https://youtube.com/watch?v=oq-37V_CayAGame Title: Unreal TournamentYour name: Jethro JongeneelPretty or ugly: PrettyDescription: Who does not not know the Unreal Tournament announcer sounds? It’s (unofficially) been used in almost every online shooter and …
Game Title: Journey to the Center of the Earth DS Your name: Admin Pretty or ugly: Ugly Description: Very ugly (inconsistent, repetitive) character sounds in: Journey to the Center of …
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ulbotKa5LnM Game Title: Top 50 Worst Video Game Voice Acting Your name: Admin Pretty or ugly: Ugly Description: This is a compilation of some of the worst examples of video …
https://youtube.com/watch?v=we1oLVRobYQGame Title: Dead SpaceYour name: Ronald v. WonderenPretty or ugly: PrettyDescription: The attention to detail in the sounddesign of this game is just amazing. Everything sounds believable and interesting. The …
https://youtube.com/watch?v=RDzfy5XYoUEGame Title: Rhythm HeavenYour name: Eri ShiroyamaPretty or ugly: PrettyDescription: These effect sounds which are affected by touching screen is quite interesting. sometime these are funny sounds unexpectedly. But That’s …
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https://youtube.com/watch?v=1QKkNFWPnYcGame Title: Assassins CreedYour name: Oscar OrtonPretty or ugly: uglyDescription: This clip shows one of many examples of the lousy conversational skills of the guards roaming the cities in Assassins …
https://youtube.com/watch?v=NUh_94Ur4SIGame Title: Icewind Dale Your name: L VerscheldenPretty or ugly: PrettyDescription: I like the soundtrack from this game, the background music is calm for peacefull area’s and more upbeat for …
https://youtube.com/watch?v=nho-1oz92hAGame Title: Dead SpaceYour name: Cas BeenkerPretty or ugly: uglyDescription: If you have to try this boss for a few times in a row, i would go nuts from the …
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ljq6MXgPiSU&feature=relatedGame Title: Uncharted 2Your name: Davy JacobsPretty or ugly: PrettyDescription: The soundtrack is only being played when necessary. When it’s not, it’s replaced by the sound of the environment. You …
https://youtube.com/watch?v=wvZpZUoYBZUGame Title: Crazy Frog Racer 2Your name: Davy JacobsPretty or ugly: UglyDescription: The sound effects don’t suite the environment at all. It sounds as if it’s all happening inside of …
Game Title: Oblivion Your name: Cas Beenker Pretty or ugly: Pretty Description: The sound in this game is very good. It changes whenever an enemy is chasing you. The dialogs …
Game Title: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Your name: Nicky Pelupessy Pretty or ugly: Ugly Description: This is an example of having a bad asset in your game. In this …
Game Title: Syndicate Wars Your name: Nicky Pelupessy Pretty or ugly: Pretty Description: The game is set in a futuristic city. The ambience is very dark and hostile. You feel …
Game Title: C&C Generals Your name: Dennis Haverhals Pretty or ugly: Ugly Description: [Dutch] Opzich lijkt de sound design hier vrijwel allemaal goed te kloppen, al mis ik een groot …
https://youtube.com/watch?v=QMaqcEPyzOg />Game Title: Your name: Eveline Albers Pretty or ugly: Ugly Description: ‘Unfortunate you have fallen so easily’ A nice taunt. Were it not that the Crow master miniboss is …
Your name: Brian Smit Pretty or ugly: Pretty Description: This game’s environmental sound is pretty awesome in my opinion it really makes the whole city come to life. And not …
Your name: D Harmsen Pretty or ugly: Pretty Description: I really like how every unit in the army has a soft and neutral default sound, that plays constantly, really giving …
Your name: Paul Suurmeijer Pretty or ugly: Pretty Description: I believe that The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is perfect example for a game that uses audio in a …
