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[–] 5473MP4RRit@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Half Life 1 and Forsaken (1998).

Both of those CDROMs worked in normal CD players and they lived in my hifi for AGES

[–] LongPigFlavor@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

-Assassin's Creed Odyssey: Legend of the Eagle Bearer, The 300, Odyssey(Greek version).

-Assassin’s Creed Origins: Main theme, Return of the Medjay, Bayek of Siwa, The Shimmering Sands, The Battle of Krokodilopolis.

-Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Main theme, Shadow Walker, Out of the North.

-Battlefield 1: Nothing Is Written, Avanti Savoia, Hunted, Cape Helles, Zeebrugge Harbour, Sand and Dust, In the Name of the Tsar, Grace and Glory, Sword in Hand.

-Battlefield V: Legacy Theme, Under No Flag, Far From Home, Spitfires, Rotterdam In Ruins, Devestation, I Vow To Thee My Country

-Battlefield 4: Warsaw Theme, Stutter theme, Jin Jie's Revolution, A Theme For Kjell, Fishing in Baku.

-Battlefield Bad Company 2: The Storm, Snowy Mountains, Operation Aurora.

-Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2: Opening Titles, Extraction Point, Coup de Grace, Chain of Command, Esprit de Corps, Protocol.

[–] weLookAbove@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

Killer Instinct (original and 2013).

[–] LegendofDragoon@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Golden Sun. Despite some other masterpieces, I still maintain that the trilogy of games represent Motoi Sakuraba's magnum opus. Nothing else from the life of the GBA came anywhere close to even touching it, and even now tracks will randomly get stuck in my head, more than I can say for any other game soundtrack I've ever heard.

[–] MelastSB@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

I have the soundtrack from the first two games on my phone!

Haven't played the third yet, maybe I should go find a good DS emulator

[–] trimmerfrost@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

GTA 4. Dark, gloomy, realistic

[–] Izzy@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago
[–] MichaelScarn@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Katana Zero and Celeste both had great soundtracks. Persona 5’s soundtrack is amazing.

[–] chemical_cutthroat@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross, FFVI and Xenogears top out the list for me. You can't beat them. If you want something a little off the beaten path, the soundtrack to Ruiner is pretty fucking rad.

[–] ares35@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

simcity 2000.

[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 3 points 2 years ago

An older one, but Fahrenheit had such a great soundtrack.

[–] wjrii@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

I'm going to go deep cut here with Outlaws (Lucasarts, 1997). If you don't have time to listen, imagine an Ennio Morricone Spaghetti Western score, but with John Williams-like melodic leitmotifs. It was done really well, and lived on my various MP3 players for many years.

[–] Squids@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago

ULTRAKILL has a phenomenal OST. Fast paced and very breakcore for a stupidly fast FPS set in hell with crunchy PSX graphics, but still with these weighty almost sad moments of calm.

On the complete other end of the spectrum, Project Moon. They've done two turn based deck builders that force you to slow the fuck down and read, and are also a fan of using "actual" songs (made a group called Mili) for boss fights that are slow, melancholic, and Really Good. they've also done the main themes for Both Games but idk if they strictly count as 'OST'.

Also I know Persona gets all the love, but the mainline SMT series has some fucking bangers too, just more in the Club and/or Hell yeah tubular bells genre

[–] FireTower@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Payday 2 leads the industry with countless bangers and implements music in a way that keys you in on what phase you're currently in.

'Evil eye' 'Hot pursuit' 'Break the rules' 'Ode to greed' 'I will give you my all' 'The gauntlet'

Not to mention the Christmas track.

[–] chaircat@lemdro.id 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Genshin Impact has an incredible soundtrack.

[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

It really does. I think their music budget is probably larger than some AAA games' entire budget.

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[–] IndisposedShakerCup@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Portal 2. It's music told me more about aperture than I could discover with my eyes.

[–] AvaAmazing@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Some of my favorites include

Minecraft (nostalgia and calming slow paced)

Subnautica 1 and below zero (super calming to listen too and also fit the vibe really well)

No man's sky (music fits the atmosphere of the game really well)

Payday 2 (very good kinda electronic songs)

Superliminal (very good calming piano)

Boneworks and bonelab (these are absolutely phenomenal like electronic tracks, Michael Wyckoff fucking nailed the sound track for both games and both are perfect)

Red dead redemption 2 (the entire game is perfect and so is the sound track) (haven't played the first one)

But I swear it's always the tiny little indie games that hire some guy off of fiverr or something like make some masterpieces.

[–] Osirus@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

Morrowind. It's iconic.

[–] MusketeerX@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I thought Mass Effect had a great soundtrack that really fit the game perfectly. Moody in parts and rousing in others.

Mass Effect 1 Soundtrack

[–] Heynim@lemmy.my.id 3 points 2 years ago

Shout-out to Xenoblade Chronicles X. I really wish Nintendo would port it to Switch , since the only way to play it is on Wii U..

https://youtu.be/SuVRnUvdmz4

[–] LouNeko@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Hunt: Showdown

Spotify

Youtube

Its insane how much the soundtrack makes this game. Probably the best use of music in a game outside of musicaly focused games. It's not just a few moments where the music is used effectively, its every single moment.

[–] arsenics@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago
[–] Logico808@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago
[–] Squeezer@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Skate 2. So many bangers.

[–] C4d@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
[–] yuki2501@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago
  • Ace Attorney: Gyakuten meets orchestra
  • Ace Attorney: Turnabout Jazz Soul
  • Any Castlevania soundtrack
[–] danielbln@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago
[–] MrShelbs@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

I’m very nostalgic for the Paper Mario games’ soundtracks, especially The Thousand Year Door’s.

[–] DrakeRichards@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Though Castlevania: Lords of Shadow was a divisive game, its art direction and soundtrack are incredible. Oscar Araujo’s score combined with some great vistas and setpieces elevates the mediocre gameplay to actually make this game one of my favorites.

I also loved the songs from Death Stranding. Low Roar’s tracks fit the atmosphere of the game perfectly, and the few tracks from other artists really stand out in a nice contrast to Low Roar’s calmer feeling.

[–] kubok@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

Planescape: Torment by Mark Morgan

[–] cc8@infosec.pub 2 points 2 years ago

Diablo 2. Easy

[–] Vub@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Commando for C64

[–] NorthWestWind@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Outer Wilds

[–] PitzNR@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

Maple story!

[–] AceLucario@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

Shin Megami Tensei IV - Tokyo

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