anyway, sorry about that. What's your favorite video game snow? The Riften unemployment is taking a little longer than expected so here is a video about S-N-O-W. support me on patreon- www.patreon.com/any_austin
@_graybee
Жыл бұрын
miles morales is an absurdly cozy winter wonderland. I've spent hours swinging around central park chasing pigeons
@jonathanwilson7949
Жыл бұрын
Love your stuff
@novelezra
Жыл бұрын
The Division had incredible snow. In fact it was the only good thing about the game. The rest of the game was complete garbage. Well done Ubisoft.
@infinitytower8957
Жыл бұрын
Definitely frostpunk. It even responds to temperature somewhat
@mikejuarez2383
Жыл бұрын
1080 snowboarding for n64
@WillmotionAnimation
Жыл бұрын
I once had an interview with Rockstar to be an animator and I talked about how much I liked the snow in red dead, possibly too much. I didn't get the job
@jonathanwilson7949
Жыл бұрын
Their loss
@dave7474
Жыл бұрын
their loss!
@blondemaverick
Жыл бұрын
Their loss!
@teamonkey3
Жыл бұрын
Their loss.
@enotsnavdier6867
Жыл бұрын
I have no idea how good of a worker you are, so I won't say it's their loss. But also Rockstar treats its employees terribly, so it's good you didn't get the job.
@imnotcam123
Жыл бұрын
Another touch the devs included in Super Mario 64 is what happens when you afk for a bit. In most levels Mario lays down and falls asleep. In Cool Cool Mountain, Snowman's Land and, interestingly, the cloud stage, he will instead crouch down and start shivering!
@SykoPathak
Жыл бұрын
I love the SM64 snow levels and this just makes me love them more
@WhoIsSirChasm
Жыл бұрын
The clouds are the same texture as the snow, so that makes sense. See also how if you land on a cloud from a great height, Mario will be stuck and pull himself out rather than taking damage.
@SECONDQUEST
Жыл бұрын
It's cold really high up! But yeah the clouds are probably reused snowy objects or something
@thegreatautismo224
Жыл бұрын
Whether Mario shivers or falls asleep is dependent on the level, not whatever texture he's standing on. Nintendo likely intentionally chose for Mario to shiver in Wing Mario Over the Rainbow because it's really cold way up high
@bunkymag
Жыл бұрын
Away From Kontroller..?
@MALLGOTHZ
Жыл бұрын
"the year 1996, the year you were born" literally took me a second to realize he was just making a blanket statement and not gazing into the depths of my soul
@teathomas
3 ай бұрын
Me too😂
@Astatine95
3 ай бұрын
It's confirmed. We've all been born in 1996.
@pleasepimpmycat7153
2 ай бұрын
bro same lol
@TheFunniBaconMan
2 ай бұрын
Off by one year.
@qwitchyy
2 ай бұрын
@@TheFunniBaconMan 2 for me. Damn
@tumbleweb
Жыл бұрын
13:00 The reason graphically cheaper games fade out old footsteps is because they're instantiating an object or mesh on top the terrain to represent your steps. This is a quick and easy way to make the effect, as it doesn't require any maths, but it does cost a lot more graphically since its not optimized (and thus they put a cap on how many footsteps are rendered at once). On the other hand, RDR2 is using a shader that is 1. drawing your movement on the terrain as a path, and 2. rendering that path on the terrain and changing the shape of the snow based on it. It's also probably doing some cost-effective optimizations like rebuilding the snow as a single mesh. It's not that RDR2 is using more CPU/GPU and therefore can leave the old footsteps in, but because the game already uses so much processing power, it has to render the snow so optimally that it would be _more_ costly just to fade out old footsteps.
