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The Struggle with Multiplayer Music

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Sideways

Sideways

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@biscodisco123
@biscodisco123 4 жыл бұрын
Believe it or not, overwatch actually had a small problem with adding a new ult voice line for reinhardt on his football skin a little while back. Reinhardt usually says "HAMMER DOWN" very loudly before ulting. But the new voice line for this skin was had reinhardt let out a quiet growl followed by "TOUCHDOWN". The new voice line was very hard to react to or see coming compared to the old voice line. Every pro player was forced to use that skin or suffer a disadvantage because of the harder to hear audio cue. They ended up redoing the line to be better to hear and more similar to the old voice line. But this is just the example of one of the dangers of introducing multiple voice lines for skins. Paladins is a very confusing game to play because of how many skins with unique voice sets there are. So many voice lines and ult lines and effects are in the game for every skin, it gets hard to react to and understand each one. Audio cues are useless if you don't know what the audio cue is supposed to mean.
@cakeu
@cakeu 4 жыл бұрын
Tbh i agree with the paladins part. In the video, Sideways mentioned he'd like customizable ult lines, but imagine in paladins not only having almost 50 different champions (and with some decent balancing having a majority of them being meta, cough cough overwatch) but each one having from 1 to up to 6 different voicepacks with completely different voice actors reading different lines in different intonations, not only less effort goes in each on of them (i'm not necessarily saying they're bad, some of them stand out like crazy like Amerikhan, Wickerman Damba and such...) but it makes the whole game an even more confusing experience. And yeah, i know voicepacks are one of the game's biggest strengths, building on an already amazing gameplay customization system with the Loadouts and Talents, but it builds an inconsistent and confusing experience. Just look at one of Helvian's videos, especially the "why i hate paladins" ones. Yes, in Paladins you have highly customized skins, with some of them creating brand new characters replacing their original one (Pepper for instance), each with its own custom voicepack, compared to Overwatch's simple suit changes. But with such complicated skins, and a sloppy dev team, you get borderline P2W skins; Huntsman's silent dashes and drift, Gentleman Jenos's almost invisble ult and unaudible ult queue. Ok i may have drifted a bit far from the initial discussion, and i'm writing this on a 3yo video under a comment, but i hope someone reads this i dont know how much time i took writing this oh god
@duck3819
@duck3819 4 жыл бұрын
The same problem with hanzos wolf skins
@duck3819
@duck3819 4 жыл бұрын
@Ali Hadi Babar please don't insult paladins
@xaviertalks
@xaviertalks 4 жыл бұрын
@@cakeu it's a cool rant
@jonahkrompart
@jonahkrompart 4 жыл бұрын
Good except pros weren’t forced to use it because the OW pro leagues have always banned custom skins. It’s a common rule for many hitbox based esports
@Funk-Fox
@Funk-Fox 8 жыл бұрын
Tbh smash has engaging music, but that might just be because they're all recognizable songs people have been hearing for years outside of smash
@Alienrun
@Alienrun 8 жыл бұрын
Percisely, it already has that head start and thus doesn't need to compose its own music... But then you look at competitive melee (or brawl even) and see FD and BF and its like...wow...this is really good! Casual appeal is important, muting the music doesn't nessesarily mean that you never want to hear it again in your life. :/
@sothisistheend
@sothisistheend 7 жыл бұрын
Funk Fox this really isn't a problem for fighting games, because there's always music playing in the background
@Alienrun
@Alienrun 7 жыл бұрын
+speedY KP Have you seen professional players stream fighting game practice? While not as often as OTHER games, they do tend to mute the music and put there own...
@egvidworks7966
@egvidworks7966 7 жыл бұрын
It also has great original music. The Melee, Brawl, and SS4 themes were great.
@Yamin4Studios
@Yamin4Studios 7 жыл бұрын
Yeah but they are also very good remixes. Plus a lot of people are introduced to franchises through smash meaning some of these themes will already be recognizeable when the player starts one of these new games
@ryant3541
@ryant3541 8 жыл бұрын
This guy is the vsauce of music.
@ryedied
@ryedied 8 жыл бұрын
Just sound in general
@mrpuddingpop1
@mrpuddingpop1 8 жыл бұрын
i didnt think he was that bad
@gab_gallard
@gab_gallard 8 жыл бұрын
Mmmmm nah... Vsauce is more like scientific curiosities you can use to start a talk and look like a smart guy. Sideways deliver tips and information that are actually usable if you're into media scoring.
@michaelh.1262
@michaelh.1262 8 жыл бұрын
nah more like vox of music LOL XDDDDDDD
@lawlis5265
@lawlis5265 8 жыл бұрын
Did you know that video game music was invented in 1760?
@caseyhullfish1345
@caseyhullfish1345 4 жыл бұрын
Dead By Daylight has a really interesting mechanic where whenever the game detects that the killer is chasing a survivor, it starts playing "chase music". When outside of a chase, there's sometimes small little bits of music, but its mostly just background sounds. When you stop hearing that intense music, you know that the killer lost you, so the music *is* a mechanic
@MichalTurcar
@MichalTurcar 8 жыл бұрын
Blizzard actually explained why ult lines are all the same - it's because you want to be able to react ASAP when you hear "Justice rains from above!". You basically have that connected with 'enemy Pharah bombarding my stuff', whereas "Rocket barrage incoming!" is just your friendly Pharah messing stuff up (not to mention both lines play at different volume to further that distinction). So the point is clarity, I'd even go as far as to say those few legendary skins that change the lines are maybe a little on the edge and I hope we'll never have like 5+ different ult lines for each hero. That would be madness.
