+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted November 2, 2009 Subscriber² Share Posted November 2, 2009 Just thought I'd ask this as I've noticed I always turn subtitles on in games. Obviously English is my native language, but I still use them. I've noticed I never do it with movies, I guess it's because a movie is passive and you can follow it without any distractions, while in a game I'm thinking about my actions on the keyboard/controller and other things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Hammond Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Yes i am partially deaf i always use subtitles where available and i tend not to buy games that dont have subtitles which are story/dialogue orientated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted November 2, 2009 Author Subscriber² Share Posted November 2, 2009 Yes i am partially deaf i always use subtitles where available and i tend not to buy games that dont have subtitles which are story/dialogue orientated. The Last Guardian will be a god send for you then :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Decryptor Veteran Posted November 2, 2009 Veteran Share Posted November 2, 2009 I can read the subtitles much faster than the character will speak them, which is great when the game lets me skip the characters speech via some method. That and half the time I end up playing without headphones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Hammond Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 The Last Guardian will be a god send for you then :rofl: Yeah i really cant wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePokedPenguin Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Subtitles are an absolute godsend when you have kids, which I do. Hopefully santa will bring some Turtle Beaches this year :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted November 2, 2009 Veteran Share Posted November 2, 2009 I can read the subtitles much faster than the character will speak them, which is great when the game lets me skip the characters speech via some method.That and half the time I end up playing without headphones. yeah same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yusuf M. Veteran Posted November 2, 2009 Veteran Share Posted November 2, 2009 I almost never play with subtitles. It distracts me from what goes on in the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draken Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 yup, always, while English was my first language (I was born in UK) Spanish is not an option, almost all games are translated in Spain and for people outside there the accent is hideous and voice acting beyond terrible, so I always play in subtitled English (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacer Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Yes, I always turn them on. Mostly because the sound effects and music are much louder than the speech. Sometimes it's hard to hear the characters talking over the rest of the game or whatever ambient noise (read: girlfriend) I have in the background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jamesyfx Subscriber² Posted November 2, 2009 Subscriber² Share Posted November 2, 2009 I always switch on subtitles in games, you can get more information out of them that way (in my experience). It's all particulaarly useful on the new Telltale Games, games. xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGM Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 not for games, but i sometimes like to watch tv with subs.. it's weird and all my friends hate it :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunamonkey Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 I do when available and if it helps. Half life 2 was one of the first that I remember doing it on. A lot of the dialog is not in a cut scene, which means there's noise masking some of the instructions. I didn't do it on GTA4 because the dialog is mostly in cut scenes. And I didn't feel the need. so... sometimes I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyLarry Veteran Posted November 2, 2009 Veteran Share Posted November 2, 2009 I just feel like sometimes characters in games are hard to understand and my hearing is shot from playing in bands from 12-25, so yeah I definitely almost always enable them as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+John. Subscriber¹ Posted November 2, 2009 Subscriber¹ Share Posted November 2, 2009 Always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoL Veteran Posted November 2, 2009 Veteran Share Posted November 2, 2009 Yes I use subtitle for everything I can. English is not my first language and it helps me a lot to understand them better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piggy Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Yeah for my games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliott Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 I always enable them. Makes it easier to follow the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red. Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 If it's an RPG or something dialog heavy i do because it's quicker to read the character's line and skip it rather than to listen to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4nB3arP1g Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 It depends on the game some I turn them on others I don't. An example wont be GTA4 I like having them on because you can read what they are saying in Serbian in their conversations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dance. Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Depends, if the game is story line intensive I'll turn them on (for ex- Half Life 2) , if it isn't I won't (Team Fortress 2). But I voted yes :p. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy0 Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 I always turn them on when playing games, I can read it much quicker than they can speak so if I know its going to be a load of rubbish I can skip it that much quicker. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knaarfje Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 I used to turn on subtitles in every game whenever possible. Now, I find subtitles very distracting, as subtitles ALWAYS draw your attention away from the what is happening on your screen. it's incredibly hard to ignore subtitles :) IMO, that's why games are a lot more immersive without subtitles. It's the same with tv-shows really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScorpioRGc1 Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 I keep subtitles on, but don't always read them; sometimes when the VOs are good I like just listening to the characters speak (it feels more cinematic). But subtitles are handy when either I'm in a hurry or have trouble hearing/understanding the VOs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fusion101 Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 AS many people have said sometimes its quicker to read then listen. i dont use em all the time but they do help :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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