@tumbleweb
Жыл бұрын
I forgot to mention that this was a great video. You have discovered a really neat niche in exploring and appreciating the atmosphere of games. Would love to see more videos like this :)
@syrelian
Ай бұрын
That first effect is usually referred to as 'decals', dents, scratchs, and holes from attacking terrain, eg bullet impacts, are usually handled with decals, as are fluid splatters
@tumbleweb
Ай бұрын
@@syrelian Yes, this is more accurate terminology and I likely generalised the computational intensity of the effects. Early implementations of decals were probably more performant than I gave credit.
@BlueBeetle1939
Жыл бұрын
When the dragon showed up and you reflexively pulled out your sword is the very first moment in any of these videos that I've actually felt like you really play these games when we aren't around
@jaybee7892
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, and like he plays them instead of just walking around disregarding the gameplay and instead finding liminal spaces and conducting socioeconomic analysis
@bbyounk7ns856
Жыл бұрын
I always got the impression that he’d play the games thoroughly and then just find unique ideas out of boredom from exhaustion of all the major gameplay elements, the thought of this probably occurring from my own experiences doing so as a kid.
@moosesues8887
Жыл бұрын
@@bbyounk7ns856 me playing games to a very concerning degree
@fatmario8244
Жыл бұрын
Man I’m just looking up and down, comparing the RDR2 snowy trees to almost identical ones outside my window.
@willisverynice
Жыл бұрын
I love a good subtle burn
@clockworkthoughts7830
Жыл бұрын
You just barely touched on music, but I am super interested in snow level music specifically. There is probably no other type of level that has such a distinctive vibe. I would definitely watch a whole video of snow/ice/winter level music. Classical composer Claude Debussy's "The Snow is Dancing" is a great example of this vibe, and that song was first published in 1910, so its been around for a while.
@inconspicuoususername
Жыл бұрын
I definitely agree, and although not QUITE as distinctive, water levels also very frequently have a certain vibe I feel -- SM64's Dire Dire Docks, DKC's Aquatic Ambiance, Metroid Prime's Crashed Frigate -- There's often a calm stillness or slowness to them.
@kefir321
Жыл бұрын
I'm definitely biased since Sonic is my favourite franchise, but my favourite winter level music is definitely Cool Edge (Day) from Sonic Unleashed. There is also Frozen Factory Zone 1 from Lost World, which gives off a really cozy vibe.
@A_chocolate_bar_review_channel
Жыл бұрын
Sega and Nintendo really do justice in their own way to snow levels and music.
@BierBart12
Жыл бұрын
I adore the Terraria snow music
@kefir321
Жыл бұрын
@@BierBart12 i love making houses in the snow biome because of the music and the overall vibe
@Cheatscape
Жыл бұрын
In Donkey Kong Country, the snowfall in world 4-1 gets more and more intense, and the distant mountains get more and more shrouded in fog as the level progresses. After taking refuge in an ice cave in World 4-2, 4-3 takes place outdoors again where the weather effects are reversed, becoming less and less severe as the level progresses. Altogether, it really sells the impression of climbing up a mountain and passing through a storm.
@Teh_Random_Canadian
Жыл бұрын
I was just thinking about SNES DK. The snow level was hard af, they did it very well.
@legoboy7107
Жыл бұрын
That also reminds me of the snow levels in SMW2: Yoshi's Island, particularly the one snow level where you climb all the way up a mountain and then ski all the way back down.
@joshshrum2764
Жыл бұрын
Snow bound land in 2 is amazing too.
@KonamiKonami
Жыл бұрын
Luckily if you get into the right barrel, you can skip most of the hard part.
@OpalDruscilla
3 ай бұрын
When I think of video-game snow I think of that level and the way it made me feel
@ThisIsChris-Anime
Жыл бұрын
Minecraft snow captures that feeling of walking during a snowy night in a way that no other game really does. Skyrim comes close, but I fee like skyrim really excels in emulating the feeling of a blizzard rather than gentle snowfall. Great video!
