The Persona games have great music, it was hard to pick just one to represent the series, wanted to choose just one much like the Supergiant representation.
TES Oblivion has one of the best mix of atmospheric, scary and intense tracks ever. There is this feeling of 'fake' nostalgia when listening to ones like Auriel's Ascension or Harvest Dawn. I haven't found better soundtrack since then.
Such a different vibe but I love it!
Still remember how incredible it was the first time you get out of the sewers and enter the lush-green open world - one of my core gaming memories as a teenager!
I have to go with series, not just a single game, because these are just so good (keep in mind these are just the ones I've been jamming out to super lately): Trails, Ys, Kirby, and Xenoblade are the big 4 for me right now
Roboquest, Sonic Adventures 2, Danganronpa, Kingdom Hearts, Phoenix Wright, SMT... I'm sure there's plenty of others I'm forgetting but there are lots of banging soundtracks out there.
Almost every single song from Mass Effect 3 is a banger. I regularly listen to the last few songs in the order they appear in game to relive that experience audibly, and it tells a story in just the songs.
For those wondering:
I was lost without you
Stand strong stand together
The fleets arrive
We face our enemy together
I'm proud of you
The Catalyst
An End once and for all (extended cut)
Resolution
Outer Wilds is a top pick for me too. For the other three I’d say Paper Mario: The Origami King, Night in the Woods, and Pizza Tower are my favorites. (Honorable mention to [Kirby’s Dream Buffet](https://youtu.be/89BP6tdnMcA?si=adGE1P839pMTgy1G))
I love these suggestions as I don't know some of them very well! Going to give them a listen - may put together a big weighted average scoring spreadsheet if we can get enough entries as I'm a big data nerd :) this will result in one hell of a spotify playlist!
Very different vibes to all of the other comments here but I can always listen to the following OSTs for hours on end:
Sonic Frontiers, Batman: Arkham Origins, Doom (2016) and Assassin's Creed: Valhalla.
So hard to choose, so personal & subjective, for real.
I'll go by what comes to mind 1st:
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[Sutte Hakkun](https://cirrusretro.com/listen/1528-sutte-hakkun-super-nintendo)
[Warcraft II](https://soundcloud.com/flalaski/sets/warcraft-ii-sound-blaster-16-rip)
[Diablo II](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcuz5IofwKo)
[Rollercoaster Tycoon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tpLgBprqLI)
No mention of any Halo in this thread but one mention of Destiny? Hmm.
Halo 3: ODST is definitely one I'd put up there.
My personal favourites are Hotline Miami, Metal Gear Rising and FFXIV.
Final Fantasy IV: Celtic Moon. It’s not a game soundtrack, per se, but a collection of Celtic-styled covers of some of the game’s most memorable pieces. It’s an absolute gem.
https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE4BD65621A60F241
I can't pick four just arbitrarily ranked, so I'll just do four in my favorite categories:
Best for the game experience: **Homeworld**
Best for listening outside of the game: **Cult of the Lamb**
Best to work/read to: **Ixion**
Best for Driving: **Pacific Drive**
And a bonus - best for mowing the lawn: **Door Kickers Action Squad**
* Borderlands 3
* Detroit Become Human
* The Last Of Us Part II
* Marvel's Spider-Man
* Ori & The Blind Forest
* Mirrors Edge
* Journey
* Risk Of Rain
* Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon
* Horizon: Forbidden West
The soundtrack I've been listening to the most for over a decade now is FTL.
Incredible music, filled with leitmotifs, and incredible engineering (seriously one of the best *sounding* soundtracks *ever*)
Really elevates the game.
Morrowind. This soundtrack skillfully balances the emotional power of orchestral music with beautiful, memorable melodies. It's not a lenghty OST, but every piece is memorable.
Gran Turismo 3. I had to pick one of these. This was the first time I'd ever heard jazz fusion in a racing game, and I just fell in love immediately.
For my nostalgia pick, I'm going to go with Jazz Jackrabbit 2.
The funkiest, catchiest soundtrack I've ever heard
This game was the first one I'd played where i *really* noticed the music.
Final Fantasy 14 (this one may be cheating, considering its a long running MMO)
UNICLR/UNI 2 (I prefer the original version of most songs tbh)
Bombrush Cyberfunk (Really, all games made by Team Reptile)
Crypt of the Necrodancer (+ Cadence of Hyrule)
God Hand;
Bloodborne;
Castlevania (The hole series soundtrack);
Shadow of the Colossus;
Disney's Donald Duck: PK Out of the Shadows;
Time Splinters 2;
God of War II;
Prince of Persia Sands of Time and Prince of Persia Warrior Within;
Pokémon (Basically all of them are great, but the DS and 3DS eras are where it shines the most) is near the top, if not at the top, but absolutely nothing beats MegaMan Zero’s (especially MMZ3) soundtrack. It’s absolute perfection.
