Draxon Gamer
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Has the sounds of Beethoven. Drowning in a pool.
Has the sounds of Beethoven. Drowning in a pool.
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Game music hall of shame: what’s your most HATED video game song?
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DonkeyPunchJr
World’s Biggest Weeb
Aw come on this was a classic. What ruined it was all the dorks quoting it to death long after it was played out.
digdug2
Member
Absolutely. It was the dork version of Frozen's "Let it Go". For a time, you just could not escape it.
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Jinzo Prime
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Blasphemy! This is an all-time great. Embrace the cheese!
I love it! You're loco If you think you're gonna hide this Chocobo!
MasterDerico
Member
Fuz
Banned
No, I'm with you here. It's just bad.
DonkeyPunchJr
World’s Biggest Weeb
Man I remember this being such a step down music-wise compared to the other Sonic games. That sounds like ass.
I think Genesis must have the most poorly utilized sound. A few games sounded amazing (Streets of Rage, Sonic) but so many had that horrendous grating sound that can barely be called “music”
Hero_Select
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Sonic about to drown.
Raven117
Member
Probably because it replaced the original...which was bonkers and epic!
Dr. Suchong
Member
"Gonna take you from behind!"
Pimpollo818
Member
Very cute.
TheInfamousKira
Reseterror Resettler
I have a few picks.
It's already been mentioned, but I'd have a hole in my soul if I didn't regurgitate a vote for the RE Director's Cut basement track that A. Had no reason to exist, B. Was abysmally non optimized with the PS1 sound font, C. was written by a deaf guy, and D, the deaf guy was actually faking being deaf. It's a fucking treasure box of a story.
Also, Final Fantasy X, orchestral version of Suteki Da Ne. Take a pretty whimsical and dark Melody, written and recorded with an Eastern flavor, and lay some ironic bittersweet lyricism over top. Good shit. Now take all of the cultural flavor out of that and replace it with a bog standard orchestra. Also, just have the tempo of the orchestra and the vocals be ever so slightly mismatched, just enough to sound sour every other measure or so, but not enough to outright call it a mistake. Those lyrics? Without the original backing music, it just sounds like generic J Pop. It's a master stroke of simultaneously being a bad mix, and making the original recording sound worse by association.
Bonus answer: Anything put in a game before like '95, because, by and large, every piece was a 35 second loop that repeated until you finished the area or died. Anything sounds awful the 123,135,999,123,909th time in a row.
It's already been mentioned, but I'd have a hole in my soul if I didn't regurgitate a vote for the RE Director's Cut basement track that A. Had no reason to exist, B. Was abysmally non optimized with the PS1 sound font, C. was written by a deaf guy, and D, the deaf guy was actually faking being deaf. It's a fucking treasure box of a story.
Also, Final Fantasy X, orchestral version of Suteki Da Ne. Take a pretty whimsical and dark Melody, written and recorded with an Eastern flavor, and lay some ironic bittersweet lyricism over top. Good shit. Now take all of the cultural flavor out of that and replace it with a bog standard orchestra. Also, just have the tempo of the orchestra and the vocals be ever so slightly mismatched, just enough to sound sour every other measure or so, but not enough to outright call it a mistake. Those lyrics? Without the original backing music, it just sounds like generic J Pop. It's a master stroke of simultaneously being a bad mix, and making the original recording sound worse by association.
Bonus answer: Anything put in a game before like '95, because, by and large, every piece was a 35 second loop that repeated until you finished the area or died. Anything sounds awful the 123,135,999,123,909th time in a row.
Drizzlehell
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90% of the songs that have been put in every Need For Speed game in the past 12 years have been utter SHIT. The last game that had somewhat of a decent soundtrack was Hot Pursuit 2010 but it's been only going downhill since then, with the last two NFS games having some of the most insufferable music in the history of video games.
Also fuck this song with a chainsaw:
Also fuck this song with a chainsaw:
Fuz
Banned
Shit that's bad.
Brigandier
Member
Oh my word I was about to go mental at you
but yes the remastered version is awful, The whole remaster of FFX's OST is disgusting.What's a thread like this without CrazyBus and Directors Cut Basement
Guilty_AI
Member
Jam is good, problem are the lyrics. Or lack thereof
I WANNA TAKE FOR RURIDE
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Meicyn
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The Genesis basically gave you access to a full synthesizer. Not everyone can make use of that. A lot of games defaulted to using the GEMS sound driver which uh… didn’t sound so great.
An interesting video was made the other day, where GEMS was used to make the music from Chemical Plant Zone in Sonic 2. It emphasizes just how limited GEMS was.
Thabass
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Honestly, this just makes me feel better about myself as I'm usually correct about this stuff.Oh my word I was about to go mental at you
What's a thread like this without CrazyBus and Directors Cut Basement
Brigandier
Member
The original FFX ost didn't need messing with... It was perfect.Honestly, this just makes me feel better about myself as I'm usually correct about this stuff.
The remastered wandering flame and Besaid Island tracks though
Off topic but I did prefer the remastered XII ost though.
Thabass
Member
SAME LOL
Kagoshima_Luke
Gold Member
Gonna take you for a ride! Gonna take you for a ride! Gonna take you for a ride! Gonna take you for a ride! Gonna take you for a ride! Gonna take you for a ride! Gonna take you for a ride! Gonna take you for a ride! Gonna take you for a ride! Gonna take you for a ride! Gonna take you for a ride! Gonna take you for a ride! Gonna take you for a ride! Gonna take you for a ride!
