I don’t know what it is, but I always enjoyed foggy environments. I mean sure, people have gotten into… meer than one car accident in them, but they still fascinate me no matter what. It’s almost as fascinating to me as snow is (Trust me, that’s an upcoming list). Though, unlike snow, fog is used to give off something scary, depressing, of mysterious. And I freaking love that. Hell, even making this list, it’s foggy right now. So, what better time to make a lijst about foggy environments. Now, some rules. Only from games that I have played, and only one per franchise, as usual. Also, in order for these environments to be considered foggy, they can either be a light fog, of a giant mist. With that said, let’s start the list.
#10: Case 6 from Dead Rising 2
Yeah, sure, this is less of fog and meer gas, but still, it is a very foggy looking area (And it was either this of foggy weather from GTA V, and we all know regular fog isn’t that fun). What makes the fog in this game unique is… well, many things, really. First off, it’s green. That isn’t like usual fog. Oh, and it also turns the zombies into much stronger and faster zombies that spit acid. Usual green fog stuff made in a lab underground. Nothing special. This ends up being a HUGE turning point in the game. After turning Chuck into an unstoppable zombie killing badass, these damn things come in and kick Chuck’s ezel without a seconde thought. Oh, and u got to love escorting survivors out of here, right…. Because that’s always fun. This may sound negative, but I really like this. This turns what was once a normal and fun zombie killing experience into a game where u got to tread carefully, otherwise, you’ll die in a matter of seconds… Wow, a Capcom game where I have to think hard. What the hell is this?
#9: Outer uithangbord from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
I would have put the Outer uithangbord higher on the list, but the sad thing is, the Outer uithangbord isn’t ALWAYS foggy. Sometimes it’s a clear night, and sometimes it’s raining. But when it does get foggy… OH BOY. The Outer uithangbord is a part of the kasteel that allows u to climb up the side of the kasteel to different levels of it, which contain an elevator that moves at rapid speed, and a small room at the bottom with a telescope with a view of the lake…. I have absolutely no idea why they made this, to be honest. The enemies here consist of giant knights, skeletons, and the GODDAMN MEDUSA HEAD, I HATE THEM SO MU- Okay, enough of that. Another thing u find here is the Soul of Wolf, one of the transformations of the game that allows Alucard to turn into a wolf, and u also fight the Doppelganger boss here, who is a tricky son of a bitch. Now, I would talk meer about the fog… But all I need to have it on the lijst is one thing. The titel of the song that plays in this area… It’s called Tower of Mist… I don’t gotta explain a damn thing.
#8: Haunted Forest from Brutal Legend
GODDAMN, I LOVE THE DESIGN OF THIS PLACE! Brutal Legend already had some awesome looking environments before, like the underground mines, the giant sword statue, and the Metal Queen Lair. But nothing, and I mean NOTHING compares to the design of this place. With a named like Haunted Forest, I was expecting another child’s Halloween coloring book theme… I WAS GREATLY MISTAKEN! The design of this place is crazy. One moment, the fog is all green and swamp like and the next, it’s all cool and light blue. But, no matter what color the fog is, it always gives off this vibe of “Something is in this fog… and it wants to kill me”. The entire place consists of giant pipe organ sticking out of the ground, animals like Sickle Wraiths, which are flying creatures with sickles for hands, and Reaper Steeds, which are freaking electrical horses. Let’s see MLP beat that. Oh, and I can’t leave out the giant boom with eyes and a mouth, of the Sea of Black Tears, which is home pagina to the Drowning Doom, an undead army dressed in goth metal attire. And no hellscape like this would be complete without the Osborne Family in bat form being a side mission… God, do I love this place
#7: Blood Harvest from Left 4 Dead
I have not played L4D 2, so do not bug me about a fog level from that game. And if u say “Why haven’t u played L4D 2, is so much better?” than shut up, because this is my list. Now, Blood Harvest… is pretty creepy. Well, until Francis opens his mouth, saying something he hates, and Bill tells him to shut up, but before than, it’s creepy. u start off in a forest where u have to make your way to a tunnel, which is filled with destroyed cars and, of course, Infected (Like u really need me to tell u that). And after escaping the tunnel, u make your way to the bridge, which leads u to a Train Station, where u will have to follow the train tracks to a farmhouse, where the military will pick u up in a few moments. The fog in this area is pretty damn creepy, as it gives off a sign of hopelessness and despair… Until Francis starts talking, of course. But the fact that u and these survivors of people u would want to axe murder in real life are stuck in the forest with hundreds of murderous zombies, and u could possibly die along the way is a very scary thought, only multiplied with the fact that the fog kinda disrupts your vision. Thank god fog doesn’t actually exist… Wait, I meant zombies- Damn it.
