Personally, I’m a huge fan of Hollow Knight, Ori and the (Blind Forest/Will of the Wisps), and Kingdom Hearts. Orchestral soundtracks are just something else…

    • PenguinTD@lemmy.caEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Japanese version!! Like dang the emotion the singer carried into the song and the director allowed it to go official. It bring tears to my old soul more than the story itself.

  • Dutczar@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    7·
    1 year ago

    Indie games in general have great OSTs, MGS:R and Persona (and SMT in general) are obvious popular picks.

    The World Ends With You is less mainstream (with one of the few gripes being the lack of boss-specific themes, at least in the DS original I played - but it makes up with the diverse overworld and normal battle themes), as is Etrian Odyssey.

    I think orchestra is mixed, it’s either the best fucking tracks ever (often when mixed with electric guitar or other modern instruments, but not necessarily), or they kind of blend with other orchestral tracks I know and don’t end up being unique enough to remember.

    • Glide@lemmy.caEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      TWEWY is grossly underrated in general, but when it comes to the OST, that’s doubly true.

      Make’s me wonder what they were thinking when they made the anime that was so sparse, even void at times, of all this amazing music they had to work with.

      • Dutczar@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Eh, on one hand it’s overrated when people keep saying “it’s a better Persona, those fans just don’t play anything except Persona 5”, I think that’s stupid. TWEWY genuinely has a lot of flaws. A slightly too fast endgame, the second screen, etc.

        But for me the gameplay is just so goddamn fun and well designed (making your own set of attacks, combining input methods, all the risk vs reward difficulty systems), and it has a few really good ideas that make me want to recommend it to anyone. I imagine you can beat the game in like, 10 hours on Easy without optional fights too, so, it’s not a big time investment. (Though actually getting the game is difficult. Switch I heard sucks at controls, phone version doesn’t seem to work on new ones, emulating the DS probably sucks too)

        In fact, I thought the OST would be the overrated thing, since its style might not be for everyone. Especially Twister, I think it took some time getting used to. I didn’t watch the anime but I know they had to change the opening track, so it sounds awkward.

  • Jummit@lemmy.oneEnglish
    5·
    1 year ago

    For focused work: Shenzhen IO Exapunks Opus Magnum Into the Breach Firewatch IXION

    Other: Blue Archive Symphony 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim Branched Remix Minecraft Stardew Valley Spelunky Helltaker Kirby

  • Highsight@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    1 year ago

    Far too many to list, but Final Fantasy IX’s soundtrack is a tremendous work of art, and a perfect final bow for Nobuo Uematsu from the series. It’s always stuck with me among nearly ever other soundtrack.

    Notable Mentions (in no order):

    • Sonic 2 and 3&K
    • Hotline Miami 1 & 2
    • Street Fighter 2
    • Nier Automata
    • Castlevania (Whole Damn Series)
    • Donkey Kong Country & 2
    • Doom I & II
    • Undertale
    • Freedom Planet
    • Golden Sun 1 & 2
    • Hollow Knight
    • Skyrim
    • Kirby Series
    • Mario Series
    • MegaMan 2 & 3 (Shout-out to The Megas)
    • Super Meat Boy

    And so many others, but I’ll be here all day if I keep going.

  • xgeoff@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    1 year ago

    Celeste’s OST is really nice. Love it’s high energy with the B-side tracks. In game, experiencing Reflections and it’s progression throughout how it reflects it’s dream that becomes more intense and nightmarish made me fall in love with Lena Raine’s style. If anyone wants to hear

      • Kerrangutan@lemmy.oneEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        The Subnautica dilemma™️ "Oh no, my Cyclops is on fire, do I

        • Put out the fire Or
        • Do I have a mini-rave to the soundtrack while my Cyclops disintegrates around me
  • Grizzzlay@beehaw.orgEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    All-timer has to go to Chrono Trigger. Absolutely incredible soundtrack from start to finish.

  • monoboy@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    There are so many good game soundtracks listed in this tread!

    Here are some of my favorites:

    • Chrono Trigger
    • Diablo II
    • Elden Ring
    • Final Fantasy <insert number> (and pretty much anything by Nobuo Uematsu)
    • Hades (and all of the Supergiant Games soundtracks)
    • NieR: Automata
    • Witcher III
  • OMGparticles@partizle.comEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    Jake Kaufman always does amazing work, here’s some of my favorites of his from the Shantae series: https://youtu.be/ovk4ygEzMCI
    https://youtu.be/3OhJnSL4XWA
    https://youtu.be/MZ7bCDjif9M
    https://youtu.be/6wJmVxvJTEs

    Cave Story has some great retro tracks. Some people prefer the originals but I played it with the arranged versions: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr5fTLogAd5tW_oPORRtgznxL-kUt9z7h

    Little known PC game called Chenso Club has a pumping soundtrack by Knasibas: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nHBZFT82t4__lHXCD8bi3WhA98hQaSGuo&feature=share