Glen-i Posted February 22 Posted February 22 With Pocket Card Jockey coming to Switch, I feel this is a great time to post this! It's just solitaire! Why's it so hype!? Also convinced you can hear Electivire at around 45 seconds. 1
Helmsly Posted March 2 Posted March 2 On 22/02/2024 at 11:40 AM, Glen-i said: With Pocket Card Jockey coming to Switch, I feel this is a great time to post this! It's just solitaire! Why's it so hype!? Also convinced you can hear Electivire at around 45 seconds. That’s pretty great, It sounds like something from Jet Set Radio. I’ve never played Pocket Card Jockey before and I would never have assumed it would have music like that
Jonnas Posted March 19 Posted March 19 There are two recent fighting game music tracks that are living rent-free in my brain right now: Azucena is both the best newcomer, and also brings the best music to Tekken 8. Gotta love it. Meanwhile, never expected to hear German rap in Street Fighter, but it's probably the best track in SF6.
Julius Posted May 31 Posted May 31 (edited) Gladion's theme from Pokémon Sun and Moon is such a banger: Been having a lot of Pokémon videos start to turn up in my YouTube feed, and yeah, I'm watching most of them. This also means I've stumbled across the gym leader theme for Scarlet and Violet, which also goes hard: As someone who loves Pokémon in their jazz (you're damn sure you read that right!) it's hard not to love that intro that clap transition is INSANE! This all means I'm definitely starting to get in the mood for a Pokémon game. Now, just to decide whether I finally get around to the DLC for Sword, finally boot up Let's Go, Pikachu! or pick up Scarlet... Edited May 31 by Julius
Glen-i Posted May 31 Posted May 31 Honestly, I kinda think Scarlet/Violet's soundtrack is a bit middling. The Gym Leader theme was a noticable step down for me. Although, that might be because they definitely tried to replicate the whole crowd chanting thing Sword/Shield does. It works in Sword/Shield because those take place in a football stadium. Doesn't quite sell it in Sca/Vi. That's not to say there isn't music I liked, mind. Basically anything Toby Fox did for it was a highlight. Ironically, I kinda hate the Raid battles in this game, but at least the song is a bop!
Julius Posted August 29 Posted August 29 (edited) Lonely Rolling Star is a freaking jam Caught me completely by surprise, what a wonderful track! (yes I'm playing Katamari Damacy) Edited August 29 by Julius 2
Glen-i Posted August 30 Posted August 30 (edited) After finishing FF4 Pixel Remaster, I am once again reminded that, as far as standard boss music goes, nothing has ever beaten this one! It's so good, a Mario game nicked it! Edited August 30 by Glen-i
Jonnas Posted September 5 Posted September 5 (edited) Did someone say Freedom Planet 2? ...No? Well, that's a shame. Phoenix Highway is a fun, carefree level, with a funky track playing the entire time. Shade Armory is a sting operation on a terrorist base. Blood-pumping energy. Tidal Gate is the beach episode, and the music is feel-good in its purest form I'm not saying anything about Ancestral Forge. Just listen and enjoy. Edited September 5 by Jonnas
Julius Posted September 7 Posted September 7 While I wait for more tracks from Astro Bot's OST to drop, I've got to drop what I can in hear from what I've played so far to keep track of it all. Crash Site is the hub world track, and I have no idea why it's Western High Noon as hell, but I ain't complaining Just jotting down here that the lowest level version of the Funky Fungi track is one I need to keep an eye out for... 1
drahkon Posted September 7 Posted September 7 6 hours ago, Julius said: Crash Site is the hub world track, and I have no idea why it's Western High Noon as hell, but I ain't complaining I keep catching myself whistling the melody even when I'm not playing the game. It's a...YES...banger! 1 1
Julius Posted September 8 Posted September 8 Kenneth C M Young continuing to kill it with the Astro Bot soundtrack. Really hoping this gets a proper physical release, or at least gets put on streaming platforms like Astro's Playroom did – hopefully doesn't take as long this time around, though! Very David Wise, very intentional, very clearly an homage to the man and Aquatic Ambiance – perfect music for a great water level, but there's just enough new there to add some Astro character to it all. The music when you get out of the water is just a swell time too, so jolly 23 hours ago, Julius said: Just jotting down here that the lowest level version of the Funky Fungi track is one I need to keep an eye out for... Found it: my favourite track of the game so far, and it's not really close. Looking for any old excuse to wander off down into a cave just because of this track.
