Ep16: Rob’s Fave Video Game OSTs 2009-2012 [Playlist Included]

Recorded 11/19/2021

 

00:00 Intro

01:26 Preamble: Kevin smith aint hurting anybody, Rob Zombie makes trauma films not horror films, what and boys in Live have in common with fauxcest, and more

23:09 When did our tastes diverge and why didn’t Rob go deeper into extreme metal. Includes riffing on Strapping young lad, meshuggah, fear factory, electronic music, black sabbath, our different approaches to our instruments, and nitpicking metal subgenres)

01:02:32 Why this format is so interesting to me

 

01:07:27 Topic intro

1:12:10 Inmomentum

1:20:44 Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery

1:26:37 Binding of Isaac

1:47:56 Shatter

1:57:39 digression about being consistent when deviating from artistic norms and guitar usage in video game osts

2:10:25 Fez

2:18:45 Nier:Gestalt (“The reason these playlists exist”)

2:38:20 Dustforce

2:40:53 Demon’s souls 

2:50:39 why these games

Rob sez:

 

Why these specific games/tracks:

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1. Special to me/nostalgia
2. Tended to favor rhythmically interesting over atmospheric for Richard's benefit
3. Just good tunes
4. There are many other tracks from games that I love, but weren't as interesting to talk about or required specific experience because they're more mood builders/enhancers

 

Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWvzvA9F-7mpmLmUV5VyyUEweurMEEGlP

 

Part 3: 2009 - 2013

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Demon’s Souls

- Shunsuke Kida, Japan, 2009, Action RPG, Methodical, Masochistic, Weird?

Inmomentum

- Gareth Coker, United Kingdom, 2011, Parkour, Rhythm

Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery

- Jim Guthrie, Canada, 2011, Adventure, Atmospheric

The Binding of Isaac

- Danny Baranowsky, USA, 2011, Roguelike, Religious, Gory, Grotesque

Shatter

- Module, New Zealand, 2009, Arcade, Frenetic, Breakout-like

Fez

- Disasterpeace, USA, 2012, Platformer, Puzzle, Mysterious, Fourth-wall

Nier: Gestalt

- Keiichi Okabe & Emi Evans, Japan, 2010, Action RPG, Character-focused, Existential dread

Dustforce

- Lifeformed, Taiwan, 2012, Time/score attack, Precision platformer, Janitorial