Non-XSEED game music you should hear! [Archive]

Wyrdwad

04-13-2011, 07:15 AM

Absolutely amazing Basiscape soundtrack to an absolutely amazing game... and neither the soundtrack nor the game is very popular, sadly. :( But let me tell you, Opoona has some of the best game music I've heard in many, many years. Listen for yourself!

More or less, this is the first "town" theme (it's technically a biodome-slash-school-campus, but if it had to be classified, I think it would classify as a town theme):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auFOQLnI1cg
(Has a slow start, but if you skip ahead to 0:34, you'll hear why I love this track so much!)

The "Blue Desert Hotel" theme. Again, would probably rank as a "town" theme... but it's not a town, it's a posh resort hotel! And it's one of my favorite songs in the game:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lh4PWuxAuP4

The main battle theme -- think Hitoshi Sakimoto + Danny Elfman + Sabre Dance. It freakin' RULES:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjIt_8p16WM

The requisite water theme, easily joining the ranks of some of the best in video game music history (Super Metroid, Super Mario 64, etc.):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAO10cObdCs

I could keep going, but I think you get the idea. Go play the game and buy the OST! You won't regret it!

-Tom

MikeHawk

04-13-2011, 07:28 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHG5dSAbCD4&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HGQS5XSoJ4

my favorite track/moment |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGX6vGL0GBI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6P3E_vYvXsg

I can literally fill 2 pages with great Ace Combat Music but those there are my top choices.

dude Deuce, nearly the entire soundtrack to KOF 2002 UM is wonderful

Cloud

04-13-2011, 07:33 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI-eXY-QYRE

Main reason I choose to play the PS2 version over the DS one, right here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYdSLaVu9p4

Because nothing says "good video game music" like some Mega Man.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCfa3AZ7tDM

Say what you want about any Mana game after Seiken Densetsu 3, but Legend of Mana had a sweeeeet soundtrack.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8gzPalCyVc

Oh, yeah, and MOTHER3 had a pretty sweet and diverse soundtrack, especially for a GBA game.

Sisaya

04-13-2011, 09:06 AM

Divine Divinity Soundtrack
the download is legal :)
http://www.larian.com/Site/english/divinity/music.html

Zeta

04-13-2011, 12:45 PM

non-Ys Yuzo Koshiro goodness:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UqMuc6huik

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY15-rSRPSs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsTaEZOMBEI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_NTj0Am98Q

Sgt Phantomizer

04-13-2011, 05:01 PM

Infinite Undiscovery

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsWNfV5428w

Glad to see some appreciation for Infinite Undiscovery's soundtrack, while it didn't have THAT many that i really, really liked, it did have a few that were nice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCfa3AZ7tDM

Say what you want about any Mana game after Seiken Densetsu 3, but Legend of Mana had a sweeeeet soundtrack.

Yes it did, here's from my favorite's on youtube, it's not the original instead being a remix, but it's not any less cooler then the original.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0vltr4GVRs

Zeta

04-13-2011, 05:24 PM

obligatory:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2QAZmvDa1k

Boy_Tomo_Chan

04-13-2011, 06:07 PM

The main battle theme -- think Hitoshi Sakimoto + Danny Elfman + Sabre Dance. It freakin' RULES:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjIt_8p16WM

...I freaking loved this game! I didn't know many other people played it XD

Now for songs ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sfuHDRI5P0

I can't really express how much I loved the ranch music in this game...so calming.

GeeLW

04-13-2011, 06:26 PM

A little Vagrant Story, anyone? I loved how the opening CG movie went for a medieval James Bond "look" (I caught that right away) and then you got that awesome "trailer" if you let the game sit for a bit on the title screen. It was also one of the first PSOne titles to make good use of the PS2's "smoothing" function where the visuals got a nice boost with it turned on.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIDzmISasQM&playnext=1&list=PL49D6F5F3FC29A278

Tons of other nice tracks on the OST, but I've only time to post this and the "Minotaur" track:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weYL2ww1uDU&feature=BF&list=PL49D6F5F3FC29A278&index=7

Deuce

04-13-2011, 06:43 PM

I hate to nitpick, guys, but Square stuff is too obvious. Virtually everyone who's into game music will have heard most, if not all, of their musical output. I was thinking of the more obscure/niche stuff (ie. the kind of stuff XSEED would be apt to license). Expand our horizons!

So, I present to you one of my favorite fighting game themes ever... and also probably the softest and most thoughtful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkApG7fSp4c&feature=related

And as a counterpoint, the theme to one of the oddest (and coolest) characters ever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nHdhK5VzCQ&feature=related

Zeta

04-13-2011, 06:43 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_wHGG_9QlE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxLGrEv13UU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sosqYT5Jfmk

I hate to nitpick, guys, but Square stuff is too obvious. Virtually everyone who's into game music will have heard most, if not all, of their musical output.

I can't argue with that.

repulsive human

04-13-2011, 07:29 PM

non-Ys Yuzo Koshiro goodness:

Etrian Odyssey StuffThis rules man. I'm so glad Atlus is letting Yuzo Koshiro do 16 bit frequency modulation stuff for Etrian Odyssey. I read an interview of him recently where he talked about how much he misses the heyday of FM music and how he thinks it's got a lot of character. I completely agree!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdOFYW0pbp8

This is an x68k song he did I discovered recently that's been blowing my mind. Kind of a late 60s/early 70s Emerson, Lake and Palmer feel to it. It's hard to believe those cymbals and some of the percussion aren't samples.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Qy5PppqXYg

This is a PC-98 song by Ryu Umemoto, a guy who works for Cave now.

So yeah, obviously I'm a huge FM fan.

Deuce

04-13-2011, 07:38 PM

This is an x68k song he did I discovered recently that's been blowing my mind. Kind of a late 60s/early 70s Emerson, Lake and Palmer feel to it. It's hard to believe those cymbals and some of the percussion aren't samples.

Holy crap. This is EXACTLY the kind of stuff I had in mind when I made this thread. :D

Zeta

04-13-2011, 08:33 PM

This rules man. I'm so glad Atlus is letting Yuzo Koshiro do 16 bit frequency modulation stuff for Etrian Odyssey. I read an interview of him recently where he talked about how much he misses the heyday of FM music and how he thinks it's got a lot of character. I completely agree!

So yeah, obviously I'm a huge FM fan.

Let's keep the FM X68k and PC-8/98 train going :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T66Dc3Z5wU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxWw_tNEsxo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEG91UB_yLQ&feature=related

Sagadego

04-13-2011, 08:50 PM

No popolocrois Wyrdwad !?, soniamdissapoint.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QxajTQ2fF4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JESrnscphnM
2 favs. also can never find gami gami devil music

Sagadego

04-13-2011, 08:54 PM

some my other favs

Robot taisen Dark Knight

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XQCKZd-PLI

Ar Tonelico battle theme

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lONSbUy9Oco

What Did I Do To Deserve This, My Lord?-Theme of Protecting the Demon Lord

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VgGWo_tipo&feature=related

Wyrdwad

04-13-2011, 09:15 PM

Heh, well, if it's PopoloCrois music you want... then so be it!

The two Japanese PS2 games weren't very good, as far as actual GAMES go... but their soundtracks are absolutely amazing. The overworld theme from PopoloCrois: A New Departure is still one of my favorite overworld themes of all time:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHYkHM8VvNs

This is another favorite, titled "Courage":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F99zISDXLYg

And one of the game's boss themes, which I swear sounds like it might fit right in with a Falcom game:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NMsyh08dag

-Tom

GeeLW

04-13-2011, 10:47 PM

Hey now, great as they are, not EVERYONE has played EVERY Square game EVER made, folks. I actually had to explain to some clerk in Gamestop a few weeks ago what Vagrant Story was after two customers got into a discussion about it and again last week to two people who were wondering if it "was any good" because it never got a sequel (!!!).

It's easy to be pompous and turn up one's nose at that sort of person "Oh, well... if you never heard of it... too bad!" or you can spend a few minutes educating them on something they may want to try and track down. I tend to go that latter route these days. Remember, it's a game that came out two console cycles ago, so it's essential in terms of not letting the younger generation of RPG players forget it exists.

That said, here's something a tiny bit more obscure:

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=516EE9FBD498764F

Selections ("sketches") from the D2 soundtrack, including Arto Lindasy's haunting "Counting The Roses", which is used in the game pretty effectively and pops up again in the end credits. These tracks are actually from the infamous "Shock Demo" that came with the Dreamcast port of Real Sound: Kaze no Regret (a Saturn adventure/mystery game created for blind gamers, complete with a braille manual)...

Sgt Phantomizer

04-13-2011, 11:16 PM

Someone here knows about PoPoLoCrois? awesome, i found that game to be very good. If only someone would upload the Battle themes to youtube (there's only one or two from the PSP game).

Wyrdwad

04-13-2011, 11:41 PM

Know about it? I got my start as a translator by fan-translating all 51 episodes of the anime. (: The PSP game is but a pale shadow of what the series truly has to offer -- there are 5 other games (plus a cell phone game and a PocketStation game) and 51 episodes of anime, as well as manga, tons of books, and other merchandise.

PopoloCrois was my original obsession, long before I ever became a Falcom fanboy. (:

-Tom

Sgt Phantomizer

04-13-2011, 11:55 PM

Yeah, it's a shame the entire series didn't make it over to the states too, at least the games.

