Some previous lesser-known favorites include Sayonara Wild Hearts, Stellaris, and Spiritfarer. Pretty sure Kena will prove to be my favorite of the year, but I think it'll take me months to get through everything, simply because I haven't wanted to move on from anything yet. This past year seems to have been particularly stunning, so far I've listened to Kena: Bridge of Spirits, TUNIC, Elden Ring, and Sable, all of them utterly fantastic (Elden Ring actually being the weakest of the list). My absolute favorite blog for this is 'Press A,' which is hosted on a broader music blog called 'A Closer Listen,' but in addition to their post, I also simply do a search of 'best video game music of $previousYear' every January and typically find about 20-30 different recommendations, which I sample on youtube and then get what I want of that. It depends what music you like, but at the end of the year every year, a lot of people with very different tastes post their favorite of the previous years $yourVerySpecificFavoriteGenre.įor me, this is video game music.

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