Current Events > Can we talk about why Western video games lack strong soundtracks?
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Apocalyptic 10/20/17 2:24:18 PM #1: |
Seriously, what's the deal?
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King Rial 10/20/17 2:25:13 PM #2: |
Jerry Seinfeld as a video game comedian?
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Musourenka 10/20/17 2:26:08 PM #3: |
Any examples in particular?
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judasmaiden15 10/20/17 2:27:20 PM #4: |
GTA and tony hawk games have strong soundtracks
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boxington 10/20/17 2:27:27 PM #5: |
do they?
I never really pay attention to soundtracks, but there were some good western ones from last gen (Mass Effect series, Red Dead Redemption, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Max Payne 3, etc.) --- b-bb-box ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Romulox28 10/20/17 2:29:31 PM #6: |
now how you gonna say halo CE didnt have a good soundtrack
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eston 10/20/17 2:30:17 PM #7: |
This just plain isn't true
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Apocalyptic 10/20/17 3:25:34 PM #9: |
Heck yeah, dudes. I can easily remember every individual sound track from the Persona games to Zelda to Dark Souls/Bloodborne. Even the newest Mario game has a banging soundtrack so far.
Can't say the same about Elder Scrolls or Call of Duty or Mortal Kombat. There are a bunch of good individual tracks but it's not consistent. Too much of Western games sound samey in my opinion especially now compared to the past. --- ... ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DevsBro 10/20/17 3:28:30 PM #10: |
It's more a stylistic thing.
Western games often take a cinematic approach to their OSTs, where the music is made more to be immersive than to be memorable. It's not my thing but it works. --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Antifar 10/20/17 3:29:43 PM #11: |
DevsBro posted...
Western games often take a cinematic approach to their OSTs, where the music is made more to be immersive than to be memorable. Yeah that sounds about right. --- kin to all that throbs ... Copied to Clipboard!
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luigi13579 10/20/17 3:32:36 PM #12: |
There are plenty of western games with great soundtracks, but the Japanese devs definitely take their soundtracks more seriously. They also tend to favour catchier tunes over "atmospheric"/background music. Western devs tend to take the view that soundtrack should enhance the experience and no more, while for Japanese devs, good music is an end in itself.
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SuperVegito2487 10/20/17 3:37:25 PM #13: |
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averagejoel 10/20/17 3:40:08 PM #14: |
this video talks about this soundtrack issue in relation to Marvel movies, but it's equally applicable elsewhere:
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