February 7, 201510 yr Never, if I can avoid it. It completely firetrucks up the immersion for me (unless it's some alien language or whatever, like in KotOR). It's the same reason I can't watch subbed anime. (That's something I really appreciated in DDD, by the way- the ability to actually enjoy cutscenes!) Edited February 7, 201510 yr by HeyMouseSayCheese
February 7, 201510 yr Yeah, just in case there's some weird word/name I wouldn't quite catch otherwise.
February 7, 201510 yr Author Never, if I can avoid it. It completely firetrucks up the immersion for me (unless it's some alien language or whatever, like in KotOR). It's the same reason I can't watch subbed anime. (That's something I really appreciated in DDD, by the way- the ability to actually enjoy cutscenes!) Truth is they only included that option because they are hard to read in 3D or something. Lol.
February 7, 201510 yr Truth is they only included that option because they are hard to read in 3D or something. Lol. Huh, I never considered that. So one of the things I liked most about DDD was only due to technical limitations. Great.
February 7, 201510 yr Yep I do, always. It's easier for me to follow what the character are saying that way.
February 7, 201510 yr Hell yeah. KH made me loved putting on subtitles in games. I always put on subtitles in every game. It also helps me follow along with the story. As for movies... Hell no.
February 7, 201510 yr Yes, because my mind processes things better when I read rather than through just hearing people talk.
February 7, 201510 yr Eh, sometimes. Although, it really depends. I prefer KH cut scenes without subtitles because I feel they're too big. But only one game had the option without cheats. I also tend to stare at the subtitles instead of the actual scene, which I hate.
February 7, 201510 yr I also tend to stare at the subtitles instead of the actual scene, which I hate. My problem exactly. I want to watch what's going on, but my eyes are constantly drawn to the bottom 10% of the screen.
February 7, 201510 yr I do just in case I miss a word/can't hear then talking over the background noise/has a heavy accent.
February 7, 201510 yr Only if i'm forced *cough* Kingdoms Hearts ps2 *cough* Most of the time all they do is make my eyes water trying to focus on the game and not the subtitles text running across the bottom of the screen.
February 7, 201510 yr Always. English is not my first language, so sometimes I have a hard time to hear what they are saying, but I always want to play videogames/watch movies in English because my language sucks. So I'm used to reading subtitles and I can focus on both the subtitles and on what is going on.
February 7, 201510 yr I never saw the point of having mandatory subtitles in English if the spoken langugae is English. They don't subtitle movies in theaters either.
February 7, 201510 yr Always for video games. Movies/shows not so much, but I always do it for video games. Helps me be sure of what's going on.
February 7, 201510 yr Yeah, subtitles come in handy for cutscenes so I can see what they are saying when it sometimes is hard to understand them, like in KH with Donald Duck.
February 7, 201510 yr Yes, mostly just because I like to make sure that I'm getting all the information I need. Sometimes you mishear things, or for one reason or another, you don't have the volume up.
Do you play video games with subtitles on?