that almost sounds insane to me but I'm considering doing it D:

heard some stuff from Ace Combat 04 for the first time. never played any Ace Combat games, not even my genre of game, but I'm tempted to give it a try based on the music ;-;;

I've downloaded roms and loved them just because of the music (and I've bought a game or two because of it). The Final Fantasy series (1-6) and Terranigma (to name a few), and I've bought FF8. Good times. ^_^

hmm I don't thinks so. But the only reason I played FFX-2 was because of the LeBlanc battle theme.

Ridge Racer IV ;_;

heard some Tomb raider 1 music, got the game, then TR2, then 3, then 4, then chronicles

Well, actually, I was more compeled to obtain the music rather than the game itself, after hearing Saga Frontier II's common battle music.


Mario guy, are you sure this thread is in the right forum?

Meh. I don't give a damn anymore.

Mario guy, are you sure this thread is in the right forum?

Yes.

Minish Cap.

I heard "Dark Hyrule Castle" and went got the game and I loved it. :D

Meh. I don't give a damn anymore.
Good for you :thumbsup:

XIII, We Love Katamari, and Sly 2 (Which led to getting 1 & 3 afterwards)

Yes,Crash Tag Team Racing for playing but also Musics.

Kingdom Hearts.
i watched the trailer on the official website and the music made me shiver.
when music does that to me than its touched me..

Kingdom Hearts.
i watched the trailer on the official website and the music made me shiver.
when music does that to me than its touched me..

Goosebumps ftw.

Goosebumps ftw.

o'course.
the same thing happens when i hear game music orchestrated.
i'm going to Video Games Live on the 25th and i'm going to be in a constant state of goosebumps. i'll look about 5 inches fatter XD

I bought Snowboard Kids 1 and 2 just because of their kickin' tunes!

I got FFXII after I heard the ost, I hate turn based RPG's but the music kept me into it.

Listened to Xenosaga Episode II. Fell in love with it, and decided that even though so many people didn't like it, if it had music like that, I'd be sure to find something positive about it. In the end it payed off, because I loved the game and the series as a whole.

It's still better to get the opinion of someone you know and who's played whatever game you are looking at, for a better review. But going by music alone... well sometimes we all get lucky :D

nope. i don't think i've listened to the music from a game BEFORE i played it.

I'm actually the opposite. I wasn't too intrigued by the FFXII OST until I played the game. Now I think the OST for FF12 is my favorite game OST after playing the game.

The Neverhood, Skull Monkeys. Terry. S. Taylor is a musical genius.

nope. i don't think i've listened to the music from a game BEFORE i played it.

x2

Also: For me its almost always the other way around. I hear music from the game then go and buy(download) it. Legally(illegally)

I do that with all Dance Dance Revolution updates that comes out!//

yeh, mostly all my ff games i hav and elder scrolls morrowind.

I've done the complete opposite. I bought the Xenogears Soundtrack without even buying the game. Proved to be a great choice in the long run.

Heard the OST to Jade Empire and went out to buy it the next day was well worth it.

Soul Calibur II, Baten Kaitos, Beyond Good & Evil and soon Okami :)

Music can give you a representation of something really beautiful to your imagination, so it doesn't surprise me that it might persuade you to buy a game.

YES! Phantasy Star Online, I watched my friend play it before I knew anything about it and I was hooked on the music by the time he got to the Dragon. I love the music so much...too bad Phantasy Star Universe doesn't hold the same torch to me.

-Rufus

Well, mostly I do the exact opposite and just buy the game before I listen to the music. But that is not so for majority of my recent collectings:

ROCKMAN ZX: ZX tunes is what really what clasped my interest. The remixing was well done. And it gave a new sound to a beloved series. Though I wish capcom would hurry up and make X9 already.