@thoughtsforthebuilders
Жыл бұрын
we just got a good foot of snow up here in NW Washington. a local weatherchaser got this excellent footage of fine dusty snow blowing over a roadway; oddly enough, it reminded me of the bare ice, snow and gusts of the Pale. helps that I'm in the middle of a Skyrim playthrough atm hehehe
@jllemin4
Жыл бұрын
I really like how Vintage Story does snowfall and weather
@stevensmith1031
Жыл бұрын
Snowy nights in minecraft are a vibe
@jessicadominguez1315
Жыл бұрын
Not just the blizzard but also how beautiful icy places are that are dangerous. The north wilderness between Dawnstar and Winterhold is as breathtaking as it is lonely.
@bugjams
Жыл бұрын
For me, weirdly, it's the Escape from Hoth Base level in the original LEGO Starwars trilogy. After you clear out a bunch of enemies in a given room, just sit there and soak up the atmosphere. The old LEGO Starwars games are _really_ something when it comes to atmosphere for some reason. Maybe it's Nostalgia. But I'd really like him to cover these games sometime. The hidden areas in the old games can feel especially dream-like, even moreso on old TV screens where the game looks sort of blurry.
@RyanHaney55
Жыл бұрын
"Tropes that nature uses to convince of that we are in snow." HAHAHA😅 I like this video. Other games that have music that somehow feel cold are Metroid Prime - Phendrana Drifts, LOTRO - Misty Mountains, and Donkey Kong Country - Gorilla Glacier and various icy areas.
@designate_om
Жыл бұрын
i grew up with very little-to-no exposure to snow in any capacity, outside of movies and video games. one particular example that left an example was Surface from Goldeneye, but at the time I obviously had nothing to really compare it to. Years later, I moved to a place that occasionally, if somewhat rarely, would get snowed in quite a bit and become a desolate wasteland that felt eerily familiar, only for me to realize that that was the long-dormant memories of spending hours on Surface as a kid
@slothburglar
Жыл бұрын
This is so wholesome, the appreciation for the artistry.
@MLife1000
Жыл бұрын
Ditto
@winterlogical
Жыл бұрын
"Starting all the way back in 1996, the year you were born" Me: genuinely surprised you knew what year I was born also me: remembers this is YT content made for tens of thousands of other viewers that's how casual your videos feel sometimes, austin. like im chillin with a homie. a homie who knows my birth year. lol.
@spacebras
Жыл бұрын
Me literally
@raucoussauce1528
Жыл бұрын
Get a real friend nerd
@sierranicholes6712
Жыл бұрын
i felt so called out
@monhi64
Жыл бұрын
It really feels like 1994-1998 birth range is way over represented on KZitem. Which is kind of extra interesting to me because, those are the sort of forgotten years generationally. Just a soup of not quite a millennial but also not quite gen z. I have a weird knack for finding creators who are almost exactly as old as me without trying too. I’m assuming he’s probably a 96-er cuz even his videos that are damn near ten years old he looks pretty much the same age
@Teh_Random_Canadian
Жыл бұрын
@@monhi64 The fact that he started with N64 and not SNES makes me think he was probably born mid ninetys. SNES and even the NES had some notable snow levels but he probably never played them
@BirkinIdk
29 күн бұрын
At 14:00 kinda unrelated, but it reminded me of one of the best moments I ever had in RDR2. It was night time and I thought it was turning day because it started to get a bit brighter. But when I looked up, it was actually a fog that had rolled in through a massive area and the moon light shining through the fog was lighting up the area as if it was morning. It was one of the craziest, most impressive moments in a video game I've ever had.
@crowofkindness
Жыл бұрын
i think i could listen to this guy talk about literally anything and be entertained because the delivery is just that good
@randomname285
Жыл бұрын
great video - might we expect "rain", "sun", "lightning", and "overcast" in the coming months?
@joshuapurdy7065
Жыл бұрын
I vote overcast first
@stainless662
Жыл бұрын
rain and fog could be lovely
@pancakes8670
Жыл бұрын
Lightning sounds awesome.
@melvinshaw7574
13 күн бұрын
@@joshuapurdy7065Overcast is just a three hour essay gushing on Breath of the Wild's atmosphere again. Which I have no issue with.
