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[FoxMcChief]

RDR2 the thread.

 

[FoxMcChief]

Starfield

I keep wanting to go back, but I'm waiting to buy it for either PS5 or Switch 2.

 

[MayauMiao]

Fallout 76, while not prettiest game it does feel more livelier with other players going about their business, visiting my camps purchasing stuff, building camps, killing nearby enemies, doing their own dailies.

 

[rapid32.5]

 

[DreamcastSkies]

Final Fantasy XIII
Edit: Dragon Quest VIII

 

[GymWolf]

I don't really wonder aimlessly inside games to look at the locations tbh.

I can admire the scenery while i'm exploring or reach a place but that's it.

 

[Paasei]

Most games on my list have already been mentioned. I'd like to add one that's not here yet:
World of Warcraft.

 

[Freeman76]

Hunter call of the wild

 

[kremiso]

Yeah I put 100 hours into FC4. It is my most played entry. I never liked 3 somehow but 4 clicked and I really enjoyed the vistas.

same here
the fourth chapter still looks gorgeous, i like very much just moving from ie near a lake location to the peak of a rocky mountain, all those landscape changes in a relative short time are a pleasure for the eyes

 

[Signalis]

Amerzone - Explorer's Legacy. The original 1999 release was quite the looker for it's time as well.

 

[Hudo]

The soundtrack was a huge part of what made just walking around in Halo 1 really enjoyable, imho.

 

[ForAcademicPurposes]

Homeworld

Exquisite space landscapes

 

[Dr Bass]

Shadow of the Colossus

In that game, do you have a choice?

 

[Denton]

For real world European medieval vibes, nothing better than KCD and KCD2

For real world American old west vibes, nothing better than RDR2

For scifi Cyberpunk vibes, nothing better than, well, Cyberpunk

 

[Humdinger]

In the current crop, I'm enjoying horseback riding or driving through 1904 Sicily in Mafia: The Old Country. The landscapes are beautiful. The artists took pains to render the buildings and cities authentically. I enjoy just looking at the world.

 

[xVodevil]

Surely AC Unity and Witcher 3 were those games for me when I realized I'm also soaking in the atmosphere beyond going from A to B. Happens from time to time but nothing really comes close, maybe Elden Ring did, which also proves top graphics doesn't matter when the art design is perfect.

 

[SpokkX]

Definately Zelda Tears of the Kingdom and Sea of thieves

neither a technical marvel - but just beutiful environments

 

[Randall365]

Blighttown sewer after clearing out all the riff raff.

 

[kremiso]

Hunter call of the wild

i see this mentioned a couple of times
added to the 'to try' list, as for now i have just played a couple of Cabela games

Homeworld

Exquisite space landscapes

thanks for this, space is in my personal second position, after fairy-tale like environments

 

[Gubaldo]

For real world European medieval vibes, nothing better than KCD and KCD2

For real world American old west vibes, nothing better than RDR2

 

[RCX]

AC Unity. Its not a good game but its a really cool walk through history.

Spent a lot of time just driving around Liberty City listening to the radio in GTA IV as well. Savage atmosphere

 

[Hudo]

Yes.

 

[EverydayBeast]

I totally just look around in video games seeing landscapes and shit

 

[fran.fernandez]

Tsushima

 

[Dalbajobas]

Love seeing success stories like this.

OT RDR2 is still one of the best visuals on the market with most alive feeling world hands down.

 

[AngelMuffin]

Elden Ring

 

[LakeOf9]

• Breath of the Wild
• Skyrim
• Ghost of Tsushima
• Assassin's Creed Odyssey
• Xenoblade Chronicles
• Shadow of the Colossus
• RDR2
• Elden Ring

 

[ecosse_011172]

Yes.

 

[ReBurn]

I like No Man's Sky for this.

 

[Dithadder]

The South of France level of Dark Cloud was pleasant and soothing.

 

[RomanceDawn]

You'll laugh but Donkey Kong Country Returns and Tropical Freeze. It's played on a 2D plane but Retro's talent built some really cool 3D worlds in each stage.

So often I would find myself admiring the background layout of the land, canopies, caves, etc. Like wow I wish I could explore this land in 3D or real life.

 

[Dazrael]

Just Cause 3 for me. Medici is such a nice looking place for a war zone.

 

[Alan Wake]

Most Assassin's Creed games. I've never enjoyed the gameplay that much to be honest, but I think Ubisoft have always succeeded with the environments. Valhalla was especially beautiful.

And back in the day, obviously, Shenmue.

 

[John Bilbo]

Breath of The Wild was the only one for me.

 

[Nintendo's Witch]

Currently on my first play through of Breath of The Wild on my Switch 2 and loving the landscapes.

 

[Hudo]

Women's asses are embarrassing?

 

[Mephisto40]

Elden Ring is the only game I still go back to on a weekly basis just to have a wander around the map

 

[Davevil]

going back in time, where we didn't have video previews and only a few video game magazines with some screenshots... the journey through the landscapes of video games began on the shop-home route with the screenshots on the back of the cartridge box

 

[MrJangles]

Breath of the Wild.

 

[Breakfast at Noon]

Don't judge me, but.. I do this a lot on Fallout 76 and DayZ.
I know I know, but personally I love the Fallout 76 world and Dayz I just find really relaxing to just "hike" on.

 

[Karim]

 

[bad guy]

Jesus Christ, just go visit nature irl.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Jesus Christ, just go visit nature irl.

If nature was as easily accessible as video games, we would all do it

As someone who's been to a lot of nature irl, I can tell you that it's not super convenient most of the time. You have to ride a plane a long ways, ride a car a long ways, ride a bike a long ways, and sometimes (often) walk a long ways

Whereas in a video game you can just load in and there you are

 

[Rivdoric]

Horizon Zero Dawn & Forbidden West have quite some beautiful sceneries.

 

[Gubaldo]

oRIgins - goddam egypt man!!!
Skyrim

 

[IDKFA]

Don't shit on me, but it has to be Minecraft.

 

[sfear]

Some Assassin's Creed games (special place for Origins and Odyssey).
RDR2.

And now that I've got the build, I'm playing CP77 in VR, really taking my time. The scale, the feeling of being "inside" the game — it's on another level. I'd love to experience Origins the same way.

 

[Hudo]

Don't shit on me, but it has to be Minecraft.

I do remember just exploring shit in Minecraft just because it was interesting to walk around. Especially the dungeons.

 

[DaciaJC]

Women's asses are embarrassing?

 

[Icymanipulator]

Skyrim, Ghost of Tsushima, Kena Bridge of Spirits, and more those just off the top of my head.