#best game ost crown duel

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Round 1, Side B: Professor Layton and the Unwound Future (2008) vs Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (2010)

Professor Layton | Ghost Trick

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Campaign for Professor Layton:

The main theme is so MMMMMM GOD DAMNN THAT VIOLIN MAKES ME ASCEND FR and the rest of the ost is beautiful and atmospheric too. Do NOT play Time Travel within a 10 meter radius of me because I WILL start sobbing uncontrollably thanks.

Campaign for Ghost Trick:

N/A

[jayantasarkar]

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[mikeruning]

🌾✔Tangy Twist!

Here are the key features of Tangle Twist:

Tangled Ragdolls: Encounter a variety of ragdoll characters, all knotted up and waiting for your untangling skills.

Puzzle Challenges: Each level presents a unique tangle that requires strategic planning to unravel.

Physics-Based Interactions: The delightful physics engine adds realism and unpredictability to your untangling adventure.

Endless Fun: As you progress, the puzzles become more intricate, ensuring hours of entertainment.

[magicwhiskers29]

I see Wandersong is in the Best Game OST Crown Duel and you bet I will be dropping everything to vote for it

[kahin]

can my silent hill 2 mutuals please submit it to the best game ost crown duel. <- knows nothing abt it

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Round 1, Side A: Splatoon 3 (2022) vs Rain World (2017)

Splatoon 3 | Rain World (+)

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Campaign for Splatoon 3:

N/A

Campaign for Rain World:

It's so good AND YET so slept on... i mean just listen to this shit, its amazing. so atmospheric, it suits the game personally and is good out of it too.

its so good and atmospheric!! my favorite tracks are "threat - chimney canopy", "random gods", and "kayava"

There's many other games which I would rather listen to the soundtrack of casually (even if this game has some amazing tunes in that department), but this game's soundtrack serves its purpose like no other I've seen. Every single time I hear that threat music kick in, no matter which location the track matches, I panic, and that effect would not kick in nearly as much if this game didn't have such a great soundtrack. There are also plenty of bangers in there (this tournament made me listen to some of the soundtrack separate from the game, and "Bio-Engineering" is my absolute beloved)

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Round 1, Side B: Terraria (2011) vs Minecraft (2011)

Terraria | Minecraft

Campaigns unavailable for both.

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Round 1, Side A: Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (2006) vs Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015)

Twilight Princess | Witcher 3

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Campaign for Twilight Princess:

It's been ages since I've played TP but I assure you that game has some EXCELLENT music. Prime example: Midna's Lament. Literally one of the best songs I've heard from a game, possibly best song ever

Campaign for Witcher 3:

N/A

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Round 1, Side B: Super Mario: Galaxy (2007) vs Sonic Adventure 2 Battle (2001)

SM: Galaxy | Sonic

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Campaign for Galaxy:

brain not working today, but made kid me very emotional.

Campaign for Sonic:

Literally between Escape From the City and Live and Learn this has the most iconic Sonic soundtrack for the 3D Sonic era. I don't think there's a single person who had this as a kid that DOESN'T get hyped to all hell when the opening notes from Escape From the City play. It's just perfect.

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Round 1, Side B: Undertale (2015) vs Hollow Knight (2017)

Undertale | Hollow Knight

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Campaign for Undertale:

i don't know what i can even say about the undertale soundtrack except that Toby Fox's mastery of mood and leitmotif is just masterful, and as good as it is on its own it feels absolutely mindblowing in-context.

Look there’s a REASON why “megalovania” became a meme and it’s because it genuinely is that good, and it’s not even the best track in the game!!! There have been multiple cases of professional musicians blind reacting to the soundtrack and A: loving it and B: managing to accurately predict the events happening while a given track plays in-game based purely on the leitmotifs and composition techniques used. Sooo many video essayists and such use undertale music in the background of their videos, and not even the big well known tracks but the calmer more incidental music, because it’s just so good. The soundtrack is good enough to justify a whole orchestral concert of just music from this game. My personal favourites are the title track “Undertale”, “Hopes and Dreams”, and “Waterfall” and even narrowing it down to just those three just now took me ages because every track is a banger

it's undertale

TBH Undertale isn't the music that has changed my brain the most but it is the one where all the discourse is so old it is now stupid. Anyway. Sans Undertale website. Psionic warriors vote for the funny bone man and his funny bone music.