@dung291196
@dung291196 4 жыл бұрын
I think it's the same for any competitive games that they have to be consistent in term of both audio and visual cues. IMO People play competitive games for the win, instead of listening to the game's scores!
@jamestaylor7731
@jamestaylor7731 4 жыл бұрын
You mean- “Justice rains fro- AUGHFGH”
@aronta9059
@aronta9059 3 жыл бұрын
It's high.. *oh shit* tide.. *huh?*
@jeffers727
@jeffers727 8 жыл бұрын
Splatoon doesnt do a bad job, always a lot of energy to the soundscape
@utmost9470
@utmost9470 8 жыл бұрын
Jeffers fresh
@SourTb
@SourTb 8 жыл бұрын
Jeffers Because they're mostly time limited matches. They literally can't last more than 5 minutes, so it's easy to make music that can fit that period of time.
@icedteabee
@icedteabee 8 жыл бұрын
I agree, Splatoon music is amazing.
@Cruxin
@Cruxin 4 жыл бұрын
@Christopher Cruz ah yes, it is colourful and so not competitive I know this is old but jfc
@Rydude
@Rydude 4 жыл бұрын
I mean most of us want to remove the music so we can just listen to sound queues like people swimming, specials being activated, and people shooting
@OreoTheWolf
@OreoTheWolf 7 жыл бұрын
"What's the last eSport you remember having a good soundtrack?" Most fighting games.
@allenelijah7063
@allenelijah7063 5 жыл бұрын
ALL fighting games... Ok maybe most fighting games, but very much 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵.
@UnusuallyLargeCrab
@UnusuallyLargeCrab 2 жыл бұрын
it helps that in a fighting game you don't have to listen to an entire team's worth of nonstop communications
@FireCalvinMaster
@FireCalvinMaster 8 жыл бұрын
TF2's competitive mode music is amazing. There are two songs that are basically the same that play at the end of the game, but the instrumentation slightly changes. If the defending red team wins, then the instruments are marching band inspired, adding bells, quads, bass drums, and snares. If the attacking blue team wins, the instrumentation is more like jazz, with bass, saxophone, and flute. Both of these songs have brass instruments playing the same thing.
@honkhonk8009
@honkhonk8009 4 жыл бұрын
TF2 is a shit ton better than overwatch. Gameplay wise for your average nonsweaty player. Overwatch is good only for competitive games and is designed for that sweet sweet Esports revenue.
@Josh-oj9mm
@Josh-oj9mm 4 жыл бұрын
Since he talks about voice lines, there are a FUCKTON of auto voicelines that the characters have, unfortunately it isn't noticed that often, and combine that with the fact that no-one plays it it means it's never heard.
@Saskas-qy3qq
@Saskas-qy3qq 4 жыл бұрын
@Ali Hadi Babar he is right, OW was good but now just bad. And Tf2 probably has the best soundtrack of all multiplayer games
@karlbischof2807
@karlbischof2807 4 жыл бұрын
@Ali Hadi Babar Any one here play Paladins? I dont play Overwatch but in paladins' default gamemode the music gets really hype in the last round but doesnt interfere with gameplay because everyone is using their abilities and throwing themselves on the point.
@don-lf4lt
@don-lf4lt 4 жыл бұрын
Ali Hadi Babar overwatch is better bc I said so I win you lose bye bye
@GAGFEST2000
@GAGFEST2000 8 жыл бұрын
That ending was actually kinda sad.
@blurhikari6545
@blurhikari6545 8 жыл бұрын
It made me feel like a dick for muting the game.
@_R_R_R
@_R_R_R 4 жыл бұрын
thugwaffle1492 I will never mute halo reach music. Best soundtrack of all games imo
@edenli6421
@edenli6421 4 жыл бұрын
Red now THAT’S a necropost when I see one.
@ReidTheRoomTV
@ReidTheRoomTV 4 жыл бұрын
@@edenli6421 who care
@lightishredgummi
@lightishredgummi 4 жыл бұрын
made me feel kinda bad, part of the reason I play a lot of games now is that I want to listen to my playlist while doing something
@RedHornSSS
@RedHornSSS 8 жыл бұрын
Dude your narration and editing is really talented. Keep this up, I believe you deserve way more sub than this.
@blbradford73
@blbradford73 7 жыл бұрын
His narration sounds like DIPPER PINES!!!
@encyclochemeleon276
@encyclochemeleon276 4 жыл бұрын
Long times in Overwatch with no music. Lucio Mains: is this some DPS joke I’m too awesome to understand?
@KravenErgeist
@KravenErgeist 7 жыл бұрын
Whenever an ALLIED player in Overwatch switches character, THEN there's a voice cue to their allies, but not to the enemy team. I guess they thought that announcing character changes to the enemy team would be too easy to metagame.