@atypicalcowboy
Жыл бұрын
the snow in the long dark will always be one of the most memorable examples of Good Snow for me. not only do they do a great job at depicting the physics of snow, it also, due the nature of the game, has a real threatening aura about it which i really appreciate
@latenightdriver9680
9 минут бұрын
The Long Dark makes you FEEL the oppressive beauty of snow. Huddling in a darkened gas station as the sheet metal roof shakes in the blizzard wind for possibly days on end is the best excuse for making a real world hot chocolate
@JMBAD_art
Жыл бұрын
You have quickly become one of my favorite content creators. I love shit like this. Nobody is doin’ it like you Austin
@dangdelucia
Жыл бұрын
i hope this becomes a new series: ____! (this is about video games) i always loved the snow effects when exploring the open world elements in SSX 3, and although no snow actually falls, the snowy and icy textures and landscapes in the second act of baldurs gate dark alliance captivated me as a child. excellent, thorough, and profound work as always, austin! i started adding some of your tunes to the playlists i make for the taproom i work at, the vibes you create are just 🤌🤌🤌🤌
@joshshrum2764
Жыл бұрын
He could rename it exploring aspects, though skyboxes are something that falls into a category of lesser discussed aspects.
@Ependyma
Жыл бұрын
Snow in video games is a great topic! For me, the first thing that comes to mind is the level Snow Barrel Blast in Donkey Kong Country. I always loved how it first gets darker and then gradually starts snowing more and more.
@CptFitzgerald
Жыл бұрын
DUUUDE THE MUSIC ON THAT ONE
@BrandonDilbeck
Жыл бұрын
Not only is it one of the game's longest levels but you have to take it soooo slowly, to make sure you don't die on the precarious icy platforms and the barrel cannons that have occasional opening for you to fire safely. The weather effects add to this bleak feeling of being stuck on these treacherous cliffs.
@leilao.3528
Жыл бұрын
As someone who has never lived anywhere snowy and snowfall is considered a phenomenon, this has been very educational.
@BFree961
Жыл бұрын
As someone born in 1996, I've never been so thoroughly pointed out.
@RetroTaylor94
Жыл бұрын
I was hesitant at first, but the title quickly reassured me that the video IS in fact about video games.
@jacobyounce3223
Жыл бұрын
Pokemon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum with the entire route leading to Snowpoint City was the perfect encapsulation of hinderance and disorientation in heavy snow/blizzards
@H3Vtux
Жыл бұрын
10:14 the other game that nailed the "snowstep" sound was majora's mask.
@MrCheese1338
Жыл бұрын
Death Stranding's snow and weather was also phenomenal, trudging through it in the middle of a complete swirling whiteout was an amazing experience
@lukospicturehouse
Жыл бұрын
When you're inside your house in Animal Crossing I love seeing snow build up on the window sills, It's very cozy. Also the Christmas tree lights in December have always been one of my favorite video game traditions, even back to the GameCube
@stadbab
Жыл бұрын
the snowy sections of tlou2 were incredible. the way it conforms to the shape of your body when you go prone, the detailed animations of it falling from tree branches when you brush into them, even the way horses navigate it compared to cleared ground.
@gnbman
Жыл бұрын
An unlikely contender when it comes to snow is Spyro: A Hero's Tail. Despite it being a cartoony 3D platformer, it somehow immerses me in its snow levels, to the point that it's relieving to come across a warm, glowing fire in the game, even though it has no effect on the gameplay.
@CptFitzgerald
Жыл бұрын
Thank you again, Austin. I've never had such an emotional understanding of snow until I watched this video. My favorite snow feel in a video game was when I was 10 yearls old playing Majora's Mask and approaching Snowhead Temple while simutaneously looking outside from the window on a January's day with that game's background music playing. I will never forget that memory.
