listen to the iconic traditional music of China and Japan and you'll get the gist of the difference between the music. Traditional Chinese music uses the pentatonic major scale, while traditional Japanese music uses the pentatonic minor scale
Of course I have no doubt I could with some effort, though I am completely rhythm deaf and basically useless with sounds. Just admitting that I can't on a whim.
But that's the point, I am just some random guy with no reason to actually know these things. Whereas Ubisoft is creating a product with the intent of evoking a time and place, and thereby should be doing that minimalist amount of effort.
listen to the iconic traditional music of China and Japan and you'll get the gist of the difference between the music. Traditional Chinese music uses the pentatonic major scale, while traditional Japanese music uses the pentatonic minor scale
Japanese iconic traditional song "sakura sakura" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Hvo4Db3NT8
Chinese iconic traditional song "mo li hua" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9ArWpDSBJw
traditional Japanese sounds solemn and kind of depressing
Of course I have no doubt I could with some effort, though I am completely rhythm deaf and basically useless with sounds. Just admitting that I can't on a whim.
But that's the point, I am just some random guy with no reason to actually know these things. Whereas Ubisoft is creating a product with the intent of evoking a time and place, and thereby should be doing that minimalist amount of effort.