@akawilly
@akawilly 7 жыл бұрын
7:13 Actually, in Overwatch your character DOES say something when you respawn. Each character has between 3 and 5 different voice lines for spawning, saying hello and thanks, extra voice lines when you use an ability, as well as a little character banter while waiting in the spawn room. Blizzard has been adding new voice lines in those last 2 categories every patch; even though the patch notes don't specifically disclose voice lines. You can even equip 4 different selectable voice lines for each individual character! People get mad at Blizzard WAY too fast, and you were doing Overwatch a disservice by spreading this misinformation. _ALSO, all you have to do is hold TAB and you can SEE what the other team has! If they switch characters after dying YOU CAN IMMEDIATELY SEE IT._
@DerAykac
@DerAykac 4 жыл бұрын
I´m not sure you got the point he was making. Can your enemy hear that voicelines, without beeing near your spawn? You are doing Blizzard and it´s fans a disservice by not acknowledging criticism which could help it be even better. Instead you cry out, demanding us to accept how cool it is that blizz spit out some voicelines for people to loot out of their crates. There´s a reason Blizz went down the path of mobile Diablo, actively sabotaging HoTs, fucking up WoW storylines and content and releasing WC 3 - Reforged the way they did. I blame it on fans like you.
@harmonious_choir
@harmonious_choir 3 жыл бұрын
@@DerAykac dude, the criticism is blatantly untrue
@BloodlightX
@BloodlightX 8 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised you didn't bring up splatoon. It has great music especially in multiplayer matches.
@why3994
@why3994 4 жыл бұрын
splatoon has a singleplayer mode tho
@Bighomie39
@Bighomie39 4 жыл бұрын
@@why3994 But a lot of old multiplayer games have classic campaigns, since when did someone ignore the MW trilogy campaigns?
@treasey8655
@treasey8655 4 жыл бұрын
@@Bighomie39 have you even watched the video?
@rayanlerari2247
@rayanlerari2247 4 жыл бұрын
@@why3994 the multiplayer has music
@CiromBreeze
@CiromBreeze 4 жыл бұрын
@@why3994 The singleplayer tracks are actually completely different, it's not a copy-paste job like with Halo. All the tracks which play in multiplayer are *unique* to multiplayer.
@effervescent4765
@effervescent4765 4 жыл бұрын
I enjoy overwatch's music for each map. The theme music always gets me hyped up so id say they do a good job with that. It can get boring though when you play a lot. If I'm playing and I'm not in team chat/discord, I play my own music, but 99% of the time I don't feel like mixing all the volumes. Also, I love the idea of the switching to a hero sound effect. Especially with heroes like widow where the entire playing field changes the moment she's selected.
@MinecraftNinja50
@MinecraftNinja50 8 жыл бұрын
Whenever you post something, it instantly and easily becomes the highlight of my day. Thank you for posting!
@cimmik
@cimmik 8 жыл бұрын
That's sad to hear.
@ertiaa
@ertiaa 4 жыл бұрын
Me in any other FPS games: *Mutes BGM* Me in Doom: *Cranks BGM up to the max, bursting eardrums*
@maxfer1002
@maxfer1002 8 жыл бұрын
"There's a snake in my boot" McCree
@Grieyls
@Grieyls 8 жыл бұрын
I must be wierd, I never mute the in game music of any the games I play.
@surroundgatari
@surroundgatari 8 жыл бұрын
Congratulations for not feeling the need to listen to shitty edm music. I seriously can't watch most streamers because they have such shit music in the background, but you know I'll still watch them if I really, really like them. But then again there are like four streamers that I actually watch and one of them occasionally has background music. The biggest irony of this whole however must be that they're listening to "Electronic Dance Music" while sitting on their ass in a chair, playing a generic MOBA or a slightly above average TF2 rip-off that managed to be better than TF2 because TF2 went to shit.
@Alienrun
@Alienrun 8 жыл бұрын
I think the reasoning for that is that they want music that doesn't distract them...so of course they are not going to have catchy music in the backround...unless of course they are playing casually which makes sense...though in that case why not just use game music anyways? :/
@AshleyAmber
@AshleyAmber 7 жыл бұрын
well fuck off, if you dont like edm just say it but dont call it shitty
@coconutblaze8169
@coconutblaze8169 7 жыл бұрын
and thats one triggered weeaboo!
@hedgehog3180
@hedgehog3180 7 жыл бұрын
toffeebomb I'm not sure if you've ever played a game but most popular esports titles involve quite a bit of movement. MOBA's probably have the least and people are still doing a ton of positioning in that. Rocket League is at the complete other end of the scale being pretty much all about movement. Regardless when you're playing those games even if you aren't physically moving in reality, you're still moving and you're gonna be doing the same things with your brain as you do when you are moving IRL. You're still thinking about the movement as you would real movement. Not to mention that all of these games are incredibly fast paced, again Rocket League is probably the fastest and if you play that game you will know how long a second is in that game. So since you're moving and doing it fast dance music makes sense since it is essentially designed for the same purpose. Hell just go listen to the Rocket League soundtrack, it is pretty much just late 00s dance music. Similarly Eurobeat, which was originally made as club music in the 90s became the signature of Initial D, which is a racing game (there's a bit more to it).
@ShadowTheLight
@ShadowTheLight 8 жыл бұрын
When you talked about great MMOs, you forgot about Club Penguin, with a great soundtrack
@NickJerrison
@NickJerrison 8 жыл бұрын
It's Mugi from K-On, but I have no fucking idea why everyone has it as their profile pic right now as well. Mind filling me up on that, OP?
@AshleyAmber
@AshleyAmber 7 жыл бұрын
because pewdiepie asked it for mod recrutement
@NickJerrison
@NickJerrison 7 жыл бұрын
I guess that... makes sense?
