Chrono Trigger OST holds up well
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Shocked and appalled at the lack of Resident Evil/BIOHAZARD representation.
The survival horror classics of the 90s are simply unmatched. One of my absolute favorites is the OG RE2's Marshalling Yard, both halves.
Deus Ex 1, Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines, and if it counts GTA III.
I wouldn't count licensed music, personally.
The Deus Ex theme is indeed a banger.
Really anything by Grant Kirkhope, Banjo Kazooie Yooka Laylee, etc, and on the Rare train, Donkey Kong Country 2 had great music.
Also love the Undertale soundtrack.
It’s got to be Chrono Trigger and Chrono Cross, and really everything by Nobuo Uematsu.
Also you can’t go past Koji Kondo. Ocarina of Time is a great example of how talented he is.
DUSK has a pretty good soundtrack :D
What an intersting question, I have a bunch I liked but these are my top picks:
- Final Fantasy Crisis Core - the soundtrack made me play with earphones
- Bastion - f.e zias theme
- Persona especially Persona 5
And I love Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom overall sound design including the OST
Ar Tonelico 2 has one of the most beautiful musics I've heard, not limited to games. Not too surprising, given how the entire franchise is basically about glorifying music to divine levels and brings top notch singers like Shikata Akiko and Shimotsuki Haruka to sing songs like METHOD_IMPLANTA and EXEC_SOL=FAGE/.. The BGM is also great, with tracks like Rustling Throb Cloche.
Other great OSTs that never leaves my phone:
-Einhander (Sample: Bloody Battle)
-Omega Boost (Sample: Orbital Flight)
-HellSinker. (Sample: Apostle of the Seed)
Finally, special mention to Space Invaders Extreme 2. I wouldn't say it's the best OST but it's the most fun example of adaptive music I've seem (heard?). Edit: Also Silver Surfer from NES, given the miracle Tim Follins does to play this through its sound chip.
Persona 5 is my jam. Liked it so much I bought it on vinyl. Nier Automata is good too, more haunting and lends to the game's mood/ambience. I think Firewatch is like this too. Jet Set Radio Future and Persona 3 are also really groovy.
Shadow of the Colossus and Undertale.
Ridge Racer Type 4
I have yet to find a racing game that makes me trance away with their scenic levels and music like this one.
Been replaying it since forever waiting for Namco to make a remaster or continuing the series
It just has to be Undertale. I constantly keep coming back to it. Deltarune is nice too but the Undertale OST is just so good.
For me it's Stellaris, hands down, but also the Hammock album that was made for Far Cry 5 (Hammock being one of my favorite bands).
Undertake and Persona 5 will remain my top two for a while, and in that order.
Sim City 4 is definitely in my top five - love the chilled out jazzy stuff. Also, this is kind of out there, but does anybody remember the Harry Potter RPGs on gameboy color? Those had some great magical 8-bit tunes!
Primarily a mix of Old School RPGs (FFVI, Secret of Mana, Chrono Trigger) and some current RPGs (Persona 5, NieR: Automata)
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Every Korean anime online game i've ever played has had an unnecessarily good soundtrack. Maplestory, Mabinogi, LaTale, S4League, GunZ: The duel, the list literally never ends.
Man, this list gave me a rush of nostalgia. I played all of these (except Mabinogi and LaTale) growing up, and their soundtracks are still deep inside me, especially Maple Story.
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus
I looked over the whole list and noticed it's lacking one Rise of the Triad 2012 and Distance.
I would mention Rez and DJ Max, but it feels a little silly to mention Music based games for good OSTs.
And apparently I need to go listen to the OSTs for rain world and journey. They got multiple recommendations on here.
I really enjoyed the OST of the Ace Attorney games (especially the first one), Shadow of The Colossus, Kingdom Hearts, Hotel Dusk and Xenoblade Chronicles... I could go on though.
I don't think I've ever heard a megaman track I don't like
torn between Rain World and Hyper Light Drifter
Hotline Miami - When I need to work out like hell. Stardew valley - When I feel like chilling out. HOMM III - When I pretend I'm on am epic quest while commuting.
Definitely the Deadbolt Soundtrack by Chris Christodoulou. I can listen to it pretty much every day and it really makes the game much better.