Let it Snow

Maximo (loved the pirates, too!) and the snow arena in Virtua Fighter 4 come immediately to mind.

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Originally posted by Victrix
Basically any. I have a soft spot for ice levels, dunno why. I always like them, whatever game they're in.

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I feel that way myself. No matter the game or genre, my favourite levels or regions in games is almost always the snow/ice ones! :)

I do know why though: I feel the same way in real life. :)

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Originally posted by sleeveboy
Maximo (loved the pirates, too!) and the snow arena in Virtua Fighter 4 come immediately to mind.

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Gah! You read my mind, you did, sir.

I'd also like to place a rousing vote for the Vaitaku fortress level in Mark of Kri.

The Prime Drifts level is sublime indeed.

I liked being in the snowy area in Magic Night Rayearth on Saturn. It felt very still and cold and brittle, while the insides of houses felt warm, which is pretty much my ideal of winter. :) I have fond memories of walking around in snowy villages in Daggerfall. Ice Cap Zone in Sonic 3 was nice, too. I liked the snowy victorian city in Star Ocean 2.

Aggh, my memory's failing me...I know I've been in other nice snowy areas...mostly in RPGs. Snowy/icy areas in platformers tend to irritate me with their (usually) slippery physics. World 3 from Super Mario Bros. 2, a pox upon thee!

My younger brother has fond memories of playing MGS for the first time in winter of '98, as it was snowing outside while he played, and of course, MGS is a very snowy game. :)

Edit: Oh, now I remember! I loved it during winter in the original Harvest Moon. The music was perfect, as was the way the scenery all changed.

Sonic 3's Ice Cap Zone. I also love the music from that area and loved seeing Sonic snowboading down that slope.

NiGHTS Into Dreams...' snow level... forgetting the title of the level, but the one where they play "Take the Snow Train."

VF4's snow arena is sweet, as is/was the one in DOA2. Man, I remember the first time I saw the DOA2 snow level. XD

Shenmue I's snowy days bring back pleasurable memories. When will that Nozomi put on a pair of pants and a jacket? :P

Tons of others come to the tip of my tongue, but no further... maybe I'll think of them later. Nice topic.

Even though it was a very short part I liked the snow cliffs in Strider, especially when you are running down the steep hill with the explosions going off :)

Yoshi's Island and Halo come immediately to mind. Secret of Mana had a nice ice level with some wonderful music too, as I remember.

Victrix makes a good point about the music. Snow levels often have some of the best. And I love everyone's examples.

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Hey:

One big snow level: Metal Gear Solid.

Another solid snow level is the one from Gunspike, where the boss fight is a high-speed battle down the slope.

-Technosphile

That snow town in FF7 was awesome. Super Mario 64's mountain/snow level. Metroid Prime's is amazing. Banjo Kazooie.

I love them all, really.