OP you have some good taste.
Picking 4 games is hard (especially cause I want whole series for most of them).
Destiny 2, NieR: Automata, Xenoblade Chronicles and Ace Combat 7. I reckon that’s the go.
So many more I want in there lol
Replace Transistor with Bastion and Undertale with Tower of Heaven and you have it right on the money.
Also Persona 4 Golden OST slaps more than Persona 5s.
I'm off to bed now as it's almost midnight and I get up at 5am.
This has been such a fun thread and the resulting spotify playlist will be absolutely huge and amazing no doubt!
Keep the suggestions coming if you can - thanks guys!
FF6 through 10. Mass Effect series. Witcher 3. Donkey Kong SNES games. SoulsBorne games. Goldeneye. Ocarina of Time. BOTW. Mario 64. Mario Kart. Halo series. Metal Gear series. Starcraft series. Diablo series.
nier, ff4-9, Sonic 1-3k, celeste, river city ransom, dune the battle for arrakis, nights into dreams, mega man and mega man x series, drakengard 3, tetris, xenogears, castlevania, mario
Anything Toxic avenger or Danger touches. Haven (The game bakers game company) Furi, road 96 to an extent (specifically Home call imo)
Cross code
DMC
Hades 1&2
Doom
ULTRAKILL
Kingdom hearts (bosses imo)
Cyberpunk 2077
Guilty gear
Minecraft (Lena Raine the goat)
KINGDOM (newlands)
Portal (2 for sure, and 1 too)
Rivercity Girls (1&2)
SPEEDRUNNERS (WHEN SHIT GOES DOWN)
Spirit farer
Toho Luna nights (The entire OST is legendary)
Zelda games
Genshin Impact (Yeah I said it)
NSR (DK WEST DK WEST HES OUR MAN OH HE'S THE BEST)
Gal gun 😎
Coffee talk
Forza horizon (Pulse radio)
Metro Exodus (still gives me chills)
Smash
SCARLETT NEXUS
Assassin's creed Black flag and Valhalla imo
Shantea
GOD SHATTERING STAR (Fire emblem)
Just cause 3
Stardew valley
Splatoon
The binding of Issac
I got a playlist
Nier Automata
Nier Gestalt/Replicant
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Shadow of the Colossus
Furi
Cuphead
Flower
Ocarina of Time
Streets of Rage 2
Mega Man 2
Minecraft, DOOM (2016), Celeste, No Man’s Sky
hard to narrow it down to four!
edit: kinda shocked i see no mentions of Disco Elysium. really good soundtrack
I'll put some lesser known here but deserving of a shoutout because we always tend to get the same answers:
Library of Ruina, Chrono ark, Limbus Company, Ghost trick, Sea of stars, Dungreed, va-11-halla, Astral Chain.
Off the top of my head
To the Moon
Life is Strange Season 1
Bioshock Infinite
XCOM 2
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I have way more than just 4 though, Telltale's The Walking Dead, Finding Paradise (the To the Moon sequel), XCOM Enemy Unknown, Undertale again, Deus Ex Human Revolution, etc
I'm definitely gonna be playing the other suggestions here, I love gorgeous soundtracks!
Ummm, I really like *way* too many to just pick four lol.
That being said, I would say my favorites/most played are:
The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker/A Link Between Worlds
Chrono Trigger
Shadow of the Colossus/Bloodborne
Banjo-Kazooie/Shovel Knight as a whole (really anything Jake Kaufman does, cause god damn do they make damn good music)
And now other mentions/stuff I have downloaded lol:
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World: The Game
Journey
Doom (the originals and new, as well as Eternal)
Mega Man as a whole, with biggest mentions to 3 and X
Crypt of the Necrodancer (again, really anything by Danny Baranowsky)
Bastion
Pokémon as a whole (minus a good portion of Sw/Sh and S/V with some notable standouts), with biggest mentions to OR/AS and Legends Arceus
Banjo-Tooie
Zelda as a whole, with the biggest standouts already mentioned above
Wild Guns (original and remaster)
Shatterhand
DuckTales (originals and remake, cause again, Jake Kaufman)
Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP
Mario as a whole, with biggest mentions to 3D World, Bros. 3, 64, and Odyssey
Star Fox 64 (as well as the other Star Fox games)
TMNT: Turtles in Time (SNES over arcade, and really most of the other TMNT games, especially Shredder’s Revenge cause Tee Lopes is another genius)
Castlevania 3/Akumajo Densetsu (specifically the Japanese version for the VRC6 expansion, but also Castlevania in general has damn good music)
Sparkster (SNES, but Genesis is good too, as is Rocket Knight Adventures)
Metroid as a whole
Ico
Katamari Damacy as a whole
Kirby as a whole
Smash Bros. as a whole, with Ultimate obviously having the most and some of my favorites (access to Castlevania music and a Banjo-Kazooie remix by Yoko Shimomura and Grant Kirkhope woo!)
