8 Default Settings In Video Games That Drove You MAD

8. Subtitles Off

In the overwhelming majority of video games, subtitles aren't enabled by default, and while for players who don't need subtitles for comprehension it simply requires them to enter the game's menu and turn them on, this becomes decidedly more problematic for players who do require them.

Because of course, it's still maddeningly common for games to boot with a dialogue-filled cinematic before we reach the game menu, ensuring those unable to hear the dialogue are simply left out.

But even beyond the wider accessibility argument, subtitles are being used by a growing number of people across gaming and TV, with a 2019 Ubisoft study indicating that more than half of players would turn subtitles on if they were off by default.

And so, as subtitle users are now in the majority, why aren't all games turning subtitles on from the moment a game boots? 

It's surely far less bothersome for those who don't want subtitles on to turn them off once they reach the game menu, than the other way around.