Gaming

Far Cry 5. It's probably the only game I've played that has the same songs written in totally distinct music styles. Each song, like "We Will Rise Again", is written as:

• A church hymnal (men and women's mixed chorus)

• A folk song (bluegrass inspired, fiddles, acoustic guitars, and steel harps)

• An ethereal rendition by Hammock that evokes the "bliss" part of the game world that the character Faith rules.

It's amazing that all three of these songs are the same in lyrics and meaning, but their execution is completely different and had very different emotional feels as a result.

The Maxis Sim City game has a great OST from Chris Tilton. Quite partial to Riven and Hotline Miami too.

Honourable mention for Bastion too. And sometime I like the This War of Mine acoustic guitar stuff.

KOTOR and KOTOR 2, Mass Effect (Vigil, Leaving Earth, An End Once and For All), Hogwarts Legacy (very reminiscent of the movie scores but its own thing)

I don't expect to many people to have played it but Demon gaze has a soundtrack that just hits my adhd brain really nice, that and the 2nd game

Child of Light, Hades, Bastion, Icewind Dale, Dragon Age (any of them really), Heroes of Might and Magic 3-5, Dead Cells, Endless Legend, Pillars of Eternity, Pokemon Violet. Also Warframe, especially from The Second Dream and further period.

• Ico
• Final Fantasy XIII
• Final Fantasy XIV
• Stellaris
• Warhammer 40k: Darktide
• Kingdom Hearts
• Mirror's Edge
• Modern Warfare 2
• Need for Speed: Most Wanted (OG)
• Ratchet & Clank
• Halo 3: ODST
• Persona 5

Persona 3-5 and Doom 2016 win by virtue of being the only ones I listen to regularly outside of playing the games. Doom is probably at the top, the album version is just incredible.

Honorable mentions go to the entire Zelda and Mario catalog, especially LttP and Super Mario World. They're the nostalgic sounds of my childhood and stuck in my head often, I just don't go out of my way to listen to them.

Decent 2, is the soundtrack I keep coming back to.

I never get tired of it. i just wish the tracks were longer. :)

Star Ocean 3, Yakuza: Like a Dragon

Wild for me to scroll through a thread like this without seeing Halo: ODST mentioned.

Guild Wars 2

The Trine series is an underappreciated masterpiece. I've never heard so many waltzes in a game before.

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https://youtu.be/fFIg5QrJ6FY

Genshin Impact's soundtrack is also gorgeous.

Steven Wilson’s soundtrack to The Last Day of June is absolutely spectacular.

I think my absolute favorite that I haven't seen here is Gris. This game is absolutely beautiful as is the OST.

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Primarily a mix of Old School RPGs (FFVI, Secret of Mana, Chrono Trigger) and some current RPGs (Persona 5, NieR: Automata)

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is surprisingly good. Surtur's theme is one of the best boss themes ive ever heard. I also really like using the Battle Brothers ost for my Pathfinder games.

For me, Shovel Knight and Chrono Trigger tie for first, followed by Ocarina of Time and Super Mario World.

Fun fact: nearly every single song in the Super Mario World soundtrack is a variation on one single melody, so its diversity even with that constraint really showcases how cleverly it was created.

I don't think I've ever heard a megaman track I don't like

For me, the Age of Conan MMORPG game had one of the best OSTs ever. Amazing and epic sounds combined with a great game.

2 for me donkey kong country and turtles in time

StarCraft: Brood War - Terran theme

I really enjoyed the OST of the Ace Attorney games (especially the first one), Shadow of The Colossus, Kingdom Hearts, Hotel Dusk and Xenoblade Chronicles... I could go on though.

torn between Rain World and Hyper Light Drifter

I looked over the whole list and noticed it's lacking one Rise of the Triad 2012 and Distance.

I would mention Rez and DJ Max, but it feels a little silly to mention Music based games for good OSTs.

And apparently I need to go listen to the OSTs for rain world and journey. They got multiple recommendations on here.

I'm this thread I've missed Bastion, once the top answer of these kind of threads.

Personally I'm very fond of the germanized versions of pop music songs in Wolfenstein: a new order.

I love the Subnautica OST.