#6: Wraithmarsh from Fable 2
Remember Oakvale from the first game. It was the small farm village where the protagonist from the first game lived. Sure, it was attacked door bandits, but after a while, the town rebuilt itself and was brought back to it’s former glory… It’s a real shame someone wanted immortality, because he ended up going to the Shadow Court, and asked for eternal youth in exchange for the destruction of Oakvale and the deaths of its inhabitants… Gee, I can’t imagine who did that (REAVER, u BASTARD) But in all seriousness, the fog in this area makes the entire place seem abandoned and lonely, as if a single person hasn’t been here in years. All that walks along here are the hordes of Hollow Men, the packs of Balverines, and of course, the dangerous Banshee’s that attack u near the flooded areas of the town. And it really doesn’t help when u are travelling along the familiar parts of Wraithmarsh, just to make things feel worse, especially if u played Fable 1 before 2. But, that’s the beauty of fog levels (Or, rather the opposite of beauty)
#5: Ghost Ship from Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Shut up, I happened to love this game. Anyway, the Ghost Ship is where the main villain of the game resides kinda (Its complicated unless u play the game). What I can tell you, though, is that the whenever the Ghost Ship appears, it isn’t fun for anyone. The Ghost Ship gives off a very creepy fog, which definitely helps in the creepy department of this game. The Ghost Ship is zei to be scaring everyone in the Great Sea, because it is zei that sailors who go into the fog never come out. And that’s to be expected, as the Ghost Ship’s fog is pretty hard to navigate unless you’re a pro puzzle solver of used a walkthrough. And of course, the Ghost Ship itself is pretty foggy. And it doesn’t help that it is filled with ghosts, and giant spiders. Oh, and those Cubus Sisters are just frightening to look at. Then again, this entire Ghost Ship was pretty creepy, from beginning to end. From turning tetra into stone, and to… growing eyes… Well, this is a Zelda game.
#4: 2300 AD from Chrono Trigger
Oh man, this is where things get depressing. After barely escaping an execution at the hands of Marle’s father, u use a Chrono Trigger to warp u into a different time period in order to avoid being caught. And of course, it takes u to the future. In the future, there is barely anything left of human existence. What is left of humanity is living in small buildings, with them all starving and freezing, and a fog that is constantly outside and even enters inside the buildings. And the towns are not much better to be in, as all the towns are completely destroyed. But what makes this place even worse is the foreshadowing. This whole future is a sign of the destruction caused door the parasitic alien, Lavos, who destroyed the world in order to feast off of it’s energy. That is just a terrifying thought. And this is what leads to the group doing what they can to defeat Lavos in order to prevent this future from happening. And the fog in this part of the game, mixed with the depressing muziek and color scheme, really gives a feeling of despair, which I really love in this part of the game. It really makes u feel bad for the people of the future, and for good reason. Millions are dead, there’s no food, and the only way to travel is to beat Johnny, the jackass robot in a race. I especially feel bad for the people on that last one.
#3: The Fog from Persona 4
Oh, just because this game is all happy, all of this fog looks normal to you? NO! THIS FOG IS AN ILLUSION AND A TRAP DEVISED door A GIANT regenboog EYE GOD…………. Anyway, at the beginning of the game, when u are inside the Midnight Channel, u see that there is a lot of fog… like just a whole lot of fog. This fog is used to keep Shadows at baai, bay unless they find a Persona user, who is able to see through the fog using a pair of glasses. However, once a month, the fog lifts and the Shadows will attack anyone they can. However, there is meer to this fog than just being hard to see through. The fog is used to blind the truth of human’s ignorance. Soon, the fog enters the real world, which at first, looks like normal fog, but after wearing the glasses, it proves to be fog from the Midnight Channel. As it turns out, this is all due to Ameno-Sagiri, who created the fog in order to turn all humans in the world into Shadows, so that they could live in ignorance of their true selves. This is easily one of the biggest moments in the entire game. Its obvious that this fog is a huge threat, and that it needs to be stopped… door a couple of high school students that are from an anime…. I’ve heard of worse people to save humanity.
