What are you playing?

[ratirt]

Fell Seal looks interesting, might check it out, thank you

Cool game. Honestly I had to at some point change the difficulty, could not cope with the opponents Still didn't finish it.

 

[AusWolf]

Huh, I didn't know it was them. I always turn off in-game music.
The bundle of 4 games including the horrid #3 was cheaper than just the single game.

Why do you turn off in-game music? Music is a core element of any game, just like its graphic design.

 

[TSiAhmat]

Why do you turn off in-game music? Music is a core element of any game, just like its graphic design.

Maybe he wants to choose his background/in-game music or doesn't like background music in general.

Would you find it weird if people listen to in-game music without the gameplay/never played the actual game or watched a play-through on YouTube?

Yes it takes away from the experience, we are in an agreement here. But I think it's more common than we think (that people disable in-game music)

 

[AusWolf]

Maybe he wants to choose his background/in-game music or doesn't like background music in general.

Yes it takes away from the experience, we are in an agreement here. But I think it's more common than we think (that people disable in-game music)

That sounds really strange to me. A good game is like a piece of art. I don't choose what the artist wanted to tell or what tools they wanted to use to tell it. What I choose is whether I'm enjoying it or not.

Would you find it weird if people listen to in-game music without the gameplay/never played the actual game or watched a play-through on YouTube?

Not at all. I like listening to TES4: Oblivion soundtrack even 20 years after the game's release. Especially the track called King and Country. It's so peaceful and relaxing!

We have a thread here on the forum dedicated to game music we love.

 

[SN2716057]

Why do you turn off in-game music? Music is a core element of any game, just like its graphic design.

I get that certain games have great in-game music but I prefer to hear the screaming (tires/victims/enemies) and other ambient noises.
Also most of the ingame music is on repeat, which I find annoying as fuck.

Maybe he wants to choose his background/in-game music or doesn't like background music in general.

Would you find it weird if people listen to in-game music without the gameplay/never played the actual game or watched a play-through on YouTube?

Yes it takes away from the experience, we are in an agreement here. But I think it's more common than we think (that people disable in-game music)

For certain games, yes. Modded radio list in GTA5, and Cyberpunk 2077. But no banjo in RDR, lol.

 

[AusWolf]

I get that certain games have great in-game music but I prefer to hear the screaming (tires/victims/enemies) and other ambient noises.
Also most of the ingame music is on repeat, which I find annoying as fuck.

Well, if you only play racing games and online shooters, then I get it.

 

[Veseleil]

Why do you turn off in-game music? Music is a core element of any game, just like its graphic design.

Because I like playing my games for a long time?
Yes I often listen TES 3, 4, 5 soundtracks (Jeremy Soule ) even while playing other games like Civilization IV with a friend on LAN for example, LOTR soundtrack as well.
That doesn't mean I can listen to the same in-game music for more than let's say 100 in-game hours, however good it is. It gets boring and repetitive, and it starts to detract from the atmosphere and gameplay experience, instead of adding to it, so I'd rather have clean ambient and effects sounds instead, like the person you responded to said.

I like music, and having extremely good hearing I can enjoy high quality music very much. But sometimes I don't listen music for months, as experiencing it all the time may impact my judgement, reading, critical thought and philosophical contemplation. The more you hear, the more emotional it becomes. Every special talent is a bit of a curse, having a good measure is a key point for most things in life.

 

[AusWolf]

Because I like playing my games for a long time?
Yes I often listen TES 3, 4, 5 soundtracks (Jeremy Soule ) even while playing other games like Civilization IV with a friend on LAN for example, LOTR soundtrack as well.
That doesn't mean I can listen to the same in-game music for more than let's say 100 in-game hours, however good it is. It gets boring and repetitive, and it starts to detract from the atmosphere and gameplay experience, instead of adding to it, so I'd rather have clean ambient and effects sounds instead, like the person you responded to said.

Well, if it's multiplayer, skirmish or sandbox games, then I get it. I guess I only really meant single player story-based and atmospheric games.

