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Games using surround sound?

  • 27-06-2014 5:02pm
    #1
    RedXIV
    Registered Users Posts: 8,406 ✭✭✭


    Hey guys,
    After years being packed away, my surround sound system will break free and get its rightful place in my new sitting room. I've a couple of movies I know that will take advantage of this but I'd like to try some games that use it well.

    Any suggestions for console games that use surround sound well?

    Cheers!


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  • #2
    Shiminay
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 28,633 Mod ✭✭✭✭Shiminay


    Pretty much everything uses surround sound at this stage I think - with varying degrees of success I guess. Racing games tend to make good use of it as do FPS'


  • #3
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,526 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Yeah, I think everything is in surround now.
    I'm not sure of the methods of getting things into the amp though, presumably some sort of HDMI passthrough?

    I remember getting a Dolby Prologic receiver back in the day, plugging the 3DO into it and playing Need for Speed in surround for the first time, simply brilliant.
    Also, the only copy of FIFA I have ever bought new, for the 3DO again, and in surround it was amazing.


  • #4
    same ol sh1te
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,837 ✭✭✭same ol sh1te


    Some surround sets like the Logitech z5500s use optical


  • #5
    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 81,622 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Left4Dead2 makes incredibly powerful use of surround sound. With 7.1 surround sound headphones in a 4v4 match, and a shotgun? Well, I am God, and I can shoot a Smoker in the face without ever seeing him.


  • #6
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,526 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    I have a fancy shmancy AV cable for the original Xbox with an optical cable built in.
    Now I know what it's for!


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  • #7
    same ol sh1te
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,837 ✭✭✭same ol sh1te


    CiDeRmAn wrote: »
    I have a fancy shmancy AV cable for the original Xbox with an optical cable built in.
    Now I know what it's for!

    Yeah, optical is still quite common, HDMI outdated it but new satellite boxes still come with optical as well as outputting to HDMI. It's harder finds surround amps with optical in these days though


  • #8
    Antar Bolaeisk
    Registered Users Posts: 3,091 ✭✭✭Antar Bolaeisk


    I seem to recall Bioshock having some pretty great sound implementation.


  • #9
    same ol sh1te
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,837 ✭✭✭same ol sh1te


    Arma has amazing sound in the game and even had positional audio in comms with a plugin, I could tell which direction my mates were in mumble. Then there's the mods for realistic sounds

    Doom 3 is worth a play too, I remember being amazed at the audio more so than the visuals.


  • #10
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,526 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    I seem to remember playing Doom on the PS via Prologic and it was great, a really creepy sound mix, growls and babies crying, that sort of thing.


  • #11
    krudler
    Registered Users Posts: 34,788 ✭✭✭✭krudler


    Dead Space
    Dead Space
    Dead Space

    sounds utterly amazing


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