Sound design in computer games analysis work sheet - The Last of Us
- 1. Salford City College Eccles Sixth Form Centre BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games Game Title The Last of Us https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r-zvVMZeP4 Provide detailed descriptions from chosen examples that establish… Clearly state what production technique(s) you think have been used to create specific soundtrack elements Setting There isn’tmuchannotationsonwhere the real place is,exceptthe facttheytalk aboutarcade game,whichisbustedandwe don’thearotherpeople around. The imaginarysurroundingsare on a ShadowTemple,whichisabattle area,or ‘buildingfortournamentsof the immortals’assaidbyRileyat35:01. The place is alsoquite tropical because of the drumbeatsand otherinstrumentsplayinginthe background. The native instrumentmusicwasplayedwiththe use of actual intruments. Mood At firstthe backgroundiscompletelyquietwithanexceptionof veryquietnoises the electricitymakes(bzzz),thisaddstoseriousness,andwhenwe hearsightsand Ellie sayingshe wantedtoplay,thisquietnessmakesitfeel sorryforher. It staysquietuntil RileytellsEllie tokeephereyesshut(34:55). Afterthatthe music starts withan impactand isfast,tellingthe imaginationworks.There are more beatsgivingthistensiontobe readybefore the fight. Asthe battle startsthe melody speedsup,the atmosphere isquite aggressiveandwe canhear additional soundsto emphasisthe characters’moves.At36:00 the entire musicas well asRiley’svoicego intoa background(butare more louder) andbecome quite basssoundingaswell as whenspokenthroughthe megaphone, givingthe new,deepsensationandto signifythe actiondenses. The soundsaddedto underlinewhencharacters hit(notactual hitsoundsbut the sounds alongside them) were eithermade withFoley artistryor VST plugins. The firstbackgroundsoundsof electricityand windwere probablyfieldrecorded. Game genre (The Last of Us genre – Action-Adventure,Survival,Horror) The ‘game ina game’ genre isprobablya fighting,adventure. The imaginarygame isan adventure game,because Rileytellsthe character‘stands on the edge of the ShadowTemple’.Andtosignifyit’safightinggame we hear characters’voiceswhenintroduced (35:04-35:14) and theysoundjustlike the calls fightingcharacterswoulddo. Imaginarycharacters’callswere probablystudio recordedas well,whereaspunchesandkicks couldhave beendone withuse of Foleyartistry.
- 2. Salford City College Eccles Sixth Form Centre BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games Anothermainfactorstellingit’safightinggame is‘RoundOne.Fight’at35:23, as well asRiley’scommentsof whatthe opponentisdoing. Narrative Ellie wantstoplayan arcade game (we can knowit’sarcade game,because after that momentRileytellsheraboutbuttonstopress) butthe machine doesn’twork (34:13). The rest of the narrative istoldbyRiley’smonologue (at34:41); she tellsEllie to imagine everythingshe says,andintroduceshertoplayer’scharacter(Angel Knives) as well asthe opponent(Blackfang).Rileythendescribesall the opponentdoesand whatEllie should dotowin. All the narrationwasrecordedina studiowithuse of voice actors. There alsowas some panning usedto showthat Rileyisoff scene.