STAGE 62: Games of 2018

It’s seemed like a very hard task to top a year like 2017. In that year we saw some of the biggest names in video games reinvented and inject themselves with new life, from the lush open world of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild to Resident Evil 7’s return to it’s horror roots to the manic wackiness of Super Mario Odyssey.

But this past 2018 was also surprisingly strong, offering up an incredibly varied mix of interactive experiences to all who played. Blockbusters, like the Sonys Spider-Man and the incredibly detailed Red Dead Redemption 2 created an amazing year for gamers and it only seemed to get better with each upcoming game release!

Each game that seemed to come out was placed in high regard and should be at the top of everyone’s gaming backlog.

2018 might have the strongest, most consistent year of quality games in quite long time.

So as a returning favorite for the retro VGM revival hour, We will be playing some selected tracks from the various games of 2018.

So enough talk, and lets start the countdown.

 

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Full track listing:
===========Game – Composer – Title – Company========

1.) Mega Man 11 – Marika Suzuki – “Blast Man & Fuse Man“ – October 2, 2018 – Capcom – Windows PC, PS4, Nintendo Switch & Xbox One

2.) Octopath Traveler – Yasunori Nishiki – “Scholars (Cyrus theme), The theme of Odoriko Primroze, Battle 1, Battle 2 & Boss Battle 2“ – July 13, 2018 – Square Enix & Acquire/Nintendo – Nintendo Switch

3.) God of War (2018) – Bear McCreary – “Ashes, Peaks Pass, The Dragon, Magni and Modi & Deliverance” – April 20, 2018 – Sony Interactive Entertainment Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment – PS4

4.) Dead Cells -Yoann Laulan – “The Black Bridge, The Village ,The Watcher & Hand of the King” – August 7, 2018 – Motion Twin – Windows PC, macOS, Linux, PS4, Xbox One & Nintendo Switch

5.) Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise – Haruyoshi Tomita – “The Enemy’s Castle, Souther Theme, Jaggi Theme & Receive You (North Star)“ – March 8, 2018 – SEGA – PS4

6.) Into the Breach – Ben Prunty – “Antiquity Row, The Blast Garden, Old War Machines & Pinnacle Robotics“ – February 27, 2018 – Subset Games – Windows PC, MacOS & Nintendo Switch

7.) Dragon Ball FighterZ – Toshiyuki Kishi, Hiromi Mizutani, Kenji Katoh & Reno – “Broly Theme, Bardock Theme, Cooler Theme & Vegito (SSGSS) Theme“ – January 26, 2018 – Arc System Works/Bandai Namco Entertainment – Windows PC, PS4, Xbox One & Nintendo Switch

8.) Detroit: Become Human – Philip Sheppard, Nima Fakhrara & John Paesano – “Your Choice, They All Look The Same, I Trust You, Can We Still Trust Our Machines & The Revolution Is Starting“ – May 25, 2018 – Quantic Dream/Sony Interactive Entertainment – PS4

9.) Deltarune – Toby Fox – “The Legend, Field of Hopes and Dreams, VS. Susie, Chaos King, THE WORLD REVOLVING & Friendship“ – October 31, 2018 – Toby Fox – Windows PC & Mac Os

10.) Gris – Alfredo Bella, Caterina Martí, Gemma Gamarra, Joan Piqué, Luigi Gervasi, Marco Albano & Silvia Hernández (Berlinist) – “Gris (Pt. 1), Perseverance, Unagi & Karasu“ – December 13, 2018 – Nomada Studios/Devolver Digital – Windows PC, Mac OS & Nintendo Switch

11.) Celeste – Lena Raine – “Spirit of Hospitality, Scattered and Lost, Celestial Resort (Good Karma Mix) & Reach for the Summit“ – January 25, 2018 – Matt Makes Games – Linux, MacOS, Windows PC, Nintendo Switch, PS4 & Xbox One

