If you had to pick between these 3 shooters.....

[NightWolve]

But Winds/Lords grabbed my attention, to this day I've yet to hear a video game with a better sound track.

Hm, I feel that about GoT - I think LoT has only about one good track on it, well, 1-2, and the menu/opening music is good, but I was disappointed with it actually after Gate of Thunder which to me has a far better, blindingly awesome soundtrack overall with more variety. I never bothered to rip any tracks from Lords of Thunder for my music playlist, they're fine for the game, but I didn't care about it any further than that. I was hard on Lords of Thunder, there are at least a handful of excellent tracks I love listening to, maybe ShumpJunkie led me back to refresh myself on the OST. I stand corrected!

So for me, overall, I've never seen anything else match or excel the soundtrack punch of GoT and the Ys CDs (I-IV) where you have one "hit" track after another for most of the disc; that's been rare in the videogame industry and why I consider them legendary (as do others).

Almost forgot, I left out Final Fantasy IV back when Nobuo Uematsu was great. I still retain memories of most of its soundtrack as well.

[SignOfZeta]

Yeah, the PCE versions of Ys are pretty amazing. Even Ys III, which as a game I didn't care for, has a killer soundtrack.

[SignOfZeta]

Btw, I don't think either game is anywhere near "best" if such a think can be determined.

Tengai Makyo II is real high up on my list. Way up there.

Also, Dracula X, Chrono Trigger, Ys I&II, Ys III, KOF 99, Pulstar, Ikaruga, and Oh Deer!.

Also, Marvel vs Capcom II. That thing has literally no flaws.











I lied about that last one, there are flaws.

[CrackTiger]

I can't think of any soundtrack after FFIV that Uematsu did that I think was great or very original. I really like the FF I - III soundtracks (and games) though.

[geise]

To the OP, you made a great purchase and you really couldn't go wrong with either 3.  The games are difficult with how you play them.  If they feel easy play them on a harder setting.  Don't buy everything in the shop in winds of thunder.  Also, when you get these 3 games your next purchase really should be Seirei Senshi Spriggan.

[shubibiman]

More Gradius 2 (Arcade left, PCE right) :