Daniel K Jul 11, 2008
Oh, what the hay... I decided to try this after all. But it sure was hard... Hard, but fun, when you have to try real hard to rank them you feel like you get something out of it. I know that I'll just roll my eyes in disbelief once the final results are announced (because let's face it, most people do have shitty tastes ), but here's my list anyway...
1. Silent Hill 2 (PS2, Akira Yamaoka)
2. Silent Hill (PS1, Akira Yamaoka)
3. Silent Hill 4 (PS2, Akira Yamaoka)
4. Silent Hill 3 (PS2, Akira Yamaoka)
5. Castlevania 4 (SNES, Masanori Adachi / Taro Kudou)
6. Persona 2 - Eternal Punishment (PS1, Toshiko Tasaki / Masaki Kurokawa / Kenichi Tsuchiya)
7. Persona 2 - Innocent Sin (PS1, Toshiko Tasaki / Masaki Kurokawa / Kenichi Tsuchiya)
8. Seiken Densetsu 2/Secret of Mana (SNES, Hiroki Kikuta)
9. Castlevania - Symphony of the Night (PS1, Michiru Yamane)
10. Super Metroid (SNES, Kenji Yamamoto / Minako Hamano)
11. Persona (PS1, Hidehito Aoki / Kenichi Tsuchiya / Shoji Meguro / Misaki Okibe)
12. Journey to Silius (NES, Naoki Kodaka)
13. American McGee's Alice (PC, Chris Vrenna)
14. Lost Child - Infinia [disc 2 of the OST] (PC, kt2)
15. Iridion Perfect Selection (Arranged from GBA, Manfred Linzner)
16. Shadow Hearts (PS2, Yoshitaka Hirota / Yasunori Mitsuda)
17. Shin Contra/Contra: Shattered Soldier (PS2, Akira Yamaoka / Sota Fujimori)
18. Metal Gear 2 - Solid Snake (MSX2, Masahiko Ikariko)
19. Abandoner (PC, kt2)
20. Seiken Densetsu 3 (SNES, Hiroki Kikuta)
21. Neo Contra (PS2, Sota Fujimori)
22. Legacy of Kain - Soul Reaver (PS1, Kurt Harland)
23. Soukaigi (PS1, Hiroki Kikuta)
24. Shin Megami Tensei 3 - Nocturne (PS2, Shoji Meguro / Kenichi Tsuchiya / Toshiko Tasaki)
25. Castlevania 3 (NES, H. Maezawa / Jun Funahashi / Yukie Morimoto)
26. Gradius Gaiden (PS1, Norikazu Miura)
27. Batman (NES, Naoki Kodaka)
28. No Reality (PC, kt2)
29. Dewprism/Threads of Fate (PS1, Junya Nakano)
30. Eternal Darkness (GC, Steve Henifin)
Yep, that's about it. I really wanted to fit some Pocky and Rocky/Kiki Kaikai in there somewhere, but there just wasn't any space left. It was a really hard fight for some of the positions, especially between Silent Hill 3 & 4, which could've gone any way, really. Interesting to note also that Iridion Perfect Selection was the only arranged album I thought fit enough to be in my Top 30.... Yes, I'm an all-OST guy.
GoldfishX: Once you compile and announce the final result, be sure to tell us how many people in total participated in this. The validity of the survey is stronger the more people that are involved, so I'll be curious to hear about that.