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Name: Thomas
Location: Eudlo, Australia
Age: 17

I play any game I can get my hands on, but I have a very short attention span for them.

Some of my favorite games are:

Half Life 2
Metal Slug Series
Gears of War
Guitar Hero Series
Odin Sphere
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!
Super Smash Bros Series
Elite Beat Agents and Ouendan

I'm also trying to develop a taste for retro games, but it often takes more patience than I'm capable of. I joined this site to meet like-minded gamers, so if you want to hear another Australian on Xbox Live or hear bullshit stories about kangaroo riding, add me.

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Do You Mute the Music In Games?
Totally Tubular Thomas \| 8:35 PM on 09.17.2008	10 comments

In relation to the picture above; I listen to a lot of Podtoid while playing Viva Pinata.

Music in games can be very good. It can also be completely irrelevant to what's actually going on. The radio in GTA IV is excellent, but it's often completely inappropriate to the situation. Is Niko really going to be listening to a talk radio station as he's busting someone out of jail? (I'm not actually complaining about the radio, I know that it can be turned off). Has anyone found your own music to help you pass a particularly difficult level? Beastie Boys 'Sabotage' in combination with Gears of War is absolutely epic. What do you do most of the time with music in games? Do you leave it as is, mute it or replace it with your own?

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9 comments | showing # 1 to 9

pendelton21

...shouldn't this be in the forums?

Also, I tend to listen to in-game music before deciding whether or not I wanna keep it on or mute it. In some games, it's awful, but, in others (Jet Grind Radio anyone?) I think music is essential.

Puppy Licks

Depends on the music and the game I guess, I often like playing my own music over burnout paradise and GoW multiplayer. But on the other hand I wouldnt play music over the GoW campaign and the soundtrack can help build atmosphere and such.

Steel Squirrel

Definitely depends on the game. In a game like Skate, I turn off the music and use my own. Much better times...

I really don't find myself muting the music ever though, I usually enjoy in-game music a lot.

Oh, Dynasty Warriors definitely gets the music turned off as well. I hate butt rock blaring while I'm trying to pretend I'm in ancient China.

Seanus

Sometimes.
The most recent example that comes to mind is Blue Dragon. The voice acting in that, and the embarrassing battle music resulted in the quick press of the mute button. :P

FrozenSpaceMonkey

Yeah, I mute sometimes when it's the same repetitive shit over and over again.

/looks at his copies of GTAIV and Forza 2

Puppy Licks

holy shit I didn't notice what you wrote in the VP image until just now. Fuckin awesome... I think :)

randombullseye

I usually have my TV's muted while gaming. I listen to talk radio most of the time.

I've also a go to list of songs. I'm sure some of you have heard me sing along to Metallica or maybe Rammstein or some other similar heavy metal songs. I tend to have a go to set that I like to have on. Stuff like Slayer's Reign in Blood album really sharpens me up for the ultra violence of my sega genesis.

ajaxender

Depends on the game. A fully story driven rpg or even fps (like Half life 2) tends to have music relevant to the situation; while my own music probably wont be so suitable. On the other hand, for more open rpg's, multiplayer fps', or rts games, i'll almost always listen to my music (if i listen to it at all - sometimes you need to hear the game). Some games i play just because i can listen to my music while playing, and i feel the need to do something besides.

Demtor

I usually feel out the game before I decide to put on other stuff. If its a epic story driven game like Metal Gear Solid 4, I let the game take over. But others, its almost expected to put on other music.

Sepultura while I mow down armies in Warhammer 40K:Dawn of War worked pretty nicely with whiskey cokes >:-D

I went through the entire Highlander series on my PC while I leveled up my guys in Suikoden 1, 2 and 3.

RetroforceGo and Pixel Junk Monsters is a nice treat.

Anything from www.di.fm/ works wonders from Unreal Tournament to Myst. Such a wide variety of trance genres as well as jazz, classical, piano, etc etc. I've been a fan of that site for years now. I highly recommend it.

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