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[Disgraced]

ctrl+f Double Dra- oh COME ON people.

Double Dragon Neon credits ft. the best justification for the existence of achivements/trophies ever.

This x1000000.

Pretty much all of Metal Gear's are classic.

I don't enjoy the song that much but I have a soft spot for "Late Goodbye" by Poets of the Fall knowing it was based on a poem written by Sam Lake. Health's "Tears" is the superior Max Payne lyrical but I associate it with its gameplay segment more than I do the end credits.

 

[QuantumSquid]

Spoiler

Fred

Durst: An Elysian Tail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_rQNFwXLvE

 

[oroboros]

Super Street Fighter 4. Amazing

with credits overlay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxZHPD5mjGg

without credits overlay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIKnAkmVdMA

 

[electroshockwave]

I still love the credits theme for Demon's Souls. And there's two of them if them, one for each ending.
https://youtu.be/6pW9x1Ihs8A
https://youtu.be/T7LjcU5ffe8

I found them both really fitting and they make you sit back and reflect on what you've just played.

 

[raidergale]

Most of my favourites have already been posted (Persona 3/4, Bayonetta, Catherine and Portal 2), but I'm surprised this one still wasn't mentioned.

ICO - You Were There

I still randomly listen to this one from time to time.

 

[Lee Chaolan]

Symphony of the Night.

Totally.

Spoiler

/s

 

[Caim]

Silent Hill 2 - Overdose Delusion

 

[inm8num2]

Golden Axe!
So cheery and upbeat.

Super Castlevania IV
Somber and soothing.

Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers
Like a gothic power ballad.

 

[Sax Russel]

Perfect Dark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z227mW7IePQ

 

[DrZeus]

Fat princess.
All the MGS

 

[johnnydrama]

Extremely disappointed that no one mentioned The Witcher end credits song "Believe".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AdAfy1V0to

 

[YesManKablaam]

god hand has an beautiful song that really encapsulates the journey you went through

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhTL3sOINKY

While undoubtedly one of the high points of this medium, I don't think people should be allowed to simply listen to the end credits. I first heard it after finally getting through the game after an extended play session, and having it hit my delirious, sleep-deprived ears at 3am was a thing of wonder. You have the earn these credits.

 

[Llyrwenne]

Aside from the obvious The Last of Us / Journey / Super Mario Galaxy and a ton of other great ones already mentioned, I'll throw in Transformers: War for Cybertron. That game is seriously underappreciated, especially its multiplayer.

 

[Wesker28]

Resident Evil 3: Nemesis credits. I just love it ^^❤
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmOm5KyreRk

 

[MegaSackman]

Shadow of the Ninja

 

[SolVanderlyn]

Metal Gear Solid

This is so perfect... there are a lot of amazing themes in this thread, but The Best is Yet to Come captures the lonely beauty of Alaska so well

 

[Dennis]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUKiOcV1SSc

Faunts M4 Part 2 from Mass Effect. God I love that song.

Why did it take this long to be posted?

And it took a Junior Member..........for shame, GAF.

THE TRUE GOAT

 

[Fitts]

Best: Tekken 3. Put that PS1 disc in your CD player, crank it up, and break the knob off.

Worst: That Korn song from Silent Hill Downpour. A hilariously bad song for an outrageously bad game.

 

[HyperCroutons]

The end credits of Resident Evil 4 are amazing. Changed the way I thought about the game's story

https://youtu.be/_weHtgqZ5Bs

Made me feel almost sad about killing all those villagers especially because they were indoctrinated by Saddler and probably didn't have much of a choice.

 

[Memento]

I think most of my favorites have been mentioned here (which mean you guys have a great taste, heh).

The Last of Us (The Path - A New Beginning), ICO (You Were There), Metal Gear Solid (The Best is Yet to Come) and Persona 3 (Memories of You).

Special mention to "Way to Fall" from MGS3, even though it is not an original song, it fits so, so well!

My absolute favorite would be The Path from TLOU. When the guitar started in that final cutscene and then it cut to black and started for real... damn. It was simply perfect.

 

[humansarehorses]

Gravity Rush's theme for the opening credits and closing credits.

Also, Danganronpa 2's false opening credit and true opening credit themes.

 

[GravityInsanity]

Far Cry 3

 

[Piers]

Mario Kart 64
Yoshi's Island

Edit:
Oh and Sonic 3's credits

 

[DaciaJC]

"Hymn to Brothers Lost" from Medal of Honor: Rising Sun by Christopher Lennertz.

Dark Souls - Nameless song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvvFnR0kJFw

And this. Hell, all of the Soulsborne games have great credits themes.

 

[Lyriell]

Street fighter 2 turbo credits on the SNES and the credits from LTTP.

 

[DJIzana]

Phantasy Star Online - Can Still See The Light

Phantasy Star Online Episode 1 & 2 - World With Me

Final Fantasy Tactics Staff Credits

 

[-COOLIO-]

Metroid Prime is one of the few I still occasionally listen.

yup

 

[victreeb3l]

SPLATOON

How could I forget this.

Probably the best credits theme in years.

 

[Elitist1945]

Far Cry 3

Brian Tyler is a very underrated composer.

 

[SatelliteOfLove]

The answer to 50% of "Best X in Games?" questions: Vagrant Story

 

[LurkerPrime]

I really liked Dragon Age: Origin's end credits song, This is War by 30 Seconds to Mars. Really complimented the ending of the game, building upon what it was. Not best, but it is up there.

