Replacing sound track?

[Father Ribs]

I'm one of those people who hate Hate HATE jrpg style games, and I haven't touched one since the playstation 2 days. "Japanese" style video games in general, with the orchestral "Oh hai, you're playing a jrpg!" give me headaches, literally. I also am not a fan of the sterotypical kitchen sink plots and the over the top trope characters, but I've heard this game is different.

My problem is I wouldn't last five minutes listening to the sound track. I can't even play games like Soul Caliber anymore because of the music. Before I consider purchasing this, does anyone know of any mods that can replace the music, and/or the ability to mute only the music so I can listen to something else? Thanks for any leads.

[myhr2]

In modern games, there is a "Music" slider in the "Sound" menu. Adjust is to 0, let your favorite playlist run in the background, and voilà, you're free to ignore one of the best videogame soundtrack ever!

[Father Ribs]

Originally posted by myhr2:

In modern games, there is a "Music" slider in the "Sound" menu. Adjust is to 0, let your favorite playlist run in the background, and voilà, you're free to ignore one of the best videogame soundtrack ever!

Thanks. I'm not ignorant of modern game conventions, but I was wary of buying a game to see if it had a music slider. It's uncommon, but I do come across the occasional game which won't let you map keys or other things we take for granted...like be able to adjust game and music volume seperately. :)

[lessthanoff]

Man, I don't know how anyone could listen to tracks like "Copied City" or "Bipolar Nightmare" and think "I need to turn this off." Whatever works for you though.

[DeadByLag]

Wondering if he'd play Witcher 3 without any music either.....

[Father Ribs]

Originally posted by lessthanoff:

Man, I don't know how anyone could listen to tracks like "Copied City" or "Bipolar Nightmare" and think "I need to turn this off." Whatever works for you though.

I'm not saying it's not valid music, and I'm sure for a fan of the style you could write a long treatease about how original those songs are (just checked them on youtube), but to me, it's just one more iteration of the music I heard in ever FF, every fighting game, and most console games I've watched others play for decades.

I do have the music enabled in all my other games, and enjoy the wester style orchestral stuff like in Total War games (and yes...the witcher games). It's a matter of taste; I wouldn't expect the average listener to enjoy Celtic Frost, Sunn ))), Rasputina, or any of the other less mainstream stuff I listen to.

[Omoikane]

This isn't FF it's different

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMKskuvJTcs

[Father Ribs]

I disagree, but if I went into analysis mode it would sound like I'm trolling and we'd all be wasting our time. You like it, I don't, and that's fine, neh?

[Comander-07]

Lets make this short, yes you can adjust the music slider to 0. But the OST is easily the best part of this game.
You said yourself you dont like japanese style games (and Im with you here to a lesser extend).

Then this game is definitely not for you. Its not as bad as some other JRPGs but its still a JRPG, with boring combat, ♥♥♥♥♥♥ camera work and all that good stuff.

If you dont even want to listen to the music, just skip this.

[Psyntifik]

You sick bastard!

[DeadByLag]

Originally posted by Comander-07:

If you dont even want to listen to the music, just skip this.

Can you even imagine just for a moment playing route E with no music?

Talk about flying into space and not wanting to turn around to have a good hard look at Earth.

I might want to try watching Inception with no music too.

[󠀡󠀡󠀡⁧⁧the.jester]

or conception without sex.


... I'll show myself out...

[troy]

Just because you like Sunn O))) doesn't mean you should completely write-off music just because it's orchestral, the original NieR ost is still some of the most abstract video game music despite sounding generic at first, it's sort of one of the key themes of the game.

The original NieR is set in the most bland looking fantasy world until you come to realise it's actually post-apocalyptic and at the start of the birth of a new civilization, and the music becomes more and more industrial-inspired as you go on. If you won't give it a chance then this game really isn't for you.

I know it sounds like a minor issue but the music really is integral to the whole experience of NieR.

[Father Ribs]

Originally posted by KingdomOfLlamas:

...you should completely write-off music just because it's orchestral,

I know it sounds like a minor issue but the music really is integral to the whole experience of NieR.

I like orchestral music, I have relatives who make a living performing with an orchestra. What I don't like is the specific genre of what to me, is overly-dramatic, bombastic jrpg music, interwoven with chorus, usually in Japanese. I'm not saying it's not good by any objective standard, but only for my own personal tastes. I bring up Sunn 0))) because I have plenty of discussions with folks about whether it even classifies as music...just because there is some disagreement does not mean I think their values are suspect, and after they've listened to one or two pieces and they still don't like it, I respect their opinion and move on.

I'm nearly 50; I've had 30+ years of listening to this genre, as a player and then as my kids played them. I think I've given it a fair shake. :)

I do hear where you're coming from though, because there have been games where music has been as important a component of the game as it is in many Japanese gemes (Transistor being the best example that comes to mind). I appreciate your position and that your response is not as kneejerk as others'.

[Reaper]

So you hate JRPGs and their soundtracks, and you decide to make a post asking how to mute possibly the best soundtrack in video game history.....

in a japanese game.....

that you say you don't like that type of game anyway......

This is a troll post right?

[Father Ribs]

Originally posted by FeaR_TH3_Reap3R:

So you hate JRPGs and their soundtracks, and you decide to make a post asking how to mute possibly the best soundtrack in video game history.....

in a japanese game.....

that you say you don't like that type of game anyway......

This is a troll post right?

I had heard this game was more thematically consistant than the average FF, MGS, RE, etc...and obviously has good enough reviews that I was curious about it even though it's not my cup of tea. Are you really surprised there are people out there who have different tastes who may want to dip a toe in, but aren't intrested in jumping in the deep end?

I answer posts about this often for the games I usually play, for people who don't play what I normally do. I try to be helpful, maybe a light hearted dig if I don't think they'll take offense, but if I can encourage someone to take a risk if I htink they'll enjoy it, I will. If I think it's not for them, I'll be honest. That's just being neighborly. If you think I'm trolling, you should try reading my previous replies instead of going right for the post button; I thought it was pretty clear (hint: Not trolling).