Here are my opinions on 48 more recommended video game songs!
Well, technically, most of these songs are older. But I didn't want to destroy my old list for great songs from games that I've either played recently or left off the list last time. Also, some of these songs, while good, aren't good enough to be recognized on my "master list," but I thought it'd be proper to give them some love anyway.
Last year, Hardcore Gaming 101, one of my favorite sites on the internet, held a huge Best Video Game Music poll. Unfortunately, I didn't hear about it until shortly after it ended, but I decided to try and make my own list according to their guidelines just in case they decided to do it again. I started working on this over the summer, back in July or so, and I have turned it from a "top 100 favorite song" list into a "100 recommended song" list. I can't pick a hundred favorites. x_x So I tried to pick some songs that I really like and thought others may not know as well.
My guidelines: -I could only choose three songs maximum from one game, to create a list of 100 songs maximum.
-I decided to not list vocal songs that were either opening or ending themes, or are only heard once or twice throughout the game. I do have some vocal songs listed, but you can hear them regularly throughout the game and are part of the soundtrack. I tend to really love vocal openings/endings, so I thought it wouldn't be fair to just list those. Ahaha.
I also try to explain how each song makes me feel, how they sound, etc. Except I know little about instruments and music, so I probably sound like a repetitive, pretentious fool. |D My apologies.
2015 update! This list has been updated with embedded videos for easier listening, but having fifty videos trying to load all at once can bog down the page -- please have patience! Also, because of this, I've had to split the original list into two posts due to convenience and size.
This expanded list provides links to one extra song from each game OST covered in the original lists, since, honestly, most of these games deserve a lot more love than I can give them through only highlighting 1-3 songs.
My original post ran out of room. This one covers games with titles A through M. N-Z is here.
This expanded list provides links to one extra song from each game OST covered in the original lists, since, honestly, most of these games deserve a lot more love than I can give them through only highlighting 1-3 songs.
My original post ran out of room. This one covers games with titles N through Z. A-M is here.
