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[shandy706]

10 points to whoever can guess this

An N64 game?

Pilot Wings or Mario?

 

[UnrealEck]

 

[DayEnder]

An N64 game?

Pilot Wings or Mario?

Looks like Mario 64 to me.

Edit:

Darksiders 2

Grabbing some images from my Steam profile:

Dead Space

Skyrim (no mods)

Zeno Clash

Zeno Clash 2

 

[J4g3r]

10 points to whoever can guess this
May not be the most beautiful but it's the most iconic Sky box for me.

That has to be Super Mario 64 right? Outside the castle.

 

[gogosox82]

Destiny's Skyboxes are amazing.

 

[KyanMehwulfe]

gotta go with Witcher 3
i mean, damn... as vesemir says, ''[witcher 3] knows how to choose 'em'

game has day, night, and orange but it sure is pretty

huge fan of GTA V and it does have a gorgeous 'sky' but I think it's less about the actual sky box and more the overall feel of the broader world. still gorgeous though and great variety.

(same location, all start at about 4am at dawn through the twilight, different weather)

rainy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tZStB7V4rg
cloudy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jTsHRGOfEk
overcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGL3KlMLqWI
clear and sunny
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT7gbMezlc4
cloudy sunrise (again)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SgTrnwjP_w

mass effect series in general probably owns this topic but it's been a few years since I've played it so not sure the best examples.

technically, driveclub is insane. an ok example, not great but they're also pretty fair I think too since they're just random things i chose from actual gameplay

the way those clouds move in the skybox, for example /drool
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ga9BiCatf4s
or the storm cloud movement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDxAQFN1nFw

technically awesome. witcher 3 is still my fave just because... well, driveclub feels like a photo, witcher 3 feels like a painting. both their skies are awesome in their own way.

oh, and gotta add FF XIV... actually it may not be an obvious choice because most of its skyboxes are not that particularly special... but especially in the snowy north, FF XIV has one of the most mesmerizingly starry night skies in a game... the stars are just amazing. you gotta hide the HUD and play in a pitch black dark room to appreciate it but darn are its starry night skies mesmerizing.

 

[Jonneh3003]

That has to be Super Mario 64 right? Outside the castle.

An N64 game?

Pilot Wings or Mario?

Ding ding ding!

 

[Foffy]

Does ArmA III count? It could be cheating; it has an accurate depiction of stars in reference to the earth, so it's just a real life "skybox" in a game.

 

[Erdnuckel01]

Where is Red Dead??????

Answer 78 got it covered. Beautiful skyboxes in this game.

 

[ComputerBlue]

Battlefront.

Mass Effect Trilogy, GTA 5, Skyrim, Destiny, Witcher 3 also come to mind from most recent games.

 

[JP]

Driveclub does a really good job, particularly as the skies can change completely as you are racing.

 

[Steejee]

The first Mass Effect :

First time I landed on a planet orbiting a Red Giant, and the trippy synth music kicked on, I entered SciFi Nirvana (or Nerdvana).

I think that was the thing I missed most in ME2 - that feeling that your a small piece in a massive, alien, beautiful universe. Helped that I actually liked the Mako handling (PC) so exploring was quite fun.

 

[lowhighkang_LHK]

Driveclub does a really good job, particularly as the skies can change completely as you are racing.

Damn son. I gotta check out driveclub bikes...how is that btw?

 

[Meccanical]

The first Mass Effect :

I will never not be mad about the direction this series went.

But such things happen when you are in the minority.

 

[JP]

Damn son. I gotta check out driveclub bikes...how is that btw?

The bikes are fun, if you know Driveclub they really exactly how you'd expect Driveclub bikes to handle.

This time laspe video does a better job than the screen I posted.

DRIVECLUB Sky Timelapse

 

[10k]

The first Mass Effect :

My man. Saved me the time on my iPad lol.

 

[Winnie the Pimp]

what game(s) is this?

 

[Morrigan Stark]

I really love the nighttime skyboxes in Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Wii U). Couldn't find good screenshots sadly. Here's a crappy one for Misty Peaks:

It looks way better than that though, if you pan the camera around you can see the milky way and shit, it looks great.

 

[Pankratous]

Playing God of War 3 Remastered right now, and well, that.

 

[DayEnder]

The bikes are fun, if you know Driveclub they really exactly how you'd expect Driveclub bikes to handle.

This time laspe video does a better job than the screen I posted.

