It's snowing! - beautiful snow in games

[Guest Uncle Boaby]

You can't beat the first snow level in DKC. The first act of Icecap in Sonic 3 was good as well.

Remember the first time I saw footage of the DKC snow landscape on Bad Influence - and then the moment a few levels later where the snowstorm closes in. I genuinely thought there was no way the SNES could cope.

Also the Mana forest - great snow level. And Phendrana Drifts, of course

[Triple A]

i first played this game when we all got sent home from school as it was snowing... a great gaming memory!

and also, yes, the secret of mana snow level. beeyootiful.

sonic 3's ice level is nice as well - great music too

[Rebs]

There was some very pretty snow in a Harry Potter game I played and one of my favourite games is SSX3 on the cube (but not for the snow) - oh and I loved slipping about in Golden Sun.

[bingowings]

how the fuck did i forget this? Moses Island all the way!

[Nicky]

yes bingowings, awesome snow

[simms]

how the fuck did i forget this? Moses Island all the way!

Hell yes

[McFly]

You can't beat the first snow level in DKC. The first act of Icecap in Sonic 3 was good as well.

Stole mine! Anyway 1080 and assault on the control room in Halo.

Commados: behind enemy lines had Norwegain levels that had amazing snow and icey waters

[ibk11]

The end bits of Syberia 2 :-)

Severnaya in Goldeneye 007.

And ahem, the snowy levels in Diddy Kong Racing on N64.

[Asura]

I would have to say 1080 snowboarding, the map "Katabatic" from Tribes 2, and Metal Gear Solid's opening areas.

I emphasise that Tribes 2 map - the snow effect on it was great.

[Dr Seedyman]

The parts of COD2 set in Russia are beautiful. Seeing it in HD as a 360 launch game was awesome.

[WizRider]

Shenmue?

I woke up one snowy morning, turned on the DC, started up Shenmue only to find it had been snowing in game. That beautiful little village looked even more picturesque.

Felt like I was actually there somehow!

Cheers...

[dan_tm]

+ Halo, obv.

[Fry Crayola]

Colin McRae Rally 2.0 did snow nicely. It also did practically every other weather type nicely. I love that game.

[Ketchup]

Max Payne and Fahrenheit for me. The latter really making you think it was horribly cold there.

[Triple A]

Parasite Eve.

Central Park, around Christmas time, with scary monsters and spooky soundtrack

[Vin]

It just felt so peaceful.

[Campfire_Burning]

The Mortyr demo. First time I'd seen snow in an FPS (I think). There was a section with a submarine bay and a big hole in the roof, and delicate flakes of snow came drifting down through it.

Does anyone remember Mortyr? I don't think I've ever seen it mentioned on here.

[ibk11]

I would have to say 1080 snowboarding, the map "Katabatic" from Tribes 2, and Metal Gear Solid's opening areas.

I emphasise that Tribes 2 map - the snow effect on it was great.

I love that map! And the game.

[Jarik]

The Snowpeak section of Twilight Princess. Both the ascent/descent of the mountain & the contrast of the Dungeon's cosy firelit room with the icy outside & other rooms.

[Yewone]

In terms of graphically, Crysis's snowy section takes some beating.. but as for atmosphere Shenmue gets it hands down.

..although the earlier post of Secret of Mana bought back some fond memories also.

[Stanley]

Some great recommendations, particularly Metal Gear Solid and Shenmue. I got Metal Gear on Japanese import, and it was just such an overwhelmingly brilliant experience. It was the first game I can remember which I could zoom in on things, seeing the breath from the soldiers mouths etc. It was amazing, and to top it all of course it was snowing, and it felt just like Christmas.

Shenmue is just legendary.

I like the snow levels in Mario Galaxy, with Mario's footsteps messing up the stuff more and more as he runs around.

[divine visitor]

(+ the music was great)

[Yewone]

Just remembered another good one.. D2 on the Dreamcast. It was a sub par Resident Evil clone set in a snowy mountain range. The game was a bit pap but the atmosphere was great.. reminded me quite a bit of John Carpenters The Thing.

Cant find any decent screenshots

[Vin]

Incidentally, the Thing game released yonks ago had some pretty decent snow environments.

[bingowings]

Dead or Alive 3 and Ultimate have beautiful snow arenas - making tracks in the snow as you move around and watching it fall from various parts of the scenery as you smash your oppo into them.

[earlymodernsteve]

Was thinking about D2 all the way through this thread. Borrowed a friend's import and played it through to the end, but can remember very little about it, apart from the snowy setting and hunting sections. Obviously was pretty sub-par if it hasn't stayed in the memory!

Atmosphere wise, Metroid Prime wins out, particularly as it didn't feel like a token inclusion like so many snow levels. I've also got good memories of snow on Populous 2 and Powermonger back in the Amiga days.

[shynra]

Prime looks amazing when you first step into the snow place (cant remember what it was called)

[Project 2501]

That makes me think we need some snow themed tunes!

I'm thinking of Phendrana drifts and the night time Severnaya surface level in Goldeneye with the red skies and the haunting music.

[choduk]

Little Big Adventure - with snowboarding.

[Shimmyhill]

Thats the one thread over !

Nobody did snow as well as they did in 1080, same with water in waverace - how come ?