I'm mostly a retro gamer. I don't hate everything after the 90's, but I tend to prefer retro game design. I enjoy alot of indie and portable games, not to mention a blockbuster title every now and then. However, like I said, the majority of my gaming takes place on older consoles.
Game Run!- Check out the exciting life of a poor retro gamer!
11/19/08- Batman(NES) and Power Blade
10/11/08- Mystical Ninja and Clash at Demonhead
10/10/08- MASSIVE update! NES and loads of games.
8/12/2008- Killer Instinct, TMNT:TF, Super Tennis
7/20/2008- Inindo, Wonderboy, Crusader of Centy
7/9/2008- NBA Jam, Out of This World
My Favorites:
Keep in mind that these change SO much... I'm terrible at lists...
...5 Consoles 1. SNES
2. DS
3. Playstation
4. NES
5. N64
...Genre RPG
...3 Games 1. The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
2. Final Fantasy IX
3. Mother 3
Music is relative. It effects us in such a personal way that we can't possibly hope to describe the extent of that effect to anyone. It's why we are so protective (and sometimes even snobby) about it. Your personal taste in music will always be better to you than anyone else. So it's best to probably just accept that.
Here I will weekly (heh...) choose a piece of game music that I love and share it! Then talk about it. Not too complex, but I hope it's something you'll enjoy!
AAAAAAND... WELCOME BACK!
After a 2 month hiatus Sound Test is back! I was frantically searching for a song epic enough to celebrate this occasion and I believe this is it. Last summer, when I joined Destructoid, I kept hearing about an RPG that many felt was a love letter to the RPGs of old. I was intrigued, but ultimately ignored these claims and dismissed them as hype. However, one weekend I had a few extra Blockbuster points and decided to rent Lost Odyssey... Which I then played for nearly 20 hours straight. In that span of time, I laughed, I cursed, and I even cried. Lost Odyssey is truly an amazing game and it reminds me of why and when I joined Destructoid a year ago.
Nobuo Uematsu composed the score. 'Nuff said.
This particular song has relevance to me because I was stuck on the game's second boss FOREVER!! You know which one I'm talking about? The stupid, giant, electric worm? Oh, and the BEST part about this boss? You have to fight another one immediately afterward. Even though I was swearing up a storm, resisting the urge to throw my controller, and feeling like giving up, I remember that this song was so epic, I actually felt as if I was in a desperate struggle with this beast and I continued to fight it over and over and over again until I had finally triumphed. I believe that I prefer most of the game's earlier music, but I generally feel that way about most games. Make sure and listen for the EPIC trumpet line too! Enjoy the song guys and feel free to comment!
I remember being really excited about the boss battles following featuring this same music, and then being annoyed that it isn't the regular boss fight music. It's just so energetically brilliantly that also being so criminally underused ruins it for me.
Last Remnant was more consistent with getting me charged by the music.
Dark Saint (the "uber boss theme" against Gongorah in Grand Staff and the second to last boss) is one of my favorite boss songs of all time, and currently is #1 on my "Most Played" iTunes list.
This one comes up close as well. I loved Lost Odyssey's music.
I've never played this game, but I've always wanted to. Then again, I've always wanted to own a 360. On top of that, I've always wanted to do a podcast about mobile gaming... And even further, I've wanted to secks you up. But, who's to say that'll ever happen. :(
I'll be honest, this particular track does nothing for me. In fact, I might even be annoyed by it. I didn't really feel "hyped" at all by it, which is typically what I like about boss music.
My favorite is the the song from the final boss fight. The one that starts off all Oper-ish and then gets techno-y and rap-y.In fact jsut listened to it right now. Don't know the name kuz it has japanese text, but if you want to hear it, PM me and I'll send you a link to the file.
... Why didn't you just post the link in the comment?
Lost Odyssey is by far one of the best RPG's I've ever played. I didn't think anything would come close to my already small list of best RPG's ever but this game ranked right up there with Chrono Trigger and FF7.
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Last Remnant was more consistent with getting me charged by the music.
This one comes up close as well. I loved Lost Odyssey's music.
... Why didn't you just post the link in the comment?
Lost Odyssey is by far one of the best RPG's I've ever played. I didn't think anything would come close to my already small list of best RPG's ever but this game ranked right up there with Chrono Trigger and FF7.
@Bahs- All of these things WILL take place in just a matter of weeks. Well... Everything except the 360 thing probably.
Plus, it's not just hard rock, which is always cool. :D