I like music, and having extremely good hearing I can enjoy high quality music very much. But sometimes I don't listen music for months, as experiencing it all the time may impact my judgement, reading, critical thought and philosophical contemplation. The more you hear, the more emotional it becomes. Every special talent is a bit of a curse, having a good measure is a key point for most things in life.

Interestingly, I found the opposite. The more I listen to something, the more I know the lyrics and tune, the less emotional impact it has on me (except for songs with a deep nostalgia attached to them).

 

[Veseleil]

Well, if it's multiplayer, skirmish or sandbox games, then I get it. I guess I only really meant single player story-based and atmospheric games.


Interestingly, I found the opposite. The more I listen to something, the more I know the lyrics and tune, the less emotional impact it has on me (except for songs with a deep nostalgia attached to them).

There is an inexplicable beauty in diversity of minds and all earthly creatures alike. Let's agree to disagree, as people say.

 

[AusWolf]

There is an inexplicable beauty in diversity of minds and all earthly creatures alike. Let's agree to disagree, as people say.

I don't intend to agree or disagree. I'm just sharing my point of view while learning about yours and other's. There is an inexplicable beauty indeed.

 

[SN2716057]

FlatOut Ultimate Carnage, looks a bit better still the same maps & cars.

 

[Vayra86]

Hitman WoA trilogy. It's good, it's incredible what IOI achieved while their existence was at stake.
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Yep. This is the shit. The sheer amount of content, DAMN. I am kinda missing the old safehouse structure where you could just pick up a bunch of guns and blast everything in any level to smithereens. Or is that still possible? Freelancer doesn't quite do it. Sniper Assassin is great fun, too, you really have to be fast sometimes.

Played a few story missions as well and man. They're all super immersive. You just feel James Bond immediately.

Huh, I didn't know it was them. I always turn off in-game music.
The bundle of 4 games including the horrid #3 was cheaper than just the single game.

This surprises me too. I think you're really missing out man. So much game music just sucks me right in, much more than beautiful pictures do, very often.

 

[nomdeplume]

Why do you turn off in-game music? Music is a core element of any game, just like its graphic design.

What part of Nickelback didn't you understand.

I get that certain games have great in-game music but I prefer to hear the screaming (tires/victims/enemies) and other ambient noises.

Must not play many driving games. Much less this type of driving game. Complete dislocation of reality into the utter glee bumper-cars bring out in the average individual. The screaming (tires/victims/enemies) is probably going to establish a social divide the further we discuss this.

Linearity and pathing is very well done in games like Flatout or Asphalt8. Open world games of this caliber are harder to come by. Might just be starting to arrive.

 

[theouto]

Yep. This is the shit. The sheer amount of content, DAMN. I am kinda missing the old safehouse structure where you could just pick up a bunch of guns and blast everything in any level to smithereens. Or is that still possible? Freelancer doesn't quite do it. Sniper Assassin is great fun, too, you really have to be fast sometimes.

Played a few story missions as well and man. They're all super immersive. You just feel James Bond immediately.

Yes, you can still be a maniac, you simply either have to unlock a gun via location mastery or by getting your hands dirty. But streamers (not that I watch any) are proof that you can still gun down anything in sight if you so wished.

On the topic of hitman, it's great to see a game set in argentina, or part of it at least. (odd crop so as to hide mission objectives, though I'll still spoiler it just in case). I do wish that the npcs had argentinian accents, but it's fine, it was probably out of the budget and would only matter to argentinians (or uruguayans).

Spoiler

IOI did a great job with the trilogy, and it is well worth the asking price.

 

[Vayra86]

This performance and these graphics. Impressive.

144 FPS all things maxed at 3440x1440, native. NO RT

 

[AusWolf]

What part of Nickelback didn't you understand.

You must mean some of their early stuff. Think again.

 

[nomdeplume]

Sir, it's with the deepest regrets I inform you that is not something which is played in my household under any circumstance.

 

[Vayra86]

You must mean some of their early stuff. Think again.