@ShadowTheLight
@ShadowTheLight 7 жыл бұрын
It's from 9:27 of the "ITS TIME TO STRIKE BACK!" PewDiePie video
@theodoreroosevelt3143
@theodoreroosevelt3143 4 жыл бұрын
I love beging and ending theme of the match in Battlefield 1 & V so hyping, so much epicness, it's amazing, especially in BF 1 when you play this few matches mode, at the begining noone moves, in front of you ground it bombarded, your captain shouts stuff like "brothers today we'll push them back to where they came from wr will save our land, attack!!!!!" and this music makes you feel like brave simple soldier with heart full of courage and every soldier is screaming for few moments, without music it could be compeletly ass
@Killerbee4712
@Killerbee4712 4 жыл бұрын
TF2 does it very well too. Audio cues such as spy decloakes, backstabs, sniper shots, and voice lines by the characters for SFX really dominate the gaming experience, but upon entering the game and exiting (winning or losing), music plays once again
@TheOfficalAndI
@TheOfficalAndI 8 жыл бұрын
The competitive game with the best soundtrack is super smash bros melee.
@akerguido9399
@akerguido9399 8 жыл бұрын
&I Yes, indeed.
@NacoEstupido
@NacoEstupido 8 жыл бұрын
COCONUT GUN
@atlas2x375
@atlas2x375 8 жыл бұрын
No.
@Guardianshrine
@Guardianshrine 8 жыл бұрын
or rocket league
@user-ty8me4hm1w
@user-ty8me4hm1w 8 жыл бұрын
No l4d2 has the best
@lucasauriemo
@lucasauriemo 8 жыл бұрын
Hey, Sideways guys. I just wanna say that the work you are doing is good, VERY good. Keep doing it, it is well thought-out and structured, funny, and always interesting and novel! this has quickly become one of my new favourite youtube channels. This thing you are doing is gonna grow a lot with time.
@BlindingLight
@BlindingLight 4 жыл бұрын
When overwatch hero comes out of spawn: * silence * When I come out of spawn: “GET ‘AM BOYOOOOS”
@gondre7975
@gondre7975 4 жыл бұрын
BlindingLight IM ALL OVER YA LIKE SHINGLES
@airhead7379
@airhead7379 4 жыл бұрын
btw they do make noise coming out of spawn and all
@verbatos9498
@verbatos9498 4 жыл бұрын
LETS WASTE 'EM
@prowlbeast1959
@prowlbeast1959 4 жыл бұрын
Lets have a go at it!
@NoCapsNoSpacesofficial
@NoCapsNoSpacesofficial 8 жыл бұрын
I think Splatoon does a good job at this every match has a song playing throughout and every song is exciting, and every match has the same song in the last minute to add tension
@SquareyCircley
@SquareyCircley 4 жыл бұрын
starcraft broodwar terran music still hasn't gotten old after 20 years
@diitrii
@diitrii 4 жыл бұрын
Makes me think of Splatoon but then I remember that Splatoon does have a singleplayer campaign.
@SuspiciousScout
@SuspiciousScout 8 жыл бұрын
Overwatch's soundtrack is one of the best I've heard in a long time for a multiplayer-only game. All the music that's there really helps liven up the game. The preparation, hero select, last 30 seconds, overtime, it all increases the energy and drama of the match, and I never get tired of hearing those pieces over and over.
@wheatart4274
@wheatart4274 6 жыл бұрын
You mention Multiplayer games, and my first thought went to Splatoon! They have a really fun single-player too, but I always loved the very distinct sound in their games
@smashbros379ful
@smashbros379ful 4 жыл бұрын
>7:00 "LAST ONE ALIVE LOCK THE DOOR" "RAUS RAUS" "PLAY BALL" "LETS HAVE A GO AT IT" "MMMPPH MMMPH" "HE-HE YEEEHAW" "LEEETS DOO IT" "Gentlemen" "HERE I COME"
@somerandomidiot9064
@somerandomidiot9064 4 жыл бұрын
Ah yes, I see that your a man of culture as well
@brxzbze
@brxzbze 4 жыл бұрын
I can hear this comment....
@clickbait3753
@clickbait3753 4 жыл бұрын
Splatoon does this right by having their matches timed which allows them to easily have tracks created at set lengths around the matches
@tikaal
@tikaal 8 жыл бұрын
The smash bros. series as a whole might have the best 'esport' soundtrack
@Alienrun
@Alienrun 8 жыл бұрын
Dreamland clap for days! lol (and let's not forget that leffen diss track! :D)
@Bighomie39
@Bighomie39 4 жыл бұрын
A Nintendo game and great music are one and the same. Nearly every one I've played has at least one absolute banger in there.
@erickonami1
@erickonami1 4 жыл бұрын
My favorite bit of music in video games that adds tension to whatever going on is when the defuser is about to finish defusing a bomb in rainbow six siege and the suspenseful music plays with the heartbeat in the back
@okaymydude5127
@okaymydude5127 4 жыл бұрын
SCP: Secret Laboratory has music that plays when certain areas of the map are going to be shut down. Even though the game doesn't even have an option to turn off music yet, (not actually sure about this, haven't played it in a while) the music is actually very helpful in determining how much time you have left to escape, especially when the nuke is going off, because it doesn't have a countdown like the Light Containment lock down.
@queenwyntir
@queenwyntir 8 жыл бұрын
Incredible content. Your LoL gripes are my life, also RIP Everquest. Keep making great content man.
@06glenadam
@06glenadam 8 жыл бұрын
You ever thought about a collab with 'now you see it'?
@Sideways440
@Sideways440 8 жыл бұрын
I'd love to, his videos are great!
