Too hard to do. |
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No real point,rain sucks. |
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Yes,it should be used more. |
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50% (65) |
yes,but theres too much right now. |
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3.1% (4) |
Only in games like "Left 4 Dead". |
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9.2% (12) |
Its ok i think. |
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30% (39) |
other(please say what) |
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Gone Gonzo  Posts: 4269 Joined: 13 Aug 2008     | |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 95 Joined: 31 Oct 2008     | Allow me to sum up 'rain' in a video game: Blah blah blah. Seriously, I don't care if it 'sets a mood' or is 'atmospheric', unless we're actually given some sort of bonus for it raining (SNEAK +20%! NAPPY CHANGING IS NOW STEALTHY! FIRING SPITBALLS IS NOW STEALTHY! WET-WANKING IS NOW UNLOCKED! (AND STEALTHY!)) I couldn't care less, if a game designer wastes anything more than an afternoon of their time (Or a week of their coders time) on water effects, they should also make it so walking through rain makes you slower. And pruned. And a retard. Get an umbrella for fuck sake. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1850 Joined: 31 Oct 2007     | No love for sleet? |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 4169 Joined: 6 Sep 2008    | I like rain because it sustains life on earth. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 4269 Joined: 13 Aug 2008 |
Yeah, why all the hate on sleet guys? Ooh, I just remembered something important. Rain is only good in games if it doesn't make the same sound repeated over and over and over. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1218 Joined: 25 Nov 2007     | I absolutely love rain and enjoy well-done rain effects in games. The one level in Gears of War I always go back and replay is the Foundry level, because the driving rain and deep thunder make an already-foreboding area even more threatening (the glowin' Wretches help with that too). Storms in Oblivion blow trees back and forth and make visibility a nightmare (for you, of course, never the AI), and World of Warcraft has actually amped up their weather effects to allow for gusting squalls and snowstorms (although it's still silly that it can be raining on top of Thunder Bluff but Mulgore is sunny and dry). Rain lets you feel like you're in a living world instead of a static backdrop; it can either soothe and relax you with its gentle patter, or it can heighten tension as the darkness and overwhelming sound potentially hide an enemy's approach. Of course, it can be terribly done (Left4Dead is the first decent use of rain I've seen in the Source engine), but when done right, it draws me in like very few other things can. |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 568 Joined: 28 Sep 2008    | Any weather effect if used properly, and not poorly done is good in a game. See Super Metroid. |
Muckraker  Posts: 295 Joined: 24 Aug 2008    | Rain can add to an already dark scene, and if done well, add to the immersion. But I hate when its randomly tacked on in death scenes. Its a perfect sunny day, but then someone died, and god was all " on no someone died boohoo" and rains suddenely. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3922 Joined: 7 Nov 2007  | Set the scene with weather! |
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Well... I've given him ample time, but it appears he's not going to show up.
So I'll do it for him.
Rain in video games? Good!