The thing I hate most in video games.

Having to continually adjust the volume.  I really hate it when cut-scenes are way quieter than gameplay. It totally kills the mood of the game when you have to turn the TV way up just to hear what the people are saying and then turn it way back down because the actual gameplay is much loader then cut-scenes. I hate playing with subtitles on, because you end up just watching the subtitles instead of the game. Messing with the sound options never fixes it either, because everything is turned all the way up by default. It's not just games either ever flip around the channels and hit that channel that's 10x louder than the last one for no reason? 

Having to continually adjust the volume.  I really hate it when cut-scenes are way quieter than gameplay. It totally kills the mood of the game when you have to turn the TV way up just to hear what the people are saying and then turn it way back down because the actual gameplay is much loader then cut-scenes. I hate playing with subtitles on, because you end up just watching the subtitles instead of the game. Messing with the sound options never fixes it either, because everything is turned all the way up by default. It's not just games either ever flip around the channels and hit that channel that's 10x louder than the last one for no reason? 

I don't remember ever having this problem.

@Video_Game_King said:

I don't remember ever having this problem.

@AlexanderSheen said:

@Video_Game_King said:

I don't remember ever having this problem.

@pyromagnestir said:

@AlexanderSheen said:

@Video_Game_King said:

I don't remember ever having this problem.

@AlexanderSheen said:

@Video_Game_King said:

I don't remember ever having this problem.

When I saw this in my inbox, I thought you were going to yell at me for using an anime gif :P.

@pyromagnestir said:

@AlexanderSheen said:

@Video_Game_King said:

I don't remember ever having this problem.

I hate you all 

@Little_Socrates said:

@pyromagnestir said:

@AlexanderSheen said:

@Video_Game_King said:

I don't remember ever having this problem.

Well, I'm with you, it is not a problem in all games, but sometimes it feels like there is a disjointedness between the two sounds, action sounds loud as fuck but the narrative elements aren't as well tuned, and it forces you to turn subtitles on, which I have anyway because even if I miss a few words in a conversation in a game or a movie, given the option, I'll watch an entire scene to hear it again.

I agree with this. I live with other people and try to be nice about blaring my games when I play them. Some games just have extremely strange audio balancing where I have to turn the game up to hear dialogue but if I do, the action noises blow out my speakers. Subtitles can help but there are certain games where those subtitles only apply to the cutscenes themselves and not any in-game stuff. It can be really frustrating and is part of why I enjoy playing games on the PC - headphones.

@Video_Game_King said:

@AlexanderSheen said:

@Video_Game_King said:

I don't remember ever having this problem.

When I saw this in my inbox, I thought you were going to yell at me for using an anime gif :P.

I'm not the Gifster, you can use any gif you want, King.

I don't have this problem with video games.

I sometimes have this problem when the commercials are a lot louder than the shows I'm watching (understandable!), but 90% of time, I DVR everything anyway.

So...life is good?

@AlexanderSheen said:

I'm not the Gifster

Is that @Cloudenvy?

@Video_Game_King: I was going to yell at you for calling it an "anime gif" but then I went back to playing Devil Survivor and decided to pity you instead. As you will never understand the glory that is Persona Evangelion

@Bocam:

Here, this oughta piss you off:

I hate when some games are much louder than others. I'll be playing something, then when I switch games the volume will be super loud.

When given the option I always turn the sound effects and music down to about half of what the voice volume is set at because I frequently run into this problem.

If you have your audio running through a receiver you should see if it has a dynamic range setting. Having a low dynamic range can make a huge difference. Some cable/satellite boxes have the option, too, for your TV.

@Video_Game_King: That's pretty good

Crysis 2 does this holy effing Jesus is the default music setting LOUD AS FUCK. The rest of the game is normal volume but the music is always fucking looooud.

"An Ancient Evil Awakens."

The thing I love most in video games :

@PeasantAbuse said:

I hate when some games are much louder than others. I'll be playing something, then when I switch games the volume will be super loud.

This is a problem I am familiar with. I'm currently playing Skyward Sword, and I have to turn my surround sound's volume way down before playing it because for whatever reason that game is super loud.