@06glenadam
@06glenadam 8 жыл бұрын
+Sideways it'd make for a great video. Maybe something like movie musicals, I'm sure it would have a ton of directions for you two to play with. But I'm just a simple viewer haha keep up the good work man. :)
@s7evinkelevra
@s7evinkelevra 8 жыл бұрын
my thoughts exactly... this channel is 'Now you Hear it' :)
@jonaw.2153
@jonaw.2153 8 жыл бұрын
Adam Glen YES PLEASE!!!
@EleaxustheFlawless
@EleaxustheFlawless 8 жыл бұрын
Or KaptainKristian
@jonnygoldapple1749
@jonnygoldapple1749 4 жыл бұрын
Both splatoon and splatoon 2 have really great tracks in multiple different styles (from separate in-game "bands") for their multiplayer matches. Yes, they both have a singleplayer campaign, but the music in each mode is actually unique to that mode, with each level of the singleplayer having an assigned track, and each multiplayer match getting a random song from the list. Even the dlc in Splatoon 2 has its own unique tracks from the rest of the game, following the same formula as the normal singleplayer.
@jelle6370
@jelle6370 8 жыл бұрын
they dont change up what heroes say when they ult because they wanted it to be a cue saying: "get the fuck out of there!". if they changed the dialogue and it would be different with every ult it would become confusing. if you hear: "justi...." you immediately know to get away because there is going to be some flying rockets.
@bleach4038
@bleach4038 8 жыл бұрын
and if you hear "boop boop boop boop!" nearby you know you're screwed
@mrpineapple2938
@mrpineapple2938 8 жыл бұрын
775234 The One sombra: .........BOOP! ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
@343Films
@343Films 8 жыл бұрын
775234 The One Not really. Sombra is so underpowered right now
@bleach4038
@bleach4038 8 жыл бұрын
343Films I meant bastion lol
@bleach4038
@bleach4038 7 жыл бұрын
+Morir es vivir that's true, they switched the dialogue for your own teammates' ults
@bwminich
@bwminich 2 жыл бұрын
This video is a bit old for this, as it was just starting, but Splatoon has a great soundtrack and how to deal with music. Splatoon has in game bands, and the music on a map can be seen as officially playing during a match diegetically. The game has a lot of tracks, and will pick one per match. Because they are in game bands with their own styles, there are a variety of music styles involved, and the same song doesn’t play over and over. Some matches are strictly timed 3 minute affairs, and those play a “1 minute left” song that has been consistent between games in melody, but remixed by different bands. And the modes that last longer (and have knockout conditions that make end times more unpredictable), they wrong the songs to be very repeatable, like all good video game music. It’s the best solution I’ve seen to this, and is one game I’ve seen a lot of streamers just leave game music on for. Splatoon music is treated as part of the world, so it feels weird to play Splatoon without it.
@cam_o_man3419
@cam_o_man3419 4 жыл бұрын
What I really like about Counterstrike's music is that I can selectively mute it myself. In Settings, I can mute the background music and the intro music, but the "final 10 seconds" music I can leave be.
@semproser19
@semproser19 4 жыл бұрын
Heroes of the Storm had a ridiculously good soundtrack. Not only were they alone just really really good tracks, but they had starting sections that tended to last as long as warmup phase so they fit cinematically. Alongside that, for objectives they soundtrack would actually change to a different track to indicate that shit is going down, which really works for a MOBA.
@1InVader1
@1InVader1 8 жыл бұрын
"What was the last eSport you remember having a good soundtrack?" You kinda answered your own question: Quake, Unreal Tournament... The games that did it best didn't care about the "events" in multiplayer games. Just played the awesome music (depending on the map) on a loop. If the music was any good, it got you pumped for the fight. UT streamers and pro player often leave the in-game music on, because it is simply too good to give up on. A good way of event based music would be motherfockin Payday 2. Not an eSport game, but it is never a silent game. There's always some music played, whether you're sneaking around, or going loud during an assault. But most importantly: it gets you pumped for the fight.
@thebird4238
@thebird4238 8 жыл бұрын
InVader AAAAAAA, I NEED A MEDIC BAG
@non-bird-nary2420
@non-bird-nary2420 5 жыл бұрын
Dead By Daylight is an interesting game, all of the noises are important, whether you're a survivor or killer.
@KingStretch35
@KingStretch35 5 жыл бұрын
Uhh Black Ops 2 multiplayer menu music?? So iconic
@howchildish
@howchildish 8 жыл бұрын
I think out of all the music from lol, the one that stuck with me is the theme in Howling Abyss. It just fits with the setting. Not to mention how the music changes depending on what happens during the game, and begins to grow as the game progresses. It's almost interactive in a sense.
@Umayrica
@Umayrica 4 жыл бұрын
You can turn on subtitles for OverWatch for critical moments. This tells you who’s ulting, and what team they’re on very quickly and it’s very convenient
@noodledoodle07
@noodledoodle07 4 жыл бұрын
I use subtitles so i can screenshot cool hero interactions in spawn they are helpful tho
@jounivaljakka8540
@jounivaljakka8540 7 жыл бұрын
I think Left4Dead has done this better than many. There's distinctive theme for every Infected and those themes can be heard whenever those creatures are somewhere. Also the the main theme is used very nicely throughout the game from menus to the maps. For example when you're deep in the south, zombie horde is cued with with banjo version of the main theme or if you're at the amusement park, circus themed adaptation is used. Of course gameplay in games like Overwatch is a bit different, but I don't see why these kind of solutions wouldn't work if the musical cues are done fittingly. I really enjoy your videos! Keep up the good work!! :)
@noahmedina6890
@noahmedina6890 8 жыл бұрын
Awesomenauts. A great example of a multiplayer game with amazing music.
