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[Von Hugh]

You are back again? Oh no.

 

[Kagoshima_Luke]

Sea of Thieves

I do not find this game fun to play for various reasons, but I will say it has the best looking videogame water I've ever seen.

 

[kremiso]

in Subnautica 1 and 2 is pretty good

also Ecco the Dolphin Dreamcast

 

[March Climber]

Hot take: Wind Waker

Because of it's toon-shaded artstyle, it looked consistent and clean throughout the game. There was never a moment where I could see the flaws/imperfections and feel that it looked 'off' or 'wrong' like many other games.

Additionally, the way it treated strong wind, hurricanes, big waves, storms, etc. all looked gorgeous and felt great.

 

[naguanatak]

Off topic: fuck, he's back
On topic: so I guess some type of salt water...GTA V

 

[Zathalus]

Still Sea of Thieves.

 

[Hudo]

Looking at that Mario Kart water just makes me wish Nintendo would make another sailing-focused Zelda game again.

Or a new Wave Race

 

[RetroGamingUK]

 

[Fermbiz]

I nominate Hydrophobia.

 

[Redeeming Casualty]

My rule of thumb is a game with pretty water or water physics is most likely a good game. Now for some games I think have some of the best water.
All The Pikmin games
Mario Sunshine
Death Stranding
Wave Race 64 and Blue Storm
Every Zelda game
Uncharted 4
God of War (2018)
Hydro Thunder
Red Dead Redemption 2
Splatoon 3
Donkey Kong Country
Banjo Tooie

Thats all I can think, but I know I'm missing more.

 

[kapshin]

 

[diffusionx]

amazing water

 

[Redneckerz]

Judging by his recent comments doesn't seem to have learned from the timeout (Rent free, right?)

Ontopic: My entry:

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Narushio has some pretty cool water physics.

 

[Spyxos]

Probably still gta 5 to this day.

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

 

[Trilobit]

Hot take: Wind Waker

Because of it's toon-shaded artstyle, it looked consistent and clean throughout the game. There was never a moment where I could see the flaws/imperfections and feel that it looked 'off' or 'wrong' like many other games.

Additionally, the way it treated strong wind, hurricanes, big waves, storms, etc. all looked gorgeous and felt great.

Game water has rarely felt as watery as in WW. Amazing game!

 

[TintoConCasera]

Ok but what about my game's water?

 

[Roberts]

Sea of Thieves. Also a great game if you have friends and know what to get out of it. It is as good as is your imagination.

 

[Ev1L AuRoN]

Sea of Thieves is the most impressive IMHO.

 

[Physiognomonics]

Not the best but I like the water in Wave Race 64.

Not just the look of it, but how the watercraft reacts to the waves. Cool stuff for such an old game.

it is the best. the feeling too on the waves, you can feel them

 

[Gonzito]

The water in Watch Dogs 1 and 2 is insane

 

[ThatOneGrunt]

I think we can all agree that this is the best:

Especially if you factor in gameplay.

Immediately felt triggered seeing this.

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

 

[Walliwallipaloo]

The water in Watch Dogs 1 and 2 is insane

Not to be a negative nancy, but that looks like a bunch of rock candy.

 

[Gonzito]

Not to be a negative nancy, but that looks like a bunch of rock candy.

You havent played watch dogs right? because if you had you would not write this nonsense

 

[SlimySnake]

Horizon Forbidden West.

 

[Walliwallipaloo]

You havent played watch dogs right? because if you had you would not write this nonsense

I don't do Ubislop, so nope. :-D

But it doesn't look great in that still shot. However cool it might be in motion. Chill.

 

[Azelover]

The one that impressed me the most was Horizon Forbidden West. But Wave Race 64's water is really amazing too..

 

[Gonzito]

I don't do Ubislop, so nope. :-D

But it doesn't look great in that still shot. However cool it might be in motion. Chill.

Watch dogs 1 and 2 are great games. They are not ubislops, they are really good and worth playing

 

[UltimaKilo]

Super Mario Sunshine still holds up.

 

[RaidenJTr7]

which is yours my friends??

 

[RaidenJTr7]

Crysis

This will never cease to amaze me even though it's very old.

More of Crysis water

 

[Abysse]

 

[Avid Reading Horse]

Okay... first kinda real answer from me:

Jane's 688(I) Hunter/Killer

Maybe you don't agree. And that probably just means that you never spent 20+ minutes classifying a sonar contact by analyzing its propeller noises, tracking its bearing using both your forward and rear-towed passive sonar arrays... plotting a firing solution... firing a torpedo... then watching it with the 3D camera.... only to realize that it wasn't actually a Russian nuclear sub like you thought and well... everybody on that cruise ship has just seconds left to live before meeting their ultimate fate in the briny deep.

Shout outs to Ecco the Dolphin, the original Tomb Raider, Far Cry, BioShock, and Sea of Thieves as really being the only other times water jumped out at me in a game.

 

[KenaiPhoenix]

Halo 3

They went all the way with the water, and bungie didnt use water all that much tbh.

 

[OverHeat]

OP the water in MKW is not that impressive…even wave race do it better

 

[kevboard]

Sea of Thieves:

great wave simulation,
great foam simulation,
server wide synchronisation,
good quality planar reflections,

 

[Team Andromeda]

I still love the water effects in Mario Sunshine and the water in Flight simulator 2025 is utterly increabile

But the Saturn for me will always be the system with my favourite water effects thanks to the magic that was VDP2

 

[Zacfoldor]

The funnest water is probably Odyssey where you get the helicopter powerup that is powered by flying over water.

My favorite may be astrobot!

 

[nkarafo]

So fat in this thread Sea of Thieves wins.

I would also like to mention Subnautica and

Batman Arkham Knight:

 

[Signalis]

I nominate Hydrophobia.

Too much water

 

[Trilobit]

I nominate Hydrophobia.

There's something in the fookin' woah!

 

[Robb]

Sea of Thieves

Yeah, first thing that came to mind for me.

 

[jufonuk]

Not the best but I like the water in Wave Race 64.

Not just the look of it, but how the watercraft reacts to the waves. Cool stuff for such an old game.

At the time. This was the best water simulation. Even though the N64 was getting outsold you could at least feel the achievement of having the best water on your console.

 

[SmokSmog]

 

[powder]

At the time. This was the best water simulation. Even though the N64 was getting outsold you could at least feel the achievement of having the best water on your console.

I remember playing Jet Moto on PlayStation around the same time and just being shocked at how Wave Race's water and physics just totally smoked the shit out of anything else. I couldn't play Jet Moto after that.

 

[Physiognomonics]

I think we can all agree that this is the best:

Especially if you factor in gameplay.

only those who played this will understand how vicious you are, sir.

 

[VeganElduderino]

I still love Mario Sunshine's water it looks so yummy

 

[Vaquilla]

Mario Sunshine