Wyrdwad

04-14-2011, 12:16 AM

Yep. The first three, anyway -- Japan can keep the two PS2 games. ;)

Anyway, back on topic... anyone here familiar with Tim Follin? As non-Japanese game music composers go, he's my absolute favorite. His MO was always to do things with sound chips that no one ever thought possible (as he not only composed music, but programmed the sound routines to play it, in most cases), and it really is amazing the sorts of sounds he was able to cull forth from early computer sound chips and the NES.

A couple choice examples from his NES portfolio:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypNPxwnppU0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydqijqoMJ8U
(Silver Surfer is widely renowned as a bad game, but I think you'll agree its music is NOT at fault for that!)

And one (sadly unreleased) Genesis/MegaDrive composition that's absolutely MINDBLOWING:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqyEbu8cmMg

-Tom

nunuu

04-14-2011, 12:24 AM

The entire NIER OST. :P

It's been a very long time since I've liked a majority of tracks on a soundtrack.

But if I must share a video for music sampling, then I will choose this as this was the most recent tune I've uploaded:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNXnQbRhioc

Wait. Let's have some soundTEMP music from Arcturus: The Curse and Loss of Divinity too!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPQdXD5XZws

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqHWWyJdotg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Q99LaKKhs4

Would post some Taiko no Tatsujin music too but maybe some other time. XD

MikeHawk

04-14-2011, 05:07 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCD6ribbc-4&feature=related
yeah Advance Wars is not obscure but most people don't give the soundtracks a second look.
I may be wrong but I think the CO portraits were made by the same guy who did the artwork for King of Fighters

lopez

04-14-2011, 05:32 AM

You guys gotta listen to the Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective soundtrack :D

I also recommend the Nier and The 3rd Birthday soundtracks :)

Zeta

04-14-2011, 12:08 PM

Wait. Let's have some soundTEMP music from Arcturus: The Curse and Loss of Divinity too!

soundTEMP? yes please. can't get enough of them.

nunuu

04-14-2011, 03:48 PM

soundTEMP? yes please. can't get enough of them.
Heh. They're kind of hit or miss for me (like all composers, really). However, I DID like a lot of their Ragnarok Online tunes.

The most recent work I've heard from them was off the Granado Espada OST. Can't say I liked or didn't like what they contributed on that since I don't even remember which ones were theirs! ^^

Wyrdwad

04-14-2011, 04:17 PM

nunuu

04-14-2011, 04:19 PM

Their contributions were actually my least-favorite tracks on Granado Espada's OST, as they were all the generic dance-club tracks. The unique and interesting ones with a heavy focus on melody were all contributed by the other composers. (:
That could be why I don't remember them! In fact, I keep hearing the Barracks music playing in my head right now. Curse me for thinking of the soundtrack! X_x

Wyrdwad

04-14-2011, 04:35 PM

This was posted to my YouTube channel as a video response sometime within the last couple days, and it's REALLY cool. It's music from the Falcom game "Dinosaur," but... well, it's not the version from the original Dinosaur, nor is it the version from the 2002 remake "Dinosaur: Resurrection." It seems to be an old-school-styled arrange version or something, and there's no info in the video on where it came from, but it totally rocks!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R879jwhl5IQ

For comparison's sake, here's what the Dinosaur: Resurrection in-game version sounds like:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKvBoBUv_1I

-Tom

Neon01

04-14-2011, 05:11 PM

Nice thread! Too many to count, but I'll pick a random sampling. Gonna jump around a bit here, and I won't mention any of the more well known recent titles.

Ar Tonelico (probably the single best gaming franchise in existence from a musical standpoint - IMO of course)

http://youtu.be/LVMAGH4l11U

http://youtu.be/4PEmZdiFjwY

Lost Odyssey

http://youtu.be/g5Rt2MmYqJQ

http://youtu.be/tgxFLMM9TLw

Jet Force Gemini

http://youtu.be/ji8OG3KwoHA

Super Castlevania 4

http://youtu.be/yoQex8CB9eA

Gaiares (best shmup on the Genesis, IMO)

http://youtu.be/qtknw-PkWXg

...and pretty much anything from the Metroid series.

Sgt Phantomizer

04-14-2011, 05:38 PM

Ok, after 2 people mentioning NIER's soundtrack, i'm curious to buy the game (which i've been meaning to anyways) and see how it is.

@Neon01: Nice pick for Jet Force Gemini, but i myself prefer Mizar's Palace.

Neon01

04-14-2011, 06:34 PM

While he's not a gaming music producer, if you're looking for suggestions for composers for Xseed games, I'm DYING to get some Shiro Sagisu pieces in gaming. Wouldn't be too much of a stretch either, since I believe he did an arrangement of some Final Fantasy music.

Some examples:

Soundscape to Ardor

http://youtu.be/0GzFjjrDfZQ

Destiny

http://youtu.be/kNZDTkPRyMk

Fate

http://youtu.be/9gVvWhD0ch8

In My Spirit

http://youtu.be/6UTEq5MsQ-k

Shini

http://youtu.be/qz5uI0GF5BE

dunno001

04-14-2011, 10:45 PM

There's an old game that I always liked the music to. And it's from this old series that I'd love to see more of migrate over here, but with its age, I doubt it. Nonetheless...

http://youtu.be/WkdOyiuG6VY

Zeta

04-14-2011, 11:42 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R879jwhl5IQ

For comparison's sake, here's what the Dinosaur: Resurrection in-game version sounds like:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKvBoBUv_1I

-Tom

my god, this is so awesome <3

Sisaya

04-15-2011, 09:08 AM

Zanzarah Title Theme

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAT7FAqMXkE

pktazn

04-15-2011, 06:39 PM

I know others have said it already but it must be said again. Anything from NIER. Go on I'll wait. .... Fine here's a few of my favs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4aRbiTMBUE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gilH6f2hHk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiDI4GZMVF0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsBX6FWJcNk

macirex

04-16-2011, 01:48 AM

Just my Two cents:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ksiowj71cfc&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7D0U_RhH-I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PNjCnoaugM&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYo55ZGggcg

Sgt Phantomizer

04-17-2011, 05:00 AM

Some more:
These are from Dark Cloud (PS2), one of my top favorite games on PS2.

Memories.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkCb2Ba7KiE

Time of Destiny.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vgspe-bQCkc&feature=related

King's Curse.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkCb2Ba7KiE

Broken Promise.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4AxW3OgwwA

suashi

04-17-2011, 06:33 AM

Final Fantasy XII is one of my favorite game soundtracks ever. A few of my top tracks:

Time for a Rest (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gxRcuEmdos)

Seeking Power (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKYdK1PM874)

Desperate Fight (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svpUJDcVFpI)

Second-favorite might be Suikoden Tierkreis:

The Plain and the Sky (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Orw0aXZc-vQ)

Victory Pose (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw5F6YPvRbc)

Sally Beacon (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxBMrq9StX4)

NorseFTX

04-17-2011, 06:57 AM

Second-favorite might be Suikoden Tierkreis:
The Plain and the Sky (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Orw0aXZc-vQ)

I love that song!

Here are a couple; I've tried to make a bit of a variety in moods:
Rudora no Hihou - Spirit Chaser Surlent (Battle theme):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOGLf9XVqz0

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance - Oliver's awesomely Baroque theme:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiUC4aXtC3Y

Chrono Cross, one of the most beautiful world map themes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=019DAhMGlO0

Sgt Phantomizer

04-17-2011, 05:13 PM

Chrono Cross, one of the most beautiful world map themes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=019DAhMGlO0

I honestly didn't care much for Chrono Cross, but the music was pretty nice, thats one of my favorite.

repulsive human

04-18-2011, 02:07 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYo55ZGggcg
Whoa, is this an arrangement or is it actually in the game? I don't think I've ever heard it before and I've played Suikoden 2 a billion times. The guitar version in Suikoden 1 is one of my favorite game songs of all time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhZBDNQ3gas

I can't stop listening to this.

Chestnut Bowl

04-18-2011, 02:37 AM

Mega Man X has a soundtrack arranged by Alph Lyra (in-house Capcom musicians, I believe) into a 80s fusion style. A number of Capcom's soundtracks from the 90s, especially those involving Shinji Hosoe, were arranged or rearranged into a j-a-z-z fusion style. Chick Corea must have been an influence on them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0cytwxCZOE

Necrofantasia

04-18-2011, 03:00 AM

It's comparatively high profile, but I don't think any topic like this is complete without some mention of Touhou music. So, here's one of my favorite Touhou themes. It's called Necrofantasia (hey, that's my username!).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=195XntreoMc

And here's some dungeon music from the celebrated soundtrack of Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon. I played this game back in eighth grade and didn't touch it again until I was a junior. One thing I didn't forget was how awesome its music was.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4TnN-YZglM

Sgt Phantomizer

04-18-2011, 03:24 AM

And here's some dungeon music from the celebrated soundtrack of Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon. I played this game back in eighth grade and didn't touch it again until I was a junior. One thing I didn't forget was how awesome its music was.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4TnN-YZglM

Seriously? Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon and Goemon's Great Adventure are among some of my top favorite N64 games, it's a shame more of the games didn't make it over to the states as they had some fun gameplay and even more fun music :D

Boy_Tomo_Chan

04-18-2011, 03:34 AM

I could never find goemon's great adventure D;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1PW_DSHS6w
kind of counts as game music? I dunno.

