Video Game General 6.4: New Halo? What else?

[RudeAwakening]

Look at the last edit above.

[Hawkingbird]

Also…good GAME music will be good without the context of playing the game.

This a horrible fucking criteria. This throws out atmospheric music. All those songs in x game are forgettable because I can’t bump them on the ride. Fucking ridiculous.

[Radiantsilvergun3]

I did. I responded to the edit as well.

[NeverYouMind]

I think the last time a soundtrack made a game for me was Grand Theft Auto Vice City. That is not to say I don’t appreciate high quality audio and musical direction of certain games, but it is mostly background noise to me unlike in many films and television shows where it has greater weight.

[Radiantsilvergun3]

So the last game ost you liked was a radio set to 70 and 80s classics?

[NeverYouMind]

It was more than that with sound effects and voice acted scenes, but if I were to invest in a copy to play on the go it would definitely be that.

[RudeAwakening]

Yea see that’s where we are hella disagreeing. A games music being good only with the game is actually an example of AMAZING musical work. The whole point of the track is to compliment the game, not your commute to work.

You’re not interested in game music and how it’s good for the game. You’re just interested in if it’s an ear worm or not. That’s super shallow and discounting the hard work that went into making that shit fit and compliment the experience of playing the game. If the tune works with just anything all the time it’s generally, not always, but generally a very boring basic and predictable tune. That’s why it fits with everything. Its homogenous.

The game music that I like fit with those games and cannot be crossed with other genres, or even other games of the same genre. The ONLY track that I like that can kind of be used for any kind of fighting (guns, swords, people, ect) may be the “rise and prevail” track from Fallout 4. You literally cant play that Cythlla track from Chaos Code to anything else.

Also…good GAME music will be good without the context of playing the game.

This a horrible fucking criteria. This throws out atmospheric music. All those songs in x game are forgettable because I can’t bump on the ride. Fucking ridiculous.

Tooth an Claw from Skyrim, and Rise and Prevail are atmospheric music. Virmire Ride from Mass Effect is as well. Those are all good. They are memorable. Those same games have many - not memorable tracks.

NES games…some of the shittiest quality…have memorable tracks.

[Hawkingbird]

Tooth an Claw from Skyrim, and Rise and Prevail are atmospheric music. Virmire Ride from Mass Effect is as well. Those are all good. They are memorable. Those same games have many - not memorable tracks.

NES games…some of the shittiest quality…have memorable tracks.

The music Akira Yamaoka made for Silent Hill is great and very memorable but none of the tracks he made work outside of the context they were created in. Not to mention the music he creates are suppose to invoke certain feelings in the listener. I can’t imagine wanting to listen to it outside the game. This is why I think your criteria is garbage.

[NeverYouMind]

I think one of the reasons the modern game music may not have as much impact on RudeAwakening is a lot of it is made with a different mindset. It is created in short segments that dynamically change based on the state of the action.

[Radiantsilvergun3]

The game music that I like fit with those games and cannot be crossed with other genres, or even other games of the same genre.

That kind of counters your point that it’s only good if it works without the game…

[RudeAwakening]

The game music that I like fit with those games and cannot be crossed with other genres, or even other games of the same genre.

That kind of counters your point that it’s only good if it works without the game…

No but they can be listened to without the game. I can youtube any of that stuff and listen. I just tried Silent Hill music because of that post, and it doesnt work without the game, and that makes it bad music. I agree that I would not listen to it outside of the game.

A generic forgettable game track could be transplanted into any other similar game genre, or situation and work, but also not get my attention. Im sure there are many ambiance tracks in Skyrim for example that you could put in any other random dungeon game, and I wouldn’t know the difference.

[Radiantsilvergun3]

Silent Hills music isn’t supposed to be listened to without the game. That’s the whole point.

[Stuart_Hayden]

[Stuart_Hayden]

Arkham Collection gets listed on Amazon UK.

Gematsu (gematsucom)

[Radiantsilvergun3]

Ummm…i thought that came.out a couple years ago already. .

[RudeAwakening]

But it’s also not good. It was just noises.

[Gasaraki]

lol

[Radiantsilvergun3]

Interesting I hear a selection of instruments here.

Sounds like music to me.

Her voice is deffeinitly just noise. For sure.

[Sonichuman]

Love how they keep ignoring Origins lol. Guess they’ll just wait until WB montreal comes out with their rumored batman game before the reacknowledge that it exists.

[Radiantsilvergun3]

Personally I fucking hate how they keep ignoring Origins. I liked that game, would like to have it with max settings a boss frame rate but nooooo WB tryin to pretend they weren’t greedy fucks hoping everyone forgets.