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Posted November 27, 2015
Skyrim has wonderful atmospheric sounds.
Enjoy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPZtRmx1Dyk
Posted November 27, 2015
Arx Fatalis

(as well as Dark Messiah of Might and Magic and Dishonored)
Post edited November 27, 2015 by Leroux
Posted November 27, 2015
Homeworld

Planescape Torment

Two games that really excel in the audio department.
Posted November 27, 2015
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thelovebat: Homeworld
GOOD ONE!
Posted November 27, 2015
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thelovebat: Homeworld

Planescape Torment

Two games that really excel in the audio department.
Oh super yes, the sound of a ship's engines when you zoom in on it is awesome: https://youtu.be/f_bANBOZioY?t=75

What is it with noises like that though? Today I heard a big ass generator starting up in a shopping mall and it made me all giddy with excitement. I'm starting to think that I'm in the wrong line of work :P
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Pardinuz: Skyrim has wonderful atmospheric sounds.
Enjoy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPZtRmx1Dyk
I'll be honest, that's pretty incredible. Almost makes me want to play the game right away!
Post edited November 27, 2015 by Matewis
Posted November 27, 2015
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Matewis: I'll be honest, that's pretty incredible. Almost makes me want to play the game right away!
Jeremy Soule. Nuff said.
Posted November 27, 2015
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tinyE: OUCH! Of all the TR games out there, there is only one I would never recommend, Chronicles! :P It is a mess! XD
I'm glad I'm not the only one xD
Posted November 27, 2015
Oknytt
The Whispered World
Alone In The Dark: The New Nightmare
System Shock 2
The Dark Eye: Chains Of Satinav
Memoria
Post edited November 28, 2015 by RenKalan
Posted November 28, 2015
System shock 2 being so ambient you needed to link the same video twice?
But is it ambient sounds? The soundtrack works well, yes. And you can hear enemies creeping around as well which will make you sneak down corridors hoping nothing is about to jump out at you until you find a health item, or ammo.

For me I always equated "Ambient" sounds with small sound cues, not music or actual "actor" sounds, but more just background flavour, dripping of water, wind, rattling of chains and such. Maybe I'm way off here.
Posted November 28, 2015
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RenKalan: Oknytt
The Whispered World
Alone In The Dark: The New Nightmare
System Shock 2
The Dark Eye: Chains Of Satinav
Memoria
System Shock 2
Great vids! Oknytt and Chains of Satinav seem especially awesome, and both are even on massive specials at the moment
Posted November 28, 2015
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Ghostbreed: Doom 3, (first) Dead Space, Stasis, SOMA, Outlast, Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth (once you get it working at all.)
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tinyE: all of the Tomb Raiders
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Ghostbreed: He asked about ambient sounds, not boob physics. xD
I'd go so far and say that most ( good ) Horror themed games have strong ambient sound quality, since it adds so much to the atmosphere.

And did the old Tomb Raider games even have any kind of boob physics? :P

( Or any simulated physics, for that matter. )
Posted November 28, 2015
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Ghostbreed: Doom 3, (first) Dead Space, Stasis, SOMA, Outlast, Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth (once you get it working at all.)

He asked about ambient sounds, not boob physics. xD
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CharlesGrey: I'd go so far and say that most ( good ) Horror themed games have strong ambient sound quality, since it adds so much to the atmosphere.

And did the old Tomb Raider games even have any kind of boob physics? :P

( Or any simulated physics, for that matter. )
Did anyone mention Outlast?
Posted November 28, 2015
[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Morgan_(composer)]Anything Mark Morgan worked on[/url]. Seriously.
Post edited November 28, 2015 by Enebias
Posted November 28, 2015
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DrakeFox: System shock 2 being so ambient you needed to link the same video twice?
Oops! Got carried away. Fixed...

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DrakeFox: But is it ambient sounds? The soundtrack works well, yes. And you can hear enemies creeping around as well which will make you sneak down corridors hoping nothing is about to jump out at you until you find a health item, or ammo.

For me I always equated "Ambient" sounds with small sound cues, not music or actual "actor" sounds, but more just background flavour, dripping of water, wind, rattling of chains and such. Maybe I'm way off here.
No, no, I think you're right. Of course, SS2 has that background flavor you are referring to along with other ambient soundtrack happening in the background besides the enemies sounds, voice logs and music. But I don't like to be very strict with forms. To me "Ambient" feels like environmental sounds, like OP says "the sound of leaves rustling in the wind, winds howling across frozen plains, a creaking wooden structure, machinery/engines in a spaceship etc", mixed with ambient music like Mark Morgans' work on Fallout and Fallout 2.
Posted November 28, 2015
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RenKalan:
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Matewis: Great vids! Oknytt and Chains of Satinav seem especially awesome, and both are even on massive specials at the moment
Thanks! I made those videos. It's a shame Oknytt is not on GOG :(
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Post edited November 28, 2015 by RenKalan
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