Dogi

04-18-2011, 03:35 AM

Lessee

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z-ZzkcnFb0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZVWLTK6W_Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhLfLUtBZA4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig8NnSoW1oU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jf53sBB39kc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxZymivOZKc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQc6ZhwaiB4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2v_AtBf7wW8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH66Ge80Iys

It's simply amazing what people were able to do with the older tools for game sounds and osts. Even Unlimited Saga's OST is all synth

Necrofantasia

04-18-2011, 03:42 AM

Seriously? Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon and Goemon's Great Adventure are among some of my top favorite N64 games, it's a shame more of the games didn't make it over to the states as they had some fun gameplay and even more fun music :D

The first game kind of got lost in the shuffle for me after a while, which is really too bad as I've replayed it a bunch of times in recent years. I still loved that music though, to the point where I began figuring out how to play some of it on the trumpet. Goemon's Great Adventure wasn't even on my radar for a long time. I didn't know about it until I picked up both games at Gamestop when they were clearing out their N64 stock. Probably one of my best Gamestop used pickups aside from when I got Suikoden II for $20 because the store mislabeled it.

Sgt Phantomizer

04-18-2011, 04:15 AM

The first game kind of got lost in the shuffle for me after a while, which is really too bad as I've replayed it a bunch of times in recent years. I still loved that music though, to the point where I began figuring out how to play some of it on the trumpet. Goemon's Great Adventure wasn't even on my radar for a long time. I didn't know about it until I picked up both games at Gamestop when they were clearing out their N64 stock. Probably one of my best Gamestop used pickups aside from when I got Suikoden II for $20 because the store mislabeled it.

Yeah, their pretty unique games, my only gripe is that the camera is abysmal (Mystical Ninja) and difficulty (Goemon's Great Adventure) might end up putting alot of players off. I still enjoyed the alot though. Funny when i mention them to people and they go like "What the heck is that? sounds wierd." ;)

nunuu

04-18-2011, 03:15 PM

*Ahem* I'm sure there are folks here who haven't heard this before! XD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAga2AjfZlg

Also! Two of my favourite tunes from Gurumin:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUvlMgGBW8I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzTJlJXbyYQ

Wyrdwad

04-18-2011, 04:15 PM

"Plop! Goes the Whirling Wizard" is an interesting translation of that track title. Never seen that before, but I give whoever translated it some credit -- it's pretty catchy. (:

-Tom

nunuu

04-19-2011, 03:30 AM

"Plop! Goes the Whirling Wizard" is an interesting translation of that track title. Never seen that before, but I give whoever translated it some credit -- it's pretty catchy. (:

-Tom
Yeah, it was because of the weird translation that it took me more time than I expected to find the tune on YouTube! ^^;

Anyway~ I will submit Chaos Legion to this thread! It is, by far, one of my favourite gaming soundtracks! I'm so happy to actually own the CD. ^^

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvlfNZ685B8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l3ssDUHBeU

Sadly, I never really liked the other things I've heard by BACONBACONBACONasawa Hideyuki. :/ (LOL. Good grief! ^^;;; I am SO leaving his name with the censor. XD)

Oh, and just for kicks, here's the "Japanese version" of the ending theme! XD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkddI6fIizc

Sgt Phantomizer

04-19-2011, 04:04 AM

I tried liking Chaos Legion, but i played it for 30 or 45mins and immediately shelved it, story seemed intriguing, but gameplay was boring.

ULTROS!

04-19-2011, 09:06 AM

LUNAR!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qhDzDGkhKM

Sgt Phantomizer

04-19-2011, 12:54 PM

Japanese version huh? i quite like the English version myself, but this one's good too ^.^

nunuu

04-19-2011, 03:38 PM

I tried liking Chaos Legion, but i played it for 30 or 45mins and immediately shelved it, story seemed intriguing, but gameplay was boring.
That's the general consensus of the game. ^^ But I'm a glutton (or perhaps a masochist?) for these kinds of hack-and-slash games.

In fact, I think Chaos Legion is one of the only games where I did multiple playthroughs from start to finish. Of course, that's only true for the Japanese version which is the one I own. It seems to have the right amount of grinding. The North American version has added PAIN with more monsters to beat up and the higher EXP amount needed to evolve Thanatos. I really don't like playing that version. :\

The story's rather simple though. I'd much rather read the novels but that probably won't happen in this lifetime.

Okei, let's keep on track with the topic now! XD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6L6MhSgpgo

repulsive human

04-19-2011, 06:44 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6L6MhSgpgo
Haha, I love the M.U.L.E. song. One of my first game music jobs was to make a song that sort of recreates the feeling of it. I'll post if it I can find it.

Okay, more FM.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JATElEu0mZk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AmPwHZ-yWU

Aaaaaaa that Misty Blue song rules. It makes no effort of hiding the fact that it's Italo disco. I love it when game musicians don't feel like making GAME MUSIC and just do whatever they feel like doing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ria-SsVgqas

Sort of like with Galaxy Force II. The people who made it clearly had no interest in making game music; they wanted to make fusion j-a-z-z.

SplatterTrigger

04-20-2011, 12:57 AM

Viewing this thread on my iPhone I'm missing some of the embedding in the thread but I haven't seen any mention of Zuntata!

Necrofantasia

04-20-2011, 01:19 AM

Sgt Phantomizer

04-20-2011, 03:44 AM

Boy_Tomo_Chan

04-20-2011, 03:47 AM

You don't know no more heroes? :O

and hm BTN :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32rdAG3Q5cs

nunuu

04-20-2011, 01:13 PM

Viewing this thread on my iPhone I'm missing some of the embedding in the thread but I haven't seen any mention of Zuntata!
Not being able to see the vids on the touch is one reason I actually mention the game titles in my posts. :3! Wish others would do the same but hey, it's Apple's damn fault (or Adobe's?) for not including/allowing Flash content to be viewed! I never did check the reason ...

Zeta

04-20-2011, 03:43 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AmPwHZ-yWU

Aaaaaaa that Misty Blue song rules. It makes no effort of hiding the fact that it's Italo disco. I love it when game musicians don't feel like making GAME MUSIC and just do whatever they feel like doing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GafF8O8wJx4

Deuce

04-20-2011, 04:30 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMjxXzEdBmc

Jaki Crush, a Super Famicom sequel to Devil's Crush. Damned hard, with great music.

Sgt Phantomizer

04-20-2011, 05:03 PM

You don't know no more heroes? :O

Oops, yes, i do know about it, but i just read the description, not the title of the video :P goes to show how much i know or even cared for No More Heroes.... :p

Zeta

04-20-2011, 05:15 PM

Jaki Crush, a Super Famicom sequel to Devil's Crush. Damned hard, with great music.

Loved the music in Devil Crash/Devil's Crush/Dragon's Fury:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P6C4_Ji1H0&feature=related

@Sgt. Phantomizer:
No More Heroes and NMH2 are easily my favorite Wii titles, you should really listen to the OST when you get the chance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNxD9giFC3A&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiH_aO22Rro

Philip

04-21-2011, 02:02 AM

Grandia and Grandia II soundtracks are sexy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBrW07Ri-J0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-QGg9FGzj4

Old school Shining Force also roxxx imo:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTxMCk93QYw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCv95eBeItQ

Sgt Phantomizer

04-21-2011, 02:05 AM

Grandia II FTW!!!

Sorry, i can't say anything concerning Grandia, i never played it (well, not yet anyways) :p

SplatterTrigger

04-22-2011, 03:42 AM

Some of my favorites.
Lunar The Silver Star Mega CD Extended intro

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6QY1vxo_EQ

Neo Geo Ultimate Shooting

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlwXujqo-gY&feature=relmfu

Symphonic Fantasies Secret of Mana part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etm28Ubj_-o

Symphonic Fantasies Secret of Mana part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9NQ-0MQZcg&feature=related

nunuu

04-22-2011, 05:55 AM

Sorry, i can't say anything concerning Grandia, i never played it (well, not yet anyways) :p
Whenever you do, mute your TV/speakers cuz the voice acting is horrendous.

Sgt Phantomizer

04-22-2011, 05:56 PM

Whenever you do, mute your TV/speakers cuz the voice acting is horrendous.

Can't be much worst then Dark Cloud 2 (i seriously hated that one) :p

Zero

04-22-2011, 06:13 PM

Just downloaded the Hard Corps Uprising OST. It's excellent, here's to hoping for a physical release.

repulsive human

04-23-2011, 12:17 AM

Shining Force music
Man, I really want to play Shining Force CD again. A couple months ago one of my best friends and I played Shining Force I together and had a super good time.

My same friend and I were talking about how music in Western RPGs has changed over the last decade and a half recently. I'm not really sure how to describe what it used to be - it was sort of something entirely unique to itself, this kind of strange blend of pop and film score and FANTASY. I have no idea what to call it, but it was neat and set the tone for these games in some ways a lot better than the orchestral music of today. Here are some cool examples.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVtiQ8Jp9RI

This song horrified me as a kid. I'm not even sure why, since it was the theme for this Dwarf town. It's sort of like if the Conan film score met Dueling Banjos. A really intense song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X10EzscllQw

This was the intro song for a post-apocalyptic RPG/strategy game called Burntime. The first 30 seconds are very pop-ish and then it transitions into this weird pseudo-techno. It's really cool.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX85kMZ6YCY

I like this song a lot. It played whenever you visited a healer in Blade of Destiny. It's got a totally different feeling from any contemporary Eastern games or modern Western RPGs, but I think it establishes the character of a healer really well. It's gentle and makes you think of some fantasy wizard or something.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur-hfHjP_XM

This song is a lot more orchestral than the others, but it's still got a strong melody and a lot of character. The dude who wrote this song also did music for Unreal and Deus Ex.

