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[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Gravity Rush
Shadow of the Colossus
Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Super Mario 64
Chrono trigger

 

[kikkis]

Elden ring

 

[Humdinger]

I enjoyed walking around the environments of Horizon Zero Dawn. It was one of my favorite parts of that game - the beautiful landscapes.

Skyrim gave me that sense, too. And Morrowind, too, many years ago - I remember staring at the night sky and the moons.

 

[Midn1ght]

I love getting lost in DayZ, walking through fields, countryside roads, forest and little villages. Nature sound is also great in this game. I don't know what it is, being on your own, trying to survive, finding supplies and gear, knowing I could die any second and end up back on the beach, it always felt special to me.

 

[TidusYuna]

Venus Vacation Prism: Dead or Alive Xtreme

 

[Team Andromeda]

D2 - Dreamcast

Halo Infinite - Series X

AC Unity - Xbox One

 

[lughnasadh123]

So many good ones already mentioned. I'll put up casually riding your bike around to explore the scenery in Days Gone.

 

[IAmRei]

Lot of them are open world, but some are not:
Final fantasy XVI, FFXV, Xenoblades all of them are beautiful, TOTK & BOTW, Dragons Dogma 1 -2, Yakuza series, GTA 5 with mod of course where I often use walking radio, literally walk or driving slowly.
Other than that, Wildlands by driving along and listening radios, Far cry 5 with the fishing spots, Witcher 3 do lot of walk with roach and seeing lot of vistas

 

[xrnzaaas]

Beautiful landscapes is one of the reasons why I love Alan Wake 1 so much. I always take my time advancing through levels, especially during daytime sections when there's no rush to escape from the taken. Elderwood National Park is probably my favorite one with the cabins and Lover's Peak path, but there's a bunch of them to choose from, including Bright Falls obviously.

 

[mistuhcahlos]

I'm playing Watch Dogs 2 right now and am appreciating the detail in San Francisco. I've walked around more in this game than most others to visit famous landmarks and street art. It's also nice to be able to (safely) visit Oakland.

 

[metareferential]

Something I haven't seen mentioned yet:

Just Cause 2 (dated, but it's the best world of the series).
No Man's sky.
Metro series (any game, really).
Tomb Raider / Uncharted (even though it's linear).

And...Mirror's Edge (the first one). Still breathtaking.

 

[TintoConCasera]

Most recent must be Kingdom Come Deliverance 2. Be it a little village, a city or just the middle of the woods, it's a joy walking around in that game.

 

[Arsic]

Red Dead 2

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

The cold areas in Days Gone are absolutely stunning, with great melancholic vibes.

 

[Robb]

Most Zelda games I think. TotK in particular is just such a cool version of Hyrule. Jumping down from the sky islands you can land on a dragon, enjoy the view, and suddenly that same dragon will ride you into the depths.

One time I jumped down and a star fragment just fell right next to me and I was able to grab it as I was going down.

Just writing about it now makes me want to jump back in.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Loved doing this in Morrowind, never got bored of that soundtrack.

Saints Row IV was another, I loved that ambient soundtrack.

Red Dead 2, nothing like it.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

Horizon Forbidden West and AC Shadows.

 

[Gameplay Gods Bless]

Full locations I enjoy being in:

Yharnam in Bloodborne
Exploring Nosgoth in LOK
Greenvale in Deadly Premonition
Rapture in BioShock
Sinnoh Region in Gen 4 Pokemon
Liberty City in GTA4

Specific places that feel like home when I go back to them:

Treno & Lindblum in FF9
Citadel in Mass Effect
Clock Town in Majoras' Mask
Rexs' hometown Fonsett in Xenoblade 2
Inside the Yggdrasil in Xenogears

Yggdrasil in Xenogears... Feels..

 

[Gameplay Gods Bless]

You mentioned Morrisons, but giants citizen kabuto was a game I pissed about in a lot as a kid.

Does Kabuto hold up?

 

[Lupin3]

BioShock Infinite.

 

[Nocty]

Kingdome come deliverance 2 is stunning. Wandering off in to the forest during the late evening or as a storm comes in is magical.

 

[DanielG165]

Abzu

AC: Shadows

Avatar

Breath of the Wild

Flight Simulator

Forza Horizon

Horizon Zero Dawn

Horizon Forbidden West

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2

Red Dead Redemption 2

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Starfield

 

[Azelover]

It's simple but there is something magical about Ocarina of Time's overworld. I love riding through it with Epona and watch the sun rise and set. It's awesome.

It may have something to do with nostalgia though. IDC..

 

[Super Lemon Drop]

Hunter: Call of the Wild.

I bought the angler expansion but never tried it. I am really in the mood for a beautiful landscape game to just chill in, in the spirit of the topic.

 

[The Cockatrice]

Cyberpunk 2077 has remained king so far. Still waiting for that one game to surpass it.

 

[twilo99]

Go outside.

 

[Zacfoldor]

Lies of P. I love krat and the snow covered areas in Overture. Also Mario and Zelda games have a charm for me about their world/sandbox. Elden Ring.

 

[notseqi]

Games like Skyrim, the recent Oblivion remaster really scratched this itch.

Said it before, Oblivion took me a year to complete, just chilled out after work hunting deer.

Skyrim I don't fast travel, exploring is fun and if anybody gives me shit I will Kobe their village.

 

[salva]

Starfield
Cyberpunk
BOTW

 

[Super Lemon Drop]

Go outside.

The graphics suck.