Seriously.
You either get no music, sparse incidental music, terrible music, overused music, bland music, or some combination of the above. The music from games like Final Fantasy VI, Chrono Cross, even really old games like Zelda NES, is immortal, mainly because it's REALLY GOOD. Nowadays the best you get is an RPG with a few standout tracks and the rest generic by-the-numbers tracks that you forget.
Great music does so much for games, particularly RPG's. It creates atmosphere, sets moods, subtly influences your emotions, makes a merely memorable scene unforgettable...
And yet, starting slightly in late last gen, but ESPECIALLY this gen, ever RPG's are getting lamer and lamer soundtracks. Enough with the focus on graphics and realistic sound effects, damn it. I want incredible music again. Even mainstays like Final Fantasy have disappointed in recent years. Literally the best music by far in any game this gen is, for me, any/all of the Ace Attorney games. But other than that I'm at a loss: good music is becoming increasingly harder to find in games.
Of all the trends changing gaming right now, this one depresses me most of all.
Crusty VGchartz old timer who sporadically returns & posts. Let's debate nebulous shit and expand our perpectives. Or whatever.
