Here we go then.
Firstly, from my "surprise of the year" early contender DanganRonpa, we've got two tracks. First one reflects the calm-ness which occurs when you walk around the school during the day, only to get shattered when one of your classmates turns up dead. Just wait for the second half of the song to kick in! Second choice demonstrates the fast pace of the class trials and sets the tone perfectly for what's about to go down.
DanganRonpa: Trigger happy Havoc - Beautiful Days
DanganRonpa: Trigger Happy Havoc - Hope vs. Despair
Next up, we've got a technically 2013 game (actually, technically 2012 it released in Japan) but since it only came to Europe this year, I'm counting it. Falcom always provide blinding soundtracks and Ys: Memories of Celceta is no different. We've got one dungeon theme which I find fantastic, and then one boss theme which is just great.
Ys: Memories of Celceta - Underground Ruins
Ys: Memories of Celceta - The False God of Causality
And finally, we've got a song I've been exposed to through the r/gamemusic subreddit but haven't actually heard myself. It's from ArNosurge (which is getting a western release this year, so it counts!) and shows that Gust are still at the top of their game which it comes to music
Ar NoSurge - Yal fii-ne noh-iar
