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Re: Saxaphone trouble
Posted By: Narcogen <narcogen@rampancy.net>Date: 9/22/09 3:00 a.m.

In Response To: Saxaphone trouble (Rockslider)


: Actually I can already relate to at least one thing he mentioned: "there
: is nothing that breaks the atmosphere like randomly placed saxophone
: solos". Well, I'm not talking about saxaphone solos in particular
: ha ha; I'm talking about music in general. Although I've always
: appreciated the music in the Halo games, it's also been too intrusive for
: me in places - even in my easy favourite H1 - and I'd love to have the
: option to play with music off, for the extra immersion and realism that
: would give me. It would of course be so easy for Bungie to add this
: feature and thus give us another way of experiencing the game. But it
: ain't in H3 and I doubt it'll be here either. Bungie apparently insists
: that we hear the music! Well, it's their game so they've got every right,
: but it's a decision I find infuriating because all it does is deny myself
: and like-minded others an additional way to enjoy things. I suppose they
: consider the music to be integral to the game's identity, so they insist
: on it being there. Or maybe Marty has a clause in his contract stating
: there will be no darned off-switch for his hard work thank you very much!
: Uh, I think I'm only joking on that last one. If it's really an identity
: thing though, that certainly wouldn't make sense for me. I don't consider
: the music an integral part of the experience. Take away the music in H1
: and I'd still be loving it.

I can easily see both sides of this. In fact, we've already experienced this from Bungie in Marathon. Marathon 1's MIDI soundtrack by Seropian was replaced with ambient sounds only in Marathon 2. The effect was amazing and atmospheric.

Of course, I think it helps when experiencing Halo to be so bad or to play so slowly that eventually the music stops looping. Not possible everywhere, but enough times that I think I've gotten a good exposure to the environmental sounds.

However I do agree-- I'd be curious to play it through without the music. I can also see why Bungie and Marty don't want that option.

Maybe open it up to people after they've finished on Legendary or something?

rampancy.net


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Ars Technica pans ODSTJordan117 9/21/09 12:36 a.m.
     Re: Ars Technica pans ODSTPsychoRaven 9/21/09 12:42 a.m.
           Re: Ars Technica pans ODSTHedgemony 9/21/09 12:47 a.m.
           SPOILER (not really)Lord Osiris 9/21/09 1:03 a.m.
                 Re: I'm right there with you *NM*Hedgemony 9/21/09 1:07 a.m.
           Re: Ars Technica pans ODSTCody Miller 9/21/09 2:11 a.m.
                 Re: Ars Technica pans ODSTPsychoRaven 9/21/09 2:56 a.m.
                       Re: Ars Technica pans ODST whoa, whoaHedgemony 9/21/09 3:03 a.m.
                             You're rightPsychoRaven 9/21/09 3:07 a.m.
                                   Ugh I'm calling it.PsychoRaven 9/21/09 3:09 a.m.
                                         Re: Ugh I'm calling it.Hedgemony 9/21/09 4:56 a.m.
                 Sorry about the angry replyPsychoRaven 9/21/09 3:05 a.m.
                 Re: Ars Technica pans ODSTNarcogen 9/21/09 5:03 a.m.
                       Re: Ever the voice of reason, NarcogenHedgemony 9/21/09 5:50 a.m.
                       Re: Ars Technica pans ODSTBlackstar 9/21/09 5:52 a.m.
                             Stacker.Narcogen 9/22/09 2:55 a.m.
                       Re: Ars Technica pans ODSTrolandk73 9/21/09 6:20 a.m.
                       Re: Ars Technica pans ODSTPsychoRaven 9/21/09 11:01 a.m.
                       Re: Ars Technica pans ODSTCody Miller 9/21/09 12:18 p.m.
                       Blame Microsoft's Men in Black?kapowaz 9/21/09 7:03 p.m.
                       Saxaphone troubleRockslider 9/21/09 7:53 p.m.
                             Re: Saxaphone troubleNarcogen 9/22/09 3:00 a.m.
                             I hope I'm not the first to say this...stan 9/22/09 10:33 p.m.
                                   The only thing I don't like about it...Jordan117 9/22/09 10:50 p.m.
                                   Re: I hope I'm not the first to say this...Ibeechu 9/23/09 9:27 p.m.
                             Re: Saxaphone troubleFyreWulff 9/23/09 12:16 p.m.
                                   Re: Saxaphone troubleLouis Wu 9/23/09 12:25 p.m.
                                         Re: Saxaphone troubleNarcogen 9/23/09 11:50 p.m.
                                         Re: Saxaphone troubleFyreWulff 9/24/09 12:56 a.m.
                                               Re: Saxaphone troubleNarcogen 9/24/09 2:05 a.m.
                                   Re: Saxaphone troubleRockslider 9/23/09 5:13 p.m.
                                         Re: Saxaphone troubleBry 9/23/09 5:40 p.m.
                                         Re: Saxaphone troubleNarcogen 9/23/09 11:51 p.m.
                                         Re: Saxaphone troubleAnton P. Nym (aka Steve) 9/25/09 11:08 a.m.
                                               Re: Saxaphone troubleRockslider 9/26/09 7:00 a.m.
     Re: Ars Technica pans ODSTRagashingo 9/21/09 12:51 a.m.
           Re: Ars Technica pans ODSTelectrojew 9/21/09 2:13 a.m.
     How odd...Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) 9/21/09 10:51 a.m.
           Re: How odd...DogCow 9/22/09 10:38 a.m.



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