Whats the game with the best atmosphere?
Whats the game with the best atmosphere?
Jackson Gonzalez
Robert Mitchell
To me:
>Pathologic
Followed probably by (in no particular order):
The Void
Silent Hill 2
Morrowind
Homeworld, Gothic 1
Shadow Of Colossus
STALKER
Fallout 1
Vietcong
Bastion
Kentucky Road Zero
The Witcher 1 and 3
Austin Cook
Miasmata.
Brody Morris
Thief desu
Christian Roberts
MM
DP
SMT IV
Jordan Parker
I found Miasmata to be in many ways mechanically ingenious, but never thought it to be very atmospheric.
I wish some games too inspiration from it's mechanics though. I think the movement system, charting mechanics and the monster A.I. could all be used to incredible effect if adopted with more polished execution and better, richer survival mechanics.
Anthony Foster
STALKER
Carter Price
ODST and Majora's Mask are almost never mentioned in these threads for some reason
Jack Adams
>Majora's Mask
Came here to say this funnily enough
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David Turner
>Come here to post Pathologic
>It's the first reply in the thread
Evan Hill
Darkest Dungeon
Zachary Bennett
>Shadow Of Colossus
Fuckin beaut
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Jaxson Johnson
Kevin Anderson
That's my desktop background.
Give it back!
Julian Anderson
Dunno about the best, trying to recall other games with great atmospheres that weren't already posted
MGS 2 and 3
Diablo series
WoW (fight me)
Crysis
SC(1)
Grim Fandango
BF Vietnam
Warcraft 3
NWN Mask of the Betrayer
Jace Russell
>The Witcher
hell yes
TW1 has the best atmosphere out of games i have played
Kayden Nelson
These are generally really good suggestions. I wouldn't say The Witcher is quite on the same level as some of the others though.
VTMB is another obvious one.
Gabriel Adams
>I wouldn't say The Witcher is quite on the same level as some of the others though.
>
>VTMB is another obvious one.
I would. And I would argue that VTM:B isn't. It would probably lead to pretty pointless argument though.
The issue I have with games like Fallout 2, New Vegas, Arcanum, VTM:B is while they are very well written, very witty, snappy, with some great dialogues and attention to detail, they all feel very artificial. Partially BECAUSE of the writing relying so much on wit and snappy quips, and a sort of post-modern deconstruction of the genres.
I would argue that chapter 4 in TW1, or the whole Bloody Baron and Crones segment of TW3 actually manages to create a fiction that incredibly well draws on the fundaments of what makes those folklore tales on which it is based. There are some deeply releable themes and iconography hidden in there. And that, combined with the actual attention to historical verisimilitude and absolutely balls-off-the-walls amazing soundtrack makes those some of the most memorable moments I've ever experienced in a videogame.
I actually had more fun with VtM:B or Arcanum than I had with any of the Witcher games, but they sure as hell haven't left that lasting impression in me.
Jackson Brown
Robert Gomez
Andrew Howard
Anno 1404
Josiah Hill
Dead Space 1
Dead Space 2
Owen Gutierrez
It makes me really happy to see The Void posted more often lately.
Evan Thomas
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Evan Fisher
S.T.A.L.K.E.R
nothing else even comes close to this game atmosphere wise when modded
Ryan White
Yeah, that jumps to my mind as well. I cant remember the mods I was using, but whatever they were made the X-labs or whatever they're called way too fucking spooky.
Carter Nelson
Stalker and Gothic 2
Jace Scott
Dark Souls