View Full Version : Anyone else botherd by the FX?
SpiderPig
08-09-2007, 01:23 AM
Theve used the same sounds for the med kits and other stuff as they used for HL2. Seems to give it a quick mod sense to the game.
Lucid
08-09-2007, 01:27 AM
Not at all.
Hazar
08-09-2007, 01:28 AM
sounds and looks great to me
Rapstah
08-09-2007, 01:15 PM
And besides the game isn't done.
Stormy
09-09-2007, 01:38 AM
No..........
SpiderPig
09-09-2007, 02:01 AM
Meh, just me.
we11er
17-09-2007, 04:58 PM
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
McCoy
17-09-2007, 10:11 PM
Who cares, the sounds are interesting in HL2 alone and give you a good feel like it was made of scraps but the scraps are oldies but goodies. Wait. Oh. Oh.
Actually I was thinking the same thing, that they should have got sounds that would be in the same "style" as the game is. If you know what I mean.
Rossell
17-09-2007, 11:00 PM
Remember how TFC was built on HL1?
Iron_cube
17-09-2007, 11:48 PM
Oh No I Heard Combine Soldier Footsteps
Not Buying Content Ive Already Paid For
That Was Supposed To Be In Caps Damnit.
so.. beautiful flawless cell shading and unrivaled facial animation is some how 'quick mod style'. Please.
Iced_Eagle
18-09-2007, 12:20 AM
Why spend the time and money to remake sounds which they already created?
I love when people bitch "OMG I saw that crate in HL2!"... There's only so many ways to model and texture a crate. If you want games to get done sooner, stop bitching about something so terribly trivial as a box or footstep sounds.
Raziaar
18-09-2007, 12:27 AM
Remember how TFC was built on HL1?
Remember how TFC was built on TF which was built on Quake 1?
Kasendi
18-09-2007, 12:31 AM
I dont give a shit if I see simlar/same stuff in TF2, I just want to play the ****ing thing...
Feath
18-09-2007, 12:32 AM
so.. beautiful flawless cell shading and unrivaled facial animation is some how 'quick mod style'. Please.
It's not cel-shaded
techne999
18-09-2007, 12:35 AM
yeah really, i don't care at all, it's not even a full priced game, but yet it's like a number 1 in people's wish list. I just want to play the damn thing.
Kasendi
18-09-2007, 12:35 AM
It's not cel-shaded
Ooooooo u biatch :laugh:
Naudian
18-09-2007, 02:40 AM
Sounds are just as important as visuals, imo, and every game should be made with new and original sound effects. I think in this case it works ok if they reuse some old ones though.
Iron_cube
18-09-2007, 02:46 AM
TFC had 70% half-life 1 content
I dont remember anyone complaining.
tibetanpunk
19-09-2007, 02:50 AM
haha....the sound of the med-kit and picking up ammo noise are about the only sounds that they did use from HL2...and that is probably because they are 'classic' sound effects for HL...
All of the rest seem totally original and the sheer amount of voice acting for all the individual classes is seriously impressive..Especially at the start of a match when everyone is going nuts with the communications...lol :D
The soundtrack is also totally original and really well produced music...
It is probably one of the most accomplished games in terms of sound that I have ever heard...I would give the sound 98%, but because they used the sounds from HL2 for the med kit and ammo I only give it 25%....lol
Lets be reasonable....
Shamrock
19-09-2007, 02:55 AM
I didn't even notice they sounded similar. :p
TwwIX
19-09-2007, 03:44 AM
sound packs iz your friend!
Gobanzo_Mon
19-09-2007, 10:10 AM
This really bothered me too. Don't get me wrong though, TF2 is awesome. Don't throw all that crap in about 'well tfc came from hl1 so nuhhhhh!' or 'they already have the sounds so why make new ones!?'. Such simplistic answers (no offence!). TF2 is a completely independent new game. It has nothing to do with the half life 2 world so there shouldnt be any sounds from it either. HL2 is going for realism, and TF2 comical. I don't like all these 'realistic' sounds in a comical world. They need to be more stereotyped and over-the-top to fit the nature of HL2. I realize this doesn't bother most people, but it does bother me so I'm sure it does others too. I'm an obsessive hl2 fan, and a mapper so I can recognize every piece of hl2 content when I see/hear it. I've come across countless flash games and animations online that use hl1 and 2 sounds. I don't even have to be trying to listen for them. They just stick out. To give you an idea of how many tf2 sounds are taken from hl2... All the physics impact noises are hl2, the melee-hitting-wall sounds are hl2, bullets-hitting-walls are hl2, health kits hl2, weapon-pickup hl2, ragdoll collision sounds hl2. There's probably a whole lot more I'm missing too, but those stood out the most. OF COURSE THIS DOESNT AFFECT THE OVERALL QUALITY OF THE GAME. I STILL LOVE THE GAME REGARDLESS. Its just something to point out. I doubt they'll be replacing any of it either.
