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Favorite towns
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Togglesworlh
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Ahhh I was hoping someone would mention these.Basslover said:I love the towns in this game, but I will just mention these:
Domina
Lumina
Legend of Mana btw
Even if people hate the game, I don't think anyone can deny that the towns are fucking beautiful and full of life, since that's the whole point. AHHH. I love it.
EDIT: Though "full of life" in this case doesn't quite mean what it usually means: that there are lots of dudes running around. ANYWAY.
My two favorites are the city in Radiata Stories - what an amazing city that genuinely felt alive and engaging.
And then the Presidium in Mass Effect. Visually, the art direction was incredible and transporting; layout wise it was intelligently designed, had an amazing array of things to do and so perfectly represented what I wanted from an HD RPG that it still pained me that they dropped the proper full thing in Mass Effect 2. Bring it back plz!
And then the Presidium in Mass Effect. Visually, the art direction was incredible and transporting; layout wise it was intelligently designed, had an amazing array of things to do and so perfectly represented what I wanted from an HD RPG that it still pained me that they dropped the proper full thing in Mass Effect 2. Bring it back plz!
ArachosiA 78
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Stumpokapow said:Bloodpool (Actraiser):
Zozo (FFVI):
Oh man, these bring back some great memories. Sweet, sweet nostalgia...
goldenenergy
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Second Southtown from Garou: Mark of the Wolves
Pretty rare for a fighting game to have such a well-realized setting.
Pretty rare for a fighting game to have such a well-realized setting.
Misanthropy
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Los Santos. San Andreas.
Basslover said:
You're beautiful.
Anyway, besides LoM towns, I'm late and everything's been picked over, but I also love:
Tristram.
Cheydinhal. Not sure why, as generic as Oblivion is I just loved the way I felt in town.
Sadrith Mora (Morrowind)
Halure (ToV)
Kelethin (music + nostalgia)
Kuldahar (Icewind Dale - that's 3 tree cities in a row. I love me some trees.)
Kakariko Village (SNES)
Windfall Island (Wind Waker)
I hated Midgar. I'm sure there are many more but my brain can't conjure them up because this thread polluted it.
Zozo from FFVI and Kakariko from LTTP are great picks. I'd also suggest:
Chrono Trigger - Truce
Getting to see this town evolve through time is really what makes it awesome to me.
World of Warcraft - Dalaran
Probably the most impressive city they've ever done, with a ton of little details. Plus you can run infinitely in a circle around town while waiting for RDF.
Chrono Trigger - Truce
Getting to see this town evolve through time is really what makes it awesome to me.
World of Warcraft - Dalaran
Probably the most impressive city they've ever done, with a ton of little details. Plus you can run infinitely in a circle around town while waiting for RDF.
arglebargle
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Lakitu said:
this may be better suited to one of the bitch about mass effect thread threads, but... you know what pissed me off about illium? it was a place where commerce happened and yet you couldnt trade one resource/metal for another. whats the point of a marketplace if you cant exchange the valuable thing you have for other valuable things? it wouldnt have to be one for one, and you could probably even impact prices over time, but you should have been able to trade. bioware screwed this up.
Marsipolami
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I remember hating that town as a child. I always tried not to linger for too long, it was such a relief when the music changed. : pTheCongressman1 said:Control F'd, didn't find.
Lavender Town. Dat eerie music...
Winnie the Pimp
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Kilika Port FFX, SO awesome 
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also: Veniccio from Dark Cloud 2, no pics handy but i am amazed no one posted that one yet!!!
)also: Veniccio from Dark Cloud 2, no pics handy but i am amazed no one posted that one yet!!!
ah seeing that picture of icicle inn from ff7, so relaxing... esp with the music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AsIG3yNKfA
another town i liked in ff7 was junon!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AsIG3yNKfA
another town i liked in ff7 was junon!
Yokosuka from Shenmue I. First time I've ever felt in a real place playing a videogame.
Dazil from Xenogears. I loved cities from Xenogears, so full of details, so many NPCs saying interesting stuff about the scenario. The way a real JRPG should be.
Arni from Chrono Cross. Just beautiful, and the music... awww Mitsuda.
Sorry if any of these has already been mentioned, I gave a quick look at the thread and didn't notice.
Dazil from Xenogears. I loved cities from Xenogears, so full of details, so many NPCs saying interesting stuff about the scenario. The way a real JRPG should be.
Arni from Chrono Cross. Just beautiful, and the music... awww Mitsuda.
Sorry if any of these has already been mentioned, I gave a quick look at the thread and didn't notice.
arglebargle
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Natetan said:ah seeing that picture of icicle inn from ff7, so relaxing... esp with the music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AsIG3yNKfA
another town i liked in ff7 was junon!
i loved final fantasy 7 when it came out. i havent played it in years, but the pics of junon, cosmo canyon, and the golden saucer are bringing back memories. i always remember that town that i think barrett was from, it had gotten run down and so on. i felt like it was a nice touch and gave the characters some texture. also, midgar was a really great city, we should have spent more time there.
of course to me, yokosuka probably takes it, because all the characters and places felt like they existed independent of ryo, which very few games accomplish, but final fantasy 7 was a big deal to me all those years ago, so those towns will always bring back memories to me.
Americanmushroom
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Great thread, I really enjoyed viewing through this. I love towns in games, especially when you can interact with the citizens and play mini-games etc. I have to say that the towns that I love the most is Gold Saucer (FF7) and Balamb Garden (FF8), probably because of nostalgia.
Hoya Destroyer
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Kuldahar from Icewing Dale is probably my favorite town. It was a bit like an oasis in the frozen north.
