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I thought this would be a good original idea to talk about, I remeber Wipeout1, they had a very popular group on their game 'prodogy' very good song in it's time, and sold the game worldwide because of this, and the game was good I guess.
Why don't games follow this? it seems to be a good idea, and if the song lasts a long time then the game improves.
I love music and i love games, the music i hear on games is too rocky and poppy, not my cup of tea, a bad choice of music would be S Club 7, but a good group would be, umm, no one would know these names, so they'll be left alone. Wu-tang:Taste the pain, was as close as we'll get, they played some music that can only be found on their game, even though the opening video was for another song, it didn't matter. IT SELLS, WHY ISN'T IT USED?
Why don't games follow this? it seems to be a good idea, and if the song lasts a long time then the game improves.
I love music and i love games, the music i hear on games is too rocky and poppy, not my cup of tea, a bad choice of music would be S Club 7, but a good group would be, umm, no one would know these names, so they'll be left alone. Wu-tang:Taste the pain, was as close as we'll get, they played some music that can only be found on their game, even though the opening video was for another song, it didn't matter. IT SELLS, WHY ISN'T IT USED?
just a quick note on cylinder testing i have noticed on many forums people get unsure about what and when tests are due:-
visual and hydro tests are 2.5 years apart
but if your cylinder exceeds its visual test date by 1 month it most have a hydro test.
valves- most be serviced on each test (idest advice) although standards state service/repair as required
o2 cleaning - every 12 months
visual and hydro tests are 2.5 years apart
but if your cylinder exceeds its visual test date by 1 month it most have a hydro test.
valves- most be serviced on each test (idest advice) although standards state service/repair as required
o2 cleaning - every 12 months
Yeah, the music on games needs to be great. It can rise tension, scare you, excite you, it makes the game...feel (is that the word?) better. One good example of this, (I'm sorry about going on and on about this game, but this is why I like it so much) is Metal Gear Solid. It was slow and quiet in the stealthy bits, loud when action was going on, and fast and alarming when you've been found. That sort of thing. In Cold Blood hardly had any music in it, which is why I felt like I'd wasted my money a little.
I don't put music on my games, and don't expect to be selling anything too soon, I was thinking about maybe the games producers changing their music to fit the gamer, not the scene, I have now changed my mind, Zelda would have been bad if it didn't have it's music, perfect darks got loads of music, it's on a random selcetion as well, and it keeps your racing around.
Epic music.
Look for Shenmue.
Good music. Trust me.
Look for Shenmue.
Good music. Trust me.
Rocks crap, I didn't want fairies but it did add to the gameplay, but I still think the music could have been better, no vocals because they get boring, but there is surprisingly alot of good music out there, but no games use them.
Zelda's wasn't too rubbish, what did you expect? Rock music?
Do you think Mario/Zelda/Crash B/Spiro/croc games have good music? yes it suits the genre, but it stinks! it's a good game, you don't want crappy music to ruin it, I have working on dubbing music into videos and it's working very well, Wu-tang did sell, it was and is the best 3D fighting game out! hard to master, thats why i liked it, i'm not a big fan of Wu-tang but I have their logo ontop of my mini, specially painted by my mate at college for a nice price of £30, because it wasn't his paint! The game sells, but your rewarded with a bonus of great music.
The Wu Tang Gang game sold? I never knew that...
Anyway, it's not done because people shouldn't buy games for the music and things, it should be for the game itself. People buy games because they are good, they have heard they are good or they look like they are good in a review, let it stay that way. Why would you buy a game because of the music anyway? why not just get an album... You could even play the album while you play, meaning any game can have good music!
We don't want people to waste time getting the best music or whatever to sell a game and then have the game being worse than it should be!
Anyway, i think that most games these days have good music because it is appropriate and creates atmosphere, which is better than having music just because it's popular in the charts.
"Sorted, Respect, Due"-- Stoofer the cat
Anyway, it's not done because people shouldn't buy games for the music and things, it should be for the game itself. People buy games because they are good, they have heard they are good or they look like they are good in a review, let it stay that way. Why would you buy a game because of the music anyway? why not just get an album... You could even play the album while you play, meaning any game can have good music!
We don't want people to waste time getting the best music or whatever to sell a game and then have the game being worse than it should be!
Anyway, i think that most games these days have good music because it is appropriate and creates atmosphere, which is better than having music just because it's popular in the charts.
"Sorted, Respect, Due"-- Stoofer the cat
I thought this would be a good original idea to talk about, I remeber Wipeout1, they had a very popular group on their game 'prodogy' very good song in it's time, and sold the game worldwide because of this, and the game was good I guess.
Why don't games follow this? it seems to be a good idea, and if the song lasts a long time then the game improves.
I love music and i love games, the music i hear on games is too rocky and poppy, not my cup of tea, a bad choice of music would be S Club 7, but a good group would be, umm, no one would know these names, so they'll be left alone. Wu-tang:Taste the pain, was as close as we'll get, they played some music that can only be found on their game, even though the opening video was for another song, it didn't matter. IT SELLS, WHY ISN'T IT USED?
Why don't games follow this? it seems to be a good idea, and if the song lasts a long time then the game improves.
I love music and i love games, the music i hear on games is too rocky and poppy, not my cup of tea, a bad choice of music would be S Club 7, but a good group would be, umm, no one would know these names, so they'll be left alone. Wu-tang:Taste the pain, was as close as we'll get, they played some music that can only be found on their game, even though the opening video was for another song, it didn't matter. IT SELLS, WHY ISN'T IT USED?