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I Wanna Be The Guy
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Lets all play Die Hard Trilogy and sing Let it Snow
Neuromancer
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My dad always wants to see "the snow level" no matter what game I'm playing. Probably because they're the best.
Rellik
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Dead Space 3 Snow level is awesome fer me...
Ive had that game on PC since near release and not played it once. This picture wants to make me change that.
DOBERMAN INC
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The animation for the snow was great in AC3,both the deformation and the character interaction, really believable sense of movement.
valkillmore
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Any snow level that doesn't let you ball up snow & throw it as a projectile is a piss-off.
visiblemode
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snow blowing in your face, bone-chilling winds, reduced visibility, apartment that won't quite get warm, dreary monochromatic landscapes
as a scandinavian i already get enough of this shit, i play games to escape it
pls devs the pain is too real, keep it out of your games
Playing RotTR right now. I kinda get what you mean. Is freezing here and in the game.
Doesn't help that they force that irritating holding herself for warmth animation sometimes.
Otherwise a decent outing, though.
Snowy Valak from Xenoblade was enjoyable, especially at night:
Probably the only time I've ever felt like I could fall and get weird vertigo in a game because of the extreme angles.
Also very, very pretty at night.
Rellik
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This is why Bully has one of the GOAT snow levels.
I Wanna Be The Guy
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Vigilant Walrus
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The newest zone they added to GW2 is a snow zone. I really it a lot. It reminds me of Frezzey Peak in Banjo-Kazooie.
It's true that snow areas can be boring in some games, but they can also be amazing. In Skyrim, seeing the northern lights across a mammut graveyard in the frozen tundra. I love it.
In Wrath of the Lich King as you explore the peaks of Northrend. In Witcher 3 when you sail for hidden treasures in Skellige and fight the men of the sea in brutal brawls.
Snow areas lose their effect for me when it's treated as a formulaic archertype. Like when you have a game that has a snow zone, a lava zone, a beach zone. Like Jak and Daxter. That game always came off to be as insincere compared to what Rare achieved with their level Designs.
It's true that snow areas can be boring in some games, but they can also be amazing. In Skyrim, seeing the northern lights across a mammut graveyard in the frozen tundra. I love it.
In Wrath of the Lich King as you explore the peaks of Northrend. In Witcher 3 when you sail for hidden treasures in Skellige and fight the men of the sea in brutal brawls.
Snow areas lose their effect for me when it's treated as a formulaic archertype. Like when you have a game that has a snow zone, a lava zone, a beach zone. Like Jak and Daxter. That game always came off to be as insincere compared to what Rare achieved with their level Designs.
Rosvoja Torilla
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GTA in a snowy city. Make it happen. Icy roads, snow up to pelvis, blizzard and low visibility, ploughing and all the yellow snow jokes coming from Rockstar.
Orochinagis
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Snow madness, choo choo infinite deers, Dark Souls 2, Ivory King
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I Wanna Be The Guy
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The opening of GTA V was such a tease.
CanUKlehead
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Sorry, OP, love me some snow levels. Skyrim, I am Setsuna, Never Alone winter scenes in general like in Persona 4 and
or even rally racing games.
I really should be sick of it, being Canadian and all.
Journey
I really should be sick of it, being Canadian and all.
lucebuce12
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Bully actually did this (in a way) with the winter season at Bullworth Academy.
Also the snowy jungle always looked so great in Crysis 1/Warhead.
hydrophilic attack
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i actually want this because it would cause interesting gameplay,and you can be inside a car to escape it cold
LUFTRAUSER
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Snow areas are my favorite.
AgentOttsel
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It's the exact opposite for me, actually. Whenever a game has a snow level, that usually ends up being my favorite level in the game.
The second half of Uncharted 2, the snow levels in Crash 2, Christmas Town in Kingdom Hearts II... All so nice and charming...
The second half of Uncharted 2, the snow levels in Crash 2, Christmas Town in Kingdom Hearts II... All so nice and charming...
snow blowing in your face, bone-chilling winds, reduced visibility, apartment that won't quite get warm, dreary monochromatic landscapes
as a scandinavian i already get enough of this shit, i play games to escape it
pls devs the pain is too real, keep it out of your games
I never see snow in my life, but I agree with you. Most of the games don't have good snow levels. My personal exception is Donkey Kong Country.
Edit:beating.
Rosvoja Torilla
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Tell me about it. And in San Andreas too. There was a mission where you travel to LC and it's winter. It was a cutscene IIRC, but ever since I've been wanting GTA with snow.
Maybe we'd get the gloves after all.
Rellik
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GTA Online covered the whole map in snow.
Sadly I hate GTA Online so never got to play it.
Platinumstorm
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Wow, this wasn't what I expected, as snow levels are my favorite in games, and I'm someone who loves to adventure during the winter.
Please keep doing snow levels.
Please keep doing snow levels.
PensivePen
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I love a good snow level, especially games with convincingly harsh blizzards. I remember loving how violent the snowstorm was at the start of MGS4 act 4.
Love the snow in real life too, it's why winter is my favorite time of year.
Love the snow in real life too, it's why winter is my favorite time of year.
Rosvoja Torilla
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Oh, is there? I didn't fancy V so I wouldn't know. And whatever the case, I'm not into the online side either. I wonder if it's more a texture or closer to something that actually affects gameplay.
texhnolyze
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But how about me who have never seen/experienced snow in my entire life (and probably will never)?
Please don't. I love snow.
Please don't. I love snow.
DarkConfidant
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I Am Setsuna must have gave you nightmares XD
sixteen-bit
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that BGM is amazing
I live in Montréal and have to deal with winter 5-6 months per year...
And I LOVE snow levels. Keep em coming devs.
(Some of the best most memorable levels IMO were snow ones. See DKC2, Jak&Daxter, FF6, Mario3, Mario64, the original Ratchet & Clank, Uncharted2... Rally games, The Division, Lost Planet!)
And I LOVE snow levels. Keep em coming devs.
(Some of the best most memorable levels IMO were snow ones. See DKC2, Jak&Daxter, FF6, Mario3, Mario64, the original Ratchet & Clank, Uncharted2... Rally games, The Division, Lost Planet!)
Assault on the Control Room / Two Betrayals in Halo.
GOAT
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I love the ice racing circuits in the first RalliSport Challenge. Clean and crisp white snow decorated with vibrant RBY primaries.
that snow killed the framerate so bad
SolVanderlyn
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HamsterPackage
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Contra snow level, and Mario 3 snow world. I will forever have fond memories of both.
Spieler Eins
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Can't get my atmospheric ice areas, OP, sorry. You can have anything christmas-related though.
Avenger54321
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I love snow levels/areas in games especially since most of them have great music.
snow blowing in your face, bone-chilling winds, reduced visibility, apartment that won't quite get warm, dreary monochromatic landscapes
as a scandinavian i already get enough of this shit, i play games to escape it
pls devs the pain is too real, keep it out of your games
It's criminal there aren't more Viking games, really.
Snow levels/games seem to be making a bit of a comeback though what with Dark Souls 3 Ashes of Ariandel DLC and God of War 4.