RE: Weekly Discussion Post! What Videogame Song Completely Relaxes You?
It feels a little bit like cheating because it's not really video game music so much as music that made its way into a video game, but Homeworld's version of Adagio for Strings set to a choir is fantastic.
The Cave Story soundtrack is what I go back to most often, however.
In Cave Story, the world is so poignant despite its simplicity, and it makes your role as the hero even more important. Nobody can save the world but you, and you're not going to get it done in time to save everyone.
Years later, Undertale came out with some similar things in its soundtrack (disclaimer: I've never actually played Undertale, which must make me some sort of barbarian), but Cave Story was the first game that I really felt a deep, tragic connection to the characters during. In other games, losing an ally was frustrating or annoying, or preventable easily.
I should really play Undertale, and should really buy Cave Story... I heard great things about both.
The original Cave Story is free, and it's still fantastic.
I personally prefer the original 8-bit style, but Cave Story+ does add to the experience in other ways.
I'll check that, know a direct link?
https://www.cavestory.org/
It has a lot of stuff, including ports to a bunch of different platforms.
Thanks, I know from the start it's a great game what I didn't know "how & why?"
Dude omg I had totally forgotten about that song from Undertale in particular. I feel like I could dissapear for a whole week while playing that game, it's just that relaxing and welcoming overall.
I'm really having the feels for wanting to play it again... But I also wanted to mention I liked the other songs you put alongside that one. The Cave story one really got me lulled and interested. I might play it too!
Really great songs my dude, you succesfully made me relax and drift off.