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Topic What's a game that you think is worth playing to experience the soundtrack?

nonamesleft

* 6-May-2023(#1)

I've listened to plenty of video game music. Some great, some not so great.

You can have a great game with great music, and that's fantastic.

You can have a not great game, but with great music.

You can have a great game, but a mediocre soundtrack.

And you can have a bad game with a bad soundtrack

(best to stay away from those)

I think Chrono Trigger is a solid game with a great soundtrack.

The Mario & Luigi RPG series are games I enjoyed, all having music I liked too.

Phoenix Wright, fun games, solid tunes.

Undertale was a great game with a great soundtrack.

Those are just a couple.

When a game is good and also has good music, that really enhances the gameplay experience.

What's a game you think is worth playing to experience the music?

Heavyd814life

* 6-May-2023(#2)

Nier Automata

EDIT: Honestly there are quite a few, but when I think of games where the soundtrack really enhances the experience, Automata is the first game that comes to mind. Tetris Effect and Sayonara Wild Hearts are the other two that immediately come to mind.

Rollobobo

6-May-2023(#3)

I can echo Sayonara Wild Hearts. I liked the game and music so much I immediately downloaded the soundtrack. Great experience throughout

SupremeSarna

7-May-2023(#4)

Best original soundtrack in gaming goes to Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, IMO. Some other strong recommendations are Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, Rhythm Heaven Fever, Cuphead, and Donkey Kong Country 2. These have phenomenal tunes--can't recommend them enough. They're also great games, so you won't be disappointed.

WithinTemptation

7-May-2023(#5)

Wreckfest
Metal Hellsinger

SwiftJAB

7-May-2023(#6)

Some games I've really enjoyed the music in:

Halo Combat Evolved
Tetris Effect
Final Fantasy VI & VII
Bastion
Chrono Tigger
Journey

The following contain some memorable songs that just make the game more fun:
SSX Tricky
Burnout Paradise
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater

Sid_Ceaser

7-May-2023(#7)

Wipeout XL
Elemental Gearbolt
Einhander
Parappa the Rappa
Locoroco

First ones off the top of my head

nonamesleft

7-May-2023(#8)

Rollobobo wrote:

> I can echo Sayonara Wild Hearts. I liked the game and music so much I immediately

> downloaded the soundtrack. Great experience throughout

Heavyd814life wrote:

> Nier Automata

> EDIT: Honestly there are quite a few, but when I think of games where the soundtrack

> really enhances the experience, Automata is the first game that comes to mind. Tetris

> Effect and Sayonara Wild Hearts are the other two that immediately come to mind.

I've listened to the Sayonara Wild Hearts track. I think it was actually recommended to me on here in the past. I don't know at all what the game is like.

How would you rate the soundtrack on its own, if you didn't play the game?

A soundtrack can enhance a game, especially when certain tracks are tailored to certain scenes/stages. But listening to game music with the gameplay can be different.

nonamesleft

* 7-May-2023(#9)

Both of you @SwiftJAB @Heavyd814life mentioned Tetris Effect. Would you say the music on its own is great, or more so when combined with the gameplay?

I'll have to give that one a listen.

mcorrado

7-May-2023(#10)

Mega man 2 is still one of the best soundtracks IMO. Even some of the remixes that you can find on YouTube are great.

nonamesleft

7-May-2023(#11)

@SupremeSarna I'm not surprised to hear a Donkey Kong game being said to have a great soundtrack. The Donkey Kong series has some really great and memorable music.

The Kirby series too, though I didn't hear the Rainbow Curse soundtrack.

SupremeSarna

7-May-2023(#12)

nonamesleft wrote:

> @SupremeSarna I'm not surprised to hear a Donkey Kong game being said to have a great

> soundtrack. The Donkey Kong series has some really great and memorable music.

> The Kirby series too, though I didn't hear the Rainbow Curse soundtrack.

Rainbow Curse is a lesser-known one for a lot of reasons. But everyone who hears the OST agrees it’s fantastic. Fun fact: It was the first Kirby game to use human voices for some of its tunes (the choral ending to the unlockable song, “C-R-O-W-N-E-D,” is sublime). It also uses music from the Japanese version of the Kirby anime in some stages, which is rare for the series.

Boss

7-May-2023(#13)

DKC 2

Alaisiagae

7-May-2023(#14)

Okami

Morrowind main song is imprinted on my memory
I liked some of the God of War 2 music. Not the sort of thing I'd listen to if I wasn't playing the game. Meaning, the music really fits into the game and taking it out of context (not having the setting, story, and visuals) feels like it lessens the impact of the soundtracks.
Rayman Origins has a fun soundtrack

BucketofJustice

7-May-2023(#15)

I’d pick a game not yet mentioned: Street Fighter II and its’ many iterations. Every stage/fighter has their own, memorable song. It’s a great soundtrack.

Cheater picks would be Guitar Hero/Rock Band and other ‘real music’ games.