Your name: Bram Pretty or ugly: Pretty Description: Watch this clip from 1:34. Great sound effects, with lots of attention to detail (guns unfolding etc.) Most notably a very memorable …
Your name: Bram Pretty or ugly: Ugly Description: Watch from 1:16 to 1:32. For anyone who has played this game, for some reason all people sound russian in this game. …
Game Title: F.E.A.R. Pretty or ugly: Pretty Description: This is not really “pretty” game audio, but I think it is very good. The sound contributes to the general atmosphere created …
Your name: Joost Blom Pretty or ugly: (F)ugly! Description: Operation Wolf finds it’s roots somewhere in the late 80’s, starting off as an arcade game. Like so many other arcade …
Your name: Joost Blom Pretty or ugly: Pretty Description: It was 1993 and there came Kirby! Our pink inflatable made his debut earlier in 1992 on the gameboy and now …
Your name: D.Harmsen Pretty or ugly: Ugly Description: I love the game, but the constant “swooshswoohswoosh” drives me completelly insane. It ruines the background music as well. No that that …
Your name: Dennis Kloos Pretty or ugly: Pretty Description: The music in Painkiller is nicely linked to the gameplay. When you are just walking in the creepy areas a spooky, …
Your name: Brian Smit Pretty or ugly: Ugly Description: Although the overall sound of this game is really good, the sound of the car engines and stuff, the sound of …
Game Title: Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War Your name: Paul Suurmeijer Pretty or ugly: Ugly Description: In my opinion, Warhammer 40k Dawn of War (1) is flawed in audio design. …
Game Title: Portal Your name: Joram Wolters Pretty or ugly: Pretty Description: Man, whats not to like about Portals sound design? First of all theres the awesome voice (though maybe …
Game Title: Deathrow Your name: Joram Wolters Pretty or ugly: ugly Description: Deathrow is a pretty old xbox title, one of the first in fact.. But that doesn’t excuse the …
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Bkh_DHInxFsGame Title: Metal Gear SolidYour name: Jonathan Barbosa DijkstraPretty or ugly: UglyDescription: The sound of enemy choking takes the player out of the immersion of the game by being dreadfully …
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Uvt-4rAtx10&feature=relatedGame Title: MegaMan XYour name: Bas DabroekPretty or ugly: prettyDescription: My favorite part from the first megaman game out of the megaman x series. It always pushed me to do …
https://youtube.com/watch?v=VCcVy8-nHOU&feature=relatedGame Title: F.E.A.R.Your name: RhénaPretty or ugly: GoodDescription: This is what I would consider good sound in a game. You can hear the echoing in the footsteps, which is great …
https://youtube.com/watch?v=1-9my0tsutwGame Title: Monkey IslandYour name: RhénaPretty or ugly: Bad but funnyDescription: This is an excerpt from the game Monkey Island. I did not isolate parts of the clip, because the …
https://youtube.com/watch?v=wMP-6wvC9vQ&feature=relatedGame Title: Beasts and BumpkinsYour name: Bas DabroekPretty or ugly: uglyDescription: I like the game but this music is very frustrating and ruining the game. This shouldnt be music to …
https://youtube.com/watch?v=vVwq1DcTZuUGame Title: Forza Motorsport 2Your name: TomPretty or ugly: PrettyDescription: Great car soundeffects (video features a Superleggera) This is an example of what a car should like like in a …
https://youtube.com/watch?v=mdjLBYxAcUIGame Title: Metal Gear Solid 4Your name: Jonathan Barbosa DijkstraPretty or ugly: PrettyDescription: In this split-screen scene the music and volume of different sounds define how the player experience this …
