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[NeoIkaruGAF]

Driving into a hurricane in Forza Horizon 5 was quite the experience.

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

 

[EverydayBeast]

Immediately thought of BF4's Paracel Islands on the South China Sea.

 

[Bojji]

RDR2.

 

[Hawking Radiation]

Immediately my mind goes to Red Dead Redemption 2 and to this day it's still one of the best looking games on any platform.

Remarkable achievement by Rockstar.

 

[Agent X]

The intro to Another World (a.k.a. Out of This World) was visually impressive for a game that was first released in 1991.

 

[NeverYouMind]

This is only background art in a fighting game but The King of Fighters '99 has a third variation of Park stage that is gorgeous. (The gif does not show it but the clouds in background do light up.)

 

[DKPOWPOW]

The whole level is a freaking thunderstorm non stop, the music is incredible, and the tense battles kick this level into overdrive.

Fucking top-tier.

Screw the haters

 

[MayauMiao]

No love for the thunderstorms for the first Red Dead Redemption?

 

[uncreativename]

Stalker's always been the best at this.


Runner up is Red Dead 2 for sure, though.

 

[genesisblock]

MGS2 intro. Talk about an introduction to the PS2, the greatest console generation in ever!

 

[onQ123]

Driveclub no question

I came here to say DriveClub

 

[onQ123]

Great thread by the way

 

[Lokaum D+]

Hunt: Showdown has great rain. The weather cycles between light rain and heavy thunderstorms. The clouds open during light. Water pours off roof edges etc., it's really well done.

This game has such incredible atmosphere, if at least was single player.

 

[DanielG165]

Flight Simulator is far and away the best, period.

The other runner ups for me are Arkham Knight, and Stalker 2. The latter has bolts of lightning that are never one and the same; they're always different. And, the storms themselves feel dangerous as hell, like you should NOT be outside once it starts to storm.

 

[Zannegan]

I remember that one rain storm when you're rounding up cattle in RDR being really impressive.

 

[Kerotan]

I remember Battlefield 4's level being rather cool. Think it was the second level?

The one you land on the coast in China.

Mad Max (2015) game's thunderstorm were pretty epic. Lightning hitting the ground, dust storm reducing visibility, interactive doodads flying around everywhere hitting you. It could even lift the car or you if you didn't seek shelter. What a game.

Epic. You shit yourself when you seen it coming. Or worse yet you get distracted doing something and before you know it, it's on top of you.

 

[reinking]

does it count?

<-- (looks at avatar)

It does for me.

 

[consoul]

I remember being floored by Resident Evil 4 (on Gamecube) coming through the graveyard outside the church.

 

[Radical_3d]

And younger people will never realize how powerful this was coming off the NES.

Or the Master System II.

OT: WTF is going on with the pronouns?

Edit: never mind. I forgot what day is today in the States.

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

This game has such incredible atmosphere, if at least was single player.

Water, and therefore rain, also actively affects gameplay in Hunt. During heavy rain, fire doesn't affect players nor AI enemies, if you step into water you get a 15sec counter that your clothes are wet, footsteps change, fire barrels can't be set off and whatever else is logical. You can be set on fire inside for example, step into the rain or water and be extinguished. The way gunshots travel even changes in the sound design. The devs are wild.

 

[ricardo_sousa11]

 

[MayauMiao]

I always have a thunderstorm generator set up at my camp in Fallout 76.

 

[Ribi]

 

[Lootlord]

Arc Raiders has nice Thunderstorms and Storms in general.

 

[NPlusEnjoyer]

It didn't age that well but at the time I was amazed by F-Zero GX on GameCube

 

[Boogybro]

 

[Ellis]

From a sheer graphical and presentation perspective, it's the scene in UC4 when you wash up on the island. Nothing from that gen, or the current one has matched it. Console, or PC.

My favourite though is RE4 OG. Just after the Del Lago (lake monster) fight and the game turns to night from the on.

 

[Fahdis]

Not one mention of Driveclub and UC:LL fuck you all

 

[xrnzaaas]

Storms from Stalker 2 are probably my favorite ones so far, they look absolutely incredible and they're one of the best showcases of what UE5 can achieve.

 

[Sintoid]

 

[ZorklePop]

I created a free camera for Driveclub, so here is some thunder and lightning.

 

[Ristifer]

For me, RDR has the best. I loved RDR2's storms as well, but they seemed to last a few minutes and move on. RDR had long storms with actual rolling thunder. Felt like they went on for entire day/night cycles sometimes. They probably weren't that long, but the atmosphere of a storm coming through and lasting in the background was extremely well done.

 

[proandrad]

What I was thinking about, but also....

The bombs lighting up the water where they blow up is insane. I miss high budget AAA linear action adventure games.

 

[Nocty]

Hawkes bay, from Hitman 2.

This intro mission was superb. Absolutely dripping atmosphere, amazing gameplay, intriguing start to the game and the sandbox of possibilities. The storm just gave it that extra kick of immersion.

 

[zaga]

Marathon has some pretty cool storms

 

[Polaris]

Hawkes bay, from Hitman 2.

This intro mission was superb. Absolutely dripping atmosphere, amazing gameplay, intriguing start to the game and the sandbox of possibilities. The storm just gave it that extra kick of immersion.