KINGDOM HEARTS 2: Besides from all of the obvious hype and character development, the music is still what really captivated me. Riku, ORG XIII, and Sacred Moon are still my favorites tracks.

that almost sounds insane to me but I'm considering doing it D:

heard some stuff from Ace Combat 04 for the first time. never played any Ace Combat games, not even my genre of game, but I'm tempted to give it a try based on the music ;-;;

Wow, I can't remember when was the last time someone took words out of my mouth like this! Listening to the soundtrack of Ace Combat 4 made that to me too! And I really HATE combat flight games!

Honestly? I haven't. Most games with a good soundtrack always lack in gameplay I've found out. And it sucks.

If you heard final Fantasy XII's music by itself, you'd probably be put off the game. But during the game, that is where final fantsy Xii's music is king!

For me its almost always the other way around. I hear music from the game then go and buy(download) it. Legally(illegally)

x2

Its like you read my mind. Like a Jedi.

Okami. Fer sure. :)

Heard Sonic the Hedgehog(2006) music and went out and bought cause the music was awesome. Worst mistake ever! Seriously the game sucks but the music is good. :P

I haven't and never will.. And how will I get the music if I dont have the complete game.. And How will I be able to 'kinda' know a little of all the music used in the game... if I dont even beat one level.

Ridge Racer Type 4. Fell in love with the music instantly. Then I got the game. I wasn't disappointed.

Music does play a part in whether or not I choose to buy a game, but for me it's not the only deciding factor, although on the other hand music i've hated listening to has put me off playing a game once or twice before lol.

Ofcourse KATAMARI DAMASHII! It has the coolest soundtrack ever! I stumbled onto it by accident and I immediately fell inlove with the game that i haven't even bought! [I knew i loved you before i met you~]

I'd have to agree with tichitron, Neverhood and Skullmonkeys had great music. But most recently, it was LocoRoco that did it for me.

I remember how I made up my mind to buy Xbox to play Panzer Dragoon Orta after enjoying its OST...Classic Xbox game indeed.

I don't think there's been a case for me where i have liked the soundtrack then bought the game. I have listened to ost's of games i have planned to buy already though.

heard some stuff from Ace Combat 04 for the first time. never played any Ace Combat games, not even my genre of game, but I'm tempted to give it a try based on the music ;-;;

If you're looking for an awesome Ace Combat OST, I suggest Ace Combat 5. The final mission song, "The Unsung War" is really epic and gets you pumped about saving the world in the end. And, to top that off, the storyline is unlike any typical flight simulator-ish game; it actually has an in-depth plot that gets you hooked! (Hooray for Namco!)

However, I downloaded the Ace Combat Zero OST, loved it (especially the final track that has a lot of tango/flamenco in it; "Mission ZERO"), and absolutely despised the game. (I mean, really, there's all this hype about this major war in AC5 and you don't see any of the AC5 characters that played a major role in it... AND there's no driving hatred/motivation toward the bad guy at the end...) So really, it's kind of a catch 22...

Ok I'll stop ranting and write a review now... ^_^;;

I just preordered Last Hope LE version, for the Dreamcast, mainly for the soundtrack. I've heard from people, who've played the Neo Geo AES cart, that say it's not that great of a shmup. But the soundtrack, which I've sampled, sounds really good. That's why I preordered the LE versions; it comes with the OST CD.

I've tried it before, but I prefer to play the game before listening to the soundtrack. It's like it puts the music into a context for me, and makes the music sound that much better because of it.

I'm in agreement with Jonny Nemesis. Context is a good thing to have, though some songs are definitely good enough to be enjoyed without context. Almost every song from DoC: FFVII didn't interest me until after I played the game, while most of the KHII OST entertained me without any specific memories to attach to the songs (except the crossed-over songs from the first KH).

Definitely agree with the above 2 posters. I really don't enjoy the music if I don't know have an image or idea associated with it. I've tried listening to the Ocarina of Time soundtrack (I've never played the game though), and I couldn't bring myself to enjoy the music at all.

My favourite song from a video game is Stickerbrush Symphony from DKC2. The calm, mellow setting of the bramble levels is what I really remember when I hear that track.

