The Best Video Game Soundtrack of 2017

Audibly pleasing.

Winner: Persona 5

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While the music and sound design of Persona 5 may not have as exquisite an execution as NieR: Automata’s, this funky RPG succeeds at delivering a memorable punch with its music and criminally catchy tunes. You need only give a listen to the first 10 seconds of Life Will Change to get why people are so crazy over Persona 5’s soundtrack. Even if you can’t make out what the lyrics are, that’s not going to stop you from headbanging furiously and making up words to sing along to this sick beat.

Composer Shoji Meguro shows off his range in this entry as well, creating beautiful jazzy tunes in the form of Whims of Fate and the ever-popular Beneath the Mask, and going back to his rock roots with unrelenting tracks like Keeper of Lust with amazing guitar riffs that will leave you absolutely breathless. And, because it’s a modern Persona game, Persona 5 also features simpler J-Pop-ish songs and ballads that will leave you bopping your head to its catchy beats. If you’d rather chill out a bit with a more somber tune, Sunset Bridge serves as the track of relieving, emotional catharsis.

There’s so much variety in Persona 5’s soundtrack, and while it is true that basically half of this collection is made up of filler music or themes that feel wasted and forgettable, the ones that are actually good are also ones that will stay ingrained in your memory for a very long time to come. Whether you’re a fan of the series’ anime tropes, when you play a Persona game, you can be damn sure that you’ll be in for a treat when it comes to the music.


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Zhiqing Wan
Zhiqing is the Reviews Editor for Twinfinite, and a History graduate from Singapore. She's been in the games media industry for nine years, trawling through showfloors, conferences, and spending a ridiculous amount of time making in-depth spreadsheets for min-max-y RPGs. When she's not singing the praises of Amazon's Kindle as the greatest technological invention of the past two decades, you can probably find her in a FromSoft rabbit hole.