@KairuHakubi
Жыл бұрын
I love that you're paying so much attention to this stuff. I have always gotten my sort of sense of the moods of nature and environments from games, since I never pay attention in real life, and in other media you don't have control of the camera to just sit and imbibe the vibe. Every time I try to draw a background in a comic or painting or something, I'm trying to replicate videogame feels.
@DRay210
Жыл бұрын
I feel like Pikmin 2 also did snow really good even on the GameCube way back then. The 1st level has all the aspects of the sounds looks and feel that your talking about here. Now im hoping for snow here on the east coast! Great vid again btw 👌.
@BierBart12
Жыл бұрын
That might be my favourite snow in a video game.
@LvlGenesis
Жыл бұрын
I’ve always loved Frappe Snowland from Mario Kart 64. The night sky with the snow falling down always reminds me of going sledding at night as a kid and sitting in the snow and staring at the night sky.
@atesch10
Жыл бұрын
My snow in game relationship is through the lens of snow sports games. 1996 Cool Boarders kicked things off for me, SSX (1, Tricky and 3) along with Amped gave me some snow deformation and some believable snow textures that weren't just white, 2007 Freak Out Extreme Freeride started out the open world believable mountain, 2008 Shaun White Snowboarding expanded, Wii Ski 1& 2 continued, 2016 Steep expanded further still and now we have Riders Republic that has the most believable snow I've seen outside of RDR2. Especially so, considering the variety of the snow effects the gameplay. I love snow
@agoodduck
Жыл бұрын
one of my favorite games for snow is Until Dawn; given that the entire game takes place during a blizzarding night, the characters need to all go outside and walk around in the snow. not only do they leave realistic footprints, but the sounds of taking steps also emulate that classic scrunch sound snow makes when it's all loose and your footsteps pack them together,
@Wyatt_James
Жыл бұрын
I love viddy game snow. Have you considered video game menus? The spinning item box in the Mario Kart 64 menu always mystified me as a kid.
@pinkcupcake4717
Жыл бұрын
Skyrim has the most intense and evocative winter for me, but my favorite snow is Minecraft. It falls so gently and the soft music make for a soft and delicate energy.
@seiretzym
Жыл бұрын
I think you could talk about all sorts of seasonal themes in games throughout the year. romance in february, flowers/eggs in spring, farming in summer, leaves or halloween in fall
@JohnnyRapture.
Жыл бұрын
Can't wait to watch this after work. It's about to snow here later too.
@jonathanwilson7949
Жыл бұрын
Where I’m going to be spending Christmas is going to get over a foot of snow
@pepper4481
Жыл бұрын
Wow enjoy the snow, that sounds so nice. I moved from a place with lots of snow each winter to a place that never snows a few years back and I miss it.
@sas.tronaut5055
Жыл бұрын
heckin lOve the vibes of snow, especially when its not windy and its just falling softly, making everything quiet
@todddouglas7231
Жыл бұрын
I love ultra niche detail topics like this. Thanks for this
@clxxxvii.
2 күн бұрын
i love that you've been doing this for 11 years but you didn't hit your stride until recently. Your willingness to experiement with your style and increased production value absolutely earned you this.
@fabian6087
Жыл бұрын
You could probably make an hour long video just spending time in Animal Crossing New Horizons and looking at/appreciating all the details. Heck yea I'd watch that!
@evervirescent
Жыл бұрын
like how double rainbows have a dark band in the middle
@Subreon
Ай бұрын
i don't know if many other games do this, but another surprising aspect to minecraft snow is that heat sources will melt away snow around it. such as lava pits and fires. and of course, you can also mine and craft with the snow as well.
@sledgen.
Жыл бұрын
I actually really liked this, please do one for another sort of biome!
@oboyoboyoboyoboyoboy
Жыл бұрын
My friend once tried to play Minecraft but he spawned in the arctic, took two steps and fell so deep into the snow all he could see was snow and he was just stuck down there until he froze to death. I think this is an important aspect of the snow experience being represented that you overlooked.
