Foley Poll (Patreon)

Let's take our first look into some foley! (aka realistic in-game sound effects: Footsteps, Button switches, etc)  Firstly, I'm going to come out and say this post might not be the most conventionally interesting. But, it is something that I myself (Sven) and a few of us on the team love to dive into when we can, so if you would like to dive into some foley designing details with us, let's get into it!

We've gone back and forth a lot lately on the topic of realistic vs cartoony/exaggerated foley sounds. Some of us, myself included, love the effect on realism a truly realistic foley sound or combination of sounds can have in a game/movie, but also can very much appreciate the effect an exaggerated or cartoony sound can have with the art direction that it can bring with it.

To settle this, or at least this debate in a category of foley (footsteps), we would love everyone's opinion here on it!

Attached to this post are 2 different foley recordings applied in-game for foam mat footsteps ranging from realistic to cartoony. Vote for your personal favorite here and the top voted will be used in-game!

I/We would also love to hear your opinion in the comments!

**Note** I would personally love to make a series out of this going through the different types of foley, but I'm not too sure how enjoyable this content can be to everyone:/ So as a bit of a gauge, if this post gets 20+ likes we'll keep this moving as a series, otherwise we'll get into some animation polls next week instead!