Author: sander

Game Title: Combat Atari 2600 Your name: Sebastiaan Zwezerijnen Pretty or ugly: ugly Description: Start at 0m39s. I know, I know. It’s an Atari 2600, would someone expect decent sound …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=5U76K9Nvrw8Game Title: 10 Really bad videogame audio examplesYour name: Joel SjoukePretty or ugly: uglyDescription: I don’t think this one needs a lot of explaining…. It basically causes ear cancer for …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=U_4-jyM3A6wGame Title: Papers PleaseYour name: Daan den HartogPretty or ugly: prettyDescription: This song is amazing. It fits the grey and simple design of the game perfectly. Even though it sounds …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=vYWFWmvJXpwGame Title: TerrariaYour name: Tim HaerkensPretty or ugly: prettyDescription: Terraria’s sounds and background music enhance the game experience very well. In Boss battles the background music changes to an epic …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=ms7NnDk0P_0Game Title: English Country TuneYour name: Joel SjoukePretty or ugly: prettyDescription: This game is a fine example of music setting the mood of the game. It’s perfect for this relaxing …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VywbrNZZWwGame Title: Banjo-TooieYour name: Jaber RoeleveldPretty or ugly: prettyDescription: Banjo-Kazooie has already received a lot of praise for its sound design, music and diffrent take on voice acting. It is …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=0Wg8izzEdHIGame Title: MinecraftYour name: Tim HaerkensPretty or ugly: uglyDescription: When you’re in a village the npcs spam you with “meh” sounds. At some point it starts to get really annoying.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=4RGCvrSofgsGame Title: The VoidYour name: Marel HuijsmansPretty or ugly: prettyDescription: De kamer moet een rustige veilige met een tintje droevenis/verloren hoop op roepen en vooral door de rustige muziek en …

Game Title: Transformers Fall of Cybertron Your name: Rick van den Akker Pretty or ugly: ugly Description: Audio logs have become increasingly popular over recent years as a way to …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=2sz0mI_6tLQGame Title: Super hexagonYour name: ThomasPretty or ugly: prettyDescription: Het spel super hexagon heeft volgens mij zijn succe groottendeels te danken aan de supergave soundtracks gemaakt door chipsel. het boost …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=7f3HDsgLV68Game Title: Big Rigs: Over the Road RacingYour name: ThomasPretty or ugly: uglyDescription: Hoewel de muziek episch en opzwepend klinkt, word het op een gegevend moment super eritand om de …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=dZaxxBU6yOAGame Title: L.A. NoireYour name: MilanPretty or ugly: prettyDescription: I never really played L.A. Noire myself but I once was watching some incredible detailed things in some games. At that …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=qnE3uBa9S5MGame Title: AmyYour name: MilanPretty or ugly: uglyDescription: Lip sync is horrible and as if that wasn’t enough in chapter 1 there is also a man that talks like a …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=dMbhGC3xQ0IGame Title: GTA 5Your name: Jochem van der LofPretty or ugly: prettyDescription: In GTA5 the sound of walking change when you choose for other shoes.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=dMbhGC3xQ0IGame Title: GTA 5Your name: Jochem van der LofPretty or ugly: prettyDescription: In GTA5 the sound of walking change when you choose for other shoes.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=dMbhGC3xQ0IGame Title: GTA 5Your name: Jochem van der LofPretty or ugly: prettyDescription: In GTA5 the sound of walking change when you choose for other shoes.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=dMbhGC3xQ0IGame Title: GTA 5Your name: Jochem van der LofPretty or ugly: prettyDescription: In GTA5 the sound of walking change when you choose for other shoes.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=dMbhGC3xQ0IGame Title: GTA 5Your name: Jochem van der LofPretty or ugly: prettyDescription: In GTA5 the sound of walking change when you choose for other shoes.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=N62x-CwU7EUGame Title: red dead redemptionYour name: Jochem van der LofPretty or ugly: uglyDescription: The famous wilhelm scream is even used in red dead redemption.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=guRvIFP-oiAGame Title: AntichamberYour name: Paul LevelsPretty or ugly: prettyDescription: This game has good audio design. It gives the player feedback on his actions, like placing blocks. It also has a …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=7GNmJbsXEr0Game Title: Mirror’s EdgeYour name: Paul LevelsPretty or ugly: uglyDescription: The player just killed the policeman in the game. While the model of the policeman fell all the way down, …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=aAWxw0wmeNQGame Title: House of the Dead 2Your name: Neander GiljamPretty or ugly: prettyDescription: This audio clip is in my opinion one of the worst voice actings in games ever. It …

