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[Komo]

Not sure if this counts, but CS:GO's title music is obnoxiously loud

 

[Zareka]

The first few seconds of Remember Me's XMB music deafens me every time. Also, Lone Survivor.

 

[Braag]

Bulletstorm. It's been years since I last played it and I still remember how goddamn loud the startup screen was, and worst of all... it was unskippable!

 

[BuggeryBugz]

Peggle 2 when the game starts. I always have to turn down the volume because that bit is so loud.

 

[Jawmuncher]

Malicious would always make me jump if I accidentally went over the little video in the XMB.

 

[BouncyFrag]

Dragon's Dogma menu music after the soft piano bit. I can't hit start fast enough to get past that screen, but it's never fast enough.

 

[Woffls]

Super Maario Gala- SHUT IT BRUV.

 

[balohna]

Puzzle Fighter HD on the XMB. It scares the shit out of me every time.

This.

Based on this thread, sounds like a fair number of XMB icons are too loud.

 

[PirateKing]

Castle Crashers on PS3. Gezuz.

 

[ipukespiders]

GROOVY!!!

 

[Kacho]

Puzzle Fighter HD on the XMB. It scares the shit out of me every time.

Yep. Made me jump way too many times. There were a few other XMB title screens that were bad, but PFHD takes the cake.

 

[majik13]

I hate that the PS3 and PS4 have a hardware start up sound, you cant turn off. Trying to play some games quitely with family members sleeping, it becomes annoying.

BF3? and BF4 are obnoxious as well.

 

[BouncyFrag]

I hate that the PS3 and PS4 have a hardware start up sound, you cant turn off. Trying to play some games quitely with family members sleeping, it becomes annoying.

I hear ya. My tv also does the same thing too so I've got that along with the console noise.

 

[JON4495]

The ronimo games logo on awesomemnauts has a very loud gorilla.

 

[majik13]

I hear ya. My tv also does the same thing too so I've got that along with the console noise.

Yeah TV too? fuck that.

Ive heard PS start up sound is for error code troubleshooting or whatever you call it. But why not just make the sound when there is an error or problem. Or do different flashing lights like other electronics and consoles

 

[THEF3AR]

Grand Theft Auto Five

I play really loud, but I usually have to turn my volume down when that loads up.

And GTA:IV had such an awesome loading song.

It's called "Russian Connection."

https://youtube.com/watch?v=nKQr2G8mk0s

 

[TURBO1112]

PvZ Garden Warfare has a louder start up then my other games. Love the game though.

 

[Sanctuary]

One very recent example is The Evil Within. The initial two startup splash screens are obnoxiously loud as shit. Good thing you can disable them with the startup options on PC at least.

 

[Jims]

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (at least in the Wii U version)

Every time I start it up, I'm always taken aback by how loud that initial hit of music is when they show Sonic in front of his car and stuff. Maybe I just have my TV on initially too loud, but I never feel like the rest of the game is as loud.

 

[Rizific]

Any game that doesn't allow you to skip the intro is obnoxious.

 

[LakeEarth]

I actually deleted Double Dragon Neon because of its horrifyingly loud XMB music. I loved the game, got every trophy and then deleted it so it wouldn't scare me half to death ever again.

Quantum Continuum, same problem but not nearly as much hesitation when I deleted it.

 

[Easton Dark]

Not sure if this counts, but CS:GO's title music is obnoxiously loud

That so counts. Fuck that music.

 

[drotahorror]

Trials Evolution games.

/thread.

I have to manually turn down speakers every time I would start it up. And it's one of the worst raps I've ever heard.

 

[HypnoDarkrai]

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Decade Duels Plus on the XMB.

 

[GeNoMe]

MARVEL VS CAPCOM!! LET'S GO CRAZY!!

 

[SerTapTap]

Cash Guns Chaos on the XMB. Deafening.

The worst. Fortunately it's a terrible game so you can just delete it.

 

[Haxxona]

Bf3 and bf4 but the tune pumps you up before gointo war

 

[Outtrigger888]

Bf3 and bf4 but the tune pumps you up before gointo war

That plus Keanu reeves on the boot up screen

 

[arhra]

Wrath-era WoW was pretty bad.

Every login was a race to see if you could get in before the dragon deafened you.

 

[ExoSoul]

Malicious would always make me jump if I accidentally went over the little video in the XMB.

Castle Crashers on PS3. Gezuz.

Dudes... Cmon...

 

[zebaz08]

Quantum conundrum on xmb

 

[Peltz]

 

[terrisus]

I know this is cheating, but starting up the Dreamcast with a VMU with a dead battery.

 

[RE_Player]

The latest Yugioh game on the PS3 XMB. I had my TV at 1 volume and it was still loud enough to be annoying.

 

[Crossing Eden]

Battlefield 4.

Enhanced by the fact that it replayed itself every 15-20 seconds. Holy shit what an annoying intro.

 

[Bog]

The original MotorStorm demo. Holy crap.

 

[Switzer]

Dishonored on the PC. The dev splash plays a sound that is stupidly loud. To make matters worse, your volume settings don't take effect until you get to the main menu, after your eardrums have been shattered.

 

[FriedConsole]

Quantum conundrum on xmb

Came to say that. It is that song that wants to be like the Portal song.

 

[DarkHeartedKill]

CSGO has an obnoxious start up. Dark Souls has an obnoxiously loud sound when you press start.

 

[King_Richard]

Uno on the PS3 XMB.

Completely obnoxious.

YES the gain is waaay to high. "UNO!!!!"

 

[The Albatross]

With WWE 2K14, your sound settings wouldn't load till you got past the opening screen. Same with other 2K sports games IIRC. So the intro would be wicked loud then finally it would be quiet when you go to the menus. In WWE it was a lot worse because the music was horrible 90s/2000s-style WWE rock.

 

[Matt Attack]

I actually deleted Double Dragon Neon because of its horrifyingly loud XMB music. I loved the game, got every trophy and then deleted it so it wouldn't scare me half to death ever again.

Quantum Continuum, same problem but not nearly as much hesitation when I deleted it.

Yeah, Neon's XMB music kills me!

 

[KentBrockman]

Anything with that awful Nvidia startup sound.

 

[shacklesmcgee]

As I'm currently playing it, and it keeps pissing me off, Fallout 2. It doesn't let me change my sound after I launch it, and my laptop has terrible speakers so they're usually on full blast. It's tinny and loud and awful.

 

[F311]

My vote goes to towerfall no matter how low I put my volume that noise is always so loud!!!

 

[DrunkDan]

Peggle 2 seems to be much louder than the rest of the game when it starts for some reason.

 

[Chocolate & Vanilla]

Dark Arisen xmb is redic loud

 

[eyeball_kid]

The All-Out Attack in Persona 3 seems really loud and obnoxious compared to everything else in the game. I kinda hate the programmer that made that animation unskippable. Having to listen to it in almost every battle is intolerable.

 

[-Snooze-]

Disgaea D2

 

[Mephala]

Nier

"Weiss you dumbass, you better start making sense you rotten book or you're gonna be sorry. Maybe I'll rip your pages out one by one, or maybe I'll put you in the goddamn furnance. How can someone with such a big, smart brain be hypnotized like a little bitch, huh? Oh, Shadowlord, I love you Shadowlord. Come over here and give Weiss a big sloppy kiss, Shadowlord. Now pull you're head out of your goddamn ass and start fucking helping us!"

Edit. You hear this when you start the game and later during the story when its a bit more relevant.