Halo ( i am a big CS fan so i paid no attention to halo until i hear the OST)

I've been thinking about this for a while, but I finally realized that a main drive for me to play Devil May Cry 3 came from overhearing the trailer song in the Student Union building coming from a small group of people crowded around a laptop. I asked what game trailer they were watching and got the name of a game that I could play for hours on end even today.

Speaking of DMC, I remember the music from the trailer for the original is what got me interested in the game.(Lock & Load, that song just pumps you up).

Can't say I have bought it but, when I heard the music I have had high hopes for the game.

that almost sounds insane to me but I'm considering doing it D:

heard some stuff from Ace Combat 04 for the first time. never played any Ace Combat games, not even my genre of game, but I'm tempted to give it a try based on the music ;-;;

That's odd, I listened to that /v/ choral compilation and did the same thing after hearing Megalith.


If you're looking for an awesome Ace Combat OST, I suggest Ace Combat 5. The final mission song, "The Unsung War" is really epic and gets you pumped about saving the world in the end. And, to top that off, the storyline is unlike any typical flight simulator-ish game; it actually has an in-depth plot that gets you hooked! (Hooray for Namco!)

However, I downloaded the Ace Combat Zero OST, loved it (especially the final track that has a lot of tango/flamenco in it; "Mission ZERO"), and absolutely despised the game. (I mean, really, there's all this hype about this major war in AC5 and you don't see any of the AC5 characters that played a major role in it... AND there's no driving hatred/motivation toward the bad guy at the end...) So really, it's kind of a catch 22...

Ok I'll stop ranting and write a review now... ^_^;;

Did you imagine Pauly Shore's voice speaking every time Pixy said "Buddy" too?

Did you imagine Pauly Shore's voice speaking every time Pixy said "Buddy" too?

Hahahahahah!! Would you believe me if I said yes?

If Pauly Shore were in AC0, I wouldn't have taken the game so seriously and would have expected to see Pixy wearing sunglasses and in a biodome, instead of an abandoned house, in the final cut scene. =P

Yep... chrono trigger was the first game I played because I heard the soundtrack beforehand.

Absolutely. If the soundtrack blows (and the game is good) I usually just shut the music off if allowed, allow sound effects and voice, and slap on my own choice. Music, without a doubt, influences my decision on purchasing a game.

Not so sure on it. But in most games that I have played before, I am satisfied with the musics.

Normally, good games will all come out in good musics, so no need to hear on the music before to buy the game.

Picked up both the Megaman Legends/Rockman Dash games on account of their soundtracks.

I agree with ElecMan, Chrono Trigger had such great music I had no choice but to play the game.. to which I quickly became addicted.

Wanderer and the Colossus.
I wasn't really motivated about getting the game when I found the soundtrack completely by acident. I got the soundtrack mainly because Kow Otani did alot of the music for it. (Kow did music for Gundam W: Endless Waltz which was another soundtrack that I liked) After being completly blown away by the Epic, Soul Grabbing music of the various Colossi battle tracks I bought the game two hours later and fortunatly I was not dissapointed by the game.
To me if a game appears to look good for me but I can't decide on it, I will judge by the game's soundtrack. Music provides alot of the soul of the game and if I can't get into the music of the game I won't play it even if the game is gorgous and plays like a dream I won't waste my time on it.
Fortunately that hasn't happened yet.

This happened to me when Ace Combat Zero came out. I got the music ripped from the Jap version or something and I absolutely loved it. I had some doubt about the game, but the second I heard that music I was in. I was actually the first person in my city to buy the game.

Speaking of DMC, I remember the music from the trailer for the original is what got me interested in the game.(Lock & Load, that song just pumps you up).

Wouldn't you know it? When the very first DMC trailer came out, the music plus the visuals grabbed me really quick. I showed it to my brother, and he reacted the same way. To this day, 'Lock and Load' from the first DMC game is one of my most favorite songs. DMC is also one of my most favorite games, even though I've only briefly played it.