Game Title: Kingdom Hearts II Your name: Eric van den Bersselaar Pretty or ugly: ugly Description: Even though I love the Kingdom Hearts series and it’s music, they all have …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=nJ0zRUbiCtAGame Title: GTA Vice CityYour name: Neander GiljamPretty or ugly: prettyDescription: In this video you can hear the soundtrack of one of the radio stations in GTA Vice City. I …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=lEq0oV21tHIGame Title: Gears of War 3Your name: Ivo van ‘t WoutPretty or ugly: prettyDescription: The best and the worst part of Gears of War 3 might be the part of …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=9f3-ya7Nn3wGame Title: RunescapeYour name: Ivo van ‘t WoutPretty or ugly: uglyDescription: Runescape has never been a really outstanding game. Graphics and audio are not of high quality. Some of the …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=u2xPqOyIBi4Game Title: JourneyYour name: Eric van den BersselaarPretty or ugly: prettyDescription: Journey’s audio is the best I’ve ever heard in a game and in almost any level there’s something beautiful …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=yv_yNn72aeQGame Title: Lost OdysseyYour name: Sven VerschoorPretty or ugly: prettyDescription: Lost Odyssey is a great game in my opinion. It has a great gameplay, a superb story, good graphics, but …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkuwoW3cKXEGame Title: Divinity II: Ego DraconisYour name: Natalia PozdeevaPretty or ugly: prettyDescription: The music in this game always supports the gameplay, landscapes and events. It sets up the mood. It …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=QLsHg65zGIkGame Title: PokemonYour name: Sven VerschoorPretty or ugly: uglyDescription: Pokemon Critical HP sound The sound design of the Pokemon games is rather good, but there is one sound that has …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=768PfCENbiAGame Title: Homeworld 2Your name: VazgenPretty or ugly: prettyDescription: I could write a whole article on why Homeworld 2 is such a beautiful game when it comes to audio. There …

Game Title: Homeworld 2 Your name: Vazgen Pretty or ugly: pretty Description: I could write a whole article on why Homeworld 2 is such a beautiful game when it comes …

Game Title: Achron Your name: Vazgen Pretty or ugly: ugly Description: Het probleem met Achron hier is, dat de (schiet)soundeffects te veel op elkaar lijken en te generic klinken om …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=w347Jr6rHM4Game Title: Pit-Fighter (Arcade)Your name: Moniek SchilderPretty or ugly: uglyDescription: The reason I chose this game for ugly sound design is because, to me, the music doesn’t add anything to …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=yVm_ljDSdwAGame Title: Mass EffectYour name: Marijke BroosPretty or ugly: prettyDescription: The fun starts at: 1:06 I like how the soundtrack gives away clues about the gameplay. The soundtrack has a …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=FvjqX9-LAcoGame Title: Dragon’s Dogma (Dark Arisen)Your name: Marijke BroosPretty or ugly: uglyDescription: Start at beginning. Volume warning! The “menu” music is the only soundtrack in the game that has vocals, …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=4XunwK0mwdUGame Title: The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of TimeYour name: Xhi Jia TanPretty or ugly: uglyDescription: Navi (the fairy) sometimes gets very anoying. She tends to interrupt the game occasionally …

Game Title: Legend of Zelda The Wind Waker Your name: Xhi Jia Tan Pretty or ugly: pretty Description: The moment Link steps into the boat (7.33), a little jingle sounds …

