Subtitles annoy me in games. I always turn them off if I can.
Now for films I always prefer them over the, more often than not, comical dubs.
Now for films I always prefer them over the, more often than not, comical dubs.
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Subtitles, Yay or nah?
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I only watched the first few minutes but lol wow! Some of that text!
Most of the time, yes. If it's something like a multiplayer game, such as Overwatch, I tend to leave them off.
Just in case if you havent known the solution, you can always wear headset
I myself still use subtitles because english is not my first language, and due to some circumstances in the game i may mishear some words
a lot of games have bad mixing. first thing I do when I start a new game is enter the settings and turn on subtitles.
I feel like the mixing in game audio is always so bad I have to have subtitles on for fear of missing some dialogue.
Always off.
I feel like I miss a lot of what's happening onscreen by trying to keep up and read sentences.
I feel like I miss a lot of what's happening onscreen by trying to keep up and read sentences.
sometimes. subs are super useful if the sound mix (or accents, fast talking, outside noise, etc.) is bad but then i find myself reading text instead of watching the scene then i feel like i'm missing out on the visuals. its a tough balance. or should i say, i only turn subs on out of absolute necessity.
Usually off for me. I don't like HUDS and would prefer to turn off the ones I feel add to screen clutter that I don't particularly need. If there is a separate slider for dialogue volume I usually turn that up and disable subtitles. If it's a great game and I'm enjoying it any dialogue I miss just validates a later playthrough anyway.
Non English native games are the only exception, I'll need subtitles on to understand anything. Sekiro for example just has better Japanese VA I'd rather use so in cases like that I leave subtitles on
Non English native games are the only exception, I'll need subtitles on to understand anything. Sekiro for example just has better Japanese VA I'd rather use so in cases like that I leave subtitles on
I turn them on. Like someone said, the sound mixing is terrible/not intended for the average TV experience it seems. I get it sounds great and accurate in a surround sound setup but unless I use direct audio on my headphones ect. the whole Realistic/3D audio stuff is just bad for me. Even worse are games that have 0 options for this stuff. Sometimes I just wanna turn the dialog up - stares at Mass Effect! -
Having audio come from the side and not hearing it all almost frustrated the hell out of me so I just instantly turn it on. As well as when I stream, its for the viewers too.
Having audio come from the side and not hearing it all almost frustrated the hell out of me so I just instantly turn it on. As well as when I stream, its for the viewers too.
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I have ADHD and bad hearing—I cannot play a video game without subtitles; I will understand literally nothing.
The first section of Nier Automata was almost unplayable and I never had any idea what was happening because they didn't let me turn on subtitles first :( my friend had to explain what happened after I beat the section
If I could get IRL subtitles I would in a heartbeat. Hate having to ask people to repeat themselves 5 times, it's especially embarrassing when people have accents—your English is great and your accent isn't making it difficult to understand I'm just bad at hearing :/
The first section of Nier Automata was almost unplayable and I never had any idea what was happening because they didn't let me turn on subtitles first :( my friend had to explain what happened after I beat the section
If I could get IRL subtitles I would in a heartbeat. Hate having to ask people to repeat themselves 5 times, it's especially embarrassing when people have accents—your English is great and your accent isn't making it difficult to understand I'm just bad at hearing :/
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Varies on how hard it is to hear the dialogue against the music. I may have it up as just in case something gets drowned out, but otherwise I prefer when they are off.
I'm not a native English speaker. I can manage without it for sure. However, subtitle makes life easier if it's available :p
If I wear a headset then I don't hear when my wife or kids are calling out for help, then I'm in big trouble lol.
Up until a couple of years ago I always switched sub-titles on, but then I noticed something. When people were talking I wasn't focusing on the action/events/people, I was focusing on reading the sub-titles and I felt I was missing out on stuff that was happening in the scene. Now days I switch them off whenever I can, but occasionally switch them on whenever I have to turn the sound down. This lead me to buy a nice set of headphones recently because I was frustrated having to switch sub-titles on.
The first thing I do before I start the game is go into options and make sure subtitles are on. Couldn't hear shit during the ps2 era.
It's a must.
I have dropped games for the sole reason that they lack subtitles. E.g. The first Assassin's Creed game.
I have dropped games for the sole reason that they lack subtitles. E.g. The first Assassin's Creed game.
Always on. Partially because games tend to have bad sound mixing during conversations when other stuff is going on.
Once movies started getting audio mixed where the dialog is hardly distinguishable and then suddenly very loud action scenes I decided that subtitles needed to be standard and the volume lowered at all times.
edit: oh christ, I'm in gaming. Yes subtitles are still always enabled.
edit: oh christ, I'm in gaming. Yes subtitles are still always enabled.
Always, nothing pisses me off more than a game that starts into cutscenes without configuring subtitles first. Days Gone being the latest offender.
As many have said yes in general games have terrible audio mixes. 99% of the time I have to turn down sound effects and increase dialogue. The definitive edition of Sleeping Dogs is just terrible, with its intense echo filter for no fucking reason.
And yes many of us are dads and only game while kids are asleep so we have to keep volume low anyway. Subs forever.
As many have said yes in general games have terrible audio mixes. 99% of the time I have to turn down sound effects and increase dialogue. The definitive edition of Sleeping Dogs is just terrible, with its intense echo filter for no fucking reason.
And yes many of us are dads and only game while kids are asleep so we have to keep volume low anyway. Subs forever.
