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The best music in a video game.

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  1. Sethdaddy8

    Sethdaddy8 Well-Known Member

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    Starting FF13 just now, it occurred to me, this is a very good, sad, typical FF type song. And that sometimes, the songs in a game can be pretty awesome.

    Some other good ones, FF7 of course. The song that played at the menu screen for Halo 3 was really good too. Ooooh, and Altered Beast (for genesis)had a bad *** song lol.

    Thoughts?
     
  2. BuckeyeKing

    BuckeyeKing Wolves DYNASTY!!!!

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    Guile Theme SF2

    Ryu Theme as well.
     
  3. mor911

    mor911 pooping

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    Final Fantasy 6 has the best soundtrack in any game, period.
     
  4. Vengeful Odin

    Vengeful Odin Norse Mod

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    1) Final Fantasy VI
    2) Final Fantasy VII
    3) Ocarina of Time

    End list.
     
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  5. MikeHoncho

    MikeHoncho -=| Censored |=-

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    Emphasis on the End List
     
  6. Killerphins

    Killerphins The Finger

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    tecmo bowl :lol:

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PBvOxicz-0"]YouTube- Bo Knows - crazy Tecmo Super Bowl run[/ame]
     
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  7. Vengeful Odin

    Vengeful Odin Norse Mod

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    Actually, that's not entirely true. I really loved the soundtrack to Xenogears.

    This track, in particular, is one of my favorites.

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD25_StvAT0"]YouTube- Xenogears Music - The One who is Torn Apart[/ame]

    Still probably not on par with the ones I listed though.
     
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  8. anlgp

    anlgp ↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ ← → ← → B A

    Dude, Xenogears.

    Castlevania: SOTN
     
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  9. CitizenSnips

    CitizenSnips hmm.

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    you guys are crazy

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z2kxFCQ_mQ"]YouTube- Super Mario Galaxy Music: Gusty Garden Galaxy[/ame]

    hands down!
     
  10. Phinz420

    Phinz420 New Member

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    Hitman series

    /end thread

    IMO, Jesper Kyd is mesmerizing and seems to work so well with the gameplay in Hitman that I cant even find anything worthy enough to compare it to.

    Kyd is to Video game music what John Williams is to film music. :up:


    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxtLXPIazmg"]YouTube- Jesper Kyd - Vegas[/ame]
     
  11. #1 fan

    #1 fan Well-Known Member

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    san andreas
     
  12. mor911

    mor911 pooping

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    GTA doesnt count IMO.... They use real successful songs that were out way before GTA
     
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  13. Desides

    Desides Well-Known Member

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    Good but not nearly the best. Too many boring tracks.

    For me it's a toss-up between Suikoden 1, Chrono Cross, and Xenogears. I can't decide between those three, so I consider them all top-tier. Xenosaga Episode III follows shortly thereafter, leading a tier consisting of Actraiser, Suikoden II, Castlevania: SotN, Half-Life 2, Secret of Mana, Wild ARMs, and Ys III.

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JI4HktHc7-4"]Suikoden I Ending[/ame]​
     
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  14. Dol-Fan Dupree

    Dol-Fan Dupree Tank? Who is Tank? I am Guy Incognito.

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    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5hUOsNzXsQ"]YouTube- The Music of Video Games [242] Star Control II[/ame]

    Star Control 2!!! I will always mention this game when it comes to music
     
  15. Zeke0123

    Zeke0123 message board ******* Club Member

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    tempest 2000 in the Jaguar...the other version had a watered down version of the original techno...original was club worthy.




    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KL6n75I5QBg"]YouTube- TEMPEST 2009[/ame]
     
  16. TheHighExhaulted

    TheHighExhaulted Well-Known Member

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    Road Rash...no doubt.
     
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  17. TrueDolFan

    TrueDolFan Minion of Satan

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    Without a shadow of a doubt, the best and most memorable music in a video game was:

    Mega Man 2 - Even being 8-bit bleeps and blips, it was fantastic.

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7MiDyPEw_k"]YouTube- The Music of Video Games [01] Mega Man 2[/ame]

    A medley by the Minibosses:
    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuxfQjJ-3DM"]YouTube- The Minibosses - Mega Man 2[/ame]


    My favorite, Crash Man:
    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxXHVNIwGSw"]YouTube- Mega Man 2 - Crash Man Theme[/ame]

    NESkimos Crash Man:
    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuM95myN45o"]YouTube- The NESkimos - "Mega Man 2 (Crash Man)"[/ame]
     
  18. GridIronKing34

    GridIronKing34 Silently Judging You

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    Ryu's theme is awesome. I actually have that set as my ringtone.... yeah I know, I'm cool...
     
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    Caps Movimiento Juvenil

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    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfKA4b5SFq4"]YouTube- Metal Gear Solid 2 / 3 Theme (Eminence Symphony Orchestra)[/ame]
     
  20. Dolphin1184

    Dolphin1184 Member

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    Lost Odyssey is not only the most underrated game EVER, but also has an incredible soundtrack by the one and only Nobuo Uematsu. If that game was on playstation, it would have been MUCH more popular. Oh I wish I wasn't sidetracked by other games and I can finish the last disc of that game. My only complaint of the game is the loading times are brutal.

