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Has a soundtrack of a game ever on its own convinced you to give a game a chance?
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ulantan
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That's a good one sonic always has deceptively good soundtracks
ulantan
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Fuck the same thing happened to me. Bulgarian choir got me too.
Comandr
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A man of culture I see. Scorn sold me when I heard it took heavy inspiration from H.R. Giger and would feature music from Lustmord. First got my start with him in 2013 with The Place Where the Black Stars Hang. I knew Scorn would be something special then.
sigmaZ
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Wow. That sounds like Persona for real.
Con-Z-epT
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For me it was mostly Adis. Whether Billain or Aethek he is an outstanding composer. But their combined forces really excel this game. Strip away the music and it's a different game. To me it was The Word As Power that introduced me to him.
MidGenRefresh
*Refreshes biennially
Lol, nope.
Soltype
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Was going through random PS2 soundtracks and heard this.Decided to buy it then and there, closest gamestop that had it was 30 minutes away, was worth the drive and every penny.
Was a fan of Iwatsuki from the SNES days, decided to buy the game because I liked the OST, game ended up being good too.
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nowhat
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I didn't have much knowledge of Platinum Games (loved Okami, but wasn't aware of the connection) and had no idea about Yoko Taro, but was moderately interested in NieR: Automata based on preview footage. But playing the demo, and that boss theme, I went instantly to "holy fuck I need to play this game". Zero regrets.
Jinzo Prime
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WITH THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE
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Drizzlehell
Banned
I guess Metal Hellsinger qualifies. It's a pretty mediocre shooter but the soundtrack elevates it and since it's a rhythm game too, it's worth playing at least once to see how those songs work within the gameplay.
TransTrender
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Beer Baelly
Al Pachinko, Konami President
No
No. Never. But there were soundtracks I often listen to long after finishing (or abandoning) a game because it the music was so good. But listen to music is less time consuming and doesn't require the attention of a video game so I'd never play a potentially bad game for its music.
Black_Stride
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Alone in the Dark had an amazing soundtrack.....horrible game though, but I still bought it and finished it just for the OST:
Dantes Inferno - Amazing amzing OST, the trailer has one of the hypest songs on the OST, but the rest of the game has a bunch of bangers too
Dantes Inferno - Amazing amzing OST, the trailer has one of the hypest songs on the OST, but the rest of the game has a bunch of bangers too
lordrand11
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I had a friend of mine when I was younger who was playing Chrono Trigger, at the time I wasn't really into RPGs as much and was mostly playing games like Mario, DKC, Super Metroid, Zelda etc., and I was hanging at his house. He got to the part where the Corridors of Time music started playing in the background and it grabbed my ears and attention really quick and my desire to play it shot up twenty-fold.
Thick Thighs Save Lives
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Of course; never played the OG Nier but after listing to this amazing score I had to buy it day one
$60 for an amazing OST and then a free game? Yes please!
$60 for an amazing OST and then a free game? Yes please!
64bitmodels
Reverse groomer.
VA-11 Hall-A, i like the game but that soundtrack is glorious. I was listening to it before i even knew where it came from.
radewagon
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Nope. I love a good soundtrack, but I've never gravitated towards a game because of the soundtrack. Come to think of it, I don't know if I've ever listened to a soundtrack before playing a game. You guys listen to soundtracks of games you don't have? That's cool, I guess, but I can't see myself ever doing that.
Kataploom
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All the time the sweety Japanese games I like win me by the soundtracks, some like Xenoblade retain me so hard and make me want everything being like it with the feel of it's music, some even bore to death but the music is the only thing retaining me but then can do much like in the Witcher 1
PanzerCute
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Hotline Miami 100%
DonkeyPunchJr
World’s Biggest Weeb
This game’s OST came up when I was listening to the Secret of Mana OST. Game is decent but the soundtrack is god tier
_Idea_of_Evil_
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That is unfortunate. Darksiders 2 rocks! A bit too ambitious and it shows by endgame, but it was a worthy sequel to 1.
kvltus lvlzvs
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Yes, can't say which game off the top of my head though
Elder Legend
Banned
The atmosphere in Scorn is on another level especially during the last chapter when this hits
Sleepwalker
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No because I dont go out of my way to search the soundtracks of games im not interested in.
Actually, im not really into game soundtracks at all.
Actually, im not really into game soundtracks at all.
SirTerry-T
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How could you not want to play the game behind this masterpiece?
BlackTron
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Sonic the thread.
Slightly off topic but a great soundtrack can't save a bad game. However a good soundtrack is a key part of an excellent game -plenty of good games out there which would only be average if they had poor music.
That said. You tend to discover that the music fit the game well by playing it. It's very rare for me to hear a piece of game music and decide I want to play it based on that. I did use to look up old game midi tunes in the past (like MM and CV) but modern style OSTs tend to be scored very generically movie-like and it all coalesces together for me...where are the distinct iconic game themes like Halo title screen these days
Slightly off topic but a great soundtrack can't save a bad game. However a good soundtrack is a key part of an excellent game -plenty of good games out there which would only be average if they had poor music.
That said. You tend to discover that the music fit the game well by playing it. It's very rare for me to hear a piece of game music and decide I want to play it based on that. I did use to look up old game midi tunes in the past (like MM and CV) but modern style OSTs tend to be scored very generically movie-like and it all coalesces together for me...where are the distinct iconic game themes like Halo title screen these days
Werewolf Jones
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Used to listen to the Chrono Cross OST all the time and it was drilled into me by the Internet that the game was shit.
Once they finally fixed the remaster I played it. One of the greatest games ever made and I think it's better than Trigger.
Once they finally fixed the remaster I played it. One of the greatest games ever made and I think it's better than Trigger.
Denton
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I totally believe you but I just don't think these games are for me. I tried DS1 and DS3 and neither grabbed me either. The combination of artstyle and gameplay type just ain't for me. But I am glad it exists...for that soundtrack if nothing else.