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[cametall]

IIRC Oblivion's storms could be vicious looking. Storm clouds roll in, vegetation sways and whips up. Could be my brain filling tech in though.

I find the rain in Minecraft great, as basic at it is. It reduces visibility and I like the roar of it. I remember hanging out in a mine waiting for a storm to end (started a night through morning) and it increasing my immersion and the ambiance.

Dark Age of Camelot had rain I liked too, mostly because it obscured your vision.

 

[GaussTek]

Edit: lol sorry my mistake, so let's just keep the one from DKC2.

Surprised nobody posted yet...

Couldn't find better pics lol.

 

[Acquiescence]

Soooo bumping this thread when Silent Hill: Downpour comes out.

 

[LevityNYC]

My original post mentioned DKC.

 

[MrOogieBoogie]

Among Thieves had a fantastic rain level I thought.

 

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[Despera]

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

Nothing blew me away like that ever since.

But the best display of the effect right now is The Witcher 2 whenever it starts to rain.

Soooo bumping this thread when Silent Hill: Downpour comes out.

Hopefully not because of fans' tears of disappointment.

 

[Count of Monte Sawed-Off]

MGS2s is still the best. Also really liked rain in A Link to the Past, GTA4, RDR, Gears of War.

 

[Dragon]

Final Fantasy IX -Burmecia

 

[Raonak]

Uncharted 2 had pretty good rain, everything looks so shiny and slippery.

also heavy rain had very nice moody rain.

 

[MidnightRider]

Heavy Rain and Hard Rain in L4D2 are my favorites

 

[ntropy]

metroid prime in tallon

 

[Zafir]

Shenmue!

I always preferred the snow in it. I loved how after so long, snow settles on certain parts of the ground, and you could hear it crush under your feet as you walked. Really added to the christmasy atmosphere the game had.

 

[KyteTron]

Yakuza 4 had few rain chapters. I love how the city looks with reflections off billions light and everybody with umbrellas:

omg yes. I wished it rained the entire game. So gud. ;_;

 

[BannedEpisode]

Hard Rain in L4D2 is the example that left the biggest imprint on me.

Maybe its because the thunderstorms in Minnesota are nearly as bad, but it felt like "Oh shit this really feels like a bad storm".

 

[Grisby]

I also liked it when it rained in the original Harvest Moon. It felt like everything came to a stop and it was a me day.

Not necessarily a level but still,

 

[Labombadog]

Ocarina of Time. The atmosphere was epic.

 

[Goldmund]

Hopefully not because of fans' tears of disappointment.

My lachrymal glands are ready.

 

[sTeLioSco]

little big adventure

 

[Goldmund]

little big adventure

This game looks cool. What genre is it?

 

[whatsinaname]

Though it lasted for a very short time, I liked the rain in CoD 4 in the first tanker mission.

 

[Metalmurphy]

There's rain in both Uncharted games. How can you not recall the one in U1? oO

Both looked awesome btw. Specially in U1.


Warning, final level spoilers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwJ7E3_BBfg

 

[EmSeta]

little big adventure

Isn't that LBA 2?

 

[[Nintex]]

Resident Evil 4 - When you walk out of that cabin, into the village at night... wow.

Alan Wake had some pretty cool weather effects as well.

 

[Penguin nerd]

MGS2 as many have mentioned before.

 

[Kazerei]

Metroid Prime, combined with the droplets on the visor effect.

 

[FreeMufasa]

 

[MushroomSamba]

Mega Man 9 - Tornado Man's stage. A level where the rain actually affects gameplay.

 

[delta25]

The first Gears when you infiltrate the Imulsion factory.

 

[Acquiescence]

Hopefully not because of fans' tears of disappointment.

More like because the whole damn premise revolves around rain/water. It even effects enemy behaviour reportedly; when it starts raining, it's time to find some shelter!

Anyway, I nominate that case in L.A. Noire where you turn up at the scene of the third or fourth victim of

Spoiler

the serial killer

.

 

[TheFLYINGManga_Ka]

Driving in the thunderstorms in NFS Hot Pursuit with blazing speeds was pretty awesome.

 

[sTeLioSco]

Isn't that LBA 2?

correct,i mean lba2

great atmosphere and music....