Yoshi

7-May-2023(#16)

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

nonamesleft

7-May-2023(#17)

Boss wrote:

> DKC 2

Oh yeah, DKC has some really great tunes.

nonamesleft

7-May-2023(#18)

Alaisiagae wrote:

> Okami

> Morrowind main song is imprinted on my memory

> I liked some of the God of War 2 music. Not the sort of thing I'd listen to if I

> wasn't playing the game. Meaning, the music really fits into the game and taking

> it out of context (not having the setting, story, and visuals) feels like it lessens

> the impact of the soundtracks.

> Rayman Origins has a fun soundtrack

I've been meaning to play Okami for ages. Maybe after Tears of the Kingdom. Though I'm not sure if I'd rather play the original

version with motion controls or the

version.

nonamesleft

7-May-2023(#19)

BucketofJustice wrote:

> I’d pick a game not yet mentioned: Street Fighter II and its’ many iterations. Every

> stage/fighter has their own, memorable song. It’s a great soundtrack.

Spotify has actually played me numerous street fighter tracks, and I noticed that they were named after characters.

> Cheater picks would be Guitar Hero/Rock Band and other ‘real music’ games.

Slickriven

7-May-2023(#20)

Guardians of the Galaxy was great, if you like 80s music.

nonamesleft

7-May-2023(#21)

Slickriven wrote:

> Guardians of the Galaxy was great, if you like 80s music.

I want to play that one. There's no way my PC can run it. Hopefully it will get ported to the switch sometime. Or maybe I'll eventually get a PC upgrade.

SupremeSarna

7-May-2023(#22)

Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana. That game hits you with a fantastic metal song as soon as you reach the cursed island's shore, and the rest of the OST is brilliant, too.

Oduomega

7-May-2023(#23)

Legend of Dragoon, hands down. I listen to it every night as I sleep, lol.

HEHEHATE

* 7-May-2023(#24)

Valkyrie Profiles ost start to finish was just another cherry on top to want to have/play for the first time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvURhklpwAE

personal favorite track from a video game is don corneo's them in ff7. I'd have that be my walking music in the background of me if i could

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmLNJv9_zgA

sailorneorune

7-May-2023(#25)

Daytona USA
OutRun
Super Mario Galaxy
Phantasy Star IV
Beyond Oasis
Streets of Rage 2
Mega Man X
Super Metroid
Life Force/Salamander
Kirby’s Return to Dream Land
Kirby Super Star
Katamari Damacy

Simon_Belmont

7-May-2023(#26)

FTL

Ben Prunty has composed one of the greatest, most epic ambient electronic chillwave score ever.
His score for INTO THE BREACH is great too, but FTL is a MUST.

HEHEHATE

7-May-2023(#27)

wow can't believe i forgot about pizza tower. such a banger when i first heard it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-u-M0jLYts

SupremeSarna

7-May-2023(#28)

The best part of Wario Land: Shake It! is its unfittingly-good soundtrack. Kirby’s Epic Yarn has an emotional OST by the same composer, so play that one, too.

nonamesleft

* 7-May-2023(#29)

HEHEHATE wrote:

> wow can't believe i forgot about pizza tower. such a banger when i first heard it.

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-u-M0jLYts

Hey that's pretty great. Listening now. It kind of has Wario Land vibes. Something about it reminds me of the Wario Land series.

Would be even better if I could experience the music while playing the game. Seems it's only on PC for now though.

EclipseLion

* 8-May-2023(#30)

Superman (genesis)

right here

incubus421

* 8-May-2023(#31)

There are really two discussions here I think. There are gaming soundtracks that handpick already released songs for their soundtrack. In this case games like Tony How Pro Skater (especially 3), Grand Theft Auto (Vice City, San Andreas, V), and my favorite...

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If we're talking about games that composed their own soundtracks, than most Squaresoft games make my list (Chrono, Mario RPG, FF), but my all-time favorites are:

Legend of Mana
Castlevania Symphony of the Night

and an honorable mention is:
Heroes of Might & Magic II -- the orchestrated opera tunes in each town are amazing and really capture the aesthetic of each one.

chyans6

8-May-2023(#32)

I think a game that just does everything right, plus has a killer soundtrack is Nier Automata.

A game that is flawed, and maybe most worth playing for the soundtrack imo is Legend of Mana. I find the gameplay and story pretty mediocre, but the visuals and music are stunning and really immerse you in the experience.

Mega Man X6 is another good example. Horrible game, fantastic soundtrack.

