Submitted 1 year ago by Damaskox@lemmy.world to games@lemmy.world
Mine is Skyrim.
I always come back to its music. It’s uplifting, telling me that everything’s gonna be alright. I have its songs in many different playlists.
For songs with lyrics, it’s Contrast and Fallout 4. And for songs without lyrics it’s Oblivion and then Minecraft.
As an Asian and a fan of Doom Eternal, I really enjoyed Shadow Warrior 3’s soundtrack.
My personel favs are : GTA VC, Hades and TLOU. I listen those OSTs for years and they still hit hard.
My favorites are ffxiv, because the music is very closely woven into the story with motifs and stuff, so it brings me back to it. Its also just pretty as fuck, they do a lot of weaving other songs and musical themes into other songs, so a lot of the time you'll be in a boss fight and recognize a theme from earlier, mixed in with the boss music. Some context is spoilers, so I won't go into it, but the Endwalker final boss has the music shifting from each previous expansions themes, morphing and shifting to fit the overarching boss theme, and its fucking glorious.
Ffxiv examples:
https://youtu.be/NBIRYjP1NNM?si=YdjJPyqtXYIX1BEE
https://youtu.be/6ugtWT_iNqw?si=ZbpCcY4ysC_C8Xti
Also, the ace combat games have the most insane music, its basically a meme that "everyone's a badass until the sky starts singing latin at you" Its this really cool mix of operatic vocals and rock/synth music and its so fucking good.
Ace combat Examples:
https://youtu.be/80XAJKqRU9k?si=Iyns3Y8dyGXZbneo
https://youtu.be/-kVdCaczLE8?si=a6MiBUoXJZffMBVv
I really dug the music in CP2077 (and, especially, Phantom Liberty). More so than in a similar game (GTA5), I really enjoyed the radio stations, too. The use of leitmotifs lifted the score.
I also fondly recall the soundtrack of RDR2.
Does all the great music in Fallout4 count?
Mine is One Must Fall 2097.
There are some excellent remixes on YouTube if you haven’t heard them!
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lichking soundtrack is fire
Sim City 3000
Frostpunk, Citizen Sleeper, Borderlands 2, Hotline Miami.
I just played Frostpunk recently! Really fun game
Wow… so many choices. Skyrim is a great shout.
I remember hearing the Halo soundtrack for the first time was incredible so feel I have to go with that.
Other worthy mentions:
OG StarCraft. Terran theme is an absolute classic.
Dark Souls 2. I spent a lot of time standing in Majula just soaking in that music. So comforting yet melancholy, like sitting in front of a quiet fire, knowing in a minute you have to walk through a blizzard.
Original Doom. Best Doom.
Carmaggedon 1 and TDR, Darksiders 2 and 3, Bastion, Flatout, Plague Tale, Devil May Cry
I started so many games in Morrowind the music in Sends Neen is imprinted upon me forever.
Xenoblade Chronicles 2, by a wide margin. Skyrim/Morrowind are in the top 5.
Not sure about my absolute favorite, but the first games to come to mind when thinking about OSTs is Battlefield 1 and V. The music in those games is amazing.
Johan Söderqvist and Patrik Andrén are great!
starfield has some incredible music, love the bars that play death metal
though i dont think anything could beat skyrim, jeremy soule did such a fantastic job
Redout! It’s so good at getting that feeling of speed across
I was literally thinking about this the other day, and my top 5 (it was fcking hard to choose not gonna lie.)
#5 Witcher 3
#4 Warhammer 40k Darktide
#3 Cyberpunk 2077
#2 Bloodborne
#1 Warhammer 40k Mechanicus
Honorable mention: Ghostrunner (havent played it, but that OST is fire)
I can’t believe nobody has said Furi! That game lives through its soundtrack. The game is a series of intense boss fights, but during production they sent concept art and fight details to the artists so the music better matched the scenario, and it all came together beautifully.
Also hotline Miami
Divinity 2: Dragon Knight Saga. Kirill made the most fantastic OST…
Second place is for Megaman Zero series I think. I still listen to those tracks to this day while running.
Einhander and Rise of the Triad have some of the greatest music to have ever been packed with a video game, hands down.
DarkMetatron@feddit.de 1 year ago
Great Gianna Sisters on the C64