alice_ashpool
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Recently discovered Dungeon Synth, desperately wondering where it's been my entire life.
Speaking of soundtracks, how many of you still listen to the original game music when playing games? I stopped listening to the music in Baldur's Gate a decade ago. Instead, I stream dark ambient music that I find is more suitable for the game, and also less tiresome (how many times can you listen to the same music?). I rarely play new games, but it's a given that, if I do, I'll only listen to the OST a couple of times before switching to other music.
I never do that. I always listen to the game soundtrack when I play a game. But I also haven't played any game so many times that I get tired of it, and I really like most game soundtracks, maybe even all of them. I could imagine maybe in a strategy game to listen to something else, but not in an RPG.
I always, always, always listen to the original game sounds in BG, since there is a lot of tactically relevant information conveyed via sound, most notably the incantations. If you know the level of your opponent, and a little bit about their scripts, you can usually deduce which spell they're about to cast based on whether they say cupio, facio, incertus, praeses, manus, scio, veritas or vita. That can help you deploy the right counter at the right time.Speaking of soundtracks, how many of you still listen to the original game music when playing games? I stopped listening to the music in Baldur's Gate a decade ago. Instead, I stream dark ambient music that I find is more suitable for the game, and also less tiresome (how many times can you listen to the same music?). I rarely play new games, but it's a given that, if I do, I'll only listen to the OST a couple of times before switching to other music.