Or you could do what Che did for Rail Racer and give players the option of
using their own music via WinAmp. I never did that myself because the music
got too distracting and I couldn't hear ART. Actually if Angel and my plans
work out we'll probably do that for a lot of our games, particularly if we
develop any sports type titles. And that's not entirely out of the question
despite my not being a sports fan. If I do this I want to appeal to as many
people as I possibly can. Giving players the option and a means to use their
own music might be one way to do that. It also means you're less likely to
get sued for selling copyrighted material, which you very well could if you
bundled copyrighted music with your game.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Ward" <thomasward1...@gmail.com>
To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org>
Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 5:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] The real Game Circle
Hi,
When it comes to choosing game music a developer must always keep his
target audience in mind. Not everyone likes the so-called "up to date"
music you speak of. I know several people who absolutely hate hip-hop and
I know a few people who think it is the best music on earth. I personally
dislike hip-hop, I am an 80's rock fan myself, so I would not be inclined
to include that sort of music in my games.
One way to resolve this problem is for a developer to use music that is
acceptable to just about everyone such as by using cinematic music tracks.
I've got plenty of mainstream games here that use cinematic music tracks
like Star Wars, Tomb Raider, Indiana Jones, Star Trek Elite Force I and
Elite Force II, etc. The music is something that is there and doesn't
disrupt your concentration while playing.
Now, could you imagine playing something like Star Trek Elite Force and
instead of the Star Trek cinematic music in the background you have some
hip-hop music in the background instead. Not only would it sound
completely out of place for that kind of game, but I would find it totally
distracting. For me it would kill the mood, and be come a major
disruption.
Now, let's assume the game was about gang warfair in L.A. Then, I could
see some hip-hop music in the game. Something like natural Born Killer
would fit right in with the games kill or be killed game play. However,
that style of game is completely different from Star Trek.
HTH
CSF inc. wrote:
Your the man, and can't wait for your football game, dude, call me
personally.. As for a fighting game. I can only wish, and allot of other
blind gamers I know is starving for it.. And what about up to dat music?
Rock, Hip - Hop, club, dance.. Come on it's almost 2010.. Later
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