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[jonno394]

I remember the first time I was allowed out of the school, it was awesome, and then there was christmas in the town as well, brilliant!

 

[HiroProtagonist]

Rabanastre (FFXII)

Loved the music, loved the scope.

This. It felt properly massive with the tall buildings, huge footprint, and deep with its sub-city and sewers.

 

[BlueSummers]

Balamb Town from FFVIII. Sogood.gif

 

[outunderthestars]

Psychonauts Milkman Conspiracy

 

[Fritz]

Baten Kaitos, because of style:

Reverence

Diadem

 

[10dollas]

Midgar: The rich separating themselves from the slums isn't exactly a new idea, but the feel you get is intriguing from exploring a class-divided city that had a city built on top of a plate which itself is built over the slums.

 

[Übermatik]

Beautiful.

 

[Vlodril]

Great thread. I'll second Vergen (best dwarf town ever), flotsam was good too(hd towns are hard...).

 

[Phandy]

Just one of the many awesome ones from any Infinity Engine game,

Baldur's Gate 2: Athkatla
Theres some other great ones (

Spoiler

Suldenessar

) But Athkatla just has so much going on. So much to do. People to meet and things to do.

Overall Map + The docks, because I really like the rounded architecture there.

 

[Dunan]

In before "HD towns are hard": FFXIII has some pretty interesting cities that would have been fun to spend more time in. Eden in particular looked just amazing. Let's hope that FFXIII-2 lets you visit them and explore them -- they could do a lot with a Cocoonian culture in opposition to the people who went down to PUlse.

 

[indigo-cyclops]

Does Muladhara(Digital Devil Saga) count?

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

If so, I'm with you.

Some really great ones in here, damn...

 

[Ivan A Nguyen]

San d'Oria from FFXI. It's where I first started, where I returned to, where I got my rank 10, and where my heart in FFXI will always be.

 

[Durante]

Sigil, city of doors.

 

[Perfect Blue]

Silent Hill 1-3.

This took way too long.

 

[kai3345]

Canterbury Commons from Fallout 3
Home to one of the wackiest and weirdest quests in the game "A Superhuman Gambit" in which two local "Superheroes" duke it out in the middle of the town. And you must choose who to kill and who to side with. The Ant-Agonizer or the Mechanist.

 

[throwawayname]

Yes, this. The music is so comforting.

I luv that song.

 

[hyduK]

Aspio, City of Scholars from Tales of Vesperia (can't find a screen).

Flanoir, Tales of Symphonia

Parnasse, Baten Kaitos

Kurast Docks, Diablo II

Gadgetzan, World of Warcraft

Goron City, Ocarina of Time

 

[Carbonox]

Cosmo Canyon (FFVII):

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

This x10bazillion. Absolutely love the music.

I also liked Ilium. A more relaxing place to wander around in Mass Effect 2.

 

[Tylahedras]

Seriously guys? No one mentions it?

On a more personal note Aerie from Nier (picture doesn't do it justice):

 

[Watch Da Birdie]

Another vote for Windfall Island in Wind Waker...mainly because of the awesome music. Seriously, doesn't get any more relaxing than this, plus it incorporates the Kakariko Village theme in it too.

And I love Sootopolis City in Ruby and Sapphire

Can't wait to see how this town looks in the 3DS R/S remake.

And a shout out to Delfino from Mario Sunshine

 

[zeitgeist]

San d'Oria from FFXI. It's where I first started, where I returned to, where I got my rank 10, and where my heart in FFXI will always be.

I was going to say Clock Town from Majora's Mask but I completely forgot about FFXI.

I spent a lot of time in Windurst but I was from San d'Oria so I love both.

 

[CruxisMana]

Flanoir // Tales of Symphonia.

I don't really think I have a favourite overall game town, but Flanoir definitely started my love of snow/winter towns.

I came here to mention Halure. I see I don't need to.
That town is one of the things that sold me on Vesperia.

One of my biggest disappointments with Vesperia was that it didn't have a snow town, but aside from that they were all great.

 

[Magnus]

I fucking HATE Zozo...lol. Came at the end of a long period without being able to visit a shop, you're running low on health, then BAM. An oasis! Thank go- WTF? Why????

But favorite town....does anything in Professor Layton count?

What? lol. You march straight up there from Jidoor, haha.

Lindblum and Rabanastre for sure. And hell, Midgar, for the memories.

And Ironforge and Stormwind! Again, for all the memories.

