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[Lumpy Onion]

'Engage the Enemy' is a great piece of music but the first time you hear 'One Who Gets In Our Way' is so epic to me, it really is my favourite Xenoblade-track, together with the awesome titlescreen music.

That was my favorite too. You would think that after hearing it so many times I would get tired of it by the end? Nope.

 

[Vecks]

I honestly wouldn't be able to pick a best out of the xenoblade soundtrack. There are like three or four that I'll remember the most out of the last generation.

 

[balgajo]

It's a very good track. But this title goes to Xenoblade: Main theme.

 

[massoluk]

Yup, my favorite song from the game.

 

[Sadist]

Xenoblade has one of the best OST in years.

I can't decide which one is the best.

 

[Spyder_Monkey]

That's not even the best song in the game.

 

[falconxcrunner09]

Mechanical Rhythm is still king for me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCclUgQk1Lk

 

[XiaNaphryz]

While I like that track, I feel like the song that plays when you attack mini-bosses is the best of the soundtrack.

Sweet guitar cover of Those Who Bear Their Name/You Will Know Our Names:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60lSr1MPAKM

 

[MisterHero]

One Who Gets in Our Way is Xenoblade's best song. Gaur Plain is really good but it only represents an extremely early part of the game. OWGOW plays whenever world-ending shit is happening. AND IT'S PERFECT

 

[Grindlefly]

I have 2 from last gen. (Although criminally I have never played the xeno games)

http://youtu.be/QL1hjw4h1Qw

http://youtu.be/yW-pFMtV3iA

My 2 faves from last gen. Awesome tracks

 

[Majmun]

Xenoblade is just a phenomenal game in almost every aspect.

This.

I love the Main Theme in the menu as well. The timelapse with the music is beautiful.

LINK

 

[Grindlefly]

How does xenoblade play on dolphin? Am well tempted to give it a go

 

[XiaNaphryz]

How does xenogears play on dolphin? Am well tempted to give it a go

You mean Xenoblade?

I'm playing through it right now on one of the more recent developer builds with the HD retexture pack and a 360 controller. No issues at all aside from the rare stutter here and there on certain cutscenes, though I have a decent rig.

 

[Ishida]

Pffff... Not even close.

From the top of my head, "Gusty Garden" is far better, for example.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWhhMxrX-Us

"Dark Impetus" from Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep is another one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPqJwmCuVss

 

[cireza]

Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey have much better soundtracks in my opinion.

Did not like the track posted by OP at all. Feels simple and cheesy. Not enough personality.

 

[trw]

You mean Xenoblade?

I'm playing through it right now on one of the more recent developer builds with the HD retexture pack and a 360 controller. No issues at all aside from the rare stutter here and there on certain cutscenes, though I have a decent rig.

I would recommend against playing with the retexture packs. Although some of the environments looks more detailed it really clashes against the artstyle and doesn't feel as cohesive as the original textures.

 

[Grindlefly]

You mean Xenoblade?

I'm playing through it right now on one of the more recent developer builds with the HD retexture pack and a 360 controller. No issues at all aside from the rare stutter here and there on certain cutscenes, though I have a decent rig.

Yea I realised my error and amended it lol. I have a modest rig (i5 and 8 gig ram) but may attempt this with my controller hooked up

 

[XiaNaphryz]

I would recommend against playing with the retexture packs. Although some of the environments looks more detailed it really clashes against the artstyle and doesn't feel as cohesive as the original textures.

I think it's fine personally. It's easy to disable with a checkbox if people don't care for it.

 

[John Harker]

Gaaahhh, so good.

Now I feel guilty again for never finishing the game.
Why does it have to be so long

 

[XiaNaphryz]

Gaaahhh, so good.

Now I feel guilty again for never finishing the game.
Why does it have to be so long

I'm nearing the 100 hour mark, i think I'm around the 75% mark story wise.

I'm doing all the sidequests along the way.

 

[Boombloxer]

You misspelled "Suicide Mission".

 

[orochi91]

No.

Absolutely not.

Prologue B is the best.

 

[Seik]

Engage the Enemy was my favorite song too.

I think I listened to it at least 1600+ times on my Ipod...before I dropped it on cemented grounds. D:

 

[Astral Dog]

One who stands in our way is better, Xenoblade has a great soundtrack.

Also, some very underrated songs:

Unfinished Battle.
Tragic decision
Camp

Spoiler

Refugee Camp is the best

 

[Windom Earle]

Agree to disagree on that one...

 

[CragMan241]

Gonna spoiler tag just in case.
This is the song that plays when

Spoiler

Metal Face kills Fiora

right? That scene along with Shulk's VA shouting

Spoiler

"I'll kill you!"

