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World Map Screens That Sucked You Into the Game
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Scott Pilgrim
Came here to post this, although I would have found a picture of the cloth map and moonstone. Runner up:
been so long since I have seen this map. Sent chills down my spine. I loved this game and played it for many many hours. My map was ripped (and taped) along all the folds.
I vastly prefer the way they present planets in ME1. You had that closeup look of the planets taking almost half your screen, making them look much bigger, cooler and it had that mysterious and dangerous feeling of an unknown planet.
Sadly, Google Images sucks at giving a good example and im not at home right now to boot the game.
The way they present them from afar in ME2 and ME3 greatly diminish that effect. Thanks Normandy scanner for ruining that.
HamPster PamPster
Member
I loved the look of Breath of Fire 3's overworld
Using standard lines and dots in BOF4 felt like such a step back
Using standard lines and dots in BOF4 felt like such a step back
Coinspinner
Member
I came to post this one.
I didn't look at the map until well after I'd started and was suprised that I was Dragon Questing around Earth. All the awkward but familiar place names suddenly made sense.
What did they do to DKC3?
That's better. I liked the exploration aspect they added to DKC3.
Something about that map and the associated music just brings about a wave of memories and nostalgia. There's something in the atmosphere of it. They completely ruined that on the GBA version.
Definitely a great map screen, love how it had little sidequests as well.
The_Player
Member
Still my favorite area of any RPG. Sometimes I just like to sit there and pretend...(Chrono Trigger).
Visited this location recently for the first time. Ah, the music in here! Could you remind me it's name maybe?
legacyzero
Banned
Squaresoft had the best world maps!
LOST ODYSSEY had that old school world map flavor too!
LOST ODYSSEY had that old school world map flavor too!
benjipwns
Banned
first result: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJeRRzhVGrs ?
second (maybe the one?): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xsj5xjoLXtE
i wonder why this wasn't posted yet
back than I was like "nah, that can't be only one of over 20 areas, can it?"
"Back then"? The (Japanese version of the) game is barely two years old.
Most fucking amazing game ever! I have the Collectors edition already preordered and reading the novels as we speak. Its going to be glorious.
BTW, somethig mind blowing amazing...
Let me introduce you to this, my friend snuggler...
First of all, THIS is the whole map of the original The Witcher. A small zone of the Temeria Kingdom.
This is the world Sapkowski created for the novels, the empire of Nilfgaard
This is the map from The Witcher 2, is difficult to know what the places are as the names are written in another language
And this, is the incredible comparison shot of where the second game takes place, compared to the original. Holy moly of god.
You can see just how big has the world scale up to compared to the little zone you played in The Witcher. Yeah, most probably it will be zones from the whole map, but it will still be bigger and much more varied than in the original game.
Also you can see one of the main things in the story just be looking at the map, as we know for the title and trailers theres an assasin thats been killing kings. Or rather we say it has killed 1 king.
If you look at the map, theres a vacant throne in the Kingdom of Aedirn, which means that the kings head in the trailer was from there. The other 3 kings are:
-King Foltest from Temeria (the main king in the witcher 1)
-King Radovid V the Stern of Redenia (the king that appears also in the game and future husband of Adda, Foltest's daugther)if you didnt kill adda, of course
-King Henselt of Kaedwen (isnt mentioned in the first game)
A few details to be more excited!
Despite the smaller game world, the original felt bigger.
bengraven
Member
Nintendo kind of wins this for me.
Next up would be Morrowind. After a couple sessions I realized Morrowind was completely open in every sense of the word; then I saw the map. I realized just HOW big the world was and my jaw dropped.
And then this:
I remember people comparing screenshots to the map and we suddenly realized how fucking huge the world was.
Next up would be Morrowind. After a couple sessions I realized Morrowind was completely open in every sense of the word; then I saw the map. I realized just HOW big the world was and my jaw dropped.
And then this:
I remember people comparing screenshots to the map and we suddenly realized how fucking huge the world was.
Calavera520
Member
can people please post the names of the games instead of just posting images? Some of these maps look amazing and I'd love to try the games if I knew what they were.
Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (MSX)
buried in the manual, but still great.
Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (MSX)
buried in the manual, but still great.
Forsaken82
Member
Demon's Crest Overworld
I guess it isn't necessarily a map... but it was nice how it was a sort of minigame in itself traveling stage to stage.
