Games with a sunny atmosphere

[deejay]

Hi there, since it's so sunny outside I'm looking for some games with a sunny/tropical/caribbean atmosphere. Anyone has any ideas/suggestions?

Here are some examples of my favorite games:

Black Flag (personal all-time sunny favourite)

Super Mario Sunshine

Because, well, why go outside when you can play games inside, right? :D

 

[sredgrin]

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[Nuclear Muffin]

SEGA games, the thread.

They don't call 'em blue skies for nothing!

 

[Chie Satonaka91]

It's not not tropical or Caribbean, but Persona 4 has a sunny, small town vibe to it.

Stardew Valley is sunny (when no raining or winter), and has a beach and dock.

 

[signal]

Chrono Cross windows make it seem pretty sunny outside all the time.

 

[Hitomi J-Scrub]

Slightly off topic, but I ended up enjoying the sunny areas of Max Payne 3 quite a lot, despite being skeptical about them at first. I was concerned about the sunny atmosphere not being particularly conducive to the atmosphere of the first two, mostly dark, games.

 

[Darkstorne]

 

[Zephy]

Chtono Cross is the perfect answer. FFX is also a solid one.

 

[Mikebison]

Firewatch has a great summer break vibe.

 

[alphacat]

Persona 4

 

[Sign My Guestbook!]

 

[Oreiller]

Watchdogs 2.

 

[Sterling's Gold]

Was about to post Chrono Cross, so uh.. how about FFX?



Edit: beaten

 

[LhommeCornichon]

Ac Odyssey , Far Cry 5

 

[Pyro]

FFX, Wind Waker, and Super Mario Sunshine all qualify. Weird how they were all within a couple years of each other and the biggest franchises at the time too.

 

[KenobiLTS]

Watch Dogs 2
That's why i hated it.

 

[Sterling's Gold]

Pokemon Sun/Moon

 

[DimitriLH]

You bring sunny days in Billy Hatcher iirc

 

[Deleted member 24021]

If only I could be so grossly incandescent...

 

[Kapryov]

I'm having a hard time finding the right pictures... but most of the original Sega AM2 / AM3 arcade games had awesome summery vibes. Look up Daytona USA, SCUD Race, Virtua Fighter 2, etc.
The AM2 logo was even a palm tree!

 

[angelgrievous]

Dead or Alive: Xtreme Beach Volleyball always seemed a bit sunny. I've never played it myself but I've heard as much.

 

[chanunnaki]

Dead or Alive: Xtreme Beach Volleyball always seemed a bit sunny. I've never played it myself but I've heard as much.

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Yeppp, plenty of sunshine in those games.

 

[100mega]

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom is a great fit.

 

[nadbmal]

GTA Vice City, GTA 5, Mario Sunshine, Wind Waker on the top of my mind.
Alot of levels in Uncharted 4 and The Lost Legacy too.

 

[deejay]

A lot of good ones, guys, thanks. Totally forgot about Wind Waker and the Uncharted games :D

 

[Zaied]

Crysis and Crysis Warhead. Two of the few shooters out there with an oddly relaxing aura to them because of their shared tropical setting.

 

[Shoozle]

I remember thinking Rogue Galaxy has a decent sunny vibe. Starts off in a desert area, the next jungle area is quite dense, but after that you do get cities and island environments. I can't remember the later areas too much as it was over 12 years ago.

The Witness is very bright and vibrant.

Wii Sports resort if that count.

I also enjoy games that do have a focus on coastal areas, Dragon's Dogma for example, you are mostly surrounded by water. The Forza Horizon 3 and 4 both have a coast on the east part of their map. 3 more so than 4.

 

[Sailent]

The Shores of Plenty part of Sea of Thieves is amazing and I'm enjoying every moment sailing through it.

 

[Skyfireblaze]

I'm happy to see this thread exists, I also can never get enough of sunshine, beaches and tropical environments! :D All of my picks were already mentioned so I can't really add anything but maybe I'll still come up with something later.

 

[JigsawPSN]

I remember thinking Rogue Galaxy has a decent sunny vibe. Starts off in a desert area, the next jungle area is quite dense, but after that you do get cities and island environments. I can't remember the later areas too much as it was over 12 years ago.

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good one, it has an entire beach planet where all the inhabitants are fish

 

[Dervius]

 

[JJdubbs77]

The sunny Island bits of UC4 campaign were pretty astonishing.

 

[Euler.L.]

Every AM2 game in history I guess.

 

[FriendlyNPC]

Danganronpa 2 takes place on a tropical island:

 

[jsnepo]

 

[Vegeto]

Dead or Alive: Xtreme Beach Volleyball always seemed a bit sunny. I've never played it myself but I've heard as much.

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I totally get why that "Jiggle Stuff" is not for everyone, but the vacation & sunshine atmosphere in those Games is really great and it looks nice.

 

[Skyfireblaze]

I mentioned it in the Pokémon Sword & Shield topic before but my appreciation for sunny and tropical settings made me wish Sun & Moon and Sword & Shield traded places so we could have Alola on the Switch instead.

 

[Red Devil]

Waku Waku 7

 

[Lakitu]

Mirrors Edge

 

[gigaslash]

Boku no Natsuyasumi series, it's literally about having a summer vacation.


Also Flower Sun and Rain, takes place in a hotel on a tropical island.

 

[Skyfireblaze]

I just remembered there's also Inaka Project, a indie-game about being a postman in the Japanese countryside: https://octocurio.com/inaka-project/

 

[Sinder]

Firewatch, AC Ody, Skyrim with obsidian weathers, parts of Witcher 3

 

[Cjdamon042]

FFX, Wind Waker, and Super Mario Sunshine all qualify. Weird how they were all within a couple years of each other and the biggest franchises at the time too.

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I've always thought this as well, along with Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. The early 2000s were very sunny and tropical.

 

[Molten_]

I just remembered there's also Inaka Project, a indie-game about being a postman in the Japanese countryside: https://octocurio.com/inaka-project/

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WOW this looks really impressive, like a studio ghibli film in 3D.

 

[Alastor3]

In before chapter 5 of Red dead Redemption 2

 

[Edgar]

The entirety of blood and wine

 

[Richter1887]

Outrun 2, Daytona USA 1 and 2 all look spectacular.

 

[Deleted member 19924]

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[Ravelle]

I spent a lot of time there.

 

[BionicDreamer]

Sunset Overdrive