Comment on Masahiro Sakurai refused to add Dolby Surround to a Kirby game because players had to sit through the logo

• grrgyle@slrpnk.net ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Now you’re just playing

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  • BorgDrone@lemmy.one ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Sound is at least as important to the experience as the picture. Go watch a scary movie with the sound muted and you’ll notice it’s not scary at all.

    Playing a game or watching a movie with just 2.0 audio, or worse: using the TV’s built-in speakers, is such a diminished experience that you might as well not bother.

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    • grrgyle@slrpnk.net ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      IMO

      Watching a movie with 5.1: great

      Watching a movie with 2.0: great

      Don’t get me wrong, I think it’s cool, and I find good sound design at least as important as good visuals. It’s all part of the aesthetics package. One of my fondest media memories is watching Jurassic Park at a relative’s house with the sounds of the raptors coming from speakers all around. I even spent great expense setting up my own 5.1 setup.

      But I’ve been chasing this dragon for too long. Audiovisual fidelity doesn’t move the needle for me anymore (pardon the metaphor overload). I no longer feel the need to have my media reach out and immerse me - if it’s good, I can do the work and use my imagination to get lost in the fantasy

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• Soggy@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Imagine consuming media with speakers rather than high-end OEMs to shut out all outside sound. Might as well just read books in a crowded café.

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  • BorgDrone@lemmy.one ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Imagine not being able to feel explosions in your gut because you have a pair of tiny speakers strapped to your head instead of a big long-throw woofer moving air.

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    • Soggy@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Sorry I’ll be explicit: I’m making fun of how pretentious you sound and can’t take anything you say here seriously. I actually agree that a monster sound system can greatly enhance a movie or game experience, but the difference depends on the specific media. I saw Fury Road three times in the theater because I knew my home system would never match the experience. Something like Star Trek TNG or My Cousin Vinny or, as the topic of this post, Kirby’s Air Ride hinges far less on the audio quality to deliver the intended content. Gatekeeping enjoyment behind speakers makes you a colossal ass.

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