Best Water Effects in a Video game

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Wman1996 said:
For 2002 standards, the water in Super Mario Sunshine was amazing. It still looks fine today. I'm sure I've played Switch and PS4 games with better water, but they don't have the wow factor of SMS.

Yeah even though I don't like the game as a whole, Sunshine's glistening, rolling ocean is gorgeous to this day.

d21lewis said:

Over the years, there were a few times where my mind was blown:
-Wave Race 64
-Crash Bandicoot 3
-Wave Race Blue Storm
-Metal Gear Solid 2
-Super Mario Sunshine
-Grand Theft Auto V
-Sea of Thieves

Generally, the later on the list, the better with SoT being the best I've ever seen.

*Edit* Some people named some awesome ones that I forgot like Hydrophobia and Uncharted 3/4. Let me mention Astrobot Rescue Mission. You have to experience this to believe it. It'll have you literally holding your breath!!

I never played Blue Storm, but looking at footage online it does indeed sport some excellent water for a 2001 game. The Gamecube seemed especially well suited to water effects, when I think back to the best examples of that gen, most are on Gamecube.

Also, from my brief playtime of Uncharted 4, which happened to be the section where you're in a speedboat in a stormy sea, it also looks great.