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Best videogame soundtracks


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Most of my favorites have been mentioned - the Elder Scrolls games and Mass Effect series in particular.



Heroes of Might and Magic II and III definitely belong. Some of those castle themes (HOMM2 here in a list, HOMM3 here in one vid) were extraordinary.



To throw a curveball (and in honor of its soon going F2P), I present a personal favorite of mine - WildStar.


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There are lots of great soundtracks, it's hard to pick one... Some of the best ones have already been discussed here.


One of my favourites is the Arkham City soundtrack. The whole Arkhamverse is filled with awesome music. I would definitely recommend listening to the Main Theme:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXKrsJZWqK0



Very Nolan-esque. Guess that's part of the charm for me.


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Oh there is only one for me, and it always gives me shivers. The main theme for Dragon Age 2. I mean sometimes I just boot that game up to hear it. DA Origins and DA Inquisition main themes are great too.



The only other music from computer games I really, really like is Lament of the Higborne from WoW The Burning Crusade. In fact, I had a version of it as my ringtone for *ages*. I loved Warcraft 3 as well so it really felt like TBC brought some closure to that storyline when it came to Sylvanas at least.


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https://youtu.be/QGmhtFgoAGA?t=2h25m9s



NieR.



Game is complete weebshit, storyline is cliche and emotionally manipulative, gameplay is a repetitive bore, visuals are completely uninspired, and yet I still play this game once a year. The game gets my recommendation out of its soundtrack alone, it's that good. The final tracks are especially poignant.


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I always enjoyed the songs from the Suikoden series, especially 3 and 5.

Only one Suikoden mention, damn! Probably cuz those games were so undersold despite how damn good they were for the JRPG genre.

Interesting choices though - I thought they were both very well made but lacked a lot of the spirit and emotion that oozed from 1 & 2's soundtracks. 2 especially, was so memorable to me. Case in point: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WTid8JtN24&list=PLiTmi6152qXNVzgsHSpCs30W_ZifIRQhK&index=90 best boss theme ever to one of the most intense RPG boss fights of all time (also just FYI, according to the official OST I have the track title is actually "Cornered," not "The Chase")

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Only one Suikoden mention, damn! Probably cuz those games were so undersold despite how damn good they were for the JRPG genre.

Interesting choices though - I thought they were both very well made but lacked a lot of the spirit and emotion that oozed from 1 & 2's soundtracks. 2 especially, was so memorable to me. Case in point: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WTid8JtN24&list=PLiTmi6152qXNVzgsHSpCs30W_ZifIRQhK&index=90 best boss theme ever to one of the most intense RPG boss fights of all time (also just FYI, according to the official OST I have the track title is actually "Cornered," not "The Chase")

Haha oh well, no one talked about my favorites either, not even close infact.

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Colony 9 from Xenoblade Chronicles



Hyrule Field from Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess



I am Impact from Mystical Ninja: Starring Goemon



Kai Highway from Mystical Ninja: Starring Goemon



Gaur Plains from Xenoblade Chronicles



Beauty is a Mad Mistress from Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn



The Dark World from Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past



The Man with the Machine Gun from Final Fantasy VIII



From Seeing the Rough Wave from Phantasy Star Online 2



Slide Theme from Super Mario 64


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Mass Effect 2 and 3. My favorite is Suicide Mission from ME2.

Yeah, I love that piece. It really loved hearing it on the boot up screen, it got me so pumped for playing the game.

Musically perhaps not the best, but it fits the game so very well: Uncharted It sounds like an action movie soundtrack and that's what it's meant to be. I hope they use it for the actual movie even if it ends up being the best thing about the movie.

And God of War music fits with the game very well. and for a bit of a laugh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqBx32KtMZ8

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