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NeonSkyline21's avatar
NeonSkyline21
Seasoned Scout
9 days ago

In game audio is worse

So I've put about 5 hours into my trial so far and I like some of the gameplay changes so far (speed boost hitting seems to be gone, yay!) but there's one pet peeve I have with the game already and it's the audio mix. 

Sound effects relating to sticks/shots/the puck/skating/hitting/etc all seem to be MUCH lower in the mix and the game just sounds less impactful now. I turned the commentators off and the problem persists. I don't understand why the devs would change a part of NHL24 that no one complained about (the audio mix) but it would be cool if they could revert those changes. 

 

  • bobo_32's avatar
    bobo_32
    New Rookie
    9 days ago

    Have you tried going to audio settings and lowering every selection (announcer, crowd, arena music, etc) except said sound effects? Then raise master volume and relatively speaking you should be good. 

    • NeonSkyline21's avatar
      NeonSkyline21
      Seasoned Scout
      8 days ago

      I've tried lowering everything to an 8 (and turning commentary off) but I feel like if you need to lower EVERYTHING ELSE beyond that, then the audio mix is completely screwed up. 

      I just don't get why they changed it when it sounded great in 24. 

      Also, the master volume is at 10 by default. 

  • MiIczar's avatar
    MiIczar
    New Novice
    9 days ago

    Skating is noisy this year, imo. I noticed it right away in my first game. It's annoying when the crowd is silent or when you play in outdoor rink.

    • NeonSkyline21's avatar
      NeonSkyline21
      Seasoned Scout
      8 days ago

      Haven't really noticed that but I only play with NHL teams so maybe that's why? I DID notice that the skating sound effect itself doesn't sound as good as it did last year... just like the rest of the sound FX.

  • NeonSkyline21's avatar
    NeonSkyline21
    Seasoned Scout
    3 days ago

    EA_Aljoany word on this? The in-game audio mix is noticeably worse than it has been in any of the previous iterations of the game. I've tried lowering everything that wouldn't be involved in an arena experience and the game sound effects are still muddied and unclear. The skating sounds are worse. The shooting sounds are almost non-existent besides perfect one-Ts (whereas snap-shots sounded POWERFUL last year, for example). Even ringing the post is worse than last year.

    What happened? Were these intentional changes? Can you ask the team for us? Maybe they're not aware that anything is different, somehow? 

  • Molda-CZ's avatar
    Molda-CZ
    Seasoned Novice
    3 days ago

    i am playing on PS5 and i have to say i love the sounds in NHL 25 compared to 24. I really love the new sounds for sticks, skating etc. It sound more realistic and way better. Maybe it depends on which console you play, if you use headset or TV sound output or something else, but for me playing with headphones the sound feels great. I have lot of other issues, but the sound seems nice to me.

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