https://youtube.com/watch?v=VDq8x5Iz0YU&feature=PlayList&p=0E4132BC49557638&index=1&playnext=2&playnext_from=PLGame Title: Super Mario Bros3Your name: Guus HoevePretty or ugly: PrettyDescription: Verything in this game just sounds great. The feedback through sound is just simply amazing. Just watch this video …
https://youtube.com/watch?v=qVLIh6fqLJI&feature=relatedGame Title: Wii Fit (Aerobic Step Plus)Your name: AndreaPretty or ugly: UglyDescription: In this Wii fit game you need the music for your rhythm. But as soon as you take …
https://youtube.com/watch?v=kX9pHlKYfXoGame Title: Aion – Tower of EternityYour name: Jeffry van der HeulPretty or ugly: UglyDescription: Here is a good example of not thinking things through in therms of gamedesign/audiodesign. This …
https://youtube.com/watch?v=HeYsloewe94&feature=PlayList&p=0C70E8CD69DBC1A4&index=10&playnext=2&playnext_from=PLGame Title: Half Life 1, break a legYour name: Guus HoevePretty or ugly: UglyDescription: Fast forward to exactly 3.00 minutes in this movie. This is exceptionally bad game audio. It …
https://youtube.com/watch?v=zUhGVNnA10gGame Title: Crash BandicootYour name: AndreaPretty or ugly: PrettyDescription: The pretty sound is the music that plays when you get the aku aku powerup (at 1:30 in the video). I …
https://youtube.com/watch?v=pMyDlPWOaJcGame Title: GTA – San AndreasYour name: Marvin NooitgedachtPretty or ugly: UglyDescription: GTA sound glitch. Found the sounds tacky as well, not that realistic.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=VZhMbUWMztEGame Title: Silent Hill 2Your name: Eveline AlbersPretty or ugly: PrettyDescription: Part of the ‘endscene’ fragment of Silent Hill 2. Emotionally very heavy as in just a few minutes a …
https://youtube.com/watch?v=TyeJmVhRBE4Game Title: Eternal SonataYour name: Rami IsmailPretty or ugly: UglyDescription: Sadly, while Eternal Sonata focusses completely on music, the voice acting is lacking in many parts. Polka’s voice, for example, …
https://youtube.com/watch?v=rqqSgZNWrAQGame Title: Dead SpaceYour name: Rami IsmailPretty or ugly: PrettyDescription: In space, noone can hear you scream. They nailed that in this video. At 1:16, you can hear a weapon …
https://youtube.com/watch?v=lJLMIBq5O9k#movie_playerGame Title: GTA – San andreasYour name: Marvin NooitgedachtPretty or ugly: PrettyDescription: Halo, has always been a game that I think dedicated a lot of time and energy into the …
https://youtube.com/watch?v=-Oa_2lqKLto&fmt=18Game Title: DeathrowYour name: Joram WoltersPretty or ugly: uglyDescription: Deathrow is a pretty old xbox title, one of the first in fact.. But that doesn’t excuse the horrible, horrible soundtrack, …
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Q4Wt503PdCEGame Title: Runes of MagicYour name: Dennis KloosPretty or ugly: UglyDescription: The free-to-play MMORPG “Runes of Magic” an overall good game, but there is no music most of the time! …
https://youtube.com/watch?v=4iFm44oZjbA Game Title: Tomb Raider 2 Your name: That One Pretty or ugly: Ugly Description: while not to bad considering the age of the game I find this one of …
Game Title: Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Your name: Nicodemus Pretty or ugly: Ugly Description: While the other sounds in Zelda: OOT are quite good, there is one sound …
Game Title: Dreamfall: The Longest Journey Your name: Peter van de Kuijt Pretty or ugly: ugly Description: Dreamfall is the sequel to the Longest Journey. It’s a narrative game; it …
Game Title: Sonic the Hedgehog Your name: Peter van de Kuijt Pretty or ugly: Pretty Description: In Sonic, the world is moving at a pace where you can barely see …
Game Title: Castlevania – Symphony of the Night Your name: Jan Willem Nijman Pretty or ugly: Ugly Description: Skip to the voice acting. About one third. Ruins it really.