It's pretty cool stuff with a unique feeling that isn't captured by modern ambient orchestral music. Too bad they don't make it anymore! I'm not complaining, there's definitely some outstanding orchestral game music (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLyqSQhS6E0), I just think that old style of music's neat character and memorable melodies contributed a lot to a game's atmosphere.

Shizuka

04-23-2011, 12:56 AM

Anything Radiata Stories and NieR is mandatory. Best PS2 and PS3 soundtracks I've ever seen.

Peytral

04-23-2011, 03:46 PM

Anything Radiata Stories and NieR is mandatory. Best PS2 and PS3 soundtracks I've ever seen.

This this thi- actually wait no. My favorite PS2 soundtrack would have to go to...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3HcfmPAxCY&fmt=18
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEkjPFuJwu0&fmt=18
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyhPLopSWiQ&fmt=18

Super Robot Wars music is pretty much my greatest love next to Ys music(also lol embedding just makes it more inconvenient to listen to them since you can't leave the page. ;_; )

Dark Schneider

04-23-2011, 04:20 PM

Nier probably has the best soundtrack of any console game this gen, thus far.

repulsive human

04-26-2011, 07:02 AM

So someone earlier said that we shouldn't post Square music because everyone's heard it all or whatever, and that's probably true, but I feel like posting a few songs anyway! These are from my favorite soundtrack, SaGa Frontier 2, which is probably the best thing Masashi Hamauzu has ever done. Everything he does is good though!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-zsONLYqzs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8p28zth2e8U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN1ySWuRMhY

Lots of Debussy and Satie vibes from this music. It's cool stuff.

pktazn

04-27-2011, 06:03 AM

A song from the God Hand soundtrack's being posted makes me think this topic needs more of Masafumi Takada. And what better way to do that than to introduce the theme of everyone's favorite beer-swilling, bat-swinging, pink dress-wearing assassin?

*No More Heroes OST - Pleather for Breakfast*

To quote Bad Girl herself, "Home run!"

I can't wait till the PS3 version comes out later this summer <3

Has anyone mentioned anything from the Guilty Gear series yet? I love pretty much any song I hear from there.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_S43AP1tgc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6QOzGB10D0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RphtWmGD11s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3Jredj3n7k

Wyrdwad

05-05-2011, 04:58 PM

In my usual style, I've been really getting into Corpse Party on PSP, which has also rekindled my interest in Corpse Party's MUSIC. The game is creepy as all hell to begin with, and that's further enhanced by a soundtrack that honestly could stand toe-to-toe with Umineko no Naku Koro ni's (in my opinion, of course!).

This is the track that first caught my attention when I played the demo:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeSZ14ivDAo

And after picking up the game's LE, these two immediately stood out to me on the soundtrack CD:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDG-6qZGVC8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-kjljVWEuw

That last one is the least creepy of the three, but MAN is it catchy -- it's been my mid-afternoon "wake up, dammit!" song all week. ;) Skip ahead to about 2:12 for the really awesome part!

I only wish the soundtrack CD were complete, as I've encountered quite a few tracks in-game that are AWESOME, but aren't actually included on the CD at all.

-Tom

Deuce

05-05-2011, 05:50 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFH_sLohbRQ
This game could have been better-focused, but the feeling of looming menace was incredible, aided greatly by the amazing score by Sonic Mayhem (Sascha Dikiciyan & Cris Velasco). These guys can do no wrong.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qviy4rNiTkM
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 music. There's very little music in these games that isn't impressive. Tecmo did a phenomenal job with them.

BTW, Tom, odds are good that you could rip the audio from Corpse Party (or it's been done already). Most PSP games are easy-peasy.

Wyrdwad

05-05-2011, 06:00 PM

BTW, Tom, odds are good that you could rip the audio from Corpse Party (or it's been done already). Most PSP games are easy-peasy.

Not without custom firmware I couldn't.

I can easily RECORD the audio from the game, though -- and have done so in the past for games without soundtracks. That first Corpse Party video, in fact, was recorded directly from the J-PSN demo version of the game, before I had purchased the LE to get the soundtrack.

-Tom

Deuce

05-05-2011, 06:09 PM

Piffle. You don't need custom firmware to rip game audio. You don't even need the original hardware.

In fact, just to prove a point, I'm going to go hunt for this soundtrack. (I think I might have been successfully baited.)

Wyrdwad

05-05-2011, 08:58 PM

Finding it online isn't the same as ripping it, remember. If you REALLY want to prove your point, you'll have to rip it yourself. Which means you'll have to buy the game!

It's a great game, though, in which peppy, optimistic children get horribly tortured -- so it might be right up your alley! ;)

-Tom

Deuce

05-06-2011, 01:16 AM

Oh, I can rip it, depending on the format in which the audio files are done. I did it easily enough with Ys vs. Sora no Kiseki, among others. Most PSP games are just AT3 files, for which the decoding process is appallingly simple, once you get past the annoying hurdles of finding and installing the necessary programs.

Wyrdwad

05-06-2011, 06:07 AM

AHA! I think I found out why the Corpse Party PSP soundtrack is missing so many tracks.

Because Corpse Party was originally a series of RPG Maker titles... and while they never quite reached Cave Story levels of grass-roots popularity, they were still popular enough in Japan that a separate soundtrack was released for them.

And while many of the tracks used in the PSP version have been rearranged, many others HAVEN'T... and I think the PSP soundtrack is, literally, just all the tracks that have been newly arranged from the original RPG Maker titles.

So yeah... in the interest of staying on-topic, here are a few additional Corpse Party tracks that I really like!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRhGqQOUJPc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Af8hZwxhccQ

That second one sounds like something out of a Shin Megami Tensei game, doesn't it?

-Tom

repulsive human

05-07-2011, 12:28 AM

When I was a kid, I sat in front of my TV with a tape recorder and recorded all my favorite songs from Phantasy Star IV. I'm sure if I looked around at my dad's place I'd still be able to find that tape! It's weird saying this, but the music from Phantasy Star IV was very formative on the way I experience music. The music is very well written, but the FM sound engineering is exceptional. Making music with 16-bit frequency modulation sound chips is a precarious and delicate thing to do well. All of the sounds in Phantasy Star IV are very distinct and high quality; if any of their hex values had been changed by only one or two units, the entire sound would have been different. It's pretty amazing what the sound engineers did with the YM2612! Anyway, here are a bunch of songs that I like.

Also check out those sweet graphics ; )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDdzfvXhAuM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQnO5L-mdZ8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNfpkLg9oOQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19eosPiwoGk

Also, what are the rules about posting music I've ripped from games? Last summer I ripped a bunch of music from old PC-88 and X68000 games that are like 25 years old. Will I get banned if I upload the files or is it alright?

Wyrdwad

05-07-2011, 01:43 AM

Also, what are the rules about posting music I've ripped from games? Last summer I ripped a bunch of music from old PC-88 and X68000 games that are like 25 years old. Will I get banned if I upload the files or is it alright?

I'd suggest uploading them to YouTube and just posting links to the videos here, rather than posting the songs themselves. It's just... a slippery slope, otherwise.

-Tom

Zeta

05-07-2011, 04:32 PM

In celebration of Guardian Heroes' upcoming HD port to XBLA:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVX-bFT6ljY&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRzxKvD8ppA&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kz-aMgdYOpM

Deuce

05-08-2011, 06:46 AM

It's Guardian Heroes, but that's not HD. They didn't even retouch the 3D textures, much less give the 2D sprites a proper redrawing. Lame. Lucky thing the game itself is good.

Zeta

05-08-2011, 02:30 PM

They didn't even retouch the 3D textures, much less give the 2D sprites a proper redrawing. Lame. Lucky thing the game itself is good.

I know, right?

Zeta

05-11-2011, 05:23 AM

Man, it's been years since I played this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pssPh_X6y6o

I should probably pick this back up and play it again.
Namco X Capcom might not be the best game Monolith soft. has ever made, but the gameplay is pretty solid (and the soundtrack is phenomenal).

Zeta

05-12-2011, 02:58 PM

Overlooked NES gem, go!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLTyibrt_Sg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPn-D7UG1aY&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57bWPKWTDGg&feature=related

Sagadego

05-12-2011, 03:38 PM

Man, it's been years since I played this:

I should probably pick this back up and play it again.
Namco X Capcom might not be the best game Monolith soft. has ever made, but the gameplay is pretty solid (and the soundtrack is phenomenal).

the robot taisen ver.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Elk4tdFl2gk
damn you namco for not allowing atlus for the sequel

Kazeno

05-12-2011, 09:08 PM

Queen Fury from Legend of the Dragoon, anyone?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xaz-RmcmJLw

Dogi

05-12-2011, 09:20 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8Yp3Pdo4ho

repulsive human

05-12-2011, 10:07 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8Yp3Pdo4ho

I wrote this song ; )

Zeta

05-12-2011, 11:18 PM

Leave it to doujin games to come up with good music these days.
Love French Bread <3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EadXIq2hoLc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpDaYoFnR3U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBwZfOtVyWY

Zeta

05-16-2011, 02:18 AM

From my favorite side-scrolling shmup of all time, Thunder Force IV:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJE-iAE1Mt8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTQIiIKummw

Desu

05-17-2011, 05:48 PM

Some playlists of VGM that I made. (www.youtube.com/user/blargityish)
About 400 songs right now.