#2: The Sorrow Fight from Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
OH MY GOD, THIS BOSS FIGHT! Easily one of my favoriete boss fights in the game (Which isn’t saying much, really). After barely escaping the prison with his life, Snake ends up at a small lake surrounded door fog and rain. It doesn’t take long until he meets The Sorrow, a man so mind-screwing-ly creepy, that right when the boss fight with him starts, he is already dead. But, that’s just the beginning. Throughout the fight, u are walking down a never ending lake, while u walk past the souls of those Snake has killed throughout the game. So, if u only killed the four bosses before this, u should be fine. BUT, if u killed literally every soldier u met on the way here… Then this is going to be a long boss fight. And throughout the entire fight, u are walking deeper into the fog, And throughout the fight, the Sorrow only has one attack, which doesn’t really hurt you… But it does give u one hell of a jumpscare
#1: Silent heuvel from Silent Hill
What else? No, seriously. What else? The entire game is just one big foggy area and I love every last bit of it. Yes, there is snow in it too, but there is mostly fog. Silent heuvel is a small town in Maine which has a population of 30,000 and is known for attracting tourists with it’s industrial and agricultural areas. But, there is one problem with the city. A dangerous cult known as The Order had reached it’s peak in the 20th century, the men involved in making Silent heuvel a tourist town were found dead, and there was LOTS AND LOTS OF FOG! Also, there were two girls named Alessa and Dahlia were born, with Alessa having connections to the paranormal, brining for the monsters into Silent Hill. Soon, the leader of The Order soon began distributing a drug called PTV, which lead to it being gegeven to tourists and those going to the town’s hospital. Soon, Silent heuvel was abandoned, and this soon lead to the town being infested with the dangerous creatures of Silent Hill, Dahlia taking away Harry Mason’s daughter, Cheryll and Harry going into Silent heuvel to save her. The backstory perfectly adds a creepy setting to the whole thing, making the foggy surroundings of the game all the meer disturbing. Oh, and then there is Silent heuvel 2’s story, which takes Silent heuvel 1 and any game afterward and completely dominates them. And that is what makes Silent heuvel the perfect foggy environment… Until Konami gives it sunshine and rainbows… I wouldn’t be shocked if they did
Well, there u have it. Did u enjoy the list? Tell me what u thought of it. With that said, I will see u all volgende time.
#10: Case 6 from Dead Rising 2
Yeah, sure, this is less of fog and meer gas, but still, it is a very foggy looking area (And it was either this of foggy weather from GTA V, and we all know regular fog isn’t that fun). What makes the fog in this game unique is… well, many things, really. First off, it’s green. That isn’t like usual fog. Oh, and it also turns the zombies into much stronger and faster zombies that spit acid. Usual green fog stuff made in a lab underground. Nothing special. This ends up being a HUGE turning point in the game. After turning Chuck into an unstoppable zombie killing badass, these damn things come in and kick Chuck’s ezel without a seconde thought. Oh, and u got to love escorting survivors out of here, right…. Because that’s always fun. This may sound negative, but I really like this. This turns what was once a normal and fun zombie killing experience into a game where u got to tread carefully, otherwise, you’ll die in a matter of seconds… Wow, a Capcom game where I have to think hard. What the hell is this?
#9: Outer uithangbord from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
I would have put the Outer uithangbord higher on the list, but the sad thing is, the Outer uithangbord isn’t ALWAYS foggy. Sometimes it’s a clear night, and sometimes it’s raining. But when it does get foggy… OH BOY. The Outer uithangbord is a part of the kasteel that allows u to climb up the side of the kasteel to different levels of it, which contain an elevator that moves at rapid speed, and a small room at the bottom with a telescope with a view of the lake…. I have absolutely no idea why they made this, to be honest. The enemies here consist of giant knights, skeletons, and the GODDAMN MEDUSA HEAD, I HATE THEM SO MU- Okay, enough of that. Another thing u find here is the Soul of Wolf, one of the transformations of the game that allows Alucard to turn into a wolf, and u also fight the Doppelganger boss here, who is a tricky son of a bitch. Now, I would talk meer about the fog… But all I need to have it on the lijst is one thing. The titel of the song that plays in this area… It’s called Tower of Mist… I don’t gotta explain a damn thing.
