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How important is music in games to you? Does the soundtrack make your gaming experience complete? I personally feel the in game sounds and soundtracks really make each game. For instance could you imagine ever playing a Mario game without some catchy theme playing in the background or that ‘ping’ sound when you get some coins. Sound was so important to older games to give them that extra something where they struggled graphically.
I can think of nothing worse than playing a game without sound, it really hinders your experience. I played battlefield without sound a few times online and I was playing like a turkey! I could see everything that everyone else did but I couldn’t hear shots being fired and within seconds of being re spawned I was killed again. That was no fun and made me realize the importance of sound! I mean it really lets you hear everything you character hears, and takes you a step further into the reality we all crave.
I love the soundtracks to some games, the developers seem to really take pride in sorting out appropriate songs for them. An example being the Tony Hawks series, the music fits in so neatly with the genre of the game and really makes you feel closer to the action. That fast paced rocky feel to these games has been done so well.
One thing I’d love to see is a really great fist person shooter like Call Of Duty 4 mixed with some insanely heavy metal music. The game is based around some of the most darkening and heavy moments that some people have to encounter so a really heavy soundtrack would suit this game. I know having a soundtrack would stray away from the realism they are trying to achieve with game genres now but make having it as an extra option would appeal to some?
I'm really impressed with the new features some of the latest games have in terms of sound. Being able to speak over a headset while playing online! How cool is that, it's just leaps and bounds from the retro world. I think if developers continue with their efforts putting the whole jigsaw together and concentrate on all aspects of putting a game together we could be experiencing some amazing gameplay.
I can think of nothing worse than playing a game without sound, it really hinders your experience. I played battlefield without sound a few times online and I was playing like a turkey! I could see everything that everyone else did but I couldn’t hear shots being fired and within seconds of being re spawned I was killed again. That was no fun and made me realize the importance of sound! I mean it really lets you hear everything you character hears, and takes you a step further into the reality we all crave.
I love the soundtracks to some games, the developers seem to really take pride in sorting out appropriate songs for them. An example being the Tony Hawks series, the music fits in so neatly with the genre of the game and really makes you feel closer to the action. That fast paced rocky feel to these games has been done so well.
One thing I’d love to see is a really great fist person shooter like Call Of Duty 4 mixed with some insanely heavy metal music. The game is based around some of the most darkening and heavy moments that some people have to encounter so a really heavy soundtrack would suit this game. I know having a soundtrack would stray away from the realism they are trying to achieve with game genres now but make having it as an extra option would appeal to some?
I'm really impressed with the new features some of the latest games have in terms of sound. Being able to speak over a headset while playing online! How cool is that, it's just leaps and bounds from the retro world. I think if developers continue with their efforts putting the whole jigsaw together and concentrate on all aspects of putting a game together we could be experiencing some amazing gameplay.
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final fantasy has the best soundtrack i think. so original and as good as film scores.
Black8704 wrote:
> One thing I’d love to see is a really great fist person shooter
> like Call Of Duty 4 mixed with some insanely heavy metal music.
> The game is based around some of the most darkening and heavy
> moments that some people have to encounter so a really heavy
> soundtrack would suit this game. I know having a soundtrack
> would stray away from the realism they are trying to achieve
> with game genres now but make having it as an extra option would
> appeal to some?
Definitely a good idea to me. In fact, Call of Duty II could have done with something like Iron Maiden's The Longest Day on the D-Day level... And 300 has a pretty heavy soundtrack, which suited the movie quite well?
More games need to have that option to put in your own MP3s as a soundtrack like GTA games on PC, I reckon. Good use for, well, driving songs!
> One thing I’d love to see is a really great fist person shooter
> like Call Of Duty 4 mixed with some insanely heavy metal music.
> The game is based around some of the most darkening and heavy
> moments that some people have to encounter so a really heavy
> soundtrack would suit this game. I know having a soundtrack
> would stray away from the realism they are trying to achieve
> with game genres now but make having it as an extra option would
> appeal to some?
Definitely a good idea to me. In fact, Call of Duty II could have done with something like Iron Maiden's The Longest Day on the D-Day level... And 300 has a pretty heavy soundtrack, which suited the movie quite well?
More games need to have that option to put in your own MP3s as a soundtrack like GTA games on PC, I reckon. Good use for, well, driving songs!
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Sound does really help games, especially fps games. It great to hear bullets flying past and the sound of people getting blown up from grenades,it just makes the experience so much better.
The best soundtrack for any game has to be the one's for the metal gear solid series. i love dance music but i still regard that soundtrack as one of the best peices of music i have ever heard !
The best soundtrack for any game has to be the one's for the metal gear solid series. i love dance music but i still regard that soundtrack as one of the best peices of music i have ever heard !
How important is music in games to you? Does the soundtrack make your gaming experience complete? I personally feel the in game sounds and soundtracks really make each game. For instance could you imagine ever playing a Mario game without some catchy theme playing in the background or that ‘ping’ sound when you get some coins. Sound was so important to older games to give them that extra something where they struggled graphically.
I can think of nothing worse than playing a game without sound, it really hinders your experience. I played battlefield without sound a few times online and I was playing like a turkey! I could see everything that everyone else did but I couldn’t hear shots being fired and within seconds of being re spawned I was killed again. That was no fun and made me realize the importance of sound! I mean it really lets you hear everything you character hears, and takes you a step further into the reality we all crave.
I love the soundtracks to some games, the developers seem to really take pride in sorting out appropriate songs for them. An example being the Tony Hawks series, the music fits in so neatly with the genre of the game and really makes you feel closer to the action. That fast paced rocky feel to these games has been done so well.
One thing I’d love to see is a really great fist person shooter like Call Of Duty 4 mixed with some insanely heavy metal music. The game is based around some of the most darkening and heavy moments that some people have to encounter so a really heavy soundtrack would suit this game. I know having a soundtrack would stray away from the realism they are trying to achieve with game genres now but make having it as an extra option would appeal to some?
I'm really impressed with the new features some of the latest games have in terms of sound. Being able to speak over a headset while playing online! How cool is that, it's just leaps and bounds from the retro world. I think if developers continue with their efforts putting the whole jigsaw together and concentrate on all aspects of putting a game together we could be experiencing some amazing gameplay.
I can think of nothing worse than playing a game without sound, it really hinders your experience. I played battlefield without sound a few times online and I was playing like a turkey! I could see everything that everyone else did but I couldn’t hear shots being fired and within seconds of being re spawned I was killed again. That was no fun and made me realize the importance of sound! I mean it really lets you hear everything you character hears, and takes you a step further into the reality we all crave.
I love the soundtracks to some games, the developers seem to really take pride in sorting out appropriate songs for them. An example being the Tony Hawks series, the music fits in so neatly with the genre of the game and really makes you feel closer to the action. That fast paced rocky feel to these games has been done so well.
One thing I’d love to see is a really great fist person shooter like Call Of Duty 4 mixed with some insanely heavy metal music. The game is based around some of the most darkening and heavy moments that some people have to encounter so a really heavy soundtrack would suit this game. I know having a soundtrack would stray away from the realism they are trying to achieve with game genres now but make having it as an extra option would appeal to some?
I'm really impressed with the new features some of the latest games have in terms of sound. Being able to speak over a headset while playing online! How cool is that, it's just leaps and bounds from the retro world. I think if developers continue with their efforts putting the whole jigsaw together and concentrate on all aspects of putting a game together we could be experiencing some amazing gameplay.
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