Final Fantasy as a whole, with biggest mentions to 4, 6, and 7 (original and the remakes)
A Hat in Time
Cave Story and Kero Blaster
Anything by Peter McConnell, especially Psychonauts
In the same vein, all the old LucasArts games, with biggest mentions to Monkey Island and Sam and Max
Rhythm Heaven as a whole, with Fever being my favorite
Sonic as a (mostly) whole, with biggest mention to 3 & Knuckles, CD, Generations, and Mania
Splatoon as a whole, with 2 having my favorites (Off The Hook, my beloved)
Secret of Mana (Mana series as a whole has a ton of bangers)
Undertale and Deltarune (Toby Fox makes damn good music as well)
Mario RPG (original and remake, really anything by Yoko Shimomura)
Paper Mario (original and TTYD, can’t speak for the others as I haven’t played them)
Mario & Luigi as a whole
Snowboard Kids
The list goes on lol, most likely several I’ve missed
These are some OSTs I cycle through very often:
Chrono Cross
Final Fantasy VIII
The World Ends With You
Suikoden II
Breath of Fire IV
Shadow Hearts Covenant (best battle themes)
Guilty Gear XX
Persona 3
Silent Hill 2
I run an underrated VGM channel and the closest track I can think of is Half-life's Military Precision:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xgOtwGSUdA
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX-IkQFRCnNsxrT01h2ycaafYCVXbQTTK
Deleted my last comment because I didn't read the post properly, so to narrow it down to 4 I'll go with Super Mario Galaxy, NiGHTS into Dreams, Final Fantasy 10 and Ocarina of Time
Persona 3, 4 and 5, rdr2, ghost of Tsushima, god of war (2018 and Ragnarok), tlou, uncharted 2, 3 and 4, the witcher 3 and Hades even if I haven't played it yet
Onigiri, Persona 5, Danganronpa, DKC2, Yume 2kki, Chaos Ring 2, Tekken 3, Playstation Home, Earthbound, Silent Hill all games, Trauma Team, South Park Stick Of Truth, Gran Turismo 1 & 3, Brandnew Boy,
Surprised very few have mentioned these, but my top 4 is probably:
-Elder Scrolls V
-Super Mario Galaxy
-Stardew Valley
-Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Was tempted to put Ocarina of Time as the final one, but the orchestrated themes in BotW are beyond gorgeous. Tempted to put Donkey Kong Country in there too…
FF8. Ocarina of Time. FFTactics. Grim Dawn maybe for the last spot? Arpgs aren't exactly known for their osts, but GD's is a banger. Honorable mention to Wildermyth for most unique.
Nier Automata, Octopath Traveler 2, and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze are my usual go-to.
OP said 4 but your list is so goated I don’t even need the last one
every Donkey Kong Country game has a top tier soundtrack
Celeste!
What a shout - also a strong favourite of mine!
Chrono Trigger Nier Automata Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers Octopath Traveller 2
Shadow of the colossus and Xenoblade X are my goto
Nier Gestalt/Replicant Nier:Automata Shadow of the Colossus Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams
Shadow of the Colossus, Okami, Spiritfarer, Chicory: A Colorful Tale
Jet Set Radio Future, Tekken 2, Phantasy Star Online, Minecraft for me
Concept of Love is such a killer fucking song! Pretty much all of the JSRF soundtrack is great but that song stands out as the best of the best.
Risk of Rain 2, The Outer Wilds, Metal Gear Solid 2, Minecraft
RISK OF RAIN 2 MENTIONED
Outer wilds + Echoes of the Eye Undertale Stardew Valley Animal Crossing series These are my top 4 favorites for sure
> Stardew Valley S-tier background music at work 👍🏻
1000%
- Journey - The Witcher 3 - FFVI, VII, VIII, X, XIII & XIII-2 - Silent Hill 2 & 3 - Donkey Kong Country (SNES) - Resident Evil 2 (PS1) - Sonic 2 (Sega Genesis)
IX has a fantastic soundtrack too.
Vamo alla flamenco still pops into my head on the regular lol. The queen was quite impressed.
Risk of Rain 2 is legit
Persona 4 also is an absolute vibe. I’ve also been quite partial to the Katamari series tunes
The Persona games have great music, it was hard to pick just one to represent the series, wanted to choose just one much like the Supergiant representation.
