![]() ![]() ( Sayonara Wild Hearts via Annapurna Interactive) The game is essentially a playable pop album with a story that only truly comes together where the aesthetic, music and interactivity meet, and I 've never played anything else quite like it. It's good.Ever since I got the chance to play the first few chapters of the vibrant and visually stunning Sayonara Wild Hearts at E3 this year, I 've been itching to see the rest of the game. The weight and grandiosity of it just hits right at the climactic conclusion of a run, and I struggle to think of many songs that have such a propensity to immediately fill me with so many emotions in general, let alone when we're talking about video game OSTs in a vacuum. This is the power ballad that power ballads should aspire to be, and the fact that it accompanies the game's "final level" so-to-speak is all too perfect. " The Rain Formerly Known as Purple" is a standout that I could likely listen to on repeat ad nauseum, but " …con lentitud poderosa" needs a special mention all its own. Even outside of the game, these are just good songs standing on their own. Fancy word, I know, but I can't find anything that better articulates what I'm shooting for here. Chris Christodolou's work is practically a part of the game's identity - the way it gels with RoR2's endless roguelike loop is ineffable. I was tempted to go with the inescapably adrenaline-pumping soundtracks accompanying Doom 2016 and Eternal, but Risk of Rain 2's infectiously groovy tracks absolutely have to take the cake here. ![]() Risk of Rain 2 Damien Lykins, Evergreen Content Lead
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