Favorite game world?

[Eddie the head]

Favorite sci-fi in video games Mass Effect. It's more my thing a lot of talking less zerg killing. Out of video games it's star trek so you can kind of see why.

For fantasy well Amalur is a contender but not there out of all of the Tolkien rip offs I would have to say Tamriel not just skyrim all of it. I hesitate to use the word realistic but everyone and everything the TES games feels more real then other fantasy settings. Magic has rules and such in other games like Warcraft and Dragon Age just feels like well magic in Elder Scrolls it feels like a science.

 

[flames09]

Call of Dutys, dats the best game eva guyz! Anyone who tinks else is a n00b

on a serious note

Fallout 3, most interesting and the lore is pretty damn good as well.

 

[Riddle78]

Damn...Tough call. On the one hand,there's Cave Story's island. Varried life,with fully functional subterranian ecosystems with a rich background and just a hoot to explore...So long as you have good aim.

Then there's Gothic's world. Again,varried wildlife and environments,and again with a VERY rich background. Again,unless you're an armed badass,travel's a *****,but it's a game world;what can you do?

And finally,allow me to make a strech from video games to other gaming media.

Magic: The Gathering. I'm hardly invested in the game itself,but I find the lore and story utterly enthralling...Whenever I can find official sources. An infinite multiverse,traversed by immortal and nigh omnipotent mages,each plane with it's own realities. That,and I get a giggle out of the utterly bizzare dynamic with Jace and Chandra. And then there was Urza...Bloody nutcase,that guy...

 

[lord Claincy Ffnord]

I'll have to go with Mass effect. Bioshock was great as well but ME still wins, although as soon as the Mistborn game comes out I will be singing a different tune. I love the books and the world.

 

[Starik20X6]

Probably the world of Animal Crossing. Like a never-ending vacation.

 

[Trippy Turtle]

I would love to live in the pokemon world because that comes with all the pokemon.

 

[MeChaNiZ3D]

Armored Core or Deus Ex Human Revolution. I'd say Monster Hunter but I would be the only character that said anything different every once in a while.

 

[loc978]

Best fictional world to live in? Star Trek.

Favorite setting for storytelling? Mass Effect. If only they could take back that shark-jump they pulled in 2...

 

[BathorysGraveland]

Probably Gothic 3. If there was one thing that game wasn't heavily flawed on, it was the game world. The desert country of Varant was particularly well done. Skyrim also. There is a massive - absolutely massive - variety in Skyrim's world and all of it is fleshed out really well.

Those two would be my picks, though the worlds of both Witcher games, Morrowind and both Two Worlds games, as well as Gothic II of course, would be close contenders.

 

[Don Savik]

Zeno Clash = so unique, so much charm

Guild Wars = epic in every way

Dead Space = original sci-fi horror that doesn't rip off alien

Bioshock = obvious

Halo = had the "epic" feel that I didn't get from Mass Effect, also the aliens were more alien, instead of blue women who's 2 primary features are they live forever and have sex with everything. People who like the game can at least understand how silly that seems. Or maybe they like it, which makes more sense *cough* tali *cough cough*

Half Life/Portal = no explanation needed

 

[Lejsen]

Even though I stopped playing wow ages ago, the Warcraft universe is still my favourite game universe by far.

 

[Sansha]

BioShock - an underwater steampunk city of freedom, economics and science. What's not to love?

Fallout3 - the Capital Wasteland is huge and diverse, with plenty to explore and make a place for one's self.

Skyrim - Skyrim.

 

[King of Asgaard]

I personally am becoming enthralled with the world of Dark Souls...although the intentional vagueness can be annoying sometimes. And is it just me or do we know absolutely nothing about Gravelord Nito? I thought that he was supposed to lead a Covenant, but when I jumped down he started to fight me right away. Did I do something wrong?

Did you kill him?
If you did, you'll have to wait for NG+ to join the covenant.
If not, there's still a chance.
Go to the room in the Catacombs (before Pinwheel) where the Titanite Demon is, kill it, and pick up the item behind it.
Next, find a coffin which is jutting out and nestle in it.
Wait about thirty seconds, give or take, and a cutscene will start up.
You'll be transported to Nito's coffin where you can chat and join the covenant.

OT: Dark Souls. It's rare to find a game whose every fiber of being is devoted to making you suffer, and yet drenched in fascinating lore at the same time.
Other than that, Bastion's world (or what's left of it) manages to have charm, despite being smashed to hell.

 

[Xaio30]

URU, for crying out loud!
I would immediately get to writing ages that resembles any other game I'd like to visit!

Giving the nature of Linking in this setting, it makes URU a must have.

Also, the D'ni caverns. always wanted to be there in person!

 

[distortedreality]

I'd live in Skyrim as one of the Eternal Children, and watch all the old people die, and become President of ChildLand.

 

[ThePenguinKnight]

Persona 4 and Psychonauts.

If I had to live in one? Either Persona 4 to hang out with the various characters or any setting that'd allow me to become immortal in a way I could actually achieve.

 

[Luca72]

Half Life 2. I've killed a million aliens a million different ways, but nothing sticks with me more than seeing a run-down Soviet bloc being terraformed by an alien threat.
I love the idea that the Combine don't even have the time to turn the world into a desolate wasteland. They just tell humans to obey, and make a police state out of it's own populace by giving the ones willing to serve stimulants, alien technology, and a stable living situation. You could actually see this scenario really happening, where the invading aliens are so powerful that most of the world doesn't even bother fighting anymore. And the designs of the Hunters, Striders, and gunships were intriguing because you see that you aren't the first planet that's met the Combine. Add to that hints that the galaxy is packed full of wild aliens and extradimensional entities, and you've got a sci-fi world that's utterly bizarre but at the same time just recognizable enough to make you invested.