Hi Tom, Well, to be fair I suppose sound effects would largely depend on the type of game being played. For example, Monopoly sounds like it uses free public domain sounds, not super high quality, but then Monopoly doesn't need very high quality sounds. It is just a board game, and the game would be probably good without any sound or music at all. Something like Tank Commander and Shades Of Doom really need high quality sounds as the sound makes or breaks the realism of the game play. Granted the game play might still be fun, but having poor quality sounds would seriously reduce the realism and desire for me to play the game.
Tom Randall wrote: > Hi Thomas and all. > > These are very good observations. I explain it to people this way, when > we play audio games, the sounds are the equivalent of graphics for us, > and you will often hear audio gamers discussing the merrits or lack > thereof of the sounds in certain games. As you say poor quality sounds > boils down to a poor gaming experience for us somewhat like the sighted > people complaining about poor graphics in their games. I know that what > actually goes on in the game can make up for this to some extent in the > sighted gaming world, e.g. some gamers are willing to put up with less > sophisticated graphics so long as the game play itself is interesting. > I wonder how true that is in the audio gaming community. My feeling is > it is probably true to a degree but perhaps less so than for sighted > gamers. > > Best regards, > > Tom > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
