This is because the game puts all the audio through a reverb filter when star power is on. I think its a very nice touch that adds to the game.
As far as surroudn sounds goes, err who exactly is going to mix the surround sound? The band? THe producers? The game developers? Some third-party with a tin-ear? What track goes in what channel? Considering rock music is mixed for stereo I think people are being very demanding asking the music to suddenly be surround. Thats like watching reruns from the 70s and demanding they magically be HD.
I think the game producers erred on the side of caution and mixed what they had so it sounds good in a game format and not wasting 3 months and 3 millions dollars hiring some audio producers to re-mix everything. Heck, Ive heard so many bad remasters and re-mixes its great they just went for a simple sound that sounds good on pretty much any audio platform.
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lowbot @ Nov 13th 2007 11:56AM
This is because the game puts all the audio through a reverb filter when star power is on. I think its a very nice touch that adds to the game.
As far as surroudn sounds goes, err who exactly is going to mix the surround sound? The band? THe producers? The game developers? Some third-party with a tin-ear? What track goes in what channel? Considering rock music is mixed for stereo I think people are being very demanding asking the music to suddenly be surround. Thats like watching reruns from the 70s and demanding they magically be HD.
I think the game producers erred on the side of caution and mixed what they had so it sounds good in a game format and not wasting 3 months and 3 millions dollars hiring some audio producers to re-mix everything. Heck, Ive heard so many bad remasters and re-mixes its great they just went for a simple sound that sounds good on pretty much any audio platform.