Many games feature amazing music, but certain games take it beyond even that.
Games like DOOM are known for the “procedural” composition they use to marry gameplay and sound, and not only that, the way the music is a perfect tonal match to what is happening.
What games have you played that feature music that doesn’t just make you notice it, but also pulls you further in?
- mozz ( @mozz@mbin.grits.dev ) 16•4 months ago
FTL and Celeste have basically the perfect soft background music; once you’re played them it is remarkable how many YouTube videos reuse one or the other for their turned-way-down background music
That, and then Grand Poo World 2 has basically the best retro action game soundtrack I have ever heard. I for-real believe that the quality of the soundtrack is like 75% of why it comes across as more polished than any other romhack.
- KaRunChiy ( @KaRunChiy@kbin.run ) 4•4 months ago
The artist behind Celeste’s soundtrack Lena Raine is really good at that kind of music, her Bandcamp is good for listening
- MarcomachtKuchen ( @MarcomachtKuchen@feddit.de ) English11•4 months ago
I know it’s cheating since the game is basically a playable soundtrack but “Hi-fi-Rush” brought me immense joy. On of the only games where I was actually vibing at my desk and rocking my head around to the beat.
You have no idea how hyped I got as the beginning notes of “Invaders Must Die” played.
RIP Tango Gameworks.
- MarcomachtKuchen ( @MarcomachtKuchen@feddit.de ) English2•4 months ago
The closure of tango and the IP in Microsofts hands is a tragedy
As spoiled by the picture I chose for the post, my pick is Katana Zero.
Each stage has its own track, and it is not just background noise. Zero carries with him a walkman, and each level begins with him pulling it out at putting his earphones in, then starting the track as the name of the song appears on screen.
Whenever Zero isn’t himself listening to something, any music heard is environmental, like the soft background music of a hotel lobby, or the annoying low tones passing through the walls from a party at the neighbors.
If you’re a fan, and didn’t know, there is an expansion coming to Katana Zero. It’s been teased with a few gameplay clips, and a new OST track.
- inlandempire ( @inlandempire@jlai.lu ) English3•4 months ago
Yeah Katana Zero is crazy good, I’ve had Meat Grinder (Ludowic) on repeat for so long, that song is just perfect in terms of beats to focus to
- TachyonTele ( @TachyonTele@lemm.ee ) English6•4 months ago
Deus Ex Mankind Divided.
Rain World.
Super Metroid.
I’ll second Nier Automata. There aren’t even any words in the lyrics, it’s amazing.- wizardbeard ( @wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English5•4 months ago
Nier Automata. There aren’t even any words in the lyrics, it’s amazing.
Except for the “final” track, “Weight of the World”, which is just amazing and chilling, especially in the context of the game and lore if you make it to the end of true ending e. Apparently the Japanese version uses a take where the vocalist started crying during it, and in the English version you can hear the vocalist struggling towards the end.
And there’s the one track that’s name escapes me with the robots chanting “become as gods”.
A lot of the other tracks have chanting, but it’s intentionally not in any language, despite every track having a pretty heavy emotional feel to it.
- TachyonTele ( @TachyonTele@lemm.ee ) English1•4 months ago
The game is magical. Love it.
- grrgyle ( @grrgyle@slrpnk.net ) English5•4 months ago
Tunic has unique soundtracks for the different areas that totally hit the right emotional chords in each area. And like how getting back to the main hub feels like a relief in every way (sound, colour, brightness, difficulty).
- UntouchedWagons ( @UntouchedWagons@lemmy.ca ) English5•4 months ago
Terraria and Stardew Valley
- MarcomachtKuchen ( @MarcomachtKuchen@feddit.de ) English3•4 months ago
My day gets 200% better whenever I hear that summer song
- Gerudo ( @Gerudo@lemm.ee ) English5•4 months ago
Alan Wake (the og one). It’s music was so in tune with the atmosphere, and it is one of the very few soundtracks I listen to.
- yuri ( @yuri@pawb.social ) English5•4 months ago
So not quite what you’re asking for, but right when deeprock galactic came out I found this artist on bandcamp called dreamsaboutdogs. They make electronic music, and their album Cursed quickly became my unofficial deeprock soundtrack. It just meshes super well with the gameplay, I dunno.
I told my deeprock homie about it and now he does the same thing, so it’s not just me lmao
- bruhbeans ( @bruhbeans@lemmy.ml ) English5•4 months ago
Diablo 1. I have a hard time playing the game anymore, it’s super clunky, but the guitar music from the overworld fucking slaps
- grrgyle ( @grrgyle@slrpnk.net ) English4•4 months ago
Agreed. The Tristram theme has no business sounding as good as it does. I
- TheBlue22 ( @TheBlue22@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) English4•4 months ago
Furi
- elgordino ( @elgordino@fedia.io ) 4•4 months ago
Doom 2016
Oh. Just actually read the body of your post!
I mean it’s a damn good pick.
- WILSOOON ( @WILSOOON@programming.dev ) English3•2 months ago
I havent seen it mentioned yet, but ultrakill. Holy fuck this game’s soundtrack is like cocaine, nothing beats the absolute rush that is every song in this track. From the guitar/percussion in prelude slamming away the drums like your bullets breaking the skulls of whats in your line of sight, to the absolute state of HOLY FUCK the tracks in the p- levels rip into your soul. Its fantastic
- tiredofsametab ( @tiredofsametab@kbin.run ) 3•4 months ago
The original Doom comes to mind for me.
- Bazz ( @Bazz@feddit.de ) English2•4 months ago
Superhexagon
- grrgyle ( @grrgyle@slrpnk.net ) English2•4 months ago
Demon’s Souls. Sparse and somber and sad and like with this vibe of overwhelming (but not overly melodramatic) loss - just like the game (though it’s a tad less restrained with the melodrama) haha