It's got so many good songs. Fallen Down is my personal favorite but it's got amazing boss music and I have to mention Megalovania. A lot of it is composed with the same notes just in different patterns. Which, I know that's whay music is but I can't explain it better. all the music fits together well.

Campaign for Hollow Knight:

every song is specifically made to fit with the area/boss it plays for. Crystal Peak includes "shimmery" noises to evoke the image of crystals, Soul Sanctum has a haunted sort of feel to it, Nosk feels like skittering and it's very quick- anxiety-inducing if you will. it has an uncanny feel to it, which helps with Nosk's role as a mimic luring you in as prey. Sealed Vessel is very emotional, high-energy but resigned and tragic. as the Hollow Knight weakens, its song does as well and it directly leads into the Radiance's theme. point being that all the songs have a purpose and very well designed for said purpose

Hollow Knight has an incredibly atmospheric soundtrack. It's got great area themes that just feel exactly like what they're trying to represent, and its boss themes, especially, are phenomenal - which is important for a game with so many bosses, as it works well to distinguish them and make them memorable. It's also important for a game where you'll be fighting said bosses over and over again lmao

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Round 1, Side B: Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky (2009) vs Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (2011)

Mystery Dungeon | Skyward Sword

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Campaign for Mystery Dungeon:

I played this game when I was like 7 years old and I still think it has the best soundtrack I’ve ever heard. Hearing just a few seconds off of the main theme, or the music that would play while you take the quiz to see which Pokémon you would be, or On the Beach at Dusk makes me emotional and rekindles that sense of anticipation for a great story of adventure that was first sparked all those years ago. You’d be hard pressed to find a single mediocre track in this soundtrack. Also shoutout to Waterfall Cave even if you have never played this game PLEASE listen to Waterfall Cave

Campaign for Skyward Sword:

Zelda games have some of the best soundtracks ever and you can fight me on that BUT. Skyward Sword is both very dear to my heart AND the best one (of the games I've played, at least). So many of the overworld songs are great (Faron Woods, Lanayru Sand Sea, Isle of Songs), and the dungeon ones (Lanayru Mining Facility, the Sand Ship), and the quest exclusive ones (all the harp songs, whatever plays during the Wing Ceremony), and the cutscene ones (Follow Fi, Fi's Farewell, Romance in the Air, Zelda's Lullaby (or whatever it's called in this game)). Like literally it could not be better. Banger after banger after banger.

It's the first Zelda game I played and the music swept me away. :)

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Round 1, Side A: Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers (2019) vs Kingdom Hearts 3 (2019)

FFXIV | Kingdom Hearts

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Campaign for FFXIV:

