Top 10 Environments in Video Games

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Top 10 Environments in Video Games
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GameEscape	Aug 12 2013, 02:48 PM Post #1
Level 3 Posts: 154 Group: Members Member #6,446 Joined: Jul 30, 2013	Hi All, I recently made a list of my picks for the top ten environments in gaming, as I always thought this was a fascinating topic. For the purposes of my project, I considered an environment to be a level, area, or world that has visual and narrative consistency. I then tried to find environments that combined visual beauty with narrative importance and historical impact. For example, 5,7,8 below were chosen for their visual appeal, whereas 2 and 10 were chosen for historical impact on the medium. My List: 10. Super Mario Bros. World 1 9. Sonic 1-Green Hill Zone 8. Game Center Stage-Capcom vs. SNK Millennium Fight 2000 7. Ding Dong Dell- Ni No Kuni 6. Onett-Earthbound 5. Dragon Quest VIII Fields 4. Zelda-A Link to the Past-Light World 3. Midgar-FF7 2. Super Mario 64-Level 1-Bob-omb Battlefield 1. Cyrodiil-Oblivion This is, of course, all very subjective, but I would be curious to hear what others thought.
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XxKomebackKidxX	Aug 12 2013, 04:27 PM Post #2
Posts: 1,899 Group: Moderator Member #22 Joined: Jan 27, 2009 Currently Playing Dying Light, Megaman Legacy Collection Twitter https://twitter.com/	Off the top of my head I'm gonna name some exclusively on atmosphere and beauty. Shadow of the Colossus Enslaved Odyssey to the west Final Fantasy IX Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess Super Mario RPG
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OMEGAlomania	Aug 12 2013, 06:14 PM Post #3
...and they shall know no fear. Posts: 813 Group: Members Member #4,869 Joined: Mar 15, 2012	I thought of some off the top of my head, don't judge these as final IMO they are all beautiful in their own right. I've tried to add at least one image of each (sorry if I don't stick to 10 lol) Mass Effect: Citadel Presidium. The whole design was supposed to be an idyllic, peacefull area with subtle futuristic design. I'd say they pulled it off fantastically. So relaxing Infact the series as a whole has some amazingly designed areas, honourable mentions include the Illusive Man's room, Palaven, the Ilos Archives and Illium. Sonic 2: Casino Night Zone. Green Hill may be the quintessential Sonic zone, but Casino Night is, and always will be, my favourite. It's just fun. Fun to look at, fun to play through and fun to listen to. Catherine: The Stray Sheep. It's one of the two main areas in the whole game, and it looks like a place I would actually love to go to relax with some friends irl ^^ Minus all the strange happenings and whatnot. The Last Of Us: Cityscapes. No area in particular, but the whole idea of nature reclaiming the land has always been interesting to me. It's downright beautiful. Persona 3: The Velvet Room. I love the design of Persona 4's Velvet Room too, this was a toss up. It's such a pivotal room, both in terms of mechanics and plot. Not to mention the design is freaking cool. The Legend Of Zelda, Ocarina Of Time: Hyrule Field (sorry, can't find a good picture :P). I don't think I need to explain this, it was such an important moment the first time you explored it. The most amazing thing was all of the landmarks you could actually see from the field itself, Hyrule Town, Death Mountain, Lon Lon Ranch etc... Fallout 3: The Capital Wasteland. There is beauty in mans own self inflicted destruction. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Morrowind had beautifully alien environments, but in all honesty I never liked how much they clashed with the areas of (boring) Imperial architecture. Yes, there was story significance there, but it just never seated with me for some reason. And Cyrodiil was always just a bit to idyllic and high fantasy for me. Skyrim hit the nail on the head. Not just in terms of architecture, the natural environments look amazing too. Diablo: Tristram. Eerie, haunting, badass. What more is there to say? The World Ends With You: Shibuya. I just love the art style soooo much in this game. Alice Madness Returns: ALL OF IT Resident Evil: The Spencer Estate. The original version is quite difficult to enjot (graphics wise) these days, but the remake is still beyond beautiful. It remains one of the most haunting locations for any game I have gone through. This is likely a WIP, I may add more
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Tr3vor	Aug 12 2013, 09:08 PM Post #4
This character does not exist Posts: 1,376 Group: Members Member #3,469 Joined: Feb 22, 2011	I love the first level in Crysis, its open and there is a ton of interactivity with the level itself, some pretty crazy shit can go down on that beach. Singapore Sling, Medal of Honor: Rising Sun. Something about using 1 shit kill pistols with only one shot to stealthily kill enemies, and if you miss, it gets messy. Areas 5 & 7 on Blaster Master, the music compliments the surroundings very very well. Flying stages on Kid Icarus Uprising, with the 3d on they are absurdly cool to be flown through. gm_flatgrass on Garry's Mod, so much chaos, that's the map I've spent the most time on causing tons of explosions, building random contraptions and all that. Everywhere on Just Cause 2, so much to explore, destroy and collect. it looks really good too. Half Life 2, City 17. The scene where you're going through the apartments and the combine end up chasing you. The first time I played that, That shit had me all kinda freaked out just how they were coming from everywhere, no need for suspensful music or anything, just straight up immersive. Every level of Mirror's Edge. I don't even need to explain it.
