mgs3, then resistance 2 effects blew me away, then uncharted 3, now it's kind of a tie between uncharted 4,rdr2 and death stranding.
Lately I was very impressed with the water in Assassin's Creed Origins for how realistic it looked and behaved.
I remember the first time I played Mario Sunshine I couldn't imagine water effects getting better than that. Obviously they did,. I was also really impressed at the time by the water in the one tropical level in Rogue Leader and the way the AT-ATs were reflected in it. There's something I still find appealing about high-end water effects from the 6th gen even if they no longer look so realistic.
7th gen Bioshock was the game that really blew me away with its water effects. But after that I stopped being so impressed with water in games.
Current gen: of the games I've played the best water effects are probably from The Witcher 3. But I'm sure there have been others with better water since then.
Waverace. Even though it's not the best any more. It was the biggest leap. At least that I can recall.
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| h2ohno said: There's something I still find appealing about high-end water effects from the 6th gen even if they no longer look so realistic. |
Yeah I feel the same way, and by extension water effects on the Wii as well, which use the same TEV hardware as the Gamecube.
Water in games like Mario Galaxy 1 & 2 or Jett Rocket had a real charm to it.
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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.
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"Let go your earthly tether, enter the void, empty and become wind." - Guru Laghima
Over the years, there were a few times where my mind was blown:
-Wave Race 64
-Crash Bandicoot 3
-Wavev 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!!
| COKTOE said: Waverace. Even though it's not the best any more. It was the biggest leap. At least that I can recall. |
Wave Race 64 was a massive leap. I recall it being the first game to implement Waves which seeing on the N64 was definitely mind blowing. We never saw anything like it.
To be quite honest, GTAV has the greatest water in ANY video game I have ever seen. I have never been so impressed with water since I first laid my eyes on Wave Race 64 back in the day.
I REALLY wished the water in God of War looked like it did in GTAV. It looked nice still but it just felt slightly fake in a way.
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