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NikkolasKing posted:That's a pretty amazing song for the NES. lol if you don't listen to NES music every day
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NikkolasKing posted:Surprised "Man with the Machine Gun" hasn't been mentioned. I never cared for the original FFVIII version but the orchestra version is amazing. Ehhhhhhh? I dunno, something about FFVIII's soundtrack just feels right with the midi synthesizers. That's a fine remix, but it doesn't feel like the same song at all. The orchestral mix makes it seem like an upbeat flighty song, and not a very good battle theme. That said, there are some really good remixes of the background music.
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NikkolasKing posted:Yeah, my thoughts as well. It starts off very slow and builds to the good part but in a game where the battle system encourages you to win as fast as possible, that seems a bit dumb. It's my favorite too, and I love the FFXIV remix as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvUdycDqidw
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NikkolasKing posted:That's a pretty amazing song for the NES. For 1-3 the SFC versions or the mobile versions are the way to go. Mobile for DQ4-6 as well then 3DS for DQ7 unless you have a shitload of free time, like to explore everything constantly (or use guides), and really want a long and old school JRPG experience.
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FF8 was poo poo all around but that boss theme is my favorite in the series
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Zaphod42 posted:Blinded by Light is good but its no Force your Way (holy poo poo that song gets me pumped, its like alarms are going off) or Those who Fight Further ( The Dissidia version of Force Your Way is fuckin' ace. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmQD36OxGZk
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Saucer Crab posted:It's my favorite too, and I love the FFXIV remix as well. Thanks for the link. If I wasn't so against MMOs, I would be tempted to play FFXIV now. (I don't like multiplayer of any kind) Artix posted:Ehhhhhhh? I dunno, something about FFVIII's soundtrack just feels right with the midi synthesizers. That's a fine remix, but it doesn't feel like the same song at all. The orchestral mix makes it seem like an upbeat flighty song, and not a very good battle theme. That said, there are some really good remixes of the background music. That is a pretty good remix, although the Garden theme has always been a highlight of the VIII soundtrack. Evil Fluffy posted:For 1-3 the SFC versions or the mobile versions are the way to go. Mobile for DQ4-6 as well then 3DS for DQ7 unless you have a shitload of free time, like to explore everything constantly (or use guides), and really want a long and old school JRPG experience. Well I don't have a 3DS and I'm not likely to get one unless I can order that kit that makes them playable on TVs/monitors. I was thinking of doing that anyway because some people were telling me how good SMTIV is.
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Spergatory posted:Man, whether you love or hate XIII, you have to admit that Blinded by Light is a loving S-tier battle theme. It kind of makes you want to hold back just so you can time it so all the cool poo poo starts happening when the violins kick in. It is pretty good.
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I wish they'd get the rights to The Valedictory Elegy and put that in another game
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NikkolasKing posted:Thanks for the link. If I wasn't so against MMOs, I would be tempted to play FFXIV now. (I don't like multiplayer of any kind) Definitely understandable and FF14 won't change your mind about MMOs, but definitely listen to the music links any time they pop up in the thread. FF14 has some fantastic music in general.
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Not a ChiAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAldren posted:I wish they'd get the rights to The Valedictory Elegy and put that in another game To me "The True Mirror" might forever be my favorite battle theme in any JRPG. It be interesting to see Sakuraba on an FF game.
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Mega64 posted:Definitely understandable and FF14 won't change your mind about MMOs, but definitely listen to the music links any time they pop up in the thread. FF14 has some fantastic music in general. forward and back and then forward and back and then go forward and back...
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Not a Children posted:I wish they'd get the rights to The Valedictory Elegy and put that in another game Oh man that sounds straight outta Star Ocean 2, haha.
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Die Sexmonster! posted:Oh man that sounds straight outta Star Ocean 2, haha. Same composer. Sakuraba's soundtracks all sound the same to me, outside of stuff like Valkyrie Profile. I've never quite understood why he gets so much praise.
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Mr. Fortitude posted:Same composer. Sakuraba's soundtracks all sound the same to me, outside of stuff like Valkyrie Profile. I've never quite understood why he gets so much praise. who is praising him, I've literally never seen a single positive thing said about him here
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Valkyrie Profile is my favourite soundtrack so there's me at least. Also the Dark Souls soundtracks own. And his Star Ocean stuff. Basically anything that's not Tales generic.
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He turned out to be a surprisingly good fit for Mario Tennis
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Baten Kaitos had one of my favorite JRPG OSTs. It was pretty much perfect with a great variety of battle themes and some very powerful emotional tracks.
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Did someone say FF14 music dump? I think someone said FF14 music dump. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLRcuojE7Pc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jx3QPiTcXa4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EaPDO6pPuE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Gkz0YYrIrc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHkMfJBDFZM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9F0tU7-wbA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-T1k-9UvdlU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LIw6Vnt2MI
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This one is, I think, my favorite boss theme in the series.
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NikkolasKing posted:Baten Kaitos had one of my favorite JRPG OSTs. It was pretty much perfect with a great variety of battle themes and some very powerful emotional tracks. I can't believe I'm going to agree with NikkolasKing but yeah, Baten Kaitos's soundtrack was really goddamn good and one of the few Sakuraba joints I really like. Not counting Dark Souls of course, because literally no one would have called that as Sakuraba.