12.) Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! & Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! – Shota Kageyama, Junichi Masuda, Go Ichinose & Hitomi Sato – “Road to Viridian City, Battle! (Trainer Battle), Theme of Jessie and James, Battle! (Wild Pokémon) & Final Battle! (Rival)“ – November 16, 2018 – Game Freak/Nintendo – Nintendo Switch

13.) Iconoclasts – Joakim Sandberg – “Nuts and Bolts (Title Theme), Robin (Blockrock), Machines (Battle 2 Theme) & Psychopomp (VS Mother’s Corners)“ – January 23, 2018 – Konjak/Bifrost Entertainment – PS4, PlayStation Vita, Windows PC, macOS, Linux & Nintendo Switch

14.) Far Cry 5 – Dan Romer – “Our Country Made a Promise, The Shackles I Wore, The Devil’s Friends Hide in the Dark & Come Wisdom and Come Fire“ – March 27, 2018 – Ubisoft Montreal & Ubisoft Toronto/Ubisoft – Windows PC, PS4 & Xbox One

15.) Monster Hunter: World – Tadayoshi Makino, Zhenlan Kang, Akihiko Narita, Yuko Komiyama & Masato Kouda – “Arena (Large Monsters Abound), Keeper of Hades (Vaal Hazak/The Chase), Second Council Meeting (Tension) & Murmurs from the Land Forbidden“ – January 26, 2018 – Capcom – Windows PC, Xbox One & PS4

16.) Yakuza 6: The Song of Life – Chihiro Aoki, Hidenori Shoji, Yuri Fukuda, Saori Yoshida, Fumiyoshi Shimohara, Kenichi Tokoi, Tatsuyuki Maeda, Teruhiko Nakagawa, Zenta Tsuchihashi, Yasuyuki Matsuzaki, Hiroaki Watanabe, Kiyo, Tsuyoshi Kaneko, Shunsuke Minami , Shunsuke Yasaki, Masahiko Iida & Akiko Akiyama – “Bloodstained Philosophy, Lots of Lights, Seakillers & Like A Butterfly (feat. Riona)“ – April 17, 2018 – SEGA – PS4

17.) The Messenger – Eric William Brown (Rainbowdragoneyes) – “Ninja’s Respite (Ninja Village), Remembered and Forgotten (Forlorn Temple), A Home Amongst the Clouds (Cloud Ruins), The Butterfly Matriarch & The Shopkeeper“ – August 30, 2018 – Sabotage Studio/Devolver Digital – Windows PC & Nintendo Switch

18.) Marvel’s Spider-Man – John Paesano – “Eight Years in the Making, The Golden Age, The Sinister Six & City of Hope“ – September 7, 2018 – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment – PS4

19.) Assassin’s Creed Odyssey – Mike Georgiades, Jesper Kyd, Joe Henson & Alexis Smith (The Flight ) – “Legend of the Eagle Bearer (Main Theme), Conflict on the Seas, One-Eyed Monster & Odyssey (Modern Version)” – October 5, 2018 – Ubisoft Quebec/Ubisoft – Windows PC, Xbox One, PS4 & Nintendo Switch (Japan Only)

20.) DUSK – Andrew Hulshult – “Nowhere, Sacrifice, Reflections of Violence & Keepers of the Gate“ – December 10, 2018 – David Szymanski/New Blood Interactive – Windows PC & Nintendo Switch

21.) Red Dead Redemption 2 – Bill Elm & Woody Jackson –“Train Heist Theme, Outlaws From The West (prologue), Do Not Seek Absolution & See The Fire In Your Eyes”- October 26, 2018 – Rockstar Studios/Rockstar Games – PS4 & Xbox One

22.) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Hideki Sakamoto – “Gang-Plank Galleon (Donkey Kong Country), Out of Time (Castlevania), VS Ridley (Super Metroid), Snake Man Stage (Mega Man 3),Ken Stage (Street Fighter II) & Snake Eater (Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater)“ – December 7, 2018 – Bandai Namco Studios & Sora Ltd./Nintendo – Nintendo Switch

 

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