the terran sounds are really poor and it's one of the most annoying things about playing terran (when I do). hearing every single unit from the barracks is awful. they all sound like they are trying way too hard and it just grates at my ears when the ghost sounds thirteen. as someone else said, they're not "iconic" enough. what's the Stalker death sound? does anyone know? it's just not memorable, and it's not from "omg nostalgia this isn't bw".
examples of good sounds are: forcefield psi storm most of the new protoss UI new High Templar (jesus, the old bw one was really bad, like someone was dying of throat cancer. now he actually sounds like a "high / royal" templar. old voice was much more suited for Dark Templar imo) new stalker voice I actually find more enjoyable than the dragoon (don't shoot me) immortal drone, drone attack sound (old one was really grating on the ears too) and the new terran music is AMAZING. seriously jaw-dropping. I bet they will change each race's music with their respective singleplayer campaigns. but damn, those of you complaining about terran music are insane (i agree zerg's ambient stuff sucks), it shows so much more brilliance
The only thing that bothers me its the sound of the ultralisk attacking, it sounds like a 'blade' or something, maybe I see too much anime or I love the bw ultra too much.
On July 20 2010 17:45 krY wrote: My only major issue is the Zerg UI voice.. Seriously, I know I need more mineralssssssssss, and if I had em to spare I'd be clogging your sound hole with them.
Such an annoying voice.
The general ingame sounds just kinda work, they haven't stood out in a way that annoys me or is at all distracting or whatever.
On July 21 2010 05:26 somedumbgamer wrote: did you play BW back then and go like "Oh my god the sounds in this game are AMAZING" or something?
Yes... we did.
My friends don't even play starcraft (only the campaign), but whenever we are bored I will go "DESTINATION!!!", and my friend will go "PROOOOCEEDIN!!!'". Then when my friend goes out for a cigarette, ill be like "NEED A LIGHT?!", and he will be like "LETS BURRRRN!!!", and then I proceed to light his cigarette, followed by "NOTHIN LIKE A GEWWWD SMOKE!". After a pub night, we always walk back home just cracking starcraft quotes. "AWWW YEAH, THATS THE STUFF", "GIMME SUMMIN TO SHOOT!", "WRAITH REPORTING LAUNCH ORDERRSSS".
We did it so much that my friend during history class heard 'destination' from the teacher, and he yelled out at the top of his lungs "PROOOCEEDIN!!!', and everyone looked at him weird.
You know what sucks, once we played Starcraft 2, we all stopped doing it. The mantra always eventually gets shutdown with some comment like "man, the SC2 sounds are really bad hey?".
This so much, I still say things like "AHH YEAH THAT'S THE STUFF" and "SECTOR LOCKED IN" (in my best boxer unit impression accent). My brother found an old yahtzee score card from about 7 years ago that has heaps of Protoss units sayings written all over it along with a crudely drawn pylon. Every unit is unique in Brood War, they have all have their own personality.
"GOLIATH ONLINE" fuck yeah get that thing into action. "BATTLECRUISER OPERATIONAL" you know it. "IT IS A GOOD DAY TO DIE" Corsair. What a bad ass sounding unit.
I can't even remember what a single unit in SC2 says when they pop out and I played the beta a lot. If you listen to the BW sounds and close your eyes you can identify what is happening. SC2 is a mess in comparison.
Marinies shooting in SC2 sound pathetic. In Brood War you felt like it was Starship Troopers all over again and everyone was fighting for their lives against the Zerg. The sounds in Brood War were plain epic, expertly selected and recorded. SC2 sounds are generic and muddled. The Unit voices are poorly acted. You can tell the people doing the voices are just doing their job and have no passion for what they were told to do.
It seems to be a common theme these days. Another comparison is Starfox 64 vs Starfox GC. The sounds, voices and sayings in Starfox 64 were all memorable and still repeated today ("do a barrel roll" anyone?). Even though the dialog is overacted and mostly ridiculous this adds to the greatness and makes it memorable. Starfox GC was a lesser game for its shitty voice acting and wimpy sounds.