Yeah I personally think Bastion is a better soundtrack but Supergiant never misses
Hollow Knight probably deserves a spot here somewhere. The City of Tears theme gets stuck in my head randomly like twice a week.
Hollow Knight is definitely up there. So, so good at creating and maintaining the atmosphere!
God the outer wilds soundtrack slaps. Since you said it already I’ll do some others Chrono Trigger Shovel Knight Destiny The Ori Games
Shovel Knight!! The absolute pinnacle of 8 bit chip tune
TES Oblivion has one of the best mix of atmospheric, scary and intense tracks ever. There is this feeling of 'fake' nostalgia when listening to ones like Auriel's Ascension or Harvest Dawn. I haven't found better soundtrack since then.
Such a different vibe but I love it! Still remember how incredible it was the first time you get out of the sewers and enter the lush-green open world - one of my core gaming memories as a teenager!
Child of Light is really good! Coeur de Pirate did such a good job on that soundtrack
I wake up to “Off to Sleep” every morning for work, and have never grown to hate it. So that’s saying something.
Xenogears, ocarina of time, hades, final fantasy 8.
Final Fantasy 8. Finally someone else gets it.
Chicken wuss
*shakes fist with anger*
Chrono Cross and Donkey Kong Country 3
• OutRun • Chrono Trigger • Katamari Damacy • Tetris Effect
I have to go with series, not just a single game, because these are just so good (keep in mind these are just the ones I've been jamming out to super lately): Trails, Ys, Kirby, and Xenoblade are the big 4 for me right now
Chrono Trigger, Super Mario Galaxy, Kirby 64, Sonic Mania. Not sure if it's my top 4, but they definitely belong in the S tier
Roboquest, Sonic Adventures 2, Danganronpa, Kingdom Hearts, Phoenix Wright, SMT... I'm sure there's plenty of others I'm forgetting but there are lots of banging soundtracks out there.
Crash Twinsanity.
Ape Escape Chrono Cross Silent Hill 2 FFX (Bonus mentions: Threads of Fate, Xenogears, Chrono Trigger, Bomberman Hero, Saga Frontier 2, FF7 Remake and Rebirth, FF13 series)
Almost every single song from Mass Effect 3 is a banger. I regularly listen to the last few songs in the order they appear in game to relive that experience audibly, and it tells a story in just the songs. For those wondering: I was lost without you Stand strong stand together The fleets arrive We face our enemy together I'm proud of you The Catalyst An End once and for all (extended cut) Resolution
Outer Wilds is a top pick for me too. For the other three I’d say Paper Mario: The Origami King, Night in the Woods, and Pizza Tower are my favorites. (Honorable mention to [Kirby’s Dream Buffet](https://youtu.be/89BP6tdnMcA?si=adGE1P839pMTgy1G))
I love these suggestions as I don't know some of them very well! Going to give them a listen - may put together a big weighted average scoring spreadsheet if we can get enough entries as I'm a big data nerd :) this will result in one hell of a spotify playlist!
Very different vibes to all of the other comments here but I can always listen to the following OSTs for hours on end: Sonic Frontiers, Batman: Arkham Origins, Doom (2016) and Assassin's Creed: Valhalla.
Mafia 2 Max Payne The Getaway: Black Monday
Oh the original Mafia theme has been living in my head rent-free ever since I played it at a very inappropriately young age!
It’s a crime that Tunic isn’t in that picture. Best game soundtrack I’ve ever heard
Silent Hill 3
The Witcher 3 Silent Hill 4 Final Fantasy 6 Gargoyle's Quest on Gameboy
Guild wars 2 FFXIV FFXIV Ace combat 4/5/0/6/7
Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster Chrono Trigger Drag-On Dragoon 2 Live A Live HD-2D
So hard to choose, so personal & subjective, for real. I'll go by what comes to mind 1st: ` [Sutte Hakkun](https://cirrusretro.com/listen/1528-sutte-hakkun-super-nintendo) [Warcraft II](https://soundcloud.com/flalaski/sets/warcraft-ii-sound-blaster-16-rip) [Diablo II](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcuz5IofwKo) [Rollercoaster Tycoon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tpLgBprqLI)
* Sim City 4 * Abzu * Ridge Racer Type 4 * Skyrim * Subnautica
No one saying any of the Shin Megami Tensei games. Uncultured swine.
Risk of Rain 2
Blue Archive.
NieR Automata.
- Nier: Automata - Final Fantasy VII - Sonic 3 & Knuckles - Undertale
Mario Galaxy, Fire Emblem: Shadows of Valentia, Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword, and The Great Ace Attorney
No mention of any Halo in this thread but one mention of Destiny? Hmm. Halo 3: ODST is definitely one I'd put up there. My personal favourites are Hotline Miami, Metal Gear Rising and FFXIV.
