That depends on what you are using without headphones. It's pretty bad with my surround system. Of course you won't notice it with TV speakers. Everything is garbage with them.it is pretty garbage when you play on headphones. without them is barely noticeable
Oof. I just got it, is it better to force it into Stereo then?It's quite terrible on sound bars and 5.1 systems.
I find it more tolerable with headphones.
Oof. I just got it, is it better to force it into Stereo then?
exactlyThat depends on what you are using without headphones. It's pretty bad with my surround system. Of course you won't notice it with TV speakers. Everything is garbage with them.
Before DigitalFoundry, barely any games got shit for terrible framerate. Looks like we need DF but for audio.Did any review mention it by the way?
I feel like games get too much acceptance with stuff like this. A movie with bad sound quality would get teared apart by movie websites no questions asked.
Did any review mention it by the way?
I feel like games get too much acceptance with stuff like this. A movie with bad sound quality would get teared apart by movie websites no questions asked.
No idea, but I had that day one, too.So are like the footsteps in snow sounds during the boot up logo sequence a bug or is that intentional? Because if its intentional, that's really weird. I hate all the sounds in this game.
Please only vote if you played the game! "No, I didn't notice it because I didn't play it" isn't helpful. Thanks!
First of all, I want to clarify I don't want to shit on the game in general. I just can't believe how bad it sounds and I am curious if this is something Ubisoft can do without any bigger problems. I sure hope not, because if they can, they will do it again. And it's a shame, this gigantic project with a lot of production value just falls short on something like this.
Of course, it depends on your speakers/headphones how big of a problem this is, but maybe you do have good ones and just don't notice it.
If you didn't notice it you may think who is this crazy guy, talking crazy stuff. Let me back my point off with this analysis.
Reddit Thread
The TLDR Version: the Bitrate was bad in the last two AC games, but now they have a variable bitrate that peaks at around 70 kbps. The problem is discussed at the Ubi Forum too and the Support is aware of it. I don't think they will patch it, but there is hope.
Ubi Forum
Maybe I'm more sensitive than others, maybe my very good sound system is a "problem" in this case, but it really destroyed my enjoyment of the game and I will not play it any further. Luckily I just tried it as a part of the Ubi+ Abo I got for Immortals, so this didn't cost me any money.
now they have a variable bitrate that peaks at around 70 kbps.
Glad someone pointed this out!
I've had huge troubles with Capcom games in the past with their audio being similar, I've got no idea what they're doing over there but not great for the games.
Massive new patch out. There's an audio section in the notes but no mention of improved audio
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Nah. Not how it worksIt's likely this isn't something they consider needs fixing. Otherwise it wouldn't have released in such a poor state in the first place.
Valhalla is even worse in this regard. There were times I thought they'd gotten their VAs to record their lines from home and email them in, it sounds atrocious.Playing Odyssey at the moment and the sound is horrendous in that game. It's like every spoken line was recorded on different equipment and put into the game by a different person.
One character will say two lines of dialogue that don't feel like they were spoken together and sometimes even sounds like two different characters. Some of this is down to the substandard voice performance (and probably direction) but also when the performance feels more consistent the sound quality lets it down.
Just started playing this game on PS5 and noticed some sounds are good (like footsteps walking through snow or dirt) but other sounds are TERRIBLE (like when your axe hits an enemy)
Just weird as hell
Its so fucking bad, there are times when it sounds like someone was recording lines over a cell connection, and I wonder with the pandemic if it might be possible.