by Germaniac » Fri, 16Jul01 02:52
To sound or not to sound is a dificult question.
Sound can be sounds, speech or music and good sound can enhance a game. For me bad sound can ruin a game for me.
Sounds like birds singing or closing of a door can probably found as free sound effects which could be used in a free game.
So you can add ocean sound at the beach or birds singing in a park, then some players have not to imagine these sounds in their imagination when the see the images.
Speech can be sex moanings or normal speech. Perhaps game creators can find some speakers who speak the dialogs, but for me speech is a difficult topic.
A year ago I waited at a bus stop for the bus and I saw a beautiful women over the street talking to another woman. I wante to talk to her, so I crossed the street, but then I could hear her conversation with the other woman I do not want to talkt her anymore. For me her voice was ugly and she also spoke an ugly German dialect.
Music can improve the atmosphere of a game. Some time ago I played an Asian themed non erotic flash game which had music. The music of the ninja attack was cool and enhanced the drama of the attack. Many years ago I visited a friend who played the game Silent Hill (I do not remember which part).The music improved the horror atmosphere of the game.
Think also about music in movies. Fantasy movies will have for example battle music. I can also think about music in an erotic private investigator story where the hero visit a jazz club, a blues bar or a club depending on the year the game plays.
I do not know how many game creators are also good music composers and how music composers react if they are asked by game crewtors who want to use the music in an erotic game.
I can imagine several scenes in Redemption for Jessika, where music could be added, but for me using the "wrong" music in a game can ruin that game for me.
I play erotic games always with muted tabs or sounds off, because I do not want to ruin sound the game, I dislike to play with a headphone and my decision either to play or not to play a game can only be based on the information about the game and on the screenshots. This can only cover my tastes of story, gameplay and beauty, but it can not cover my sound preferences.
I am not an native English speaker, so if you find some mistakes in my English, inform me, so I can correct them and improve my English.