Noise annoyance is a big problem for most people. While it can be annoying, it can also be a sign of a lack of self-awareness. It’s easy to forget that we are not the only ones living in a noisy world and that our neighbors are just as irritated with their neighbors. It can be hard to separate our day-to-day noise from the annoyance in the big picture.
Noise is important for our health, but we often forget we’re living in a noisy world because it’s hard to discern the difference between our own personal annoyance and that of our neighbors. Think of a noisy, crowded restaurant to see how that is. On the other hand, think of the people in our office that are always talking on their phones and then think of you and me. It’s easy to forget that we’re having a conversation with our neighbors.
Noise is important for us too. Because we spend our entire day in a busy environment. I once listened to a radio show and it was clear that the people on the show were very annoyed and the host was irritated. I was a little annoyed too. But I was also amazed that he could be so calm and non-annoyed while sitting in that office. I think we all do it.
I think the office we’re talking about is the one that you work in. The office where you’re trying to get a raise. Or where you’re having a conversation with someone you like. Or where you’re trying to have a heart-to-heart with your spouse. Or the one you go to when you’re stuck and need to get somewhere. Or the one you go to to just chill out or get away from it all.
Well, I do that at least once every week. I try to get rid of some of the noise that I can. The more annoying ones are the ones that seem to have some sort of a pattern that I have to work around. For example, sometimes people who are trying to get a raise will start talking about how their boss has been fired and that they could do it all over again, and then the whole conversation becomes a little bit annoying.
The whole experience of being on Deathloop has been pretty fun. We were just getting our own new trailer. We had a lot of fun doing that and playing with the story. So when Colt finally wakes up, we were all excited. We were surprised to see his presence and the new trailer. He is the one we’ve been most interested in so far. His name is a real no-no.
That’s because while we usually like to joke about “noise annoyance” in our games, we don’t want to imply that anything in Deathloop is “noise.” We are telling the story in a way that doesn’t imply the game is a noisier game. We are telling a story that doesn’t have an emphasis on sound. We are telling a story that plays fast and loose with the laws of physics.
Although the game is in its first stage, Deathloop does have an aesthetic of its own. After the trailer was done, the devs discussed some of the options they had in what to do for the trailer. We were shown the trailer to decide whether they wanted a more or less “noisy” look. One option was to incorporate noise in the world itself (like a ship crashing, etc). The other option was to do a more realistic and realistic look.
As it turns out, the more realistic approach worked very well and, in fact, they liked the sound of our noise. They told us they really wanted a very realistic, cinematic feel to the trailer. They also liked the idea of a game that felt like it was going to have a lot more “action” in the future.
The game also features more realistic weather effects, like lightning and thunder, which seemed to make people more uncomfortable.