Good games to test out new sound card

cHk4 · 23 Mar 2011 at 16:17

As per title, can you list a few please

LeJosh · 23 Mar 2011 at 16:18

What do you have currently as that makes it easier to give better examples.

Half Life 2 though. The explosion sounds make me happy.

Ewaf · 23 Mar 2011 at 16:19

Minecraft
Deadspace 2

Dano · 23 Mar 2011 at 16:19

Dead Space.

cHk4 · 23 Mar 2011 at 16:19

LeJosh said:
What do you have currently as that makes it easier to give better examples.

Half Life 2 though. The explosion sounds make me happy.

Mmm I have loads of games mate, is there a way to link to my steam to show what I have?

Ewaf said:
Minecraft
Deadspace 2

Minecraft really?
Also I have dead space the original may give that a whirl then

Ewaf · 23 Mar 2011 at 16:21

Yea minecraft! Think how scarey it is when your digging in a new cave system and you suddenly hear the THUNK, THUNK, THUNK, of a skele peppering arrows your way!

cHk4 · 23 Mar 2011 at 16:22

Ewaf said:
Yea minecraft! Think how scarey it is when your digging in a new cave system and you suddenly hear the THUNK, THUNK, THUNK, of a skele peppering arrows your way!

lol! You have a valid point

Kosmiche · 23 Mar 2011 at 16:24

Battlefield Bad Company 2 with wartapes setting

Also, its a oldie but I've always found the audio reproduction in day of defeat source utterly stunning.

LeJosh · 23 Mar 2011 at 16:26

cHk4 said:
Mmm I have loads of games mate, is there a way to link to my steam to show what I have?

FEAR, Amnesia, Penumbra series, BF2, Batman: AA, Grid(shift or otherwise), Team Fortress 2 for positional sound also counter strike, if you have the output capabilities. It's a very short list but I remember them having good sound.

Especially half life 2...

Ewaf · 23 Mar 2011 at 16:26

Battlefield Bad Company 2 with wartapes setting

Huh? whats wartapes setting?

Kosmiche · 23 Mar 2011 at 16:29

Ewaf said:
Huh? whats wartapes setting?

go to options ingame and you can choose from a range of audio soundstages, one of them is war tapes.

Not sure what it does exactly but it sounds awesome to my ears.

McGray · 23 Mar 2011 at 16:30

BFBC2 Wartapes.

Kosmiche · 23 Mar 2011 at 16:41

Huge variety of sounds in company of heroes

A tank rolling by unseen in fog of war
A sniper in a tower gunning down your MG
A shell bouncing off uselessly off a enemy tank
Your men screaming down the radio when enemy arty hits

The game is just loaded with great audio moments.

Kosmiche · 23 Mar 2011 at 16:43

Starcraft 2 also amazing, especially the Thor's one liners.

stoke1863 · 23 Mar 2011 at 16:44

Both Bioshocks

ChrisJSY · 23 Mar 2011 at 16:46

Ewaf said:
Huh? whats wartapes setting?

A mode in which people think extra reverb, gain and a reduced difference in levels close/further away from you is "better".

In short it's a more cinematic experience, louder.

mattjd · 23 Mar 2011 at 16:48

Eames said:
Starcraft 2 also amazing, especially the Thor's one liners.

'Thor is here!'

cHk4 · 23 Mar 2011 at 16:52

Thanks all. Got SC2 and BFBC2 will give it a whirl tonight

powelly · 23 Mar 2011 at 17:02

stalker cop with cop complete wearing headphones i almost crapped my pants

marc1024 · 23 Mar 2011 at 17:41

+1 minecraft. you will hear the tsss better.