Brigandier
Member
I had that game on the DC... Obnoxious music lol
64bitmodels
Reverse groomer.
i actually don't hate that song. grating as fuck but it's pretty funky otherwise.
people talk about how it's ear shredding but it doesn't sound that much more intense than a usual song to me
then again, i like listening to noisy music so i might have just gotten used to loud sounds
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FloopCookiefix
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...Some of y'all have it pretty good if these are your most hated tracks, hah
There aren't many pieces off the top of my head that I actively dislike or hate (the Sonic Spinball menu one does come pretty dang close though). In general however, soundtracks that are generic and unmemorable tend to be my least liked. Along with those that don't switch things up enough.
A somewhat recent offender was Soul Hackers 2. The music in general was just okay... but what was less okay was having this one repetitive dungeon theme used nearly all the time:
Don't hate it, but it absolutely overstayed its welcome by the third sewer dungeon in a row
There aren't many pieces off the top of my head that I actively dislike or hate (the Sonic Spinball menu one does come pretty dang close though). In general however, soundtracks that are generic and unmemorable tend to be my least liked. Along with those that don't switch things up enough.
A somewhat recent offender was Soul Hackers 2. The music in general was just okay... but what was less okay was having this one repetitive dungeon theme used nearly all the time:
Don't hate it, but it absolutely overstayed its welcome by the third sewer dungeon in a row
What did you not like about the Besaid Island remaster version? Personally I love the use of live strings. It's a bit more slow and calm than the original for sure, but the use of "disgusting" is pretty strong- so I'm curiousThe original FFX ost didn't need messing with... It was perfect.
The remastered wandering flame and Besaid Island tracks though
Off topic but I did prefer the remastered XII ost though.
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nkarafo
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Mick Gordon's work on DOOM 2016 and Eternal.
It's not the worst OST i have ever heard, but it's a bunch of heavily processed instrumental sounds and over distorted guitars, while trying to sound edgy or something. I have heard worse. But what makes it especially bad is how everyone and their mothers seem to put the guy on a pedestal for these soundtracks. And he even got some awards for them. HOW? It's like i'm the only one who thinks these sound like shit.
It's not the worst OST i have ever heard, but it's a bunch of heavily processed instrumental sounds and over distorted guitars, while trying to sound edgy or something. I have heard worse. But what makes it especially bad is how everyone and their mothers seem to put the guy on a pedestal for these soundtracks. And he even got some awards for them. HOW? It's like i'm the only one who thinks these sound like shit.
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Brigandier
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I like most of the tracks for the Doom games
his work on killer instinct was great too.
Longcat
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These blow my fucking mind and almost make me angry. Are these bad rips? Because I can't believe someone said "Yep, sounds good, print". They sound broken.
kvltus lvlzvs
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Xenoblade x city night theme
Sleepwalker
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Ah the original shittyflute or trumpet I guess.
I remember finding out the "truth" about this in a video I watched a while back but can't find now. Basically the dualshock edition came out at a point where most of the devs were working on re2, leaving only a skeleton crew for this one.
As they decided to rework the whole thing with Samuragochi's music, apparently one of the only 3 people that worked on the music for this game messed up the sound file or soundfont. The trumpet was meant to be voice and it was meant to be an actual spooky song instead of the clown car crash we got.
People out of Capcom have come and say it does look like an error to them but the 3 data editors and samuragochi/ghostwriter have not come out and said anything about it.
TL;DR: it was an oversight by a skeleton crew, no one found out until it was too late and Capcom most likely decided against reprinting the whole thing and just sent it out like that since focus was on RE2.
Here's a fixed version:
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Fuz
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PanzerCute
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I personally love that music, but I understand what you mean (and I think the general OST was pretty great).
Diofield Chronicles recently had the same issue, but even way worst tbh. There is only ONE battle music for the whole game. It is a really good one, made by the Game of Thrones composer, but damn after 35h you really hate it.
FloopCookiefix
Member
No joke, I was legit actually debating when writing that post on whether to use Diofield or Soul Hackers as my example, haha. Definitely agree with you on that one
(Soul Hackers better soundtrack overall I'd say, but still enjoyed both games)
Brigandier
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FFX is possibly my favourite FF OST and Besaid Island is right up there at the top for me, I just felt the remaster was trying too hard and changed it too much which resulted in me absolutely hating it as a replacement in the game, thankfully the original OST could be selected.
Is it a bad piece of music? No but compared to the 2001 edition it's pants.
FloopCookiefix
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^To be fair, it wouldn't be much of an arrangement if it didn't do something different? To me, "hate" just seems like a strong word for something that as you mentioned, could be toggled in-game, haha. Sounds like it was very important to you, however- thanks for explaining.
JC 1080P CRT
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I disagree with you 100%, but I respect you for sharing that take and why you don't like them.
Haven't played Eternal yet, but I've played through 2016 and LOVE the soundtrack, edgy distorted guitars and all. Fits perfectly with the gameplay, IMO, which I also love.
JC 1080P CRT
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If I had to pick a "most hated" song in a game right away, it would probably be the cover of Radiohead's "Creep" by Alex in Life is Strange: True Colors.
In general, I greatly detest indie lo-fi covers of 90s grunge and rock songs. On a similar note, one of my most hated songs in a movie was the cover of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" from the opening of Black Widow.
In general, I greatly detest indie lo-fi covers of 90s grunge and rock songs. On a similar note, one of my most hated songs in a movie was the cover of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" from the opening of Black Widow.
Pasta la Vista
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Ohhh my god I totally forgot about that, ugh, yes fuck that.
Kuranghi
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This gives me feelings of sitting in a hospital room listening to the noises of the hospital equipment as a loved one slowly passes away, not the best.