Viewfinder if free for the month on PS+ so I'm giving it a go. Just wanted to highlight small detail I really enjoyed, which is how the audio for ambience adjusts based on the art style of your surrounding area.

Finished my play through of Dredge and even though I got the worse version of the bad ending, I still had a really good time with it.

"keep an ear out" hell yeah that's exactly what I'm gonna do, I love doing that in fact

Compare that to this night-time clip. The player's reduced vision is taken advantage of by including sounds which are not clearly define as either diegetic or non-diegetic. As the player's mental state deteriorates, these "trans-diegetic" sounds increase in frequency, creating a sense of panic.

Here is some daytime gameplay. It's only a short clip unfortunately but everything is calm and serene. There's some melancholic, eerie music playing and some sparse wildlife. The player's vision is complete unimpeded, as its a clear and sunny day.

Finished my playthrough of Jusant yesterday and this post will have some minor spoilers.

I loved the creative choice for the beginning of the credits to be accompanied only by rainfall. It felt so calm and tranquil, like finally being able to rest after the journey taken throughout the game.

The mix is also used to sell the space - the footsteps and foley are so much quieter in this area because the wind is masking them. However, the wind isn't actually "louder" in real terms because that would get fatiguing, so the other elements are pulled back to imply the loud wind.

Been playing a little more Jusant and recorded some examples of the dynamic reverb in action. So simple but so effective in selling the space

Entry #100: Obi-Wan's leitmotif from #StarWarsRevengeOfTheSith. This one exists in a real grey area - is it music or sound? Either way, it subtly communicates so much of Obi-Wan's state of mind at the climax of RotS using just its timbre and sets the scene for the upcoming lightsaber duel perfectly.

Entry #90: Leviathan Axe Recall from #GodofWar (2018). Had to double check to make sure I hadn't already included this. It's such a classic choice for redesign projects and for good reason. I love the original sound's heaviness, excellently selling the power and weight behind the Leviathan Axe.

Entry #75: Movement Foley from #LegoStarWars: The Skywalker Saga. The last lego entry for the foreseeable, but I love how much detail is put into movement sound effects. The example I've used is from General Grievous, who clanks about as you move and it adds so much character.

Entry #60: The Ranger Assault Rifle from #Fortnite. The high-pitched squeak when firing made this sound stand out to me. It heavily contrasts and compliments the lower frequencies in the sound effect, and adds so much character to the gun overall.

Entry #50: Mr Fantastic from #MarvelRivals. Just the right balance of elasticity to give his moveset a great feel, without feeling too cartoony.

Entry #33: PHD Flopper from Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6. Recorded a clip myself because I wanted to demonstrate how the sound changes depending on what height you jump from - such a great way to communicate how much damage the explosion deals entirely through audio.

Entry #16: Juno's gun from #Overwatch2. OW2 will make a number of appearances in this list, but the first entry from it is Juno's gun. I love the "scale" of the sound design, it feels perfectly suited to the gun and has so much character to it.

Entry #7: Wind Chime Lures from
@suckerpunchprod.bsky.social's Ghost of Tsushima. Recorded this gameplay myself - that tonal sound they make while travelling through the air makes this sound really stand out to me (if anyone knows how they did it, please let me in on the secret).