It is kind of sad to see that music isn't used as much. For example, Warhawk has some seriously amazing music, but it isn't used much. I realize that it's an online only game, but the music is really good and fits the game very well. I finally broke down and downloaded the soundtrack and listen to it while I play now.

Edit the videos out of your quote please.  After more thought, I'd rather not load this thread down with youtubes.

I actually haven't played Saga Frontier.  It has some okay battle themes though.

New games ain't got nothin' on this:

Haven't you only played three games with Uematsu soundtracks?

Or is it two?

i think you should play Infamous, uncharted , MGS4 , No More Heroes, Halo 3 :P

Edit: oh and i forgot Warhawk and Valkyria Chronicles

A truly great soundtrack draws power from context. You need to play a game in order to understand how well its soundtrack works.

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 meant  OST's.

...You can't agree that context is necessary to appreciate a soundtrack and then claim that you know what's good anyway!