@BabyBoiQue
@BabyBoiQue 8 жыл бұрын
Admittedly, I'm one of those "I just like what I like" people, but bc I like so many types of music I love finding videos like yours. I'm far from a music scholar, but I know enough that you sparked my interest. Keep it up,
@BMCGhastCast
@BMCGhastCast 8 жыл бұрын
they should add in mcree saying its twelve a clock
@robot3759
@robot3759 4 жыл бұрын
"It is the time of day in which the sun is approximately at the apex of its arc."
@cguy20076
@cguy20076 4 жыл бұрын
@@robot3759 It's low midnight...
@strawberrana
@strawberrana 4 жыл бұрын
SCP: Secret Laboratory does music so well. I'd definitely encourage you to check it out. It basically does everything you said you liked in this video. Sound queues for enemies, music when the round is almost over, the works, man.
@shawdowclone
@shawdowclone 7 жыл бұрын
There actually is some voice lines in overwatch said when a character notices a healer or sniper or certain people that they are affiliated with in the lore
@gweilo2961
@gweilo2961 8 жыл бұрын
That silence you left at the end was done fucking masterly...
@rileybishop8480
@rileybishop8480 5 жыл бұрын
One example of great music in e-sports Splatoon
@bark723
@bark723 7 жыл бұрын
Art is how we decorate space. Music is art we use to decorate time.
@LeonusStawalker
@LeonusStawalker 8 жыл бұрын
I rarely ever mute music in games, even in multiplayer games. Even though I rarely actually take active notice of the music in games like league and dota, it becomes a part of the experience. Playing music not intended for the game on top of it takes me out of the experience and leads me to playing badly, and muting it leaves a feeling of something missing. I don't really get people that do replace game music, music is such a strong part of memory that it's just unnatural to try to disjoint them, to me I often think of areas and their music as one in the same.
@diegosaavedra3267
@diegosaavedra3267 8 жыл бұрын
This is the channel i've been lookin for, fooor a loooong time. Keep it up!
@adnanilyas6368
@adnanilyas6368 8 жыл бұрын
Super Smash Bros has a fantastic score, both original tracks and remixes of other Nintendo themes.
@343Films
@343Films 8 жыл бұрын
But smash is a fighting style game and not a shooter where things like footsteps and audio cues from in game characters matter.
@adnanilyas6368
@adnanilyas6368 8 жыл бұрын
Fine. The real best example I've got is from an intense puzzle game on the Super Nintendo called Tetris Attack. Tetris Attack doesn't really have anything to do with actual tetris. Instead of falling blocks of different shapes, you've got rising rows of different colored blocks with the goal of eliminating those rows before they hit the top. You can do that by lining up 3 or more blocks of the same color, causing them to be eliminated. Part of the central appeal of Tetris Attack is that the game is competitive. You need to keep going until your opponent fails. To complicate things, each player can drop huge blocks on their opponent by matching 4 or more, or by lining up a string of combos. The musicality of the game has several elements. Each character in the game has a stage associated with them with its own music (and the score is just fantastic). Each character also has a sound effect for when they make a combo or long string of blocks. There is also a dramatic announcement for when the blocks actually fall, with more flair for a larger block (made with longer strings of combos). The block lands with a thud and produces an anxiety-inducing sound effect when the player manages to destroy it. Most dramatically, when either players' stack of blocks rises to a dangerous level, the music shifts to a faster paced track. The audio cues combine to create an atmosphere of increasing anxiety and tenseness as the game proceeds and becomes more intense. Every time you make a good move, you can hear it and have a moment to relish the pain about to be inflicted on your opponent. However, you can simultaneously hear what is about to come at you. The time delay between the warning of the opponents moves and the actual dramatic flair of the dropping obstacle presents a moment of dread. If the opponent is good, you may not know how big the problem is about to be and are forced to anxiously wait until it appears before you and forces you to confront it. The moment the music shifts, there's an immediate feeling that comes with it. If you have been dominating, it's a feeling of satisfaction, of being able to force your opponent closer and closer to submission. If it is an intense game, there is a feeling of panic as you take a moment to take stock of whether you are in a moment of crisis, or your opponent. When it's you who is in trouble, you can feel that fast paced music making your heart beat race ever faster as you try and manage the split seconds you have between failure and survival. And the moment when somebody loses, the music cuts out, creating a sudden release of tension, either the gut wrenching feeling of loss, or the sudden relief and happiness of victory.
@Bighomie39
@Bighomie39 4 жыл бұрын
@@noivern1380 yeah, in Ultimate you better be ready to move when you hear "Arsene" or "DORIYAH!"
@the_furf_of_july4652
@the_furf_of_july4652 4 жыл бұрын
That’s a fair point! With how many songs are in ultimate, assuming a player puts in the effort to customize it, they should never get tired of the music. A key difference though, is that with the exception of a few songs (like mario bros playing the “time running out” effect on the last stock), the music doesn’t always match the game.
@insertcolorherehawk3761
@insertcolorherehawk3761 4 жыл бұрын
@@adnanilyas6368 Panel de Pon or Puzzle League is the name Nintendo uses for that game these days
@boo5860
@boo5860 7 жыл бұрын
holy shit I want the 'There's a snake in my boot' McCree line now
@indigo3796
@indigo3796 8 жыл бұрын
Are you kidding, adding additional voice lines for ults would be terrible
@indigo3796
@indigo3796 8 жыл бұрын
Every ult has to be instantly recognisable
@indigo3796
@indigo3796 8 жыл бұрын
And distinguishable from your teams ult voice lines
@stupidusernamestaken
@stupidusernamestaken 7 жыл бұрын
You know you can edit comments Also maybe just a different line for you but it would stay the same for everyone else?
