TJD Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Hello gamers, What are your favourite games with the best sound design or soundtracks? Normally, I find games to have fairly lacklustre audio but every now and then some games really knock the chair from under me. Some of my favourites are: Total War: Warhammer (PC) - This games sound design is awesome... During battles, thunder clouds rumble in the distance, arrows and cannon fire whizzes past the camera, lumbering giants stomp the ground with huge thuds, flying monsters terrorise the skies and swoop down on your troops. Overall it makes the experience very immersive. Creative Assembly put extra effort into making this game sound as good as it looks in my opinion (Although the soundtrack is a little average). even on Youtube it sounds pretty great: Crysis 3 - Not my favourite game of all time but the soundtrack is impactful and well recorded. Sound effects are also top notch. The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion - Awesome soundtrack and probably my favourite RPG (with the witcher 3 a close second). The soundtrack perfectly fits the setting and really makes adventuring through Tamriel a joy. I never really loved Skyrim, but Oblivion will always have a special place in my gaming collection, (and the soundtrack probably plays a big role in that!). The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Great sound design, great soundtrack, great voice acting, great game. A true triple A title worthy of your time. The music really has a way of adding intensity to battles although, after 50 hours of playtime, being yelled at by the Slavic medieval choir wears thin and you will probably be reaching for the volume knob to turn it down during battles. Anyway, that is a few of my faves... What are yours? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krispy Audio Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Mine is easily Samarost. http://samorost3.net This video shows the making of. Rubbing lollipops on bongos and adding echo/reverb etc. Awesome 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJD Posted January 3, 2017 Author Share Posted January 3, 2017 Seems cool, I will have to check it out. Cheers Cameron @Krispy Audio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ugly Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 My favourite would have to be Bastion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJD Posted January 3, 2017 Author Share Posted January 3, 2017 Nice one @Ugly by the way... here are a few more favourites I forgot to add Journey Abzu Check these out 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guru Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 18 minutes ago, Ugly said: My favourite would have to be Bastion I actually use this soundtrack at the shows we do. Cost a bomb to buy but well worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJD Posted January 3, 2017 Author Share Posted January 3, 2017 11 minutes ago, guru said: I actually use this soundtrack at the shows we do. Cost a bomb to buy but well worth it. Yeah cool, I will have to pick it up if you are using it for hi-fi show demos! These guys are doing a FLAC copy for 9.99USD https://store.supergiantgames.com/products/official-bastion-soundtrack-digital-download Not too bad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guru Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 2 minutes ago, TJD said: Yeah cool, I will have to pick it up if you are using it for hi-fi show demos! These guys are doing a FLAC copy for 9.99USD https://store.supergiantgames.com/products/official-bastion-soundtrack-digital-download Not too bad. I found a mint cd copy on Amazon after a customer auditioning a system played a ripped copy of zia's theme. It sounded good in that format. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ugly Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 You can still buy the CD https://store.supergiantgames.com/products/official-bastion-soundtrack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ugly Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 You can even buy the Transistor (also written by Darren Korb) on vinyl https://store.supergiantgames.com/collections/transistor-merchandise/products/transistor-original-soundtrack-vinyl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Hayes Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Roadrash on the original PlayStation had Soundgarden tracks. That was my favourite. For something more modern, I think the theme music in Halo (can't remember now which Halo) is also pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJD Posted January 6, 2017 Author Share Posted January 6, 2017 On 1/5/2017 at 8:11 AM, Alfred Hayes said: Roadrash on the original PlayStation had Soundgarden tracks. That was my favourite. For something more modern, I think the theme music in Halo (can't remember now which Halo) is also pretty good. Nice one. I have never played the road rash game but I do remember Halo having an excellent soundtrack. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow43 Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Destiny the game (PS4/XBox) has a pretty amazing soundtrack. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruffnutz Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 On 2017-1-5 at 9:11 AM, Alfred Hayes said: Roadrash on the original PlayStation had Soundgarden tracks. That was my favourite. For something more modern, I think the theme music in Halo (can't remember now which Halo) is also pretty good. Yep, great soundtrack and how much fun was Roadrash to play? Simple, mindless escapism. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauliD Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 +1 for Witcher 3, the sound effects in the forest was really well done, and Geralt is straight badass! Games that spring to mind that I really liked with bonus points if it makes my sub rock :P) Mass Effect 3 aka the last good game the title song is awesome with a hunting piano that is used nicely in dreams sequences. The Last of Us was great too, nice acoustic guitar work that really set the mood Red Dead Redemption, It was always fun to jump on a horse and hear the music pick up with a sweet bassline and percussion to get you moving As for straight sound design. Horizon Zero Dawn and the machine effects in that really help communicate there distance and placement in the environment, by the tone of the sound effect you could tell their level of aggression too. Very nice. Zelda Breath Of The Wild use audio sparingly in general roaming but when it kicked in it was always in a way that told you something about the area, if was dangerous, a secret is near or if a challenge was ahead. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnerwinner Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 100% gotta be Ocarina of Time. I know those chords like the back of my hand 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerav Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 On 1/5/2017 at 9:11 AM, Alfred Hayes said: Roadrash on the original PlayStation had Soundgarden tracks. That was my favourite. For something more modern, I think the theme music in Halo (can't remember now which Halo) is also pretty good. Here's a fun fact for you.It was first released on 3DO and I think I had one of the first ones. This was supposed to be the ultimate home entertainment machine. Anyone could make one Panasonic. Toshiba, goldstar. The soundtrack got me into the alternative scene for a brief moment, the 2 best CD's I got from it was Hammerbox and Paw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YourMateDyl Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Alien Isolation and Titanfall 2 had brilliant Sound design. Alien scared the absolute **** out of me. I don't want to play that game again 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauliD Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 37 minutes ago, Dylan86.exe said: Alien Isolation and Titanfall 2 had brilliant Sound design. Alien scared the absolute **** out of me. I don't want to play that game again Ha! I'm normally a 'hard' difficulty setting type of gamer. A bit of a challenge and get a bit more game time out of it. But Alien Isolation was just too intense that way. I totally wimped out and put it on easy. That way I could enjoy the story more and enjoy the 80's spacecraft scenery a bit Great game but one play through was enough! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJD Posted October 5, 2017 Author Share Posted October 5, 2017 33 minutes ago, PauliD said: Ha! I'm normally a 'hard' difficulty setting type of gamer. A bit of a challenge and get a bit more game time out of it. But Alien Isolation was just too intense that way. I totally wimped out and put it on easy. That way I could enjoy the story more and enjoy the 80's spacecraft scenery a bit Great game but one play through was enough! I bought that game at full RRP and never really got into it. After playing Outlast I found it to fall a little flat of expectation. Maybe I'll give it another go. On that note, try Outlast! Terrifying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJD Posted October 5, 2017 Author Share Posted October 5, 2017 On 7/13/2017 at 3:58 PM, PauliD said: +1 for Witcher 3, the sound effects in the forest was really well done, and Geralt is straight badass! Games that spring to mind that I really liked with bonus points if it makes my sub rock :P) Mass Effect 3 aka the last good game the title song is awesome with a hunting piano that is used nicely in dreams sequences. The Last of Us was great too, nice acoustic guitar work that really set the mood Red Dead Redemption, It was always fun to jump on a horse and hear the music pick up with a sweet bassline and percussion to get you moving As for straight sound design. Horizon Zero Dawn and the machine effects in that really help communicate there distance and placement in the environment, by the tone of the sound effect you could tell their level of aggression too. Very nice. Zelda Breath Of The Wild use audio sparingly in general roaming but when it kicked in it was always in a way that told you something about the area, if was dangerous, a secret is near or if a challenge was ahead. Great list dude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopefullguy Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 hmm dont laugh but we still play COD WWII on the ps3, split screen, 4 players on a 123" screen in my HT room.. full surround, 2 subs plus bass shakers. easily the best COD soundtrack. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauliD Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 9 minutes ago, TJD said: I bought that game at full RRP and never really got into it. After playing Outlast I found it to fall a little flat of expectation. Maybe I'll give it another go. On that note, try Outlast! Terrifying I got Outlast when it was a PSN+ freebie but it's sitting in my virtual pile of shame. I may do so in a game release lul, but totally hooked on Super Metroid on the SNES mini. I never got the chance to play it first time around 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YourMateDyl Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 2 hours ago, PauliD said: I got Outlast when it was a PSN+ freebie but it's sitting in my virtual pile of shame. I may do so in a game release lul, but totally hooked on Super Metroid on the SNES mini. I never got the chance to play it first time around I need to give Outlast another go. My brother keeps telling me to play it. I couldn't get into it the first time coz the graphics kinda sucked. But i'll give it another go. Apparently the new one is good too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJD Posted October 6, 2017 Author Share Posted October 6, 2017 7 hours ago, PauliD said: I got Outlast when it was a PSN+ freebie but it's sitting in my virtual pile of shame. I may do so in a game release lul, but totally hooked on Super Metroid on the SNES mini. I never got the chance to play it first time around Do it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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