@JakobeOG
Жыл бұрын
Any Austin: the snow in the town of Winterhold is beautiful, so peaceful Also Any Austin: why do I hear boss music?
@pestosaladpasta
Ай бұрын
i remember playing minecraft xbox 369 edition as a kid and looking at the snow/rain when it was night. because weather is a 3d particle effect on the exterior of the block plane, there would be a box of nothing directly above you if you stood in the right spot, so i would just set the player to look up at the darkness against the weather and the stars. i would also fly up high and crouch fly down to look at the rain, the snow was too slow but the rain falling was almost the same speed as flying down so it would look like it all stopped midair
@brianlange9112
Жыл бұрын
I love this analysis of things you normally wouldn’t notice in video games! It allows me to appreciate the little things in life-the minute details.
@tsutsen1412
3 ай бұрын
Assassin's Creed 3 had some great snow. Remember I was blown away by the snow trails and just ran around for a bit just to look at it lol
@novelezra
Жыл бұрын
Grand Theft Auto IV was meant to have snow. Could you imagine how different our lives would have been if that had happened? How much we would have changed as people?
@divinkitty9452
11 күн бұрын
This is the exact kind of content I am here for. No sarcasm, love how this channel dives into random incredibly small details. Been binging for the last two weeks.
@dooptown
Жыл бұрын
I remember Harvest Moon for SNES having a very atmospheric winter, especially after the sun sets and the music stops and it's all quiet as the snow is falling I think this was a really great video idea and could lead into some other ideas. Perhaps autumn in video games? You'd have to wait about a year to release it though
@flyicarus7698
14 күн бұрын
Your channel makes me appreciate the smaller things in games whether it’s snow or a skybox. Well done sir
@abbycarroll101
Жыл бұрын
I really like this! Snow is one of my favorite weather conditions and seeing an analysis of it in video games was really fun!
@puffles5535
Ай бұрын
That beginning was golden. lol. Love it. I think I somehow followed all of that.
@pk_cupcakes
Жыл бұрын
This is why I love your channel so much. I love these videos! Snow levels/worlds are always my favourite in video games (next to the tropical levels). You make video game snow such an interesting topic to talk about. Great video Austin and happy holidays! ❄️🌨️🎁🎄 Also is that a new song I hear? 👀
@eifos2945
7 күн бұрын
This video has really been in my feed lately, perhaps because it’s autumn now. I just wanna say I really like your vibe, and I feel that you have such a calming way of appreciating these small details. It really works well with the theme of snow, which usually also is very calm. If you ever feel like doing a part two, BoTW has a lot of snow physics and great icy music!
@Ogr3s
Жыл бұрын
This is my favorite video you've made and I'm a huge fan of your other series! I know this is a one-off but I'd love to see similar explorations of other weather effects, rain, storms, water, etc. Keep up the good work and happy holidays!
@flipnog
19 күн бұрын
I know some devs must watch these videos and are just eternally grateful you notice such small and pretty details. love your videos
@Slyfox2235
Жыл бұрын
I very much enjoy this content, please continue to make more.
@hipsterhunter4eva901
3 ай бұрын
In the level Snow Barrel Blast in Donkey Kong Country 1, I’ll never forget the way that DK just gets caught in a snowstorm. The way the snow is at first in the distant background but the blizzard gets closer and closer until it’s hard to see the game you’re even playing. So good and so tense. Especially with the music
@concerninghobbits5536
Жыл бұрын
Woah is Austin from Minneapolis? That would explain his vast knowledge of snow
@rufus.a8968
14 сағат бұрын
I love how in each of these cases you monologue while playing the game
@pocoxiaomi5182
11 ай бұрын
2:54 Amogus
@fanusbogey
3 ай бұрын
I went camping last year and a snow storm hit us. Around midnight we had to leave the tents and hunker in the stone and wooden shelter because the trees were so loaded up with snow that they were falling or dropping branches. The Skyrim soundtrack on loop got us through the night alongside the crash of trees. In the morning we tentatively returned to the tents to find them all crushed. After that I really wanted a Skyrim mod that dropped trees and branches in heavy snow, would be so immersive :) Thanks for your content too, I really appreciate your videos!
