Sonic games usually have great music but Sonic Mania in particular is full of bangers, highly recommend it.
Undertale's soundtrack has been memed to death but it's honestly really good.
If you're still in the mood for visual novels the Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney games have some incredible soundtracks too.
Also, for something slower, I must give a shout out to The Sims 1. It's suave as hell and very, very catchy.
I’ve never even played the game and I love the soundtrack! Rémi Gallego (The Algorithm) also did a game called Hell is Other Demons (as well as a load of actual albums) which are all great too.
Admittedly the story is a bit thin… the game play is purposefully enraging… but it gets a big ol’double check mark on the OST requirement thanks to the Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra.
On a totally different note and tone, Last of Us. I dig anything Gustavo Santaolalla.
Actually the story seems pretty charming tho. The graphics feels a bit too dated to me, but atleast the OST is up on YT, and damn the main menu OST is already a banger.
Curious, but do you know about the song that slows down time?
The reset is annoying but I usually have a few goals based on what time an event starts each cycle.
To restock on supplies I go right outside of clock town and roll around in the grass as a Goron which replenishes most things pretty quickly.
All in all I get not liking it though. It can be both fun and incredibly tedious. I’ve probably beaten it two or three times in my lifetime compared to OOT which I’ve beaten easily over a dozen times
I was actually wondering if I knew about that song as a kid.
I start each reset by playing that song.
Another commenter put it into perspective for me.
I really like exploring a game to find all the secrets, but the time aspect makes me feel like I can’t. I feel rushed to get through everything. So in a way I’m being forced to play the game in a style that I don’t enjoy.
I think this game would be so much more enjoyable for me if the time mechanic was removed. But I’d still like to not need to redo tasks.
I only used a guide to help me get past random parts that I could not figure out. The game is decently cryptic. I don’t even have a full row of hearts and I don’t think I’ve really seen any heart pieces the way you would in other Zelda games.
Majora’s mask is really all about the side quests. There is not actually very much repetition of stuff required, I’m not sure where you got that idea. If that’s your main objection you should really have given them more of a shot.
Getting the golden sword, or whatever it is called, was annoying. I had to fight the boss a second time to thaw the snow again to do the race.
I’m not even sure it’s possible to get that sword and only fight the boss once. Since you need to leave the razor sword to be upgraded.
I ended up fighting that boss three times, the first and third time were super easy, but the second attempt had bad rng and I died pretty quickly.
I also had to go and get the moons tear twice for something. It just felt like this big chore. After that, I kind of just pushed myself to finish the game, but I’m too burned out.
You can do it. I watched someone get it on a single no-glitch playthrough doing a single 3-day cycle (no rewinding). You just have to plan it all out ahead.
I just started OOT a couple of days ago for the first time. After setting it to run 60fps and dual analog, it feels perfect. A fun adventure where every secret isn’t so obvious and leaves room for imagination. The game suprises you often. I even like how it looks after disabling the texture filters.
The fire sound of the torches are killing me though. The PC port has a sound switcher but i can’t find this annoying ear-tearing noise from it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW6uTdDx7s8
Plan is to try Majora next. I’m probably going to hate it like you as i don’t really enjoy time-loop games.
The behind the scenes where he talks about the art style is really amazing. Like how he kept it as minimalist as possible but still having to show enough to capture details.
And the design choices on that Molotov scene, which lead to the removal of the sniper mechanic that didn’t fit.
Also all the consideration to resizing the game for mobile, and UI.
Probably one of my favorite behind the scenes in a long time.
This is how I play fighting games these days. Wait for the dirt cheap ultra collection.
I think I got MK 11 for like $20 a while back and certainly got that much enjoyment out of it. Story mode and tinker around with the guest characters a little bit.
I just play them single player, so I’m in no rush.
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