Julius Posted September 14 Posted September 14 (edited) Just another day where I feel robbed for having played Persona 5 and not Royal purely because of the new music added in Royal. Woke up trying to recall Take Over after humming it ad nauseam. I finished Persona 5 on 10th March 2019; Royal was teased on 25th March 2019 before being officially unveiled on 24th April 2019. Robbed. Robbed I tell you! Edited September 14 by Julius
Glen-i Posted September 17 Posted September 17 You know what game has some banging choonz? Cassette Beasts. I particularly like that the vocals only kick in when you use a certain mechanic. 1
Julius Posted October 1 Posted October 1 Got to acknowledge just how great No Promises to Keep from Final Fantasy VII Rebirth turned out now that I've heard it all in its fully glory: Goes toe-to-toe for me with any of the other vocal FF performances I've heard. The instrumental version you hear bits and pieces of throughout the game is wonderful, too. I'm sure I'll be back with more Rebirth to drop in here when I give everything a listen through track by track, but seriously: when all is said and done, and the trilogy draws to a close, the Final Fantasy VII Remake project as a whole will probably be the greatest collection of songs of any game project. I'm seriously struggling at this point to see how you could make a case for anything else, and I'm also struggling to see how you could one-up what will likely end as a trilogy and two spin-offs (?) packed with music just from a practical production and industry perspective. Just imagine being asked to bring that original Uematsu VII score into a modern game, and not only succeeding, but not putting a single foot wrong and turning some tracks which were already 10s into 11s, injecting new life into the soundscape of VII beyond merely bringing it up-to-date. Freaking insane what they've pulled off so far – "they" of course being Masashi Hamauzu and Mitsuko Suzuki. Deserve their names up in lights
Glen-i Posted October 12 Posted October 12 (edited) Catching up on some speedruns from the Games Done Quick channel, and man, while I do think it's a pretty lame soundtrack as far as Pokémon games go, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon gave us some absolute great remixes! And yes, the fact that I think these are the better songs of the game goes to show how much I dislike Sun/Moon's soundtrack. Edited October 12 by Glen-i
Jonnas Posted October 15 Posted October 15 On 10/12/2024 at 5:33 AM, Glen-i said: how much I dislike Sun/Moon's soundtrack As an outsider, that's surprising to hear. The SSBU themes taken from those games sound pretty good to me: Though it is true that they're all remixes...
Glen-i Posted October 15 Posted October 15 Funnily enough, @Jonnas. You left out the one Sun/Moon remix whose original song I actually like (VS Island Kahuna). The rest of the soundtrack ranges from eh to forgettable. Battle of the Summit is especially egregious, because that's the Champion battle. And it's a remix of the main series theme? Laaame! Blatant nostalgia baiting that sums up the 3DS games very well. When Pokémon games remix a battle song, it usually has a good reason, normally they only remix a song when you fight a character from a previous game. Because of that, Sun/Moon's Champion effectively has no theme.
Glen-i Posted October 25 Posted October 25 (edited) Are we allowed to post music from something that isn't out yet? Ah, screw it, I'll go ahead. About as hype as getting a 40% cooldown reduction! Honestly, spending 3 quid on this DLC, and then just using it to listen to the music would still be a bargain! Edited October 25 by Glen-i
Cube Posted October 25 Posted October 25 I still listen to the full version of Herald of Darkness form Alan Wake II on a regular basis. 1
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