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[JoshuaJSlone]

Shenmue.

It's a lot like how Bully does it, except more subtle since you're moving forward one day at a time, and less expansive since it doesn't cover as wide a period of the year.

 

[Nocturnowl]

Not necessarily handled "well," but I always loved Click Clock Wood in Banjo Kazooie.
It was really cool seeing how the flower, Eyrie the eagle, the Beaver, the Squirrel, the Hornets, and the appearance of the level in general changed between seasons.

Helping the eagle grow up was always one of my favorite parts of any game when I was a kid, heading up to the nest in winter and seeing the fully grown Eyrie was as much of a reward as the jigsaw piece, especially after shoveling all those worms in its mouth through summer and autumn/fall.

 

[Ushojax]

Wind Waker. The storms and wind stuff were awesome.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

The early level of Donkey Kong Country where you went from darkness/rain to brightness/sunshine, it messed with your eyes, made the game look even more vibrant and good looking than it already was.

 

[Bazhard]

Uncharted 3

It's a travesty all they got out of it was an 8/10

I see what you did there.

 

[Zafir]

Shenmue.

This.

Loved the weather system in Shenmue. <3

 

[JonCha]

GTA IV had some pretty nice effects.

 

[Bullza2o]

Beautiful.

My favourite moment in Xenoblade, is during the night thunderstorm on Gaur Plains. Seeing the Mechonis flash through the darkness during each hit of thunder is something else.

Oh man, now I have to play Xenoblade again to see this! But yeah, the weather effects of this game plus the stunning environments makes it awesome.

 

[Mafro]

Stalker: Call of Pripyat. The blowouts, especially with the Complete mod installed, are fantastic.

 

[kai3345]

This was one of the few good things about Mafia 2

 

[Alexios]

Shenmue used real weather data for the dates of the days you play.

You could choose to turn that off and get random (but fitting) weather though.

 

[TheExodu5]

STALKER lightning storm - Watch this

 

[chickdigger802]

newest motorstorm got some kickass storms

 

[MrOogieBoogie]

Stalker: Call of Pripyat. The blowouts, especially with the Complete mod installed, are fantastic.

Does any other game have something similar to this?

There are few things as exciting as hearing the blowout siren go off and just darting for the nearest cover. The feeling of relief once you're sheltered is simply unrivaled. Such an amazing element to an already immersive game.

 

[Mungular]

Animal Crossing

BAM! nailed it

 

[plagiarize]

can't argue with most of the suggestions here. not on par with my favourites, but one i thought had really good changing weather was Need For Speed Hot Pursuit (the Criterion one).

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

it all changed dynamically. one of my favourite effects is wind blowing the snow off the side of the mountain over the road.

 

[∀ Narayan]

Red Dead Redemption.

Correct. RDR is one of the few games I've played that actually felt alive. Its ambiance is unmatched.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FFXuQw7IvU&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL6AF6AAE54D665497

Red dead redemption rain storms are sooooooooooooooooooooooo good.
And the snow is also amazing in that game.

I got 100% completion in the main game and Undead Nightmare, and that video makes me want to replay through the entire game again. What an experience! Such a marvelous game.

can't argue with most of the suggestions here. not on par with my favourites, but one i thought had really good changing weather was Need For Speed Hot Pursuit (the Criterion one).

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

it all changed dynamically. one of my favourite effects is wind blowing the snow off the side of the mountain over the road.

Wow! Installing now.

 

[AkuMifune]

Far Cry 2 comes to mind. Especially when the wind would pick up a fire and start spreading it around until a rainstorm came in to wash it away. Pretty cool.

 

[Himself]

can't argue with most of the suggestions here. not on par with my favourites, but one i thought had really good changing weather was Need For Speed Hot Pursuit (the Criterion one).

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

it all changed dynamically. one of my favourite effects is wind blowing the snow off the side of the mountain over the road.

Wow. This looks excellent. Reminds me I gotta pick that game up some day.

If I was being forced to think of one nice thing to say about RDR, it would definitely be that at least the thunderstorms were well done.

I remember some nice weather moments in God of War III when all types of shit was hitting the fan.

 

[FStop7]

Red Dead Redemption.

