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[Adamm]

Cosmo Canyon (FFVII):

Combined with its excellent music.... sogood.gif

Came to post this.
Great town + Great music

PS1 final fantasies had the best towns

Spoiler

ps3 final fantasies have none

 

[sophora]

Rome from Assassin's Creed Brotherhood was quite lovely...actually love the towns/setting in AC2 as well.

But my favorite town would have to be Mac Anu from the Dot Hack Series, seeing it change to what it was in GU was quite nice...actually liked all the town hubs in GU.

 

[rainking187]

Withered flowers forget
What they wept for day after day...

Probably the only town in a JRPG that actually feels like a town.

For me the town was one of the only disappointing things about Persona 4.

Spoiler

At first I figured all the closed shops would open later in the game. Nope. Junes ran them out of business. A huge department store. Except you can't do anything in Junes unless it's part of a social link or part of the storyline.

 

[Tashi]

Kakariko in Link to the past. I could walk around and just listen to the music for hours.

 

[kai3345]

For me the town was one of the only disappointing things about Persona 4.

Spoiler

At first I figured all the closed shops would open later in the game. Nope. Junes ran them out of business. A huge department store. Except you cant do anything in Junes unless it's part of a social link or part of the storyline.

yeah that bugged me too

 

[Fernando Rocker]

Every town from Illusion of Gaia.

 

[cuevas. PhD.]

Ironforge.

 

[ClosingADoor]

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind - Balmora. The first major town you go to the game (if you follow the storyline).

Grand Theft Auto III - Liberty City. Just the right size. Not too small to get boring, no too large that I get lost all the time.

 

[calder]

Tibetan village in Uncharted 2.

 

[cj_iwakura]

Does Muladhara(Digital Devil Saga) count?

If not, uh, Meribia in Lunar comes to mind. Also Vane.

 

[xXJonoXx]

THE LEGACY

 

[gunbo13]

Fisherman's Horizon

 

[water_wendi]

 

[LongDongJunon]

Vane

Neo Vane

...just cuz.

 

[Raging Spaniard]

Kingdom of Zeal in Chrono Trigger

Lot of things to do, lots of elements that affect the storyline, very different from the rest of the game, amazing music. The whole time youre there it feels like a pleasant dream .. well, at least for a while, lol

 

[EktorPR]

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind - Balmora. The first major town you go to the game (if you follow the storyline).

My pick, right here.

 

[Sword Familiar]

Fisherman's Horizon

Yeah, I liked this one as well.

 

[Bomber Bob]

what, no shenmue?

I tough gaf loved shenmue!

 

[NotebookJ2]

I always thought that Radiata City in Radiata Stories was one of the best-designed cities in a JRPG. Every NPC having a 24 hour schedule kinda helps liven things up.

[too lazy to upload a pic of it right now]

 

[decoyplatypus]

I'll second Clock Town.

This may be cheating, but Suikoden 2's castle does function as a (totally sweet) town:

(couldn't find a decent image of the exterior, so here's the cooking mini-game).

Or maybe Gregminster:

 

[Hulud]

Another vote for:

 

[Dunan]

Love this thread! There's nothing quite like a beautiful video game city. And video games bring fictional cities to life in a way that books can't (no images) and movies can't (no exploration). I love exploration more than anything else in video games, and for that you need a great city to explore.

Lots of really good ones in this thread already, but the king is FFXII's Archades. This is my favorite image from all the concept art from this game. People, shops, buildings soaring into the sky:

In the Ultimania Omega, Kamikokuryo revealed that he'd actually begun this piece of artwork in an upside-down position compared to how it came out:

Wherever you go, you get the impression of the busy bustle of a capital city. I particularly liked how there were additional dummy NPCs on the decks that you couldn't get to. Added tremendously to the feel while not confusing the players into thinking that they could be accessed.

Others: Assassin's Creed has brought us some amazing real-world-based cities, too. How about Firenze and Venezia?