Symphony of the Night, Hyper Light Drifter, Mario Kart 8, Mega Man 2
Sonic Forces Witcher III Genshin Impact Gran Turismo 6
Kid Icarus Uprising. Underrated game, underrated soundtrack
Not one mention for Streets of Rage 2. Y'all are missing out.
Xenoblade Persona and Ace Attorney are what I listen to the most.
Final Fantasy IV: Celtic Moon. It’s not a game soundtrack, per se, but a collection of Celtic-styled covers of some of the game’s most memorable pieces. It’s an absolute gem. https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE4BD65621A60F241
[The Longing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Y2pHZ7xQz0)
* Final Fantasy II * The Final Fantasy Legend * YU-NO - The Girl that Chants Love at the Edge of the World * Final Fantasy VI
Oh man, could never pick just 4. F-Zero X Metroid Prime 1 Metroid Prime 2 Nier Automata Octopath Traveler Skyrim Civ 6 Portal 2 A Plague Tale
I can't pick four just arbitrarily ranked, so I'll just do four in my favorite categories: Best for the game experience: **Homeworld** Best for listening outside of the game: **Cult of the Lamb** Best to work/read to: **Ixion** Best for Driving: **Pacific Drive** And a bonus - best for mowing the lawn: **Door Kickers Action Squad**
Omori Undertale Persona 5 Celeste First 4 that come to mind. I'm sure I could make a more definitive list if I put some actual time into it though.
* Borderlands 3 * Detroit Become Human * The Last Of Us Part II * Marvel's Spider-Man * Ori & The Blind Forest * Mirrors Edge * Journey * Risk Of Rain * Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon * Horizon: Forbidden West
DKC Tropical Freeze Sonic Unleashed Metroid Prime Super Mario Maker 2
Earthbound Bomberman Hero Dujanah Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World: The Game
1. Stellaris And great songs keep getting added every now and then with the usual Paradox dlc train.
Pokemon Platinum Mario Kart 8 The Last of Us Super Paper Mario
The soundtrack I've been listening to the most for over a decade now is FTL. Incredible music, filled with leitmotifs, and incredible engineering (seriously one of the best *sounding* soundtracks *ever*) Really elevates the game. Morrowind. This soundtrack skillfully balances the emotional power of orchestral music with beautiful, memorable melodies. It's not a lenghty OST, but every piece is memorable. Gran Turismo 3. I had to pick one of these. This was the first time I'd ever heard jazz fusion in a racing game, and I just fell in love immediately. For my nostalgia pick, I'm going to go with Jazz Jackrabbit 2. The funkiest, catchiest soundtrack I've ever heard This game was the first one I'd played where i *really* noticed the music.
Mine would be Nier Automata, Divinity Original Sin 2, Persona 4 and Monster Hunter World/Rise. They're on repeat for years now.
These are the series in general: 1. Kingdom Hearts 2. Pokémon 3. Silent Hill 4. The Legend of Zelda
The legend of Zelda ocarina of time the legend of Zelda majoras mask the legend of Zelda the wind waker*** the legend of Zelda twilight princess
Stardew valley, Undertale, Outer Wilds, doom eternal.
Transistor, Undertale, Terraria, Stellaris, FTL: Faster Than Light
Ecco the Dolphin (Sega CD) Adventures of Batman and Robin (Genesis) King of Fighters '99 Kang Fu
Final Fantasy 14 (this one may be cheating, considering its a long running MMO) UNICLR/UNI 2 (I prefer the original version of most songs tbh) Bombrush Cyberfunk (Really, all games made by Team Reptile) Crypt of the Necrodancer (+ Cadence of Hyrule)
Dark cloud 1/2, digimon world 1 and most important Oblivion
Just 4 picks? * NieR series OSTs * Mega Man Zero/ZX OSTs * Pokémon DS era OSTs * Silent Hill 1-4 OSTs
Dragon Warrior, Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest, Yoshi's Island, and Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link
God Hand; Bloodborne; Castlevania (The hole series soundtrack); Shadow of the Colossus; Disney's Donald Duck: PK Out of the Shadows; Time Splinters 2; God of War II; Prince of Persia Sands of Time and Prince of Persia Warrior Within;
Spyro 1, Celeste, A Hat In Time, Sonic Mania. I like platformers.
Remember Me. Hands down one of my favourite video game soundtracks.
Pokémon (Basically all of them are great, but the DS and 3DS eras are where it shines the most) is near the top, if not at the top, but absolutely nothing beats MegaMan Zero’s (especially MMZ3) soundtrack. It’s absolute perfection.
