Everyone (rightfully) praises SMT IV's legendarily grimy soundtrack but the announcement of SMT V: Vengeance reminds me that V had some real bangers too.

There's the stereotype that JRPGs always end up with you killing God or something. Shin Megami Tensei is consistently the only one that truly, unequivocally, sounds like you're on your way to murder God with a pistol you found in a trash can and a ghost you gave 70 dollars.

Twist: That track up there? That's the game's first regular battle theme. That's how hard we're going.

Post battle themes should embrace being this dirty. You feel like you're wallowing in the filthy remains of your fallen foes.

Even the overworld dungeon themes don't let up.

Sometimes a demon is just a shitty little guy with a shitty little guy theme song and that's great too.

Okay, now you can kill God.

What a good ass soundtrack.


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in reply to @gee-man's post:

i usually find enjoying these games a challenge but can't deny i'm liking what i hear. beyond the ost, the game just seems really compelling aesthetically. thanks for the spotlighting.

You're welcome. My love of SMT is in many ways the story of trying to do so in spite of itself. They're abrasive games, mechanically and tonally, so I totally get it. Personally what continues to draw me back in is that there really isn't anything else quite like it. No games look like this, sound like this.