I really hope Blizzard realises how important sound is in successful games and improves it across the board for the expansion.
On July 20 2010 17:45 krY wrote: My only major issue is the Zerg UI voice.. Seriously, I know I need more mineralssssssssss, and if I had em to spare I'd be clogging your sound hole with them.
Such an annoying voice.
The general ingame sounds just kinda work, they haven't stood out in a way that annoys me or is at all distracting or whatever.
Man the sounds in this game are not only sub-par, but some of them don't even make sense. The siege tank says "no patience for sitting around" but his job is to sit there. Ironic? yes. Sensible? no.
On July 22 2010 05:08 STS17 wrote: Man the sounds in this game are not only sub-par, but some of them don't even make sense. The siege tank says "no patience for sitting around" but his job is to sit there. Ironic? yes. Sensible? no.
Ahaha, so true. The whole soundpack reeks of not having put much thought into it.
Edit: Actually after listening to the actual Starcraft II VA's on live I'm surprised why the sound quality in SC2 is so bad. One thing though, the voice acting appears to be much more casual in SC2, unlike BW where there was a lot more effort put into it, there are many subtle differences which make the BW "Battlecruiser Operational" much more memorable than the SC2 one.
I think this is more that we've only had this game for what, 5 months? Compared to 10 years? If Sc2 pans out, i'm sure in 10 years you're going to roll up to parties and be all like "THOR IS HEAH". I can remember quite a few quotes off the top of my head already.
"KABOOM BABY, It's about to get heavy, Got a whole lotta love" "Ready to raise some hell, where's the hot action, burn, all day long" "Engines Screaming, Yeah? Weapons hot." "Well butterrrrr my biscuit, in the rear with the gear, what you run out of marines?"
On July 22 2010 05:54 ZeaL. wrote: I think this is more that we've only had this game for what, 5 months? Compared to 10 years? If Sc2 pans out, i'm sure in 10 years you're going to roll up to parties and be all like "THOR IS HEAH". I can remember quite a few quotes off the top of my head already.
"KABOOM BABY, It's about to get heavy, Got a whole lotta love" "Ready to raise some hell, where's the hot action, burn, all day long" "Engines Screaming, Yeah? Weapons hot." "Well butterrrrr my biscuit, in the rear with the gear, what you run out of marines?"
QFT
But I still think some sounds could use better work. Mostly a LOT of them are barely noticeable. I seriously don't know what a colossus sounds like when I click on it. Actually, does it even have a sound? That's kinda lazy if that's true...
On July 22 2010 05:54 ZeaL. wrote: I think this is more that we've only had this game for what, 5 months? Compared to 10 years? If Sc2 pans out, i'm sure in 10 years you're going to roll up to parties and be all like "THOR IS HEAH". I can remember quite a few quotes off the top of my head already.
"KABOOM BABY, It's about to get heavy, Got a whole lotta love" "Ready to raise some hell, where's the hot action, burn, all day long" "Engines Screaming, Yeah? Weapons hot." "Well butterrrrr my biscuit, in the rear with the gear, what you run out of marines?"
But that's the thing. Apart from THOR IS HERE! which isn't bad, a lot of the quotes are too long winded and don't have much impact. Most BW quotes are less than a few words and very simple, loud and clear.
You only have to play the game for a few weeks to remember the quotes. Most of my friends have only played the campaign (didn't even finish), and remember a huge array of BW quotes.
Nobody remembers many of the BW quotes that string long complicated phrases. One of my favorite quotes is from the valkyrie.
"That is verrry intewesting... but stupid"
Nobody remembers that one though. However nearly everybody remembers "CARRIER HAS ARRIVED".
Seriously, just compare the science vessel to the raven. Can you seriously tell me that the Raven will be as memorable as the Science Vessel. I doubt anybody will be able to recite a single quote from it.
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