Tr3vor Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 today, its all about the graphics, what about the sound. I would like it if they would down the graphics a bit and up the sound quality. like Assassin's Creed, the crowd sounds like they're coming out of a snes. what do you think of modern sound design? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iswitt Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Do you not have surround sound? I am blown away by the sound quality of today's games. Assassin's Creed in no way has poor sound. My Bose surround sound system does not lie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tr3vor Posted January 17, 2011 Author Share Posted January 17, 2011 Do you not have surround sound? I am blown away by the sound quality of today's games. Assassin's Creed in no way has poor sound. My Bose surround sound system does not lie. I have a 7.1 surround sound in the living room, and I know for a fact that some sounds fall flat on thier ass. like if some random guy in the crowd says something, it sounds compressed and 'blocky'. in some of the shooter guns like uncharted 1, some of the gun sounds lack impact. Its not game breaking, but in some instances, its just annooying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagitekAngel Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Anyone remember the laughably flat sound effects that Grand Theft Auto made do with for its entire third generation of games? The guns honestly sounded like cap guns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaperman Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 I wonder how they got every car in Gran Turismo 5 to sound so lifeless and boring. It's like they were trying. The only time you can get anything close to a good listen is when you stick your bumper cam literally up the tailpipe of the car ahead. You can just forget about enjoying your own engine sounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taskmaster99 Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 I wonder how they got every car in Gran Turismo 5 to sound so lifeless and boring. It's like they were trying. The only time you can get anything close to a good listen is when you stick your bumper cam literally up the tailpipe of the car ahead. You can just forget about enjoying your own engine sounds. I have to agree. Nothing that blows me away on the engine sound.It's just kinda.......there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmax2069 Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 I wonder how they got every car in Gran Turismo 5 to sound so lifeless and boring. It's like they were trying. The only time you can get anything close to a good listen is when you stick your bumper cam literally up the tailpipe of the car ahead. You can just forget about enjoying your own engine sounds. The engine sounds and tire sounds are very lifeless in every GT game, from GT1 to GT5. it does kill the mood of the game when the sounds the cars produce sound like crap. this is one of the few redeeming qualities of Forza. I did wish that GT5 had revamped car sounds but yet again PD failed hard in this area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammR25 Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 The only thing I hate about sound in today's games is when they put music in racing or sports games. I don't want to listen to a freaking song when I'm trying to drive my car in GT5. In game music is the first thing I disable when I start playing a racing or sports game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikkarr Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Most of the time, I like music to play when I'm playing video games. Unfortunately, most modern music is the kind of drivel that my roommate blasts at unacceptable levels (though modern consoles usually have the option to play your own music). As for sound effects, I never really noticed. I don't have surround sound, so I don't think it would be right for me to comment anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Just a word of advice, Trev: Stay away from the path of the jaded. Especially at age 17. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tr3vor Posted January 19, 2011 Author Share Posted January 19, 2011 Just a word of advice, Trev: Stay away from the path of the jaded. Especially at age 17. What's "path on the jaded"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPjuice23 Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 I don't play many next gen games, but FFXIII was horrid, and all the Call of Duty games have some ambience, but nothing else. Honestly, there's not really any tunes this gen that stick out. It's really sad honestly. Expect for throw back titles like MM9 and MM10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Just a word of advice, Trev: Stay away from the path of the jaded. Especially at age 17. What's "path on the jaded"? It was my way of saying you're too young to be jaded. And for the record, the sound in modern gaming is excellent. For the most part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Video Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 For the most part, I'm actually quiet impressed with modern game sounds, how everything goes together, the fact many consoles have so many channels that they can actually have many sounds done simultaneously... No more of this "someones talking, you shoot, and the sound of your shot disrupts the talking" crap going on. That said, some places where sound has evolved the least in the past decade or so, would be A)car sounds (which still sound like their using the pool of stock sounds from the mid 90's) and B)guns...see A. Granted, I don't have access to all the cars and guns you have in a game, but even with the limited access I do have in real life, I can clearly hear the limitations in many of these games....seriously, how hard would it be to go out with a buddy and just record random car or gun sounds? Even if they weren't right, you could at least add a bit more variety and update the sound que a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eltigro Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 I love the music and sound effects on Red Dead Redemption. That's the only game lately that I have been really impressed with the sound on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmax2069 Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 I love the music and sound effects on Red Dead Redemption. That's the only game lately that I have been really impressed with the sound on... I thought that RDR was awesome all the way around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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