Weird Things You Notice While Playing Games

[Seil]

So the new Silent Hill (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BS7xj78t4dk) trailer is out, and it has its theme playing in the background. Legendary (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVBrZ89YvNs) also has a few tracks floating around.

And I'm sitting here listening to each song and thinking "That sounds familiar!"

Well, the Legendary tune (http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=OM3aOF1T9qA&feature=related) kinda does, and the Silent Hill tune (http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=gGTUz4OnzdM&feature=related#t=02m28s) is reminiscent of an old Blizzard tune. (Listen to 2:28)

I don;t know, I might just be hearing similarities where there are none. The music from both games reminds me of the old Diablo music. Do you guys notice something weird in your games?

[Fenris]

There are only 12 notes in Western Music. People are gonna put them in the same order from time to time.

[bluestarultor]

Gotta agree with that. Also, I'm sure when someone hears a part of a song they really like, they borrow it and slip it in from time to time. Not verbatim in most cases, but if you have a really good bit that really fits the theme you're trying to convey, it's not completely horrible to change it up a bit and work from there. You'll probably end up modifying it beyond most recognition as you continue anyway.


Edit: On topic, stuff I notice in games tends to be stuff like voice actors and graphical tweaks. It kind of bugs me in games when the physics reset at the beginnings of engine-rendered cutscenes. It's a minor thing, but seeing every loose item of clothing or instance of long hair flutter down like the world's just stopped from a freefall as the conversation starts up kind of breaks immersion, and it's even worse if they've built the scene in pieces and it happens every time you switch camera angles.