OK, to frame this rant...
After a really shaky start to GT5, I've really been coming around to it since getting time to put the hours in. While there are a ton of development choices made I personally don't agree with, now I'm playing by keeping all cars unmodified, only driving premium cars & choosing tyres that aren't too sticky, it's a lot of fun.
BUT...
The interior view audio in GT5 is just unforgivable. I love racing/driving games, and they are the main reason I invested in a high end surround sound system, but the exaggerated synthesized 'gearbox whine' on every car in GT5s cockpit view ruins the experience for me and kills the excitement of driving dream cars.
Whats most frustrating is that there are actually some great engine/exhaust sounds in the game! At tickover for instance, or by selecting rear view, some cars sound awesome, and really exciting, but in straight up cockpit view I'm forced to endure the sound of a kitchen blender on steroids drowning out the lovely engine & exhaust soundtrackon every car.
I've found myself hitting rear view whilst on the straights to avoid the hideous audio - and looking behind you on a driving sim doesn't exactly benefit either the immersion level, or lap times ;-)
I'm just not buying into the fact that it's all in the name of realism either... While I've (unfortunately) not had the opportunity to hoon around in an Enzo or Veyron, I have been lucky enough to have done a few track days & Aston & Porsche track 'experiences' - and guess what - none of the cars I drove sounded like kitchen blenders at high revs....
If in an update Polyphony added at least an option to the audio to let the player opt to have the engine/exhaust noise you get via rear view whilst in the cockpit I would be a happy man. In fact I'd happily sacrifice more premium cars for this to better enjoy those in the game...
After a really shaky start to GT5, I've really been coming around to it since getting time to put the hours in. While there are a ton of development choices made I personally don't agree with, now I'm playing by keeping all cars unmodified, only driving premium cars & choosing tyres that aren't too sticky, it's a lot of fun.
BUT...
The interior view audio in GT5 is just unforgivable. I love racing/driving games, and they are the main reason I invested in a high end surround sound system, but the exaggerated synthesized 'gearbox whine' on every car in GT5s cockpit view ruins the experience for me and kills the excitement of driving dream cars.
Whats most frustrating is that there are actually some great engine/exhaust sounds in the game! At tickover for instance, or by selecting rear view, some cars sound awesome, and really exciting, but in straight up cockpit view I'm forced to endure the sound of a kitchen blender on steroids drowning out the lovely engine & exhaust soundtrackon every car.
I've found myself hitting rear view whilst on the straights to avoid the hideous audio - and looking behind you on a driving sim doesn't exactly benefit either the immersion level, or lap times ;-)
I'm just not buying into the fact that it's all in the name of realism either... While I've (unfortunately) not had the opportunity to hoon around in an Enzo or Veyron, I have been lucky enough to have done a few track days & Aston & Porsche track 'experiences' - and guess what - none of the cars I drove sounded like kitchen blenders at high revs....
If in an update Polyphony added at least an option to the audio to let the player opt to have the engine/exhaust noise you get via rear view whilst in the cockpit I would be a happy man. In fact I'd happily sacrifice more premium cars for this to better enjoy those in the game...
Even during replays, when you would have taken them off..!
