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Is there a soundtrack better than Bloodborne this gen?
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It's definitely the best of the Souls games, primarily because of using the full resources that Sony provides (full orchestra, halls etc.).
Not sure about the best overall this gen but it's up there.
Not sure about the best overall this gen but it's up there.
So a game having derivative inspiration from other things previously made disqualifies it?
lol You're obviously being obtuse over this now. No, I never said that it disqualifies it from the discussion. If you believe it's the best of the generation, more power to you.
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Not gonna argue the other games but Kingdom Hearts 3 was pretty disappointing. Maybe up to three of them were fine but the rest were very mediocre remixes.
Bloodborne's soundtrack worked for the game, but I don't think any track stuck with me. Can't even say I'd say it's in my top 3 of best soundtracks of 2015. It was up against stuff like Undertale.
I love Bloodborne for many reasons, but the soundtrack is not one of them. It's really hard to get attached to a soundtrack when you only hear the songs ome per play through.
Although I've played a good 150-200 hours of BB I could not hum you one piece of music from it. I even find the Hunters Dream to be the least memorable FS hub music.
For me there are many better soundtracks from this generation with Nier Automata being the clear stand out.
Although I've played a good 150-200 hours of BB I could not hum you one piece of music from it. I even find the Hunters Dream to be the least memorable FS hub music.
For me there are many better soundtracks from this generation with Nier Automata being the clear stand out.
For real, KH3's soundtrack was super meh outside of a couple of notable tracks. The best KH music thing that came out this year was RoboRob's Kingdom Heartbeats EDM remix album.
PS. Doom is still the best OST this gen ;)
Persona 5 has it for me. Fits the style and scenarios really, really well on top of being filled with loads of catchy songs. Super consistent too, with only Mementos standing out as bleh.
I feel like a lot of game OSTs have a handful of songs that stand out but taken as a whole a lot of it can blend together. A game avoiding that will always speak to me more.
I feel like a lot of game OSTs have a handful of songs that stand out but taken as a whole a lot of it can blend together. A game avoiding that will always speak to me more.
as good as the game was, the soundtrack was absolutely not my thing. and yes, there were far better soundtracks this gen in general.
Thia gen has been so long, and has spawn so many games with awesome soundtracks, that giving the title of absolute ost to one single game feels shortsighted and silly.
Just on the Nintendo side we have seen the likes of Bravely Default, Octopath Traveler, Smash Bros Ultimate, Super Mario 3D World, Super Mario Odissey, Breath of the Wild, Mario x Rabbids, Donkey Kong TF... The list is long
And then outside of Nintendo... Well, the line blurries for me since i have been playing on PC and mixing gens, but I can think of Celeste, Hollow Knight, Doom, Soul Calibur 6, Ace Combat 7, Undertale... And a really long etc.
This has been a great Gen musically speaking, don't limit it to one single. Game
Just on the Nintendo side we have seen the likes of Bravely Default, Octopath Traveler, Smash Bros Ultimate, Super Mario 3D World, Super Mario Odissey, Breath of the Wild, Mario x Rabbids, Donkey Kong TF... The list is long
And then outside of Nintendo... Well, the line blurries for me since i have been playing on PC and mixing gens, but I can think of Celeste, Hollow Knight, Doom, Soul Calibur 6, Ace Combat 7, Undertale... And a really long etc.
This has been a great Gen musically speaking, don't limit it to one single. Game
I've never really cared for From Software's brand of loud, overpowering, melodramatic orchestral work accompanied by the same one-note "haunting" chorus every time. Their Soulsborne soundtracks all blend together for me, nothing sticks out.
I don't music taste is something that one "proves wrong", but these are some of my favorites of this generation:
Shovel Knight
Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze
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Destiny
Hyper Light Drifter
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Hotline Miami 2
Undertale
Ori and the Blind Forest
Nier Automata
Cosmic Star Heroine
Celeste
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Tetris Effect
Street Fighter V
Persona 5
Ace Combat 7
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My singular absolute favorite? That's a hard one. I think Marty's work on Destiny is genuinely incredible, so potentially that one.
I don't music taste is something that one "proves wrong", but these are some of my favorites of this generation:
Shovel Knight
Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Soundtrack - Busted Bayou
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Destiny
Hyper Light Drifter
Panacea - Hyper Light Drifter OST
Purchase the soundtrack here:http://music.disasterpeace.com/album/hyper-light-drifterHyper Light Drifter is an amazing game and you should definitely check i...
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Hotline Miami 2
Undertale
Ori and the Blind Forest
Nier Automata
Cosmic Star Heroine
Celeste
[Official] Celeste Original Soundtrack - 02 - First Steps
🍓 Celeste Original Soundtrack 🍓Purchase: https://radicaldreamland.bandcamp.com/album/celeste-original-soundtrackWritten, performed & mastered by Lena Raine...
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Tetris Effect
Street Fighter V
Persona 5
Ace Combat 7
"Daredevil" - Ace Combat 7
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My singular absolute favorite? That's a hard one. I think Marty's work on Destiny is genuinely incredible, so potentially that one.
Man, I love Souls/BB, but to me, I barely register that those games even have soundtracks. It's all just orchestral boss music, and even if some tracks are better than others, I don't feel like anything sticks out in a memorable way.
