Thought this might make an interesting thread topic; think of an atmosphere or mood a game has given you, try to describe it as best you can, list other scenes in games(or other media) that has imparted this same feeling and see if any anons get the same vibe. Maybe we can even start giving names to the ones that anons share in common.
I'll start:
>American desert, dark night, city lights in the distance, street lights lining the highway, diner in the middle of nowhere.
>Middle of the night shopping center, streetlights
>Space themed arcade, dark night, streetlights,
It's not something I've seen in media since the 80s/90s. This feeling was especially prevalent in Duke Nukem 3D and Courage the Cowardly Dog.
It seems to be very dependent on lighting, particularly contrasted with dark nights and though I don't think it's a pre-requisit I usually get the vibe from things that take play in or near a desert. Many mid-late 90s CG also gave off this vibe, probably due to the limited CG lighting techniques back then.
I've never understood what it was called or how to replicate it, but it's something that always lingers in mind when I visit certain locations.
Other games that I've gotten this feeling from:
>Vampire Masquerade Bloodlines
>Fallout 2(especially New Reno)
>Fallout New Vegas
>Deus Ex
>Fuck tons of DOS games
Pics as related as I could make them from a quick google search.
Does anyone understand this mood or is it just me?