Darth-Paper-Boy

05-17-2011, 06:14 PM

The mention of Thunder Force reminds me of this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHZvuR8arZA

Zeta

05-18-2011, 02:28 AM

It really is a shame that Hyakutaro Tsukumo's compositions never made into TFVI. The OST would've been a whole lot better =(

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWaJU9XIZvc

As for The Justice Ray, I prefer part 2 (from TFV):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coeJ4969n4I

repulsive human

05-18-2011, 06:04 AM

Heck yeah, Technosoft ruled. I think Technosoft and Falcom are the two companies that most consistently put out good music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCDc38hdikk

Check out the killer character designs too.

brightsuzaku

05-18-2011, 06:30 AM

Hyakutaro Tsukumo~~~~~ *drool*

All right, gonna listen to Claymore: Hyakutaro Tsukumo and Friends again, now.

Zeta

05-18-2011, 12:57 PM

Heck yeah, Technosoft ruled. I think Technosoft and Falcom are the two companies that most consistently put out good music.

*Elemental Master Video*

Check out the killer character designs too.

With the exception of the last like, 2 levels, Elemental Master had an AMAZING soundtrack.
One of my personal Technosoft favorites right there <3

repulsive human

05-18-2011, 06:14 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h18q8q29cA

Man, Arc the Lad was so weird. Listen to this. This is straight up mid 90s grocery store muzak. I'd bet $100 this song has been played at least once on a public access channel. That fuzzed out wah guitar solo is so bizarre. All of it is! I can't believe this is a real song that someone put in a game.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKWQgBuhExw

I think this is the weirdest song I've ever heard in a video game. It rules, it's this Pink Floyd-ish pseudo-psychedelic rock song that gradually intensifies as it goes on. It's pretty crazy. The weird thing is that it's in this totally awful adventure game that looks like those Zelda and Mario Philips CD-i games. It's so out of place.

Video games are weird as hell.

repulsive human

05-18-2011, 06:32 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTEo-dBA55o

I was playing Last Remnant and heard this. It's really nice!

Ryos

05-19-2011, 01:24 AM

Sgt Phantomizer

05-19-2011, 05:04 PM

I'm sure some enterprising person put up The Witcher II's soundtrack on YouTube. It's not as good as Nier's OST by any means, but it's about as good as The Witcher. Man, I need to get around to picking up a new PC. :(

Yeah, loved The Witcher and was super excited the The Witcher 2 and that uber awesome collector's edition...until i found out that my computer wouldn't run it <_<

Chelli

05-20-2011, 04:14 AM

I haven't been paying much attention to this topic, so I apologize in advance if this has been posted already, but Skies of Arcadia has a great soundtrack. The final boss theme is probably my favorite final boss music ever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8DCQev6ll4

Zeta

05-21-2011, 06:18 PM

My personal favorite track from Muramasa: The Demon Blade:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qhh9VZ8CUws

Wyrdwad

05-26-2011, 03:58 AM

You know, it just occurred to me that I haven't posted some of my favorite recently-produced retro-style tunes in here yet...

...but before I do, I want to make one thing very clear:

THESE ARE NOT VOCAL THEMES. There is NO SINGING IN THEM. Yes, they're Hatsune Miku-related... but they're actually 8 bit-style songs from the Hatsune Miku platformer "Hello, Planet," which was available as part of a Project Diva expansion pack. Basically, divorce the idea of Miku from your head for a moment, and just... listen to these as pieces of video game music. If you like 8 bit-style retro synth, I can virtually guarantee you'd LOVE this game's soundtrack... and these are my three favorite songs from it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZ3ziMqA0zo
First level theme. Peppy, catchy... everything you'd expect from the first level theme in a platformer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNSX1_-OYeM
Final level theme. Much more sinister and urgent-sounding. Probably my favorite track in the game.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixG5Vv3r-Uc
Final "boss" theme. Yeah, it's a trivia battle... but it's still a battle, and you can't deny that this is one heck of an awesome boss theme!

The game itself is actually quite good, albeit VERY short (only 4 levels, sadly). Still, if you're looking for something with which to kill a couple hours, and you have access to Japanese PSN (when PSN is back up, anyway!), I highly recommend picking it up. The expansion is called "Hatsune Miku: Project Diva - Miku Miku no Uta Okawari" ("Miku Miku's Song Seconds," essentially), and while the new Project Diva songs aren't playable unless you own the game, you can still watch the videos associated with them, and the "Hello, Planet" game is completely standalone... and the whole expansion only costs 2000 yen (about $20)... so it's not the worst deal in the world, really. (:

Food for thought, at any rate!

-Tom

repulsive human

05-27-2011, 07:09 AM

Oh man, so I just did a search on Tatsuya Uemura, a guy who did music for a lot of shmups, and this is the first thing I heard.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7O4HE6mvkYQ

This is blowing me away, especially that intro! Does anyone know anymore good music by this guy?

Deuce

05-27-2011, 02:19 PM

Hellfire arranged version is better...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYTTB5jTUTY

Zeta

05-27-2011, 03:51 PM

I prefer his works in the Zero Wing soundtrack, personally.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAxcSujM1iw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL0W7GYkZcE&fmt=18

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyrs6ZznqLM

Wyrdwad

05-28-2011, 09:10 PM

Anybody here ever played Vib-Ribbon before? For some reason, I've been humming the song "Polaroid" from that game all day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZ8MLs7J7KA

For those unfamiliar with this game... the title screen theme also needs to be heard. (:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4c-FEhFp8-o

-Tom

repulsive human

06-01-2011, 02:24 PM

Haha, yeah, Zero Wing is how I found Tatsuya Uemura. It's one of the only shmups I've ever played and I'm crazy about the soundtrack. Submarine Tunnel (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnur5w5cM8I&feature=related) is one of my favorite video game songs of all time. It starts out like something out of an 80s teen movie and does this wild 180 from kind of goofy and fun to serious and catchy. His style is immediately recognizable - he draws as much from 70s and 80s heavy rock as he does from synthpop. It's neat stuff!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PTPgBpX6GI

This is so early 80s I think I'm going to explode. I love that tremolo on the last note at the end of the main phrase.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lglJCqw9vnw

In contrast with that last song, which was heavy metal-ish, this one is totally Italo disco.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wm58yP-ItE4

Everything Toaplan did was pretty cool. Apparently after they folded, most of them went over to Cave and are still there now. This Vimana song is from a shmup they made that's based on Hinduism. That rules.

Deuce

06-01-2011, 03:01 PM

The fact that Tom likes Vib-Ribbon music surprises me not one bit.

Wyrdwad

06-01-2011, 04:18 PM

Just for that... it's KERA-MA-GO time!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPzKfuYQwiU

(:

-Tom

Deuce

06-01-2011, 05:07 PM

Tom, you should play Twinkle Star Sprites. A game with aesthetics that cater to your slightly... effete tastes, but with ridiculously awesome and intense gameplay to accompany it. ;)

Wyrdwad

06-01-2011, 06:38 PM

Duly noted. (:

Actually, you should play Moon! The aesthetics may not be toooo much to your liking, but I bet the game itself would be. It's very, VERY unique, and more than a little cynical. (:

-Tom

repulsive human

06-02-2011, 05:52 PM

Man, I've always wanted to play Moon. I don't know much about it other than that it has great sprite work and that it seems kind of quirky. I wish it had gotten a Western release, it looks like something I'd really enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYU4pBX87Ho

I'm going through all this old shmup music and it is super cool. I wish I knew more about it. I think I've played like 3 shmups my entire life (Twinkle Star Sprites is one of them, amazingly).

conurebleu

06-03-2011, 05:19 PM

Le Ali del Principio : Baten Kaitos Origins
The bird sing, I chirps : Tales of Legendia
Karma : Tales of the Abyss japan import

Zeta

07-02-2011, 08:05 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K0YZ5sIgSY&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iR4EX0klmsM

Zeta

07-06-2011, 07:38 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZ6i0YKwu6I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-ryebyLMw4

SolidusSnake

07-06-2011, 07:53 PM

I'm too lazy to embed videos, but Ar Tonelico has amazing music, especially the Hymmnos. Also: Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne, and Digital Devil Saga.

Wyrdwad

09-11-2011, 08:47 PM

TOPIC REVIVAL!

With Corpse Party announced, it's unsurprising that a few people have brought up Clock Tower -- one of my favorite horror games of all time. Which, of course, got me reminiscing and listening to some of its music on YouTube. Overall not the sort of soundtrack you'd listen to in your car, but it fits the feel of the game soooo well... and the ending theme is a pretty amazing piece of music in general, with a fantastic beat and a great progression to it. It remains one of my favorite ending theme songs from any video game:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xmuM5xrvcg

Just figured I'd share!

-Tom

Dogi

09-12-2011, 12:48 AM

Since I've been on a Megaten binge lately

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae8d0qRwcn4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UR6pHaeRV3w

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZTNjzXCtII

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSJNUugsq3A

Nephlabobo

09-12-2011, 02:37 AM

Nier

Shadow Hearts

Suikoden

Tsugunai - Atonement (One of Mitsuda's best works)

Zeta

09-12-2011, 03:36 AM

TOPIC REVIVAL!

