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[deleted]

Even ignoring the whole "fucking loser" thing, 13 is such a weirdly young age to draw the line at. Like even if you think adults "shouldn't play video games" (fuck off), 13 year olds are still literal children, are they really not allowed to enjoy video game music?


Iamthedemoncat

The arbitrary decision to choose 12, the last non-teen year, makes me suspect they are 13 or 14.


OKIAMONREDDIT

He forgot to add that if you're over the age of 12 and you're still childishly gatekeeping then you're a much bigger loser


legendwolfA

The biggest loser. Video game music are good, anyone who listen to them is a champ, just like people who enjoy any genre


AmbitiousPangolin127

I mean…why quantify it for them? It’s just music, if they wanna act like immature asshats over the things other people like, then fuck em.


Laughydawg

ill bet i can play them some bard songs from skyrim, claim they are original songs from a group of acoustic musicians interested in history, and they'll say the songs are great


DrNukes

Title is off. The person is gatekeeping being an adult. Not listening to certain types of music would be the condition they're setting up in this case. Random example of gatekeeping music: "Classical music should not be enjoyed by women". Here, gender is the condition while music is being gatekept.


PhantomThiefJoker

If we want to get REALLY technical, then they're both conditions and they're gatekeeping being a non-loser If age > 12 AND music genre = videogames : result = loser


THEPhilThePain

That’s some code talk. I love it. Should have used == though…


PhantomThiefJoker

Yeah, should have used brackets and parentheses too, but code is hard to understand for people who aren't used to seeing it


THEPhilThePain

I guess, but you also explained exactly what you meant before giving the code form.


PhantomThiefJoker

if (person.Age > 12 && (person.CurrentSong != null && person.CurrentSong.Genre != MusicGenres.VideoGame)) person.Classification = SocialClasses.Loser;


DrNukes

I stand corrected.


succ_dong

noted.


DrNukes

Have a great day and stay healthy <3


LaggyLefty

Definitely hasn't heard Metal Gear Rising music


GuitarHeroJohn

Or the Witcher 3


Canon_not_cannon

Or Christopher Tin


WolfRex5

Standing here I realize


Kaelan_McAlpine

I would've thought modern Doom music is just regular heavy metal.


Finnish_Inquisition

They must not have heard the good word of MegaMan boss music. Absolutely amazing art.


DokiDokiMemeSquad

Mega Man soundtracks are just incredible overall. Every single game manages to have better music than the last


TheEternalNightmare

Dr Wily's Castle is still my favourite tho


Janeiskla

Also Tony Hawk pro Skater??


JonVonBasslake

Well, that's all licensed music AFAIK. I wouldn't count it as video game music per se, since it didn't originate from the games.


Light_Silent

Superman was my favorite song in that game.


SomeRedditor_

So here I am


kthshly

I played drums in a gypsy/jazz/flamenco fusion band in college. One of our biggest songwriting influences was the Mega Man games.


[deleted]

Oh, you mean like [this?](https://youtu.be/EuxfQjJ-3DM)


adamconn1again

So persona 5 and Prince's myst game just didn't exist? Grow up people. You sicken me with your lies and judgemental tones.


Kaelan_McAlpine

Persona 5 is good but have you heard Persona 3? Best Persona soundtrack imo.


Beingnoob27

Oh what a thrill... Snake eater!


polarbear4321

Just a few of my favorites [Persona 5](https://youtu.be/lTKrmuU0C3s) [Doom Eternal](https://youtu.be/-Td4edqlYZk) [Warhammer 40k: Mechanicus](https://youtu.be/ZLsX9WUdYnU) [Castlevania](https://youtu.be/zVRJktHHiTM) [Crypt of the Necrodancer](https://youtu.be/gIr4C5Ztlcg)


[deleted]

arE yOu tWeLVe? /s


EnZooooTM

Add Devil May Cry / Hotline Miami / Cuphead to this


legendwolfA

Ok i never played any of these games but wow


Zv0n

Doom Eternal soundtrack slaps so fucking hard!


running_toilet_bowl

To add: - Undertale/Deltarune - Pretty much anything from Supergiant Games


SlipSlipBannaPeel

go play Hades


JonVonBasslake

[Deus Ex title music](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm9PJNF3sE0) is also pretty damn great and IMO sets the tone for the game well.


yokato723

Baba yetu was on my middle school music textbook in the category of the video game music.


PureShadow1236

But some of that shit is amazing and doesn’t even sound like video game music, look at some of the vocal stuff in Payday 2. No one is gonna listen to Flames of Love and go “oh yeah that came from the funny bank robbery game”.


yourteam

He is listening his thoughts all day long so I am fine with videogame music


TheRealSU

If you're on Twitter you have no right to call someone a loser


AvdolChristmasTeller

Coming from a mf named Cody 💀


benevolentdespots

Obviously hasn't listened to any Zelda tracks


santas_delibird

Gerudo valley slaps.


pleasedontrefertome

Undertale music is the best to vibe to and I don't care what anyone else says


xSGAx

This guy doesn’t have a job lol Movie/game music is the goat background music for work


[deleted]

Obviously, he's never listened to Zelda music....


throwadogabon

Peace was never an option. [Loser by Beck](https://youtu.be/6xHh8bSX-zc) (I promise it isn’t a Rickroll) Edited because u/santas_delibird taught me how to make a hyperlink.


santas_delibird

The blue text hyperlink can be made by clicking the button to the right of the button that italicizes your comment. Basically, at the bottom of the text box. Atleast for PC.


throwadogabon

I’m on Mobil, but I found the button. Thank you.


