History Main / SoundCodedForYourConvenience

* ''VideoGame/PathOfExile'' has different sounds for different item types like in ''Diablo''. Additionally, custom loot filters let you add custom conditional drop sounds; this can be used to immediately notify you when a particularly valuable item appears.

* ''VideoGame/PathOfExile'' has a few scripted events where a player will cross over a narrow bridge and suddenly find GiantSpiders crawling up the sides, accompanied by a ''very'' loud and startling hiss.

* You can tell in an instant whether interplanetary travel in the first ''KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' will have a random encounter, as the preceding cutscenes have entirely different music.

* In the ''VideoGame/{{Metroid Prime|Trilogy}}'' series, all the hidden powerups make a distinctive humming sound that is often the the player's first clue that there's something to find in the area. The sound's volume and stereo positioning can help narrow down its location.
** Ditto Green Stars in VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy2. If the sound is muted, the half of the hunt is one big GuideDangIt.
** The metroids themselves make an odd chittering sound before they attack Samus. (They didn't do this in the 2D games, but then you didn't have to worry about one sneaking up behind you and catching you unaware!)

* ''VideoGame/LittleBigPlanet'': Collecting new Prize Bubbles, as in the ones that still have a prize in them. For example, Music Items have an opera lady singing, Sound Objects have a Horn Honking, and Stickers make a splat sound.

* When an attack does damage in ''FireEmblem'', it normally makes a sort of squishy "metal striking flesh" sound. When a blow is fatal, a more severe version is played, with additional sound effects for critical hits. An attack that does no damage is simply a clank. The level up fanfare (and ensuing chiming sounds as your stats go up) is even more recognizable than in most other [[RolePlayingGame RPGs]], as you hear much more frequently.

** Speaking of rogues.. every GlassCannon caster dreads the the [[YouFailLogicForever stealthing sound]], because it usually means you're about to get backstabbed. Experienced rogues can MindScrew their opponent by intentionally walking to the edge of the caster's field of vision, triggering that sound.

* ''VideoGame/TheEndTimesVermintide'' uses a number of musical cues:

* In ''VideoGame/TronTwoPointOh'', items, NPCs, and other things all have distinctive sounds. [[ZombiePlague Corrupted Programs]] talk in insane, distorted voices, ICPs rattle off computer code while searching for threats, and charge when they see you, and DataWraiths don't speak at all, but make creepy warped clicking noises instead. Similarly, Build Note items have a steady hum, which helps when they're hidden; hovering [[SurveillanceDrone finder robots]] make a droning noise while moving, and Optimizers can be heard making a crunching sound while sliding along surfaces.

* The ''Franchise/MetalGear'' series has the distinct "!" sound that lets you know when you've been spotted. Also in the game, your [[VoiceWithAnInternetConnection radio-based support]] mentions you can track the enemies by their sound if you have surround sound. If you don't have surround sound, they say [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything it's perfectly alright to have cheap speakers, and it doesn't make you any less of a man.]]

* Set to be taken UpToEleven inside ''RedOrchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad'' - the soundtrack, specific for Russian and German sides, is supposed to change to be more somber when your team is losing, and more grand while your team is winning!

* In the ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' series, an incorrect objection will usually keep the same background music going. A correct one will usually halt the music so as to wind you up for whatever revelation comes next -— but it does shave off slow seconds if you’re SaveScumming through a difficult juncture. They sometimes avert this, tripping up more GenreSavvy players.

* Cash and some other quest-related items in ''VideoGame/ConkersBadFurDay'' will literally call out to the player ("Hey! Money over here!"). Same with for the Jinjos hollering to be rescued in the ''Banjo-Kazooie'' series. Both games were made by {{Rare}}.

* In ''GearsOfWar'' Multiplayer matches one learns to listen for the distinctive clanking of COG armor or the wheezing of Locust breath.

** ''Gears'' also has your squadmates [[SayMyName call out the names]] of {{MiniBoss}}es ("Seeder!"; "Berserker!") as soon as you encounter them. Most of the time the soldier assigned to this task is CaptainObvious.

** ''ElectronicGamingMonthly'' once had an article on a man who was legally blind (he could only see different brightnesses of light) and still played wrestling games. He would download [=FAQs=], have his computer read them out so he knew the controls, and then use audio cues to locate his opponents in-game.

* In the ''MetroidPrime'' series, all the hidden powerups make a distinctive humming sound that is often the the player's first clue that there's something to find in the area. The sound's volume and stereo positioning can help narrow down its location.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Counter-Strike}}'', sound plays a very important role. With good headphones and good practice, one can nearly pinpoint where non-walking enemies are, and each weapon has a distinct reloading, firing, and unholstering sound.

** Similarly, the documentary about Ben Underwood, a boy who learned to use human echolocation due to being blinded at age 3, showed several scenes where he was playing one of the GameBoyAdvance incarnations of ''{{Pokemon}}''. One wonders how he remotely accomplished this due to the lack of a sufficient audio library, and if it was just a setup shot to wow viewers.

* In ''VideoGame/SilentHill'' one through three, the PC was given a portable radio. It emitted static noise when there were monsters nearby. And since the outdoor area of Silent Hill is covered in dense fog and the indoor areas are frequently ''very'' dark (God bless the flashlight), the noise was a much very welcomed forewarning.

** One of the non-enemy radio sounds(high pitched squealing, supposedly signals the increasing evil presence) is featured in one of the tracks("Over") on the soundtrack. This track also includes the sound of the drawbridge motor.

[[folder:Adventure Game]]

* ''JollyRover'' has a puzzle where you have to listen to chanting coming from several cave mouths and have to pick the longest/fullest one. Thankfully, subtitles help.

[[folder:Fighting Game]]

* In ''{{Crackdown}}'', the agility orbs and hidden orbs a player must find will all emit a faint humming sound if you are near one, this is especially useful in finding the hidden orbs because, well, they're generally hidden from sight pretty well. The noise they make will also get louder as you find more orbs, making it easier to find the last ones.

* ''{{Arcanum}}'''s flawed combat system does not pause when an enemy spots you, so you have to listen for the combat music to cue you in with its distinctive strings intro.

* This dates back quite a bit. Both ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' and ''VideoGame/Wolfenstein3D'' have recognizable sounds for enemies. *chitter* Oh, shit, cacodemon!
** "[[GratuitousGerman Schutzstaffel.]]"