Music does make a big difference. In my case, though, I like the music itself for its aural experience and my delight from it. Even if I haven't played the game, I can usually shape my emotional reaction from it if the songs are extremely well-crafted. For some games, though, playing it first gives it more impact. 'Shadow of the Colossus' was that much more powerful after I played the game, and 'Vagrant Story' was even more true to that standard; same thing with watching 'Xenogears'. But for songs from Ace Combat, Front Mission, and Tsugunai - the beauty and power of the music is all that I need.

Kingdom Hearts.
i watched the trailer on the official website and the music made me shiver.
when music does that to me than its touched me..

same, except it was the commercial on TV

me...
not really, i just realize when i finised the KD2, the song was amazing. then, i start to find it which is my UTADA..:naughty:

I bought Saga Frontier I because it had such good music, but the game sucked. Many times, I buy soundtracks based on games, but never the other way around. I found that many good games have bad soundtracks (Parasite Eve 2) and many games that have awesome soundtracks really suck (Saga Frontier I).

Wipeout 3. Saw the commercial for it on TV one night and I couldn't believe how much I loved the song. I decided to buy the game JUST for the music, and that song was Sasha - Xpander. That was back in '99...Oh yeah, and the game is pretty badass, too.

Well. I saw a second hand copy of Rayman for the psx and bought it for the music. The gameplay is rather frustrating.
But i had played it before.

Other than that. No never before.

I bought Napple Tales and the OST in Japan after hearing some MP3s on the internet.

A lot of times, I buy games JUST FOR the music.

The Ys series.

I'ts not released yet, but "Mirror's Edge" is one of my favorites.

I heard the Music on the Trailer and instantly start searching on the Web for it, i found only some "homemade" Mixes on Youtube.

I wasn't all that interested in what I was sure to be a butchering of De Blob's original concept, until I learned the team had added a dynamic Funk soundtrack and listened to bits of it on the preview videos.

Thank god reviews for the game are positive, because I'm so buying that sucker for the music.

I bought Dark Messiah of Might And Magic recently. It's a quite good game with even better soundtrack.

I did it back when I first got Chrono Cross. Well, actually my bro got it and it was me who manipulated him by telling him how great it was. Those midis were great!

Samba de Amigo for Wii is like candy for the ears. As soon as I heard it, I ran out and bought it. ^_^

Only one game OST made me do that: SaGa Frontier 2. Many of the battle themes (especially Angel of Death, which is now one of my all-time favourite battle themes) convinced me to go and give the game a try.

That is a funny question. I buy a game when i KNOW the music is going to be good. ;)

I knew I had to get Ace Combat Zero after watching its first 3 trailers before they got translated into English. Mind you, I'd played all the other games in the series beforehand, but this was the first time I locked in my purchase decision months in advance.

Ace Combat 6 wasn't as good, though.

Yes actually.

I heard Leen's Love Theme from Grandia before ever seeing the game, and that made me decide to play through the game.

Megaman Network Transmission and Mario Basketball 3on3 (even though I'm fed up with that game I don't regret buying it).

Yeah, I bought Shadow of the Colossus after hearing The Opened Way. I think that might be the only one though.

I did this twice:
When the Painkiller - Battle out of hell and Overdose expansions came out (overdose being a mistake)
And with Universe at War - Earth Assault. I just love Franck Klepacki and I bought this game only because he made the music for it :)

Secret of Mana.... but, i didnt actually buy it, was playing in the background at a local video store, i rented with a fake ID along w/ 7th Saga, Mystic Quest & FFII US.

Later bought SOM, FF & MQ for the boxes.

Bioshock, both the licensed tracks and the original score.

Games that got me into game music were Grandia I & II and Final Fantasy X and X-2

For me, it was Symphony of the Night. Just a great balance between classical and rock. Loved that game.

Yes, in my case Okami. And the game was really that great as the music had promised.

many times. sometimes i even bought the game only because i just wanted to listen to the music.

