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Balatro nominated for THREE Golden Joystick Awards! (www.gamesradar.com)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by sag@lemm.ee to c/games@lemmy.world

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Balatro has been nominated for three Golden Joystick Awards 2024!

You can vote for Balatro in the categories:

Best Audio Design

PC Game of the Year

Best Indie Game

Vote NOW!!!!!

Voting is now open: https://www.gamesradar.com/goldenjoystickawards/

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[-] Ok_imagination@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago

I really like balatro, but unsure if I agree on the best audio design.

[-] SomethingBurger@jlai.lu 6 points 2 months ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PolJdPf9mo

TL;DW it uses a single piece of music which slightly changes situationally

[-] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago

Nah the sound effects are fantastic. Definitely adds to the weird vibe the game has

[-] Schal330@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

I had to turn the music off as it got repetitive, but the rest of the audio stays on. The sound effects are so satisfying as everything is counted after playing a hand and you've got a bunch of jokers and cards triggering and then flames begin to build up.

[-] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Absolutely, sound effects are a must stay on, even when consuming other media at the same time

[-] Banichan@dormi.zone 4 points 2 months ago

Yeah, I play it muted 😂

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 3 points 2 months ago

The music is pretty great but I think they're really talking about the diegetic sound effects. When you get a multiplier the pitch rises for each new mult, but no matter how many you get it never goes sky high I think it uses some version of the infinite stairs effect.