WatTylerRecommendations for games where the sound takes it to the next level?
YoTcAFrom the top of my head:
It might be mainstream, but I liked the gun sounds in battlefield 1 and 5.
Also I enjoyed the slow motion gun sounds in Max Payne 2 a lot.
Call of duty modern warfare was also great back in the day. Don’t know how the newer installations are holding up.
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Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Never played it personally, but I remember being really satisfied with the sounds from Hawken watching the gameplay trailers. https://youtu.be/udEAEARD-Fo
MummelpuffinHawken was fun, but it was trapped in a weird position between a real "mecha game" and traditional arena shooter that didn't really satisfy either crowd.
beefcatI don't care for the Warhammer universe, or Tactics games all that much. Tactics game Warhammer 40k: Mechanicus held my attention for far longer than it should have thanks to its incredible sound design.
setsneedtofeedSTALKER (Shadow Of Chernobyl or Call Of Pripyat).
Music: off
Headphones: On
Good luck not getting spooked out of your mind by random industrial noises.
Well, there is a game that's been designed specifically for that. Metal Hellsinger, you can play a demo for free. It's a doom style shooter that rewards you for shooting and reloading to the beat of metal music, which is dynamic to how well you are doing and the situation. Really cool concept and really rewarding to get a combo going.
Never heard of it. Thanks.
As much as I dislike them the gun audio on both the 2019+ call of duty modern warfare games is very well done.
SudoInfinityWard has knocked it out of the park when it comes to sound design in shooters, nothing comes close to 2019 and Modern Warfare 2's gun sounds. The guns themselves feel like they have real weight to them because of the sound and animation.
BigUwUI highly recommend you check out scruffy on YouTube. His channel is dedicated to awesome sound design in video games.
https://youtube.com/@ScruffyMusic
Thanks so much. I'll definitely check him out.
Hi-Fi Rush, Doom 2016 and Eternal, Hades, and Warhammer 40K: Mechanicus, off the top of my head. All very different games but all with exceptional music.
Warframe has great sound design, and it's f2p. The Corinth shotgun sounds like God slamming a car door.
Well in terms of taking advantage of really good headphones. Senua's Sacrifice
Yeah, great experience with headphones!
That game HAS to be played with headphones or a super good surround sound. The directionality of the voices in Senua's head is next level.
I was walking while listening to the new trailer and it made me uncomfortable. Can't wait
Headphones absolutely mandatory. Hellblade is the first title that came to mind seeing this thread.
This was the first thing I thought of too.
Not the gun sound effects, not the sound track, problably not a lot of things - but the atmosphere the sound effects in Control created, man it's like 50% of what makes the game what it is, and it's a truly great game.
Love me some Brutalism so you might have convinced me to try it.
I always thought of control as "that tech demo game with DLSS". It's actually a good game?
If you like action-adventures, the paranormal and strong audiovisuals, absolutely. If character development of the protagonist is important to you, definitely not. The storytelling is solid otherwise, though.
But the sound and visual design work just so well to create this atmosphere or mood that let me immerse deeply but that also let me sigh in relief when I quit the game. It gave me this almost constant sense of dread even though it's not terrifying like a horror game at all (and I really hate horror games or movies) that fit the story so well. It's hard to describe, it's weirdly different but not in a bad way.
If you have the HW power, I recommend playing with RT but without DLSS. Otherwise with RT and DLSS. DLSS does introduce some weird kind of artifacts or such sometimes. Not bad, just better without if you can.
I'll add on that the little notes, journals, and audio files you find throughout the game are some excellent world building.
undefined> I guess if you’re looking for epic quests, this might also not be the right game
Except of course the Ashtray Maze, which is undeniably epic
Control is pretty great.
I came here to say Control.
I haven't experienced anything quite like HuntShowdown. It's a slower-than-most extraction shooter with several objectives on each map.
Every sound matters. You can hear people shooting in the next compound over, but you can also hear someone crouch behind the wall next to you. You have to watch for sound traps like birds, horses, dogs, etc. Always be on the move because if you stop, someone might already be taking aim to shoot you through the wall.
This is mine too. I switched from closed back to open back headphones to better experience the sound in Hunt Showdown
millionYeah it is without hyperbole the best sound engine / sound design of any game I’ve ever played.
