Probably the Souls games and Bloodborne. They have some standouts, e.g. Gwyn and Ludwig the Holy Blade, but the rest isn't super memorable to me (though it is generally still a good soundtrack).
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Even if I personally enjoy the ost's for some of the games mentioned I can understand why others would hate them or vice versa...but I didn't even know Bloodborne/Souls were revered for their soundtracks. All I remember is silence and generic fantasy epic music during boss battles.
Unfortunately, I feel part of what makes a track memorable is the context it plays in. You remember Gwyn and Ludwig the Holy Blade because those tracks are timed perfectly for maximum impact.
Meanwhile, something like Amygdala's theme goes unnoticed even when it has some of the best use of strings I've ever heard in a video game.
This isn't "bad" or "bland", it's a phenomenal track that you only barely hear in the background as a big monster roars and stomps over it. And the parts that will stick out to you will probably be the vocals, which lose their impact without the buildup.
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I mean, I remember this a lot too, but what that actual tune was doesn't come to my head at the moment.
The original from Splatton is horrible. Is like someone threw a tennis ball in a room full of trash cans, recorded, and put on the game. Splaaton 2 is not perfect, but a improvement in every way, at least.
When it plays in game (at least in the original, not sure in the Xbone version) there are no lyrics which is more fitting for the game.
An overrated soundtrack isn't a thing because it's so subjective. They're rated as much as people want to rate them.
Overrated is not the word I would use and that fucking word should be banned from the dictionary.
With that being said, I'm gonna echo a lot of other replies in this thread, never understood the massive praise Nier Automata gets for its OST. The tracks are relatively simplistic and heavily rely on vocals, to me it just sounds like Hiroyuki Sawano on steroids, competent but slightly irritating.
With that being said, I'm gonna echo a lot of other replies in this thread, never understood the massive praise Nier Automata gets for its OST. The tracks are relatively simplistic and heavily rely on vocals, to me it just sounds like Hiroyuki Sawano on steroids, competent but slightly irritating.
I don't get the term overrated anymore. At this point it's "list popular thing you don't like"
I guess to not waste threadspace I'll say the new God of War ost. I liked Baldur's theme and that's it
I guess to not waste threadspace I'll say the new God of War ost. I liked Baldur's theme and that's it
Donkey Kong Country does absolutely nothing for me at all. I don't see what people like about that soundtrack.
Persona 5's soundtrack is completely forgettable outside of it's vocal tracks, which honestly don't reach much higher than great. Not enough to warrant calling the whole thing amazing.
Nier Automata isn't as overrated IMO but it will always live in the shadow of OG Nier's soundtrack, which is a masterpiece.
Nier Automata isn't as overrated IMO but it will always live in the shadow of OG Nier's soundtrack, which is a masterpiece.
Doom 2016 and eternal, I dont hate them or think they are bad or anything, but I dont really like them much either. I guess I always just envisioned a modern doom sounding like 80s/90s metal since so much of the original games ost was taken from that.
What does overrated mean in this context? A soundtrack people generally praise but you personally don't enjoy? Who is doing the rating?
You know everyone is just going to name popular OSTs
You know everyone is just going to name popular OSTs
I certainly wouldn't call them overrated as in the context of the games they do work but I'm not a fan of the very film-like orchestra music with choirs, chanting and heavy percussive sounds. But that's simply because I like more melodic, punchy music.
I'd say Nier Automata. The first game had far superior soundtrack, its good but not great.
Also I agree with Dark Souls series being meh, but anyone saying Bloodborne is a mad man.
Also I agree with Dark Souls series being meh, but anyone saying Bloodborne is a mad man.
The Galaxy games.
I think the orchestration deafened people to the reality of there being better Mario soundtracks with less bells and whistles.
They're still good though.
I think the orchestration deafened people to the reality of there being better Mario soundtracks with less bells and whistles.
They're still good though.
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Came in here to say this. Outside of the opening, battle music, and a couple of other tracks it's all visual novel-style lazy bloop-de-bloop crap, just with slightly unusual instrumentation. People who claim to love it really only like about 6 of the 80+ tracks.
Same with P4 except there are like 10 good ones.
I haven't played the game, but Mor Ardain is absolutely fantastic.
I can't with this thread. I'll say some soundtracks like Nier Automata probably do carry a lot more relevance for people deep into the games because of the emotional resonance with their usage in the game but like even apart from the game Okabe's work is just astounding I just can't comprehend how someone can hear something like Alien Manifestation , Vague Hope or A Beautiful Song and just be like "Eh, that's okay"
Anything by Tim Follin. I've never liked his style. He knows how to produce good sounds and auras, special effects, and to find ways to make consoles sound in ways that you wouldn't think possible, but in terms of musical composition and song progression, there's just... nothing there. It just always sounds like a string of random improvised solos with no rhyme or reason, no verse/chorus structure, no buildups, no punches, no hooks,... I couldn't hum any of his songs because there's absolutely nothing hummable about them. I get that this is the whole point of prog music, but prog sucks. I don't like stuff like Dream Theater and the like for the same reasons. It just sounds so boring to me.
Final Fantasy. Just the series in general. That's not to say there isn't some fine music but boy is it overrated.
Yep. This doesn't give me the feeling I'm playing an ice level, unlike the PC version.
Same with Carnival Night.
Launch Base is also great.
Don't like the Splatoon soundtracks much at all, the squeaky, spastic vocals get so obnoxious and some tracks (especially in #2) just plod.
Also as far as composers go, I was never big into Shimomura after the 16 bit gen (I really like SF2, Live A Live, and Mario RPG though). Stuff all seems forgettable with the same instrument palette.
Also as far as composers go, I was never big into Shimomura after the 16 bit gen (I really like SF2, Live A Live, and Mario RPG though). Stuff all seems forgettable with the same instrument palette.
That poster has never exactly made a secret of their hate for FFVIII lol
This on the other hand is just condescending horse shit
Anything Zelda, but TBF I find the whole series overhyped so the music gets judged that way by proxy.
It's unfortunate that SpoonyExperiment made it cool to FFVIII, huh?
