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[LevityNYC]

Here in the NY Metro Area, we are experiencing biblical floods. JFK Airport reports 8 inches of rain, Newark 7" Central Park 8".

I got to thinking about the best rain levels in games.

The first thing that jumped out at me was the level in the first DKC game where it started out raining and ended up sunny.

The rain in Gears of War 1 and 2 was pretty awesome. Obviously, we have Heavy Rain, which had a bunch of rain areas.

I dont recall a rain level in either Uncharted game, but I could be wrong.

What else you have for me Neogaf?

 

[Bolt Vanderhuge]

Max Payne 2

 

[MauroNL]

There is a rain level in Uncharted 2, near the end when you enter Shambala, awesome part too!

My avatar says it all, best rain/water game!

 

[UnluckyKate]

Heavy Rain

Uncharted 2, before train level

 

[Rickenslacker]

Max Payne 2

Yeah, the entire game was like a rain level. Loved every second of it.

 

[Wizpig]

Halo 3: ODST

 

[Slayer-33]

Heavy Rain

lol

 

[-Stranger-]

Heavy Rain

Thread over

 

[kadotsu]

Metal Gear Solid 2

 

[Goldmund]

It's not really a level, but the opening of The Legend Of Zelda: A Link to the Past.

 

[Tucah]

Max Payne 2

First post gets it.

 

[Absoludacrous]

My favorite rain in a game is still GTA 3. Better looking rain comes and goes, but nothing has been as atmospheric to me.

 

[MikeE21286]

Also, here some pics at Games Rader about The evolution of rain

 

[LevityNYC]

Halo 3: ODST

Oh yeah, that was pretty awesome.

 

[BadWolf]

MGS2's has been the most memorable for me.

 

[bigdaddygamebot]

It's not really a level, but the opening of The Legend Of Zelda: A Link to the Past.

This. No other instance of rain in a videogame has affected me as much as this has in a videogame.

 

[Bolt Vanderhuge]

First post gets it.

Ask me what the best snow level is.

 

[Danielsan]

Metal Gear Solid 2. First thing to come to mind.

 

[Thunder Monkey]

I was very impressed by the rainy areas of Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory for the Xbox. In some ways that game still holds up well visually against modern titles.

 

[Mama Robotnik]

The rain level in Sonic Fan Remix is gorgeous:

The little details like the water boucing of Sonic were awesome. It was also pretty special seeing Emerald Hill Zone in a different way.

 

[randomwab]

Halo 3: ODST

That'd be my pick too. The hub was just beautiful. Smoky jazz, rain and neon. The best.

 

[UnluckyKate]

TimeSplitters 2 : NeoTokyo. You could feel the moist
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcxdC8LMZw8

GT5, rain during night
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[Pai Pai Master]

Tanker.

 

[megalowho]

Not a specific level, but I always like when it rains in Animal Crossing. Get my big game fishin' on.

 

[Net_Wrecker]

Not a "level" but nighttime rain/thunderstorms in GTA4, and RDR are amazing beautiful.

 

[Phonomezer]

Not a level, but I loved it when it rained in the SNES version of Harvest Moon.

Very atmospheric considering the game and hardware.

Not a "level" but nighttime rain/thunderstorms in GTA4, and RDR are amazing beautiful.

And this.

 

[Yoshichan]

Not a level, but I loved it when it rained in the SNES version of Harvest Moon.

Very atmospheric considering the game and hardware.

This. This. This.

 

[Dilly]

I loved the "Trip to the country" mission in Mafia 1.

 

[Atomski]

First level of Splinter Cell Chaos Theory

 

[Shalashaska161]

Harvest Moon: Friends from Mineral Town. Something about them was just amazingly calming.

 

[Dead Man Typing]

CIA mission in the original Splinter Cell.

Halo 3: ODST

There is no rain in ODST....

 

[randomwab]

Oh yeah, GTAIV does rain really well too. Driving around at night listening to Aphex Twin's Z-Twig was just mind blowingly beautiful.

 

[The Bookerman]

you know it.

 

[Petrichor]

The level in Gears of War 1 that starts in a rainy forest before going underground completely blew me away back in 2006.

 

[entremet]

Gears of War is still my favorite.

 

[Kadey]

I like the Tobal 1 Mufu stage.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnICNbsQTas

The rain, the music, the stage, everything all fits together.

 

[Wizpig]

Oh yeah, that was pretty awesome.

The funny part is that IIRC it doesn't actually have rain because the engine couldn't support it.

But you know, the atmosphere. you could feel the rain through the music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-Q04VwH8cs

Also... um, Banjo-Kazooie, Click Clock Woods.
I'm sure i'm forgetting many games, really. the first Gears of War was nice. MGS 2 too.

 

[Cudder]

Resistance 1's snow. It's frozen rain so it counts.

 

[UnluckyKate]

Whiskey - Modern Warfare 2 when the lights shut down. OMG best level in the game.

 

[Majine]

The ending of Uncharted 2 was pretty sweet. I mean, not only did it rain, everything looked wet and slippery. So cool.

 

[aperman]

you know it.

Damn, does that game hold well to today's standards.

Also, Max Payne.

 

[Deleted member 74300]

Left 4 Dead 2 Hard Rain

 

[DidntKnowJack]

My absolute favorite rain level is in Gears of War, about 2/3 through the campaign. Holy hell it still looks amazing. I just start that level and spend about ten minutes just looking around.

 

[Aeris130]

L4D2: Hard Rain

 

[Solo]

There are two that instantly come to mind as standing head and shoulders above the rest - Metal Gear Solid 2's tanker level and Gears of War's factory level.

 

[RedSwirl]

Jesus Christ people. You almost let this thread get to page 2 without mentioning:

 

[Zenith]

F3AR's rain level was surprisingly good.

Timeshift made a big deal of its rain but it wasn't anything special.

 

[Tawpgun]

Halo 3: ODST

Mostly due to mood. The actual rain was near non-existent.

I'd say Red Dead Redemption. The weather effects/entire world in general may not be the most impressive graphically, but its still the prettiest game I have ever played.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Tyzh2KNGMI
Time Lapse of a storm.


Gameplay in a storm.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl9aN3NOvzk


L4D2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbVIN8sqyLA

The AI Director would actually intensify the rain if you were blowing through the level, to make it harder.

 

[MikeE21286]

Jesus Christ people. You almost let this thread get to page 2 without mentioning:

Look up a couple post

 

[eshwaaz]

For me, nothing comes close to Red Dead Redemption. From light drizzle to intense downpours and thunderstorms that make it difficult to see, the sense of atmosphere is phenomenal. There are even puddles on the ground afterwards, which I don't think I'd ever seen before, or since.