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RockmanDash12	Aug 13 2013, 02:06 AM Post #5
Anime Fan, Handheld Lover, VN Nut Posts: 1,553 Group: Members Member #5,081 Joined: May 23, 2012	This is what i could think op of on the top of my head, even tho i have structured it like a top 10, if i actually did a top 10, it would be different. 1. Antiquity AKA Kingdom of Zeal from CT 2. City escape from SA2 3. Shibuya from TWEWY 4. LeMU from Ever 17 5. Hyrule from LoZ: TP 6. Capital wasteland from Fallout 3 7. Palmtree panic from sonic CD 8. Hensha from Deus Ex: HR 9. World in SotC 10. 3d dot game heroes's world Edited by RockmanDash12, Aug 13 2013, 02:08 AM.
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lol_pc	Aug 13 2013, 07:32 AM Post #6
\m/ (>_<) \m/ Posts: 754 Group: Members Member #583 Joined: Apr 16, 2009	Any and all Elder Scrolls games, that is in my opinion the series' biggest selling point, absolutely awe striking vistas and enviroments!
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amb3Rly11	Aug 13 2013, 03:37 PM Post #7
Level 4 Posts: 284 Group: Members Member #5,848 Joined: Jan 26, 2013	Here are a few of my favorites! [5] Lon Lon Ranch (Zelda) [4] any area in Journey [3] any of the areas in Shadow of the Colossus [2] Destiny Island (Kingdom Hearts) [1] The Ruins at the end of the game (Final Fantasy X) Edited by amb3Rly11, Aug 13 2013, 03:37 PM.
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Mattrpgfan	Sep 3 2013, 09:43 PM Post #8
Level 4 Posts: 313 Group: Members Member #5,891 Joined: Feb 12, 2013	The Elder Scrolls III Morrowind had an amazing enviroment that still holds up today.



Richard	Sep 5 2013, 12:53 AM Post #9
Link Posts: 1,764 Group: Members Member #1,499 Joined: Jan 7, 2010	OMEGAlomania Aug 12 2013, 06:14 PM I thought of some off the top of my head, don't judge these as final IMO they are all beautiful in their own right. I've tried to add at least one image of each (sorry if I don't stick to 10 lol) Mass Effect: Citadel Presidium. The whole design was supposed to be an idyllic, peacefull area with subtle futuristic design. I'd say they pulled it off fantastically. So relaxing Infact the series as a whole has some amazingly designed areas, honourable mentions include the Illusive Man's room, Palaven, the Ilos Archives and Illium. Sonic 2: Casino Night Zone. Green Hill may be the quintessential Sonic zone, but Casino Night is, and always will be, my favourite. It's just fun. Fun to look at, fun to play through and fun to listen to. Catherine: The Stray Sheep. It's one of the two main areas in the whole game, and it looks like a place I would actually love to go to relax with some friends irl ^^ Minus all the strange happenings and whatnot. The Last Of Us: Cityscapes. No area in particular, but the whole idea of nature reclaiming the land has always been interesting to me. It's downright beautiful. Persona 3: The Velvet Room. I love the design of Persona 4's Velvet Room too, this was a toss up. It's such a pivotal room, both in terms of mechanics and plot. Not to mention the design is freaking cool. The Legend Of Zelda, Ocarina Of Time: Hyrule Field (sorry, can't find a good picture :P). I don't think I need to explain this, it was such an important moment the first time you explored it. The most amazing thing was all of the landmarks you could actually see from the field itself, Hyrule Town, Death Mountain, Lon Lon Ranch etc... Fallout 3: The Capital Wasteland. There is beauty in mans own self inflicted destruction. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Morrowind had beautifully alien environments, but in all honesty I never liked how much they clashed with the areas of (boring) Imperial architecture. Yes, there was story significance there, but it just never seated with me for some reason. And Cyrodiil was always just a bit to idyllic and high fantasy for me. Skyrim hit the nail on the head. Not just in terms of architecture, the natural environments look amazing too. Diablo: Tristram. Eerie, haunting, badass. What more is there to say? The World Ends With You: Shibuya. I just love the art style soooo much in this game. Alice Madness Returns: ALL OF IT Resident Evil: The Spencer Estate. The original version is quite difficult to enjot (graphics wise) these days, but the remake is still beyond beautiful. It remains one of the most haunting locations for any game I have gone through. This is likely a WIP, I may add more For two people who like to clash heads, you and I see see eye to eye on some of these. Zelda in general needs a vote. The original Citadel in Mass Effect was absolutely amazing. They butchered it in the other games. For some reason Catherine's bar comes to mind lol. It was so simple, yet how many games have a modern bar where a bunch of guys just vent and drink. Final Fantasy XIII amusement park area was stunning. TBH this would take hours to think about.
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