With Corpse Party announced, it's unsurprising that a few people have brought up Clock Tower -- one of my favorite horror games of all time

Unfortunately, I've only played the SFC version of Clock Tower =(

Great game, and great song though!
Thanks for sharing.

Got back into some of my run-n-gun and SHMUP habits in between co-op APB and Dead Island with my friends, so here's what's been stuck in my head for a bit recently:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEzqmfUlYHo&list=FLThujsgwy9sadInWxXCDxFA&index=3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MISyA4y9xEs&list=FLThujsgwy9sadInWxXCDxFA&index=36

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vX5cmANKK-Q&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL96DCA2C4BDF9CF8B
(yes, back to carson city)

How I wish more games these days had awesome stage 1 themes =(

Nephlabobo

09-12-2011, 04:24 AM

TOPIC REVIVAL!

With Corpse Party announced, it's unsurprising that a few people have brought up Clock Tower -- one of my favorite horror games of all time. Which, of course, got me reminiscing and listening to some of its music on YouTube. Overall not the sort of soundtrack you'd listen to in your car, but it fits the feel of the game soooo well... and the ending theme is a pretty amazing piece of music in general, with a fantastic beat and a great progression to it. It remains one of my favorite ending theme songs from any video game:

I would add the police station music from RE2, if we're discussing horror games.

Zeta

09-12-2011, 11:06 AM

I would add the police station music from RE2, if we're discussing horror games.

I don't see why not:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orHrAEU-W84

Wyrdwad

09-13-2011, 06:24 AM

Zeta

09-13-2011, 01:40 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVCtllQKSRg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBtKaYpm9Kk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_pUuikMmqU

SpaceDrake

09-14-2011, 12:51 AM

And now for something completely different!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nim04ScuVc8

The best track from one of the best licensed games on the NES (possibly one of the best licensed games ever made!).

-Tom

Hell, dude, just link the whole damn soundtrack, practically.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCvGjk5mAmI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AU_r6GRxiI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUt4ZjHyoQ8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SiDOsyux1s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1VQLRCT8B8

Literally the only marginal track in the whole damn game is the village theme. Everything else is amazing, Willow NES was amazing and I feel lucky to own it. God it needed battery saves though.

The game also has an interesting development history - there's a lot of suspicion it began life as its own project before Capcom decided to put Willow characters into it.

http://hardcoregaming101.net/willow/willow.htm

Also, Dogi, you link Devil Survivor music without linking THIS?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D45NWb388qw

For shame!

Nephlabobo

09-14-2011, 04:04 AM

reyvard

09-14-2011, 11:01 AM

these aren't bad either

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SyRxxvi3Vs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDGiZmmxP2A&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXMBrgDjIXo&feature=related

Lumina

09-15-2011, 02:16 PM

How the hell does this thread exist without this music?! :eek:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSozYyL4j6c

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xevahrCzQ6o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE1hhd0E-_I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hT8FhGDS5qE

Akai Shuichi

09-15-2011, 05:48 PM

Oh Lufia II...now thats one masterpiece for me.

Some quick things to add that may not be here (I don't want to scroll 15 pages xD)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwtASYeer8Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3OPy9mrwWc&feature=related
Go Buriki Daioh!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN3cwFbwpzo&feature=related

Oh, and this one is... special:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLWc6iG-iuI&feature=related

Nephlabobo

09-16-2011, 03:41 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF1WNj3gLjk

Wyrdwad

09-16-2011, 04:58 AM

More NES awesomeness! Some of my favorite NES tracks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbx9Bcb08I4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckwYeesRJl0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAm-ijowtR8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsswXv-q6qk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIE-Rya7GdY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Blt84HVR0Q

-Tom

reyvard

09-16-2011, 09:30 AM

akai suichi : I've just been listened " battle against thanatos " indeed it's very very very special , never listened a weird tune like that before o_0

Zeta

09-16-2011, 04:51 PM

Loved Strider's NES OST, but the game itself was so bad in comparison to the Genesis version T_T

Also, gotta love that Faxanadu <3

Wyrdwad

09-16-2011, 05:42 PM

Loved Strider's NES OST, but the game itself was so bad in comparison to the Genesis version T_T

Heh, it seems we're destined to disagree with one another on a lot of things. I preferred NES Strider by leaps and bounds. (: Genesis Strider was fun, but was just a level-based platformer in the end. NES Strider was nonlinear and Metroidvania-esque, with a bigger emphasis on exploration and a more intricate storyline. And for me, story-heavy Metroidvanias ALWAYS win out over level-based platformers. (:

-Tom

Zeta

09-16-2011, 05:52 PM

Aside from the lulzy Engrish, I must agree that the NES version's story was in fact better than the Genesis version.

Boy_Tomo_Chan

09-16-2011, 05:55 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32rdAG3Q5cs

I listen to this one all the time :D makes it one of my favorite PS games still!

Zeta

09-16-2011, 06:04 PM

I really liked the N64 OST <3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPe1vS2R2jc&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6R9wD6bUwA&feature=related

Boy_Tomo_Chan

09-16-2011, 06:05 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5talrFX0c4

Can't post HM64 music without fall!

Zeta

09-16-2011, 06:07 PM

Loved that game so much <3

sanddeamon

09-17-2011, 08:08 AM

i dont usually listen to those music genres [tend to be quite ear drum shattering :P] though i a have a few anomalies i can bear:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plSvzEbr5Lo dmc3- devils never cry
and the lolbalan track from ys oath in felgahana :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQ7ruKexLWI
and lastly this awesome track from ys origin:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v13WAr_lkZk&feature=related track called: ternimation

Zeta

09-17-2011, 05:29 PM

and lastly this awesome track from ys origin:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v13WAr_lkZk&feature=related track called: ternimation
Yeah, Ys Origin had a lot of pretty good arranges of Ys I & II songs =D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXXaUTBsIJ8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwEMzsm4IeU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43OSF4nhTGo

Zeta

09-20-2011, 02:29 AM

Showing some Flight Plan goodness:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyigiLAIqp8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIBOAQbmTnM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX0SXklAlwY

Wyrdwad

09-20-2011, 05:01 AM

Been in a 16-bit sort of mood lately, and was reminded of a very obscure SNES platformer that has a disturbingly wonderful soundtrack: SmartBall.

No, seriously. Just listen to some of these.

Plains:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1beRzK5ioxk

Water (honestly one of the best water themes I've ever heard in a video game, and that's saying a LOT!):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFNg105pjsM

Ice:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcmM1TNCBJw

Desert:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM6rY_MxB-M

Ruins:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3ZeeLDx2Vs

Freakin' EPIC final dungeon theme:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVqfnZl5qjw

This could seriously be the soundtrack to an RPG. Instead, it's the soundtrack to a platformer where you control a slime and hurl red rubber balls at enemies. (: Still one of my favorite underrated SNES soundtracks, though.

-Tom

suashi

09-27-2011, 11:27 PM

*buckles on Nostalgia Goggles*

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/v7JECkVzuq0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/kOHU184v0Vk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/NUz_dGunyXg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wKa4yK-IQCY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
<3 Hitoshi Sakimoto.

Gintoki

09-28-2011, 12:12 AM

To this day, the soundtrack from Secret of Mana remains quite possibly my all time favorite game soundtrack. Happy music, gtfo of our village music, wtf is up with this giant skeleton lich and his creepy cult music...Mmm. Hiroki Kikuta is a musical god. Such a shame that the Mana series went to seed though. I can't begin to express how disappointed I am/was when even the ios got a port of SoM and the DS never got any of that love.

*cough* Anyways! I also really liked the music in Lunar Eternal Blue (guess I have to leave out Silver Star because of Xseed) and of course...Katamari Damacy!

Zeta

09-28-2011, 02:31 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDrcycfruR0&list=FLThujsgwy9sadInWxXCDxFA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sAg0iOK4yE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsgfGAQYmPY

Also, I'm really close to just getting the Japanese version since it's taking so long for the English version to make it over here :V

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXWqqshHuYs&list=FLThujsgwy9sadInWxXCDxFA

Wyrdwad

09-28-2011, 02:37 AM

Did I ever post Opoona music in here? Because if I didn't, I totally should. Amazing, amazing soundtrack -- whimsical, fun, catchy and unique -- by Hitoshi Sakimoto and the rest of the Basiscape team.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auFOQLnI1cg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lh4PWuxAuP4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjIt_8p16WM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAO10cObdCs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG9Y5gxXXeM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQ2aEFMB5DE

-Tom

Zeta

09-28-2011, 02:48 AM

Did I ever post Opoona music in here?

-Tom

On the first page, actually XD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEf-jS4qwYM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMNTaGOeA10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_pXQxiN11w

Wyrdwad

09-28-2011, 03:03 AM

On the first page, actually XD

D'OH!!

Sorry about that. (:

-Tom

Zeta

09-28-2011, 03:19 AM

doesn't make it any less of a good game =D

Peytral

09-30-2011, 07:38 PM

Just in case nobody's subscribed to/has checked FalcomClassics lately:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmDnsK8uRmU

I am in love with this song.

Fabrizo

09-30-2011, 07:49 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-18zfwvySw

SNES could do some amazing stuff when pushed.

reyvard

09-30-2011, 07:51 PM

peytal me too great song ! I heard this song yesterday and hope more battles theme will come

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxjPUl-SAdg&feature=related

Wyrdwad

09-30-2011, 09:34 PM

SNES could do some amazing stuff when pushed.

