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Majority of gamers play with subtitles turned on (gearsrealm.com)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/gaming@kbin.social
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For instance, Assassin’s Creed Origins had subtitles turned off by default and 60% of players turned them on.

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[–] 10 points 3 years ago (8 children)

Now think about all the visual stuff you're missing while reading subtitles.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    This feels like a self report on having really bad reading speed than like an actual criticism of subtitles

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    Huge agree. If I can watch Redline and Dead Leaves in their original language with English subtitles first and miss nothing when compared to watching the English dub after the fact, I think I can catch pretty much whatever most movies will throw at me just fine.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    You don't. In The Netherlands we always watch with subtitles in theaters and at home for foreign movies/series (and sometimes even Dutch due to the mixing issues and trying to eat snacks ;) ). You read these without looking a them directly.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago*

    I'm from a non english speaking country too and I don't agree, subtitles are distracting and does make you miss stuff.

    It's not a huge deal but I do prefer no subtitles if it's a language i understand.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    As if my ADHD ass could choose to only pay attention to the subtitles anyway?

    It's like reading a road sign while driving on the freeway. I can read the sign out of my peripheral vision, without focusing on it or taking my eyes off the road. I assumed everyone did this?

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago*

    Doesn't apply to everyone.

    Where it does apply, you got an excuse for a second viewing.

    Plus if we're talking about games, you generally should have some awareness of your surroundings even when watching subtitles. If you didn't, just paying attention to your UI while playing would be difficult.

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