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[Fou-Lu]

Weird topic I know, but I am playing Shadow Hearts Covenant and it hit me that I enjoy walking around much more than most games just because I love the sound of Yuri's footsteps.

 

[valkillmore]

Super Mario 64

 

[maxcriden]

Fire Emblem Awakening (no feet joke)

 

[jaypah]

Super Mario 64

Damnit! One reply and its the one I wanted

 

[xxracerxx]

Oooo good question. I will have to think on it.

The Witness is up there though.

 

[Freeman76]

Demons Souls wearing medium armour, the jangle is real.

Mario 64 too, super cool.

Usually i find the walking sound effects quite annoying in games as a whole though.

 

[Smough]

Dark Souls when you are wearing knight armor

 

[valkillmore]

Truthfully, no man's sky is also very satisfying to walk around/run around/traverse on foot. The subtle camera shake, snappy controls & footstep sounds are all work together to make it very enjoyable.

 

[Infest]

Final Fantasy VIII <3
https://youtu.be/6zv2Ki6_VNY?t=6m6s

 

[John Kowalski]

Power Armour in Fallout 4 sounds super cool. Lots of gears and hydraulics. Gives a lot to the physicality of the suit.

 

[Maligna]

Walking on snowy pavement in Shenmue. Ironically, I hate that sound in real life.

 

[Karak]

Witcher 3's variation depending on material and which foot, as well as the weight crack on ice.

 

[Anony]

someone post that mercy comic

 

[WhoaIsThatMars]

Hint: https://youtu.be/uBezSLI3qUc

 

[Alexm92]

Resident Evil

 

[spennser]

Bloodborne/Souls Games, the footsteps really stand out in the mix

 

[daftstar]

Bloodborne immediately comes to mind as there's no music aside from boss fights and the sound of footsteps really standout. Feels strangely satisfying too especially when echoing on wooden/cobblestone floors.

 

[Polioliolio]

Spelunker HD

https://youtu.be/3flgQaEOiXk?t=21s

I like games like this, and the old arcade style, where there are clear audible sound effects for simple things, like walking and climbing (see Donkey Kong)

 

[Raptor]

Bloodborne immediately comes to mind as there's no music aside from boss fights and the sound of footsteps really standout. Feels strangely satisfying too especially when echoing on wooden/cobblestone floors.

Agreed.

 

[- J - D -]

Parasite Eve put a lot of effort into the footstep sounds.

 

[Ritzboof]

edit: im retarded dont listen to me

L.A. noire tho

 

[PSqueak]

Super Mario 64

This one.

Second choice: Contra's footsteps that are only heard after beating certain levels (and your characters walk into the next).

 

[Ushay]

Heavy armor in Skyrim sounded great.

 

[L Thammy]

Did Tommy Tallarico make this thread?

 

[Pankratous]

First thing that came to mind was Resident Evil 2.

 

[samsirus]

Action Quake 2 had really great running/walking sounds. The thunk when dropping down from high places is the best.

 

[NealMcCauley]

Most memorable would be MGS1.

Favorite is hard to say. Maybe Arkham Origins's walking on snow.

 

[vitalogy11]

Dat Dark Souls 2 Grass.

Lol jk.

 

[SuperSah]

Dragon Quest VII 3DS.

...oh

 

[Ryouji Gunblade]

Majora's Mask. Because Link is a grasshopper.

 

[Cuyejo]

Dat Dark Souls 2 Grass.

Lol jk.

I still remember the DS2 glitch while fighting the LGK.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8IapTo-_3o

 

[How About No]

First thing that came to mind was Resident Evil 2.

The reverb-y footsteps in the RPD hall always hit me in the nostalgia core

 

[Anx]

Animal Crossing, specially during snow season

 

[mokeyjoe]

Truthfully, no man's sky is also very satisfying to walk around/run around/traverse on foot. The subtle camera shake, snappy controls & footstep sounds are all work together to make it very enjoyable.

Yeah, I especially like the audio in caves. I enjoyed reading on Twitter how he made some of the sounds.

 

[Zom]

Animal Crossing, specially during snow season

Every sound in animal crossing is beautiful

 

[SugarDave]

Bloodborne/Souls Games, the footsteps really stand out in the mix

Yep, came to post these.

 

[Santiako]

I remember LIMBO being great in that regard, with a nice little vibrating of the controller with each step.

 

[The Dear Leader]

L.A. Noire has a good dress shoe snap when walking on certain surfaces, almost sounds like tap shoes.

 

[SolVanderlyn]

Crisis Core had nice sounding footsteps. It's actually one of the first things that stood out to me about that game. That sounds weird to say. It's true, though.

 

[-Mutsukki-]

Super Mario 64

This all the way

Also FFXIV's ones are lovely

 

[Goo]

Link walking through the swamp in Zelda 2. First time I noticed a foot step sound effect in a game.

 

[El-Suave]

Ezio and other main characters running on roofing tiles in the Assassin's Creed series.

 

[Crimsonclaw111]

Thief. Blew my mind that surfaces made different sounds and actually had gameplay uses.

 

[Phyla]

Killing an enemy in Killzone 2 multiplayer.

Creating a villager in Age of Empires 2.

 

[Kaji AF16]

ED-209´s steps from Robocop vs. Terminator (Sega Mega Drive / Genesis version).

Minute 9:16:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PfGgXuQc8E

 

[Foldedpencil]

The worst for me is "Lux" from 7th Saga. In that rpg you can pick one of 7 characters to play as, but if you pick the robot, every step in the game is accompanied but a mechanical sound. I could never stand to play as him...

 

[Brainfreeze]

Final Fantasy X when you walk on a hard surface

 

[eifer]

Mario 64
Destiny

Also, what is it about most Japanese games where they just totally fail at footsteps? Walking on dirt? Sounds like you're wearing tap dancing shoes on a tile floor.

 

[majik13]

Walking in snow in Bad Company 2 comes to mind.

 

[Shepard]

I love the phase boots sound in Dota 2.

Worst has to be Radiant Storia. Jesus.