What happened to video game music?

[Torillian]

blaydcor said:

Torillian said:
In general I would agree but I think there are still some extremely unique and memorable soundtracks out there such as Persona 4, TWEWY, and to a lesser extent Valkyria Chronicles.

Although I'm not sure if this apparent decrease in the quality of soundtracks is real or if it is just perceived because you only remember the best of the best from the past and you are comparing that to music in general of today.

I think that music is one thing that is, for the most part, unaffected by nostalgia. If anything I reject/dislike music I enjoyed when I was younger because I've heard it too many times, have developed more sophisticated musical tastes, etc. Part of the problem is no doubt my recent gamer-apathy; I haven't played nearly as many games recently as I used to.

I guess what I'm really trying to express is frustration with the overall drop in music quality, not the lack of isolated gems with great soundtracks.

Just to be clear, I wasn't meaning you specifically when I put the "you" in my statement.  Just that in general when people see a decline in quality sometimes it is percieved because of how they remember things.