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Game Soundtracks in the 90s and 2000s used to be amazing. They tried to prove themselves as real music and what we got were some of the most well made, intricate compositions ever. Mario Bros overworld, Pretty much any sonic soundtrack from the early 90s-late 2000s, Secret of the forest from Chrono Trigger, Kerwan from Ratchet and Clank 1, The Halo theme, etc
What the actual FUCK happened between 2009 and now? It seems like game soundtracks nowadays prioritize themselves on being nothing but background noise. There has been a complete lack of good music in the past decade in any sector that isn't Indie. Nintendo's made an attempt. I say made an attempt because the only soundtracks from them i actually like are Odyssey, MK8D and Splatoon. Why can't we get games with unique music again?
I honestly think this is the biggest downgrade we've seen in the past 10 years when it comes to the overall degredation of gaming. Mainly because, once you're done playing a game,one of its most memorable aspects will be its soundtrack. It's something you can listen to even when you're NOT playing the game. There are games where i spend more time listening to the soundtrack then i do playing the game. A bad game still can make a good soundtrack, as evidenced by a LOT of the Sonic franchise. Nowadays though, when you get a bad game, there is no soundtrack to redeem it. It's just.... nothing. And even most of the good games have forgettable soundtracks too. I think it's also cause there's just a massive lack of genre variety in the game industry. They just stick to what's most popular, what's most "hype" for most of the normies. While leaving the rest of us with actual musical taste to get fucked. It's so saddening because we've got the technology and artists out there to make truly great game soundtracks. There are many great artists on sites like bandcamp and newgrounds who can shake a whole industry with their music, but instead we get soundtracks like fucking battlefield 2042s and whatever music fortnite even has. :/ While the indie scene continues to bundle their games with downright amazing albums, i want to see that stuff with more mainstream appeal. To let people know that videogame music can and has been good. Instead of literal background noise. That's just my dumbass rant though, what's your thoughts??? I really hope i'm not alone in this.
What the actual FUCK happened between 2009 and now? It seems like game soundtracks nowadays prioritize themselves on being nothing but background noise. There has been a complete lack of good music in the past decade in any sector that isn't Indie. Nintendo's made an attempt. I say made an attempt because the only soundtracks from them i actually like are Odyssey, MK8D and Splatoon. Why can't we get games with unique music again?
I honestly think this is the biggest downgrade we've seen in the past 10 years when it comes to the overall degredation of gaming. Mainly because, once you're done playing a game,one of its most memorable aspects will be its soundtrack. It's something you can listen to even when you're NOT playing the game. There are games where i spend more time listening to the soundtrack then i do playing the game. A bad game still can make a good soundtrack, as evidenced by a LOT of the Sonic franchise. Nowadays though, when you get a bad game, there is no soundtrack to redeem it. It's just.... nothing. And even most of the good games have forgettable soundtracks too. I think it's also cause there's just a massive lack of genre variety in the game industry. They just stick to what's most popular, what's most "hype" for most of the normies. While leaving the rest of us with actual musical taste to get fucked. It's so saddening because we've got the technology and artists out there to make truly great game soundtracks. There are many great artists on sites like bandcamp and newgrounds who can shake a whole industry with their music, but instead we get soundtracks like fucking battlefield 2042s and whatever music fortnite even has. :/ While the indie scene continues to bundle their games with downright amazing albums, i want to see that stuff with more mainstream appeal. To let people know that videogame music can and has been good. Instead of literal background noise. That's just my dumbass rant though, what's your thoughts??? I really hope i'm not alone in this.
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