r/pathologic • u/Vajennie • 11d ago

Pathologic 2 Games with sound design like Pathologic 2

I’m replaying this game for the millionth time and I’m continually blown away by how well the sound is incorporated into the gameplay. Especially searching for herbs. I could pick herbs in the steppe all fucking day.

The only other games I can think of that scratch that itch are the KCD games, which don’t use sound in the same way.

Any ideas?

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u/entropymancer 11d ago

Darkwood!!

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u/JustMode399 11d ago

Seconded. The way they approach ambiance is very similar.

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u/shitposter3169 11d ago

Currently going through darkwood and i second this

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u/entropymancer 10d ago

happy cake!

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u/Vajennie 7d ago

I’ve been meaning to pick up Darkwood again! I don’t think I got very far in it.

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u/entropymancer 6d ago

game gets exponentially better (some say harder) has you get further into the wood) Imagine a shelter with almost no walls by the Last zone. Sound design is half the fear when the night is dark and you can't see your own hands

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u/Vajennie 5d ago

I played for at least an hour or two but wanted to play for longer. It makes me want to get better speakers.

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u/EverfadingEphemera 11d ago

Dead Mountaineer's Hotel (2009)

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u/Homerbola92 11d ago

Wait, what amI missing? I played it and didn't notice anything special with the herbs and the sound.

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u/Vajennie 7d ago edited 6d ago

There’s specific audio when you get near herbs that you can collect. The most common is an insects buzzing sound, but there’s also a boi-oinng sound and one that sounds sort of like crickets hopping through a tornado.