Words of Replicant Jesus

Although a great post I felt remiss when I went I perused this post linked from www.massively.com; there was no mention of Final Fantasy XI, which of all the MMO games I have played has one of the best soundtracks I have had the pleasure of listening to. If you get a chance listening to this soundtrack is worth it for the ears, especially from the first expansion; the combat music is excellent and the Crystal Warriors music is pretty much one of my favorite battle songs ever.

Other then that I agree with the original poster and I am something of a game soundtrack aficionado a game can win me over with catchy beats and a stirring score. Many of my best gaming memories are tied with music. The first Nintendo game I ever got was Mega Man 2 and I remember that game to be fun, but it also had some memorable and awesome music. I was floored by Final Fantasy II, Chrono Trigger, and of course Final Fantasy III as a youth and even to this day I listen to those soundtracks pretty much weekly if not daily.

I find myself humming tunes from games, like when I perused some shots of Street Fighter and realized this must be the Blanka stage, I found myself humming the classic music from his stage in Street Fighter II; yeah I am a little hopeless. But music is an important part of my video game experience.

I am glad to see the MMO designers are making it an important part of the online experience as well even if many gamers do not listen.

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