DRIVECLUB Sky Timelapse

It looks so good. GIF of part of it:

 

[Steel]

TES IV Oblivion: Shivering isles at night:

Morrowind at night:

Spoiler

Only one of those shots is modded. 2 gens old. TWO GENS.

 

[GodofWine]

I'm always excited when I can still answer a question with.....


WARHAWK

 

[JP]

It looks so good. GIF of part of it:

Noce, started watching a few of them now, think this one makes it look even better.

DRIVECLUB Timelapse

 

[EvilMario]

Wind Waker had such a nice sky that fit very well with the sea. The weather, clouds and ocean actually made sailing something I wanted to do in the game.

 

[elguero]

Everybody's Gone to the Rapture is really fantastic

 

[BlindJesus]

Kerbal Space Program! Not the most technically impressive skyboxes, but the sheer scale of the game really makes it shine.

 

[Bisnic]

what game(s) is this?

World of Warcraft

I will never not be mad about the direction this series went.

But such things happen when you are in the minority.

Good thing the next game seems to be going back to that direction right?

 

[AAMARMO]

10 points to whoever can guess this
May not be the most beautiful but it's the most iconic Sky box for me.

Mario 64

 

[mstevens]

Not necessarily the sky, but the in the distance artwork and water and such in Dark Souls 2 is beautiful.

 

[liliththepale]

Spyro the Dragon had absolutely amazing skies considering it was a PS1 game. They used interpolated color blending per vertex with some really solid color choices and composition.

 

[Karak]

Mad Max is my winner.

The photo mode has never been as useful in any other game as it was in this one.

Mine as well.
Though I am playing Alan Wake and some of that is awesome as well.

 

[Mr. Crow]

Gran Turismo 6 had some great skyboxes for a PS3 game.

 

[evilromero]

I'm going with Mario Sunshine. Dope puffy beautiful clouds. I want to vacation to Delfino Island.

 

[Noobcraft]

Elite: Dangerous

 

[Meccanical]

Good thing the next game seems to be going back to that direction right?

I will wait for impressions because I honestly don't enjoy Bioware games anymore.

 

[Red Devil]

I'm going with Mario Sunshine. Dope puffy beautiful clouds. I want to vacation to Delfino Island.

Heh, I remember loving watching the sunset at Sirena Beach back then.

 

[JumPeRJumPzZ]

I would say the Bungie made Halo games, Destiny and Battlefront.

 

[jem0208]

They are alright. There wasn't a lot that really stood out as being amazing or anywhere near Bungie's levels. That said Halo 5 is really good at putting ships (both giant ships and small ships but lots of them) in the sky and moving them around, but I don't think that really qualifies as a skybox.

Stuff like this:

They do look a lot better in motion, ships flying around everywhere and battle going on.

Here's a slightly better shot of that one:

I really liked this one:

Awesome sense of scale.

 

[ViciousDS]

Playing destiny on the moon atm and even that skybox despite its simpleness is beautiful. Also didn't realize objects can fall and crash into the distance on the moon....small feature I though was cool. But it really does a good job capturing beauty from the moon.

 

[Taramoor]

Mass Effect 1.

 

[BlondeTuna]

Destiny, Bungie made Halo series, Mass Effect series, Dead Space series when your character is outside in Zero G sequences.

 

[Mifec]

Dennis' shot absolutely obliterates everything else here, so lifelike.

 

[ninjablade]

 

[Alo81]

http://gamefabrique.com/screenshots/n64/nes-mario-64-prototype-02.png[IMG]

10 points to whoever can guess this
May not be the most beautiful but it's the most iconic Sky box for me.[/QUOTE]

lol

 

[ApharmdX]

Unreal had some pretty nice skyboxes for its time. Sometimes you could see stuff like floating islands in the distance.

Of shooters from that period, Shogo and Blood 2 actually had pretty skyboxes too. Sadly I can't find any good examples of screenshots online.

 

[mrmickfran]

 

[singhr1]

I know Halo 4's skyboxes can be decisive because up close they dramatically lose quality, but man... this was a moment.

H2:A maps also had great ones. Warlord and Remnant especially

 

[etta]

Destiny, Bungie made Halo series, Mass Effect series, Dead Space series when your character is outside in Zero G sequences.

I would say the Bungie made Halo games, Destiny and Battlefront.

What's wrong with 343i-made Halo skyboxes?

 

[Disaster Nebraska]

Destiny, Bloodborne, and Xenoblade X are three games from this year that really impressed me with the skyboxes. Witcher 3 was also quite good but didn't leave as strong of an impression.

 

[Sword Of Doom]

Destiny - can't help but look at the sky in awe sometimes