Does anyone else hate playing games with no sound?
I see so many people talking about using their deck to play games while others are watching TV with their partners or whatever. But I just can’t do it. I hate not hearing the sound effects, music, voice acting when playing a game, and I tend to find myself not using the deck as often as I would like as a result.
I got my Deck very specifically so I could sit next to my wife in bed and play games while she watched TV or played on the Switch. I just wear earbuds… or she does, depends.
As for playing with the TV in the background, not really a big TV guy but sometimes I play while distracted. Depending on the game I might not need sound.
I play 99% of my games without sound honestly. I only have time to play games in the evening, and I can't focus on the sound if there's other sound around me (like my wife talking or my son doing his toddler babble), so I just mute every single game.
OK, side question. Doesn't it drive you insane to be trying to follow a game's audio while people are talking on TV?
I like handhelds for playing in bed, or tucking away in a corner of the house, but sitting there while people are watching TV or having conversations while trying to play a game is... hard and not very productive, unless the game is very casual or purely mechanics-driven.
I don't prefer it but it's very different for sure. I grew up with a Hitachi laptop that didn't have working speakers and so my NES and SNES games had no sound so I got pretty used to it.
These days as an adult it s just either or. Games with sound, great! Games without sound, so it is!
For me it depends. If I'm playing a game for the first time, I have to have sound on, but if I'm not playing for the first time then I'm okay without sound. Also some games like factorio, cities:skylines, minecraft, etc I like to play with my own music or a podcast.
I guess I am weird then as I prefer to play games without sound. I would rather listen to my own music or a podcast while playing. I will use headphones if I’m playing a visual novel or something like that.
It depends on the game. I mostly play from the couch while my wife watches TV after the kiddo goes to bed. Some games I play totally muted but others get a little volume. If there’s no one around to distract, I’ll usually play around 30-50% volume.
Same, depends on the game. And sometimes the part of the game I’m in. If it’s a grindy/mindless part, I have no issue playing without sound. But if it’s a narrative part, even with subtitles on (cuz I always have them on) sound must be on.
Unlike the others I do play without sound and its not as great but I still do it. I usually like to do side quests though as I don't want to miss cut scenes.
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