Wow dude, hold on now. There are limits, in this topic. This is NSFWAYP

 

[lexluthermiester]

Iron Meat. Another classic run 'n gun style, maybe even better than the new Contra. Absolutely excellent for an indie game. Dev says more will be added too! The art style and soundtrack is killer. Highly recommend this game!

Hell Yes! On sale right now as well!

Iron Meat

Iron Meat DEMO is available here. Iron Meat is a fast-paced, run-and-gun shooter tha

www.gog.com

 

[skizzo]

This performance and these graphics. Impressive.

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144 FPS all things maxed at 3440x1440, native.

I love the latest Hitman games. Spent over 500 hours between 2 and 3. Looks like you have ray tracing on too? the reflections on the floor look much better than I recall and I do not use ray tracing.
Did you get a chance to play the latest ET/Arcade ET "The Splitter" - the one with Jean Claude Van Damme? One of the best ET ever released in my opinion!

Hell Yes! On sale right now as well!

Iron Meat

Iron Meat DEMO is available here. Iron Meat is a fast-paced, run-and-gun shooter tha

www.gog.com

I like these games that target what is something in the realm of 16-bit graphics. There are some other run 'n gun games out there target an 8-bit look and sound and I don't know, their overall presentation just doesn't come off as good. On the Steam forum the dev says more is coming but who knows when. My main complaint is I don't think there is any high scores in this game, not even locally. It certainly does track score, but just per attempt. I'd like to see at least local stuff if not online leaderboards. Sounds like it would need to be really gone through with a fine tooth comb to rebalance stuff if they were to actually implement online stuff, or else, ya know......cheaters and cheesers.

 

[Cvrk]

XIII Remake

 

[Vayra86]

I love the latest Hitman games. Spent over 500 hours between 2 and 3. Looks like you have ray tracing on too? the reflections on the floor look much better than I recall and I do not use ray tracing.
Did you get a chance to play the latest ET/Arcade ET "The Splitter" - the one with Jean Claude Van Damme? One of the best ET ever released in my opinion!






I like these games that target what is something in the realm of 16-bit graphics. There are some other run 'n gun games out there target an 8-bit look and sound and I don't know, their overall presentation just doesn't come off as good. On the Steam forum the dev says more is coming but who knows when. My main complaint is I don't think there is any high scores in this game, not even locally. It certainly does track score, but just per attempt. I'd like to see at least local stuff if not online leaderboards. Sounds like it would need to be really gone through with a fine tooth comb to rebalance stuff if they were to actually implement online stuff, or else, ya know......cheaters and cheesers.

Nope, I just double checked (you really had me wondering, I didn't even notice the options as I configured the graphics from the ingame settings, where I didn't see these toggles!)...

Goes to show how interchangeable they really are For shits n giggles I'll load up that same scene in RT in a bit and add screenshots to compare!

Ahaha... the RT ON option seems to give me a black screen. Sound, but no image. Game doesn't crash. Lel

 

[theouto]

I love the latest Hitman games. Spent over 500 hours between 2 and 3. Looks like you have ray tracing on too? the reflections on the floor look much better than I recall and I do not use ray tracing.

Here I am filling in for vayra. This is in mendoza, RT Low, RT High and SSR High, reflections only, no shadows, TAA off. (cropped so as to not reveal the mission objectives for spoiler reasons)

Spoiler: Still playing hitman!

RT Low, RT High, SSR High, in that order (though you should be able to tell anyways).

 

[wNotyarD]

Here I am filling in for vayra. This is in mendoza, RT Low, RT High and SSR High, reflections only, no shadows, TAA off. (cropped so as to not reveal the mission objectives for spoiler reasons)

Spoiler: Still playing hitman!

RT Low, RT High, SSR High, in that order (though you should be able to tell anyways).
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How does RT lighting reflect on 47's bald head?

 

[theouto]

How does RT lighting reflects on 47's bald head?

Funnily enough as you go up from SSR, to RT low (which does a lot of its tracing off of screenspace information, but still does some with offscreen rays) to RT High (which has much better coverage than low) you can see 47's mirror-shine polished head getting increasingly lit up as it better reflects the environment.

And they say RT is worthless.