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NL-rDuve72I"]YouTube- Lost Odyssey Soundtrack-01: Prologue[/ame]

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eM-CZvEdKu4"]YouTube- Lost Odyssey Soundtrack-03: Fire Above the Battle[/ame]

    From 1000 years of dreams:
    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFGrxKDrluI&feature=related"]YouTube- Lost Odyssey Soundtrack-25: Parting Forever[/ame]

    AND MY PERSONAL FAVORITES:
    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yv1ehI1nxT4"]YouTube- Lost Odyssey Intro Video![/ame]
    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_ncZLzfVAU"]YouTube- [TOP 50] RPG World Map Themes #16 Lost Odyssey[/ame]
     
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  21. DaFish

    DaFish Well-Known Member

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    I would add Super Castlevania to an otherwise great list.
     
  22. ChrisKo

    ChrisKo Season Ticket Holder

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    Suikoden is my favorite RPG of all times!
     
  23. ChrisKo

    ChrisKo Season Ticket Holder

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  24. Desides

    Desides Well-Known Member

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    Definitely one of the best series I know of. It's a shame Konami is content to pull a Breath of Fire and let the series rot.

    I'm starting to think that Suikoden V was a Hail Mary to save the series via relatively copious amounts of T&A. Looks like it didn't work.
     
  25. #1 fan

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    ok fine . . .

    i'll go with marvel vs capcom 2.
     
  26. ChrisKo

    ChrisKo Season Ticket Holder

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    They had an opportunity to help new US gamers find out what they missed on the PS and PS2, because they ported Suikoden 1 and 2 to the PSP in JP, but they never translated it to release in the US. I really think that would have helped gather a little more traction to the game and brought new people to the series.
     
  27. Desides

    Desides Well-Known Member

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    I don't think a PSP version of anything is going to expand a fanbase in the US. It's tough to get a Monster Hunter-type effect going here. Also, Suikoden 1 is on PSN, but it's the PSOne version, rather than the PSP double-pack of 1 and 2. Hasn't really helped the series' popularity.

    I think a full-on remake is in order, but then you're investing millions of dollars in a project that has no clear return. I'd be a little bummed out by the move, too, because it would further delay Suikoden VI.

    So in the end, Konami does nothing.
     
  28. Starry31

    Starry31 Phins and Heels.

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    It's kind of predictable but Final Fantasy 7 and 10 both had very memorable soundtracks that were good, along with the Knights of the Old Republic games. A game with probably an underrated soundtrack is Final Fantasy 11 because it's a MMORPG and wasn't played by as many people. The music in that game seemed to always match the situation and zone perfectly.

    Started the game in a forest and was greeted by this [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Blfg4okC2nY&feature=related"]Ronfaure Theme[/ame].
     
  29. Dolphin1184

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    There is this game called FlyFF. It is a free MMORPG that I used to play alot. One of the best parts of the game is the battle music in the maps while you are grinding out and leveling:

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJFQ5kckU5A"]YouTube- FlyFF: Darkon1-2 Battle Theme[/ame]
    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zTv_1QtPyk"]YouTube- FlyFF: Darkon 3 Battle Theme[/ame]
    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qp1QO4fWqM"]YouTube- FlyFF: Saintmorning Battle Theme[/ame]
     
  30. Pagan

    Pagan Metal & a Mustang

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    Brütal Legend by FAR! :butthead:
     
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  31. Stitches

    Stitches ThePhin's Biggest Killjoy Luxury Box

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    :lol:

    I don't know that that counts.
     
  32. Frumundah Finnatic

    Frumundah Finnatic U Mad Miami?

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    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08RYp-uDpPo"]YouTube- Final Fantasy X Music - At Zanarkand[/ame]
     
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  33. Starry31

    Starry31 Phins and Heels.

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    I almost posted that song Frumundah as one of the best. That with Hymn of the Fayth and Suteki Da Ne just stuck with me long after the game.
     
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    byroan Giggity Staff Member Administrator Luxury Box

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    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQYSPtfirLM"]YouTube- Hi Hi Hi (Saturn Valley): Earthbound Music[/ame]
     
  35. Pagan

    Pagan Metal & a Mustang

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    Any game that boasts music by the obscure 80's metal band Angel Witch gets my vote. :tongue2:
     
  36. Dolphin1184

    Dolphin1184 Member

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    I would like to add my favorite track from FFX:

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUZZQ-hvRTs"]YouTube- Mt. Gagazet (Soundtrack from Final Fantasy X)[/ame]
     
  37. Desides

    Desides Well-Known Member

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    A challenger appears.

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPbLMS_mCpM"]Xenoblade title theme[/ame]
     
  38. Desides

    Desides Well-Known Member

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    What the heck, one more challenger. From the "games you've never heard of, but I have" file, with a special performer.

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoLkYJ5Odmg"]The Levend of Heroes VI - Silver Will, Golden Wings[/ame]
     
  39. Vendigo

    Vendigo German Gigolo Club Member

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    Portal. The credits. Nuff said.
     
  40. Bpk

    Bpk Premium Member Luxury Box

    When I go to a nightclub, I always go up to the featured DJ and ask him to spin something from Zelda.

    The girls go wild when they see me acting like Link.
     
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