Y'all're weak. Back in my day subtitles were so dogshit that you only used them if you were deaf/hard of hearing. And even then you grumbled about it.

But for real, thank fuck they've gotten better. Holy shit subtitles were ass back in the day. Though I do have a weird nostalgia for them alongside crts

[–] Elkot@lemmy.world -3 points 1 month ago (7 children)

It actually annoys me now that I have to go into the settings of every game just to turn the subtitles off

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The idea of playing a narrative game without subtitles gives me anxiety lol

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[+] merc@sh.itjust.works -14 points 1 month ago (4 children)

People who are like this should really try to train their hearing better. You miss so much about the composition of a shot when you're reading subtitles.

Imagine if every painting in an art museum had a QR code pasted on top of it, or if every scenic overlook had glass you had to look through that had text explaining what it was you were looking at.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

You miss so much about the composition of a shot when you’re reading subtitles.

After a while, you really don't... You eventually stop even realizing that you're reading.

Also, the art thing you're describing is something completely different than subtitles. That's called "audio description" and it is a real thing that exists for people with vision problems.

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Sure bud.

I bet you can also safely check your texts while driving without missing anything on the road.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 month ago

Lol what

[–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago

I can listen to audio tracks and separate the instruments and listen to them individually, but still prefer subtitles due to the dogshit audio mastering most media offers these days

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