Feel free to post multiple suggestions for different genres. For example, atmospheric, sci-fi, adventure-like, etc.

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    NieR:Automata

    FFVII (especially the 10 minute FFVII remake of One-Winged Angel)

    Cyberpunk 2077 had some good ones. I’m digging I Really Want to Stay at Your House

    Hades

    Kingdom Hearts (Wave of Darkness is pretty great)

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    It’s not my normal thing, but Doom’s soundtrack really gets the juices flowing and fits beautifully with fast paced frantic gameplay.

    Edit: 2016 Mick Gordon

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      If you like DOOM’s OST, have you looked at ULTRAKILL? It’s similarly stupid high energy (though maybe less metal and more breakcore) for a similarly stupidly fast pace bloody shooter set in Hell

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    Chrono Trigger, of course. Some legendary tracks in there that transcend their limitations. The Deadbolt OST, Katana ZERO’s OST. Nier Automata, Street Fighter V.

    Oblivion and Skyrim as well. Really there are too many excellent game soundtracks to possibly list in a comment

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      I totally agree. I actually played the game after hearing the soundtrack. I had to see what sort of game would have music this sick. Careful listening to it while driving though. You’ll get busted for speeding.

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      Glad to see somebody else mention this. Hotline Miami 1 and 2 have some seriously great music. I listen to it for background music all the time.

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    Sonic Mania is one I always fall back on, the tracks are fun as hell and I don’t think there’s a single one I don’t like. Shoutout to the Studiopolis act 1, Studiopolis act 2, and Press Garden act 2 tracks.

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      Good picks! Studiopolis 1 and Metallic Madness 2 would be my favourites. Sonic CD (jp) is a really solid soundtrack too. Wish Mania 2 would be released with hopefully more CD remixes.

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      Agreed on Persona 5, and I really need to play Persona 4 (it’s on my list but stupid life gets in the way).

      Two other picks:

      1. The original Lunar: The Silver Star on SegaCD. I never played the remakes on other systems but I know they changed significant parts of the soundtrack in those games, while the SegaCD version just hit perfectly for me.

      2. Final Fantasy Tactics. One of the few soundtrack CDs I imported when those were a thing and could listen to and instantly recall fond memories of playing the game.

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          Same here! I’d played some Genesis ones like Landstalker and Shining Force but it was Lunar that was the first game I absolutely loved. Working Designs was the shit back in those days.

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    Here are my personal favorites:

    AI War / AI War 2 - Pablo Vega
    Dragon Quest series - Koichi Sugiyama
    Final Fantasy VII - Nobuo Uematsu
    Final Fantasy XI - Nobuo Uematsu and others
    The Last of Us - Gustavo Santaolalla
    Medal of Honor - Michael Giacchino
    Offworld Trading Company - Christopher Tin
    Stellaris - Andreas Waldetoft (I didn’t notice that this game was just an idle clicker for a long time because the music was so damn good)
    Tidalis - Pablo Vega (especially the piano versions)
    A Valley Without Wind - Pablo Vega

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    • Battleblock Theater (goat main menu track)
    • Hades (amazing combat music)
    • Hollow Knight (most atmospheric)
    • Undertale + Deltarune (great range, captures a lot of emotions throughout the story)
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    Cyberpunk 2077,Doom 2016, Doom Eternal, Horizon Zero Dawn and Forbidden West, Zelda Breath of the Wild, and the Metal Gear Series.

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    For licensed tracks, Burnout 3 Takedown wins it for me. Great driving music (obvs) and generally just a blast of uplifting pop punk.