Definitely best to hear with earphones on while sitting in a dark room. I'm surprised the game has an excellent soundtrack that matches its art. I thought it would take a toll on my PC but the game ran fine, since I only played a few chapters at a time. So I bought it as a hesitant whim as a way to pass time, unsure of whether or not I could understand any of the puzzles without help. I rarely play video games, but was drawn in by its art style and I had heard great things about it from my friends who played it on the Xbox360.