I always wondered how the inhabitants could live there safely with all the Frost Giants and other creatures that could kill humans easily, living so close.
Also, Kuldahar has my favourite video game music of all time in it.
I always wondered how the inhabitants could live there safely with all the Frost Giants and other creatures that could kill humans easily, living so close.
Also, Kuldahar has my favourite video game music of all time in it.
Dragon Quest VIII has some great towns:
Pickham is a bit more complex than other towns and is quite big. Much to discover, much to explore.
Archadia is, I think, really the biggest town when it comes to explore it. Lots of houses with much to collect. I spent two hours just getting all the treasure I could find. And it's built on an natural ark high above the ocean.
Beyond Good and Evil:
How I wished it was bigger. Such an incredible atmosphere.
Super Mario Galaxy:
I ran around this town for half an hour. I didn't want the real game to start.
Pickham is a bit more complex than other towns and is quite big. Much to discover, much to explore.
Archadia is, I think, really the biggest town when it comes to explore it. Lots of houses with much to collect. I spent two hours just getting all the treasure I could find. And it's built on an natural ark high above the ocean.
Beyond Good and Evil:
How I wished it was bigger. Such an incredible atmosphere.
Super Mario Galaxy:
I ran around this town for half an hour. I didn't want the real game to start.
Anasui Kishibe
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oh, another mention from Xenoblade, although Colony Nine is still my fav
Frontier Village
so beautifully designed, magnificently layered, lights, ladders, bridges, dozens of people walking around, working, talking about stuff, every sector full of details, every tiny house, shop, factory so damn appealing to look at and a race of little furballs around your knees
Frontier Village
so beautifully designed, magnificently layered, lights, ladders, bridges, dozens of people walking around, working, talking about stuff, every sector full of details, every tiny house, shop, factory so damn appealing to look at and a race of little furballs around your knees
fabricated backlash
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I probably overlooked it, but if not:
Racoon City.
Racoon City.
Toy Soldier
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I'm sure it's been mentioned, but exploring Omikron occupied me for days straight. Wonderful atmosphere.
Feels totally dated when playing it now, though.
Feels totally dated when playing it now, though.
PdotMichael
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The start town of Grandia not on the first page? Come on, GAF!
Piercedveil
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kai3345 said:I see you and raise you
So much time spent mercilessly slaughtering the citizens of this town.
Yep, that's probably one of my favorites.
eXistor
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Some awesome stuff posted and I probably won't have anything to add, only to reiterate. Wind Waker's Windfall is probably my fave, it's got great music and with lots of secrets and stuff to do. It's just a cozy and pleasant place to be.
Monkey Island 2's Woodtick only has a few houses, but it's just such a cozy place to be, the thick atmosphere is almost palpable. The music sets the mood perfectly as well.
Mario Sunshine's Delfino Plaza is a great one too. Again, the music greatly helps set the mood and it feels like there's a so much to do. It's just fun to walk around while dicking around with FLUDD.
Majora's Mask Clock Town is an obvious but great answer. Almost every NPC had an important role and made the town feel alive. In a way I wish the entire game was set in Clock Town, such a mysterious and adventurous place.
Monkey Island 2's Woodtick only has a few houses, but it's just such a cozy place to be, the thick atmosphere is almost palpable. The music sets the mood perfectly as well.
Mario Sunshine's Delfino Plaza is a great one too. Again, the music greatly helps set the mood and it feels like there's a so much to do. It's just fun to walk around while dicking around with FLUDD.
Majora's Mask Clock Town is an obvious but great answer. Almost every NPC had an important role and made the town feel alive. In a way I wish the entire game was set in Clock Town, such a mysterious and adventurous place.
Fine Ham Abounds said:
Seconded. A month or so ago I remember making a thread about what games someone who loves beautiful cities and dislikes apocalyptic nightmares would want to play, but this thread is inspiring me much more with all these screenshots of fantastic places to visit.
Memorable, explorable, engrossing cities are the thing that video games can do better than any other form of media. We may forget the plot points and the gameplay mechanics, but we never forget the places we were able to visit.
Dunan said:Though if I lived in that world, I'd make my home in Dollet:
Anyone up for a card game at the pub?
Oh fuck yes. That town seemed so serene, even in the middle of a full-scale invasion. Coming back to it later in peacetime was beautiful.
Hell, I think I loved almost all of FFVIII's towns. They really put whatever background modelling engine they were running to work.
(Balamb Garden is pretty bitchin', too)
/edit Oh, and I nearly forgot: Mineral Town from Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town
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Cmd. Pishad'aç
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Lavalamp1138
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Of all the towns I was gonna post about, the OP got it! Halure looks so darn beautiful! Well, pretty much every Vesperia town looks gorgeous.
But in terms of awesome town with lots of towny things to do, it's gotta be the Isle of Delfino from Super Mario Sunshine!
But in terms of awesome town with lots of towny things to do, it's gotta be the Isle of Delfino from Super Mario Sunshine!
CrocMother
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Island of Myst:
Lionel Mandrake
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For another MML example, Yosyonke in MML2.
It's just so cozy. Nice relaxing atmosphere and music.
It's just so cozy. Nice relaxing atmosphere and music.
Hobbestetrician
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Delfino Plaza (Mario Sunshine)
Megaton (Fallout 3)
Clock Town (Majora's Mask)
Windfall Island (Wind Waker)
Bravil (Oblivion)
Armadillo (Red Dead Redemption)
Hillys (Beyond Good & Evil)
Megaton (Fallout 3)
Clock Town (Majora's Mask)
Windfall Island (Wind Waker)
Bravil (Oblivion)
Armadillo (Red Dead Redemption)
Hillys (Beyond Good & Evil)
