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[BTHR Zero X]

I have always been a Winter person and I love seeing games with Snow and Ice in their design and themes.

Sonic 3 Ice Cap Zone

Snowspire Village in Fable the Lost Chapters

Llost Planet Extreme Conditions (Like 85% the whole game)

So what are so of Gaf's Favorite Winter/Snow/Ice themed games and levels?

 

[Blackquill]

I'm so paranoid now I thought it was a suicide account thread

 

[Expansion Pack]

Freezeflame Galaxy from SMG and Sherbet Land from MKDD

 

[BTHR Zero X]

I'm so paranoid now I thought it was a suicide account thread

Nah this is an actually thread I don't post that much so I thought I would try and get things on track again.

So yeah Snow Levels! Like Mario Karts Sherbet Land

Freezeflame Galaxy from SMG and Sherbet Land from MKDD

My man Great Minds

 

[Alter_Fridge]

I'm so paranoid now I thought it was a suicide account thread

Me too

 

[EverydayBeast]

Uncharted 2 - Great train sequence in the single player, which was also a pretty decent map in multiplayer.

Siberia - Goldeneye Good explorative play here with sniper points.

Snowflake village in diddy kong racing was home to a bunch of fun snow levels.

Panda King level, very traditional platforming in a snow environment. The snow effects look typically good in Sly Cooper fashion.

Blizzard map from SOCOM, Good feeling of winter and the snow gear was especially cool.

 

[linkeh]

My favorite CoD map of all time - Summit

 

[Rellik]

It has to be Bully for me.

And Batman: Arkham Origin on the PC because I loved playing around with the PhysX snow at the time.
https://youtu.be/iMbsXfnOpFc

 

[Tadaima]

Freezeezy Peak from Banjo-Kazooie.

 

[EBE]

Replaying Dead Space 3 I have to say that Tau Volantis is a beautiful environment, the best in the series. The snow effects are still ace, too.

 

[Nester99]

I really do not like snow and ice levels, i find them only a bit better than water levels.

 

[TheSpaceBetween]

Donkey Kong Island from Tropical Freeze is both incredibly atmospheric and some of the best 2D platforming ever while being an awesome homage to DKCR.

 

[Robot Pants]

Shadow Moses Island - METAL GEAR SOLID

 

[xelios]

Bonus music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cAii43wOHw

 

[Kamina]

Horizon Zero Dawn: Frozen Wilds is quite beautiful.

 

[xviper]

Edit: i thought you meant any level, so here's one of my favorite snow levels

 

[Hoya Destroyer]

Firebase White from Mass Effect 3 (multi player). A great map and probably the most popular in the game. I only rated Firebase Ghost (with the rain) higher.

 

[Jezan]

Mystical Ninja starring Goemon's Festival Village.

Because it has the best snow/ice theme ever and if you don't agree you are wrong and I'm so sad for you.
Festival Village

 

[KyanMehwulfe]

this one because that crystal forest music q_q

and because, in the holiday spirit, it also has a Christmas tree.

 

[Werewolfgrandma]

The long dark I found fantastic

 

[PrivatePiles141]

I can’t seem to add a photo but can’t believe no one has mentioned Final Fantasy VII the Icicle Inn area. Great location and great music always makes me feel Christmassy. This and the Stardew Valley during winter.

 

[base]

I'd choose this one.

 

[MetalSlug]

Fur Fighters (New Quack City)

 

[iidesuyo]

Donkey Kong Country

The theme is awesome!

 

[shpankey]

Blizzard mountain in Forza Horizon 3

 

[J.Xargon]

Phendrana_Shorelines from Metroid Prime

 

[J.Xargon]

 

[TheAdmiester]

My favorite CoD map of all time - Summit

All of Black Ops' snow maps are amazing. WMD is my favourite but Summit and Array are great too.

 

[MrBlonde]

Saints Row Xmas DLC, mad I didn't replay it this month.

I love Christmas Crash in COD 4 and wish COD WW2 had a map like that.

Forza 3 Blizzard Mountain which I still need to finish

 

[MaximusPayne]

TLOU Winter

 

[tkscz]

this

 

[Shifty]

I have a semi-irrational dislike for any primarily 'elemental' environments. Ice level, fire level, earth level, water level, etc.

This one is the exception.

 

[Dalauz]

Brothers, the part with ice giants

 

[Joe Boy 1986]

 

[Windle Poons]

That snow village in Blue Dragon.

 

[Velurian]

Mashed, the winter circle:

 

[BTHR Zero X]

Let me add Dun Morogh - World Of Warcraft

 

[Safeto20Scroll]

Personally:

Painted world of Ariandel - Dark Souls 3

This hub world in Spyro 2

Kujara Mountains - Tomba 2

 

[stranno]

I love Final Fantasy VII but the fucking blizzard, good lord, i almost burned the disc.

 

[BTHR Zero X]

ooo I forgot about Castlevania Lords of Shadow Oblivion Lake.

 

[Starphoenix]

This place:

 

[Misuta]

The Division. The snow/fog effects still impress me.

 

[Chessr]

Mount Wario from Mario Kart 8

 

[MagneticDeath]

 

[Terrible_Majesty]

Dead Space 3

Until Dawn

SIlent Hill Shattered Memories

 

[FF:Enhanced_Reality]

Gex and its Christmas level.

The whole of silent hill shattered memories.

 

[Jade Knight 08]

Thiisss!

 

[Parapraxis]

Gorilla Glacier - Donkey Kong Country

This area of FFVI

Last of Us : Lakeside Resort:

...to name a few I liked.

 

[Alebrije]

Horizont ZD, a winter marvelous

Tomb Rider Rise

 

[Parapraxis]

Horizont ZD, a winter marvelous

Tomb Rider Rise

I finished The Frozen Wilds, tried to like Andromeda (may go back and finish) and am now playing Rise of the Tomb Raider . TFW was on another level with its snow effects.