Game Title: Ico Your name: Jan Willem Nijman Pretty or ugly: Pretty Description: Ico doesn’t have a lot of sound, but the sound that is there (running, echos, panting, shouting, …
Game Title: Fallout 3 Your name: Nicodemus Pretty or ugly: Pretty! Description: This super awesome trailer for the even more super awesome game Fallout 3 contains old-school (40’s, 50’s and …
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Er28eOjB_6I Game Title: Uncharted: drake’s fortune Your name: Laurens de Gier Pretty or ugly: Pretty Description: I just love the sound in Uncharted: drake’s fortune, because of several reasons. In …
Game Title: Halo 3 ODST Your name: Laurens de Gier Pretty or ugly: Ugly Description: My example of bad sound design. Don’t mind the narrator, that’s not important. I just …
https://youtube.com/watch?v=R4MFFGvL1Fk Game Title: Chocobo Racing Your name: Mitch Manderd Pretty or ugly: Ugly Description: Hear for yourself. This game has the worst sound effects ever. It’s a ps1 title but …
https://youtube.com/watch?v=u9U_iRV58TY&feature=relatedGame Title: Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake EaterYour name: Mitch MandersPretty or ugly: PrettyDescription: By letting you climb this big ladder the player will relax and because of the woman …
Game Title: Everyday Shooter Your name: Bart Jan Bultman Pretty or ugly: Pretty Description: Everyday Shooter is an arena shooter, but not just an ordinary one. In Everyday Shooter every …
Game Title: Fire Emblem (7) Your name: Sven Boers Pretty or ugly: Pretty Description: Battle music. It’s just awesome! why? Because! Na, I really like it. Mainly because it just …
Game Title: Pokemon (platinum) Your name: Sven Boers Pretty or ugly: Ugly Description: I know my health is low!!! That freakin sound really gets on your nerves, cus it goes …
Game Title: Anno 1602 Your name: Gerard Bossenbroek Pretty or ugly: Ugly Description: However I liked to play this game, there are some very annoying sound effects in it. Most …
Game Title: Legend of Zelda – A Link to the past Your name: Roos Schultheiss Pretty or ugly: Ugly Description: I think it’s really annoying how the soundtrack of the …
Game Title: World of Warcraft Your name: Daan van Zwieten Pretty or ugly: Ugly Description: World of Warcraft has some pretty nice music, but Stormwind’s music is one of those …
Game Title: Donkey Kong Country 2 Your name: Daan van Zwieten Pretty or ugly: Pretty Description: The music has been made with very natural sounds which suits the game. Besides …
Game Title: World of Warcraft Your name: Michelle Reints Pretty or ugly: Pretty Description: This is an example of how nicely composed the music in World of Warcraft is. The …
Game Title: realMyst Your name: Roos Schultheiss Pretty or ugly: Pretty Description: I like the sound in this game because it blends over so nice. Special items have sounds/music too …
Game Title: Myst III: Exile Your name: Gerard Bossenbroek Pretty or ugly: Pretty Description: The story in Myst is very important. In this part of the walkthrough you just learned …
Game Title: Command & Conquer red alert Your name: Hans Pretty or ugly: Ugly Description: Do not mistake me, this one of my favorite rts games to play. The music …
Game Title: Mass Effect Your name: Jeffry van der Heul Pretty or ugly: Pretty Description: I like a lot of things about this game in therms of gamesound, but for …
Game Title: Metal Gear solid Guns of the Patriots Your name: Mitch Manders Pretty or ugly: Pretty Description: This is beautiful in my opinion. Because in this end battle the …
https://youtube.com/watch?v=dNDO5LIX7f4&feature=related Game Title: Golden Sun Your name: Hans Pretty or ugly: Pretty Description: It’s a beautifull song empathizing the end lighthouse of the first part of the series. You really …
Game Title: Duke Nukem – Time to kill Your name: Michelle Reints Pretty or ugly: Ugly Description: I played this game in the early days and I liked it very …
Game Title: Counter Strike Source – Weapons Your name: Martijn Prins Pretty or ugly: Pretty Description: I just like the sound of these weapons.
