An Idea/Suggestion

[CrazyShootin]

Sounds like a great idea. Doesn't really play along too well with play-troughs etc. But yet again, it's up to the player how many of the immersive elements he/she wants to use (dark room, headphones/surround sound, in this case sound etc).
Would love to see this as a feature in the next Amnesia!

[BrooksyFC]

I feel like IGEgo came here just for spam?

Yeah does look it haha

[Prelauncher]

Your idea is interesting but I don´t think it would work in Amnesia as it is now, it would not ruin the game for LP:ers etc. if it worked as an option, but still; it would not work. There is no need for the player to be able to talk during the game, there are no conversations (you mostly listen to old conversations) and there´s nothing that would be enhanced by using your voice. Now, Amnesia scared me the first time I played it, and other games have also scared me, but I never scream or do things like that. So why would one need a microphone?

[Bridge]

People who actually scream when playing Amnesia alone have no self control. I never once said anything in the game when I was alone, and my brother actually watched me play it for a large portion of the game and even then usually we were just silent (I was the one with headphones immersed in the game anyway). Maybe I would say something like "enemy" to him and he would say "oh really?" but that's it. If you come across something life-threatening and have to remain hidden to stay alive, your first- screw it, natural instinct is to shut up entirely. So the feature makes no sense because only total morons would give away their position by screaming. It's a good idea that would work better in a VR environment (man, playing Amnesia in virtual reality would be SO fucked up) but today it doesn't really make any sense.

[Traggey]

People who actually scream when playing Amnesia alone have no self control. I never once said anything in the game when I was alone, and my brother actually watched me play it for a large portion of the game and even then usually we were just silent (I was the one with headphones immersed in the game anyway). Maybe I would say something like "enemy" to him and he would say "oh really?" but that's it. If you come across something life-threatening and have to remain hidden to stay alive, your first- screw it, natural instinct is to shut up entirely. So the feature makes no sense because only total morons would give away their position by screaming. It's a good idea that would work better in a VR environment (man, playing Amnesia in virtual reality would be SO fucked up) but today it doesn't really make any sense.

This all differs from person to person. I can scream my lungs out while playing amnesia but there's nothing wrong with my self control.

[Bridge]

People who actually scream when playing Amnesia alone have no self control. I never once said anything in the game when I was alone, and my brother actually watched me play it for a large portion of the game and even then usually we were just silent (I was the one with headphones immersed in the game anyway). Maybe I would say something like "enemy" to him and he would say "oh really?" but that's it. If you come across something life-threatening and have to remain hidden to stay alive, your first- screw it, natural instinct is to shut up entirely. So the feature makes no sense because only total morons would give away their position by screaming. It's a good idea that would work better in a VR environment (man, playing Amnesia in virtual reality would be SO fucked up) but today it doesn't really make any sense.

This all differs from person to person. I can scream my lungs out while playing amnesia but there's nothing wrong with my self control.

I apologize, I didn't mean it as an insult. I'm just saying I don't find it realistic. When you say scream your lungs out do you actually mean scream loudly as a natural reaction to playing the game? I guess then it does differ from person to person. Personally even if I am horrified or completely taken aback by a cheap jump scare I don't usually react verbally. Actually the only time I do is when watching something humorous.

[Damascus Rose]

People who actually scream when playing Amnesia alone have no self control. I never once said anything in the game when I was alone, and my brother actually watched me play it for a large portion of the game and even then usually we were just silent (I was the one with headphones immersed in the game anyway). Maybe I would say something like "enemy" to him and he would say "oh really?" but that's it. If you come across something life-threatening and have to remain hidden to stay alive, your first- screw it, natural instinct is to shut up entirely. So the feature makes no sense because only total morons would give away their position by screaming. It's a good idea that would work better in a VR environment (man, playing Amnesia in virtual reality would be SO fucked up) but today it doesn't really make any sense.

Well screaming is also a natural instinct, but different things are different for different people. For example if I'm in a lot of pain, I don't scream, I show I'm pain in different ways, but different people I know do scream. I guess it's the same with getting scared, some people may scream, but I myself never scream, and I show my fear in different ways.

[Traggey]

People who actually scream when playing Amnesia alone have no self control. I never once said anything in the game when I was alone, and my brother actually watched me play it for a large portion of the game and even then usually we were just silent (I was the one with headphones immersed in the game anyway). Maybe I would say something like "enemy" to him and he would say "oh really?" but that's it. If you come across something life-threatening and have to remain hidden to stay alive, your first- screw it, natural instinct is to shut up entirely. So the feature makes no sense because only total morons would give away their position by screaming. It's a good idea that would work better in a VR environment (man, playing Amnesia in virtual reality would be SO fucked up) but today it doesn't really make any sense.

This all differs from person to person. I can scream my lungs out while playing amnesia but there's nothing wrong with my self control.

I apologize, I didn't mean it as an insult. I'm just saying I don't find it realistic. When you say scream your lungs out do you actually mean scream loudly as a natural reaction to playing the game? I guess then it does differ from person to person. Personally even if I am horrified or completely taken aback by a cheap jump scare I don't usually react verbally. Actually the only time I do is when watching something humorous.

Yup, things like jumpscares make me scream like a little girl, have a peek at my channel and you'll see exactly what I mean.
While playing the original TDD however I barely did make any noise at all, I just have a weakspot for loud noises combined with things suddenly being in my face without explanation.

[Adny]

uh, it's a cool idea,but i do not think it would really work. Assuming you could even get it to work, the player talking/affecting the monster makes no sense. In addition, it would ruin the entire LP scene.

You literally just copy and pasted part of my comment. You could of just quoted

[Kein]

I imagine that tweaking the mic volume/reception to acceptable in-game levels would be a pain. Otherwise, incoming signal could be way too loud or way too quiet which kills the whole point (monster will be hearing every your sigh or nothing at all).

there would be a range of the amount that they can hear. like, at the quietest, 50db can be heard by the monsters. thats equivalent to a quiet conversation

I was talking more about technical difficulties, though. Everyone has different microphone devices and setting thus it will be quite a mess without some kind of tool to tweak/calibrate the setting/input values.

andyrockin123
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