Amazing.
That being said, I prefer One Who Gets in Our Way.

Xenoblade is just a phenomenal game in almost every aspect.

This too.

 

[IvorB]

It works best in context of pivotal scenes in the game

Yeah I figured you had to be there.

 

[BorkBork]

Yeah, the fact that it was paired up with one of most badass scenes in the game helped.

Spoiler

Mumkhar: "I wanted to get the Monado so I could be the new hero!"
Dunban: "Is that it? That's the puerile reason you killed all those innocent people?!" Ravaged our home!"
Mumkhar: "I love this body! Hahaha! The power!"
Mumkhar: "Dunban, you'll never win! Get on your knees and WORSHIP ME!"
Dunban: "Never. I will strike you down and all that you've become, you wretched fool. The Monado will stop you! And then you will know the shame of all that you have done, traitor!"

 

[Ultratech]

Yeah, Xenoblade has an amazing OST.

Hard picking favorites because a lot of the tracks are so good.

Though I love Into the World of Zanza, though it sadly only pops up right before the end of the game.

 

[GamerJM]

I think this is my favorite song from last-gen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3rnyqI7dFc

Also, You Will Know Our Names is definitely the best Xenoblade song.

 

[El Odio]

I don't if I say its the best, one of the higher up ones maybe, but best I'm not to sure. But god damn did it play at some of the best parts of the game. I loved how it was made to basically sync up with all of them too.

 

[wmlk]

The second half of the song is so damn weak. It ruins how good the first half is.

 

[WolfeTone]

Though personally my favorite song from the entire game is (location spoiler)

Spoiler

On The Fallen Arm

.

This guy gets it. I never see this song mentioned in Xenoblade discussions! It's so overlooked. Maybe because it's a late game track and it's title could be seen as a location spoiler it doesn't get posted so much.

When I first heard it in game I just had to stop playing and listen. Usually it takes a couple of cycles of a song for me to get into it, but not with this track. It just got me instantly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siB2wggFzGo

I've also really enjoyed this Galaxy 2 remix of Galaxy 1's storybook theme.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foJA3ayB618

 

[Wichu]

Yeah, the fact that it was paired up with one of most badass scenes in the game helped.

Spoiler

Mumkhar: "I wanted to get the Monado so I could be the new hero!"
Dunban: "Is that it? That's the puerile reason you killed all those innocent people?!" Ravaged our home!"
Mumkhar: "I love this body! Hahaha! The power!"
Mumkhar: "Dunban, you'll never win! Get on your knees and WORSHIP ME!"
Dunban: "Never. I will strike you down and all that you've become, you wretched fool. The Monado will stop you! And then you will know the shame of all that you have done, traitor!"

It just works so well with pretty much all the scenes it plays in.

It even works well in Smash (despite the shitty edit). The crescendo lines up with when Metal Face flies in, and it's awesome.

 

[Starphoenix]

As great as this song is, nothing comes close to Gusty Garden Galaxy. That's song is simply magical and is the closest a song has come to giving me the same nostalgic feelings I had playing games as a child.

 

[Ferr986]

One word: Nier

Should have been first post

 

[squidyj]

After listening to the song in the OP I don't even like it as a song. It has decent sections but there's always a new terrible decision waiting in the wings (that fucking guitar).

Honestly something like The Last of Us theme is much better
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y97u-U0nvJM

 

[XiaNaphryz]

After listening to the song in the OP I don't even like it as a song. It has decent sections but there's always a new terrible decision waiting in the wings (that fucking guitar).

The track is much more effective with visuals, especially with certain cutscenes its used in.

 

[Dice]

Fail.

I will never remember that melody.

Come on, man.

Edit:

I've also really enjoyed this Galaxy 2 remix of Galaxy 1's storybook theme.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foJA3ayB618

This is already better after 15 seconds.

 

[Yamauchi]

I agree without hesitation that Xenoblade had the best OST of the last generation. My favorite track, however, was Confrontation with the Enemy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQnY7L8ucCk


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Edit: I'm a huge dingus. The OP's song and the one I posted are the same. So yes, an odd occasion where I agree with the original post in a thread.

 

[charsace]

I like Holine Miami soundtrack more.

 

[komorebi]

Nope. But its a damn amazing soundtrack.

 

[Sami+]

Best of the gen? Pfft. It's not even the best RPG battle song.

Shadowlord - NieR

Song gives me fucking chills

 

[wmlk]

Here's mine for last generation. I feel like OP's track gets worse as it keeps going so that doesn't help it at all. Not my favourite from Xenoblade either.

Song of the Ancients - Fate from NieR is incredible. It plays with the beautiful leitmotifs across the entire OST and turns it into something pretty amazing.