Wed May 22, 2013 5:40 pm
I shall add some feedback here, for Kole's benefit mainly but for you guys to read too.
1- I think the players "ears" should be at the camera position. So sounds would get louder as you zoom in the camera, and drown out as you zoom/move away.
2- I felt the combat sounds were slightly too hollywood. I'd like it to go more of a gritty, dull, realistic direction.
3- The music in the first trailer worked well for a trailer or a titlescreen, but its too heavy for in-game stuff. I think kole's music was better suited for in-game. I also liked the music with the classical guitar, but I feel the guitar would be better as a different instrument, maybe a more eastern stringed instrument.
4- That said, I want the majority of play time to be music-free, just listening to the atmosphere and the lonely wind. Only call the music in now and then, maybe around 10% of the time.
5- I don't know if audio will be moddable. It depends how Wwise works, it might use a closed format.
We'll be experimenting with various instruments & ideas, so in the long run I'm not sure how often Nylon stringed Guitar will be used. However, the concept of having a few emotional/evocative (not necessarily sad or lonely) layers in the music system will stay intact.