It was Pokemon Emerald for me. It was actually after I bought Pearl.

One word:

LAIR!

awesome score!!! mediocre game!

Freedom Fighters. I was intrigued by the unusual [but incredible] blend of industrial, electronica and classical. Loved the music, loved the game. Well, that and Jesper Kyd's one of my favorite composers anyway.

Not directly related but I did buy Warriors of the Lost Empire because I saw Yuzo Kushiro being credited for it's music. Loved the music, bittersweet feelings for the game.

I am thinking about buying X3-Reunion. It has a very nice soundtrack, and I like space simulations, so I think I am buying it.

my first post and this thread is exciting ^^

I buy Chrono cross after hearing the fairies way of magic and learning (by piano) the reminiscense score.

and I totally fell for Persona 3 after hearing from my friend/s CD ; Memories of you (kimi no kioku) and Poem for everyone's soul (reminds me of Persona 2 : Eternal Punishment,,the first (and the only) persona game I ever played back then)

oh,,and Odin Sphere, after watching someone played and see the opening FMV, haha

Silent Hill 2. The music dragged me to it. I remembered I've played through it 7 or 8 times.

nice topic by the way ^^

well i actually bought Advent Rising just because i was amazed by the OST AND the show tommy tallarico did at Video Games Live <3

i own way more OSTs then games to them anyway XD

The new Prince of Persia, I'm considering. I normally don't play the PoP games, but the soundtrack I heard on the new commercial was awe inspiring.

done it lots of times

ace combat 5
ace combat 6
xenosaga 2
ff crystal chronicles
we love katamari
fantavision
final fantasy 8 (my first ff)
metal gear solid 2

etc. etc.

every videogame with great music in it are worth the time, imho.

there are a LOT of games I bought based on music, but there was always something else that "helped" me make the decision.

the only exception was Odin Sphere, that I didn't really want to buy because ShitEnix was involved. And since people doing reviews don't understand a shit, I thought Odin Sphere was indeed Square Enix work, while they only made the production on the market (they always do, or should I say ENIX always does, to get the share of a good work that isn't theirs. See Full Metal Alchemist, Mahoujin Guru Guru, The World Ends With You, Mario Slam Basketball and LOTS more for references ._.).
*hates Enix*

Sorry for the sermon.
Keeping it short, yeah, Odin Sphere.

No:

Sound and music are much more important to me than the average gamer, but gameplay is still the most important factor for me; period.

On several accounts. If I like the soundtrack and the game is something I know I'd play, then I'll get the game. And I happen to have a game I wish I could have put on my Christmas list this year, too. GT4. I enjoy the soundtrack quite a bit, with Nobody being my favorite track. Good driving music B)

A game? I bought a PlayStation 2 because of Hitoshi Sakimoto's Final Fantasy XII!

Heard it on DS' FFXII - Revenant Wings, loved it, discovered it was pretty much the same as the console counterpart, and decided to buy it because of that. There was no way I'd handle not knowing where every piece of music was from!

Halo Wars like Halo, Halo 2 et Halo 3!
Music is a very important factor for me!

Halo Wars like Halo, Halo 2 et Halo 3!
Music has a very factor place for me!

2 Spring to mind...


Bioshock with the "Beyond the Sea" commercial music had me sold.

and

Fallout 3 with its "Set the World on Fire" Trailer (i was so happy it was in the actual game)

I haven't done this myself, not yet anyway, although I have become interested in trying some games based of their soundtrack, Kingdom Hearts. :)

ye, i quite like to use this method, i think the OST can show the quality of the game, for no regret after i bought a game, it could be a waste of my time and money.

assassins creed i loved the music and the game, but mostly i get the game first then the soundtrack

Well, I didn't exactly "buy" it, but after hearing the music from Mega Man X for the SNES, I decided to download the rom and played it. I hated the series, but the music totally blew me away! It's weird how you hate the game/series yet love the soundtrack to it. O_o

yes, Shadow of Colossus

that almost sounds insane to me but I'm considering doing it D:

heard some stuff from Ace Combat 04 for the first time. never played any Ace Combat games, not even my genre of game, but I'm tempted to give it a try based on the music ;-;;

Yeah actually...the reason even started the Final Fantasy series all those years back is because of Nobuo's works.