@indigo3796
@indigo3796 7 жыл бұрын
nobody knows I guess, but the voice line still needs to be different for enemy's and allies
@indigo3796
@indigo3796 7 жыл бұрын
Both are necessary, one for announcing when a member on your team has ulted and one for when an enemy team member has ulted. The difference between your teams zarya grav-ing and the enemy teams zarya grav-ing is the difference between a won fight and a lost fight. Also (i am pretty sure) all characters only have 2 except junkrat.
@BubbleBuals
@BubbleBuals 8 жыл бұрын
Not sure why KZbin recommended this video to me but im glad they did. Very well made video. You got yourself a new sub.
@Mackstodon
@Mackstodon 8 жыл бұрын
i love the "buff elemental shamans" you threw in there. horde or alliance?
@bobbyferg9173
@bobbyferg9173 4 жыл бұрын
7:11 Well Valve decided that having all of the mercenaries scream a battle cry at the beginning of the round at the same time was a good idea
@salad544
@salad544 4 жыл бұрын
why didn't you mention Battlefield One's *amazing* soundtrack? i feel like it could be a really good example of well done video game multiplayer music
@ChenV
@ChenV 4 жыл бұрын
One of the only soundtracks that I don't mute.
@HoundNL
@HoundNL 4 жыл бұрын
I really love the music when time is running out or in the overtime in Overwatch and Rainbow 6
@dbk663
@dbk663 7 жыл бұрын
Both Starcraft 1 and 2 have phenomenal soundtracks, IMO. That being said, most of it comes through in the single player and some of the more memorable themes from the second game's campaign aren't in the multiplayer. Too bad.
@mr_sn4k3s
@mr_sn4k3s 7 жыл бұрын
this video came up in my recommended, really enjoyed the video and it brought up some interesting questions, funny my answer to the question would be Overwatch and is one of the rare pvp games that I haven't muted the music for. Subscribed.
@Kyleology
@Kyleology 8 жыл бұрын
Unreal Tournament had a great soundtrack.
@VSPhotfries
@VSPhotfries 7 жыл бұрын
I was going to bring that up an suggest simply having a varied, quality soundtrack that has a good groove that helps it melt into the experience is probably the best answer, but I also remembered how ironically I eventually muted it and played my own music library on random (it did have the ut )
@VSPhotfries
@VSPhotfries 7 жыл бұрын
Hmm, but the wrong button on my phone and can't edit. Thanks Obama. Point is: Short of having 100+ unique tracks, I think once you play a game long enough even the best stuff gets muted just for sake of sanity.
@BartholomewHll
@BartholomewHll 8 жыл бұрын
This was such a great video, so eye opening to something I don't thin about but experience every day ahaha
@KalCLF
@KalCLF 8 жыл бұрын
you forgot that Csgo added music kits to change sounds and stuff. Honestly it works really well business side and gameplay wise.
@raw_pc
@raw_pc 8 жыл бұрын
I guess Twitch streamers are playing games with random music playlist because they are not too immersed in the game anyway while interacting with chat or doing some random stuff. They know that people who come to watch won't hear game's soundtrack enough to enjoy it so they put some more melodic music in the background. There are some instances where the stream looks a bit different. It's more chilled and the streamer don't talk too much so people can enjoy not only the visuals but also the sound. It's prominent in the games like Dead by daylight where music and sounds are building tension.
@Iratechromosome
@Iratechromosome 8 жыл бұрын
love the bigmoise potg. I am a fan of cr1tical also!
@brisvegan89
@brisvegan89 7 жыл бұрын
Just got recommended your videos and discovered your channel... Really fantastic content! Your channel is really unique. Subbed (obviously).
@atlas7736
@atlas7736 8 жыл бұрын
It is seriously triggering me that you aren't talking about TF2.
@3DMegaGamer
@3DMegaGamer 8 жыл бұрын
Team Fortress 2 has music in game? I'm pretty sure the music is only in menus.
@3DMegaGamer
@3DMegaGamer 8 жыл бұрын
I haven't played since the Meet your Match update since tho.
@atlas7736
@atlas7736 8 жыл бұрын
3DMega​ At the beginning of a match, it plays a short clip of two themes that I can't remember the names of, and at the end it plays a short clip of the main theme. In MvM, the main MvM theme plays in various remixes 10 seconds before the round starts.
@RacecarsAndRicefish
@RacecarsAndRicefish 8 жыл бұрын
3DMega Yeah it's pretty much only in menus, but that's sorta where it belongs. I personally don't wanna hear anything during a match if it might prevent me from hearing enemy voice lines of footsteps. Also the tf2 soundtrack is always getting stuck in my head even after I've basically quit for overwatch
@woot000
@woot000 8 жыл бұрын
RibRipper epic meme
@SenorSmaySmay
@SenorSmaySmay 8 жыл бұрын
God bless. You have so quickly become my favorite KZbinr. You're really one of the best diamonds in the rough when it comes to KZbin. Hope you make it big someday because you totally deserve to!
@QuinnArgo
@QuinnArgo 7 жыл бұрын
hotS has a great Soundtrack.