 

[hyduK]

One of my biggest disappointments with Vesperia was that it didn't have a snow town, but aside from that they were all great.

Cosign this. Flanoir was the best town in ToS.

Hopefully Xillia has one...

 

[throwawayname]

Esto Gaza:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHI3jc6SAnc

Bran Bal:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ai4mbIP4vbM

Treno:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoWXo3Ebon4

 

[Refugio]

Rougeport (Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door)

The Pianta mafia on the westside!

 

[Y2Kev]

How could anyone like anything from Oblivion? Ghost towns. ESPECIALLY the imperial city.

I like Fisherman's Horizon...

I also really like Yakuza's towns. I feel like there's so much to do.

 

[chickdigger802]

slight hijack of thread.

Favorite town music themes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sASiZKBNPY

 

[Pachterballs]

Tibetan village in Uncharted 2.

thank god someone posted this. I was scrolling down and thinking "surely someone posted this!!" Looking at that... even now; wow ND has some seriously talented artists working for them.

 

[Error]

Clock Town from Majora's Mask easily.

 

[hyduK]

slight hijack of thread.

Favorite town music themes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sASiZKBNPY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI3PtLCC8WE

Peaceful Days

 

[Ravage]

Balamb Garden & Rabanastre

 

[CruxisMana]

Hopefully Xillia has one...

I vaguely remember seeing one in some of the concept art and later in a screenshot, but I can't seem to find them now.

ENTHUSIASM.

 

[No_Style]

A recent favorite of mine includes Hengsha from Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Love the size, the different areas, the interesting people talking amongst themselves about the new authority in town and the look of the city.

Also, Kamurocho of Yakuza 4 is up there.

 

[DimmuBurgerKing]

Illusion of Gaia - Freejia

 

[semiconscious]

Treno:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoWXo3Ebon4

yes! - was just looking for pic to post . my favorite ff town of'm all...

 

[Speevy]

Vivec

 

[Myriadis]

Hyrule Town from Minish Cap.

 

[echoshifting]

Dalaran (WoW). I don't think I ever got sick of steering my drake toward the city in the clouds, watching it slowly come into full view.

Harrogath (Diablo II)...right after Tristram, but that's been posted. Second best theme in the game, too (once again following Tristram)

Last but not least, Paradise City (Burnout Paradise).

This took way too long.

Seriously, I was surprised as well

 

[aperman]

Seriously guys? No one mentions it?

*Bioshock - Rapture*

I was shocked and about to post it until you came along and saved my life.

 

[Cow Mengde]

Crysta. I can't believe it took so many pages for this one to be listed. The minute you step outside, you're totally blown away by the weird Crystal Blue flying in the sky. Not to mention of the greatest village themes ever composed.

 

[olimpia84]

I can't believe Rapture took so long to get mentioned!

Among my favorites are:
Kakariko Village (LTTP, OOT)
Raccoon City
The casino city (from Pokemon Red and Blue)
Kamurocho (Yakuza series)
GTA Liberty City
Yokosuka (Shenmue)
Town in Greece (Body Harvest)

 

[Soma]

As far as design and artstyle are concerned, hands down Lindblum from Final Fantasy IX for me.

As far as activity and interaction with the town and its people, definitely Clock Town from Majora's Mask.

 

[WillyFive]

Toad Town is my favorite:

Mostly because of the music.

 

[Kuran]

That town in the desert in Xenogears. The one with the restaurant/tavern and the fish tank?

I think it was Dazil.

Xenogears had such lively towns. Perfect atmosphere.

 

[sublimit]

This took way too long.

Well this (IMO) shows to an extent the damage all the recent games and movie has done to the series.Excitement about the franchise dies bit by bit with every half-arsed SH Konami continues to spit out.

 

[Count of Monte Sawed-Off]

That town in the desert in Xenogears. The one with the restaurant/tavern and the fish tank?

Xenogears had such lively towns. Perfect atmosphere.

Yeah, the towns in Xenogears were all pretty damn memorable.

 

[Basslover]

I love the towns in this game, but I will just mention these:

Domina

Lumina

Legend of Mana btw

 

[NeoUltima]

First one that came to mind was Lindblum (ff9)

 

[Biggzy]

As far as design and artstyle are concerned, hands down Lindblum from Final Fantasy IX for me.

As far as activity and interaction with the town and its people, definitely Clock Town from Majora's Mask.

Although it isn't everyone's. FF IX is my favourite FF, not necessary the best. But I just found the world enchanting for some reason and this town is one of the reasons why.