SOTY 2020

[Napalm_Frank]

Yu Nanba:



AMD Radeon RDNA 1.5 with variable frequency that goes up to 2.23GHz, as well as 10.3 teraflops and hardware-accelerated ray tracing:



Ellie:

 

[IDontBeatGames]

The correct answer:

 

[Viale]

I chose nanba. It was funny playing dub karaoke for ichiban and adachi and laughing being like "lol, now this is actually karaoke" and then hearing nanba fire off right after.

 

[Dest]

 

[Voyevoda]

It's always Baka Mitai.

 

[Transistor]

It's GPU Jungle and it's not even a contest

 

[N7_Kovalski]

The correct answer:

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Ah shit here comes the tears....

 

[IDontBeatGames]

It's GPU Jungle and it's not even a contest

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I see there's been a new change huh, congrats!

 

[Ocirus]

But I need to reclaim my name...

 

[vixolus]

Correct answer is the Linkin Park song from Like A Dragon

 

[Lant_War]

The TLOU2 guitar scenes always strike me as ultra pretentious.

 

[RPGam3r]

I assume this is Song of the Year without mention of Bugsnax? If so than flag on the play.

 

[IDontBeatGames]

Ah shit here comes the tears....

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Lmao, ah shit here we go again

 

[Trey]

I'm a sucker for Darren Korb's work on Hades.

 

[hydruxo]

The TLOU2 guitar scenes always strike me as ultra pretentious.

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Lmao. Yeah, the two most poignant moments in the game are "pretentious."

 

[Rotobit]

 

[Zael Stormborn]

Wat... They actually localised the Karaoke scenes in Yakuza? Never thought I would say this about Baka mitai, but that english version is pretty bad... Not the singing mind you, but the lyrics.

Edit: And Eri's song is even worse. Oooofff.

 

[criteriondog]

The TLOU2 guitar scenes always strike me as ultra pretentious.

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Why?

 

[Ogni-XR21]

GPUUUUUUUUUUU

 

[Sabretooth]

I'm a sucker for Darren Korb's work on Hades.

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My mental flowchart for song of the year works like this:

Did Supergiant Games release a game this year?
-> Yes
->-> There's your song of the year

That said, I want to pip the absolute fucking badassery on display in Wasteland 3's vocal songs:

 

[Gotchaforce]

Bury The Light.

 

[Truly Gargantuan]

 

[Damn Silly]

It's Bugsnax!

 

[jman0625]

I'm a sucker for Darren Korb's work on Hades.

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I'm really early in the game, what was the song that the Game Awards Orchestra arranged a version of?

 

[Miniature Kaiju]

It's Bugsnax!

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The only acceptable answer.

 

[RPGam3r]

It's Bugsnax!

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Exactly, it's omission is a crime!

 

[Cess007]

Ellie:

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I swear, this bit hit me like a truck when it happened. It's more emotional to me than Future Days.

 

[CaptainKashup]

I legit cried when Ellie started to sing Take on Me.
My favorite song inside of my favorite franchise ? Thank you, Naughty Dog.

 

[HStallion]

The TLOU2 guitar scenes always strike me as ultra pretentious.

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A lowkey scene simply about someone playing a guitar for someone they love isn't exactly what I'd call pretentious.

 

[JigglesBunny]

The Last of Us Part II's use of Take on Me obviously hits the hardest and I wept like a newborn but damn man, that GPU theme from Astro Bot hasn't left my head since I first heard it. Personally, I dig the SSD theme even more, though. Pure electronic synth-pop perfection.

 

[Shadowstew]

 

[Transistor]

Did Supergiant Games release a game this year?
-> Yes
->-> There's your song of the year

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That's completely fair

 

[score01]

As much as I loved take on me by Ellie it's GPU jungle. No contest.

 

[CortexVortex]

The correct answer:

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So damn beautiful...

 

[Xeno]

 

[Lobster Roll]

The Last of Us Part II's use of Take on Me obviously hits the hardest and I wept like a newborn but damn man, that GPU theme from Astro Bot hasn't left my head since I first heard it. Personally, I dig the SSD theme even more, though. Pure electronic synth-pop perfection.

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Call me crazy but this song makes me think of:

Edit: The embedded link got nuked for some reason. It was to the main theme of Michael Jordan: Chaos in the Windy City.

 

[Phoenixazure]

I love almost all these songs but seriously

WHERE IS BURY THE LIGHT

 

[Trey]

I'm really early in the game, what was the song that the Game Awards Orchestra arranged a version of?

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[GSG]

It's GPU Jungle

Astro's Playroom has one of the best OSTs this year.

 

[Dullahan]

I AM THE STORM THAT IS APPROACHING
PROVOKING, BLACK CLOUDS IN ISOLATION
I AM RECLAIMER OF MY NAME
BORN IN FLAMES, I HAVE BEEN BLESSED
MY FAMILY'S CREST IS A DEMON OF DEATH

 

[jman0625]

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TYSM

 

[Phabh]

 

[Charpunk]

It's Bugsnax!

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This is the only true answer.

 

[Unicorn]

Tenderfoot Tactics has some bangers, but this is the one that stays with me the most!

 

[Philippo]

Excellent songs all around, wouldn't be able to pick one.

 

[Trey]

My mental flowchart for song of the year works like this:

Did Supergiant Games release a game this year?
-> Yes
->-> There's your song of the year

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no truer words have been spoken.

TYSM

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any time. It's really quite a lovely soundtrack, and game. I hope you enjoy.

 

[Exile In Mudville]

Gilda's Theme.



Also amazing music inspired by a game with no music.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

The TLOU2 guitar scenes always strike me as ultra pretentious.

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Pretentious? No.

Twee? Very!

 

[Nif]

Correct answer is the Linkin Park song from Like A Dragon

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Came to post this, too.

 

[Gots]

I'm going with the Air Buster boss theme from FF7 Remake. Perfection