Snow is an open world skiing and snowboarding game that allows players to explore mountainous environments consisting of a range of different routes and discoverable items. This environment can be edited by players, with features such as jumps and rails able to be added dynamically anywhere throughout the area.
Characters can be customized by means of catalogues of popular winter sports clothing brands for players looking for a more sophisticated look. Players can compete individually or against their friends in various sporting events and competitions. Different spawn points on the maps can be chosen, allowing for different skiing and snowboarding styles.
Developmentedit
The game was developed by Swedishvideo game developer Poppermost Productions. At the time the studio consisted of a small three person team. which would eventually grow as the project developed. Most of the designers were avid fan of Skiing or Snowboarding. During this time period extreme sports were no longer a popular video game genre, and the team set out to make a new one.[6] However the team also found that previous games in the genre failed to "truly captured the identity of the sports".[6] In particular Poppermost's CEO had noted that previous games usually focused on a small number of athletes or sponsors, forced the players down a predetermined campaign as well as lacking "authenticity" [6]
The game primarily is centered around the fictional Sialia Mountain. The team opted to not base the setting on a real life mountain due to a desire to "ensure that every face was hand crafted towards gameplay" while also avoiding having to make compromises. This also allowed the team to include elements which would not normally appear on such a mountain.[7]
From the start the team opted to release the game via a Games-as-a service model, by which they would continually provide updated content.[6] The team thus opted to make the game free to play in order to "remain relevant".[6] Part of the reason the developer decided to release the game on the PS4 as opposed to the Xbox One was that Sony had a dedicated "free to play" development team.[7]
The sound used in Snow was recorded in Kläppen, Norway using microphones on rails and skis worn by a professional skier.[8]
The game was released on Steam as an Early Access game on the October 10, 2013.[9] An open beta for Playstation 4 was released on October 26, 2016. Despite its Free-to-Play nature, Poppermost Productions chose to initially sell both versions of the game during these betas in order to "limit the userbase."[10] Today Snow is not very well rated and has “mixed” reviews on Steam indicating that today, not many people play Snow and the public reception of Snow is not favorable.[11][12]
Snow uses the game backend service LootLocker to manage its microtransactions and in-game content.[13]
In February 2019, Snow left Early Access with the release of Version 1.0. The game also was published by Crytek and co-developed by Wasted Studios.[14]
^Bergendahl, Alexander (2014-08-13). "Open-world Winter Sports Game SNOW Coming to PS4". PlayStation Blog. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
^Clements, Ryan (2016-10-23). "The Drop: New PlayStation Games for 10/25/2016". PlayStation Blog. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
^ abcdeSillis, Ben. "Epic open world game SNOW skis onto PS4". Redbull. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
^ abVito, Johnny (16 December 2014). "Exclusive SNOW interview with the creators of PS4's open-world winter sports game". PSU. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
^Dafnis, Jason (2014-10-09). "Poppermost Wants Its Skiing Game, Snow, To Sound Like Cutting Through Fresh Powder". Game Informer. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
^"(Some) Games Using LootLocker". www.lootlocker.io. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
^"Crytek and Poppermost Launch SNOW". www.crytek.com. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
External linksedit
Official website
January 01, 1970
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For the visual novel see Snow visual novel This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information June 2016 Snow 1 is a free to play winter sports video game developed by Poppermost Productions 2 and was released for Microsoft Windows 3 and PlayStation 4 4 The 0 9 Beta was released on December 13 2016 5 SnowDeveloper s Poppermost ProductionsPublisher s Poppermost Productions PC Sony Interactive Entertainment PS4 EngineCryEnginePlatform s Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4ReleaseFebruary 14 2019Genre s SportsMode s Single player multiplayer Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Development 3 References 4 External linksGameplay editSnow is an open world skiing and snowboarding game that allows players to explore mountainous environments consisting of a range of different routes and discoverable items This environment can be edited by players with features such as jumps and rails able to be added dynamically anywhere throughout the area Characters can be customized by means of catalogues of popular winter sports clothing brands for players looking for a more sophisticated look Players can compete individually or against their friends in various sporting events and competitions Different spawn points on the maps can be chosen allowing for different skiing and snowboarding styles Development editThe game was developed by Swedish video game developer Poppermost Productions At the time the studio consisted of a small three person team which would eventually grow as the project developed Most of the designers were avid fan of Skiing or Snowboarding During this time period extreme sports were no longer a popular video game genre and the team set out to make a new one 6 However the team also found that previous games in the genre failed to truly captured the identity of the sports 6 In particular Poppermost s CEO had noted that previous games usually focused on a small number of athletes or sponsors forced the players down a predetermined campaign as well as lacking authenticity 6 The game primarily is centered around the fictional Sialia Mountain The team opted to not base the setting on a real life mountain due to a desire to ensure that every face was hand crafted towards gameplay while also avoiding having to make compromises This also allowed the team to include elements which would not normally appear on such a mountain 7 From the start the team opted to release the game via a Games as a service model by which they would continually provide updated content 6 The team thus opted to make the game free to play in order to remain relevant 6 Part of the reason the developer decided to release the game on the PS4 as opposed to the Xbox One was that Sony had a dedicated free to play development team 7 The sound used in Snow was recorded in Klappen Norway using microphones on rails and skis worn by a professional skier 8 The game was released on Steam as an Early Access game on the October 10 2013 9 An open beta for Playstation 4 was released on October 26 2016 Despite its Free to Play nature Poppermost Productions chose to initially sell both versions of the game during these betas in order to limit the userbase 10 Today Snow is not very well rated and has mixed reviews on Steam indicating that today not many people play Snow and the public reception of Snow is not favorable 11 12 Snow uses the game backend service LootLocker to manage its microtransactions and in game content 13 In February 2019 Snow left Early Access with the release of Version 1 0 The game also was published by Crytek and co developed by Wasted Studios 14 References edit SNOW GameSpot CBS Interactive Retrieved 2015 06 12 SNOW Official website Poppermost Productions Archived from the original on 2020 09 09 Retrieved 2015 06 12 SNOW Closed Beta Announcement Steam Retrieved 2015 06 12 Bergendahl Alexander 2014 08 13 Open world Winter Sports Game SNOW Coming to PS4 PlayStation Blog Retrieved 2015 06 12 Clements Ryan 2016 10 23 The Drop New PlayStation Games for 10 25 2016 PlayStation Blog Retrieved 2016 10 23 a b c d e Sillis Ben Epic open world game SNOW skis onto PS4 Redbull Retrieved 27 June 2020 a b Vito Johnny 16 December 2014 Exclusive SNOW interview with the creators of PS4 s open world winter sports game PSU Retrieved 27 June 2020 Dafnis Jason 2014 10 09 Poppermost Wants Its Skiing Game Snow To Sound Like Cutting Through Fresh Powder Game Informer Retrieved 2015 06 12 SNOW Steam Retrieved 2014 10 19 Sarkar Samit 6 October 2016 Snow s PC beta coming to PS4 but it isn t free to play yet update Polygon Retrieved 27 June 2020 Save 75 on SNOW The Ultimate Edition on Steam store steampowered com Retrieved 2023 11 28 SNOW Ultimate Edition Steam Charts steamcharts com Retrieved 2023 11 28 Some Games Using LootLocker www lootlocker io Retrieved 2021 04 22 Crytek and Poppermost Launch SNOW www crytek com Retrieved 2021 04 22 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w 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