Game Title: Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance Your name: Bram van den Brink Pretty or ugly: ugly Description: in deze game is er dynamish geluid voor als je wordt aangevallen. echter, …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=DZV1UYNg0scGame Title: CatherineYour name: Vanessa van der VoortPretty or ugly: uglyDescription: While Catherine doesn’t have bad sound design necessarily, the voice acting during gameplay as well as the sounds get …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=_m5aBxmQ5J4Game Title: Alice: Madness ReturnsYour name: Vanessa van der VoortPretty or ugly: prettyDescription: Alice: Madness Returns is a brilliant game with brilliant background music, voice acting and overall sound design. …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=ORyyrvpoS_Y Game Title: Tera Castanica City theme Your name: Yang Zhou Pretty or ugly: pretty Description: Good fitting adventurous music for an evil city of an evil natured city. This …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=t4egB4b2iLoGame Title: Animal Crossing: Wild WorldYour name: Paolo de HeerPretty or ugly: uglyDescription: This is Resetti’s Theme from Animal Crossing: Wild World. Mr Resetti is a mole who pops up …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=sbXauJ4qTycGame Title: MachinariumYour name: Paolo de HeerPretty or ugly: prettyDescription: All of this game’s audio captures the kind of post-apocalyptic robotworld of Machinarium really well. The sound design of this …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=rFuadvvDxs8Game Title: The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s MaskYour name: Denise JPretty or ugly: prettyDescription: where to begin, I just love how the music here tells a story on its own. …

Game Title: Assassins creed brotherhood Your name: Oskar Moleman Pretty or ugly: pretty Description: The player in Assassins creed brotherhood posses a large arsenal of weapons, all of which can …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=p7tRoGP6mVkGame Title: Legend of ZeldaYour name: Bram van den BrinkPretty or ugly: prettyDescription: after he beats the wolves +- 0:40. the music that resides in this temple is both misterious …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=gCb49Lz1gmMGame Title: Kengo: Legend of the 9Your name: Chris BrunnePretty or ugly: uglyDescription: Start at 1:20 This game has a ugly game design not only because of the cheap sounding …

Game Title: Assassins creed brotherhood Your name: Oskar Moleman Pretty or ugly: pretty Description: The player in Assassins creed brotherhood posses a large arsenal of weapons, all of which can …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=1RcJbYldnYwGame Title: Super Baseball BatmanYour name: Yang ZhouPretty or ugly: uglyDescription: The worst music ever on a final boss, especially when its just a baseball game! The sound just hurts …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=VZAuKkv4eZEGame Title: BastionYour name: Chris BrunnePretty or ugly: prettyDescription: start at 0:55 This game has overall great sounds. Bastion even won over 100 awards including several for best music. I …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=7h5VloTiSP4Game Title: World of WarcraftYour name: Gianni BakkesPretty or ugly: prettyDescription: from 0:18 as soon as the player enters the area of Stormwind city drums start to roll followed up …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Q8GDQtugiDEGame Title: Scooby-Doo Classic Creep CapersYour name: Arjen de HaanPretty or ugly: uglyDescription: Starting at 30 seconds in. The music is too loud, the ambience is monotonous and too loud …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=carLKDyPeRMGame Title: Action 52 Hambo’s AdventuresYour name: Gianni BakkesPretty or ugly: uglyDescription: The audio in this mini game feels unpleasant to hear bacause of the very high pitched electronic tones. …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=carLKDyPeRMGame Title: Action 52 Hambo’s AdventuresYour name: Gianni BakkesPretty or ugly: uglyDescription: The audio in this mini game feels unpleasant to hear bacause of the very high pitched electronic tones. …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=carLKDyPeRMGame Title: Action 52 Hambo’s AdventuresYour name: Gianni BakkesPretty or ugly: uglyDescription: The audio in this mini game feels unpleasant to hear bacause of the very high pitched electronic tones. …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=WByMGZCawjwGame Title: Sonic Adventure 1Your name: Denise JPretty or ugly: uglyDescription: my example starts around 6:49 Each time sonic hits knuckles he just casually says ‘oh no’ in the most …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Z-5n4VZ2b9sGame Title: Assassins creed brotherhoodYour name: Oskar MolemanPretty or ugly: uglyDescription: In the CGI trailer the player character Ezio kills his enemies by ordering a storm off arrows. The audio …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=KthBqZ4m9UYGame Title: Age of Empires 3Your name: Daniel BonnetPretty or ugly: uglyDescription: Age of empires 3 is the third in a series of strategy games. In this example i am …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=dQOjuEiPU5IGame Title: Castle CrashersYour name: Daniel BonnetPretty or ugly: prettyDescription: OTher entry was a broken link, sadly. So hereby my new entry. Castle crashers is a beat’m’up game where the …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=EvG6h0G5eaA&feature=youtu.be&=3m Game Title: Castle Crashers Your name: Daniel Bonnet Pretty or ugly: pretty Description: Castle crashers is a beat’m’up game where the player has to rescue princesses. The reason why …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=0t0uCWjQ6OgGame Title: Heavy RainYour name: Jom SemahPretty or ugly: uglyDescription: The game Heavy Rain has great sound, but this glitch destroys the whole asthetic if it happens to you. Heavy …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=i-hRBSqpx4oGame Title: Dark SoulsYour name: Jom SemahPretty or ugly: prettyDescription: There is no music in the game only ambience, wich is very strong dark sounds wich compliment the difficulty of …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZuArDxiAZUYGame Title: Phoenix Wright: Ace AttorneyYour name: Moniek SchilderPretty or ugly: prettyDescription: The reason I love the sound design for Phoenix Wright is because it’s so recognizable. The background music …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=BAtC1SzWSXgGame Title: Chaos WarsYour name: BrendaPretty or ugly: uglyDescription: I think this audio is ugly because the voice acting is super dull and not convincing at all. It even sounds …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=d6D4XyadU-kGame Title: Swords & SworceryYour name: EelcoPretty or ugly: prettyDescription: This is good use of sound in combinations with the visuals. Even when you touch or do something you hear …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=GTji_LoDROcGame Title: Guild Wars 2Your name: Wan YiePretty or ugly: uglyDescription: Two laughs at the same time within one emote.