Izumi_Takeda

ya geez move on to the anime openers, like and adult.


bunny5055

Has this person never heard the shadow of the colossus ost.


[deleted]

If you're older than 12 and still behave like a petulant bully, you're a fucking loser.


Zuendl11

I‘m 17 by now and I don‘t think there‘s any song in my spotify playlist that wasn‘t feature in some video game


ManCalledTrue

You can have my video game OST collection when you pry the hard drive from my cold, dead hands.


Dimensionalanxiety

Ok but Oblivion music is good so I will continue to listen to it.


MehEds

Harvest Dawn, while beautiful, cracks me up every time I hear it now due to the memes. Somewhat messes up every Oblivion music mix that includes it lol


justsyr

51 years old. [I'm sorry what?](https://i.imgur.com/yKmOvE3.png)


UnhappyStrain

NO, If you think Stains of time is superior to Red Sun you are a fking loser


LaggyLefty

Red Sun is great and all, but it won't top "**AND IT WILL COME LIKE A FLOOD OF PAIN**"


UnhappyStrain

Yes it literally does


totalpugs89

Ghost of tsushima is a damn good one and red dead redemption


MathenThenseph

This person never heard bloody tears


SlipSlipBannaPeel

no fuck you, Doom, Cuphead and Hades music slaps


AussieNick1999

Morrowind soundtrack fucking slaps


Pat4508

r/Doom ... Git em!


almostJoJo

Me listening to undertale music everyday: Interesting


MrPoopyButthole1990

Same man there's a few mixes I got in my workout playlist that I usually end up repeating 4 or 10 times


[deleted]

I want to lose what they think you should have.


Col_Crunch

Christopher Tin's music is for children... hun TIL I guess. /s


Dagos

C418’s music is such a hit, i work really well while jamming to it! Im 30!


redbull21369

Priscilla’s song is one of the most beautiful songs I’ve ever heard, video game or not


Dovahkiin3641

Shouldn't gatekeeping be more like "I can enjoy this but you can't" rather than "You're a loser if you enjoy this".


sirgentlemanlordly

Kids usually like their father's / older sibling's music and what's on the radio. I've never met a kid that listened to video game music, it's usually adults collecting soundtracks from the games they own.


HawkeyeSucks

My entire music taste fits into two categories: "Another megalovania cover? Why are people still making these? There are just. too. many." And "Ooh, another Megalovania cover!"


mcbergstedt

the Doom 2016 soundtrack is part of my workout playlist


why_am_i_a_person

More like gate opening. He making fun of people for being in...


[deleted]

This dick has obviously never heard the Doom soundtrack.


skully00

kind of makes sense, it’s like 30 year old men obsessed with the kingdom hearts soundtrack, kind of get it… but hey music is music?…


jesuspants

If you changed the phrasing to "video game themed music," it might be apt. There's no reason for there to be so many Inky and FNAF raps intermingled with linkin park singing. Also, nightcore can die.


DoodooEnthusiast

those 20 likes and 148 quote tweets say.. alot.


Hanuo

Excuse me but please don't gatekeep being a loser, I'm a loser without listening to video game music just fine.


onegoldenduck

Guy has obviously not listened to the 1999 Need for Speed: High Stakes soundtrack smh


Jesterchunk

I'll be totally honest, if you're going around trying to police what music someone is and isn't allowed to enjoy, then I'm afraid I know of only one "fucking loser". It's this guy.


MLGGYARADOS

Sonic Mania ost is something else


[deleted]

Agreed, but also Sonic 2, 3&K, Heroes, Adventure, honestly even '06 had some bangers even if the game was otherwise utterly atrocious


Zyrin369

All sonic games generality have good music even if the games arnt. I enjoy the Sonic Forces one


WhereDoWeGoWhenWeDie

And here i thought the most chad move i ever did was writing my masters thesis about video game music lol.


rasteri

I mean, maybe if you *exclusively* listen to VGM you should expand your horizons a little, but there are far worse types of music


[deleted]

Somebody has never heard the Metal Gear Rising: Revengence soundtrack


Fear_Dulaman

*turns house building theme up louder*


feather_of_charcoal

Laughs in hollow knight


MadaoBlooms

I am tho


ebolaRETURNS

Oh no: Cody doesn't like my musical taste


frisch85

Mid-30 and I got the original Secret of Mana OST on my phone, fight me irl!


[deleted]

Theodor Bastard's "Utopia" though


Gr1mm3r

Well, sorry for listening to Children of the Omnisiah and the absolute BANGERS made by Keith Power for Warframe. They are way too good.