@SykoPathak
Жыл бұрын
Austin, what version of Minecraft were you playing? In Java version, the trees do not turn white during snowfall
@harrymanocha4533
Жыл бұрын
That's exactly what I was thinking!
@harrymanocha4533
Жыл бұрын
I Googled it apparently bedrock does that 😳
@TwinBlasters
Жыл бұрын
I will always appreciate that you leave room for wonder, speculation, and error in your productions. You were just speculating that the snow was one layer in Mario 64, not looking up exactly how it was made, and then you realized that some of the flakes DO layer, and you just left it all in rather than cutting to only the facts. The internet has all but destroyed the sense of wonder in most aspects of life, so I appreciate the voluntary wonder you present Nice to see the duplicated Ring Fit still hanging around
@SleepyLyric
Жыл бұрын
I never really noticed how those windy snowy wisps in skyrim made it 10 times more realistic and immersive than other games. They nailed it without having to do all the fancy stuff that red dead eventually did
@pg9193
Ай бұрын
SSX 3 had my favorite snow effects.. the sparkles and how different types of snow had different textures and feeling to them were all great
@Horsethe666
Жыл бұрын
Merry Xmas, happy Hanukkah, and ACAB everyone 🎄
@skeleton_craftGaming
Жыл бұрын
What's Xmas? That's not a holiday
@bingusdingus8239
Жыл бұрын
@@skeleton_craftGaming bro chillax
@novelezra
Жыл бұрын
What did the pig say the police officer after their date? Call me ACAB
@LexSchilperoord
Жыл бұрын
All Christmasses Are Bad
@Horsethe666
Жыл бұрын
@@skeleton_craftGaming Xmas is when we celebrate Xs bday
@najalala
Жыл бұрын
This is starting to become one of my favorite YT channels.
@waffleflaufle3690
Жыл бұрын
Just farted because of this video's release
@brendanmontuori5664
Жыл бұрын
This was very nice, I love all the detail you pointed out. It’s the sort of thing I absolutly miss, sonI appricate bein shown it
@jackal27
Жыл бұрын
Sorry, but I was born in 1987, 35 years ago today and you didn’t even remember? Wow.
@commandervile394
Жыл бұрын
Also top 10 mentionable snow levels/songs from video games: (N64) Goldeneye - Severnaya Bunker 1 and 2. (N64) Bomberman 64 - White Glacier (N64) Bomberman Hero - Snowland (SNES) Donkey Kong Country 2 - In a Snow-bound Land (NES) Mega Man - Ice Man (Playstation 1) Mega Man 7 - Frost Man (SNES) MegaMan X - Chill Penguin (SNES) MegaMan X3 -Blizzard Buffalo (SNES) MegaMan X4 - Frost Walrus (Sega Genesis) Sonic The Hedgehog 3 - Ice Cap Zone And honorable mention is (N64) Star Wars - Shadows of the Empire - Hoth Battle.
@nj8833
Жыл бұрын
Austin, i love everything you make. the way you dive into video games as an art form and appreciate every element is amazing. no notes, just keep it up
@XuroX.
9 күн бұрын
One thing you didn't mention was the heat coming off from the rocks in Red Dead 2, somewhat melting the snow from around the rocks. Crazy
@justaspidercrab
Ай бұрын
honestly i think an underrated snow environment is the snow in the ncaa football 14 games (and also the newer one but i havent played many snow games yet). they do a really good job of showing the breaths of each player as they crystallize into little clouds of fog and that makes me feel cold which is neat
@TechieindahHood
Ай бұрын
I still really love the snowy areas of Minecraft, and especially standing in the snow, imo the fact it’s so quiet (because the game lacks wind) really adds to its realism cuz I have a lot of memories as a kid just standing outside in the snow, esp at night, and taking in just how quiet the snow is when it falls. Many games either have semi-continuous background music, ambient sounds, or wind sounds, so it’s not that often that you get silent snow. At least, in the games I’ve played.
