Re: CRAP Poll: Rock On... or Off?

On 4/14/2024 5:36 PM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

 I know that it has barely been half a month since our last poll, but
that is only because I was so late with the previous one. Hopefully
this one will put us back on our regular schedule.
 This month's Completely Random And Pointless poll is somewhat related
to our last one too, as both dealt with the audio aspect of video
games. However, this one is a bit more specific.
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 More precisely, the question is: You're playing a game. Do you leave
the music on, or off?
     * Do) Music on, and loud:
It's the best thing in the game!
    * Re) Music on:
I want the full experience, and the soundtrack
         is part of that experience
    * Mi) Music on, but low:
I guess I'm glad it's there, but I don't want
it to be so much in the way
    * Fa) Music on, but not in the game:
Fuck the developer's vision, I'm playing my
own tunes!
    * So) Music off:
I need to hear every sound the enemy makes;
music just gets in the way!
    * La) Wait, games have music?:
I never noticed!
    * Ti) My computer doesn't have a soundcard/speakers
So THAT'S what that little 3.5mm jack is for!
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 Generally, I fall into the second category (Re). I quite enjoy games
with a musical soundtrack. If done well, it greatly enhances the
emotional impact of the situation, and games lacking a soundtrack
often feel cheaper, more budget than those with. It's a very rare game
where I ditz around with soundtrack volumes; I want that music.
 (one of those exceptions, inevitably, is my endless love-affair with
the EuroTruck Simulator games. I never listen to the in-game music,
but instead listen to a selection of MP3s streamed off my own
hard-drive. Half of my crashes in that game are because I'm singing
offkey to some song and not paying enough attention to the traffic.
;-).
 Where do your listening choices fall? Are you a music lover, or hater?
And is this the most pointless of our Completely Random and Pointless
Polls yet?
  

Re) for me, unless the music is really annoying, which happens occasionally. But then in general the game isn't either that great to begin with, or something I have been playing so long I could play it blindfolded.