SSX on tour

Environmental Story

I think SSX on tour has great backgrounds. They use Lighting very well in this by giving a blue hue to the picture which shows the whiteness of the snow and also how cold it is because blue is a cold colour. The light also reflects off things making them appear shiny or smooth etc. Also, when you go off a jump quite high the sun appears and cause your looking right at it you get the solar flare/ sun spots which makes you feel like your really there because obviously you have to be straight on to the sun to do that. The shadows work well too, when you go into a valley or under a tunnel, everything gets darker but it doesn't just look gray.
I like how the board leaves a mark in the snow, this gives it texture and depth and believability. Another thing that's good about this environment is the props and composition of them, although its just in the snow, there are trees, fallen trees that you can grind, big metal arches that show that your going the right way / show your nearly there, the buildings you pass. It uses great perspective like when you jump off a cliffe and you actually feel like your falling. I love the dust that comes off the board, makes it more real. I also like how you get day and night scenes, at night its a lot darker and more blue but you can still see and I think its a good balance. I also like how there's rocks under the snow.
Game play starts at about 4minutes.