“Lovely weather we’re having” is such an elusive term where I’m from in deepest, darkest Glasgow that it could almost be considered Scottish lore. Like the Loch Ness Monster, Haggis creatures bounding around our infinite rolling hills of purple heather, or deep fried Mars bars, the phrase is not seen or heard or experienced very often. Lovely Weather We’re Having [official site], on the other hand, is a lovely video game playground. It uses local weather data based on where you are to alter your game, see. I’ve enjoyed playing a beta version, and the full game’s out on November 10th.

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Here’s a cute 3D explorer game about the weather that’s just popped up on Steam Greenlight. It’s called Lovely Weather We’re Having [official site] and it looks gentle and colourful and weathery which is rather appealing as I’ve had a nice morning of typing and listening to the rain fall outside.

“You play as a young girl who’s locked out of her house, and there’s also a cute dog and a dozen NPC friends with distinct personalities,” says developer Julian Glander. The neat part for me is that the environment she is exploring changes to reflect local weather data.

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