[SSSN]

  I'll throw another +1 for Xenoblade out. The music in that game is fantastic.

Artistically, the OST is indeed great. However, I think it's really not that well mastered. It sounds somewhat loud and edgy to me. FLACs straight from CD.
 
I really recommend the Xenosaga OST, especially episode 3. "Godsibb" just sounds amazing with proper audio gear.

 

[Andrew LB]

The JRPGs with the best OST's come from Falcom, hands down. Their in-house music production is done by the Falcom Sound Team JDK and they even have a JDK Band which does live performances (yes... video game music played live in concert) and IMO are quite a talented group.
 
Here is the Falcom Music Channel on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz7eke4JGlbtc11_6mmA7ew
 
Some prime examples of Falcom audio excellence.. 
 
Fateful Confrontation from Sora no Kiseki SC (Trails in the Sky Second Chapter): https://youtu.be/5ok9bzDzaS0
 
Silver Will from  Sora no Kiseki SC (Trails in the Sky Second Chapter): https://youtu.be/Hk3V5j1JoYs
 
Arranged version as played by JDK Band in concert: https://youtu.be/LuERhLngtHg
 
Their Ys series of games also has incredible music. Here is a selection of songs played by one of Falcom's lead guitar player. To illustrate how groundbreaking this company's music team has been, the first song played is from the TurboGrafx-CD game Ys: Book I & II... released in 1990!! They had music in games like this back when the competition still used cartridges.
 
https://youtu.be/MvXM-i7Kx-g
 
 
Most youtube videos are hampered by poor recording by the user or youtube's compression so some sound better than others. This is my attempt to grab the best quality I could directly from the game itself. This song is called Valestein Castle and comes from YS: Oath in Felghana on PC. Even then it sounded much better on my PC than after youtube messed with it. https://youtu.be/3npMWHzVVqU

 

[Mad Max]

I picked up the three Etrian Odyssey games released for the 3DS, damn I'm loving these!
Their OSTs rule, too.
 
 
 
 
 

 

[omniweltall]

1. Final fantasy 2
2. Suikoden 5
3. Lunar

 

[RemoteFerret]

I haven't actually played it yet, but the Nier: Automata soundtrack is amazing.

 

[HoloSpice]

Persona 3, 4, and 5.

 

[ongsta]

Need to add Xenoblade Chronicles 2 to this list, the OST is amazing!

 

[stray1000]

Any compositions by Nobuo Uematsu are worth to listen to. He composed many OSTs for video games: Final Fantasy X, Chrono Trigger, King’s Knight, Final Fantasy XIV, Lost Odyssey, and many more.

 

[Audix]

The only correct answer is Nier Automata

 

[SilverEars]

Don't forget the mother of JRPGs.

 

[Poganin]

I see some mentions of Nier: Automata, but why hasn't anybody mentioned the original NieR? It's soundtrack is a masterpiece, and it's actually the thing that convinced me to get the game.

 

[jomy]

Gotta give some votes for Chrono CROSS, Radiata Stories and for Valkyrie Profile: Silmeria.

 

[acygni]

Nier Automata +1

 

[Andrew LB]

The recent release of Falcom's latest in the Ys series, Ys VIII: The Lacramosa of Dana, they have reaffirmed what i said a few years back that Falcom has the best OST's in gaming.

Ys series is well known for its amazing heavy metal sound going back to Ys: Book I & II on Turbografx CD-rom (which i might add was the first RPG ever released on CD-Rom, had animated cutscenes, a true Redbook OST, and real voice acting. Though Turbografx CD never became popular in the US, this game was by far the most groundbreaking RPG made)

...which is why when i heard the intro to this latest game, i was kind of shocked (not in a bad way).

Intro:


Ok... so that wasn't what i was expecting. Then came the first boss fight....

1st Boss:


YESSS!! Now that's what i'm talking about! Moar!



Here is a bit of "field music", just the basic stuff while you're out exploring.


and then... you find...


*sniff*... yeah, the game gets a bit emotional. So ill finish with something more upbeat.