Disable voices?

[Yokota]

Yes, I want to turn down the "guidance voices", I know that is a big part of the game, but this kinda trigger effects on me.
I have Schizoid personality disorder with a tendency of depression, and all the voices triggers a really bad feeling, also it's to much annoying (And I know that this is part of the game, make this psychotic feeling), but the game itself it very interesting and I would like to play it. The game says that it's inclusive, but maybe it can only be played by "normal" people

[MROOD]

just lower the speech volume

no more voices

but u will lose the guidance coz there no ui

[Demystificator]

Originally posted by Hemp:

I have Schizoid personality disorder with a tendency of depression, and all the voices triggers a really bad feeling, also it's to much annoying

That's why there's trigger warning text when you launch the game...

Originally posted by Hemp:

but maybe it can only be played by "normal" people

Unfortunately, yes. The target audience is people who don't have psychosis so the game can lift the stigma around it.

[Zehke]

I would not say its only for normal people. I have been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder (depressive type) and I played HB1 without getting triggered, though I have some first hand experience of some of the stuff portrayed. I play HB2 though only 1 hour at a time and no playing in the dark because it builds quit some tension.
I think triggering really depends on the person, also: https://youtu.be/-Ki-oEd0jOg?t=3835 (The question if gameplay could trigger psychosis is asked indirectly here). - Warning should be there anyways.

Unfortunately if it distresses you to much you probably should leave it. Maybe watching a Lets play is something you could go for. (I know playing it is something else, I am sorry for you)

PS: maybe my comment is a little bit out of place here.

[Noelemahc]

Originally posted by MROOD:

just lower the speech volume

no more voices

but u will lose the guidance coz there no ui

You can enable subtitles. The voices are fully subtitled this time unlike the first game, and their hints may be less bothersome if they're delivered via text rather than directly into your brain.

[Dovaah]

- Plays a game with people hired as consultants that experience psychosis to make sure the psychosis is well portrayed;
- Complains psychosis is well portrayed.

[SmellyWrestlingGeek]

The voices are half the experience. It baffles me that people would want disable them or lessen them in any way.

[MROOD]

Originally posted by SmellyWrestlingGeek:

The voices are half the experience. It baffles me that people would want disable them or lessen them in any way.

coz its annoying

[Demystificator]

Originally posted by SmellyWrestlingGeek:

The voices are half the experience. It baffles me that people would want disable them or lessen them in any way.

Read the op. The person has a condition triggered by the voices. Its not a whim.

[SmellyWrestlingGeek]

Originally posted by Demystificator:

Originally posted by SmellyWrestlingGeek:

The voices are half the experience. It baffles me that people would want disable them or lessen them in any way.

Read the op. The person has a condition triggered by the voices. Its not a whim.

Well then I'd say the op should have researched the game.

[Yokota]

Originally posted by SmellyWrestlingGeek:

Originally posted by Demystificator:

Read the op. The person has a condition triggered by the voices. Its not a whim.

Well then I'd say the op should have researched the game.

This was the first game that triggered such thing on me, and I'm playing since the 90's.

Turning off speech volume also turn's off all characters voices, it should be good to have an option to just turn the psychotic ones.

Tried to play it a second but, it's not for me unfortunately.