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…

  • wispikat
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    121 year ago

    TUNIC, FEZ, Nier Automata, Outer Wilds.

    I also have a soft spot for Paper Mario and TTYD, those soundtracks are full of bops

  • @TotoroTheGreat@beehaw.org
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    101 year ago

    Ori and the Blind Forest’s ost is phenomenal.

    I think all of the Supergiant Games have great soundtrack. Transistor was what got me into their games, and it was the soundtrack that caught my attention first.

  • @TeaHands@lemmy.world
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    Outer Wilds. Yeah it’s one of the greatest games ever made, but would it be so good without that soundtrack? Debatable.

    I petitioned to play something from it at my actual wedding (sadly was overruled), and I know I’m not the only one.

    • @charred@sh.itjust.works
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      Was looking for someone to mention Outer Wilds. I love when games weave music into storytelling and its perfect here.

    • @xilophor@lemmy.world
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      I know! It’s such a good ost! I think one of my favorite songs for it, although not from the ost, is Andrew Prahlow’s Outer Wild - Reprise single. It’s got aspects of all different main themes and is just overall an amazing piece

      • @TeaHands@lemmy.world
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        21 year ago

        I can barely make it 30 seconds into that one without tearing up and I’m not ashamed to admit it.

  • @Bretzel@lemmy.world
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    I like OST that goes hard (bass heavy) and I didn’t see any here. My personal favorites are:

    • Hotline Miami (1 & 2)
    • Furi
    • Katana Zero
    • My Friend Pedro
    • Haven

    I have probably forgotten some games and I will be happy to discover others as it is quite niche.

  • @denemdenem@lemmy.world
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    The Nier Automata OST is perfection. Almost every single track is memorable and lovable, I often relisten the whole ost just for fun

  • Butterbee (She/Her)
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    OST’s are my JAM!

    Ori is a classic. - It’s equal parts haunting and jubilant.

    Death Stranding - Don’t be so serious. Every song is a masterpiece.

    Overwatch - It’s just good fun

    Witcher 3 - hey lele lelele lele lele ley!

    Cyberpunk - Dark, broody, and invigorating

    Divinity Original Sin 1 and 2 - Absolute fantasy. If you want a VGM OST to plan your d&d session to, this is a great option

    Red Dead Redemption 2 - Maybe it’s partly because Arthur Morgan’s story is so incredible but this soundtrack gives me the shivers. “May I stand unshaken… Amid, amidst a crash of the world?” omggg give it to me D’Angelo

    There’s tons more I’m missing here. But these ones stand out to me.

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    • DJDarren
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      21 year ago

      Red Dead Redemption 2

      I finished that game for the first time over a year ago, and still can’t listen to ‘That’s The Way It Is’ without feeling like I’ll never be happy again.

        • DJDarren
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          21 year ago

          Or just play That’s The Way It Is over and over and over and over again until the world is a small, bleak place full of sadness and disappointment.

    • @strudel6242@beehaw.orgOP
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      I love the work put into The Witcher 3’s OST, especially around some of the old english such as in “Whispers of Oxenfurt”. Mikolai Stroinski, Marcin Przybylowicz and others really nail that fantasy vibe.

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    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 (even more so mixed with electric guitar), or they kind of blend with other orchestral tracks I know and don’t end up being unique enough.

  • @sapo@beehaw.org
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    71 year ago

    All the soundtracks Darren Korb makes for Supergiant. Hades resonates more with me as it’s the one I’ve played the most, but I’m also a huge fan of Transistor’s.

  • @KerooSeta@beehaw.org
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    71 year ago

    Chrono Trigger

    Final Fantasy 6 (the opera aria was played at my wedding)

    Castlevania 3, specifically the six channel Famicom version

    Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

    I’m old, if you couldn’t tell

  • pants
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    61 year ago

    I really vibe with Minecraft. The nostalgia just hits different when I listen to it.

  • @kamin@lemmy.kghorvath.com
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    Literally any Final Fantasy for me. Nobuo Uematsu is just an incredible composer.

    Dragon Quest series too, although Koichi Sugiyama was a…not great person.

    Monkey Island 2 holds a special place for me because it introduced iMUSE and dynamically altering the music with the environment which was years ahead of its time.