@ghost-fs7th
23 күн бұрын
Theres also places in twilight princess where the snow is very deep and you have to trudge through it slowly.
@robbertlw9610
Ай бұрын
14:08 as a (student) filmmaker, I can say that movies do actually have to deal with all things lighting, it can be incredibly complicated at some situations
@jesseh.5223
Жыл бұрын
Excellent and in depth in just the right ways, but not too focused in. An art lesson
@SnoFitzroy
Жыл бұрын
7:16 no, they're not physical objects. it's a repeating texture perpendicular to the ground that perpetually slides downwards
@candycoatedcactus
24 күн бұрын
I love the sort of "everyday" concepts that you shine a light on in video games. It's such a fun way to explore those worlds
@didrikthurfjell1805
2 ай бұрын
I remember loving the way snow whisked behind vihecles in battlefield bad company 2. Mesmerized and awed at the detail, first time i saw that in a game
@Rc3651
3 ай бұрын
I've always lived somewhere that doesn't snow. I've been in it sometimes but it's very rare. It's interesting watching this and realizing that a lot of my emotional interest in snow was probably formed by games
@Chillco600
Жыл бұрын
I like terrarias snow, or more specifically, the snow biome, i like how you can pick up the snow blocks and craft them into ranged snowballs without a crafting station (implying you just take a chunk of snow and make a bunch of snowballs from it) its a fun touch, i also like how theres clumps of ice in the snow, similar to how there would be in most snowy climates, i also like how as you go further down it becomes an icy cave before you hit rock, as if the snow piled up so much that the oldest layers hardened into ice
@samhein321
Жыл бұрын
I like the chilling out vibe here, just looking at game models peacefully and noticing things we usually rush thru and never appreciate
@anonsenpai6533
24 күн бұрын
Commenting for engagement and immediately watching a second video! Great work as always, Austin.
@D0S81
Жыл бұрын
i remember one of Skyrims selling points during production was that it was gonna have dynamic snow that acted like real snow. so one time a place may have lots of snow, another time that same place might have none.....and they ended up scrapping it. its one of the things i like about minecrafts snow is that it feels more dynamic than any other game
@astr0sauce
Жыл бұрын
as much as I appreciate, snow, ambience and texture I also appreciate when snow feels like snow. In a game like steep, boarding through deep snow feels different than a thin sheet of ice.
@regrebsnre
Жыл бұрын
In the game Unravel, there are a few snow levels all with a different atmosphere. They do the thing where the snow tracks don’t leave, and the tree react when you touch, and the music is vey complementing as well. It’s very nice.
@WormAteWords
9 күн бұрын
I don't even know why I like this channel so much. I guess it's because Any Austin has an inoffensive voice and is talking about video games in a very low stress way, without it being serious
@alectotushek9021
Жыл бұрын
Not so much visual, but the Snowman ost from Earthbound absolutely nails the snowy atmosphere vibes for me
@camwyn256
Ай бұрын
I remember playing the snow game in 1966. That's what we did when the channels wouldn't come in, just watch the snow. The game was coming up with stories
@Linkdouble0zero
Ай бұрын
For Gamecube era Billy Hatcher had some fantastic snow. Great snow feel and it reacted to you and your building snowballs.
@crownedcrow7745
10 күн бұрын
You were only one year off on guessing my birth year but with what I know about you and this channel, that tracks.
@thegoodgeneral
11 күн бұрын
Cool, Cool Mountain with its skybox textures and constant calm snowfall and Christmas-y (specifically the sleighbells) is this dreamlike fantasy of winter and snow that persists to this day on my 37th year alive on this planet.
@Teaisteshi
16 күн бұрын
What I liked about animal crossing as well was the ability to roll snowballs, and how this would interact when rolling over snow or dirt! Games that give you interactions with the environment for pure pleasure are a joy.
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