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Final Fantasy IX

Castle town of Lindblum. Such a good place to be in post invasion.

i could list of multiple FFIX locations in here, the village of Dali comes to mind too. FFIX has a very calming feeling to it for some reason.

 

[JoJoShabadoo]

The Opera level in Hitman blood money. I must have played this level 20 times. Loved the Opera music playing while executing the target, and the OST playing after executing the second target and calmly making your escape while everyone loses their shit.

The opening to the first Silent Hill. My first brush with the horror genre in gaming. It is cinematic and still holds up. The beware of dog sign, the pools of blood, the rickety wheelchair, the mutilated bodies, the gurney with a sheet over a body, and of course the demons that appear out of nowhere and kill you. One of the most intense moments in gaming during my childhood.

EDIT: Shit, was on mobile. That Hitman pic is tiny lol.

 

[jacob armitage]

I know people prefer Sapienza but for me this is the best map:

What game is this? Looks lovely.

 

[Exploratory]

The Normandy. It feels like home, my space. The place I go when I want to take the next step or where I can go to slow things down. I can joke with Joker, listen to a song from a scientist Salarian, and fuck everyone. No but seriously it's dope it's even got fish and calibrations what more do you need?

 

[adamsapple]

What game is this? Looks lovely.

It's the new Hitman and if I'm not mistaken that's the last episode which is based in Japan.

 

[BradleyUK]

Socom - Crossroad

 

[DrD]

The Barrens - World of Warcraft

Visually it's far from the most impressive area in WoW but it's certainly the one I found to be most memorable thanks to the chat. This was the place to chill for low level Horde players and it made for an interesting introduction to WoW. It was common for duels to take place at the outpost known as The Crossroads and for Alliance players to attack it as well.

 

[Ploid 3.0]

Deep Roads, in Dragon Age games.

So many enemies to kill, so much exp and loot to gain. Everytime I approach it in Dragon Age Origins, I try to savor every last second of it. No respawning enemies, fixed amount of things you can kill, every fight is precious, thankfully it's not like that in DA:I but it's an action RPG.

 

[gfxtwin]

Favorite place in a game (one that I want to live in):

Spira (FFX) [after the events of the game]:

Most interesting/fascinating place (that I definitely would not want to live in IRL):

Most enigmatic place, one that had the most lasting effect on me and that I think about the most:

Place I wish could be my own personal cafe/retreat that I could teleport to and read books at:

 

[cropduster]

Always loved this area from Flower:

 

[Gurnlei]

Played this game so much as a kid my family recognized the music of Bastok.

Edit: From FFXI.

 

[StrawberryJam]

Lindblum from Final Fantasy 9. Also Treno from FF9. I'd love to stay in any of the towns in FF8 too. Balamb, Dollet, Deling City, Fisherman's Horizon... So much nostalgia.

 

[Sojiro]

And for mood

Placed at the most perfectly paced 'rest' moment in any game ever, and infinitely memorable, with beautiful vistas and interiors, amazing music, and a crazy 'wtf is going on' vibe.
When you go up that first teleporter and see the big island off to the side you're just immediately like 'the fuck is this. THE FUCK IS THAT? I need to go there'

Excellent choice, I definitely echo the feeling of awe and curiosity when you first get there. And that wonderful music sends chills down the back, so damn good.

Along with Zeal, I would would pick:

Selbina from FFXI

I absolutely love the music of this place, and the overall feel of this quaint fishing village. It also serves as your only safe haven in the middle of the god damned dooms. Hoards of gobs were trained to that zone line lol, great memories .

 

[Shadowdude]

The USG Ishimura.

The sound design never gets enough credit. Even on NG+, the sound of Dead Space still gets me.

 

[Stasis]

I loved Orzammar in Dragon Age: Origins.

In an MMO I was a big fan of Ironforge too, so I guess underground Dwarven areas make me happy for some reason. I did also love Kelethin in EverQuest and Gloamwood Pines in Rift. Many other areas of WoW too, Silvermoon included.

Many areas from TW3 and Mass Effect.

So many I'm forgetting from old school JRPGs I'm sure.

 

[ngff02]

https://youtu.be/ryMkZk0OTUc?t=104

 

[jerry1594]

Painted World in dark souls

 

[Mephala]

I'm slightly attached to my turnip business my town in Animal Crossing. Even looking at the screen shots I have is like a blast of nostalgia.

 

[TheSpaceBetween]

Sanctuary Fortress from Metroid Prime 2. It may be the best cohesive piece of 3D game design ever conceived. Absolutely incredible gameplay and audiovisuals.

Runner up would be the Spencer Mansion from REmake.

 

[mokeyjoe]

I really liked the wooded, mountain area in RDR. Had a hut there and just used to go hunting and walking. It was like a holiday in game form.

 

[Chiramii]

I'd say Elwynn Forest. It is difficult to explain really, but there was something magical about playing World of Warcraft for the very first time. Think I started around the launch of TBC. I remember I climbed up a hill and looked down on Northshire and thought "Woah, this world is huge." If only I could erase every WoW moment from my head and re-experience it.

