What is your favorite area in a game?

Cindy · April 23, 2015, 03:30:08 PM

Levels, locations, towns, cities, arenas, and all other manners of sectioning off "areas" of games. Whether it be the atmosphere of the area, the enemies you fight, the storyline that led you up to that point, or any other reason.

My opinion will and most likely forever will reside with Ash Lake from Dark Souls 1. Nothing beats the feeling of seeing Ash Lake for the first time.

Stepping into Ash Lake just gave you such a huge sense of size. Like, you started off in Firelink Shrine next to the branches of a single huge tree. When you make it to Blighttown, you find a hole in that tree and manage to make your way inside. There's an ENTIRE LEVEL that takes place solely in the trunk of the tree as you work your way down to the basin.

Then you leave the tree, the choral music hits you, and you see an underground lake the size of an ocean. A hydra's sitting near the shoreline, previously a boss whose massive size could span the entire length of one of the only other bodies of water you've encountered thus far, and he's this tiny little thing in this massive body of water.

And there are thousands of other trees, stretching on as far as you could possibly see - farther than you could ever possibly imagine. All of them are the same size as the one tree that took you half the game to climb down.

Fuck, I love Ash Lake.

Verbatim · April 23, 2015, 03:32:12 PM

clock town in majora's mask (first day)

windfall in wind waker

feels like i'm at home, and all the NPCs are so colorful and interesting, and it's fun to get to know them al through sidequests

Jester · April 23, 2015, 03:33:44 PM

Saint Row's Stillwater. The city just felt alive.

Sprungli · April 23, 2015, 03:39:01 PM

The Surface in Metro 2033, after reading the books beforehand and of course playing the game it was every bit as dangerous and stunning as I hoped it'd be. Especially in Ranger mode.

Azumarill · April 23, 2015, 03:40:40 PM

Glitzville

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Ecruteak City

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The Arboretum (Jade Forest)

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Icecrown Citadel

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Riverwood Forest

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Destiny Islands

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Ásgeirr · April 23, 2015, 03:43:00 PM

Grineer shipyard, Warframe

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Some of the best looking level design ive seen, the mood is so good too.

Verbatim · April 23, 2015, 03:43:42 PM

Quote from: Azumarill on April 23, 2015, 03:40:40 PM

Glitzville
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ooooooo

yeah

Girl of Mystery · April 23, 2015, 03:43:54 PM

I really liked Cappadocia in AC Revelations. A small city inside a fucking massive cave.

Actually, come to think of it, Revelations' entire map was pretty great. Constantinople was a fantastic setting.

Azumarill · April 23, 2015, 03:47:10 PM

Quote from: Verbatim on April 23, 2015, 03:43:42 PM

Quote from: Azumarill on April 23, 2015, 03:40:40 PM
Glitzville
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ooooooo

yeah

that game was chock full of gorgeous and fun zones. boggly woods and keelhaul key come to mind immediately. its honestly my favorite rpg of all time.

Zizzy · April 23, 2015, 04:07:03 PM

The first time you get a proper big view of Columbia in Bioshock Infinite was so amazing. Exploring it was even more so. The opening couple of hours of that game are something I'll never forget.

Ravenholm from HL2 - Loved it because I hated it. I'm not easily scared by video games, but there was something about Ravenholm that was just intensely creepy. I don't know if I'll ever experience an area in a game again where I'll rush through it as fast as I can with my eyes nearly closed every time I play though it.
And getting out of Ravenholm was frighteningly relieving..

Dragon Aerie from DS2 - I found myself appreciating the environments in DS2 much more than I would have in other games, simply because of how attentive I was through my entire playthrough. There was no half-assed getting through half of the game without even noticing, I surely have most of the game etched into my brain by now... so it probably won't come as a surprise that after leaving the dank, claustrophobic shit hole of Aldia's Keep, getting the elevator ride and running out into the open Dragon Aerie with the wind from the Dragons' wings blowing all around...I was pretty appreciative.

True Turquoise · April 23, 2015, 04:16:02 PM

I also liked the Ash lake.

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Painted world, its a really nice setting and its my favourite area in souls 1

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Majula is just calm and I love the music.

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This place in FF:LR

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I loved Skyhold from DA:I. The location was nice.

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The whole look inside the Prosecutor in Republic commando was really nice, I used to get scared a lot in there when i played a while back.

Hahahaha very funny Zonda · April 23, 2015, 04:23:07 PM

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Verbatim · April 23, 2015, 04:24:13 PM

i think music plays a big part in determining my favorite

if not the biggest

CK97 · April 23, 2015, 06:47:44 PM

The forested regions in Skyrim.