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[Mman235]

Half-Life 1 is one that sticks out for me, they're quite dynamic in terms of different sounds for the time, and, while they're quite exaggerated, it works with the relatively simple visuals to accentuate of atmosphere of certain areas. Such as echoing footsteps when you're in large chambers or airvents.

Also Thief, where they're pretty important to playing the game and way beyond almost anything else around that time (HL included).

With the exception of games that have pretty subdued ambience (like the Souls games) footsteps in general seem to be rarely prominent in newer games.

 

[a916]

Super Mario Sunshine... almost like his shoes are made of clay.

 

[Why would you do that?]

Donkey Kong and Mario Bros. were the first things to come to mind. Very surprised nobody else mentioned them...

https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=CVJzA3fej-Y

 

[Caffeine]

silent hill https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY8K4QoeV1M

 

[Dusk Golem]

I'm not sure if they're my favorite, but for some reason the walking sound effect I always remember the most and always comes to mind when people mention walking sound effects is Silent Hill 1's for me. I don't know the specific reason why or looked too deep into it, but something about SH1's stepping sounds has always stood out to me.

silent hill

Jesus, was freaking ninja'd as I was typing that. And I thought I was the only one who these stood out for.

 

[Caffeine]

I'm not sure if they're my favorite, but for some reason the walking sound effect I always remember the most and always comes to mind when people mention walking sound effects is Silent Hill 1's for me. I don't know the specific reason why or looked too deep into it, but something about SH1's stepping sounds has always stood out to me.



Jesus, was freaking ninja'd as I was typing that. And I thought I was the only one who these stood out for.

lol I just recently replayed it and it was the first thing that stood out as well.

 

[ActWan]

Silent Hill 2

 

[Piers]

Resident Evil

I also love the squelchy sounds the undead make when walking.

 

[Slick Butter]

Scariest walking sound, to me.

 

[D_prOdigy]

Digimon World

if I want a bloody ear-ache

 

[Elysium-777]

LA.Noire.

 

[kogasu]

I have, like, I guess a small obsession with walking sound effects or footstep sounds. By that, I just mean that I always listen for them everywhere in games and real life lol. Always liked the classic Resident Evil 1-3 and Silent Hill 1-3.

 

[ArchersOfAgincourt]

Gotta be the melodic, almost calliope-esque pitter-patter of Zora Link in Majora's Mask.

 

[Deckard Chapel]

Resident Evil

Specifically REmake.

 

[Labrys]

Silent Hill 3 stands out to me.

 

[BigEmil]

Kingdom Hearts

 

[TeddyShardik]

Well Donkey Kong of course! Always thought of squeaky rubber boots playing it as a kid.

 

[DaciaJC]

I still remember the DS2 glitch while fighting the LGK.

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

Slightly off-topic, but Company of Heroes 2 had a similar sound bug.

 

[Schlorgan]

Mercy's footsteps in Overwatch.

 

[PyroPaperPlanes]

I love the footsteps in Metroid Prime, the sound of Samus' suit on the terrain. That whole game is comforting for me.

 

[Black Hat]

Mercy's footsteps in Overwatch.

Here is a comprehensive guide on the sounds Mercy's heels make in OW.

Quality reading.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/comments/4w6fnc/comprehensive_guide_to_the_sounds_mercys_heels/

 

[supernormal]

Probably not the best, but I definitely get all sort of nostalgia when I walk over glass in RE2.

 

[Justinh]

Weird topic I know.

Yeah, you got a point there.

I guess... first one to come to mind is Rise of the Tomb Raider. I remember loving the sound of the crunch as she moved through the deep snow.

I miss snow...

 

[DealWithIt]

The Chirrup Sandals from Shining Force 2. Can't find the link for sound right now, I'm on mobile.

EDIT: here http://youtu.be/T1W-mHQLdok at 33:00 they pick them up and use them.

 

[BlueBadger]

Squall's footsteps in FF8, or Link's quiet/soothing footsteps in OOT!

ALSO, Epona's walk/trot noises.

 

[TheDinoman]

I've always really liked hearing Metal Mario's walking sound effect in Smash Bros. 64.

 

[Im_So_Pringles]

Goldeneye 64.

 

[disappeared]

The entire Silent Hill series has good footsteps.

Man I just shuddered thinking of some spots.

 

[spoon!]

Counterstrike

 

[MooMilk2929]

I like the walking sound when Christopher belmont walks at the beginning of every stage in castlevania 2: belmonts revenge.

 

[Torokil]

Yume Nikki's plops
Mercy's Heels
Dark Souls Heavy Armor

 

[Melkezadek]

Always liked the footsteps in the Soul Reaver games. I felt as though I could imagine the cold stone beneath Raziel's cloven feet.

 

[CAR105 3]

Dark Souls heavy armor

And Raziel's steps in the first Soul Reaver.

 

[BulletBees]

Mega man legends.

 

[modernmalady]

I've always loved the sound effect when you walk on a hard surface (road, wood) in the first Silent Hill. I don't know why though.


Also the Minecraft walking on grass sound is just relaxing.

 

[petethepanda]

The Witness is up there though.

I love the absurd lengths they went to. Absolutely worth it.

 

[(mat)]

Walking around the metal platforms in the Goron Mine in Zelda: Twilight Princess always makes me super happy for some reason. The "tink tink tink tink" makes me really happy for some reason.

For reference: https://youtube.com/watch?v=BS4B6s8M37s#t=0m20s

 

[Zyrox]

Dark Souls 3. Not your own (they are nice too) but the one of the Dancer of Boreal Valley. Love that subdued, sorta underwater sound.

 

[RedSnake]

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

This. First thing that came to my mind.

 

[Fury451]

Silent Hill 2

 

[-hadouken]

Battlefield 3 - remember being very impressed by the walking, running sounds in that first campaign mission.

 

[ZiggyPalffyLA]

The sound of horse hooves on cobblestone in Blackwater in Red Dead Redemption.

 

[Tahnit]

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

shit i was going to say this. Thief had an amazing sound engine. Footsteps sounded real depending on material.

 

[OricWindstar]

Did Tommy Tallarico make this thread?

Haha, came here to ask this.

 

[Boney]

Radiant Historia could drive a man crazy.

Huh, for some reason read it a negative.

Uhm I suppose OoT when there's echo on hard surfaces

 

[HeelPower]

Come to think of it,its one of the most important things in games.It adds to your sense of staisfaction when the movement animates and sounds good.

 

[Dusk Golem]

Come to think of it,its one of the most important things in games.It adds to your sense of staisfaction when the movement animates and sounds good.

I've actually been thinking about it a lot recently since I was working on a 2D horror game which has stepping sound effects. Very subtle detail most don't even think about if done right, but it adds a lot if done well even if people aren't fully conscious of it.

 

[Generalpsyduck]

Ocarina of time easily

 

[Salty Shogun]

I've always wanted a thread for this lol. Definitely walking with knight armor in Dark Souls. The jangle of the armor is my absolute favorite

 

[Soleil rouge]

The original Mafia for PC had great walking sound effects.