I think everything else I'd dare to mention has already been brought up.
Edit: OoT ending credits are amazing. I didn't notice it in the OP and rushed back here to add it to this post, lol.

Tales from the Borderlands was pretty great

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C43qm6OlMAs

Fantastic art and music

This gets my vote. It felt so perfect.

FYI for anyone wondering, the song is My Silver Lining by First Aid Kit. It is top to bottom brilliance.

 

[wrestleman]

I have no idea why, but the Ratchet and Clank Future games (sans Booty/Nexus) end with downhearted, sad-but-kind-of-happy, disco-techno-crossover songs, and they fit the endings perfectly somehow.

Tools of Destruction:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r0ACureOBk
This plays on the credits right after a devastating cliffhanger

Spoiler

where you have no idea where Clank is.

Crack in Time:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3hnxHTJ1cw
Plays right after Ratchet's new mentor Allister Azimuth

Spoiler

turns heel briefly in delusion in attempt to save his race. He kills Ratchet (temporarily -- TIME TRAVEL) and tries to take the Great Clock back in time to "fix history" but Ratchet stops him, and he realizes the error of his ways, and then he dies stopping the Clock from going back.

 

[TriAceJP]

Seriously? Not a single person said Final Fantasy IX?

You disappoint me, GAF.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atm0HpnLfSc

Excellent in both Japanese and English.

 

[TwiztidElf]

Blur
The Ecstasy of Gold - Ennio Morricone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQsRiQlB3bA

Bizarre Creations knew it was the end. The end of an era. Racing games have never been the same.

 

[mrmickfran]

Super Mario World
Super Mario 64
Super Mario Galaxy
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Okami

The best, no question.

 

[UglyPony]

Mass effect 1 and 3 credit song. I know they are just licensed songs but they are a great fit for such a game.

https://youtu.be/NcrDWAuyqtc
https://youtu.be/xZhdXhOr8AA

 

[GungriffonEX]

My all time favorite:
Panzer Dragoon Orta https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGnInxpfYFI

Also great:
Rez https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACs7uYjgw8Y

 

[gigantor21]

Samurai Shodown III

 

[IdreamofHIME]

Dead or Alive might still play great even without Itagaki, but damn do i miss that Aerosmith in my DOA games.

https://youtu.be/kfVlLoETZkI

 

[Eric the Red]

Of course I like all these classics.

Xenogears - Small Two of Pieces

Xenosaga 3 - Hepatica 3 - I Believe In You, Maybe Tomorrow (the soundtrack has them split, while the ending has them combined)

Chrono Trigger

Undertale's credits theme is also a very good one that hasn't already been mentioned. So many cool variations on the themes you hear throughout the game.

FF7 Staff Roll

To add my own
Metroid Credits Theme - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFUGG6SFiQQ
I've seen all the other Metroids mentioned but Hip Tanaka really hit it out of the park with the original's credits theme.

 

[Correctomundo]

Abyss Odyssey had a kickass soundtrack, and a fantastic credits theme. But because only, like, 30 people played it, few of us knew the greatness of it.

I also really adore the Prince of Persia The Two Thrones credit theme, I Still Love You.

There's going to be haters just by virtue of being in the game, but Metroid Other M's end credit theme was a really great nostalgic use of the main Metroid theme.

 

[dodosaurus]

While undoubtedly one of the high points of this medium, I don't think people should be allowed to simply listen to the end credits. I first heard it after finally getting through the game after an extended play session, and having it hit my delirious, sleep-deprived ears at 3am was a thing of wonder. You have the earn these credits.

while it's true that it is wonders on your ears after beating the game, i think this was to good of a piece of music to just let others in this tread ignore.

 

[napalmjam]

The darkness credits https://youtu.be/GXA8_B5UE7Y

Capt midnight
Tomahawk are amazing .

 

[JasoNsider]

One of the most underrated, to me, is Luigi's Mansion:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzAQHxfYYI4

It's funky and has really catchy melody. Try not to tap your feet. It's unpossible!

 

[BY2K]

A Link to the Past: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJh3D_zX0To
A Link Between Worlds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0cQ2WcHddo
Ocarina of Time 3D Credits 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRapMAQOBh0
Majora's Mask 3D Credits 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQxPlwcs0xw
Skyward Sword Staff Roll: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSZBcPRQpO8

Yes, they're all Zelda. Yes, they're that good.

 

[Dynedom]

Seconding Xenogears - Small Two Pieces. I didn't like everything about Xenogears but the OST was ridiculous.

 

[Mr. Poolman]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUKiOcV1SSc

Faunts M4 Part 2 from Mass Effect. God I love that song.

Yes this one.

I became a fan of Faunts thanks to this.

 

[dickroach]

There's a bunch of classics (the FFs, the DKCs, the Marios) but I'd went on some spree of watching random LPs a few months ago, and found this mediocre side scroller shooter SNES game with mediocre music, and awesome credits music.

Uchuu no Kishi - Tekkaman Blade (OST - Credits)

seriously one of my favorite SNES tracks ever now

 

[Warnen]

Project: Horned Owl PS1
Clockwork Knight Saturn

Best end credits ever!

 

[Disgraced]

Uchuu no Kishi - Tekkaman Blade (OST - Credits)

seriously one of my favorite SNES tracks ever now

Good track. Sets an appropriate relieving mood but I'm liking stage one a lot more.