Personally, I’m a huge fan of Hollow Knight, Ori and the (Blind Forest/Will of the Wisps), and Kingdom Hearts. Orchestral soundtracks are just something else…

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    TUNIC, FEZ, Nier Automata, Outer Wilds.

    I also have a soft spot for Paper Mario and TTYD, those soundtracks are full of bops

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    Ori and the Blind Forest’s ost is phenomenal.

    I think all of the Supergiant Games have great soundtrack. Transistor was what got me into their games, and it was the soundtrack that caught my attention first.

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    Outer Wilds. Yeah it’s one of the greatest games ever made, but would it be so good without that soundtrack? Debatable.

    I petitioned to play something from it at my actual wedding (sadly was overruled), and I know I’m not the only one.

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      I know! It’s such a good ost! I think one of my favorite songs for it, although not from the ost, is Andrew Prahlow’s Outer Wild - Reprise single. It’s got aspects of all different main themes and is just overall an amazing piece

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        I can barely make it 30 seconds into that one without tearing up and I’m not ashamed to admit it.

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      Was looking for someone to mention Outer Wilds. I love when games weave music into storytelling and its perfect here.

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    Doom (2016) and Doom Eternal have amazing soundtracks!

    Mass Effect 3 OST has seen it’s fair share of play time as well though that might be just as much because I love the game so much.

    Oh! Cyberpunk 2077 is amazing as well. Especially the songs from the radio stations in the game.

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    The Nier Automata OST is perfection. Almost every single track is memorable and lovable, I often relisten the whole ost just for fun

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    I like epic, intense soundtracks so, Darkest Dungeon and Frostpunk. Monster Train is pretty good too.

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    Chrono Trigger

    Final Fantasy 6 (the opera aria was played at my wedding)

    Castlevania 3, specifically the six channel Famicom version

    Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

    I’m old, if you couldn’t tell

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    I like OST that goes hard (bass heavy) and I didn’t see any here. My personal favorites are:

    • Hotline Miami (1 & 2)
    • Furi
    • Katana Zero
    • My Friend Pedro
    • Haven

    I have probably forgotten some games and I will be happy to discover others as it is quite niche.

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    Hollow Knight

    Omori

    Doom 2016 and eternal

    Mario odyssey

    Terraria

    Resident evil 4

    Deathloop

    Bloodborne

    Nier Automata

    Spectre tourment

    Crypt of the necrodancer

    Amnesia a machine for pigs

    Metroid prime

    Persona 5

    Guilty gear strive

    Undertale

    Cuphead

    These are all of my favorites personally. Omori or hollow knight being the best.

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      Fantastic choices here… based on the quality of the list… I gotta listen to the ones on your list that I haven’t heard yet: Deathloop, here we go.

      As for Spectre tourment, is that Shovel Knight: Spectre of Torment OST?

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    Both the Nier games have amazing soundtracks that I listen to frequently.

    Kena: Bridge of Spirits is also great although I don’t really listen to it on its own. It really makes the game feel much more impactful while playing.

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    Literally any Final Fantasy for me. Nobuo Uematsu is just an incredible composer.

    Dragon Quest series too, although Koichi Sugiyama was a…not great person.

    Monkey Island 2 holds a special place for me because it introduced iMUSE and dynamically altering the music with the environment which was years ahead of its time.

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    All the soundtracks Darren Korb makes for Supergiant. Hades resonates more with me as it’s the one I’ve played the most, but I’m also a huge fan of Transistor’s.