 

[whitemex88]

The Hello Market in Blue Stinger
That music. And bonus for today, it's Christmas themed

https://youtu.be/S2RfZlOGJ6s

 

[Arthr2ShdsJcksn]

Even though it's in one of my less loved Souls-style games, Majula from Dark Souls 2 is just about perfect.

 

[petethepanda]

 

[Fahzgoolin]

Silent Cartographer Halo CE:

Edanna from Myst Exile:

 

[Tyaren]

Probably been named a few times already:
The Witcher's Beauclair and surroundings.

It's like I've always imagines a fairy tale kingdom to look like.

 

[Vanadium]

Operation Metro: Conquest

Battlefield 3.

 

[not psycho]

Benten (Jet Set Radio)

 

[Choomp]

All of Inaba. But with more specific places I'd go with the igloos in Animal Crossing.

 

[joecanada]

Operation Metro: Conquest

Battlefield 3.

I'd have to go gulf of Oman. Used to just search gulf of Oman 24/7 max ticket servers and just go for hours

 

[bjork]

The Soft Museum stage in NiGHTS, particularly the room with the mirror walls.

 

[Camel-Toad]

After descending The Great Hollow and then being greeted with the sight of Ash Lake - seeing all of the other hollows just left a permanent mark on me.

 

[Zesh]

Noctilum in Xenoblade Chronicles X is the first area that comes to mind:

 

[Vanadium]

I'd have to go gulf of Oman. Used to just search gulf of Oman 24/7 max ticket servers and just go for hours

I can say it's a close call between the two. Did the same thing with both maps on the browser.

 

[LordKasual]

Yraal Region, Breath of Fire III

Mainly because it reminds me of the joys of ignorance. One of my first RPGs.

I spent so much time when i was younger going back and forth to this area at random points in this game's story looking for Rei and Teepo.

Back in a simpler time when information wasn't 1/8th as accessible. Cheatcentral and GameFAQs was pretty much all i can remember.

 

[Tevos]

Pre-searing Ascalon City or Shing Jea Island from Guild Wars 1.

The Citadel from Mass Effect.

The Moon from Majoras Mask.

Gridania from FFXIV.

Poeta from Aion.

Inaba from Persona 4.

I can't name a single one. But these areas all were jaw dropping to me.

 

[Jaymageck]

I've never felt in a more alien location than the City of the Ancients in Final Fantasy 7. Like many of the others, the music is a big b part of it.

https://youtu.be/S25R3FGwPZw

There isn't a huge amount to do there, but every moment of your time is burnt into memory because of the significance of the events and the atmosphere as you explore.

http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Asher/media/Forgotten_capital_altar.png.html

 

[GiantEnemyGoomba]

Aperture Science. Just looking around and imagining what things used to be like there has tended to take much of my time when replaying the Portal games. Also the sheer scale of the place plus how ominously empty it is creates such a great atmosphere. This mostly applies to Portal 2, but the testing rooms and escape sequence in Portal had great world building as well.

 

[NightDriver]

Lh'owon

 

[Harmondale]

Just as my username - Harmondale from Might and Magic VII. The Power of the first rpg you experience

 

[30yearsofhurt]

Everyday is great there.

 

[NinjaBoiX]

Lake Hylia from OoT, would just go there to chill as a kid.

Sen's Fortress, from Dark Souls. It's claustrophobic, intricate and riddled with traps. It's designed perfectly.

Meh, this place gets loads of praise but I don't get it. It's just a load of big square rooms, a few traps and some stairs connecting them. It's dark, oppressive and boring, couldn't wait to leave.

"But, the difficulty scales organically as you reach the top, it's so cleverly designed."

So they make the walkways narrower and throw in a few more traps, genius...

 

[Nosgotham]

My first experience of going afk and then an Orc bashing me in the head with a club. God I miss the game pre-Abyssea

Exactly, Abyssea ruined the game but that's another topic Lol. I would kill for a rollback server with all the exp penalties and glorious grind that came with it

 

[allintospace]

I really enjoyed the locations in this journey, but reaching the water after New Yolk City was really chill and looked beautiful.

 

[neohwa]

Xtreme 3

 

[mili2110]

deku tree in Ocarina of Time

 

[SorchaR]

The Shire in Lords of the Rings online. It's like walking into the book, such a great location. The questing has such a great atmosphere too.
I every now and again create a new character just to play through it again, and see all those familiar places and faces.

 

[OVDRobo]

Quite a bit of Zelda in here.

First area that comes to mind for me is Lon Lon Ranch, particularly as young Link. It's got a soothing air to it and Malon singing in the fields with little Epona is really sweet.

 

[Orakio Rob]

Probably Sylvalum in Xenoblade Chronicles X, but let me praise this one too:

Sen's Fortress, from Dark Souls. It's claustrophobic, intricate and riddled with traps. It's designed perfectly.

I'm torn about Dark Souls. It's a great game, but it's not my kind of game because there is so much focus on combat. However, when I got to Sen's Fortress... It's the only location in the game where I feel the place itself is trying to stop me. It's almost like it's alive.

 

[Theosmeo]

Original ace attorney courtroom.