Game Title: Baldur’s Gate II – Voices… Your name: Martijn Prins Pretty or ugly: Ugly Description: You’re fighting a boss. And what happens when you click on one of your …
Game Title: Aero the Acro-bat Your name: Susan Schoonberg Pretty or ugly: Ugly! Description: It starts with the first sound the game makes.. My ears.. help! The tunes are annoying, …
https://youtube.com/watch?v=68KURJdXsA4 Game Title: Beyond Good & Evil Your name: Susan Schoonberg Pretty or ugly: Pretty Description: I liked the sounds in this game because they suit the tension in the …
Game Title: The Incredible Machine Your name: Emiel Bransen Pretty or ugly: Ugly Description: The music: Very unfitting and annoying. The game is a puzzle game, so you would expect …
Game Title: SSX Blur Your name: Emiel Bransen Pretty or ugly: Pretty Description: The music in the game is not only used as a background, it also reflects how good …
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Y_hN0YoTG-c Game Title: The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Your name: Erik van Wees Pretty or ugly: Ugly Description: Notice how every step and jump you make sound the same on …
Game Title: Battlefield 2 Your name: Erik van Wees Pretty or ugly: Pretty Description: The realism of the gunshots are very well done. Also the impact of tank bullets on …
Game Title: Robocop (nes) Your name: Wesley Schouten Pretty or ugly: Ugly Description: The background music doesn’t really fit the “theme”. It’s some kind of happy tune, while you are …
Game Title: Bubble Bobble Your name: Wesley Schouten Pretty or ugly: Pretty Description: A very catchy and happy tune. The sound effects are very warm and gives the repetitive song …
Game Title: Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis Your name: Wouter van Dongen Pretty or ugly: Pretty Description: The music of this game (1994) captures the setting and story …
Game Title: Stuntman (GBA) Your name: Wouter van Dongen Pretty or ugly: Ugly Description: At first the sounds quality is pretty good. It is annoying though that the music restarts …
https://youtube.com/watch?v=M3qAa1P0MbM Game Title: PixelJunk Monsters Your name: Mick Vermeer Pretty or ugly: Ugly Description: When you check this video you’ll probably think: Why is this sorted at ugly? It is …
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZaarlDOnKyk Game Title: Flower Your name: Mick Vermeer Pretty or ugly: Pretty Description: The BGM makes the player feel very relaxed. It creates harmony. The sound of the wind strengthens …
https://youtube.com/watch?v=9D_C0GifKas Game Title: Battletoads Your name: Christiaan Ribbens Pretty or ugly: Ugly Description: This game is awesome, but it has one flaw and that is the music during the pause …
Game Title: Patapon Your name: Christiaan Ribbens Pretty or ugly: Pretty Description: The music in this game is a great combination of gameplay and music. By hitting the buttons on …
Game Title: Resident Evil Your name: Jens Wouters Pretty or ugly: Ugly Description: Although it is now one of the most well known franchises and it spawned the survival horror …
Game Title: Unreal Tournament 2004 Your name: Jens Wouters Pretty or ugly: Pretty Description: UT2004 is the first FPS where I really paid attention to the sound. The quality just …
https://youtube.com/watch?v=LZLfrvu_bPMGame Title: World of WarcraftYour name: Jordi de RijkPretty or ugly: UglyDescription: The login screen is one of the times I am very annoyed with the sound in this game. …
https://youtube.com/watch?v=wjMZpBK9q9UGame Title: Super Mario SunshineYour name: Jordi de RijkPretty or ugly: PrettyDescription: Everytime Mario jumps he makes a sound that is clearly distinguishable as ‘Mario’. This unique identity to such …
https://youtube.com/watch?v=R2o3mlg5AxQ&feature=relatedGame Title: ETYour name: Joeri van EesPretty or ugly: UglyDescription: What’s not to hate about this game. Is there anything good about this. Well maybe the opening title screen but …
https://youtube.com/watch?v=RFaIyg6BO2kGame Title: The Legend of Zelda OOTYour name: Joeri van EesPretty or ugly: PrettyDescription: Where to begin. First it starts with complete silence (not even a sound for advancing text). …
https://youtube.com/watch?v=jfibH_HYVBMGame Title: RezYour name: SamPretty or ugly: PrettyDescription: I can’t believe this video hasn’t been posted here before. How the soundtrack responds to the player’s actions is just amazing. It …
https://youtube.com/watch?v=wTkIfQGImzI Game Title: Final Fantasy X Your name: Eric Pretty or ugly: Ugly Description: Horrible voice actors trying to laugh, but fail. .