From the first game: Jerusalem, Damascus, Acre:

Visiting these cities in AC makes me want to go to the real ones. I can't wait to see what ACR will do with Constantinople!

 

[Leunam]

Fuck I love this thread. There are a lot of great choices here (Zozo, Fishermans Horizon, etc.). I thought I'd add this one to the mix.

I'm strictly talking about the "overworld" section and not the individual rooms. Such fantastic detail all over the place.

 

[strafer]

 

[Emitan]

Withered flowers forget
What they wept for day after day...

Probably the only town in a JRPG that actually feels like a town.

This so much. I wish you actually walk around in it as a real town just because after looking at the map, I want to really explore it.

 

[Mik2121]

Oh yeah, pretty much all towns from Ragnarok Online:

Aldebaran

Prontera

Morroc

Juno

And many more like Lutie, Geffen, Einbroch, etc...

 

[Garcia Hotspur]

 

[Bomber Bob]

 

[VeryGooster]

Liberty City from GTA4, which is mostly why I like the game, but specifically Algonquin:

And everything about Venice and Florence in Assassin's Creed II.

 

[delta25]

Ravenholm

 

[Atruvius]

Sandover Village

Jak and Daxter The Precursor Legacy's Sandover Village. Jak's home village. Looks peaceful and homey. Good visuals too.

 

[Anteater]

Jeuno in FFXI

 

[ajf009]

Oblivion = Bruma

first town i visited in that game, was really my first open world rpg, ahh memories...

 

[Vulcano's assistant]

Lut Gholein from Diablo II (click for full size)

 

[desertdroog]

Bright Falls, Wa from Alan Wake

I would have loved to have seen Remedy's original vision for this game to be open world. I've been trying to visit the Pacific Northwest because of this game and its setting.

 

[Quadrangulum]

The Baten Kaitos series has so many interesting locations. I'm trying to think of a place I didn't like and I can't do it.

There was also Twilight Town in Kingdom Hearts 2. I think I'll credit the music for that one; Lazy Afternoons is sublime and sets the relaxing mood with impressive authority.

 

[benzy]

Lago Village

Hong Kong

 

[cj_iwakura]

If we're getting MMOs involved,

(Shinjuku Babel, from Shin Megami Tensei Imagine)

(Arcadia)

 

[ShadyMilkman]

Motherf'in Kelethin from EQ

Nostalgia from falling off and dying my first night playing while I was trying to find the Bard trainer.

 

[Fallout-NL]

Tristram.

 

[Lumpy Onion]

That one town from Baten Kaitos. It's like any other town, except everything is edible. That pudgy guy on the bottom right has obviously been enjoying the towns benefits.

 

[Barrel Cannon]

I would say my own in Animal Crossing is my favorite. It's weed free and there is so much to do. There are some BLAM! neighbours though .

 

[salromano]

Dahngrest, Tales of Vesperia

Lindblum, Final Fantasy IX

 

[Count of Monte Sawed-Off]

I see you and raise you

So much time spent mercilessly slaughtering the citizens of this town.

This was my favorite town in the game. Especially the house you could get. So cozy.

Vice City is also really good. Oh, and anything from the Shenmue games.

 

[Easystride]

Yes, this. The music is so comforting.

And this, Moradhim from Everquest Online Adventures:

Ahhhh, the memories....

 

[bluedeviltron]

I could walk it in my sleep.

 

[sublimit]

Silent Hill 1-3.

 

[Bluforce]

Plunder Island

 

[cajunator]

Tibetan village in Uncharted 2.

I loved the feeling of this village.
Really detailed and a beautiful setting high up in the mountains.
I would also second CLocktown. I havent played many games with town like that, so my choices are limited.

 

[ShadyMilkman]

Yes, this. The music is so comforting.

And this, Moradhim from Everquest Online Adventures:

Ahhhh, the memories....

I played EQ:OA for a few months right around when Frontiers came out. I was surprised at how decent it actually was.