@TheMikaley
@TheMikaley 8 жыл бұрын
You can't mute Dead by Daylight and even tho there is little music the music that is there is very well done/fitting and will often scare the shit out of you. (looking at you myers) Great vid!
@JKay5phD
@JKay5phD 8 жыл бұрын
War Thunder does music fantastically.
@honkhonk8009
@honkhonk8009 4 жыл бұрын
True. Same with TF2
@Mousekins
@Mousekins 7 жыл бұрын
The cues on L4D are brilliant, you can tell when a special infected spawns, if the horde is about, and when you stand in the safe room for a while music starts to play (though, I'm ngl, the music scares me a little, but I'm also a wimp). c:
@gregorymcconnell7704
@gregorymcconnell7704 7 жыл бұрын
Heroes of the storm had a pretty great soundtrack
@annsanimationaddiction8024
@annsanimationaddiction8024 4 жыл бұрын
RUST LEGACY! The old rust had amazing soundtrack that fit the survival tension perfectly, as well as that feeling of cold and isolation when the sun goes down, and night falls, while you're alone sitting on a rock with a campfire.
@amitklain4199
@amitklain4199 8 жыл бұрын
Did you actually just suggest for OW to have unlockable voice lines? -facepalm-
@3dDoener
@3dDoener 7 жыл бұрын
Amit Klain unlockable voicelines *for their ults*
@amitklain4199
@amitklain4199 7 жыл бұрын
It's already a thing. They have a voice line for their ults. High noon? Justice rains from above? They have a voice line when they get "on fire" And a sound for when they respawn. It's been this way since the game released.
@dreadstone6083
@dreadstone6083 8 жыл бұрын
I don't remember MAG being a "competitive shooter," but I remember to this day how it felt and sounded because of how much I loved that game, especially the sound design. Specifically, I remember playing on my buddies PS3 while he watched, all I could hear was the cacophony of war, and then I managed to mow down an enemy squad with my LMG, and I heard a soft guitar riff start, that was quickly amplified and accompanied by the pounding of drums. This amazing instrumental rock music served only to pump me up, and my friend remarked, "Damn dude, you got the rock music to play, you are kicking some ass!" I don't know what it was about this experience that cemented it in my memories, but I know that this is a great example of using music in a multiplayer environment.
@lanhikari4930
@lanhikari4930 8 жыл бұрын
I NEVER mute the game I'm playing. It honestly makes it so hard for me to concentrate when I have something else playing in the background, also I WANT to hear what the the game can offer me musically, as I love game music. It seriously pisses me off anytime I see(or hear) someone mute the game they're playing and play their music over it.
@tristanfinnberg4607
@tristanfinnberg4607 8 жыл бұрын
I liked what you said about how dialogue can ruin balance. For example, Sombra saying something when she decloaks behind someone defeats the whole purpose of being hidden.
@NotSoMelancholy
@NotSoMelancholy 8 жыл бұрын
This sounds dumb but that sona skin has got to be my all time favourite. I absolutely loved how your spells changed the music around and had a blast whenever I was lucky enough to get to use it in ARAM.
@hugowarnberg
@hugowarnberg 8 жыл бұрын
Your content is awesome man! You have given me an entirely new perspective on movie music. Would be great to see a video on Interstellar and how Nolan worked together with Zimmer to create the main theme! It´s probably my favorite movie score of all time.
@sirdogmen
@sirdogmen 4 жыл бұрын
I think some of my favorite ways video game music is used is in payday When doing a heist it’s dead quiet till you get noticed and it starts being a loud heist and the song for that map start playing to fit the FPS action you are now a part of.
@pumodi
@pumodi 4 жыл бұрын
As someone who writes music for multiplayer games, I've done a music pack for Dota 2, I feel all of this. Great points!
@JaneStateDog
@JaneStateDog 4 жыл бұрын
The Splatoon series has some of the best music ever, and I’d argue the ones that play in online battle are the best ones.
@bohitargep
@bohitargep 8 жыл бұрын
my sides went all the way to Dorado when you said there's a snake in my boot
@pokeman500
@pokeman500 8 жыл бұрын
Just found your channel and I'm realizing how the new KZbin trend is video essays. Not complaining in the slightest :D
@MarioUcomics
@MarioUcomics 5 жыл бұрын
Killer Instinct remake on X-Box has an AMAZING soundtrack that changes to what is happening between the two players in a fighting game. If both players just do nothing, the music mellows out but if a combo is starts to amp up. As someone is closer to winning, the music dramatically change. The music and sound also helps clues you in to when you can break a combo
@VVyzard
@VVyzard 4 жыл бұрын
Titanfall 2 is a great example that got left out, there's nothing like that rush to the dropship at the end of a match to either escape or stop the losing side from escaping whilst the intense soundtrack busts on
@isn0t42
@isn0t42 8 жыл бұрын
Back when I was a kid...Yup. Exactly the same emotions, buddy.
@555Tbird
@555Tbird 8 жыл бұрын
Not really music, but the announcers in Halo and Smash are pretty iconic, and they set the tone for me just as much as a score would.
@Kenjileahy
@Kenjileahy 8 жыл бұрын
Wow. Nicely done. That ending really struck a chord.
@UltraCodex66
@UltraCodex66 7 жыл бұрын
it was actually awesome to hear every character scream something in Team Fortress 2 back when the game was good and we wanted to play it
@TyderiaOfficial
@TyderiaOfficial 8 жыл бұрын
I really miss looped music in shooters. Unreal Tournament 1999's soundtrack never got old. Sometimes I would play the game just to listen to it.
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