This game looks cool. What genre is it?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Big_Adventure_2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4oY96FE_wI&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFlxpCgto04&feature=related

 

[thomasmahler]

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

Correct answer.

 

[Goldmund]

More like because the whole damn premise revolves around rain/water. It even effects enemy behaviour reportedly; when it starts raining, it's time to find some shelter!

Anyway, I nominate that case in L.A. Noire where you turn up at the scene of the third or fourth victim of

Spoiler

the serial killer

.

Wouldn't that be a great game? Just seeking shelter from the rain that surprises you at night and then seeing the sun rise from an abandoned barn's window, that swollen red blot reflected in the dew drops on the cloverleaf petals outside -- again and again. I'd pay a Garnett Lee premium for that kind of game.

 

[abunai]

stalker, anywhere: pitch-black midnight gun battles in abandoned warehouses with dynamic wet surfaces and global radiosity lightning, so good.

 

[Despera]

More like because the whole damn premise revolves around rain/water. It even effects enemy behaviour reportedly; when it starts raining, it's time to find some shelter!

That actually sounds damn interesting. Still, I refuse to feel any hype until I play the game.

 

[Grover Cleveland]

The Force Unleashed II-Kamino, sure the game sucked, but that rain was perdy.

 

[Eyeh4wk]

Any harvest moon game because that meant no watering the crops, and more time doing other stuff.

 

[randomwab]

I just remembered one!

Raw Danger!/Zettai Zetsumei Toshi 2 aka Disaster Report/SOS The Final Escape 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9asa2Whcz_o&feature=related

 

[storafötter]

I just wish it never stopped raining in A Link To The Past. I love the rain, and I don't see why games have to use it in a bad way (same with films). It usually sets a dark mood of something about to happen. What I like with the new Pokemon games is that the weather comes back, while in most games the sun is what the game is "meant" to appear after you have "saved the world".

Another rain favourite is from the beginning in Little Big Adventure 2
I couldn't find any pictures of the weather but this speedrun beings back memories.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w7jBzkQ8ho&feature=related

Just noticed someone posted it before me, darn!

Yeah, it was a nice change of pace. Repairing the fences, courting your sweetheart, listening to the rain prattle away while you're milking your cows or collecting the eggs ... I think I need to play the game again.


If it had never stopped, the impact would have been much weaker.

You've got a point, but couldn't at least have more rain in other areas!

 

[Goldmund]

Any harvest moon game because that meant no watering the crops, and more time doing other stuff.

Yeah, it was a nice change of pace. Repairing the fences, courting your sweetheart, listening to the rain prattle away while you're milking your cows or collecting the eggs ... I think I need to play the game again.

I just wish it never stopped raining in A Link To The Past. I love the rain, and I don't see why games have to use it in a bad way (same with films). It usually sets a dark mood of something about to happen. What I like with the new Pokemon games is that the weather comes back, while in most games sun is what the game is "meant" to have most of the time.

If it had never stopped, the impact would have been much weaker.

 

[Gomu Gomu]

Perfect Dark. Chicago level
The music and the atmosphere is superb.

 

[Vazra]

Castlevania Lords of Shadow.

 

[darkpaladinmfc]

L4D2 Hard Rain is the best by far out of what I've played.

 

[base shagohod]

I like the Tobal 1 Mufu stage.

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

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

Oh God, the memories..

 

[Maldoror]

Final Fantasy IX -Burmecia

This, definitely.

 

[gblues]

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

You mean like the fact that you got the day off from watering all your crops?

 

[Acquiescence]

That actually sounds damn interesting. Still, I refuse to feel any hype until I play the game.

I guess it all boils down to whether you liked the last game or not really. Shattered Memories is hugely polarizing stuff, and seems to generate extreme opinions for the most part. I'm firmly in the camp that loved it so I don't feel like my hype for Downpour is misplaced. Plus...rain! Lots of it!

Coincidentally enough, in accordance with your avatar, my second most anticipated release of the year is Max Payne 3. In all likelihood, that supposed December date isn't very credible, but fingers crossed.

 

[KenOD]

The Acid Rain on the Pirate Homeworld for Metroid Prime 3. The sound of the rain drops, the burning sound when you are unprotected, the drops on your visor, tis great.

 

[Y2Kev]

Lords of Shadow - the opening. Loved it.