discussion Should games have music, yes or no?

[bomb john]

The music should be non intrusive to the experience and lots of VNs tend to use the most odd music.

 

[Dhales1087]

The music should be non intrusive to the experience and lots of VNs tend to use the most odd music.

True. City of Broken Dreamers is a great example.
The soundtrack used adds an extra level of immersion

 

[Cooljim1]

its getting played on mute regardless

 

[DeadDelta]

I think no bgm can make it a bit awkward sometimes, especially if there are voice sounds but no music. I personally prefer bgm (but not too intrusive)

 

[AlexeyXV]

Always mute. First thing what i do when start play

 

[Geshtar]

As long as it follows some of the basic courtesies: Don't explode your eardrums on launch. Make all the music regulated to the same volume. Don't overuse the same track too much and make sure the music fits the scene.

 

[ARandomNumber]

I generally play without sound, would rather listen to my own music majority of the time. There are a few times I think I didn't and the in game music really complemented what was going on, but often it's just generic free-ware stuff.

 

[User_101810]

It can certainly add to the overall experience

 

[nightstalks]

yeah i find it helps with the in between downtime

 

[jbk304]

I enjoy a good track of ambient music.

 

[thgan]

if there is music please for the love of everything, make it so the audio mixing its full blast when its set to 10%.

 

[diomadonna]

I usually turn it off

 

[lcstb]

I usually turn it off

Same here, most times I set the volume of the music to 0 or very low (if it is good) and sfx/voice I leave at max.

 

[User_82166]

I rarely play with sound, I usually have a podcast on.. but if the plot is really good, I may focus on the game and in that case, if the music is good, I will enjoy it.

But yeah, not a priority

 

[mchlladams638]

I like music when it fits the game & I can adjust the volume. When it works, it can make the game better

 

[morgana123]

most of the time they dont do it right....

 

[tecoteco]

Generally, please no. if it's Lessons in Love, yes please (not counting last update with shitty rock band music)

 

[cosicosi89]

Will it add to the production time?? We need quicker updates

 

[stangnomez]

Good music with intention can add emotional emphasis to a scene. Without that I'd rather not have music

 

[tyktamsyl]

I think it just depends. Most of the time I mute the music because it makes me feel unimmersed. If there was ever a game that only did music in spots with radios and made it sound like it was quietly coming from the radios, then I would love it.