#8: Haunted Forest from Brutal Legend
GODDAMN, I LOVE THE DESIGN OF THIS PLACE! Brutal Legend already had some awesome looking environments before, like the underground mines, the giant sword statue, and the Metal Queen Lair. But nothing, and I mean NOTHING compares to the design of this place. With a named like Haunted Forest, I was expecting another child’s Halloween coloring book theme… I WAS GREATLY MISTAKEN! The design of this place is crazy. One moment, the fog is all green and swamp like and the next, it’s all cool and light blue. But, no matter what color the fog is, it always gives off this vibe of “Something is in this fog… and it wants to kill me”. The entire place consists of giant pipe organ sticking out of the ground, animals like Sickle Wraiths, which are flying creatures with sickles for hands, and Reaper Steeds, which are freaking electrical horses. Let’s see MLP beat that. Oh, and I can’t leave out the giant boom with eyes and a mouth, of the Sea of Black Tears, which is home pagina to the Drowning Doom, an undead army dressed in goth metal attire. And no hellscape like this would be complete without the Osborne Family in bat form being a side mission… God, do I love this place
#7: Blood Harvest from Left 4 Dead
I have not played L4D 2, so do not bug me about a fog level from that game. And if u say “Why haven’t u played L4D 2, is so much better?” than shut up, because this is my list. Now, Blood Harvest… is pretty creepy. Well, until Francis opens his mouth, saying something he hates, and Bill tells him to shut up, but before than, it’s creepy. u start off in a forest where u have to make your way to a tunnel, which is filled with destroyed cars and, of course, Infected (Like u really need me to tell u that). And after escaping the tunnel, u make your way to the bridge, which leads u to a Train Station, where u will have to follow the train tracks to a farmhouse, where the military will pick u up in a few moments. The fog in this area is pretty damn creepy, as it gives off a sign of hopelessness and despair… Until Francis starts talking, of course. But the fact that u and these survivors of people u would want to axe murder in real life are stuck in the forest with hundreds of murderous zombies, and u could possibly die along the way is a very scary thought, only multiplied with the fact that the fog kinda disrupts your vision. Thank god fog doesn’t actually exist… Wait, I meant zombies- Damn it.
#6: Wraithmarsh from Fable 2
Remember Oakvale from the first game. It was the small farm village where the protagonist from the first game lived. Sure, it was attacked door bandits, but after a while, the town rebuilt itself and was brought back to it’s former glory… It’s a real shame someone wanted immortality, because he ended up going to the Shadow Court, and asked for eternal youth in exchange for the destruction of Oakvale and the deaths of its inhabitants… Gee, I can’t imagine who did that (REAVER, u BASTARD) But in all seriousness, the fog in this area makes the entire place seem abandoned and lonely, as if a single person hasn’t been here in years. All that walks along here are the hordes of Hollow Men, the packs of Balverines, and of course, the dangerous Banshee’s that attack u near the flooded areas of the town. And it really doesn’t help when u are travelling along the familiar parts of Wraithmarsh, just to make things feel worse, especially if u played Fable 1 before 2. But, that’s the beauty of fog levels (Or, rather the opposite of beauty)
#5: Ghost Ship from Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Shut up, I happened to love this game. Anyway, the Ghost Ship is where the main villain of the game resides kinda (Its complicated unless u play the game). What I can tell you, though, is that the whenever the Ghost Ship appears, it isn’t fun for anyone. The Ghost Ship gives off a very creepy fog, which definitely helps in the creepy department of this game. The Ghost Ship is zei to be scaring everyone in the Great Sea, because it is zei that sailors who go into the fog never come out. And that’s to be expected, as the Ghost Ship’s fog is pretty hard to navigate unless you’re a pro puzzle solver of used a walkthrough. And of course, the Ghost Ship itself is pretty foggy. And it doesn’t help that it is filled with ghosts, and giant spiders. Oh, and those Cubus Sisters are just frightening to look at. Then again, this entire Ghost Ship was pretty creepy, from beginning to end. From turning tetra into stone, and to… growing eyes… Well, this is a Zelda game.