oh my god where do I start. Final Fantasy XIV (FFXIV) is an MMORPG that's been going on 2013, or 2010 if you count the trainwreck that the current FFXIV replaced (the 2010 version's music was composed mainly by Uematsu, 2013 onwards is mostly Soken). Thus its OST is FUCKING HUGE and spans a whole lot of genres. If you like any kind of music at all you can probably find at least one track that speaks to you in this game. FFXIV has a category of incredibly difficult fights called Ultimate, comprised of multiple short phases that each have their own music. Because of the nature of how Ultimates are structured, they're the only fights in FFXIV where the music can actually be timed to the mechanics. If you're not afraid of story spoilers, look up any ultimate's BGM and you can see how cool this effect is. (I can't listen to Under the Weight without also hearing the sound of every mechanic and tankbuster.) (My personal favorite ultimate, music-wise, is The Epic of Alexander. Back when I was progging the fight I used to fall asleep listening to the BGM.) To The Edge is so so special to everyone who loves FFXIV. It's the theme of a boss in Shadowbringers; I can't give details without also giving major spoilers, but I will say that the story and this song deal with the themes of death and loss. If you look up the lyrics, which aren't too spoilery without context, you'll get what I mean. What makes this extra emotional is that FFXIV's main composer, Soken, was in the hospital fighting cancer when he composed this song. (To be clear: he kept working because it provided him with a desperately needed sense of normalcy, not because he needed to.) No one on the dev team knew aside from Yoshi P, FFXIV's producer + director as well as Soken's personal friend; the rest of the team found out the same time the fans did, months after the fact when Soken was in full remission, at the 2021 FFXIV Fan Festival (FanFest). To The Edge was already widely beloved prior to this because it's an incredible banger tied to an incredible story moment, but knowing what was going on behind the scenes during its composition, in addition to the story and song's own themes surrounding death, turns it into a piece that no one can listen to without getting wildly emotional about it. At the same FanFest, before Soken announced that he fought cancer and won, he performed this live: https://youtu.be/aBt4zT_PBmw?si=SgzTV9BvINfA0b-U Absolute king shit. With Hearts Aligned is also so so so special to me because it's the song that plays in the 'victory lap' second phase against the final boss that caps off a nine year long story arc. It features a leitmotif from The Maker's Ruin, a song from 2013, that represents the player and is often used when we overcome seemingly insurmountable odds. There are no words that can describe the sheer fucking emotion of fighting the final boss of a nine year long story arc while listening to the leitmotif that represents YOU, a leitmotif that you first heard however many weeks or months or years ago when you first started playing this game. The ultimate triumph, and the ultimate song of hope. Also if you like leitmotifs, FFXIV has /so many leitmotifs/. Have a spreadsheet of them: https://x.com/EENlX/status/1686043012353396736?s=20 Also also, Alex Moukala on youtube does more in-depth analysis of some of the best tracks in FFXIV! Great videos, I highly recommend checking them out.

I would put the entire game's soundtrack if I could but there's a LOT. The album I listed is for the "postgame" of Shadowbringers. Of particular note is the song "To The Edge" which was written while the composer, Masayoshi Soken, was battling with cancer.

Campaign for KH3:

yoko shimomura, the GODDESS, the LEGEND, her composing skills never fail to amaze! kh music is so so goodddddd

I’m not good with propagandizing but the OST for this series is so good. For KH3, I love so much of the soundtrack. The Disney worlds have some great tracks, but the endgame and dlc has almost nothing but bangers.

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Round 1, Side A: Deltarune (2018) vs Kingdom Hearts (2002)

Deltarune | Kingdom Hearts

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Campaign for Deltarune:

N/A :(

Campaign for Kingdom Hearts:

the way the themes are used is so lovely and whatever its all really good music

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Round 1, Side B: Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair (2012) vs Doki Doki Literature Club (2017)

Danganronpa | DDLC

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Campaign for Danganronpa:

N/A

Campaign for DDLC:

N/A

[bestgameostcrownduel]

Hello, and welcome to the best game OST crown duel, where your favourite games get to battle to the death for the crown and title of having the best soundtrack among all the other competitors!

Submissions are closed! Thank you to everyone who submitted! Here are the matchups for your perusal.

However, please remember: this bracket is about the games with the best *soundtrack*, not the best game. I feel like this might go without saying, but reminders are always helpful.

Okay, so to cover the rules, in no particular order:

I, as the owner of this blog, will not be voting in anything. You even have my word on this, even though I like pressing buttons.

Bigots stay away (Zionists, racists, islamophobes, misogynists, ableists, etc).

Only submit games that have an audible or in-game soundtrack, obviously.

Idol/rhythm games are not allowed, sorry!

If it's a franchise, then you'll have to submit a specific game from that franchise.

Popular IPs are allowed.

I may not let some games in if they promote hateful content or are severely controversial. If the decision is difficult, I'll host a poll for whether it gets in. The Last of Us, Harry Potter, and South Park games are never getting in, btw.

Be respectful.

You may submit campaigns for your favourite game soundtrack in the asks or in the submission form.

And with that, let the games begin! Have fun and send in any concerns you may have :]

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Round 1, Side B: Splatoon 2 (2017) vs Plok! (1993)

Splatoon 2 | Plok!

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Campaign for Splatoon 2:

j liek splatookn [plain text: i like splatoon]

Campaign for Plok:

The final boss end game song is a banger. It goes from haunted house to progressive psychedelic rock thing. It has no right to rock so much for a little silly jump and run game. The producer of the game weren't even sure if the sound card/system (Nintendo 1993!) Could work with such a natural sounding music. The music is insane for that time.