games for when it is not the temperature you want it to be

Halo really does have a lot of beaches don’t it

Sonic Adventure set my expectations for easily accessible bustling beachfront metropolises way too high

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I’m playing Natsumon to escape the cold. Kaz Ayabe games are honesty better during winter while remembering summer. Summer is for actually doing those things.

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oh geez it’s on sale for switch. 60 bucks so far this thread has cost me

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I did this during the GameCube era: SSX Tricky to chill down in summer and Waverace to warm up in the cold

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I’m a certified winter freak. I live in Central New York now & I literally just walked a mile home in slush but I hate summer & I know the second it gets hot, I’ll find myself wishing for the cold & dreamy street lit snowy nights.

JRPGs are usually a great bet for that & I feel like there’s often a meditative plot point that takes place in those winter cities, often very comforting and/or dramatic like a good christmas movie. Off the top of my head: there’s Eternia in the Bravely Default games & Flanoir in the Tales of Symphonia games. I think Chained Echoes does an interesting thing where the more urban landscapes are wintery & the natural landscapes are summery.

I’m also thinking of I am Setsuna — where the whole game is snowy & dramatic as heck with like zero breaks. Though that’s less pulpy Christmas classic & more…dark holiday Lifetime TV movie.

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