Game Title: Chaos Wars Your name: Brenda Pretty or ugly: ugly Description: I think this audio is ugly because the voice acting is super dull and not convincing at all. …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=d2cIu3lsVj0Game Title: League of LegendsYour name: EelcoPretty or ugly: uglyDescription: Here a bug in the game makes all people in the game hear the annoying laugh of one player. this …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=EBKKEWNSpBwGame Title: Diablo 3Your name: Wan YiePretty or ugly: prettyDescription: De missles hoor je aankomen en afzakken aan snelheid. Ook de smashes van de barbarian voelen heel rewarding aan.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=nY7Ejt-wu7UGame Title: The Last StoryYour name: BrendaPretty or ugly: prettyDescription: I think the audio in this game is pretty because I love the music and I also like how they …

Game Title: Chaos Wars Your name: Brenda Pretty or ugly: ugly Description: I think this audio is ugly because the voice acting is super dull and not convincing at all. …

Game Title: Secret of Mana Your name: Viktor Trisjin Pretty or ugly: pretty Description: This intro song still gives me goosebumps, it has a great build up with a heroic …

Game Title: Resident Evil Your name: Viktor Trisjin Pretty or ugly: ugly Description: The voice acting is just horrible, and the joke is, sigh, just bad..

https://youtube.com/watch?v=0fv6TscQ1QcGame Title: The lion kingYour name: Viktor B.Pretty or ugly: uglyDescription: I think this is an ugly example of gamesound because the same score is used in the movie. At …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=U7LGjXQlWooGame Title: Deus ExYour name: Marijn van den BogaardPretty or ugly: uglyDescription: Deus Ex is a first person shooter. In the game you have to interact with several NPC’s. In …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=qH3b61q_XUw&feature=youtu.be Game Title: Orcs Must Die! Your name: Marijn van den Bogaard Pretty or ugly: pretty Description: Orcs Must Die! is a first person dungeon defender shooter. In the video …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUqE31TWDGwGame Title: Star Control 2Your name: Jaber RoeleveldPretty or ugly: uglyDescription: Unfortunately this video does not seem to capture game audio directly. Still it is clear the sound design of …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=m6SgC9-Ez3IGame Title: Persona 3 FESYour name: Maurits KappersPretty or ugly: prettyDescription: Everything about Persona 3 FES is awesome, but the soundtrack even goes above and beyond that. Easily one of …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=zBPhM4kNqAIGame Title: AwesomenautsYour name: Thomas van VeelenPretty or ugly: prettyDescription: Awesomenauts is a game in which players battle in teams to destroy each others main base. The MOBA genre is …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=uO32t3lqXasGame Title: Vagrant StoryYour name: Lance KrasniqiPretty or ugly: uglyDescription: Vagrant Story is an amazing classic RPG, however, the super repetitive sound effects when doing a chain damage attack gets …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=OI4YjlJ7DDkGame Title: Final Fantasy XYour name: Maurits KappersPretty or ugly: uglyDescription: This cutscene is a fine example why the sound in Final Fantasy X (or at least the dialog) is …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=OI4YjlJ7DDkGame Title: Final Fantasy XYour name: Maurits KappersPretty or ugly: uglyDescription: This cutscene is a fine example why the sound in Final Fantasy X (or at least the dialog) is …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=a-OSMptH1_sGame Title: Kingdom Hearts Your name: Lance KrasniqiPretty or ugly: prettyDescription: One of the hardest battles