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[The Cockatrice]

Why are there so few of them?

I've yet to play any game that can surpass The Division 1 on that regard.





But besides that, are there any games with such atmospheres? I guess Ragnarok and Frostpunk but not much else comes to mind. I mean sure, there are some few snowy zones/areas in some rpg's like Skyrim, WoW, etc but what I want is the full game to be winter-themed which is very rare. Why are the devs avoiding snowy environments?

 

[R6Rider]

Miles Morales comes to mind since I played it recently.

A big part of it probably has to do with covering the game with snow, ice, etc.

 

[The Cockatrice]

Miles Morales comes to mind since I played it recently.

A big part of it probably has to do with covering the game with snow, ice, etc.

Oh yeah, that had a nice atmosphere as well. Snowy NY is awesome.

 

[RoboFu]

 

[Guilty_AI]

 

[STARSBarry]

The greatest expansion ever... so cosy.

 

[AV]

The quarter of Bully that's set in winter. Perfection.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

Every game should have a winter area. Snowy locations in games are always the best.

 

[violence]

Half-life 3

Cries

 

[intbal]

Max Payne

 

[dreamstation]

Yea I loved the snowy Christmas atmosphere of the first Division game. Probably why I didn't like the second game as much and couldn't really get into it.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Why are there so few of them?

I've yet to play any game that can surpass The Division 1 on that regard.

Max Payne

Certainly my two favourites, I still play both to this day, and I had one other..

Hidden and Dangerous 2 for atmosphere. We really need this brought onto modern systems. There was nothing like it

 

[Edellus]

Resident Evil 8. The lastname of the protagonist is "Winters" even.

 

[intbal]

Arkham Origins

I've never actually played it, but DF's recent video for the game makes me want to pick it up.

 

[OceanicWaterHorse]

A snowy blast from the past.

 

[Kagoshima_Luke]

Also, the Division 1.

 

[intbal]

Forza Horizon 4
Mafia 2
Cold Fear
The Thing
Cryostasis
True Crime New York City
Icewind Dale 1 and 2

I think the first and second Deus Ex games were partially set in winter.
Some of the Splinter Cell Double Agent missions.
Ghost Recond Summit Strike for the original Xbox has some excellent winter missions.
The second region in the first Mercenaries game is a snowy area.
Portions of Dungeons and Dragons Heroes.

 

[FluffShake]

A good chunk of Valkyria Chronicles 4 takes place during winter, don't know if I'd label it a winter game though.

 

[Quantum253]

 

[Beer Baelly]

I hate snow/ice in games, dunno why.

Arkham Origins was alright tho.

 

[NanaMiku]

 

[DownLikeBCPowder]

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Wikipedia

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Maybe.. Miles Morales... Christmas NiGHTS is probably the number 1 thing I'd think!

 

[vodka-bull]

Gears 5 comes to mind. As well as Lost Planet, Steep and Subnautica Below Zero.

 

[El Muerto]

 

[R6Rider]

The greatest expansion ever... so cosy.

The expansion that added the horrible Clutch Claw.

 

[Skelterz]

If your into turn based JRPG’s and you like snow then I am setsuna is a decent little game published by SE, made by one of there smaller Dev teams it’s like chrono trigger enjoy.

 

[ButchCat]

Frost Punk

Rise of the Tomb Raider

 

[Rickyiez]

The Thing

 

[TheInfamousKira]

MGS was always the Die Hard of Christmas video games to me.

 

[Rockondevil]

Another vote for Arkham Origins and Lost Planet.

 

[drotahorror]

Batman Arkham Origins for sure. Has some pretty cool physx effects too for how old it is (PC).

 

[IAmRei]

my region is tropic, thus i never felt winter myself. but i recall this particular RPG, which is memorable for me: I am Setsuna. The whole theme is Snow. And the ost is very memorable as well.

 

[Scotty W]

 

[DeepSpace5D]

The Frozen Wilds DLC from Horizon: Zero Dawn.

 

[Boralf]

The Long Dark

 

[Codes 208]

tbf i consider skyrim a winter game so it got represented by a game that wont fucking die

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

Max Payne is a great winter game. He constantly talks about winter in dramstically poetic ways which enhances it.

 

[ultrazilla]

 

[STARSBarry]

The expansion that added the horrible Clutch Claw.

I would argue it gave the pretty pointless mounting system some actual utility. Before then it was just a free knockdown, now it allowed you to trigger the environmental traps they created around the maps. Yes there is the argument it trivialised some fights, but my argument would be to simply look at Rise... that was actually trivial.

Old Generations style is dead, people just need to get over that fact. I don't see mounting with bonus mechanics going anywhere.

 

[Darkmakaimura]

The Lurking Horror.

 

[F31 Leopard]

Parasite Eve


Cool Boarders


Shenmue


Snowrunner

 

[tvdaXD]

Oh man the Division, this takes me back. The atmosphere was so great! One of the best, that snow setting, I loved it. Makes me wanna play again... Unfortunately I don't feel like shooting a dude 300 times in the head to kill them lol. But it got me thinking, the Ghost Recon games include snow, and you can configure those games way more to be very realistic, maybe check those out OP?

 

[Chuck Berry]

Since everyone already mentioned the best ones the most recent one I can think of is Hogwarts Legacy

Like Bully, there's a whole part of the game that takes place during the Winter/Christmas time and it's extremely well done. Decorations everywhere. Snow on the ground. Characters dressed appropriately. Very fitting music.

If I had pics Id post them

 

[Monokrom]

Edit: Oh, already mentioned.

 

[Evil Calvin]

Toy Commander Xmas bonus disc (Dreamcast).

Toy Commander Xmas

 

[Trilobit]

I very much enjoyed the snowy parts of Minecraft. Building a cabin with a fireplace and taking a walk in the snow was pretty sweet.

The Long Dark as others have mentioned is pretty much a winter simulator. It's one of the games I keep returning to get my fix. I liked the mountains in RDR2 too, but the cold aspect was very underutilized. I wish they would have made it more challenging.

Sly Raccoon 2 had some very entertaining winter levels. The music was top notch and it was cozy to sneak into a cabin to rob some poor henchelks.

 

[Ulysses 31]

Not the whole game but the dead city level in Metro Exodus is visually striking none the less with the radiation adding to the already grim atmosphere.

 

[Davevil]

 

[Mhmmm 2077]

 

[Astral Dog]

Metroid Prime

Megaman Zero

Super Mario 64



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