Now, my personal picks for best soundtrack this gen would be:
Now, my personal picks for best soundtrack this gen would be:
- Any Danganronpa game (I didn't read the entire thread but please tell me I'm not the first one to mention Danganronpa)
- Xenoblade 2
- Undertale/Deltarune
- Fire Emblem: Fates (does this still count as this gen?)
- Sonic Mania
- Nier Automata
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Maria, Ludwig and Laurence tracks easily share the top spots with Nier Automata and FFXIV. And that's saying something.
Listen Laurence's track with your ears.
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Yep. This is the correct answer. I'd probably put Ori right behind it.
i love Bloodborne but the soundtrack wasn't a reason why. It wasn't bad but i'm sitting here right now struggling to even remind myself of it.
there are loads of games with a memorable soundtrack. many have already been said but for me: Witcher 3, Persona 5, Nier Automata, Cuphead, Doom, Breath of the Wild, Red Dead Redemption 2...just to name a few.
there are loads of games with a memorable soundtrack. many have already been said but for me: Witcher 3, Persona 5, Nier Automata, Cuphead, Doom, Breath of the Wild, Red Dead Redemption 2...just to name a few.
Lots of them:
-Fire Emblem 3 houses
-Disco Elysium
-Pillars 2
-Smash Bros Ultimate
-Dark Souls III
-Xenoblade Chronicles 2
-Nier Automata
-Persona 5
-Breath of the Wild
-Tropical Freeze
-Bayonetta 2
And a long list of games I could list too, BB's OST is good to make the bossfights feel more intense, but it's not that memorable and IMO Dark Souls III does the same a lot better. And I like BB's OST, but besides Gascoigne, the Clerical Beast, Ludwig's themes, I don't remember any other song. It was worse in Sekiro, that's for sure, maybe the main thing BB and DkS III do better than Sekiro is the OST.
-Fire Emblem 3 houses
-Disco Elysium
-Pillars 2
-Smash Bros Ultimate
-Dark Souls III
-Xenoblade Chronicles 2
-Nier Automata
-Persona 5
-Breath of the Wild
-Tropical Freeze
-Bayonetta 2
And a long list of games I could list too, BB's OST is good to make the bossfights feel more intense, but it's not that memorable and IMO Dark Souls III does the same a lot better. And I like BB's OST, but besides Gascoigne, the Clerical Beast, Ludwig's themes, I don't remember any other song. It was worse in Sekiro, that's for sure, maybe the main thing BB and DkS III do better than Sekiro is the OST.
I'm not sure if this counts, but Riot Games have been consistently great with both in game, universe and supplementary musical production this decade.
Get yourselves on to Spotify and have a blast.
Get yourselves on to Spotify and have a blast.
Bloodborne is great in-game but not something I can listen to on my own time
Octopath, Nier, FF XV and Persona 5 however, are THE rotation
Octopath, Nier, FF XV and Persona 5 however, are THE rotation
Persona 5 and Yakuza 0, I listen to former so much outside of playing the game. That pretty signifies why no other game soundtrack can match it.
Bloodborne has a few standout tracks, which is great, but not best of the generation.
The Life Is Strange games are full of terrific tunes, licensed and original.
The Life Is Strange games are full of terrific tunes, licensed and original.
Huh, Yakuza 0 is a good shout I completely forgot about it! P5 is definitely in my top 3 listened to OST's even if I wasn't as in love with the game as much as some others. My other 2 most listened according to Spotify (and Plex) are Doom and Pyre (though I've probably listened to Bastion and Transistor just as much because I <3 Darren Korb).
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BB has some of the best gameplay, art design & level design (pre Rom) this gen, but it's music was just good, a couple of strong tracks but mostly what we expect from From.
There is many more stand outs this gen in the music department, even Undertale if you want to count that.
There is many more stand outs this gen in the music department, even Undertale if you want to count that.
I heard it for like at least an hour while fighting Laurence and I listened to it again just before when reading this thread, and I don't remember it at all. Yet I remember Rivers in the Desert, Possessed by a Disease, End of All or any Undertale track with perfect clarify. So sorry, clearly didn't have the same experience here lol.
Staying in the FromSoft games, I think Dark Souls III's soundtrack is better. That Menu Theme is pure magic. Gets you hyped instantly....... Before dying 30 times in a row.
I'm really not a fan of Bloodborne's OST. The game has so many incredible bosses, but they are pretty much never matched with memorable songs. Orphan of Kos and Ebrietas are two of my favorite boss fights of any game and I struggled against both for hours but I still can't even remotely remember what the music was like during the fights. That's awful. Those two deserve better. Even after googling the music I have no recollection of ever hearing it, despite the fact that those fights are some of the most memorable things I've played this gen (and, again, despite the fact that I spent hours on them). The same goes for pretty much every boss fight. The only one where I still remember the music is Ludwig and that's entirely because of that awesome stage 2 transition.
When I compare that to something like FFXIV, where even mechanically thrash-tier fights that die in a couple of minutes are often accompanied by incredible music that instantly makes them memorable it makes me feel like Bloodborne's OST was its weakest point.
When I compare that to something like FFXIV, where even mechanically thrash-tier fights that die in a couple of minutes are often accompanied by incredible music that instantly makes them memorable it makes me feel like Bloodborne's OST was its weakest point.
