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Ubisoft's numbers say subtitles are really jolly popular
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What kinds of games do you play where you can do that and understand what is going on?
Depends, some games have the voices so quiet compared to everything else that it's pretty much a necessity
Only use subs when I'm playing in foreign languages. Played AC:Unity in French for example.
Otherwise no, I keep them off.
Otherwise no, I keep them off.
Always off, unless I'm going with a foreign language dub. I don't need subtitles when watching a movie so why do I need them on in a voice acted game? Not to mention most subtitles are tiny and difficult to read anyway.
I usually turn them on, but not because I want to, but because the sound mix is so bad that often it'll be hard to understand what's being said. God of War 4 is one recent example where the sound mix is so good I haven't felt any need to turn them on. No matter how far away characters (mostly Atreus) are from your position, the game keeps their voice volume at an audible level at all times. Really love the attention to detail.
I can't play or consume media without subtitles.
I am also starting to have a hard time at the movies without subtitles.
I am also starting to have a hard time at the movies without subtitles.
I have profound unilateral/one-sided hearing loss so I can't pick out individual sounds in a crowd. Subtitles are a must.
I keep them on all the time because my sound system isn't the greatest and I live in an apartment where I can't exactly blast noise either. It can be hard to discern what people are saying depending on the audio mixing.
Used to have them on out of necessity (not a native speaker and used to play with shitty TV sound), but now I'm just too used to them, and it feels weird to not have them on, so I keep them.
I do disable them when replaying games sometimes, though.
I do disable them when replaying games sometimes, though.
The dialogue sticks with me better with subtitles on, and sometimes it's actually hard to make out dialogue audio. I usually only do one playthrough with subtitles on. But if the game has a ton of dialogue, like The Witcher or something, they stay on forever.
Almost always I turn it on. Should be on by default. At times they throw 100 names and you're like "who?!"; Subtitle help in those scenarios.
I guess it's odd then that I've never felt the need to use subtitles in a game unless I'm playing one with voices in another language.
Personally I just find them really distracting. I find it hard to focus on what's in a scene whenever there are subtitles.
Another problem is that I read faster than people talk, so if I can skip through dialogue like during dialogue trees or when text prompts accompany voice acting, I feel the urge to just skip it when I"m done reading, which makes the audio sound disjointed. This isn't a problem when the voices are in foreign languages though.
This is what I did too. My 2nd run through Assassin's Creed II was in Italian.
Personally I just find them really distracting. I find it hard to focus on what's in a scene whenever there are subtitles.
Another problem is that I read faster than people talk, so if I can skip through dialogue like during dialogue trees or when text prompts accompany voice acting, I feel the urge to just skip it when I"m done reading, which makes the audio sound disjointed. This isn't a problem when the voices are in foreign languages though.
This is what I did too. My 2nd run through Assassin's Creed II was in Italian.
Subtitles are mandatory in games as far as I am concerned. Especially in games where the player is free to roam around during conversations or when conversations take place during gunfights and the like.
I cant tell if you are messing with me or not. Do you play story based games?
That's actually a very good point. Never understood why people have so much trouble keeping up with the whole "l'Cie and fal'Cie" business in FFXIII, but it's probably harder if you're not actually seeing the words in front of you every time they're mentioned.
All games should have optional subtitles, but I have no idea how long it's been since I've played a new game that didn't offer them.
Though, a lot of streaming services for movies/tv don't always have them for all their content, and I find it extremely frustrating and baffling when that happens.
Though, a lot of streaming services for movies/tv don't always have them for all their content, and I find it extremely frustrating and baffling when that happens.
I depend on subs because modern soundmixing in games is so fucking bad usually.
Voices too low you don't hear shit and without subtitles you wouldn't have even known some conversation was going on just 15 foot away from you, among other things that make having subtitles just a necessity if you want to read all the dialogue without missing something.
Voices too low you don't hear shit and without subtitles you wouldn't have even known some conversation was going on just 15 foot away from you, among other things that make having subtitles just a necessity if you want to read all the dialogue without missing something.
This. subtitles jump the gun way too often and ruin the moment. I rarely ever turn on subtitles unless I'm listening to a podcast while playing.
If the dialogue is in English I don't use subs since I speak the language. I only use subs for Internationally developed games with dialgue in a foreign language(like Yakuza).
This too.
This too.
Subtitles are always on. This is the greatest accessibility option I always use, and I got great hearing. However, great hearing does not help with bad sound mixing or muffled voices.
I don't really care for subtitles. I'll always consider using them if Closed Captioning is in-game though. Its almost like having Spidey Sense in something like Left 4 Dead where you can get warnings on special infected ahead of you before you can hear their vocalisations.
games don't have pause and rewind,
so if I mishear, I can't just push a button and hear it again
I can read good tho'
so if I mishear, I can't just push a button and hear it again
I can read good tho'
I always enable subtitles if the option is there.
I wish movies in theaters played with subtitles by default. I missed dialogue in Endgame the first time seeing it due to morons screaming.
I wish movies in theaters played with subtitles by default. I missed dialogue in Endgame the first time seeing it due to morons screaming.
Good sound mixing and good VA work negates the need for subtitles in cinematic games. I can't imagine how awful it must be to constantly refocus on the bottom part of your screen. Totally ruins immersion.
