Why do devs do this? why do they put a constant annoying sound when your life is real low into their games?!?
>>332195851
So kids know when they're about to die.
Encourage you to keep your life up more/
To add tension.
>>332195851
To give player extra incentive to git gud.
>>332195851
it wouldn't be a problem if you played better
My tension...it is increased!!!
Danger is all around...step back...and...
THRUST!
Hahaha!
Pokeman does it right
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsoxjylnQ68
>>332196375
Battle theme changing is even better
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5tJQ5UykuQ
>>332196375
That shit was obnoxious. Then again, gen 5 had a terrible soundtrack anyway.
>>332196375
Dynamic music in anything is pretty awesome. I still don't understand why they stopped doing this though.
It could get annoying sometimes, but just have it where you can disable it or something.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=f0nYKgkFvMM
To punish you for being shit at the game.
>>332197026
This
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=218gzYmAx3c
>>332196375
>do something great like this
>immediately get rid of it next game
Classic Pokemon.
>>332197737
Game Freak are so inconsistent with everything.
>>332195851
The sound is there to taunt you, to remind you of your failure.
>>332195851
WOOP WHOOP WHOOP WHOOP
>>332195851
I don't know about everyone, but it puts me on edge, reminds me to set priority on healing or finish the fight quickly. Good auditory tone use imo. Sometimes it's annoying, but in fast-paced games it's nice.
This is how I would handle it, R8 it
>Low health alerts can be changed in options
>Can choose between continual siren, single chime, or no sound at all
>Also are options for visual notifications
Avoidance stimulus reaction.
You're extra motivated to get your HP back up to remove the annoying beep.
>>332196375
Star Fox did it better. One chime for low health, a second, different chime for critical health. You don't need any reminder beyond that.
>>332197293
>gen 5 ost is bad
Nah gen 6 was weaker with mainly XY and ORAS remixes feeling underwhelming. Nice original ones though.
Really no Pokemon game has a bad OST.
To encourage you not to die.
The best one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Yw5jkAHgME
>>332196375
It gets annoying if you hear it multiple times
>oh shit your health is lo-
>oh just kidding
>wait, your health is lo-
>just kidding
I wish SFV had a sound indication when my V-bar is full. I forget to use it a lot of time because I don't want to look down.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dluhm2g5OOU
>dat comfy recharge tune
>>332198650
Different/multiple options are always rated 10/10.
>>332198746
Nah, gen 5's ost really is really bad apart from a couple of tracks. Gen 6 was kind of weak, but there was nothing offensively bad in there.
So you can get good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qkrKTAOv2M
>>332198650
>not having it also change on certain % of HP
What if you have a skill that procs on 40% HP but the low health is always in the lower 25%?
>>332197482
>Playing Kurt on Nightmare: The Song
I like how Axiom Verge did it, where the low hp beeps fit into the background music to make it more intense, instead of just being incessant and annoying.
>>332199529
Ooh, that's great too.
>>332195851
So
You notice/don't forget you are dying. If you hear that noise it means 'u better not fuck up u cunt'
>>332200179
>See this post in another thread
>tab back to this one
>see it again
>>332200309
Yeah, I fucked up.
I'm sorry, anon.
>>332196375
This was annoying considering this took priority over the "Last Pokemon" portion of the Gym Leader battle theme.
>>332196375
This was great
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCiHSZzuwdc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOLbzzFnyJA
>>332195851
Sounds like you need to git gud
>>332198650
Why are devs so afraid of options in their games?
We are fucking lucky if we get to choose the "type" of controller layout we want, but rebinding them, no that is apparently for terrorists and pedos.
>>332200740
They're not afraid, they're just told it's not worth doing options by publishers because it's potential wasted effort on content that customers won't see.
>>332200740
Most just don't think of implementing them
>>332200880
Not even talking exclusively about AAA games, even indies don't give a fuck.
>>332197737
i was gonna disagree but it could be optional
i hated that it interrupted the music so much, gen 6 did it right
>>332201036
Same concept, but since they're on a very limited budget, they don't necessarily have the luxury to cater to a tiny group's whims in their already tiny player base.
>>332201210
>literally a line of code to translate jump from the X button to the O button
yeah nah
it's not like we're asking for a boss rush mode or some shit like that
>>332199016
> don't want to look down at meters
How have you survived playing fighting games?
