I can't believe no one has said Halo/Halo 2
this post was submitted on 15 Jul 2023
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I still listen to Simcity 3000 and Sims 1 soundtracks a lot.
No mention of Ori and the Blind Forest and it's sequel yet? Those are incredible songs.
Other great soundtracks to me are definitely Splatoon, Katamari Damacy, the Atelier series, Polybridge's soundtracks are relaxing. Valkyrie Elysium had a great soundtrack too. All the Be'elze tracks from there are wonderfully atmospheric. Big shout outs to Okami too.
- Disco Elysium introduced me to Sea Power, who have a bunch of cool albums.
- Outer Wilds - I think of the main theme every once in a while and remember all the awesome stuff in that game.
So many! Where even to start?
- Assassin's Creed II (really the whole Ezio trilogy slaps)
- VA11 HALL-A is from a phenomenal cyberpunk bartending game
- PPPPPP - The VVVVVV Soundtrack is a more chiptune-oriented album from one of my favorite games
- The most recent God of War: Ragnarök soundtrack is pretty darn good
- The Monstercat x Rocket League playlists go pretty hard if you're in an EDM mood
Super Mario Galaxy (1+2). Orchestrated music should be a must for main Nintendo games at this point, outside of Zelda (and the Pokémon anime, although that one's not strictly Nintendo or used in actual games, sadly).
Original Minecraft and Eve Online
Shadowrun for SNES had a pretty fantastic soundtrack. It did a lot with very little and really paints a picture of the setting very quickly. Another candidate from the same era is Planescape: Torment. It had this great haunting ambient sound that made Sigil feel so strange and ancient.
At the time though, if you'd asked me which game had the best soundtrack, I've had pointed to Tony Hawk, though I'm not sure if it was 1 or 2. The one with Party at Ground Zero. Found some great music of the era that way!
Ape Escape goes hard. It's not just the nostalgia.
Thomas was alone has a great soundtrack imo.
Dishonered, the drunken sailor cover goose bumbs still after all those years.