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Vent: A weird silence in my VR forest world creeped me out
I was walking through this peaceful virtual forest last night. Everything went dead quiet, no birds or wind sounds. It felt so wrong I had to take the headset off. That kind of bug just ruins the whole point of escaping there. They really need to fix these atmosphere breaks fast.
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sarah_white8mo ago
Maybe the silence wasn't a bug? Sounds like it worked perfectly if it freaked you out that much. Could be a feature to make the world feel more real, like when everything goes quiet in a real forest.
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willow_robinson8mo ago
When the background sounds stopped in a horror game, it really ramped up the tension. It made everything feel more real, just like you mentioned.
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miles_roberts5mo ago
That 30 seconds of dead audio in Silent Hills PT made me practically SCREAM at my TV before I realized it was on purpose. Sarah White is spot on with the forest comparison because honestly I would rather hear a twig snap than absolute nothing. The silence just sits there and lets your brain invent way worse things than any sound designer could.
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ray_miller848mo ago
If the devs meant to cut the sound, that's a smart way to mess with your head. It blurs the line between a glitch and part of the experience. Does that happen often in other VR worlds you've tried?
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