OFF OST: -34- Avatar Beat

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Music by Alias Conrad Coldwood.
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[Jamesthe]

"Everything is lost."
*"I know. But I would prefer this over your victory."*

[opaattack]

Batter: My world is broken can you help me fix it?
Tech Support: Have you tried turning it off and back on again?
Batter: No actually, I'll do that right now.

[kildhndrx]

- He has your eyes...
- They are full of fear.

[graveyardlurker.]

I know this is from 7 years ago, but I adore how even the SONG is showing a descent from an already shaky theme to the madness of a skewed world view, blinded by justice and righteousness

[JakobTheQuizGuy]

"It's too late. Everything is lost."
The way The Batter said that really stuck with me. It sends shivers down my spine, how utterly cold and steadfast he is even in the face of death...

[Gofer]

usually in games, the final boss battle music is epic, sad, or something like that
but this
this just screams "This is serious. Do *not* mess this up."
and i love it

[andeggbreaks]

I feel so bad for everyone in this game. The Judge lost his brother, put his trust in a stranger and had that stranger turn on him and his entire world. The Batter was just doing what he had to, without a shred of remorse, like a pawn and nothing more, but even he seemed melancholy at the end. The Queen and Hugo died. The only exception might be Zacharie who doesn't seem to care either way, but even he loses 1-3 of his best/only friends depending how you play the game. It's just... Tragic. It's scary. I can't even blame The Batter for it.

[Lineder]

Its interesting to note that the Batter's own Add Ons don't accompany him while the player is working with The Judge.

[PacoCotero]

I always loved how the music portraits the futility and the void that exists beyond the fight. The most serious and straight-to-the-point theme I ever heard in a videogame.

[jaxy]

*The Batter kills The Queen* Okay.
*The Batter kills Hugo* Okay
*The Batter kills The Judge* yOU WHAT?!

[thefangirlingpuellamagi]

1:50 is actually so cool because it kind of sounds like a baseball crowd chant but it’s a mass of souls begging you to fight

[oqo]

What I like in this fight is that both have their reasons and can legitimatly be right :

-The batter isn't just a blind killing machine, he wants to end the pain of a child that is in a stasis, suffering all the time. He wants to stop the pain of an static world, that is kept in a state of evil, suffering, and boredom.

-The judge isn't here to keep existence painfull. He is here to stop someone who has done the sins of wrath of killing a mother and her child. The world is blank, empty, there is nothing left. But an empty world is better than non-existence, and more importantly, emptiness is better than the victory of the batter.

[ultimaT]

"The frightening ducky shows his true form.

[XiaoAndyPugMan]

As far as final boss battles go, OFF's last encounter is somewhat of an anomaly. In most games, the final boss is meant to serve as both the emotional and mechanical climax of your journey, testing not only the skills and techniques you've acquired throughout the game but also your determination and resolve to see your quest through to the end. Upon defeating said final boss, it's standard video game fare to feel a sense of catharsis and accomplishment; the heroes have prevailed, justice has been restored, your mission is over and now you can rest easy knowing that evil has been vanquished once and for all.

But OFF isn't like most games.

Instead, the final boss battle, regardless of whose side you choose, is nothing more than an exercise in futility. Ally with the Batter, and you perform the final killing blow to a world already brought to its knees by your blind, holy wrath. Ally with the Judge, and you succeed in staving off the world's destruction, but the consequences of your actions cannot be erased so easily; there is nothing you can do but let the world wallow in its own desecration, leaving only the one you desperately aided long after it was too late to wander the ruins of the land he once shared with his dear, deceased brother.

On top of that, the fight itself is deeply unsatisfying; whether you're fighting the Batter or the Judge, the fight is over frustratingly quickly, almost to the point of anticlimax. It's even possible to kill the Batter before he has a chance to launch a single attack; just stun him and spam your most powerful competence. The fight usually leaves the player with a sense of disappointment, lacking that feeling of a grand, theatrical showdown that most final boss battles possess. But should you really feel satisfied about what you're doing in this fight? I'd go as far as to say that at this point, after everything the player has done, they don't deserve a fulfilling battle. You could view it as the game's final, futile attempt to spit in the player's face before coming to a close.

It's a bleak, hopeless ending to a dark, twisted game, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

[Future_Doggo]

This song perfectly fits fighting a villian who has already won.

[silasschmidt]

Seeing the batters monster form really shocked me. Not because it was disturbing but because this is what the batter was in the eyes of every opponent in the game, a horrific monster with only one goal in mind. To ̶k̶i̶l̶l̶ purify

[yoshkabosh]

Holy hell I just realized that this song has two meanings. Either beat is representing a musical beat and is the Batter's theme, or beat is like beating the game, as in you're beating the avatar. Incredibly clever.

[aldxbaran]

When after playing the game, after endless slaughters of specters, I finally reach the end. And the final battle at the end had me on the edge of my seat, the story drew me in so magically. I cared for the characters so much, as if I was really watching an actual event happen. Those elements tied me so tight to the story, each twist of the plot haunted me- and when I finally reached the end, I felt engulfed in the game.

I will never forget this tune.

[gothwafflez]

I'm just thinking about the form the Batter takes on if you choose the Judge. He looks like this deformed, horrifying monster. But if you play as the Batter, he looks like a regular guy, just like he always has. The Judge only saw him like that because he viewed him as a monster. What if the same thing is happening with the Burnt? What if they're just tired or stressed out elsen, but the Batter sees them as monsters, so they appear distorted and creepy?

[zachariethememeposter]

"You have been assigned to a being called The Batter."
"a being.called The Batter."
"A BEING"
Notice how they intentionally
avoid any labels such as human.
Or maybe I'm overthinking it a little.