@Video_Game_King said:

I don't remember ever having this problem.

ding.

The thing I love most in video games :

Yeah, I've played Dragon's Dogma too.

@Video_Game_King said:

@Bocam:

Here, this oughta piss you off:

My skin crawled so accurate.

@Video_Game_King said:

@AlexanderSheen said:

I'm not the Gifster

Is that @Cloudenvy?

Impossible, I would never do something like that. I won't be associated with this "Gifster"!

Getting caught in the middle of reloading and getting killed in the process. I know, it's my own damn fault, but it still pisses me off!

I agree with this too!

@Cloudenvy said:

@Video_Game_King said:

@AlexanderSheen said:

I'm not the Gifster

Is that @Cloudenvy?

Impossible, I would never do something like that. I won't be associated with this "Gifster"!

Then, who is the Gifster?

@Cloudenvy:

I was expecting you to respond with this.

@Morrow said:

@Little_Socrates said:

@pyromagnestir said:

@AlexanderSheen said:

@Video_Game_King said:

I don't remember ever having this problem.

>_>

@Totori said:

I hate you all

Sorry. Just saying it how it is. :(

I have had the problem you describe on Youtube- but not with games directly.

@AlexanderSheen: I bet it's @Video_Game_King

@Totori said:

@AngelN7 said:

The thing I love most in video games :

what is it?

Everything maaan [empy space] get it? .... pretty deep right?.

@Totori said:

@AngelN7 said:

The thing I love most in video games :

what is it?

Everything maaan [empy space] get it? .... pretty deep right?.

@Totori said:

@AngelN7 said:

@Totori said:

@AngelN7 said:

The thing I love most in video games :

what is it?

Everything maaan [empy space] get it? .... pretty deep right?.

Are you saying your zero? Empty but with limitless possibilities?

@Little_Socrates said:

@pyromagnestir said:

@AlexanderSheen said:

@Video_Game_King said:

I don't remember ever having this problem.

I have this problem with specific games, GTA 4 springs to mind as does lollipop chainsaw and Mass effect 3

@The_Tolman said:

@Little_Socrates said:

@pyromagnestir said:

@AlexanderSheen said:

@Video_Game_King said:

I don't remember ever having this problem.

That's my problem when I watch movies at night.

@TooWalrus said:

@The_Tolman said:

@Little_Socrates said:

@pyromagnestir said:

@AlexanderSheen said:

@Video_Game_King said:

I don't remember ever having this problem.

I don't use my TV sound, I use a home theater system, so what you're talking about isn't always a problem, but I can agree on it. The games it's most noticeable is Mass Effect. I can have it loud on regular game play moments, but when it goes to the cutscene where you're getting shot away from the mass relays to another location, it's really loud. I just hate how different games have different sound designs, well... in a way. I mean, when I played Rage, I noticed if you turn everything up in the options, which I often like to do in games, it just makes it irritating to an otherwise great sounding game. I hated having to turn the volume down in game, and it's too bad because it's an otherwise great sounding game, while if I played Battlefield 3, that just sounds fantastic all around with very little inconsistencies.

@PeasantAbuse said:

I hate when some games are much louder than others. I'll be playing something, then when I switch games the volume will be super loud.

Yes.

Diablo 3, at least for me, had this problem. I turned down the sound effects to half and put everything else full.

I encountered this issue when I got my HDTV. I solved it by purchasing a Turtle Beaches headset which I usually wear when playing games.

i have never had this problem . maybe youre just playing bad games

This happens when I try to watch video's on youtube, but never in cutscenes so far, that I can remember.

@Morrow said:

@Little_Socrates said:

@pyromagnestir said:

@AlexanderSheen said:

@Video_Game_King said:

I don't remember ever having this problem.

@Totori

Well, damn it, I do have this problem. I play on 360 most of the time and for some reason no matter what I do, the voices are always too low. I have spent hours upon hours trying to pinpoint the issue but I just can't. I've fiddled with my Xbox's options, messed with my TV's, and screwed around with everything on my stereo, and I can't get to the bottom of it.