Hunt might be one of my favorite games ever and the fact that the sound design is interwoven with the gameplay so perfectly is one of the reasons. Also all of the guns sound amazing.
And because you can be a bit slower and 'tactical' (not sure if this is the right word) than in most MP FPSes means even an old fart like myself can enjoy it. It doesn't quite center around being fast at clicking on enemies heads as much as more fast paced shooters does.
And because you can be a bit slower and 'tactical' (not sure if this is the right word) than in most MP FPSes means even an old fart like myself can enjoy it. It doesn't quite center around being fast at clicking on enemies heads as much as more fast paced shooters does.
Two moments made me fall in love with Hunt:
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My first game was in the early beta when nighttime missions were legitimately dark as hell. I spawned knee-deep in the swamp. Crouchwalking around through a swamp where I couldn't see anything, hearing all sorts of weird shit everywhere and trying to avoid it like I was stuck in a horror game.
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Realizing that someone was hiding in an outhouse, because I heard them breathing. Just to see if it would work, I stabbed them right through the wood with my bowie knife. Yep, it works.
I had a solo match where I played really well, third partied a lot and almost wiped the server (before the necro change). At the end it was just me, Scrapbeak, and one guy hidden somewhere in the base. I start looking for him, going from house to house, and then I turn the corner going up some stairs and I just instantly die. Dude headshots me with a pistol at the same moment I see him and it's game over for me. All that work, all that luck, and I die just like that. Hunt giveth and hunt taketh away and god damn I am just sold
Hellblade was already mentioned (prime example imho), so I'd give shoutout to the entire Supergiant's game catalogue. So much time and effort went into sound design and music in all their games, it's remarkable.
Oh yes! Hellblade: Senuas Sacrifice was absolutely fantastic with headphones. Probably the best audio experience I ever had in a game.
Darkwood
+1 for Darkwood. Easily the best sound design I've ever heard in a game. Like, I got scared due to stepping on a branch.
BiberkopfSquad always got me with its sound design. Nothing too fancy, just guns and explosions. But they DO sound amazing.
pinkpatrolI feel this way about Hell Let Loose sometimes
_MoveSwiftlyI really really really liked the theme music and all sound design in the Red Alert 2 and Generals Zero Hour games. Those were excellent, to the point I'd listen to the theme alone when working or driving.
NymphioxetineThe sound designers at Bungie deserve double their pay.
Destiny has plenty of issues but sound design is not one of them. Some of those gun sounds are orgasmically good, and so satisfying to shoot.
The feeling of guns in general is the best in any game I've ever played
Can't play Destiny 2 on Linux :(
SockenklausElite Dangerous has some amazing sound design.
Both of the new Star Wars Battlefronts had me feeling like lasers were actually flying past my head.
Bad Company 2 always comes to mind for me whenever this question comes up
TylithNieR:Automata and Cyberpunk 2077 have phenomenal soundtracks
New World has its fair share of issues, but the sound of your pickaxe hitting a rock will make it seem like the best game ever made.
TeaHandsGiven that you asked for guns specifically I'll go out on a limb and say we are very different gamers!
But Subnautica would be my suggestion. Crazy good sound design.
SevenSwellInteresting you bring up Subnautica, because I remember thinking when I played it "Wow, this game sounds a lot like Half Life!" And wouldn't you know it, the devs started out as Half Life modders. It goes without saying that the sound design in Half Life is impeccable, and truly iconic. Clearly they learned something!
Definitely seconding this suggestion.
Doom 2016 - remake of a classic that everyone loved, with the soundtrack being a very large part of it.
@[email protected], you're going to want in on this conversation.
Subnautica. Sound takes you to fear:)
Scariest game I've ever played.
alternativeninjaHi-Fi rush.
Thank me later.
Absolutely magnificent game. I wish we got more mid sized games instead of every new game being a 100h+ second job.
Do you have any suggestions for games like HiFi? I found it super comfy
Not really. HiFi Rush reminded me a little bit of Lego Star Wars (which also Had a mechanic that made you deal more damage if you attacked on beat with your lightsaber!), but that may have been my nostalgia for the Lego game more than some deeper similarities
I'm surprised no one here has mentioned Returnal. On the PS5 with a headset it uses the "3D Audio". It's pretty amazing.