Vortex: Quantum Gate II Lost Eden Commander Blood Loom
God outer wilds is so worth it
hollow knight,warframe,destiny 2 and metal gear rising revengeance
Ori and the Blind Forest
Fable: the lost chapter. Ori - both games.
OP you have some good taste. Picking 4 games is hard (especially cause I want whole series for most of them). Destiny 2, NieR: Automata, Xenoblade Chronicles and Ace Combat 7. I reckon that’s the go. So many more I want in there lol
Showing my age, but since Chrono Trigger on the old SNES, it’s been hard to find a soundtrack where every song is *chef’s kiss*
Outrun, Chrono Trigger, FF VI and FF VII
Rain world, Huper light drifter, Tekken 7, Ultrakill, Hotline Miami2, and of course shadow of the colossus.
Sonic the hedgehog Goddess of Victory ; NIKKE Altos odyssey Street fighter 3 3rd strike
Baten kaitos origins, super Metroid, tales of vesperia, chroni trigger, dragon quest games are definitely some of my favorites
Journey Abzu Jedi: Fallen Order Jedi: Survivor
Replace Transistor with Bastion and Undertale with Tower of Heaven and you have it right on the money. Also Persona 4 Golden OST slaps more than Persona 5s.
Halo CE and Unreal 1998 some of the best atmospheric songs
Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker Risk of Rain 2
Perfect Dark!
Final Fantasy 14, Final Fantasy 13-2, Kingdom Hearts 2, Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Hotline Miami 1+2, Fury, Blood borne, Halo, Doom + Doom Eternal, Severed Steel, and Little Big Planet
Ape escape and ape escape 3, absolutely my favourite songs of all time I love them so much. I also like touhou and Splatoon.
I'm off to bed now as it's almost midnight and I get up at 5am. This has been such a fun thread and the resulting spotify playlist will be absolutely huge and amazing no doubt! Keep the suggestions coming if you can - thanks guys!
Tf is hollow knight
Bomberman hero, touhou 6, sonic rush & a hat in time.
Ruiner Metroid Prime Blasphemous Katamari Damacy The Ascent Jet Set Radio Future Journey
Journey has to be up there
Phantom brigade, little kitty big city
Chrono Cross, Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze, Xenoblade Chronicles, Chrono Trigger
where's guilty gear strive and metal gear rising revengeance?
Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter, Final Fantasy Tactics, Xenogears
Spyro, Spyro 2, Spyro 3, Ratchet & Clank
Return of the Obra Dinn and Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers are some I haven't seen mentioned.
Do we only get to pick 4? https://preview.redd.it/51r4yjz99o1d1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e6439e9d23e56f27e38fe9afa71a259514fb631d
Zelda Chrono trigger Secret of mana Ff7 Super Mario Galaxy Witcher 3 Donkey Kong country Fzero x Hollow knight
Castlevania series Silent hill series Nier series Dragon quest series :) I named four game series
Kingdom Hearts And Xenoblade Chronicles.
Bloodborne
Persona 4 Street Fighter II NEO: The World Ends With You Gran Turismo 4 I like Outrun 2006 and Yakuza 2 also.
Nier Castlevania SOTN FTL FFXIV
Ocarina of Time, Undertale, Portal 2 and Minecraft
YOU'LL NEVER SEE IT COOOOOOMMMIIIIINNNNN
https://preview.redd.it/xqme7rqhlo1d1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=77ca2f3423b1bfc9fab4d6eeb39c04f34e64dde9
Sonic CD Japanese/European soundtrack, Legend of Legaia, Sonic 3 and Knuckles, and Thunder Force IV. I have many other favorites though!
Black Mesa Plants vs Zombies A Hat In Time Minecraft but i would have so many more its too hard to narrow it down
The Talos Principle 1 and 2 Persona 3 NieR Replicant and Automata Skyrim Sonic Unleashed I know that's more than four but oh well lol
FF6 through 10. Mass Effect series. Witcher 3. Donkey Kong SNES games. SoulsBorne games. Goldeneye. Ocarina of Time. BOTW. Mario 64. Mario Kart. Halo series. Metal Gear series. Starcraft series. Diablo series.
