How important is music (in games) to you?

[SHMUPGurus]

It is probably the thing that makes me link to a game, like, forever! An excellent soundtrack will always make me want to replay a game. That's why I still play the old 8-bit Konami/Capcom classics (also for the gameplay)! The last game I have in mind that has awesome music is The Last Remnant. The gameplay gets repetitive, but man, the music is too great! o_O

Just to tell you how game music affects my everyday life... Just for fun, I mostly do this: Make a remix in your mind to a game's soundtrack. I just love video game music. It's funny when you play a new game for the first time and you're expecting the music to sound something like what you're singing in your head, and then it's exactly the same! You know it's an excellent soundtrack when it happens (see: Bionic Commando Rearmed). ;)

I even made a thread about video game music remixes because I love it so much. Check it out: http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=32671