>>332201210
What happened to passion?
Indie devs try to pass themselves off as being some sort of "noble crusaders of vidya" but in reality they are just EA/Activision without the money.
>>332196375
This sounds good on paper but in practice all it means is it interrupts the battle music which sounds better
Gen 6 did it the best way with only 4 beeps, not interrupting the music but not being annoying about it
>>332197026
I love it when games have dynamic music.
Not exactly when you're losing, but it normally plays when you're underleveled by a good amount.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0VkXB8p6g8
Dragon's Dogma is great for dynamic battle themes. Last Remnant is a close second to me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBQzd9YYuQM
>>332195851
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Yw5jkAHgME
>>332201676
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOqJj4UX4KU
All Last Remnant battle themes are you gonna get fukd son desu
I just dusted off my old Xbox.
I turned it on and Fable was in it.
I went to loaded saves and one file was called, "Potions or Food?"
My dumbass laughed, but I instantly remember when your health is low the Guildmaster would say, "Hero, your health is low. Do you have any potions.. or food?"
>>332201992
>Sure, I'll come with ye
>>332199016
>he wants SFIV's obnoxious music changes again
Dark Cloud is the worst game to do this.
Prove me wrong.
Protip:you can't
>>332201676
The Last Remnant had one of the best OSTs of recent memory, especially the battle themes
>You were getting fucking
>Suddenly you turn things around
>This starts playing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cF9MO8wK8ts
>>332202281
You mean best.
When done right, it really CAN add a lot of tension to a situation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YS3l261ikw0
On a side note, Halo Reach had a really memorable epilogue segment that just pit you against wave after wave of Covenant in the middle of nowhere surrounded by a bunch of dead spartans, and the more damage you took, the more your visor broke and HUD elements disappeared. It was a really damn cool sequence for how much they worked at making it seem like a "hopeless last stand" scenario.
>>332202398
SMASH THEM FROM THE SIDE!
>>332196375
It's good for normal battles because it's just a danger remix of that theme, but it's fucking awful and jarring in anything else.
Incentive to get good.
>>332202398
Fuck, I remember playing the shit out of it, but then I didn't wanna miss anything.
Upon reading it, they said you can miss everything in the game easily.
I also read you need a fucking guide to do anything in the entire game.
I was so deterred from using a guide an entire game that I quit.
I don't even remember anything about The Last Remnant anymore.
Did this turn into a dynamic music thread?
I always loved how every heist music in Payday 2 was structured to fit the phases of the heist.
There was the ambient stealth track, followed by the "prepare for cops" phase. The music would start building up as a queue that an assault was preparing then it would drop as they start swarming.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7P_qvg3wL5o
I'm not even a fan of the type of music but it was done so well I don't even care.
A shame what the game ended up becoming.
I only just recently noticed that Mario 64 had instrument changes based on where you were in the level.
Like Jolly roger bay the strings would only start when you jumped in the water and the drums came in when you got to the cave area.
Hazy maze cave had it too but that's all I can remember.
To me only The Last Remnant did this right.
It's a music that start when you're in bad position, it's a great music by itself, and sounds punchy enough to motivate you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aDJnaA6n0M
>>332200535
That's actually really good. Hope they add more variations for the low hp themes in their future games.
>>332195851
God kingdom Hearts is the worst offender too. The beep is so very fast and loud, it is honestly a shitty fucking mechanic no matter how you look at it in any game. Visuals or intensity in music is fine but shit like in pokemon is why people play with the sound off.
>>332205594
>Visuals
BE CAREFUL SOLDIERS YOU ARE LOW ON HP
>>332195851
>>332196375
>>332197303
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xft_a3cEUQ8&index=31&list=PL5E1946D922DE93F9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wax6E_UAy4I&list=PL5E1946D922DE93F9&index=33
>>332201992Try and get your combat multiplier even higher
>>332205263
Several SE RPGs do something like this. Type-0 switches between half a dozen tunes depending on whether you're attacking, getting ambushed, the type of enemies you're fighting etc. FFXV also seems to have multiple battle themes, with multiple remixes for each to match the setting/situation.
>tfw TLR 2 never even though the game ended on a cliffhanger