Rainy nights in GTA4 were also incredible. I would occasionally just ride around in a cab to soak it in.

 

[Luthos]

RDR and Wind Waker had awesome storms. Also, that rain level in Uncharted 2's ch. 10 or so was amazing as well.

And Skyrim's weather looks to be really good too.

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

Gaf > Web > Gaf

http://kotaku.com/5853995/what-game-handled-weather-changes-the-best

When do we get commission?

 

[Wallach]

Gaf > Web > Gaf

http://kotaku.com/5853995/what-game-handled-weather-changes-the-best

When do we get commission?

Yeah wait - this is actually a "NeoGAF Asks" column.

At least now it's official, I guess?

 

[aku:jiki]

Yeah wait - this is actually a "NeoGAF Asks" column.

At least now it's official, I guess?

That just begs the next question: why the fuck is there a "NeoGAF Asks" column?

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

Far Cry 2.

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

The wind and rain is completely unscripted, and the time of day works on a reasonable clock system. The only real downside is that night never really becomes fully dark.

 

[ScOULaris]

NeoGAF Asks? At least now that are being up-front about snatching content from this forum, rather than trying to slyly repackage it.

I suspect that this won't be the last one of my threads to show up on there, seeing as how 90% of my thread titles come in the form of a question.

 

[Typographenia]

Does this mean we have to start saying nice things about Kotaku?

 

[MetatronM]

Red Dead Redemption is what popped into mind first for me when I saw the thread title, so I'm going with that.

 

[Boken]

They copied you verbatim! You should sue.

 

[BobsRevenge]

Far Cry 2 comes to mind. Especially when the wind would pick up a fire and start spreading it around until a rainstorm came in to wash it away. Pretty cool.

Yeah, it didn't rain much in Far Cry 2, but it was really cool when it did.

 

[Pachimari]

Now I consider getting Red Dead Redemption, I have never played that one.
And I want STALKER as well, can I play that on an i5 iMac 27"?

 

[subversus]

Now I consider getting Red Dead Redemption, I have never played that one.
And I want STALKER as well, can I play that on an i5 iMac 27"?

STALKER is one glitchy hell of a game and I don't know if it behaves on Mac well but you should try it. ONLY WITH COMPLETE MOD.

 

[Chopper]

Posting in super-cool famous thread. Hi Kotaku!

Spoiler

Weird.

 

[notsol337]

Oh, Kotaku. You big silly.

I came in here to post Stalker Complete, and I am not disappointed.

 

[ScOULaris]

Posting in super-cool famous thread. Hi Kotaku!

Spoiler

Weird.

It's so famous that it has garnered a whopping 134 posts! We're really cooking with gas now.

PS - Good thing they didn't choose one of my OT threads. I'm not well liked over there.

 

[Chopper]

It's so famous that it has garnered a whopping 134 posts! We're really cooking with gas now.

PS - Good thing they didn't choose one of my OT threads. I'm not well liked over there.

Can I have your autograph?

 

[indigo-cyclops]

Yeah, that. I remember the time I spent looking at the clouds, or watching passers-by popping up their umbrellas when it started raining.

Stuff like that is why I love the game. The details... Can't wait for yearly nostalgic playthrough. I'd also vote Stalker series.

 

[Angry Fork]

Where did scoularis get his tag from, it made me laugh a lot, I haven't noticed it before.

 

[eshwaaz]

In addition to the amazing presentation, the rain in Red Dead was also impressive because it was not an "on or off", all-or-nothing effect. Sometimes, it was just overcast. Other times, just a light drizzle, or a pleasant, steady rainfall. Then there were the intense storms, with thunder and lightning and blowing spray that made it hard to see, especially at night.

I also can't think of another game where puddles and dampness form and remain after a storm.

 

[awilliams213]

RDR that thunder storm to this day amazing.

 

[Man God]

Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life is a great choice. The game only does two things right, the weather and the ending, but man it got those two things perfect.

 

[Alucrid]

This shit is blowing my mind. Scoularis made a thread, and that thread got put on kotaku. Still, out of all your threads they chose a lame one.

 

[leng jai]

Midnight Club LA was very good at this.

RDR of course.