What is your favorite gaming world?

[stroopwafel]

Definitely Lordran and Dunwall. They just feel authentic to me in ways most other game worlds do not. Both have character and culture that makes these places believable. Mostly b/c in both Dark Souls and Dishonered the devs have put so much attention to detail in creating these places and they play an active part in both games. So they are more than just a setting and that is what makes them really interesting.

 

[Arnoxthe1]

Myst, because it is all of the worlds.

ALL OF THEM.

Seriously. I think it subscribes to multi-verse/infinite universe theories, which means that, if it's physically possible, it exists in the Myst world.

The stuff that we're actually shown is pretty mind-blowing, too. The first game alone gave us a forest growing out of a massive lake strung with treehouses, a ship that suffered a materialization accident with a rock and a bizarre caldera in the middle of the ocean with assorted signs of civilization scattered over it, and by the time they got to game four, the level designs just got ludicrously good.

Nice answer. I'd say this as well. Second place goes to Elder Scrolls. But it gets points off though for just being a such a DANGEROUS world to live in. Not just dangerous to the body but to the SOUL as well. That's just unacceptable to me in terms of realistically living there.

I'd also say Pokemon but that answer's been so overdone I hardly even think it needs mentioning.

Zelda would be kinda cool too, though it's dangerous there as well. However much less so than Elder Scrolls. But Elder Scrolls has the potential for the most fun...

 

[Vyper1X]

The world of Aincrad

http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Aincrad

You said video game world, its a video game

Your damn right, that anime is so freaking awesome, and the world looks beautiful.

 

[sanquin]

Mass effect after the whole reaper thing, for me. I've always been into astronomy. I can only imagine how it would be to actually be able to visit other planets, see nebula's up close, meet alien races, etc.

 

[Not Matt]

the american wasteland that is the Fallout universe. i just love how creative some of the societies are and all the comedic Easter eggs fit together so well. also, i want to give special credit to the guy/girl who designed megaton. that architecture and design choices of that place still makes my brain squee

 

[Hammer Jackson]

Can't believe that nobody has said it yet, but playing World of Warcraft in Wrath of the Lich King...boy that sucked me in. I used to just fly round Northrend because it was so beautiful and I loved the music so much. The questing, the Titans...the whole theme, everything was perfect for me then. Escaping from the difficulties of my life at the time into WoW, into Wrath, was everything I needed. The Ulduar zone and raid was my favourite of all time and the fact that the game moved on to Cataclysm actually saddened me as I didn't want to leave Northrend.

However, some of the new zones in the later expansion packs brought that feeling of wonder and amazement that I haven't really got from another game. I miss WoW for the world, rather than the gameplay. Heck, I still want to go back.

Spoiler

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38TA-X0dXr4

 

[dementis]

Certainly the different variations of the SMT world, whether it's the Persona version or Devil Summoner... or any other version. Persona must be my favourite purely down to the idea of fighting as who you really are inside, I love how accepting everything about who you are including the darker aspects you don't want to acknowledge give you power. The entire concept of that universe seems to be based around accepting who you really are and I love it.

 

[Beat14]

Dishonoured, I really fell for that one. I think I have something wrong with me. I just love the art style and the little details. Probably helps I really liked the story as well. It's sad but in dishonoured I feel I'm on/in an adventure of some sorts. I couldn't wait to explore the dlc when it came around.

 

[Strain42]

Well the obvious answer would be Pokemon. All the different regions and sites and cities and towns, and since all the regions technically exist in the same world, you could travel just about anywhere.

But to give a few runner ups, I really love Fa'Diel from Legend of Mana. It seems like such a beautiful and varied world that I would not mind being in. Ask me which city in that game I'd like to live in. I couldn't tell you, because they all seem so amazing.

And if I were a tiny octopus, I'd like to live in the Squids world. They have the seven different kingdoms, each representative of cultures from around the world, made up of things from the above world that fell into the sea. So far we've seen the Hawaiian, Greek, Western, and soon Eastern societies.

It's a tough call.

 

[PedroSteckecilo]

FF12's Ivalice,

It felt like a living breathing world with tons going on in it... also it had all those airships and magitech gadgetry... yeah... I loved it...

But this is a case where I actually love the world more than the game itself.

 

[verdant monkai]

A little simple...

