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00:00Welcome to Mojo Plays and today we're taking a look at the 10 games you ought

00:08to be playing with your headset on at all times. Before we begin we publish

00:18new videos all week long so be sure to subscribe to Mojo Plays and ring the

00:22bell to be notified about our latest videos. The Call of Duty series.

00:33Given how frequently we get a new Call of Duty game it can be hard to

00:37appreciate what the games do really well and regardless of which studio helms the

00:41next one every game manages to nail the sound design. The heft and power of each

00:46gun can be heard with every shot plus with headphones you can hear the

00:51confirmation cues of hits and kills better. If you got the TV speakers to

00:56help you play better more power to you but with headphones you get a better

01:00sense of when you're hitting your target.

01:10Alien Isolation.

01:15We aren't recommending you play Alien Isolation with headphones just because

01:22of jump scares. We aren't even recommending it for loud noises or the

01:26music. No, what makes Alien Isolation scarier with headphones is the ambience.

01:32The lack of active noises being made in most rooms. It's enough to make you keep

01:37your guard up. Once you hear noises you'll know it's time to start hiding

01:41in lockers and underneath desks. Besides, you'll be kept in suspense longer until

01:46you hear your pursuer finally start to walk away. Good thing there's no mic

01:50detection in this game.

01:58Hellblade Senua's Sacrifice.

02:06For those who really do want to submerge themselves in the role of a video game

02:11protagonist, Hellblade is definitely a game where headphones are required to

02:15reach that level of immersion. This is a game that will really get inside your

02:19head as you bear witness to Senua's experiences. With headphones you'll hear

02:24every noise she hears in addition to the voices that are constantly berating her

02:28with conflicting feelings. It adds another layer to Hellblade's madness

02:32that only further emphasizes the horrors of psychosis.

02:41Tekken 8.

02:57Whereas most of our entries give headphones more of a mechanical or

03:01competitive edge, we're highlighting Tekken 8 purely on feeling. Tekken 8 is

03:06just way more exhilarating to play when you have your best headset on. Every

03:11punch and kick sounds more impactful, and the kick-ass music blasting in your

03:16ears will get you pumped for every match. If you already have a good sound system

03:21for your TV and prefer it that way, then cool, you do you. But if you want to

03:26immerse yourself in the fights and get that adrenaline really pumping out, plug

03:31those headphones in and get ready for the next battle. Dead by Daylight.

03:46For a survivor player, headphones are more of a luxury than anything else. You

03:51can easily tell when the killer is approaching if you already use the

03:54visual heartbeat. So the only use headphones are really good for is

03:58countering whatever killers might be packing perks or add-ons that grant

04:02undetectable, since you can hear their footsteps. For killer players, however,

04:06headphones are a borderline necessity. Dead by Daylight contains some sounds

04:11that can help you track survivors closer. Wander around an area and you might hear

04:16a survivor breathing heavily or an injured survivor muffling their grunts

04:19and moans from inside a locker, or because they're using something like

04:23Iron Will. You'll even be able to hear footsteps clearer than a set of TV

04:27speakers could, so all you killer players might want to consider buying a

04:31set of headphones or earbuds if you haven't already.

04:38Fortnite.

04:44Most of us who are playing Fortnite are probably already using the visual radius

04:49to help detect enemy players. At that point, why even bother using a headset at

04:54all? Well, headphones grant you an edge a visual radius never can, positional audio.

04:59Fortnite makes every enemy player's footsteps loud enough to where you can

05:04better pinpoint where exactly they may be. This will allow you to possibly

05:08ambush them before they can figure out where you are. You can also get a better

05:12sense of where gunfights are happening and how far they may be from you than

05:16what the compass indicates.

05:19Gran Turismo 7.

05:29Every Gran Turismo player would know why anyone would recommend headphones when

05:35playing a game from this series, especially Gran Turismo 7. Developer

05:39Polyphony Digital has been somewhat notorious, in a good way, for being

05:43meticulous when developing the next Gran Turismo. Part of their process is

05:48capturing every distinct sound you could hear at a motorsports event. Every car's

05:53engine sounds exactly as they would be in real life. Every track replicates the

05:57same audio levels and ambience as they do in the real world. Every I is dotted,

06:02every T is crossed, and every sound comes out just the way it should to fully

06:07immerse you in this virtual world of motorsports. Trust us, GT7 is totally

06:13different when played with the best headphones you have.

06:19Red Dead Redemption 2.

06:33Rockstar can be just as meticulous in developing games as Polyphony can be, but

06:38it's to a point where some may call it egregious. Those that appreciate sound

06:42design, on the other hand, will find plenty to love when playing Red Dead 2

06:46with headphones. Between the noisy gunfights and cowboys hollering, you'll

06:50be able to hear every sound of nature. The birds whistling, the snakes hissing,

06:55other predators crawling around, the wind blowing against bushes and trees. It all

07:00comes alive in such a way that it's like you're enjoying the great outdoors.

07:03Just with AC, and none of the moments where Mother Nature nearly kills you.

07:10Dead Space.

07:24We know we've raved about Dead Space so many times across a multitude of videos,

07:29but this remake of the 2008 original is absolutely one of the best horror games

07:34to play with headphones. If you're someone who is a bit skittish, though, it

07:38might be in your best interest to sit this one out. Dead Space has so many

07:42subtle and sudden noises that will keep you on edge throughout your playthrough.

07:46The sound of metal creaking and grates banging out of the floor and ceiling

07:50will jolt even the most strong-willed players. At least you'll be able to tell

07:55when a necromorph is sneaking up behind you this time.

08:02God of War.

08:08While Ragnarok does have some pretty solid sound design, there was something

08:16truly special about the 2018 God of War. When played with Sony's own headset, the

08:21big, cushy, expensive one, the realm of Midgard came to life. Every blow Kratos

08:27dealt sounded more vicious than before. The ambiance of each world had their own

08:31distinct atmosphere, with rhythms of noises you wouldn't hear in the other

08:35realms, and Odin's damn birds were a lot easier to find once you heard their dumb

08:39claws. The sound design here was just far too magical to not play with headphones,

08:45and if you played through the whole game without them, you kind of missed out. But

08:50what's a game you feel is best played while wearing headphones? Did it make our

08:53list? Share with us in the comments below, and don't forget to subscribe to Mojo

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