Eh... I don't know. It's true to an extent. But games themselves have changed. Can you imagine how f'n annoying a catchy tune would get if you heard it literally a thousand times while playing something like World of Warcraft? There's room for melody. I like it when they have at least one very memorable tune, and the rest…
Bastion, portal, journey, super meat boy, S&S all of those are quite recent and got some nice soundtracks. And these are some of my favorite old school gems; [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=969FBiYlaU8"]Warcraft 2 Tides of Darkness - 001 - Human 1 Fanfare - YouTube[/ame]…