Support NeoGAF

[Napalm_Frank]

Gametrailers: Top 10 Home Bases

10. Mother Base
9. 221B Baker Street
8. Stray Sheep
7. Suikoden Castle
6. Carrington Institute
5. XCOM Headquarters
4. Dojima Residence
3. The Nexus
2. Monteriggioni
1. The Normandy

#teamspoilerlists

 

[TheBowen]

Decent list, despite no ebon hawk from kotor. And morher base from mgs v is shit tier

Good shout out to dojima residence

 

[Ushay]

Where is the Ebon Hawk, for shame. And Baldurs Gate 2 pocket realm for that matter.

 

[GlamFM]

#1 is correct!

 

[mrmickfran]

Good shout out to dojima residence

Welcome home, big bro!

 

[sora87]

Good list as always!

 

[SporeCrawler]

Hyperion and Aduns Spear deserve a spot

 

[The Lamonster]

Surprised Stormwind is not on the list.

 

[Newtype-001]

I don't think anyone can disagree. I'm just happy dojima residence was even put in.

 

[Hycran]

I went to Monteriggioni prior to finding out that it was used in the Assassin's creed games, and it's actually a pretty "homie" place. Not sure how it's presented in the game, but I can certainly imagine riding through the castle gates to the small shops and houses and church and being contented.

 

[Napalm_Frank]

Surprised Stormwind is not on the list.

Gametrailers is full of Horde scum so it figures.

 

[Conkerkid11]

10. Mother Base - Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
9. 221B Baker Street - Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments
8. Stray Sheep - Catherine
7. Suikoden Castle - Suikoden 1
6. Carrington Institute - Perfect Dark
5. XCOM Headquarters - XCOM: Enemy Unknown
4. Dojima Residence - Persona 4
3. The Nexus - Demon's Souls
2. Monteriggioni - Assassin's Creed II and Brotherhood
1. The Normandy - Mass Effect

List fixed

Super weird to have included Mother Base in there. I thought it was severely lacking in terms of... Everything. Plus, they spend the entire video segment bashing it.

Gametrailers is full of Horde scum so it figures.

Stormwind is a terrible city though.

Plus, if they were to include World of Warcraft, they'd have to list garrisons, because that's home base now.

 

[SictorVullivan]

Top 3 is great.

 

[Spring-Loaded]

Any games that take the Mother Base formula to its furthest extent? Like, being able to interact with your soldiers, see work being done, etc.? Doesn't have to be on the same scale, but something similar.

10. Mother Base - Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
9. 221B Baker Street - Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments
8. Stray Sheep - Catherine
7. Suikoden Castle - Suikoden 1
6. Carrington Institute - Perfect Dark
5. XCOM Headquarters - XCOM: Enemy Unknown
4. Dojima Residence - Persona 4
3. The Nexus - Demon's Souls
2. Monteriggioni - Assassin's Creed II and Brotherhood
1. The Normandy - Mass Effect

List fixed

I almost fucking died because the list was spoiler tagged

Bless you, you daring soul

 

[Z3M0G]

I love how they probably got into a coffee-room chat about Mother Base in MGS5... discussed a bunch of games that did it better... then said "LET'S POST A LIST!"

 

[RespectThySole]

Lol at Mother Base being included. Happy to see Dojima residence there though.

 

[Hibiki Kurosawa]

"Welcome home, big bro!"

Damn straight Dojima's Residence makes the list!

#teamspoilerlists represent!

 

[Rymuth]

Suikoden

Spoiler

2

and

Spoiler

5

should've been on that list!

 

[Elfforkusu]

Skies of Arcadia?

 

[Darrenf]

Stray Sheep came to my mind instantly when I read the title. Glad to see it on the list.

 

[t26]

How is your home in Animal Crossing not on the list?

 

[GoodCoffeeJoey]

Where's the house menu thing from Fable 3?

Spoiler

/s

 

[Kenzodielocke]

Mother Base is a load of crap with no heart to it.

It's soulless.

 

[Data West]

ummm

 

[SpacePirate Ridley]

Im the only one who can see the video?

Pretty good list. Normandy, Dojima's and the Stray Sheep where great.

Never got the appeal of the Normandy other than it being a ship.

Saints Row 2 - Underground Church

Mafia 2 - Vito's Apartment

The most egregious missing from the list though

Is the characters and the places you can visit in the ship, not that is a ship what makes it good.
I lover Mafia 2, but I wouldnt call Vito's apartment a great homebase. You cant do much inside.
EDIT T You change you whole post, you, sly you!

