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Best lyrical video game songs?

GaimeGuy

Volunteer Deputy Campaign Director, Obama for America '16
My four favorite video game lyrical songs are from Final Fantasy 8 and The Legend of the Mystical Ninja: Starring Goemon.

Liberi Fatali,
Eyes on Me,
Ganbare Goemon Theme,
I am Impact.


Especially Liberi Fatali and I am Impact. What do you guys like?

btw, I can't find a list of lyrics for the Ganbare Goemon theme. :(
 
Billy Hatcher & The Giant Egg - Ending

edit: oh yeah, I can't believe I forgot this one! F-Zero GX - Captain Falcon theme
 
From recently:

Snake Eater.

From this gen:

Pain and Kokoro from xenosaga are probably on the top of my list, and I cant remember anything else. But those 2 are outstanding.
 
I may be completely wrong about this, but don't the lyrics in "Liberti Fatali" mean absolutely nothing?

Here are some of my personal favorites:

Metal Gear Solid 3 - Snake Eater
Ace Combat V - The Unsung War
Beyond Good & Evil - Akuda House Propoganda
Metal Gear Solid - The Best is Yet to Come

Also, just about everything vocal from KD rocks (except, like, maybe one song).
 
Speevy said:
Well they're finally here, performing for you...

:lol
Haha, how could I forget the DK Rap? :lol

I remember when I first heard that, I was like "What....the...fuck?! :lol"
 
Waiting for You (Silent Hill 4)
Snake Eater (MGS3)
The Best is Yet to Come (MGS)
Soul Surfer (GT4)
Hikari (KH)
You Were There (ICO)
Nocturne (SoTN)
The Whole New World (PSO)
Somnia Memorias (Parasite Eve)
Wish (Shenmue)
Radical Dreamers (Chrono Cross)
 
el jacko said:
I may be completely wrong about this, but don't the lyrics in "Liberti Fatali" mean absolutely nothing?

Nah, most of the lyrics do (though they're in Latin, of course ;) ). The main "Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinosec" phrase is just gibberish, though (it's an anagram of "SUCCESSION OF WITCHES" and "LOVE")
 
Greenpanda said:
Nah, most of the lyrics do (though they're in Latin, of course ;) ). The main "Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinosec" phrase is just gibberish, though
Yea, I figured they were either in Latin or gibberish pretending to be Latin; I just remember hearing something to that effect at another forum.
 
A lot of the good ones have already been mentioned, but I have to tip my proverbial hat to both Xenogears songs ("Stars of Tears" and "Small Two of Pieces), "1000 Words" from FF X-2, and "Song of Mana" from Legend of Mana.

But, yeah, KD songs > pretty much all other game songs :D
 
All the catchy tunes from Sonic R!

- "Can You Feel The Sunshine?"
- "Living In The City"
- "Back In Time"
- "Work It Out"
- "Diamond In The Sky"
- "Super Sonic Racing"
- "Number One"

:D
 
Like... everything from NaNaOn-Sha

demi said:
OTHERWORLD


ITS JUST SO ROCKING TO HEAR ROCK MUSIC DURING AN INTEGRAL BOSS FIGHT
FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT! FIGHT FIGHT FIIIIIIGHT!!

Nash said:
All the Guitar Vader stuff from Jet Set Radio.
Great stuff and it caused me to subsequently download dozens of other Guitar Vader songs, but it's essentially licensed music that we wouldn't have heard otherwise.
 
JGR soundtrack
Goemon Theme
Impact Theme
DK Rap
Wish from Shenmue
Aria di Mezzo Carattere from FF6
One-Winged Angel from FF7
City Escape from SA2

I can't remember the others :\
 
The origional Sonic Adventure intro was cool in a cheesy sorta way.

Oh yeah, and the Sould Blade intro on Playstation.
 
Bust a Move - Natural Playboy
Bust a Move - Aozora no Knife (both the US and Japanese versions)
Bust a Move - Hamm's Theme
Panzer Dragoon Saga - Sone Mi Areru Ec Sancitu
Burning Rangers - I Don't Know Why (can't remember the actual name)
Last Bronx - intro song
NiGHTS - Dreams Dreams (also the Christmas NiGHTS version)
Zone of Enders - End theme (?)
Xenogears - Star of Tears
Xenosaga - Kokoro whatever
Parappa the Rapper - pretty much all the stages' raps
SNK - Psycho Soldier (all of 'em)
Zap! Snowboarding Trix '98 - Championship Track (yes, i love cheesy J-rap)
Sonic Adventure 2 - Knuckles's tracks and Rouge's theme
 
Silent Hill 3 Intro Song "You're Not Here" - Melissa Williamson
Kingdom Hearts "Hikari" - Utada Hikaru
Shenmue "Wish" - Ayumi Hamasaki
Lumines "Lights" - Nobuchika Eri
Lunar 2 "Kaze no Nocturne" - ???
 
Final Fantasy X - Suteki Da Ne
Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana - White Night Imagination
Tales of Symphonia - Starry Heavens
Tales of Destiny 2 - Key to My Heart
Final Fatnasy VIII - Eyes on Me
 
You Were There - ICO
Can Still See the Light - Phantasy Star Episode
World With Me - Phantasy Star Episode: I & II
Let The Winds Blow - Phantasy Star Episode III
Sona Mi Areru Ec Sancitu - Panzer Dragoon Saga
Super Sonic Racing - Sonic R
Bout the City - JSR
Continuation of the Dream - Sakura Taisen 2
Mischievous Boy - JSR
Tales of Symphonia - Starry Heavens
The Best is Yet to Come - MGS
Way To Fall - MGS3
Snake Eater - MGS3
Letter ~ From The Lost Days - Silent Hill 3
Cradel of Forest - Silent Hill 4
Tender Sugar - Silent Hill 4
Room of Angel - Silent Hill 4
 
And several songs from that Namco dictionary game (PSP)!!!

Like "This is a song for TV games" (donno if this is the name...)

BTW, I already have a mp3 for the "TV song", but I also like the "theme song" (the name of the game is in that song) a lot and wonder if someone could give me a place to download that song. You have my thanks in advance!
 
Guns N' Poops said:
Wow, you played through it? You are my hero :P
The game got a lot better as you progressed through it and the final boss was actually a really tough fight. Still, I can see why people wouldn't play it for long. On a similar note, I vote for "Tsukiru", one of the ending themes for Drag-on Dragoon.
 
In Katamari Damacy in the Track selection screen the last track on the right side. The one with 'dabadaba':D
Dunno the name, maybe someone has a tracklist or a screenshot from the american version?
 
"I am the Great Mighty Poo" - Great Mighty Poo / Conker's Bad Fur Day

There, I just beat all your faggo japanese rpg suggestions. Good game, next round.
 
FFX-2: Koda Kumi - Real Emotion (Japanese or English, but the Jade version that appears in the US game is HORRIBLE)
Xenosaga II Image Theme (I really wish I had lyrics for this, Yuki Kajiura is amazing)
Tales of Symphonia: Day Aftter Tomorrow - Starry Heavens
FF:CC: Yae - Kaze no ne
KH: Utada Hikaru - Hikari
PSO: Can Still See the Light
PSO: World With Me
PSO: Let The Winds Blow
 
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