Tim Follin! That man can do no wrong. Best chiptune musician EVER. (:

-Tom

Nephlabobo

10-01-2011, 05:14 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThxfP7eF6Fg

One of my favourite video game songs ever.

Sagadego

10-08-2011, 01:13 AM

Magical Starsign Pirate Battle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SN92Z9B9N-w

hoo haa!

Wyrdwad

10-23-2011, 04:45 AM

Been reminiscing about old games, and remembered Monster Kingdom: Jewel Summoner on the PSP. A pretty decent game, and DAMN did it ever have an amazing soundtrack!

Battle theme by Kenji Ito:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjM6NcxkMhA

Town theme by Yoko Shimomura (I think):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcs8Nt_yNE8

Dungeon theme by... erm... I'm not sure, but it's freaking awesome either way:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUrnJ-05dDI

Such amazing music!

-Tom

suashi

10-23-2011, 09:42 PM

PringlesXD

10-23-2011, 09:51 PM

For the first time? How could you have missed this awesome game for so many years?!

Zeta

10-24-2011, 02:13 PM

seriously! Don't you dare give up on it either.

regardless, enjoy one of the best OSTs on the SNES ;)

Lumina

10-24-2011, 02:36 PM

Speaking of Chrono Trigger, folks who many not have played the new DS version may not have heard this but there was an unused battle theme in the game's files until the DS version came out. They ended up repurposing it for the monster coliseum battle music. It's quite good too, check it out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-C4MCJY1GSQ

Chaosblade

10-24-2011, 03:03 PM

Chrono Trigger! Pretty sure I've posted it in this thread, but this is still my favorite remix of Frog's Theme.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLfdYZoJ-d8

PringlesXD

10-24-2011, 04:23 PM

Oh, so awesome! I'm going to post something here eventually, but I'm too lazy to get the video link...

suashi

10-24-2011, 04:41 PM

For the first time? How could you have missed this awesome game for so many years?!

Magic. J/k, it just didn't interest me enough to go looking for a physical copy, so I waited until it was on PSN. If I'd known it didn't have random encounters I'd have tried it way sooner.

seriously! Don't you dare give up on it either.

regardless, enjoy one of the best OSTs on the SNES ;)

I'll... try? LOL.

That second part I can agree with.

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/TEOSLHZwKwM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

@Chaosblade: That is awesome.

Lumina

10-24-2011, 04:51 PM

I'm still in awe that you haven't played it until now, but I'm glad you decided to grab it.

If you end up really enjoying it consider picking up the DS version. It's cheap, there's a bit of extra content over the vanilla version, and they added a new ending that ties Trigger and Cross together a bit better.

PringlesXD

10-24-2011, 05:21 PM

Here you go. Awesomeness overload.

http://youtu.be/hb03iq4CYa4

FinalFront

10-24-2011, 05:37 PM

Here SRW OGs Gate of Magus Remix done by Aquastyle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWzEvE5Lk7o&feature=related

Peytral

10-24-2011, 06:31 PM

ZANKANTOU ICHIMONJI GIRI

.. I mean, what?

will edit this post with SRW music fanboying later

Milius

10-24-2011, 06:39 PM

The lack of some songs on here made me sad face.

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/OZ7FW4lzR5s" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/S3mqIDAVObA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/OU7W8arnoR8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Xyl5vpvE2HA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/utmO5_F-1q4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/PkRXoZijGyY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/lgIjcGYmoyc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/111T_RFM6hw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/pBwYmG7bU2U" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/LzFLj2tsFrE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/30XcuKeG55o" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/mjmdU91r5TA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/gO5n0Z0kOcg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/--LnS18xBMQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/8CtTmZBteKE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/6dKdimFWxR0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/HhsmXIpWI_s" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/B4EaWi_KmE8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/K-KlY3JtIq0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/srzBKto_I80" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/WwSNzVI7hiE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/nq-JKH1HSQM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Y0Ao-4_82jo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/MGelHibF9oo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5N6PRjm5nNk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-y0pqf7H6Ig" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/MaqJ8oomHkE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/59jK-ocUUQA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Lumina

10-24-2011, 06:55 PM

***BE WARNED - CHRONO CROSS SPOILERS AHEAD***

Such an underappreciated game.

I really love the end credits of Chrono Cross. The beautifully haunting song combined with the visions of the journey spliced with scenes of Schala roaming time, trying to fulfill her promise to find Serge again, so that they can be together. I sometimes like to imagine how they meet again, and what their life is like.

Yeah, I'm a nerd like that.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9T9kZzSEvI&feature=related

PringlesXD

10-24-2011, 07:17 PM

Underappreciated? What are you talking about?
The game freaking rules!

Zeta

10-24-2011, 07:22 PM

do you see another Chrono game coming out anytime soon? I think not.

Lumina

10-24-2011, 07:24 PM

I think I'm right. I know it has a lot of fans, but it has just as many who turn their nose up at because it either wasn't Chrono Trigger version 2, or because it was hard to understand.

To really understand the plot, especially how it connects to Trigger, and to pick up on many of the game's more subtle moments will take multiple playthroughs, or lots of reading of compiled information on Chrono Compendium. A lot of people didn't give it the time it deserved to really understand it, and become engrossed in it all. That's why I personally say it's underappreciated.

PringlesXD

10-24-2011, 07:24 PM

It's not because the game was underappreciated. The game got very good reviews and sales.

PringlesXD

10-24-2011, 07:24 PM

Cloud

10-24-2011, 07:31 PM

I think I'm right. I know it has a lot of fans, but it has just as many who turn their nose up at because it either wasn't Chrono Trigger version 2

Well, yeah, it's a terrible sequel to Chrono Trigger. There's barely any double/triple techs, which was one of Trigger's best features and is quite the shame because Cross has so many characters to choose from, and essentially tells you that everything you did in Trigger was all for nothing and that you BACONBACONBACONBACONed up.

Aside from that, it's a great game!

PringlesXD

10-24-2011, 07:33 PM

Well, it's not exactly a direct sequel, so I don't mind.
I take it for a game on its own. <3

Lumina

10-24-2011, 07:42 PM

I don't understand that comment, what says a sequel has to use the same mechanics at all? Double and Tripple techs if anything were included as a nod. Through the entire game right up to the final battle, Elements are the focus, not combo attacks.

That stance is exactly one of the reasons why I think Cross in underappreciated. It's not Trigger version 2 and it was never designed to be, fans going into it expecting that set themselves up for a fall.

As far as your point about the plot, I would imagine you're talking about the one scene is Chronopolis where Chrono, Lucca, and Nadia are reaming out the party as they head toward Miguel. I think you're misinterpreting that scene. It's ruled out very quickly that the images of those three are merely remnants. When you talk to them again at Opassa, notice how different they are?

Cloud

10-24-2011, 08:00 PM

I don't understand that comment, what says a sequel has to use the same mechanics at all? Double and Tripple techs if anything were included as a nod. Through the entire game right up to the final battle, Elements are the focus, not combo attacks.

Then why bother including them if you're not gonna make use of them? As a nod? That's lazy. There's so many unique characters in Chrono Cross with all different types of attacks, that, yeah, it's pretty understandable to be disappointed that there's so few in the first place. Don't include them if you're not gonna make use of the feature, because then it's not so much a nod to Double/Triple techs, but more like a crappy tease.

That stance is exactly one of the reasons why I think Cross in underappreciated. It's not Trigger version 2 and it was never designed to be, fans going into it expecting that set themselves up for a fall.

But the game is advertised as such and even says on the back of the case that it is the long-awaited sequel to Chrono Trigger. It's completely understandable that fans of Trigger would be disappointed that the game is such a bad sequel to it!

By itself it's fine, which I'm sure the developers would've preferred the game to be seen as, but when you specifically throw in the characters from Chrono Trigger in, as well as make blatant references and story connections to it, then I can't sit here and say "It's not a sequel". It is, and there's no denying this.

So, fans of Trigger have every right to be disappointed to it as a continuation. Otherwise, it's a pretty damn good game.

As far as your point about the plot, I would imagine you're talking about the one scene is Chronopolis where Chrono, Lucca, and Nadia are reaming out the party as they head toward Miguel. I think you're misinterpreting that scene. It's ruled out very quickly that the images of those three are merely remnants. When you talk to them again at Opassa, notice how different they are?

Oh, it's been quite awhile since I've played, so I probably glossed over and forgot about that.

PringlesXD

10-24-2011, 08:30 PM

Well, I think the game is better than Chrono Trigger.
There, said it.

Akai Shuichi

10-24-2011, 08:35 PM

I personally think that Chrono Cross is A LOT better than its "prequel"...And even if there is not another Chrono game, I believe the game is far from underappreciated

Milius

10-24-2011, 09:13 PM

PringlesXD

10-24-2011, 09:19 PM

Awesomeness Overload 2nd.

http://youtu.be/w-bULmhQEYY
By the way, Passion orchestra is awesome.

Echiboo

10-25-2011, 12:22 AM

I think a lot of games have amazing soundtracks...Since I'd end up posting links to every single game soundtrack I like, I suppose I'll forgo the video links and just post game titles for some of the soundtracks I like.

