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Is Megalovania the iconic track of this decade?
- Thread starter Slai-Man
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Yeah but Dragonborn is just Skyrim's version of the TES theme that's existed since Morrowind.
It's not just that it was composed by a serial abuser, it's that the songs themselves are inspired by the women he abused.
I can literally tell when this song is playing three notes in. I haven't even played the game and I know how iconic it is
Never played either Skyrim or Undertale. Skyrim is cool and sounds like a lot of songs. But Megalovania is a damn banger and will never forget that song again. I can't even hum the tune to Skyrim and I listened to it a minute ago.
My personal opinion is all the evidence we need here, case closed.
My personal opinion is all the evidence we need here, case closed.
Congrats on having good taste in music. Your certificate will be in the mail.
I think that the Gwyn Theme is one of the most amazing works of music applied in games given the moment that it's played. But it's not the Iconic Music of the Decade for the whole medium. I think that it's better than Skyrim theme and Megalovania, but very few people would recognize I wish thou
Modern word of mouth at play. Sans was the "hidden super hard fight" of the current decade that no one could fully commit to or defeat without lots of perserverence. People experience it voyeuristically, and word gets out. People watch their favorite streamers and personalities try to beat this coveted difficult boss. Helps that Sans was a great character with iconic dialogue, there is a strong association with the track not just to the game but to him and the boss itself. It's also just a really good song.
That it wasn't even a part of the game that Toby wanted people to experience is crazy, a testament to how strong of an effect word-of-mouth can have on our medium these days.
In a just world it'd be something from Splatoon.
But yeah Megalovania is a hell of a track. Best fight from that game too, even though I'm pretty sure a lot of folks haven't even played that route.
But yeah Megalovania is a hell of a track. Best fight from that game too, even though I'm pretty sure a lot of folks haven't even played that route.
It's what people that are aging say to try and stay young. People have been saying music "slaps" since forever. It's slang that's just old enough to identify the older folks using it for the first time.
Really. Stoking a rabid Tumblr fan base is not "cultural impact."
^ I'm guessing not if a casual like me hasn't heard it but I could be very out of touch lol.
A single man made Undertale and now he's on Pokemon SS, it was a huge game
I can't believe anyone can take a look at Megalovania, see how its youtube video count has surpassed any of the aforementioned IPs/successfully penetrated common media in so many ways and come to the conclusion of "yes this track is definitely not the most iconic gaming song from this decade".
Probably should re-evaluate how you define iconic huh
Probably should re-evaluate how you define iconic huh
Of course it was big, I just don't think it was any kind of cultural phenomenon. I'm not saying Skyrim was either necessarily, but I definitely don't think Undertale was/is.
You serious?
it's probably one of the most significant indie games to ever come out???? Like it got into fucking Smash Bros.
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If you mean in the culture of video games or in general
Because you know, changing how an swath of people view the actual battling of monsters in a games by creating a game that incentivizes you to not actually fight anything. And resonating on some people on that level along with deconstructing a lot of RPG tropes we take for granted and taking somewhat of an analytical look at them. And is now inspiring other young and aspiring devepers to develop fan games and thier own projects in future based around that premise seems like... a cultural impact.
This isn't even talking about the merch, memes, people literally using the theme in real life
And the inclusion of that theme and the character's visage in smash. A game hat has a lot of the most iconic video game things in existence in it.
If you mean in the culture of video games or in general
Because you know, changing how an swath of people view the actual battling of monsters in a games by creating a game that incentivizes you to not actually fight anything. And resonating on some people on that level along with deconstructing a lot of RPG tropes we take for granted and taking somewhat of an analytical look at them. And is now inspiring other young and aspiring devepers to develop fan games and thier own projects in future based around that premise seems like... a cultural impact.
This isn't even talking about the merch, memes, people literally using the theme in real life
And the inclusion of that theme and the character's visage in smash. A game hat has a lot of the most iconic video game things in existence in it.
I like Smash a lot but I also don't think that game is a cultural phenomenon or anything either.
I'm not sure how to convince you that far the cultural penetration of Undertale is but like it's only competition from the indie space in the last like 5 years is Five Nights at Freddy's.
Yeah, interesting. I'm more focusing on cultural impact in general rather than just games, I suppose. But I can see you point for impact on games. It missed me completely, but of course I won't deny it's a big deal for many.
As others have pointed out, people severely underestimate what exactly the age 8-15 crowd is exposed to on a regular basis. I don't know what every kid is like but if my nephew is an average child then I know that he's much more likely to recognize anything from Undertale before he recognizes anything from Skyrim simply because as popular as Skyrim is, it doesn't have much exposure these days.
Undertale isn't only popular with the Tumblr crowd
Like these folks have said:
Undertale is in that subsect of games that's really popular with the YT/kids crowd (along with something like Five Nights At Freddy's). And I know because I have younger siblings in that exact demographic and I have to do shit like play Undertale for them (because they suck at shmups), or have to listen to their friends try and fail to play Megalovania on piano, or have to listen to my baby brother do nothing but listen to a YouTube video of the ENTIRE SOUNDTRACK OF UNDERTALE on his iPad on endless loop
This isn't their first time discovering the game either, they've been on and off like this for the last couple of years (and if they're not into Undertale, it's usually some other annoying, FoTM game on YouTube like Bendy and the Ink Machine or Hello Neighbour or Showdown Bandit)
Kids are eating this all up, and I am honestly just *dreading* the day when Undertale nostalgia becomes a thing when they're older
I swear I keep mixing up Megalovania with Live A Live's "Megalomania":
They even sound alike in some respects. Megalomania is the better track, though.
They even sound alike in some respects. Megalomania is the better track, though.
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It's ridiculous to think it's not Megolovania. The fact that people didn't even have to hear it in game to recongize it and that it hasn't dropped in popularity since 2015 really should say everything. Like yes it's possible more people have heard the Skyrim theme overall but it has done nothing to linger with the public as the search data has shown.
It's up there with Cave Story as one of the most iconic indie games ever made and it's already pretty much a cultural touchstone for the internet generation.
Considering the videogame music references he has in his music I wouldn't be surprised if they were connected. Like the Earthbound hack it originated in stars the main character of Brandish of all things.
There are a lot of indie games I would consider more iconic than Cave Story as cool as that game is.
