Ever listen to music while you play?

[Harry Mason]

I listen to Noisia while in Create Mode in Little Big Planet 2. It's a little weird.

 

[feauxx]

I play this while playing Dead Space.

Spoiler

Try it, trust me.

hahahaha
that will probably make even the shittiest of games fucking awesome!

 

[feauxx]

I listen to Noisia while in Create Mode in Little Big Planet 2. It's a little weird.

noisia!
one of their tracks is used for the crysis 2 multiplayer trailer

 

[BoredPixel]

I almost always listen to music when I play Starcraft: Brood War. But I keep the in-game audio audible. Using sound cues to keep things flowing helps a lot.

I'm still trying to figure out a good playlist for SCBW. I have a weird composition of dnb(mostly liquid, though I'm trying to balance it out), dubstep, ambient, *electronic and some neurofunk.

It helps my APM(sort of..). And I just enjoy listening to music so why not ^.^

With most single player games, except maybe Diablo-like games, I don't listen to music though.

*read: songs I'm not sure what to call.

 

[Detective Prince]

I do especially when I'm playing a handheld console. I did manage to match up El Tango De Roxanne from Moulin Rouge with the scene where Monitor goes a lil kooky in Halo 3...I'll never be able to watch that cutscene again without laughing...XD

 

[Alon Shechter]

Walking in the nude streets of LOTRO.
Bare necessities...

 

[Nazz3]

While playing Amnesia

 

[Samwise137]

almost always. Megaman requires an infusion of Linkin Park (although I don't normally like them), Source Games need HIM or Breaking Benjamin-esque sounds, RTS cries out for glam/hair metal. The occasional classic rock tune is always well accepted too.

 

[Kevlar Eater]

I just turn on Pandora Radio and pick a game.

 

[hurfdurp]

Nah, it's too distracting for me.

 

[klaynexas3]

if there isn't a story or there aren't any cut scenes, or maybe i've played it a lot before, yeah. mostly because it gets my blood pumping if i'm listening to the right music, then i start to play better

 

[geezah91]

I could only listen to music when I'm playing a sports game, like FIFA or Tiger Woods. In anything else it's just distracting.

 

[Sneeze]

Far cry 2- playing "circle of life" you know from the lion king, is both hilarious and epic

I need to try this.

As for myself, it depends on the game. Most games I'll use the in-game soundtrack or music. I generally listen to it when playing MMOs, Civilization V or Minecraft. Just stuff that doesn't require your complete attention really.

Also, for what its worth, this goes incredibly well with EVE Online, particularly on he mission of the same name.

 

[RoyalWelsh]

If it's a game with little to no story like sports games for example then yeah I play music.

 

[Blodlust]

Blasting Marduk whilst playing L4D2 does the trick for me. Back in the days when I used to play WoW i always listened to music and shut the game sound off.

 

[DustyDrB]

The Decemberists are great to listen to during lonely strolls in Oblivion.
Here's a song to play in Dunbarrow cove:

 

[[.redacted]]

I do, sometimes, but I find if I listen to my favorite genre (Metal) I end up playing too aggressively and overextending, so I've stopped recently xD

 

[MrShowerHead]

Sure do.

Mostly Disturbed or Sabaton


If that doesn't pump you up, I don't know what will...

 

[Nemu]

Don't most people?

Mine varies on wot wot I am doing and when i'm doing it.

If I'm PVPing, it's usually metal music. If I'm killing time or PVEing, it's ....wotever I feel like listening to (Indie, electro, metal...w/e). If it's between 6 and 10 am Mon-Thurs, it's Howard Stern on Sirius!


Hey nooooooooooooooow

 

[manaman]

That depends on the game after all. The game music and sounds can add a lot to the game, and how effective would a horror game be with some Blonde blasting away in the background? Some games however like Civ, sim, and a few other types are perfect for listening to some music.