Video Games with Best sound?

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aboroth00
aboroth00 Posts: 1,103
edited February 2011 in Video Games
I'm as much a gamer as an HT enthusiast and I'm always willing to play games with great sound.
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  • aboroth00
    aboroth00 Posts: 1,103
    edited December 2010
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    With that being said, Bioshock and MGS4 were must plays just due to their sound tracks.
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  • nguyendot
    nguyendot Posts: 3,594
    edited December 2010
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    Dead Space
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  • ballen823
    ballen823 Posts: 110
    edited December 2010
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    There's another thread on this that has some great games on the list....

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=87529&highlight=sound
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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    edited December 2010
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    Is best sound referring to music or sound effects? I found that the Rainbow 6 Vegas 2 has good sound effects as well as the Battlefield Bad Company 2 video game.
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  • aboroth00
    aboroth00 Posts: 1,103
    edited December 2010
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    Polkie2009 wrote: »
    Is best sound referring to music or sound effects? I found that the Rainbow 6 Vegas 2 has good sound effects as well as the Battlefield Bad Company 2 video game.

    Both I presume.

    Haven't had the chance to try either yet. But i'm pleasantly surprised by Heavy Rain if anyone has played that.
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  • kuntasensei
    kuntasensei Posts: 3,263
    edited December 2010
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    +1 to Dead Space. Seriously some of the best surround I've heard in a game.
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  • blueboxer
    blueboxer Posts: 621
    edited December 2010
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    I have been enjoying Halo Reach's sound thus far.
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  • kuntasensei
    kuntasensei Posts: 3,263
    edited December 2010
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    Halo: Reach does have some fantastic surround. Even in the menus, they did a great job of placing ambient sounds of battle all around you (which is something previous Halo games lacked, honestly). I actually used that when I was evaluating whether I preferred my FXi30s in dipole or bipole mode. :tongue:

    Far Cry 2 has some of the best gun sounds, but Call Of Duty: Black Ops is a close contender for that. Some of those guns make you feel like your speakers are gonna blow when you fire them. Very nice!

    Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 had the best use of localizable surround, in that it was very easy to hear exactly where shots were coming from around you... to the point of giving you a nice advantage over people only playing in stereo.

    As far as cinematic sound goes, however, nothing recent beats Mass Effect 2. From the score to the voice acting to the battles, just a fantastic sounding game to crank up loud on a good surround system. People who aren't enjoying that game in a home theater are really missing out.
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  • DMara
    DMara Posts: 1,434
    edited December 2010
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    Contra :biggrin:
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited December 2010
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    Bioshock and Battlefield BC2.
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited January 2011
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  • SpartanStang14
    SpartanStang14 Posts: 22
    edited January 2011
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    Red Dead Redemption. When a thunderstorm rolls in, my PSW505 really amazes. :) I usually just sit out on the open plains and listen to it, doing nothing else. Having played both, it seems to sound better on PS3, as do most games (in my experience). Does anyone else have any input on the sound of PS3 vs. Xbox 360?
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  • ballen823
    ballen823 Posts: 110
    edited January 2011
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    SpartanStang14 wrote: »
    Does anyone else have any input on the sound of PS3 vs. Xbox 360?

    PS3 has the potential to sound better than the 360, but I would say other than first party developers, no one else really takes advantage of it.

    Games like Uncharted aren't compressed, and usually take advantage of the 7.1 capabilities of the PS3. Games like the COD franchise most likely use the same soundtrack on the PS3 as they do the 360.
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited January 2011
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    Its gotta be Dead Space with all the surround FX and Half Life 2 for all the just cool sounds. From the guards radio bleeps to those giant walker thingies. Just great.
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  • z3r0m4g3
    z3r0m4g3 Posts: 40
    edited January 2011
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    Gears of War 2, the shotgun is amazing.
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  • Kiel
    Kiel Posts: 6
    edited January 2011
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    Bayonetta
    Deadspace
    Vanquish
    Deadspace 2
    MGS4
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited February 2011
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    Reported Royden3.
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  • JimAckley
    JimAckley Posts: 1,138
    edited February 2011
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    I'm pretty partial to the score for Halo 2 & 3. Haven't sat down and listened to Reach's yet.
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  • mutelight
    mutelight Posts: 1,054
    edited February 2011
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    Dead Space 1&2
    Bad Company 2
    Red Dead Redemption
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  • jflail2
    jflail2 Posts: 2,868
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited February 2011
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    Was playing the Killzone3 beta yesterday... the sound is pretty intense. Some serious LFE usage there. :smile:
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