Weapon Sounds in Games

Galanti · 01-09-08, 01:22 PM

I have recently been venting my spleen about the pitiful sound of the guns in COD4 on various boards and to my wife (imagine her interest) and it occurred to me that there is perhaps the slighest possibility that I'm nuts and they sound just fine.

Now, I'm not terribly interested in an exact replication of the sound a particular rifle makes, as I honestly couldn't tell you what they really sound like, and I imagine they vary wildy with a number of accoustical conditions and factors. (I've fired an AR-15 and Norinco M-14, but with ear protectors on and hundreds of rounds later, even human conversation start to sound like the teachers in Charlie Brown)

What I do like to hear is some balls behind the sound, some reverb, a bit of crack, the metallic rack of the slide, Christ anything other than the 8-bit Tandy-like bleeps of the COD 4 ones. I should mention I'm using an Audigy 2 and 5.1 speakers, not cutting edge, but they should do.

I'm also playing Crysis and GRAW2 right now, and boy, I love the gun sounds in those ones. Even if they aren't accurate, they sure sound wicked!

So, I'm interested in finding out what everyone else thinks. What are the games with the best sounding weapons? What do you listen for in a gun sound?

01-09-08, 01:22 PM	#1
Galanti Captain Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ottawa Posts: 536 Downloads: 106 Uploads: 0	Weapon Sounds in Games I have recently been venting my spleen about the pitiful sound of the guns in COD4 on various boards and to my wife (imagine her interest) and it occurred to me that there is perhaps the slighest possibility that I'm nuts and they sound just fine. Now, I'm not terribly interested in an exact replication of the sound a particular rifle makes, as I honestly couldn't tell you what they really sound like, and I imagine they vary wildy with a number of accoustical conditions and factors. (I've fired an AR-15 and Norinco M-14, but with ear protectors on and hundreds of rounds later, even human conversation start to sound like the teachers in Charlie Brown) What I do like to hear is some balls behind the sound, some reverb, a bit of crack, the metallic rack of the slide, Christ anything other than the 8-bit Tandy-like bleeps of the COD 4 ones. I should mention I'm using an Audigy 2 and 5.1 speakers, not cutting edge, but they should do. I'm also playing Crysis and GRAW2 right now, and boy, I love the gun sounds in those ones. Even if they aren't accurate, they sure sound wicked! So, I'm interested in finding out what everyone else thinks. What are the games with the best sounding weapons? What do you listen for in a gun sound?