Five Great Games That Sound Better With Headphones
Sometimes, games sound so much better with headphones. Speakers provide bombast and room-filling audio splendor, but headphones provide close, intimate detail and accurate frequency response that help you really appreciate the finer points of sound design in today’s modern games.
Here are five recent games I prefer listening to over headphones. Did I miss a favorite of yours? Leave me a reply and perhaps I’ll highlight it in the future!
PATH OF EXILE
Path of Exile might have the best sound design of any isometric action RPG I’ve ever experienced.
I’ve been replaying the game on my Xbox One X in the wake of its sequel announcement, and after hearing the news that Torchlight Frontiers is… going in a new direction. Its lush art style and high framerate visual performance still hold up a few years after launch, but the sound design has impressed me more than the rest of the presentation.
Each area in the game has its own distinct, vibrant sonic landscape. The camera view in…