- Arc Rise Fantasia
- Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits
- Ar tonelico series
- Atelier/Mana Khemia series
- Baten Kaitos series
- Blue Dragon
- Chrono series
- Cross Edge
- Eternal Sonata
- .hack series
- Grandia series
- Growlanser series
- Hexyz Force
- The Last Remnant (A TERRIBLE game with amazing music)
- Legaia series
- Lost Odyssey
- Lufia series
- Magna Carta: Tears of Blood
- Phantasy Star Universe/Portable games
- Resonance of Fate
- Shin Megami Tensei games
- Star Ocean series
- Suikoden series
- Tales series
- White Knight Chronicles Origins
- Xenosaga series

PringlesXD

10-25-2011, 12:25 AM

Oh, come on, The Last Remnant was nice!
I'm not listening to anything right now, but I'm watching SNSD's Hello Baby.

Echiboo

10-25-2011, 12:29 AM

I think the game had beautiful scenery and, as I've said, great music, but I could not stand the battle system. It's really one of the worst I can think of. I hated not being able to even choose who to heal/revive, hell, I hated sometimes not even HAVING the option to revive/heal. >.<

PringlesXD

10-25-2011, 12:31 AM

Oh that... well, I like to think they were experimenting things.
The only thing I really hated was how you couldn't remove Doom status, except for the PC version.

Milius

10-25-2011, 01:36 AM

Really? I always had the option to heal pop up.
The commands are really based on how you bring up the leaders and who you put with them in each party.

Milius

10-25-2011, 02:04 PM

And now ladies and gentlemen... Dearly Beloved

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conurebleu

10-25-2011, 02:06 PM

I prefer the song that was for the last boss of Terra's side It was on the final mix II of Kingdom Hearts II (no I never could finish it at critical to get to beat Terra...)

PringlesXD

10-25-2011, 03:02 PM

I see Millius really like Kingdom Hearts. :)

Milius

10-25-2011, 03:11 PM

I like that song. Its nice to see them change it up a bit in almost every new release.
My favorite version would have to be Days

PringlesXD

10-25-2011, 03:21 PM

Still, most if not all the songs you have posted here were KH-related. :3

Milius

10-25-2011, 03:35 PM

What? What are you talking about?
Have you not seen the big list I posted on page 19?
This it barely anything compared to that.

PringlesXD

10-25-2011, 03:41 PM

I saw. And chose to IGNORE it! For the sake of Ondore! /joke

Milius

10-25-2011, 03:42 PM

... Your doing it wrong.

PringlesXD

10-25-2011, 03:53 PM

I-I am? Aww...

suashi

10-25-2011, 04:53 PM

Yup. You aren't supposed to ignore stuff for Ondore, you're supposed to not believe his lies.

Oh hey speaking of which, how about some FFXII Piano Collection.

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PringlesXD

10-25-2011, 05:00 PM

I ignore it because they're lies ;)

Wyrdwad

10-26-2011, 05:12 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZXftfkpcdc

-Tom

Akai Shuichi

10-26-2011, 08:59 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZXftfkpcdc

-Tom

I have some good memories with this game!

FinalFront

10-26-2011, 01:46 PM

Thought I post some more music.
ACE:R Nineball Remix

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8bsD1w6DHo&feature=related
AC4 Panther
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz7HtXQzF7g&feature=related

none123

10-27-2011, 01:39 PM

I can't believe this hasn't been posted yet. Quite a few good music on this obscure game.

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Milius

10-27-2011, 02:41 PM

PringlesXD

10-27-2011, 03:16 PM

Millius got a cool avatar and signature, now! ;)

Lumina

10-27-2011, 03:25 PM

I LOVED Illusion of Gaia growing up, glad to meet another fan. :)

Milius

10-27-2011, 03:31 PM

Of course. Illusion Of Gaia is a fantastic game.
I would drop money to get this and a Super Nintendo in a heart beat.

none123

10-29-2011, 09:25 AM

I would too. If only square enix would put it on the vc.

Great, now I seem to be playing "signs of the past" over and over again.

Wyrdwad

10-30-2011, 11:02 PM

Hopefully this isn't a repeat... but this is the original theme song to the PS1 version of "Over My Dead Body," which just got a PSP facelift in Japan. I had forgotten all about this song until playing through the PSP demo this weekend, and was reminded of just how AMAZING it is. Seriously, it's probably one of the best vocal themes of the PS1 era -- and that's not a claim I make lightly!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcWsgAV8DQA

Soooo beautiful...

-Tom

YdoUask

11-03-2011, 07:43 AM

23 pages with no Umineko? Well, I'll fix that.
[As is the case with umineko, pretty much everything out now is a spoiler]

Troll.mp3
http://youtu.be/Nf4AKMhw2MU

Momoftheyear.ogg
http://youtu.be/mVr0IUQ6BwE

finalshodown.flac
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDPJuAxZaOo&feature=related

~~~~EP 5 and beyond
bestnewcharacter.avi
http://youtu.be/EA4OORQHd7c

butyoucantkilltheprotaganist.mov
http://youtu.be/MNl4PNFubvQ

closedroomsQinmymansionQnonsense.mkv
http://youtu.be/UWgEwE1gArE

moshimoshi.mp4
http://youtu.be/2vhyid9vuLE

disarm.wav
http://youtu.be/hg9XPcPKYAQ

okforrealthistimefinalbatal.filetype
http://youtu.be/mkMDmaghbkA

Milius

11-03-2011, 03:36 PM

Akai Shuichi

11-03-2011, 08:48 PM

Fate/Extra

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS8KN0C6_vY&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIkp-roj3Mc&feature=related
(An oldie from the VN)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFxLTDI3BE4&feature=related

Milius

11-13-2011, 05:13 PM

reyvard

11-13-2011, 05:49 PM

oh I've discovered this version too a few time ago

Sagadego

11-13-2011, 09:53 PM

one of my favorite non rpg boss fight songs!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcUaztmqYDY&list=FLLc_4YxT4A6detHqy4iwMgw&index=2&feature=plpp_video

Milius

11-18-2011, 03:14 PM

Shizuka

11-18-2011, 03:20 PM

Akai Shuichi posted the very best Non-XSEED game music everyone should listen.

PringlesXD

11-18-2011, 03:42 PM

Fate/Extra? :confused:

Shizuka

11-18-2011, 04:44 PM

Indeed, one of the best OST I've ever heard.

PringlesXD

11-18-2011, 05:26 PM

Wow, seriously? I mean... seriously?
It's really good, but the best... wow.

Shizuka

11-18-2011, 05:30 PM

One of the best, not actually the best. It's alluring, and I love when they try to do different things on OST, like using a sax.

PringlesXD

11-18-2011, 05:39 PM

Oh, I see. Well, opinions are like butts, each one got their own ~ ♪

Nephlabobo

11-22-2011, 10:08 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYBbRYzVugU

Akai Shuichi

11-22-2011, 10:34 PM

One of the best, not actually the best. It's alluring, and I love when they try to do different things on OST, like using a sax.

I'm completely with you there....the OST is awesome, very jBACONBACONBACONy, with touches of funk. Also, they managed to rescue and arrange (for the better) some themes from the original VN....Damn, I know is good to use UBW because every skills hit double, but I believe my main reason was the BGM that played when you have the skill active xD

Its hard, actually impossible, to talk about "the best", but Fate/Extra was sure awesome. Also, sure. It is something completely subjective to like it or not, but the quality of it is, objectively speaking, awesome.

EDIT: Oh, again they change my j a z z for bacon O_O

kknd

11-23-2011, 02:32 AM

I have never been too much into the Saga series, but their soundtracks usually rock!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-04R90u4BwU

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn8KGnCxiAQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V53s2IzyeKA

Milius

11-29-2011, 04:23 PM

Ray Wright Astray

11-29-2011, 05:19 PM

Well, since it's my first time here, I'll just put some basic musics I like:

First, Break Through with the Sword (Tales of Innocence) :3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRIHyc8gSuA

Second, Lenna's Theme (Final Fantasy V) :3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5b0-HJ2NSA

Third, Green Greens (Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland) :3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5h67ZjrY_0

Fourth, Calling (The World Ends With You) :3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=445abkZlWKU

Fifth (and last for now), D.A.Y. / Break (Ys vs Sora no Kiseki: Alternative Saga) *__*

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onD1Yl5SmDI

Trails-Rich

11-29-2011, 05:54 PM

Anyone heard Astaroth from Shadow Hearts: Covenant?

Ray Wright Astray

11-29-2011, 07:32 PM

@Trails-Rich : Is it this one? :confused: ->

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGWVzDhDHMc

I actually never heard it, nor did I play any of the Shadow Hearts games yet. ^^

kknd

12-01-2011, 06:16 PM

I love touhou remixes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rue-qvLZZg0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT5nEKvh0BU

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwOI2Nvrwr8

Milius

12-01-2011, 06:46 PM

Milius

12-02-2011, 02:12 PM

Double post!

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Wyrdwad

12-03-2011, 05:22 AM

Had a few free hours, so I decided to download some PS3 demos and check them out... and one of them, "Rochard," turned out to be a pretty cool game that I might just have to buy at some point (if you give it a look, be sure not to get deceived by the "rednecks in space" premise -- it really is a pretty cool puzzle platformer!).

One of the best parts of the game, though, is its soundtrack, which was apparently contributed to by a Finnish rock band called "Poets of the Fall." I may have to track down this OST at some point, because every song I heard in the game was fantastic! But these two in particular really stood out to me:

The opening theme, "Grinder's Blues":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoQPcxX8tT0

Another great track called "Space Debris," done in a very different style (more techno-ey):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lR7ODA2cLWY

-Tom