivy named Vines and my partner was a pikachu named Charger, after my best friend at the time Trevor. Hazy Pass is my emotional tie to the game, and hearing it hear made me gasp and remembered all the fun memories I had with this game, hell, it was the first video game EVER to make me cry at it's ending. So yeah, it may be the black sheep, its gameplay mechanics are inferior, but it will always be one of my favorite games of all time, and im so glad it got a throwback here.

[@alakazam65]

I bought a 3DS and Gates to Infinity because of this. Great game in my opinion

[@starberrysparkler]

This is probably my favorite compilation of songs I've heard in any video game. I was always a fan of Gates, so when I heard this melody for the first time, I was blown away by it, especially with the added chiptune. My favorite bits are probably Great Glacier (particularly 1:09-1:22 and 1:47-2:00) and Daybreak Ridge (4:03-5:26).

[@Bluedino152]

Oh right I need to actually play gates, I remember life made me stop after like 3 dungeons in.

[@MusicalRiolu]

you'll love it make sure to wear headphones

[@vesnakutricki832]

I started playing on Citra (Nintendo 3DS emulator) And I'M STILL STUCK AT THE FIRST BOSS BATTLE

[@MusicalRiolu]

@@vesnakutricki832 which enemy was it, also whats your team, we can geg you through it

[@Mimiyan_or_Pikapikafan]

I remember playing games to infinity on the bus, 1st pokemon mystery dungeon game I beat. Legit cried at the false ending, then played the post game a lot. Nostalgia is an understatement

[@XarrotD]

The fact that I only recognized the last section of this piece really saddens me, because GTI was the only other entry in the series that I played. I’m hopeful for more entries in this series, because it is amazing.

[@wintersong2266]

You should definetly try the other games in the series they're all amazing especially Explorers of Sky

[@XarrotD]

Winter Song I plan on trying explorers soon

[@raiverns9620]

God i started vibrating in my seat when i heard the great glacier theme this entire thing was like 12 slaps to the face and I loved each one.

[@NatetheNintendofan]

5:30 hey that part is also in Super Mystery Dungeon in that mountain level right before you go to the Expedition Society

[@Cdv3_]

This song is an insane 6:37 of near-perfection. I’m pretty sure this is the single longest song in the whole series.

[@jumper4038]

As one of the 10 gates to infinity fans, this brought me more joy than all the other songs on the ost.

[@silvaitor9054]

I'm gonna be perfectly honest here. Gates to infinity is my favorite mystery dungeon game. Two years ago I finally beat every mystery dungeon game to see which one I liked the best. I played explorers of darkness, my first game, as a kid and I loved it. Then I eventually played gates and then super. And after that I played the rest of the mystery dungeon games. Not sure which order.. so before you call me a mystery dungeon noob who never played the games before, there you go. I played them all and I found out that gates did in fact become my favorite game. No bias here.

[@silvaitor9054]

Incoming haters: NOOOOOO GATES CANT BE YOUR FAVORITE. IT HAS TO BE EXPLORERS OF SKY THATS THE BEST ONE.

[@Torinna_]

Gates to Infinity was so underrated. It was not as good as PMD2 but it was still fantastic

[@Sick_in_love]

Gates to Infinity was my first PMD game ever, I'm so glad to hear this medley in Rescue Team DX! :D

[@megaplays2748]

Gates to Infinity is the only MD game I've ever played until RT DX and I enjoyed it so I'm glad it's getting some love

[@timegame8026]

Give the other MD games a shot, there is Emulations >:D

[@randomyoshi]

0:00- Great Glacier 2:18- Hazy Pass 4:02- Daybreak Ridge 5:27- Ragged Mountain

[@eeveestar6826]

Don't forget Forest of Shadows

[@nessdapkboyo4755]

I don't know why people hated GTI so much I adores that game and I'm glad to see it back!

[@nessdapkboyo4755]

@Reesie the Jester I loved Gates so much it didn't deserve the negativity it got

[@VossMarionette]

GTI was the first mystery dungeon game I ever played. It was super easy to pick up(which some people might consider a bad thing). When I seen that super mystery dungeon had a belly system I thought it was an innovation, not realizing it was brought back from the classics. Lol!

[@FirstLast-mn4re]

I think some of the backlash Gates got was warranted (smaller roster of starters, no hunger, very lacking post game content, fewer pokemon to recruit, etc) but it definitely gets way more hate than it deserves.

[@Espeon804]

*Lack of starters *Slow text *Too easy (can use orbs in boss fights) *Lack of Pokémon *No hunger until later *Lack of story? I dunno. These are the common reasons I hear. I still love Gates.

[@raiverns9620]

Espeon804 see its funny because gates had a great story and characters

[@alakazam65]

I'm addicted to this one

[@angrycinnabon2956]

I didn't initially notice that it was starting up to great glacier, but the moment the flutes kicked in i was like "HOLY SHIT!"

[@egeus626]

Gates: not great. Gates ost: hold my beer

[@NitroIndigo]

When I was a kid, I listened to "Blizzard Island Rescue Team Medley" and assumed that every PMD game would have a medley of themes from the previous game. Turns out I was wrong, but...

[@thelegacyofgaming2928]

2:18 is easily my favorite part of the mashup.

[@lunalayeo]

I love it♡ this song feel very exciting!

[@pinballed]

This is the best song they could've chosen for Purity Forest

[@PrincessLillie]

I love how Spike Chunsoft decided to go against what most other people would do and add a callback to one of their most-hated entries in a series. It's one of the reasons I love this developer.

[@wintersong2266]

Yeah even in Super they weren't afraid to put many callbacks to Gates in the game.

[@UmbreonMoonlight]

Ngl gates to infinity wasnt a bad game I enjoyed it tremendously

[@PrincessLillie]

@@UmbreonMoonlight Me too!

[@gengarzilla1685]

This is the best possible tribute they could have given to Gates. For a black sheep, its music is one thing we can all still enjoy.

[@joshkittrell914]

I never played Gates. I actually got into the mystery dungeon series this year with Super mystery dungeon so the only part that I recognized was ragged mountain at 5:33. Still sounds epic.

[@Superfan109]

Such nostalgic music…🎶

[@eikpaker1273]

Everyone talking about gates and im over here not knowing what the heck that is just enjoying the music 😂

[@Burgley_]

The Ragged Mountain part is the most nostalgic for me because I would keep replaying the beginning of the demo. I could never settle on a Pokémon to play as.

[@onlineskitty]

im one of the few gates fans out there and im glad they acknowledged it :)

[@Bronzor_]

I didn't expect a medley of Gates, but oh boi, was it welcome