Hi, I am deaf and....

[Ckabusk]

Hi, I am deaf and I wonder that HL2 will have subtile or closed captain? Snice hl dont have it. So HL2 will not included it too?

 

[D33]

I think they mentioned something about sub-titles, aye

 

[Prince of China]

I suppose subtitles will be optional.

 

[SnowBall]

Im about 99% sure they said they would be included.

 

[Cheetarah654]

yes there will be an otpion for subtitles hopefully, im sure there will be

 

[rndhotdog]

most newer games seem to have subtitles so i'd suppose hl2 would have them as well.......btw Tredoslop and D33 where did you get ur icons at?

 

[Munro]

Yep sub titles are available through the options menu.

 

[Fiddle]

Was the only person who think halo horribly needed sub-titles. Cuz the dialog was so ****ing quiet, and always lost in the action.

 

[Skullhair]

I'm pretty sure it will have them. I'm not 100% sure but I think I read it someone in the 'Info from valve ONLY' thread that it will.

 

[D33]

Originally posted by rndhotdog
most newer games seem to have subtitles so i'd suppose hl2 would have them as well.......btw Tredoslop and D33 where did you get ur icons at?

A friend found this on the net and gave it to me.

 

[Stryyder]

If you are looking for a good resource for gamers with disabilities, look here.

http://www.gonegold.com/misc/gwd/

 

[D33]

I'm currently playing Freelancer with no sound ( buggy Microsoft crap ) and everytime there's a five minute conversation I have to read about ten minutes worth of logs ;(

 

[Prince of China]

<----------------Got it from the internet
Oh, and D33, someone at the Unreal 2 forums stole your avatar.

 

[rndhotdog]

yeah but reading is good. I guess you guys don't like to play RPG's eh?

 

[Ckabusk]

I want to hear real statement from Valve staff to say "YES" about subtile!! Pleeaassee!! I was pissed off that Halo doesent include subtile!

yeah but reading is good. I guess you guys don't like to play RPG's eh?

Yeah, I like RPG alot but not on PC! Last time I played RPG is FF7! Yeah, it was long time ago..... I love FPS on PC alot.

 

[ParaBellum]

What about sound cues for blind people?

 

[nw909]

Originally posted by ParaBellum
What about sound cues for blind people?

omg, thats mean, you should be banned

 

[Prince of China]

What about drool bags for people who have epilepsy?

 

[nw909]

Originally posted by Tredoslop
What about drool bags for people who have epilepsy?

omg thats mean, you should be banned

 

[Xtasy0]

Originally posted by Ckabusk
I want to hear real statement from Valve staff to say "YES" about subtile!! Pleeaassee!! I was pissed off that Halo doesent include subtile!



Yeah, I like RPG alot but not on PC! Last time I played RPG is FF7! Yeah, it was long time ago..... I love FPS on PC alot.

in the info from valve thread there is an email asking the same question, ill try to dig it up.

[edit]

here ya go

From: "Gabe Newell" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 9:20 PM
Subject: RE: HL2 audio questions

Yes, there are subtitles. The same structure which carries the facial
information also carries subtitles.

It's a regret of mine that we didn't do this with HL-1, and I'm glad we are
remedying it with HL-2.


-----Original Message-----
From: Pete
Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 8:04 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: HL2 audio questions


Hello! I was reading hl2.net's forums for an answer to this question, but
couldn't find it (and I admit it's probably not something much people think
or care about but...)

Question: Will there be subtitles in the game? If so, will the subtitles
be available at all times (both at run-time and during cinematic movies, if
any exist)

Reason I ask is that I'm deaf and unable to understand speech without
lipreading. Yes I've tried to lipread the actors in the E3 demos, and I
could ***almost*** do it, but not quite Maybe in Halflife 3?

Thanks!
-Pete

 

[Xtasy0]

Originally posted by Tredoslop
What about drool bags for people who have epilepsy?

[edited]

BTW, it sounds like you have no idea what epilepsy is.

 

[Prince of China]

:O
I didn't know what I said was mean.
Xtasy0, jeez, I was just joking. No need to spaz
I am sorry if I offended anyone
Edit: Epilepsy causes seizures

 

[Xtasy0]

Originally posted by Tredoslop
:O
I didn't know what I said was mean.
Xtasy0, jeez, I was just joking. No need to spaz

well thats because you're like twelve.

still doesn't excuse it.

 

[Prince of China]

I know, but c'mon. Just a joke.
Okay, now you can yell at Parabellum

 

[Xtasy0]

Originally posted by Tredoslop
I know, but c'mon. Just a joke.
Okay, now you can yell at Parabellum

why would i do that? his question is somewhat valid, other than the fact that every game has sound so i dont know how well sound queues would work.

 

[Prince of China]

*sigh...
Okay, I apologize to whomever I offended.

 

[Ckabusk]

Anyone who is also deaf in here?

 

[D33]

My cousin died of an epileptic fit..

Ckabusk - I imagine we probably have a few deaf people idling around in this community. Who they are I'm afrad I just don't know but if you do a forums search on the word "deaf" you might get some results.

 

[D33]

Actually after doing a brief search.. probably not.

 

[alco]

Originally posted by Xtasy0
well thats because you're like twelve.

omg, thats mean, you should be banned



:E