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Some Great Snow Levels
Snow is arguably the best weather. Winter might be the coldest season but there is something serene about being out walking in a fresh snowfall, quiet all around and crunch underfoot. Seeing a familiar landscape completely covered in white transforms it into something from a fairytale.
Just as walking through it in life can be magical, so it is in the virtual world of videogames. Creators normally go all out on winter-themed worlds and they stick in your head long after a game over screen. Being able to virtually experience the cold, under a warm blanket with a good cuppa is a special experience and so it is I give you my some of my favourite snow levels from games past and present that are well worth your time.
The Frozen Wilds (Horizon Zero Dawn, PS4)
How do you follow up to one of the greatest videogames of all time? This was the question the minds at Guerilla must have been asking themselves when they crafted The Frozen Wilds, a downloadable content (DLC) area for the seminal Horizon Zero Dawn. It took the main hunting gameplay loop and encapsulated it within a frozen tundra that features the best snow effects ever seen in a videogame. As the main…
