Syndicate wrote:So I spend quite a bit of time listening to video game soundtracks when I'm working, studying, and etc. I still don't own too many, but my favorites are generally from the 16-bit era especially the Genesis games that show what the system can really do. A lot of the more modern soundtrack work is really good as well. Thinking over soundtracks that stay in rotation are:
Classic- Streets of Rage 1 & 2
- E-SWAT
- Revenge of Shinobi
- Shinobi III
- F-Zero
- Final Fantasy III
- Donkey Kong Country 1 - 3
- Thunder Force III - V
- Ecco the Dolphin
- Super Mario World
- Megaman 1 - 8
- Megaman X - X4
- Bloodlines
- Symphony of the Night
Modern- Shovel Knight
- Mass Effect Trilogy
- Hollow Knight
- Dragon Age Inquisition
- Megaman 9 - 11
- Dust: An Elysian Tail
- Skyrim
- Streets of Rage 4
- Dustforce
- Ultra Street Fighter IV
...anyone else have any favorites? I'd like to get to the point of actually buying OSTs but just haven't gotten around to it just yet.
You've listed some of mine already, so let me see what I can add
As far as modern games go:
13 Sentinels has some amazing music. I never finished that game. I want to go back to it at some point and do so as I really like Vanillaware and think Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir and 13 Sentinels are probably their best games. The remake of Odin Sphere is far better than Dragon's Crown even though Dragon's Crown seem to be the more popular game, but I digress. Here's a few tracks from 13 Sentinels
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlmYYyzek48https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3abA3m3ujgAs for Mega Man X games, man some of the fan made ones in progress already have some great tracks
Mega Man X Corrupted
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg2H3MO1IxkAwesome cover version of the same song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7F80e8Njrk