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Panic! at Nabisco posted:This one is, I think, my favorite boss theme in the series. Same, and the explanation Koji gave for the lyrics is really good. (kill your mom and yourself)
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XIV has some really chill dungeon themes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIaP-50bqKI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUzOHkTLHWs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DScwSP-Q1jc
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Fister Roboto posted:Same, and the explanation Koji gave for the lyrics is really good. i was there and i still can't hear the ron paul lyrics
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LOCUST FART HELL posted:XIV has some really chill dungeon themes. Definitely listen to the regular theme before you listen to the Hard version, not just because Gubal's regular theme is one of the best tracks in the game, but also it gives the Hard version a little more context (as much as context can be given to a piece of music). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExXhr8ch8Mk
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Not a Children posted:I wish they'd get the rights to The Valedictory Elegy and put that in another game That's an unlockable track in Smash Wii U. It plays on Gaur Plains though, so it's always gonna be second fiddle to You Will Know Our Names. I'm still disappointed that the Cloud DLC didn't include more music than Let the Battles Begin and those Who Fight Further. There's so many good picks no matter how you limit the pool!
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Reiterpallasch posted:i was there and i still can't hear the ron paul lyrics It's kind of wrapped up in flowery language and unorthodox sentence structure, and what happened is really only implied by the lyrics: So still this broken melody, And therewith shoulder thee One last step, only leaving An empty hearth down by the sea. Kill your mom (the broken melody) and then take one more step over the cliff to kill yourself. The first half of the song gives it a lot more context though.
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If people want good video game music just listen to the entire Xenoblade Chronicles soundtrack. It's amazing from start to finish. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bl9dP0CJfbQ
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Artix posted:I can't believe I'm going to agree with NikkolasKing but yeah, Baten Kaitos's soundtrack was really goddamn good and one of the few Sakuraba joints I really like. Not counting Dark Souls of course, because literally no one would have called that as Sakuraba. I think I have fairly typical views when it comes to music. Sakuraba gets a lot of poo poo but I've never heard one bad thing about BK's soundtrack. Which is fine by me because it loving rules. Evil Fluffy posted:If people want good video game music just listen to the entire Xenoblade Chronicles soundtrack. It's amazing from start to finish. Xeno soundtracks are pretty much always amazing. With Mitsuda or Kajiura, how could they be anything less than amazing? I could give the same advice as you for Xenogears or Xenosaga Episode III. Although I never played XC and have no idea who did the OST. NikkolasKing fucked around with this message at 23:31 on Dec 2, 2016 |
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NikkolasKing posted:Although I never played XC and have no idea who did the OST. It's too bad you're not using some kind of device connected to a magical Information Superhighway that could answer this question, better just wait until you've literally finished a game to watch the credits.  Hint: the composer likely got their job on the FFXV OST from their excellent work on Xenoblade.
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Leaving room for the XCX soundtrack to be everything great about the year 2003 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOeb7StJlRc e. I'll admit especially for you Final Fantasy thread that I unironically like Wir Fliegen and Don't Worry for some reason zedprime fucked around with this message at 23:53 on Dec 2, 2016 |
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zedprime posted:Leaving room for the XCX soundtrack to be everything great about the year 2003 Everything that isn't night themes on the continents is garbage butt rock. I hate that OST with such a passion.
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Since FF15 is out and apparently good I want to make it feel better about its project management mishaps by reminding the world that XCX wrapped its soundtrack production without any no-vocals mixes so important story cutscenes have cheesey music lyrics drowning out in game dialog.
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zedprime posted:Leaving room for the XCX soundtrack to be everything great about the year 2003 wir fliegen and uncontrollable are great until you realize that you'll only hear the first like 15 seconds of each over and over and over during the postgame
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XCX had a lot of needless complexity. Sure I get that you can spend a bunch of time to set up lots of augments and soul voices in a symbiotic way to toggle murdergod mode but goddamn, it'd be nice if you'd make large enemies, including a late/end game boss, not just send you flying like a field goal attempt because they got close to you. People who did skell combat fights on foot are weird and if it wasn't for the "you get sent flying by large enemy movement (and can do the same to small enemies with your skell)" then I could at least see the appeal due to its challenge. Skell combat was pretty broken in general though. I think it took more time to go from 28-30 than it took to go from 30-40 because you go buy an Amadusias and just back attack beam scythe enemies a dozen levels above you and then finish them off a couple seconds later. It was a good game but XC was better in just about every way. Especially the music. And the Nopon. World Tyrants having co-op is the biggest tease though. The next game just needs to allow co-op, either a drop in/out setup along the lines of games like Crackdown and Saint's Row or a more party structured freeform system like in Dragon Quest 9 and the leader can light up their bat signal when they need you to stop doing whatever you're doing and help them.
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NikkolasKing posted:It be interesting to see Sakuraba on an FF game. i hope you like hearing the prelude, except only one note of it, played to-tempo on a bass this will technically be the only track in the game, but sometimes there will be electronic sighing noises and, very rarely, a bass drum
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Evil Fluffy posted:needless complexity In a Xeno game? Oh my stars and garters etc. I think I handled those pretty well, played Gears then tried the first Saga game for an hour, tuned out of that series, played Xenoblade, and the newer one... just doesn't seem as interesting. Now everyone tell me why I'm wrong 
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