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I always have subtitles on in games. Especially since I find it hard to focus on the words being spoken and video game cutscenes are almost always unable to be
by Philip-J-Fry 4y ago
I always have subtitles on in games. Especially since I find it hard to focus on the words being spoken and video game cutscenes are almost always unable to be rewound. During gameplay it's harder to read and play at the same time though, although over the years it's gotten easier.
Through my years of watching Anime it's also quite easy for me to watch and read at the same time.
I think for watching movies they can be useful too, because it feels like almost every movie coming out now has terrible audio mixing for the average person. Even the audio mixing in a Dolby Atmos theatre doesn't seem right. If you watch any modern film mastered in Dobly Atmos on a TV with a sound bar you will have a bad time. You'll have a worse time if you're watching with just the TV speakers.
- hinkley 4y agoI had to buy a 3.1 bar just to get a center channel. Basically one of us couldn't make out voices without it, and there were a couple movies/shows where it was just unwatchable. I'm not sure why things like Apple TV can't do a more credible job remixing the audio for 2 speakers.
- ericcholis 4y agoI think the speakers in most TV's these days are a big culprit.
- hinkley 4y agoI bought my TV in part based on reviews for audio quality. And while that’s certainly part of the equation, this has just been getting worse the last few years.
- lnauta 4y agoI have them on for games so I can read the conversation and skip to the next sentence. For open world RPG games that are 50+ hours long it really helps staying engaged, as some quest lines are not that interesting and I like to complete all side quests.
- forgotusername6 4y agoI've found that a lot of games initially start with subtitles on. I usually switch them off pretty quickly. I'm not used to them and they break the immersion for me.