Unfocused
19-09-2007, 03:27 PM
Haven't played the game yet, don't know if that will bother me or not, but if anything, I'm more concerned about pretty much every Source game having the same menu style.
Does TF2 have it too?
votka
19-09-2007, 04:04 PM
The menu format is the same as other Source games, with a few extra options ('Achievements', for example).
I agree with Naudian that sounds are as important as visuals, if not more so. In the case of the medic sound effects however I'm glad they kept the old Half-Life sounds. It sounds good, isn't at odds with the rest of the sound effects and it "just is" the health sound. The same goes for the HEV recharger in HL2 retaining its old sound.
Samon
19-09-2007, 04:15 PM
If it ain't broke, don't fix it. There's no point doing something just for the sake of it.
Ennui
19-09-2007, 04:26 PM
If it ain't broke, don't fix it. There's no point doing something just for the sake of it.
Aye. .
The menu font is a bit more 'comical'.
I kind of agree with Gobanzo_man. You seem to repeat that sentence all the time Samon, it will loose it's meaning that way.
I thought the hl sounds are going to bother me a lot, but they aren't really and I still <3 this game.
CyberPitz
19-09-2007, 06:09 PM
Honestly, that's like complaining about the color of the Pyro's boots.
Gobanzo_Mon
19-09-2007, 06:40 PM
Everyone would complain if valve used CS radio sound effects instead of all the voices in TF2. The rest of the sounds aren't as prominent, but they still make a difference. Just because some you guys lack an artistic mind for noticing things like this doesn't mean you should flame the rest of us for having one.
CyberPitz
19-09-2007, 06:58 PM
Everyone would complain if valve used CS radio sound effects instead of all the voices in TF2. The rest of the sounds aren't as prominent, but they still make a difference. Just because some you guys lack an artistic mind for noticing things like this doesn't mean you should flame the rest of us for having one.
Complaining about a .2 second long sound that really doesn't get heard all that often behind the gun shots/anything else is just grasping for straws so you can complain about something, imo.
Gobanzo_Mon
20-09-2007, 08:27 PM
*sigh*
I'm not complaining or asking that they change it. They most likely AREN'T changing it. I'm just POINTING IT OUT, and supporting what the original post says since all everyone else does is flame him.
Kadayi
20-09-2007, 11:33 PM
'I'm cold'
'Here have a blanket'
'But that's a pink blanket..I want a blue blanket!!!'
CyberPitz
21-09-2007, 12:07 AM
*sigh*
I'm not complaining or asking that they change it. They most likely AREN'T changing it. I'm just POINTING IT OUT, and supporting what the original post says since all everyone else does is flame him.
We are flaming him because it's a pretty useless thing to piss and moan over. It's a VERY small sound...not even heard enough to make a difference. I would understand if they used CS sounds for the voices because, well, that's heard all the time and doesn't really add much. But a click and a beep...come on.
tibetanpunk
21-09-2007, 03:46 AM
Everyone would complain if valve used CS radio sound effects instead of all the voices in TF2. The rest of the sounds aren't as prominent, but they still make a difference. Just because some you guys lack an artistic mind for noticing things like this doesn't mean you should flame the rest of us for having one.
It isn't that people didn't notice, it is just that people didn't really care that Valve used these sounds...I actually like that they used them. The first time I picked up a health pack I was like
'HA! I know that sound, cool!'
Dude, I write and produce music and have done for about 8 years...Don't get all elitist and thinking you have special ears or something...lol:afro:
Vectyr
21-09-2007, 02:36 PM
Who cares if they've been used before, they're still nice sounds.
Lobster
21-09-2007, 03:01 PM
Just out of interest, has anyone noticed a sound related to a soldier getting hurt or a bullet flyby, that sounds annoyingly similar to a steam message? :D I have found myself shift-tabbing only to realise it was ingame lol.
Gobanzo_Mon
21-09-2007, 11:58 PM
*sigh*
I'm not complaining or asking that they change it. I'm just POINTING IT OUT,
Learn to read, guys
CyberPitz
22-09-2007, 12:02 AM
Just out of interest, has anyone noticed a sound related to a soldier getting hurt or a bullet flyby, that sounds annoyingly similar to a steam message? :D I have found myself shift-tabbing only to realise it was ingame lol.
I've not heard that sound once. weird..I'll have to listen for it now :p
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