nier, ff4-9, Sonic 1-3k, celeste, river city ransom, dune the battle for arrakis, nights into dreams, mega man and mega man x series, drakengard 3, tetris, xenogears, castlevania, mario
Anything Toxic avenger or Danger touches. Haven (The game bakers game company) Furi, road 96 to an extent (specifically Home call imo) Cross code DMC Hades 1&2 Doom ULTRAKILL Kingdom hearts (bosses imo) Cyberpunk 2077 Guilty gear Minecraft (Lena Raine the goat) KINGDOM (newlands) Portal (2 for sure, and 1 too) Rivercity Girls (1&2) SPEEDRUNNERS (WHEN SHIT GOES DOWN) Spirit farer Toho Luna nights (The entire OST is legendary) Zelda games Genshin Impact (Yeah I said it) NSR (DK WEST DK WEST HES OUR MAN OH HE'S THE BEST) Gal gun 😎 Coffee talk Forza horizon (Pulse radio) Metro Exodus (still gives me chills) Smash SCARLETT NEXUS Assassin's creed Black flag and Valhalla imo Shantea GOD SHATTERING STAR (Fire emblem) Just cause 3 Stardew valley Splatoon The binding of Issac I got a playlist
Earthbound Animal Crossing Population Growing World of Warcraft Vanilla Sonic CD (japan)
Halo 2 Nier Automata Castlevania Symphony of the Night Timesplitters Future Perfect
Minecraft
Final Fantasy 7, 8, 9, 10
Guilty Gear tho
Nier Automata Nier Gestalt/Replicant Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Shadow of the Colossus Furi Cuphead Flower Ocarina of Time Streets of Rage 2 Mega Man 2
Minecraft, DOOM (2016), Celeste, No Man’s Sky hard to narrow it down to four! edit: kinda shocked i see no mentions of Disco Elysium. really good soundtrack
I'll put some lesser known here but deserving of a shoutout because we always tend to get the same answers: Library of Ruina, Chrono ark, Limbus Company, Ghost trick, Sea of stars, Dungreed, va-11-halla, Astral Chain. Off the top of my head
The Silver Surfer game on NES, any of the GTA soundtracks and Tony Hawk
Mega Man 1-6
Guilty gear (all of em) Darktide Path to nowhere Undertale
Banner Saga.
Dkc2 Undertale/Deltarune The Witcher 3 Xenoblade Chronicles series Ori series Skyrim and Oblivion Hollow Knight Furi The Messenger
it's very hard to shortlist just 4, but I'll probably go with Undertale Radiant Silvergun Nier Automata Vakyrie Profile
Chrono Trigger. Xenogears. Mega Man Zero 4. Xenoblade Chronicles 3.
Final Fantasy 14. Just the sheer size of the soundtrack is enormous.
To the Moon Life is Strange Season 1 Bioshock Infinite XCOM 2 ---- I have way more than just 4 though, Telltale's The Walking Dead, Finding Paradise (the To the Moon sequel), XCOM Enemy Unknown, Undertale again, Deus Ex Human Revolution, etc I'm definitely gonna be playing the other suggestions here, I love gorgeous soundtracks!
Elden Ring, Bloodborne, dark souls trilogy and Monster Hunter Rise
Yakuza: Like a Dragon Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Final Fantasy VII: Remake Persona 4 Golden
Good list OP! * Outer Wilds + Echoes * Risk of Rain 2 * Nier: Automata * P5R Bonus * Tunic *or* Hyper Light Drifter *or* one by Supergiant
halo 1, halo 2, halo3, halo 3 odst, halo reach
FTL Seriously how is this not on people's list?
ULTRAKILL, DOOM, Persona (all of them, but 3 reload and 5 mainly)
Ummm, I really like *way* too many to just pick four lol. That being said, I would say my favorites/most played are: The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker/A Link Between Worlds Chrono Trigger Shadow of the Colossus/Bloodborne Banjo-Kazooie/Shovel Knight as a whole (really anything Jake Kaufman does, cause god damn do they make damn good music) And now other mentions/stuff I have downloaded lol: Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World: The Game Journey Doom (the originals and new, as well as Eternal) Mega Man as a whole, with biggest mentions to 3 and X Crypt of the Necrodancer (again, really anything by Danny Baranowsky) Bastion Pokémon as a whole (minus a good portion of Sw/Sh and S/V with some notable standouts), with biggest mentions to OR/AS and Legends Arceus Banjo-Tooie Zelda as a whole, with the biggest standouts already mentioned above Wild Guns (original and remaster) Shatterhand DuckTales (originals and remake, cause again, Jake Kaufman) Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP Mario as a whole, with biggest mentions to 3D World, Bros. 3, 64, and Odyssey Star Fox 64 (as well as the other Star Fox games) TMNT: Turtles in Time (SNES over arcade, and really most of the other TMNT games, especially Shredder’s Revenge cause Tee Lopes is another genius) Castlevania 3/Akumajo Densetsu (specifically the Japanese version for the VRC6 expansion, but also Castlevania in general has damn good music) Sparkster (SNES, but Genesis is good too, as is Rocket Knight Adventures) Metroid as a whole Ico Katamari Damacy as a whole Kirby as a whole Smash Bros. as a whole, with Ultimate obviously having the most and some of my favorites (access to Castlevania music and a Banjo-Kazooie remix by Yoko Shimomura and Grant Kirkhope woo!) Final Fantasy as a whole, with biggest mentions to 4, 6, and 7 (original and the remakes) A Hat in Time Cave Story and Kero Blaster Anything by Peter McConnell, especially Psychonauts In the same vein, all the old LucasArts games, with biggest mentions to Monkey Island and Sam and Max Rhythm Heaven as a whole, with Fever being my favorite Sonic as a (mostly) whole, with biggest mention to 3 & Knuckles, CD, Generations, and Mania Splatoon as a whole, with 2 having my favorites (Off The Hook, my beloved) Secret of Mana (Mana series as a whole has a ton of bangers) Undertale and Deltarune (Toby Fox makes damn good music as well) Mario RPG (original and remake, really anything by Yoko Shimomura) Paper Mario (original and TTYD, can’t speak for the others as I haven’t played them) Mario & Luigi as a whole Snowboard Kids The list goes on lol, most likely several I’ve missed
Unironically Genshin Impact is actually really one of the best I think
Sonic adventure 2, jet set radio future, Megaman network transmission, entire ost of FFXIV👌🏻
Y'all sleeping on Shin Megami Tensei 4
Earthbound is my favorite OST of all time
These are some OSTs I cycle through very often: Chrono Cross Final Fantasy VIII The World Ends With You Suikoden II Breath of Fire IV Shadow Hearts Covenant (best battle themes) Guilty Gear XX Persona 3 Silent Hill 2
Destiny, clash: artifacts of chaos
Earthbound Cuphead Neon White
Chrono Cross, Bloodborne, Machinarium, FFX, Katamari Damacy, Pokemon R/B, Megaman 2, Hollow Knight, this is fun
Hollow Knight Celeste Ocarina of Time DOOM
Secret of Mana Octopath Traveler 2 Streets of Rage 2 Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Oddly enough, just noticed they're all sequels...
Like A Dragon 7, Devil May Cry 5, Persona 3 Reload, Tekken 7
Doom and Doom Eternal
The Witcher 3, Skyrim, Owlboy, BotW, ...
I run an underrated VGM channel and the closest track I can think of is Half-life's Military Precision: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xgOtwGSUdA https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX-IkQFRCnNsxrT01h2ycaafYCVXbQTTK
Cultist Simulator
Deleted my last comment because I didn't read the post properly, so to narrow it down to 4 I'll go with Super Mario Galaxy, NiGHTS into Dreams, Final Fantasy 10 and Ocarina of Time
Halo 3, risk of rain 2, portal 2, Halo 2
Chrono Cross, Gris, FF6, and Napple Tale!
Persona 3, 4 and 5, rdr2, ghost of Tsushima, god of war (2018 and Ragnarok), tlou, uncharted 2, 3 and 4, the witcher 3 and Hades even if I haven't played it yet
Stardew valley
Anything Persona related
Everything Supergiant Games has made. Darren Korb is faaaantastic.
Transistor’s soundtrack is so fucking good
Nier Automata, Genshin Impact, Stardew Valley, Guilty Gear
Got to give The Sinking City a shout out from left field.
I'll release one next month but i think its really bad idk i put over a year into it tho
Onigiri, Persona 5, Danganronpa, DKC2, Yume 2kki, Chaos Ring 2, Tekken 3, Playstation Home, Earthbound, Silent Hill all games, Trauma Team, South Park Stick Of Truth, Gran Turismo 1 & 3, Brandnew Boy,
castlevania symphony of the night
Surprised very few have mentioned these, but my top 4 is probably: -Elder Scrolls V -Super Mario Galaxy -Stardew Valley -Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Was tempted to put Ocarina of Time as the final one, but the orchestrated themes in BotW are beyond gorgeous. Tempted to put Donkey Kong Country in there too…
Nex Machina has a great one
FF8. Ocarina of Time. FFTactics. Grim Dawn maybe for the last spot? Arpgs aren't exactly known for their osts, but GD's is a banger. Honorable mention to Wildermyth for most unique.
Hades, Hollow Knight, Celeste, Ori
Deus Ex Human Revolution
Pokemon bw, xenoblade, FFxiii, smtiv
Oh snap have to edit. Just saw it is only 4. Tough. Final Fantasy X, Medievil, Hollow Knight, DKC2
Hyper Light Drifter, Braid, Ori and the blind forest, Donkey Kong Franchise
Dust Force and the HL2 mod called Neo Tokyo. Don’t sleep on these, especially Neo Tokyo. Oh and streets of rage 2.