discussion Sound in Games

[longgoneguy46]

the games i play most of em have super loud music by default for some reason.

 

[rocketsheep]

the games i play most of em have super loud music by default for some reason.

I think I know the reason. Presumably, most of the games you play are Ren'Py games. Ren'Py games by default start with all sound channels at 100%. Developers should probably fix this by shipping games with a configuration file that sets a reduced volume (and otherwise keeps the defaults), but for some reason Ren'Py games almost always ship without such a file.

 

[DisguisedLizard]

it depends on the game. if it has nice background music/ sounds i leave it on low but if they don't fit in i just mute them

 

[Magooo]

I think you're missing out then. Good sound does add a lot to games. However there aren't many games that actually have good sound. I never mute the sound. I adjust the volume and if the sound is good I put on headphones.

 

[sullys]

I think you're missing out then. Good sound does add a lot to games. However there aren't many games that actually have good sound. I never mute the sound. I adjust the volume and if the sound is good I put on headphones.

I keep the sound off most of the time tbh, but as you said, there are some with great music (mr. dots)

 

[Yourmonster]

Depends, I play a lot of 'cozy' games with the sound muted because i have a podcast or other music going, but if its any other type of game I tend to have sound on unless I don't vibe with the OST

 

[xatfx]

I prefer to remove all sounds

 

[Gaminggxz]

Background music or actual sounds would be appreciated

 

[User_160778]

Sound is okay but i prefer music to be lower in volume than sounds.

 

[SavageDaddy923]

I pretty much mute every game.

 

[18zzz]

I mute the music but keep the other sounds on

 

[4oomci]

Really dependent on whether the sound is essential or not. If we talking bgm, it varies. If its sound effects during sex scenes, then I feel like it's a necessity.

 

[arar]

always turn sounds down to 25% but its always blaring when you first open the game so I get why you would mute it.

 

[dionzx]

muting the sound of the game is the first thing I do when I open it, if there's a good one out there I won't even know about it

 

[Kekrekt]

If the voice actress is good, that's a huge plus for me. (For example Ravager)

 

[Redline95]

I never understood why people like to play with music on, 99% of time it adds nothing for me. The only game I could remember where music truly shines is https://lewdcorner.com/threads/i-was-a-teenage-vampire-rebuild.17745/ it gives such a cool 80-s vibes

 

[Boogey]

Id rather have some type of sound and music in the back
Though some games just gotta fix the volume of their default music and sound volume
sometimes when I boot up the game for the first time it blasts your damn ears

 

[DoctorWells]

Imute it all, it's either stock sounds or music that doesn't add much of anything

 

[silverf1717]

i only turn sound off if its excessive japenese moaning. music is nice keep headphones on one ear so i dont totally block out the world

 

[fafafuu]

it's usually tacked on because everyone does it, rarely is it any good or meaningful