To subtitle or not to subtitle... : V

» Tue Aug 23, 2011 7:02 am

I can't decide what I'm going to do for Skyrim. I'm honestly an ES newbie but have pretty much watched a full playthrough of Oblivion on Youtube -- with subtitles. I did find myself reading the text faster than it was spoken.

I'm just wondering what veterans will do with Skyrim to make it the most immersive...

» Tue Aug 23, 2011 1:07 am

default settings for me.

» Tue Aug 23, 2011 7:42 am

sometimes i cant hear what NPC's are saying so i read the subtitles and sometimes im in a hurry and cant wait for them to finish so i just read it and save 10 seconds of my life, just do what you think is right in your heart

» Tue Aug 23, 2011 1:21 am

I never play any games with subtitles. Text at the bottom of the screen is a wonderful way to ruin immersion.

» Tue Aug 23, 2011 1:16 am

Without subtitles makes it more... real for me I guess.

» Tue Aug 23, 2011 7:53 am

I reversed the subtitle options actually. there are no subtitles during conversations, but since background conversations can be hard tp hear sometimes I have general dialouge on

» Tue Aug 23, 2011 8:18 am

I always play games with subtitles. Don't know why, I just like it. Might be because I play at low volumes often and I prefer knowing what's going on.

» Tue Aug 23, 2011 4:44 pm

More immersive? Most HUD turned off and a mod that makes necessary HUD small and out of the way. Personally, I prefer understanding what npcs are saying all of the time rather than having to play the game with the volume turned up.

» Tue Aug 23, 2011 3:01 am

No subtitles is the way to go. But I guess I'm also a slow reader.

» Tue Aug 23, 2011 5:28 am

I need the subtitles, some people haven't got good hearing. :sadvaultboy:
Think about the children! :cryvaultboy: :disguise: :facepalm:

» Tue Aug 23, 2011 6:03 am

What do you want!?

Subtitles all the way.

» Tue Aug 23, 2011 3:10 pm

On my first playthrough in Oblivion I listened intently to what the NPC had to say. But after my first playthrough I just started graying out all the dialogue options as fast as possible and just checked my journal when i wanted to know what they had talked about. If they didn't have a quest I would just not talk to them at all, simple.

» Tue Aug 23, 2011 2:04 am

Full subtitles, always have used them ever since I was a little kid, I found it was more time effective to read the subtitles faster than they are speaking then wait for the NPC to talk so I can go an kill stuff quicker

» Tue Aug 23, 2011 7:15 am

subtitles. a little reading never hurt anyone.

also: see dubs v. subs

» Tue Aug 23, 2011 6:31 am

I always use subtitles because it can be hard to hear what they are saying and reading it seems to sink in better for some reason.

» Tue Aug 23, 2011 2:26 am

Sometimes its difficult to hear NPCs so might have it on. Not a big deal either way.

» Tue Aug 23, 2011 8:36 am

I always go with the subtitles. Doesn't bother me in the slightest.

In fact I find it strange when a game doesn't have subtitles.

» Tue Aug 23, 2011 5:32 am

Dialouge subtitles: ON

General subtitles: OFF

» Tue Aug 23, 2011 1:34 pm

is stupid but i find that reading a text opens up my imagination even if its simple directions. I am able to understand the lore better and whats going on. Games without subtitles are some times a game breaker as my ears are a third of the size they should be (i hear stuff fine but i can miss out on important information if its said in a battle or if there is alot of other noise going on as it can be hard to distinguish certain sounds and understand them properly)

» Tue Aug 23, 2011 1:32 pm

When there are subtitles I am always forced to read them, I just can't not read them. So with the new system in Skyrim I will disable them. Make it more realistic.

» Tue Aug 23, 2011 6:57 am

I generally go with default settings myself.

» Tue Aug 23, 2011 7:16 am

sometimes i cant hear what NPC's are saying so i read the subtitles and sometimes im in a hurry and cant wait for them to finish so i just read it and save 10 seconds of my life, just do what you think is right in your heart

That made me laugh, but its as true an answer as possible for this kind of quesion :goodjob:

Full subtitles, always have used them ever since I was a little kid, I found it was more time effective to read the subtitles faster than they are speaking then wait for the NPC to talk so I can go an kill stuff quicker

:sadvaultboy: Thanks! For making me feel old. :sadvaultboy: In my day we didn't have options for subtitles or not, we had walls of text to let us know what was going on and we liked it. :wink_smile:

» Tue Aug 23, 2011 4:18 am

I wish I had subtitles in real life! but not TES

» Tue Aug 23, 2011 5:37 am

some (or many) TES player is not english speaking people, since the game is worldwide

so, yes subtitle

» Tue Aug 23, 2011 6:05 am

I will give it a chance without, but after a while I'll probably swtich on subtitles because it's just faster.