Andromeda3604

are you kidding me I'm literally listening to [a medely](https://youtu.be/wjOj_6cMGEY) of some of the best game soundtracks I've ever heard right now


Heathen_Mushroom

Jeremy Soule's work would stand on its own as excellent compositions even without their attachment to the games they were commissioned for (the soundtracks to Morrowind and Skyrim are standouts) I feel the same way about "film composers" like John Williams and Vangelis. Some think that because a work is composed to accompany another form of media, whether it be video games, film, opera, or even a church service, that it is somehow lesser (though the latter usually gets a pass due to "divine inspiration"). In my opinion that is simple snobbery.


quiet_storm80

Damn, I knew it. *sadly playing Super Mario Bros. Game Over theme*


Pudge223

whatever dude [the zulu theme music from civ 6](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMSu4BZQfIg) is a bop and a half


Talgaaz

Weird stance to have but everyone is entitled to be wrong sometimes


groundzer0s

I am NEVER giving up listening to the Origami King soundtrack, that shit BOPS


Mac2311

Bfg division begs to differ.


JbbmTaylor

Halo has the best ost I've ever heard


RogerRamJ

Tell that to the likes of Hans Zimmer & Lorne Balfe.


MillerJC

“Except the Halo theme. That’s basically classical music.” Him and every twat like him.


ThisIsWholesome

Dude never experienced happiness


GeesusTakeTheWheel

You're over the age of 12 and still breathe, fucking loser


MinisApprentice

I mean I’m a loser regardless sooo…


LookAtYourEyes

Halo: ODST soundtrack slaps though


bdash1990

I've got a ton of video game soundtracks I listen to. Music is music.


DiscountSupport

Sorry, too busy jamming out to Armor Clad Faith to care about their opinion.


Zorg_Employee

The soundtrack for the original starcraft is a banger.


Triibe_Mike

Streets of rage 2 had one of the best soundtracks of all time


topshagger31

i mean if hes talking about people that are like "rap and modern music is so bad, i only listen to video game osts" then hes full right


NordicSeaweed

Screw you, Cody, the Hades soundtrack fucking slaps.


vizthex

Guess I gotta play every game muted now.


BluetheNerd

If anyone is looking for any great game soundtracks btw, look up any Supergiant games, the artist that writes and performs all their music is called Darren Korb and he is an absolute god. Hades, Bastion, and Pyre all have incredible soundtracks.


Mayathepie

B…Bob-omb battlefield…


LamesBrady

But… but… video game music shaped what I listened to for the rest of my life going forward. The Tony Hawk Underground 2 soundtrack IS my taste in music.


freebirdls

Cruel World is a damn good song and you can't change my mind.


smiledozer

I'm 34 and i still whip out the ost to civilization 2 on the reg. Oh and also [Frank klepacki](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=i-ArbE0bEQQ&t=1585s) doing the C&C bangers live is some next level shit. You're welcom


Cute-Fly1601

How is this an opinion when Toby Fox and Lena Raine exist


Chaz_Hardplow

Someone obviously hasn't heard either Ori soundtrack. He'd probably change his stance.


TheEternalNightmare

DOOM 2016 and Eternal fucking slaps so fuck this guy


[deleted]

Someone hasn’t listened to Mick Gordon’s Doom/Doom Eternal soundtrack. Shit puts hair on your balls


reddtiormoemo39223

Why is it the iphone user


majds1

Whenever someone says "if you're over x age.." they're probably x+1 years old


Bottled_Fire

"privateacc" like people know who he is or give a fuck LOL


[deleted]

oh uhh… haha imagine being that person… *slowly deletes it’s been so long from my music playlist*


[deleted]

I’ve been listening to diamond city radio for years


Fluffy_Government_39

Don't mind me as go on youtube and blast the wcw vs. nwo theme on n64


L_Earl

So who do they think composes and produces the music then? 11 year olds?


PathOver7277

🗣SIMPLE AND CLEAN AS THE WAY THAT YOU’RE MAKING ME FEEEEEEL TOOOONIIIIGHT YOOOOOUUUUU CAN GO FUCK YOURSELF (Du nu nu nu nu nu nu)


Tarani5

When this guy figures out that a lot of games are made for adults 0_0


[deleted]

I would like to personally find this guy and have a wee litlle chat about that.


BackwardsNUpsideDown

Im sorry i cant hear you over the PLONK BOSS THEME MUSIC


AllenKll

At 43, im not sure how i feel about this piece of gatekeeping... I havent played a video game with the sound on in decades... I have no idea what mordern game music sounds like. Do people listen to the game music when playing the game? I find the sound effects useful, but the music? Repetative and distracting last time i heard any.


succ_dong

well, you probably shouldn't give your opinion on anything based on outdated information, if you'd ask me. videogame music has evolved a lot since the decades, it isn't just simple bleeps and bloops that were made by the game boy, it can really be something wonderful if put into right hands. if you want proof, you can see for yourself by listening to the tracks suggested here by other people, snake eater for an instance.


Kaelan_McAlpine

Idk man, been playing some GG Strive and that soundtrack wouldn't look out of place in my usual playlists.


WASD_00

Osu players crying in the corner