I guess it isn't necessarily a map... but it was nice how it was a sort of minigame in itself traveling stage to stage.
scorpscarx
Member
I love how it gives you the impression that you're only exploring a small part of each continent. It's a nice trick that helps make the world feel huge and unique.
Tactics Ogre right? I only played like 6 hours of this game but felt that the map was truly a highlight. I loved being on the map, plus it has wonderful music.
Edit: Haha I'm retarded then thats FF tactics? I never played that game either, they look similar though.
SolsticeZero
Banned
Actually, thats Final Fantasy XII. This is Tactics:
It's what I came here to post. My number 1 overworld.
Calavera520
Member
Actually, thats Final Fantasy XII. This is Tactics:
I love Tactics so god damned much.
damn, this makes me want to finally start playing tactics on my ipad. I've had it installed for 9 months or so now. haven't touched it. Soon..
SolsticeZero
Banned
You are a horrible person. You play that game right now, god damnit!
capitalCORN
Member
Thief maps.
Just what you'd expect from sketchy intel. No player marker either.
Of course the best part is when you step into a level a realize how intricate it is.
Just what you'd expect from sketchy intel. No player marker either.
Of course the best part is when you step into a level a realize how intricate it is.
SpaceBridge
Member
can people please post the names of the games instead of just posting images? Some of these maps look amazing and I'd love to try the games if I knew what they were.
Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (MSX)
buried in the manual, but still great.
Why does seen so similar to Metal Gear Solid? Even had the tower where you fight the Hind-D.
Secret of mana for me- flying over it in Mode 7, looking for new bits to land on and explore!
Actually, thinking of that, FFVI, VII and IX for the same reasons.
More recently, Dragon's Dogma and Mass Effect 2, I felt the maps of both gave an impression of a world/galaxy that was epic in scope. DD's map was helped by it's nightcycle and limited fast travel, making a ten-minute walk feel like a real trek into places unknown.
Actually, thinking of that, FFVI, VII and IX for the same reasons.
More recently, Dragon's Dogma and Mass Effect 2, I felt the maps of both gave an impression of a world/galaxy that was epic in scope. DD's map was helped by it's nightcycle and limited fast travel, making a ten-minute walk feel like a real trek into places unknown.
Calavera520
Member
Chrono Cross. The theme music for both worlds was just so good and the layout was so great.
yeah i don't know why anyone is hard on that game. The music and art were beautiful. the battles were fun. the story was bizarre but really when are the stories in jrpg's actually cogent?
I'm going to load this up and start playing again when I get home. Never did finish the game. I think my last save puts me at about 6 hours in.
Calavera520
Member
heh, are there any disadvantages to playing the ipad version? I think i have the psx version lying around somewhere. picked it up on ebay for cheap.
also how could we forget this:
fallout
Calavera520
Member
more similarities throughout. Metal Gear 2 is like the proto Metal Gear Solid in terms of the major set pieces and areas. You enter that initial building via air duct just like in MGS. then there is that swamp section. Fuck that swamp section.
Came to post Chrono Cross and Valkyrie Profile 2 - nicely done yepyepyep.
Daggerfall's map is probably worth a mention. Absolutely vast, shame it all looks pretty much the same!
Zoomed out:
Zoomed in on one province (Daggerfall) showing all the places you can visit:
This is the winner. Getting out of the first cave and seeing where you are on the map, then seeing how long it freaking takes to walk to the closest town, is mind blowing.
The game isn't out yet in the US, but when I played Ni No Kuni at E3 this year, I absolutely fell in love with the world map. Old school JRPG, and very, very charming. I was gutted when it was pushed to 2013.
I enjoyed the game overall, but I really loved that overworld map.
Screen:
I enjoyed the game overall, but I really loved that overworld map.
Screen:
Ghosts n Goblins
Dude yes. Came here to post this.
TheFightingFish
Member
Ahh, I love this topic. I really love maps growing up and I still do today. I'll toss in my favorite that I've not seen mentioned yet. I know that it's just a map of actual locations, as opposed to a map of a new game world, but I still just totally associate it with the game that it came with (Sid Meier's Pirates!). My copy actually fell apart at the edges from my folding and unfolding it while playing Pirates! until I basically had the entire map memorized.
Quoting, since it's a big dang image.
Quoting, since it's a big dang image.
luckyboyceo
Member
So many great choices in here. Now I want to go back and replay everything. Ugh.
TheFightingFish
Member
Yeah, it was fun putting the maps together and scanning all over on the coastlines to try to match them up.
Train of Midnight
Banned
Scythian Empire
Member
First thing I thought of