Pokemon

Seriously, the concept alone is kickass. Creatures with intelligence of a young child with super powers become best friends in a near future human world. On top of that, the environments are beautiful. Pokemon live with us in a mutual relationship. And our competitions rely on battles which 99% of the pokemon usually agree to.

Yes. This.

I think this may even be the second time I have completely agreed with you on this topic.

 

[Mezworld24]

Lore wise, the Halo universe.
It mixes between military style and fantasy.

Style wise, bioshock (1/2 and infinite)

 

[Adam Jensen_v1legacy]

Mass Effect. I want to live on Illium.

 

[DyqstARD]

Forza: Horizon, because i'm a twat.

 

[IndieGinge]

Boletaria is far darker than Lordran.

OP: Boletaria - but I wouldn't want to live there.
If I have to live in a video game world probably some saccharine that is free of danger.

I'm not sure that'd sell me on it. Part of what I liked about Lordran is that it's not entirely grimdark, the way Boletaria sounds. It's disturbing and full of evil and sad stories, but there's a hope for the future no matter what the Chosen Undead does due to ambiguous nature of the story, and the fact that while things blow, the world isn't dead. Yet. Also, I looked at OP's question partially from a game mechanics standpoint, and from what I hear of Demons Souls gameplay, Hub based world with zones you fight through vs. the vast expanse that is Dark Souls? I'll go with the latter. BUT, I certainly will pick up Demons Souls, once I'm not broke from paying for this upcoming quarter. And yeah, I wouldn't want to live in Lordran. Well, maybe being at the beginning of the 1st Age of Fire would be pretty fucking sweet. Either way, FUCK YES DARK SOULS 2!

 

[an874]

For me the choice is easy: Mass Effect. It's a beautifully designed and varied sci-fi fair with tons of cool back story.

 

[Rose and Thorn]

Rapture from the game Bioshock would probably be my first pick, but it wouldn't be an easy choice. Realistically I am not sure how well I would actually do under water...it would be a lot better than being in the sky like in Infinite however.

Capitol Wasteland from the game Fallout 3 would be a close pick. I love that setting and combination of both retro mixed with future splashed together with apocalyptic paint.

Silent Hill in the Silent Hill series...atleast the first three games. Always been attracted to the idea of that place. The idea of it changing back and forth from the "Otherworld" and the way it manifests depending on the individuals subconscious and fears. Good place to fight ones own demons, right?

A few others I could name are Half-Lifes world, including Aperture Science from Portal and a part of me would also like to work alongside Sam and Max in New York City.

 

[silver wolf009]

For the backstory and lore, the Halo Universe.

For the actual location, Halo itself.

There's something so... Awe inspiring about imagining it, silent and empty for countless years. A beautiful, pristine, amazing weapon that, in all honesty, wouldn't be a bad place to live on, as long as someone made sure the keys were under control.

 

[IndieGinge]

The Nexus is basically the Firelink shrine - only larger and at times far more dangerous (but I won't spoil it past that) and instead of walking out, you teleport to the 5 worlds in Boletaria. But seriously, there isn't much difference between them in purpose.

On the plus side for the Nexus is the collection of individuals who have gathered there, as they really add to the atmosphere and do a good job of positioning the player in the world (a complaint that more than a few had about the obtuse nature of Dark Souls.)

Once you move to each world, you can play all stages, start to finish, without returning to the Nexus if you wish (and is really the best way to go from Pure Black to Pure White World Tendency in one fell swoop). Each world is a large size and is very much in the same "metroidvania" style as Dark Souls. The only difference is that none of the 5 worlds are linked to each other outside of the Nexus. That isn't to say that the worlds are small or that there aren't plenty of "unlockable" shortcuts and secret areas.

Even more excited about this game now. Just fyi, I've only heard about Demons Souls by hearsay through Dark Souls (Which I just beat for the first time so maybe that's why I'm fanboying) so that's why my info is wrong. I like the idea of this a whole lot to be honest, though I think interconnectedness is still a plus. If DeSouls actually has some real characters outside the item descriptions though, holy shit it likely beats Dark Souls by a mile in some respects.

 

[tzimize]

Albion.

Old RPG from Blue Byte. Play it, its awesome. Slow start, but once it gets rolling...mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm