What's some of the most atmospheric games you have played this gen?

No, it does not have to be a horror game, but it can be as well of course. :P I just want to know what you all think is some of the most atmospheric games from this gen. For me it would be Alan Wake, Bioshock, L.A. Noire, Dead Space 1 and 2, Condemned 1 and 2, and RDR. (even though I hated that game) These are in no particular oder.

Bioshock

Though it doesn't even come close to Zelda MM in that aspect.

Bioshock.

Bioshock

Though it doesn't even come close to Zelda MM in that aspect.

FoolwithaLancer

Bioshock and Killzone 2.

I'm probably forgetting an equally atmospheric game though :P

STALKER,Amnesia,Cryostasis,EYE,Bioshock,The Witcher 1&2 come to mind and I bet DX HR as well when I try it tomorrow. :D

Bioshock Metro 2033 STALKER series Deus Ex HR Silent Hill 2 and 3 I could go on, but I will stop. millerlight89

Metro 2033, Amnesia the Dark Descent, and some others that I can't think of ATM.

Bioshock

One the few times I've felt nervous when everything was trying to kill me.:P

Stalker, Amnesia, Bioshock, The Witcher, Dead Space, Cryostasis and my pick for atmosphere of the gen, Metro 2033(that is, until Last Light comes out)

[QUOTE="millerlight89"]Bioshock Metro 2033 STALKER series Deus Ex HR Silent Hill 2 and 3 I could go on, but I will stop. randomguy15

Red Dead Redemption.

Fear 1 on extreme. Really fun and totally atmospheric. Bioshock is another good example.

Fear 1 on extreme. Really fun and totally atmospheric. Bioshock is another good example.

deathtarget04

I should point out, I played Deus Ex: Human Revolution today, and I didn't find it very atmospheric at all. I guess I'm weird since most people did.

• World of Warcraft
• Dead Space
• Bioshock
• Mass Effect
• Halo 3: ODST
• Left 4 Dead
• Minecraft
• Monster Hunter Tri

No particular order, though they are in the order I thought of them in, so I guess those at the top have a more memorable, stand-out atmosphere. It also doesn't mean I enjoyed the game more either (Dead Space & Bioshock would place quite low on that list if that was the case). I've never been more immersed in a game world as I have with WoW, so I'd say that takes first place for me.

KILLZONE 2

Uncharted 2.
MGS4.

Killzone 2 , Dead Space , Bioshock

Deus Ex HR, Dead Space 1, and Alan Wake

bioshock, fallout 3

dead space 1 and 2, assassin's creed 2, bioshock, heavy rain, LA noire, limbo

dead space 1 and 2, assassin's creed 2, bioshock, heavy rain, LA noire, limbo

lostfan132

Cryostasis, Bioshock, Batman Arkham Asylum, Amnesia.

Penumbra, Amnesia, STALKER, Metro 2033, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines (you said played, not came out this gen :P), Batman AA, and Fallout 3, oh and ME1 and 2.

Bioshock, Killzone 2, Demon's Souls, and GoW III come to mind.

Dead Space and Fallout 3.

Dead Space and Fallout 3.

travisstaggs

Bioshock. Obvious

Metro 2033. Obvious

Grand Theft Auto 4. Driving around town with Roman in Liberty city with the great soundtrack and the bumbling lively city was truly awesome

Modern Warfare 1. That Ghillie mission was tense!

Modern Warfare 2. No Russian was a breakthrough for gaming, and the music in MW2 rocked likehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tSczoDAM0w

Oh yeah Dead Space was very awesome with 5.1 Surrond sound. Some great sound design

Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire.

Mass effect games, dead space games, stalker games, metro 2033, witcher2.

I guess those would be my top 9, in no particular order.

Dead Space 1+2, ME 1+2, Deus Ex, Call of duty 4, Batman AA and Metro 2033.

Bioshock, Bioshock 2, Dead Space, and Alan Wake. Just to name a few. Doolz2024

Hey you have GTA4 in your avatar! Thats atmoshpheric!

• Metro 2033
• STALKER
• Cryostasis
• Dead Space
• The Witcher 2

The most atmospheric games I've ever played (well, at least as of late) are essentially these:

Amnesia: The Dark Descent

Fallout 3

Shadow of the Colossus

I know, Shadow of the Colossus isn't really considered this gen, but I played it for the first time in 2010, and it is getting a remake next month. Besides, excluding it in a thread like this is borderline criminal. It's like listing the most bad*ss predators on earth only to exclude the Siberian tiger. Yeah.

For me, for a game to be considered atmospheric, it has to have more going for it than just a certain atmosphere within the game locales.

It's hard to explain, but what I'm referring to are games that leave a very distinct feeling, even after I've put the game down - games that invoke those feelings whenever I think back at the time in my life when I first played them.

Its a game everyone seem to have forgotten but was all the talk a while ago. Amnesia: The Dark Descent.

Amnesia, no question.

Bioshock