 

[Zombegoast]

Is number 10 a joke?

 

[FluxWaveZ]

Persona 5 will have one that deserves to be on that list, for sure.

I think I liked P3's Dorm just as much as the Dojima residence.

 

[PSqueak]

This list made me realize Nintendo games are mostly devoid of HQ like places, not even peach's castle count cause usually games that have it show it invaded in some capacity.

I guess only Mario games that come to mind with such are Partners in time (Peach castle in the present, in the past it is invaded...as usual) and Bowser's inside story (Bowser himself), both from the Mario & Luigi franchise.

 

[Franchuzas87]

Happy for the Carrington Institute inclusion. Loved it. I spend a lot of time walking there, reading extra stuff about the story and getting all the medals in the firing range.

One of the many reasons why I prefer Perfect Dark to GoldenEye.

 

[uncledonnie]

Skies of Arcadia?

Yeah this really should have made the list.

 

[Heartfyre]

There's no way that

Spoiler

Suikoden I's castle

deserves it over the sequel. That castle is better in every way!

 

[FaintDeftone]

So they complain about Mother Base being designed around microtransactions, yet they throw it on their top ten list?

 

[kewlmyc]

Persona 5 will have one that deserves to be on that list, for sure.

I think I liked P3's Dorm just as much as the Dojima residence.

What is that thing on Ryuji's left? Looks like a giant drink. Can't be a barstool as there's no seat.

 

[Intheflorsh]

What is that thing on Ryuji's left? Looks like a giant drink. Can't be a barstool as there's no seat.

It's a fancy ashtray. I know this because there is one just like it in Fallout 4.

 

[FluxWaveZ]

What is that thing on Ryuji's left? Looks like a giant drink. Can't be a barstool as there's no seat.

There was a discussion about it here: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=180899814

Conclusion: ashtray

 

[NuttSack]

We tried not to confuse these with HUB worlds which are just areas containing portals to other areas

Isn't the Nexus a HUB world by that definition?

 

[FluxWaveZ]

Isn't the Nexus a HUB world by that definition?

It is, but there's a distinct difference between the Nexus and something like Peach's Castle in Mario 64. The Nexus has a lot more activity, NPCs and purpose going on, while the Castle pretty much just serves as an elaborate hub.

It's especially accentuated in Demon's Souls case, since returning to the Nexus from the oppressive world players travel to has a great contrast and is even relaxing.

 

[Data West]

Isn't the Nexus a HUB world by that definition?

I was also just going to say exactly this

 

[Acquiescence]

#teamspoilerlists

You are a true bro.

 

[Spieler Eins]

Skies of fucking Arcadia

 

[Dizzy-4U]

PSO music......no PSO.

 

[orthodoxy1095]

#10 is an absolute joke. It's one of the worst home bases ever. It's like a prime example of a soulless home.

 

[Conkerkid11]

#10 is an absolute joke. It's one of the worst home bases ever. It's like a prime example of a soulless home.

Every time they told me I was going back there, I groaned and contemplated whether it was worth continuing to play or not.

It reminded me a lot of the Tower in Destiny. It's a place that handles a lot of in-game things that could easily be handled elsewhere. They force you to go back and forth from the actual game to this place that basically serves as a menu, making you watch cutscenes when going in and out, and dealing with three loading screens in the process.

 

[Frozenprince]

Skies of Arcadia?

This is defs mine. Upgrading your ship/home island is the highlight of the game.

 

[NotLiquid]

I like the NMH motel if that counts.

 

[Krakn3Dfx]

No Sanctuary?

Marcy does not approve.

 

[Data West]

Surprised Stormwind is not on the list.

I'd put Ironforge or Orgrimmar over Stormwind. Or Dalaran.

Surprised neither's not there considering how centric they are to the games stories. (Well, IF WAS in vanilla)

 

[Skelter]

Bullshit. Missing two things.

The Ebon Hawk from Kotor series and Crossroads Keep from Neverwinter Nights 2.

 

[family_guy]

Lara Croft's mansion.

 

[Data West]

Another one

It wasn't used as much in Hit The Road, but in the episodic format of the newer Sam and Max seasons, the office became an incredibly familiar and almost safe place. It was fun to watch as it changed from episode to episode but its changes were almost tame compared to other familiar places changes with each new story.