I only use them in video games in case of misheard or misunderstood lines.
In the case of movies, I don't watch enough of them for it to matter.
In the case of movies, I don't watch enough of them for it to matter.
Poll: Do you play videogames/ watch movies with the subtitles on?
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Videogames, I will ALWAYS turn them on. It's been annoying me that the current gen seems to have them default off whereas last gen had them as a standard thing.
Movies I occasionally do if the dialogue is too soft or there are weirdly varying audio levels. Sometimes it can be good, especially if it's something that relies on the writing. But for fucks sake guys, please don't change the dialogue from what's actually being said, it's extremely annoying.
Movies I occasionally do if the dialogue is too soft or there are weirdly varying audio levels. Sometimes it can be good, especially if it's something that relies on the writing. But for fucks sake guys, please don't change the dialogue from what's actually being said, it's extremely annoying.
Videogames, yes. I generally want to understand what another character is saying without it being drowned out by what is happening in the back ground or because if I somehow turn around my hearing is halved. I seriously don't what developers are thinking with the whole, you have to face a person to hear them at full volume. Our hearing works in 360 and we have a hard time distinguishing the difference between thing coming from the front at one angle, vs if they were coming from the back at the same angle. Just because I turn around to look at something else in a room when a character is talking to me, my hearing really shouldn't be affected.
Both, even though it pisses those around me off a lot. I just wanna see what they're actually saying before I think they said something dirty and I'm like "OMGWHATDIDHEJUSTSAY"
Yes, but in video games only, as important dialogue doesn't necessarily get the focus if your character is looking away from the other speaker, whereas in a movie, the focus is always on the most important part of the scene.
For the record, I'm not a native English-speaker.
When it comes to movies (or tv shows, video content in general) I almost never put subtitles on. If I put English subtitles on I end up not reading them, if I put Finnish subtitles on I end up being annoyed of bad translations.
On video games I always put subtitles on. I don't have a solid reason for this, I've just always done it. I usually end up not reading them either, but one of the first things I do (after setting the graphics to max) I put subtitles on.
When it comes to movies (or tv shows, video content in general) I almost never put subtitles on. If I put English subtitles on I end up not reading them, if I put Finnish subtitles on I end up being annoyed of bad translations.
On video games I always put subtitles on. I don't have a solid reason for this, I've just always done it. I usually end up not reading them either, but one of the first things I do (after setting the graphics to max) I put subtitles on.
I usually do all the time in videogames simply because its so easy to not hear whats being said. The downside is it also means my eyes are often locked on the subtitles and I end up skipping by dialogue since I can read faster than they speak.
So sometimes for RPGs and such, I shut them off as I did in The Witcher 2.
So sometimes for RPGs and such, I shut them off as I did in The Witcher 2.
Yes to both
Movies because I prefer to hear them in the original language and really can't stand most American voice-over work (yes, I'm American and prefer subtitles! wha.....O_O) They hardly seem to fit the characters or just can't get the right emotion across.
Games because I generally can't stand any of the voice-over work in those, American or original and because I tend to play games with the radio/cd playing. I rarely listen to the games soundtrack. Probably because the music in most games is very repetitive and has little to do with the game itself.
Movies because I prefer to hear them in the original language and really can't stand most American voice-over work (yes, I'm American and prefer subtitles! wha.....O_O) They hardly seem to fit the characters or just can't get the right emotion across.
Games because I generally can't stand any of the voice-over work in those, American or original and because I tend to play games with the radio/cd playing. I rarely listen to the games soundtrack. Probably because the music in most games is very repetitive and has little to do with the game itself.