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drbunnig on 28 August 2019

Snowpeak Ruins (Twilight Princess). Already mentioned several times. Nice narrative and sense of discovery with this dungeon.
Tibet levels (Tomb Raider II). Not a big fan of the Barkhang Monastery, but the other three levels are all fantastic (particularly Tibetan Foothills).
Slipslide Ride (Donkey Kong Country). Wonderful music and atmosphere.
World 6 (Super Mario Bros 3). Just a great set of levels all round.
Freezeezy Peak (Banjo-Kazooie). Flying around, dive bombing those snowmen is good fun.
Surface levels (Goldeneye). I think the fog works wonders for these levels, with endless enemies appearing out of the mist.



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Chazore on 28 August 2019

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CladInShadows on 28 August 2019
super_etecoon said:

Phendrana Drifts, Metroid Prime....probably mostly because of the amazing music.  But the environments were pretty cool looking, too.

Came here to post this.  That music...



DonFerrari on 28 August 2019
Machina said:

God of War's crunchy snow is pretty damn satisfying to walk through and marvel at.

Horizon Zero Dawn's Frozen Wilds expansion is the best part of the game imo. It's got a similar level of detail to God of War's, although not quite as good. But the atmosphere as a whole is stronger and there's great use of colour.

And before those 2, Uncharted 2.



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NathanSSSS on 28 August 2019

Weird, no one mentioned Days Gone? Snow is actually a pretty shiny feature in that game.



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Alex_The_Hedgehog on 28 August 2019
JRPGfan said:
Alex_The_Hedgehog said:

New Super Mario Bros. U snow levels, with the starry backgrounds, are so beautiful!

Its really generic isnt it? Thats the best designed "snow" element area, you 've seen in a game?

Yes, it is generic, but I love 2D platforms.

Also, the snow areas in Borderlands 2 are beautiful too.



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bartkuz on 28 August 2019
curl-6 said:

As someone from a country where it basically never snows, ever, except on the tops of like 3 mountains for two months of year, snow's always been this exotic, magical thing to me. I didn't even see it in real life until I was 15. As such, I've always found snowy levels in games to have a certain fantastical charm.

What are your favourite examples of levels/worlds/stages/areas in games in the snow or ice template, and why?

Same reason I love desert levels :p



curl-6 on 28 August 2019

The Snow levels in Croc Legends of the Gobbos will always have a special nostalgic place in my heart, in large part thanks to the music, which instantly takes me back to Grade 4 hanging out at my best mate's house:

DKC is also an unforgettable example, especially the first level of the snow world where the weather starts off fine and a blizzard gradually rolls in, such a wonderful atmosphere:

I also whole-heartedly second Freezeezy from Banjo Kazooie, and Snowpeak Ruins from Twilight Princess.

I feel the winter section of Click-Clock Wood from Banjo Kazooie also deserves a mention, after getting to know the place and its inhabitants through all the seasons, seeing it frozen over and mostly dead in the final segment was really melancholy and poignant.



Signalstar on 28 August 2019

Uncharted 2 comes to mind first.



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Azzanation on 28 August 2019

Metroid Prime and Halo had some really cool snow levels.
I would go with Donkey Kong Country 1 snow levels. The music and atmosphere was 10/10 in its day.
Also the snow level in Banjo Kazooie and Tooie are always entertaining.