in this game, a showdown with an iconic game villian. His entrance is made …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=QsPhL62VljcGame Title: Sonic R(acing)Your name: Thomas van VeelenPretty or ugly: uglyDescription: In this simple Sonic race game, the idea is to make your way through the race track. Not only …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZOjX_VTA48Game Title: Bugs Bunny: Lost in TimeYour name: Ferdi Ã���zgÃ��Ã�¼relPretty or ugly: uglyDescription: This only applies to the dutch version of the game. The sound is sometimes slower than the …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkFphJHi608Game Title: Final Fantasy 7Your name: Ferdi Ã�zgürelPretty or ugly: prettyDescription: The final fight in Final Fantasy 7 has epic BGM. The song is called One Winged Angel. The music …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=UWP6N6JALvAGame Title: Two WorldsYour name: Edwin De HaasPretty or ugly: uglyDescription: Two worlds, Ik weet niet hoeveel mensen dit spel kennen van toen destijds maar, dit spel irriteerde mij gewoon …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=boPHncFbmIIGame Title: JourneyYour name: Edwin De HaasPretty or ugly: prettyDescription: Journey, Dit spel vind ik een hele geweldige Muziek hebben. De reden waarom ik dit heel geweldig vind komt doordat …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=VZAuKkv4eZEGame Title: BastionYour name: Denver AsencePretty or ugly: prettyDescription: What i really like about this game is the deep voice-over that tells the story makes it feel like your in …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=HWyVPxLDbcYGame Title: Guildwars2Your name: Denver AsencePretty or ugly: uglyDescription: This is a game play of guildwars 2 Dragon boss and the sound design for the dragon boss is not as …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Y7PsFFxBvR4Game Title: Far Cry 2Your name: Daniël BalvertPretty or ugly: uglyDescription: The voice acting of Far Cry 2 wasn’t all that good. It didn’t fit that well with the overal …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=IuLMkfG_Xu0Game Title: World of Warcraft Ogrimmar Your name: Suzanne LooijenPretty or ugly: prettyDescription: I think this is pretty cause it fits so well with the city. As soon as you …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=aAWxw0wmeNQGame Title: House of the dead 2Your name: Suzanne LooijenPretty or ugly: uglyDescription: The voices are really out of tune, they’re yelling some words when they should be talking calmly. …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ji0E66Onq70Game Title: Sonic EraserYour name: Berry van SomerenPretty or ugly: uglyDescription: This game’s music is just horrible! The sharp and shrill sounds demand so much of your attention that you …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=8O205gm3hc8Game Title: MinecraftYour name: Daniël BalvertPretty or ugly: prettyDescription: The creeper (explosion sound) The reason I think this is a good sound is because it is a simple yet very …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=8O205gm3hc8Game Title: MinecraftYour name: Daniël BalvertPretty or ugly: prettyDescription: The creeper (explosion sound) The reason I think this is a good sound is because it is a simple yet very …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_wkJ377LzUGame Title: JourneyYour name: Berry van SomerenPretty or ugly: prettyDescription: Journey is a game about discovering, exploration and (if played online, which is the best way to go) communication. Or …

https://youtube.com/watch?v=5cQ3xuDqV54Game Title: The legend of Zelda: the windwakerYour name: Jeroen van PeltPretty or ugly: prettyDescription: personally this game is my favorite because of so many things. But also by it’s …