tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287859335174901821.post3105974148665421089..comments2024-03-18T19:38:53.390-04:00Comments on Parallel Context: Those Who Can, Play; Those Who Can't, Crank it up to ElevenRedbeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05306063084983025771noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287859335174901821.post-51761591069107736402012-07-19T12:43:23.234-04:002012-07-19T12:43:23.234-04:00The whole soundtrack is slightly ethereal, and rea...The whole soundtrack is slightly ethereal, and really makes you feel like you're on a low-gravity moon, an ice world or wherever else the game's missions sent you. I think the music played a not insignificant role in making the game a success at a time when graphics fidelity was still comparatively primitive.Shintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287859335174901821.post-1240618397455890902012-07-19T11:18:42.166-04:002012-07-19T11:18:42.166-04:00Age of Conan has a great soundtrack to it, and rea...Age of Conan has a great soundtrack to it, and really does a better job than WoW overall. The gameplay is a bit more brutal, however, and unless you're familiar with Robert E. Howard's work (or the movies), the game will feel like a generic sword and sorcery setting.<br /><br />Oh, and the mobs hit harder than in WoW or LOTRO by a long shot. The nearby enemies will come over and assist if you're attacking one group, and they respawn much more quickly than you're used to as well.<br /><br />And there's that little matter of nudity in the game... Let's just say that in AoC you can identify the hormonal teenagers a lot more easily than in WoW.Redbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306063084983025771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287859335174901821.post-69766225860158350322012-07-19T11:04:12.957-04:002012-07-19T11:04:12.957-04:00I remember when I first installed Civ IV and watch...I remember when I first installed Civ IV and watched the opening sequence. I was speechless.<br /><br />That Mechwarrior piece is really cool, kind of like if Axel F and Brian Eno got together and had a love child.<br /><br />I'm more used to the heavy metal inspired pieces for mech type games, like in Starsiege, but that was really cool.Redbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306063084983025771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287859335174901821.post-53331615116498458282012-07-19T07:55:44.120-04:002012-07-19T07:55:44.120-04:00I hadn't heard the non-WoW music, especially l...I hadn't heard the non-WoW music, especially liked that first one from Age of Conan. I think I first realized the quality of game soundtracks when I heard the Oblivion Elder Scrolls main title music.<br /><br />I played Alliance only for the first few years in WoW but I really never felt a sense of "alliance" with the other races until I heard the Cataclysm soundtrack for Stormwind.Tome of the Ancienthttp://tomeoftheancient.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287859335174901821.post-15532648867386945132012-07-18T21:33:57.480-04:002012-07-18T21:33:57.480-04:00Baba Yetu is awesome, and I've never even play...Baba Yetu is awesome, and I've never even played Civilization. My ex used to play it a lot though, and that tune had a way of getting stuck in your head...<br /><br />You know, every time the subject of gaming soundtracks comes up I can't think of much, but you made me consider games that I'm not currently playing for the first time, so here's a real oldie but goodie: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gX4G1RJYTi8" rel="nofollow">Mechwarrior 2</a>. I never even played it that much, but I remember my delight when I found out that I could just pop the gaming CD into my audio CD player and listen to the music all day long - as long as I didn't try to play track 1, the game data, which would just result in painful screeching noise. :PShintarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.com