Scott

8-May-2023(#33)

Secret of Mana
Donkey Kong Country 1-3
Final Fantasy IV + VI
Chrono Trigger
Halo (all)
Blaster Master
Super Mario Galaxy 1 + 2
Super Mario 3D World
Super Mario Odyssey
The Messenger
Metroid: Samus Returns

nonamesleft

8-May-2023(#34)

sailorneorune wrote:

> Daytona USA

> OutRun

> Super Mario Galaxy

> Phantasy Star IV

> Beyond Oasis

> Streets of Rage 2

> Mega Man X

> Super Metroid

> Life Force/Salamander

> Kirby’s Return to Dream Land

> Kirby Super Star

> Katamari Damacy

Never heard of Life Force/Salamander.

nonamesleft

* 8-May-2023(#35)

Scott wrote:

> Secret of Mana

> Donkey Kong Country 1-3

> Final Fantasy IV + VI

> Chrono Trigger

> Halo (all)

> Blaster Master

> Super Mario Galaxy 1 + 2

> Super Mario 3D World

> Super Mario Odyssey

> The Messenger

> Metroid: Samus Returns

Many solid tunes there! Nice. I think it was you in fact that recommended to me the DKC soundtracks awhile back. Great tracks. I'm not the biggest fan of the DK games, they just don't do it for me for some reason, I lost interest pretty quickly when I play them, but the soundtracks are great.

That's an example of a game which, for me, is okay, but excellent music.

Chrono: great game + great soundtrack.

Mario 3D World which I played multiplayer had great tunes and was fun.

Samus Returns? Hmmmm. I didn't play that one.

@Scott Which one of those game above did you enjoy the most when combining the game + soundtrack?

Simon_Belmont

8-May-2023(#36)

nonamesleft wrote:

> sailorneorune wrote:

>> Daytona USA

>> OutRun

>> Super Mario Galaxy

>> Phantasy Star IV

>> Beyond Oasis

>> Streets of Rage 2

>> Mega Man X

>> Super Metroid

>> Life Force/Salamander

>> Kirby’s Return to Dream Land

>> Kirby Super Star

>> Katamari Damacy

> Never heard of Life Force/Salamander.

It's part of the Gradius series. Fantastic space shooter, bullet hell.

Simon_Belmont

8-May-2023(#37)

Did we talk about Thunder Force series? AMAZING original score. Im not huge on bullet hell games but I played the fudge out of 2,3 and 4 on Genesis. The intro for 2 is nuts.

nonamesleft

8-May-2023(#38)

Simon_Belmont wrote:

> nonamesleft wrote:

>> sailorneorune wrote:

> |>> Daytona USA

> |>> OutRun

> |>> Super Mario Galaxy

> |>> Phantasy Star IV

> |>> Beyond Oasis

> |>> Streets of Rage 2

> |>> Mega Man X

> |>> Super Metroid

> |>> Life Force/Salamander

> |>> Kirby’s Return to Dream Land

> |>> Kirby Super Star

> |>> Katamari Damacy

> |>>

>> Never heard of Life Force/Salamander.

> It's part of the Gradius series. Fantastic space shooter, bullet hell.

Gradius 3 was fun. I remember finding a secret shortcut by accident. Decent tunes too. Where in the series is Life Force/Salamander?

Simon_Belmont

8-May-2023(#39)

So Salamander/Life Force is a direct sequel to Gradius /Nemesis. It has 2 player co op and horizontal AND vertical stages. They simplify the power up system.
I don't know how it fits in the series timeline wise. You're still playing as Vic Viper from Gradius. The 2nd player has some rediculous Japanese name like "Capt British" or something like that.
I've only played Life Force, I've never played Salamander. I gotta add that to my MAME downloads.

Rollobobo

8-May-2023(#40)

nonamesleft wrote:

> Rollobobo wrote:

>> I can echo Sayonara Wild Hearts. I liked the game and music so much I immediately

>> downloaded the soundtrack. Great experience throughout

> Heavyd814life wrote:

>> Nier Automata

>> EDIT: Honestly there are quite a few, but when I think of games where the soundtrack

>> really enhances the experience, Automata is the first game that comes to mind.

> Tetris

>> Effect and Sayonara Wild Hearts are the other two that immediately come to mind.

> I've listened to the Sayonara Wild Hearts track. I think it was actually recommended

> to me on here in the past. I don't know at all what the game is like.

> How would you rate the soundtrack on its own, if you didn't play the game?

> A soundtrack can enhance a game, especially when certain tracks are tailored to certain

> scenes/stages. But listening to game music with the gameplay can be different.

I think the soundtrack for sayonara wild hearts really fits well with the game. The soundtrack can stand alone by itself, but what I think really brings it together is the gameplay along with it. The game almost plays like a pop/synthwave album... Maybe even an art piece. It's definitely worth tracking down and playing. I'm pretty sure it goes on sale digitally around the 6 to $8 price too. I've gone back to it a few times.

Fun fact, Queen Latifah is the narrator to the game. Didn't realize that till later on.

ErickRPG

* 9-May-2023(#41)

Chrono Trigger, Lunar Silver Star Story Complete, Lufia, 7th Saga, Shadownrun, Earthbound, Final Fantasy 6, Banjo Kazooie, Snowboard Kids, Mystical Ninja N64, River City Ransom NES, Rythm Heaven DS, Dragon Quest 8, Shadow Hearts Covenant, Breath of Fire, Suikoden, Parapa the Rapper, Wild Arms, Persona 1 and 2 PSOne, Shining Force, . There's plenty more but those are the ones that pop out at me.