A soundtrack is one of the most important things you can have (entertainment in general).

I'm down with any game Masashi Hamauzu, Motoi Sakuraba, Shoji Meguro, or Hitoshi Sakimoto.

Of course I must include Nobuo Uematsu but he's already hands down sexy genius.

I decided to play Mercenaries 2 based on Chris Tilton's awesome music.

ridge racer series.

Star Ocean 3. I knew Motoi Sakuraba was composing music for it and I liked his work from previous Tri-Ace games. Music from Sonic games never seem to fail me either.

DDR and Samba de Amigo did that for me :)

nights: journey of dreams. It moved me somehow...

Yes. I actually got interested in Guilty Gear by listening to the character tracks.

Now I have over 5 versions of Holy Orders(Be Just Or Be Dead) (Ky's Theme), and I still horribly suck at 2D fighting games.

I would go with Dead Space as the most recent game to do that to me. I watched that lullaby trailer for it, and that song just creeped me out enough to be like "damn, I want to play that!"

Definitely. I played Final Fantasy X after purchasing the soundtrack and falling in love with it.

Also, I'd buy Napple Tale, Dew Prism, Angel's Feather, Pixeljunk Monsters and Soukaigi, just because I love the music so much.

Now, but I think I might start doing that. All of the games series I like (Contra, retro-Sonic, Half-Life, Ratchet and Clank, anything by Treasure, Mega Man, Unreal, etc.) all have one thing in common. They have great music. Of course, I'll only do it for budget titles, I'm not going to pay $60 for a new PS3 game (or $40 for a new PC game) until I've played and liked all aspects of the demo.

This one may sound weird, but F-Zero GX initially attracted me because of the music. Good thing too, 'cause it turned out to be an amazing game.

I heard the music from a pc game called Jets 'n' Guns (by an awesome band named Machinae Supremacy), I didn't know it was actually a game at first, but when I saw it, I bought it and loved every second of it.

I bought Sanity and No One Lives Forever because of the interactive soundtracks from a composer I know.

I could definitely see myself checking out some video games based on the soundtrack that come from the game.

I bought tekken 2 about a year ago just because I wanted to play with the music from the game in the back ground...even though I played it to death when it came out years earlier.

Those Ace combat games are calling to me now.

I heard the music from Ace Combat 6, otherwise I'd probably never have picked it up.

Yeah, it didnt work out in my favor too much. Loved the music for Bladestorm, hated the game.

After playing Tempest 2000 for just a few minutes I bought the game, despite not even owning a Jaguar! I thought the music was fantastic; definitely some of the best MOD music I've heard to this day, and even better than the CD version. A few weeks later I bought a Jaguar from my mate's mum's catalogue (not sure you do that kind of thing in the US), having to pay it off in installments for about 2 years. ;-) It was worth it just for Tempest 2000 alone; anyway, just thought I'd share that with you all.

Nice one,

Mike.

A lot of my games come about initially through listening to the soundtrack. Probably the majority.

killer7, Mass Effect, Twilight Princess, Morrowind and Oblivion, Chrono Trigger (a live symphonic version of the theme inspired me), Jade Empire, to name a few.

Ace Combat 6 (well, not just for the music, but it was really good for an arcade "flight-sim"),
Mass Effect 2 (actually, the trailer music from Two Steps from Hell made me curious and I bought the game.
Never regretted it).
Halo games (yeap...really).

Hmm and then some. I can't remember right now.

I remember having a demo disk for the ps1 and after watching a non-playable demo sequence of Chrono Cross and Legend of Mana that I would get these games. The music was fantastic for both as were the style, but the music pulled me in more than anything.