Top Scores: Video Game Music

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Post by Turukawa » Sat, Mar 23, 2019, 10:04 PM UTC

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Post by akerl_ » Sat, Mar 23, 2019, 11:14 PM UTC

Very interesting article about how music has to adapt for mediums like video games, where the player input impacts sequencing and pacing.

That said, I think classifying this as "secret manipulation" is clickbaity on the part of the poster. The fact that the music influences the player isn't really a secret, any more than the fact that the visuals / controls influence the player.

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Post by Adamantcheese » Sat, Mar 23, 2019, 11:27 PM UTC

For an article about music, it seems oddly... lacking in samples.

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Post by vardump » Sat, Mar 23, 2019, 11:34 PM UTC

Adamantcheese wrote: post #3

For an article about music, it seems oddly... lacking in samples.

It had a lot of "Content not available from your location."...

Re: Top Scores: Video Game Music

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Post by Deimorz » Sat, Mar 23, 2019, 11:36 PM UTC

This is a pretty good article, but I'm not fond of this recent trend to try to make articles into "experiences" that do all sorts of weird things with scrolling. They always end up being messed up in a bunch of ways if I scroll down using the spacebar instead of my mouse.

At least Reader Mode works on this one.

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Post by stevenwoo » Sat, Mar 23, 2019, 11:37 PM UTC

Adamantcheese wrote: post #3

For an article about music, it seems oddly... lacking in samples.

I got 5/6 "This content is not available from your location" from a California based ISP.

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Post by cjslep » Sat, Mar 23, 2019, 11:41 PM UTC

I will never ever forget the Michael Giacchino scores in the original Call of Duty campaign.

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Post by GunlogAlm » Sat, Mar 23, 2019, 11:49 PM UTC

Deimorz wrote: post #5

This is a pretty good article, but I'm not fond of this recent trend to try to make articles into "experiences" that do all sorts of weird things with scrolling. They always end up being messed up in a bunch of ways if I scroll down using the spacebar instead of my mouse. At least Reader Mode works on this one.

Reader view in Firefox has always worked flawlessly for me with BBC articles, including these "funky" ones. It's a godsend.

Is there a reader view/mode in Chrome, or is it only supported via extensions?

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Post by cm2187 » Sat, Mar 23, 2019, 11:52 PM UTC

cjslep wrote: post #7

I will never ever forget the Michael Giacchino scores in the original Call of Duty campaign.

Actually I think the best is Hans Zimmer's music in Modern Warfare 2.

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Post by Deimorz » Sat, Mar 23, 2019, 11:55 PM UTC

GunlogAlm wrote: post #8

Deimorz wrote: post #5

This is a pretty good article, but I'm not fond of this recent trend to try to make articles into "experiences" that do all sorts of weird things with scrolling. They always end up being messed up in a bunch of ways if I scroll down using the spacebar instead of my mouse. At least Reader Mode works on this one.

Reader view in Firefox has always worked flawlessly for me with BBC articles, including these "funky" ones. It's a godsend. Is there a reader view/mode in Chrome, or is it only supported via extensions?

There was a recent one about soy sauce that it couldn't save me from: http://www.bbc.com/travel/gallery/20190225-a-750-year-old-ja...