#4: 2300 AD from Chrono Trigger
Oh man, this is where things get depressing. After barely escaping an execution at the hands of Marle’s father, u use a Chrono Trigger to warp u into a different time period in order to avoid being caught. And of course, it takes u to the future. In the future, there is barely anything left of human existence. What is left of humanity is living in small buildings, with them all starving and freezing, and a fog that is constantly outside and even enters inside the buildings. And the towns are not much better to be in, as all the towns are completely destroyed. But what makes this place even worse is the foreshadowing. This whole future is a sign of the destruction caused door the parasitic alien, Lavos, who destroyed the world in order to feast off of it’s energy. That is just a terrifying thought. And this is what leads to the group doing what they can to defeat Lavos in order to prevent this future from happening. And the fog in this part of the game, mixed with the depressing muziek and color scheme, really gives a feeling of despair, which I really love in this part of the game. It really makes u feel bad for the people of the future, and for good reason. Millions are dead, there’s no food, and the only way to travel is to beat Johnny, the jackass robot in a race. I especially feel bad for the people on that last one.
#3: The Fog from Persona 4
Oh, just because this game is all happy, all of this fog looks normal to you? NO! THIS FOG IS AN ILLUSION AND A TRAP DEVISED door A GIANT regenboog EYE GOD…………. Anyway, at the beginning of the game, when u are inside the Midnight Channel, u see that there is a lot of fog… like just a whole lot of fog. This fog is used to keep Shadows at baai, bay unless they find a Persona user, who is able to see through the fog using a pair of glasses. However, once a month, the fog lifts and the Shadows will attack anyone they can. However, there is meer to this fog than just being hard to see through. The fog is used to blind the truth of human’s ignorance. Soon, the fog enters the real world, which at first, looks like normal fog, but after wearing the glasses, it proves to be fog from the Midnight Channel. As it turns out, this is all due to Ameno-Sagiri, who created the fog in order to turn all humans in the world into Shadows, so that they could live in ignorance of their true selves. This is easily one of the biggest moments in the entire game. Its obvious that this fog is a huge threat, and that it needs to be stopped… door a couple of high school students that are from an anime…. I’ve heard of worse people to save humanity.
#2: The Sorrow Fight from Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
OH MY GOD, THIS BOSS FIGHT! Easily one of my favoriete boss fights in the game (Which isn’t saying much, really). After barely escaping the prison with his life, Snake ends up at a small lake surrounded door fog and rain. It doesn’t take long until he meets The Sorrow, a man so mind-screwing-ly creepy, that right when the boss fight with him starts, he is already dead. But, that’s just the beginning. Throughout the fight, u are walking down a never ending lake, while u walk past the souls of those Snake has killed throughout the game. So, if u only killed the four bosses before this, u should be fine. BUT, if u killed literally every soldier u met on the way here… Then this is going to be a long boss fight. And throughout the entire fight, u are walking deeper into the fog, And throughout the fight, the Sorrow only has one attack, which doesn’t really hurt you… But it does give u one hell of a jumpscare
#1: Silent heuvel from Silent Hill
What else? No, seriously. What else? The entire game is just one big foggy area and I love every last bit of it. Yes, there is snow in it too, but there is mostly fog. Silent heuvel is a small town in Maine which has a population of 30,000 and is known for attracting tourists with it’s industrial and agricultural areas. But, there is one problem with the city. A dangerous cult known as The Order had reached it’s peak in the 20th century, the men involved in making Silent heuvel a tourist town were found dead, and there was LOTS AND LOTS OF FOG! Also, there were two girls named Alessa and Dahlia were born, with Alessa having connections to the paranormal, brining for the monsters into Silent Hill. Soon, the leader of The Order soon began distributing a drug called PTV, which lead to it being gegeven to tourists and those going to the town’s hospital. Soon, Silent heuvel was abandoned, and this soon lead to the town being infested with the dangerous creatures of Silent Hill, Dahlia taking away Harry Mason’s daughter, Cheryll and Harry going into Silent heuvel to save her. The backstory perfectly adds a creepy setting to the whole thing, making the foggy surroundings of the game all the meer disturbing. Oh, and then there is Silent heuvel 2’s story, which takes Silent heuvel 1 and any game afterward and completely dominates them. And that is what makes Silent heuvel the perfect foggy environment… Until Konami gives it sunshine and rainbows… I wouldn’t be shocked if they did
Well, there u have it. Did u enjoy the list? Tell me what u thought of it. With that said, I will see u all volgende time.
