Best indie game soundtrack?

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Board 8 » Best indie game soundtrack?
HaRRicH
09/08/2017
09:37 AM
#1
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Peace___Frog
09/08/2017
09:49 AM
#2
Transistor
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INCEPTlON
09/08/2017
10:02 AM
#3
Journey

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iiicon
09/08/2017
10:17 AM
#4
Scott Pilgrim Versus The World or Hotline Miami
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Snake5555555555
09/08/2017
11:28 AM
#5
Thumper
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Mac Arrowny
09/08/2017
11:33 AM
#6
Super Meat Boy is the best of these. Hotline Miami 2's OST is much better than the first game's. I don't think I've ever seen anyone talk about Rocket League's music.
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malyg
09/08/2017
11:33 AM
#7
hotline miami > cave story > transistor
Bospsychopaat
09/08/2017
11:45 AM
#8
INCEPTlON posted...
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JONALEON1
09/08/2017
12:00 PM
#9
Shatter
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bryans7
09/08/2017
12:16 PM
#10
Other: FTL
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Axl_Rose_85
09/08/2017
12:54 PM
#11
Undertale easily
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foolm0r0n
09/08/2017
01:08 PM
#12
Undertale >= Necrodancer > Meat Boy
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Johnbobb
09/08/2017
01:20 PM
#13
Bospsychopaat posted...
INCEPTlON posted...
Journey

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digiiiiiiiii
09/08/2017
01:24 PM
#14
Transistor
Bastion
Pyre
Super Puzzle Platformer Deluxe
Hyper Light Drifter
Spelunky
Battleblock Theater
Rogue Legacy

Probably in about that order.
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The Mana Sword
09/08/2017
01:26 PM
#15
Undertale

Honorable mention to World of Goo
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Gatarix
09/08/2017
01:52 PM
#16
foolm0r0n posted...
Undertale >= Necrodancer > Meat Boy

this is also my top 3 though I'd put necrodancer first
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OliviaTremor
09/08/2017
02:02 PM
#17
Hotline Miami, Undertale, Bastion, and FTL are likely going to be my favorites for a very long time. I think Hotline Miami edges out everything else though.
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KCF0107
09/08/2017
02:13 PM
#18
Pixeljunk Shooter Ultimate or Dustforce
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LOLIAmAnAlt
09/08/2017
02:30 PM
#19
Castle in the Darkness

But I was not expecting Rocket League to be mentioned.
It's that of the ones listed.
I have to give it to Castle in the Darkness though just because it was made by one guy.
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azuarc
09/08/2017
03:59 PM
#20
Pretty good list, other than that I've never heard of LISA the Painful.
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FL81
09/08/2017
04:21 PM
#21
VVVVVV tbh
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HaRRicH
09/08/2017
04:44 PM
#22
azuarc posted...
Pretty good list, other than that I've never heard of LISA the Painful.


LISA the Painful is a status-based RPG that lacks some polish but also somehow benefits from being raw. Tonewise, think anti-Undertale. Pretty sure it'll inspire somebody one day to make a more mainstream masterpiece.

If you can deal with occasionally walking off cliffs by accident and an extreme clash of light/dark humor, it's cheap enough to be worth a shot (skip the DLC though).
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HaRRicH
09/08/2017
04:47 PM
#23
Out of the games' soundtracks ya'll mentioned that I played but didn't list:

Dustforce > Cave Story > Battleblock Theatre
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WazzupGenius00
09/08/2017
06:07 PM
#24
I've literally never heard anyone talk about Rocket League's soundtrack, is it even notable?
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Paratroopa1
09/08/2017
06:08 PM
#25
Necrodancer
NFUN
09/08/2017
06:10 PM
#26
Can't choose between Undertale, Necrodancer, VVVVVV, or FTL
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HeroDelTiempo17
09/08/2017
06:15 PM
#27
I think I'd say Undertale > Hotline Miami > FTL.
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TVontheRadio
09/08/2017
06:37 PM
#28
Hotline Miami 2 is inferior to Hotline Miami

Hotline Miami 2's soundtrack is superior to Hotline Miami's
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Team Rocket Elite
09/08/2017
06:40 PM
#29
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HaRRicH
09/08/2017
08:14 PM
#30
WazzupGenius00 posted...
I've literally never heard anyone talk about Rocket League's soundtrack, is it even notable?


Does nobody else get hyped when they hear "Underwater" before the beat drops? Regardless, I agree it's the oddball of the poll.
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HaRRicH
09/10/2017
11:22 AM
#31
Lot of good choices here.
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th3l3fty
09/10/2017
11:24 AM
#32
VVVVVV in a rout

still don't get what people see in the Undertale OST
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HaRRicH
09/10/2017
11:27 AM
#33
VVVVVV's the tightest and most consistently good of the sountracks here, but I voted Undertale. It's close, it's more emotional, and it has like another ninety minutes of music.
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tabiicat42
09/10/2017
11:32 AM
#34
digiiiiiiiii posted...
Transistor
Bastion
Pyre
Super Puzzle Platformer Deluxe
Hyper Light Drifter
Spelunky
Battleblock Theater
Rogue Legacy

Probably in about that order.


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Simoun
09/10/2017
11:32 AM
#35
VVVVVV as well for me. I like the other indie game soundtracks, but they usually just have that 1 or 2 good song with the rest being "ok".

For a consistently good playlist, I recommend Dust Force. Also doubles as good work music.
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th3l3fty
09/10/2017
11:34 AM
#36
HaRRicH posted...
VVVVVV's the tightest and most consistently good of the sountracks here, but I voted Undertale. It's close, it's more emotional, and it has like another ninety minutes of music.

yeah that's exactly it - the emotion's not there because I've never played it, so it's pretty whatever to me

emotional response shouldn't really be a factor in "best" anyway - favorite , sure, but to me, "best" implies that external factors like when it played in the game should be ignored

(for the record, my #2 is La-Mulana 2005)
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tazzyboyishere
09/10/2017
11:50 AM
#37
Undertale

th3l3fty posted...
yeah that's exactly it - the emotion's not there because I've never played it, so it's pretty whatever to me

emotional response shouldn't really be a factor in "best" anyway - favorite, sure, but to me, "best" implies that external factors like when it played in the game should be ignored

Video game soundtracks are designed to be listened to within the game's own moments, so it makes more sense to consider the game that uses music to incite emotional response to compliment the scenes at play would be better than a soundtrack that just has catchy background music. Basically, I think the exact opposite of what you think.
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sk8r_ryan
09/10/2017
11:59 AM
#38
Transistor for sure.
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The Mana Sword
09/10/2017
12:11 PM
#39
I think the Undertale soundtrack is great even removed from the game. I liked it long before I ever touched the game.
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th3l3fty
09/10/2017
12:12 PM
#40
well yeah we all know I have "bad opinions"
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tazzyboyishere
09/10/2017
12:16 PM
#41
The Mana Sword posted...
I think the Undertale soundtrack is great even removed from the game. I liked it long before I ever touched the game.

Also this
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AfroSquirrel
09/10/2017
12:21 PM
#42
Not nearly enough Bastion appreciation. Though, narration probably needs to count as part of the soundtrack.
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Zigzagoon
09/10/2017
12:31 PM
#43
Pyre
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Llarian
09/12/2017
01:06 PM
#44
Necrodancer. Undertale's music is good, but it hasn't won most of my airtime.
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