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[Digital-Aftertaste]

Not from the UK but I wondered this since playing Apartment Story which is a pretty well made short story game



After playing it I checked out impressions of it and many people were going on about how much it felt like being in the UK. Small flat, light rain pouring out constantly, the odd cars parked next to the street etc.
made me wonder if there were other games out there that had similar motifs.

 

[SJRB]

Assassin's Creed because you go around stabbing people.

 

[IFireflyl]

Assassin's Creed because you go around stabbing people.

 

[RetroGamingUK]

That's a flat

 

[roosnam1980]

fallout london

 

[The Cockatrice]

never been to UK but I imagine Bloodborne is an accurate description of it.

 

[T_T]

Everybody's Gone to the Rupture

 

[Three]

The getaway

 

[STARSBarry]

Most UK game ever, lots of stabbing and accents.

 

[Robb]

 

[darrylgorn]

 

[Markio128]

You won't get more UK than 'Thank Goodness you're here!'.

 

[Unknown?]

The getaway

Yes, you wankers!

 

[Connificent]

 

[AV]

Apartments?! Not a UK game, they're called flats.

 

[Radical_3d]

The getaway

That's cockney simulator. You with that you leave out the posh. You need the full experience.

 

[dreamstation]

Came for some UK asses left empty handed

 

[AJUMP23]

Is Bully set in the UK?

 

[DAHGAMING]

The getaway

This is the 1 .

 

[Markio128]

The last Watchdogs game was also set in the UK.

 

[Mephisto40]

 

[playXray]

Forza Horizon 4, especially in winter for some reason.

 

[Mr Moose]

GTA London.

 

[AV]

Is Bully set in the UK?

Nah, New England I think. Made by British devs. Wouldn't really work in our country because stuff like bottle rockets and slingshots weren't as much of a school stereotype here.

Also it was called Canis Canem Edit (Dog Eat Dog) here because of the dumb moral panic at the time.

 

[TintoConCasera]

Dragon Quest VIII's localization is one of the most british things I've played.

 

[SirTerry-T]

 

[Klosshufvud]

The getaway

Came here to say this. This game is so British it's insane. I remember when I played this as a kid with my brothers and how infuriating it was driving on the wrong side of the road. And the game had this constant overcast to it and half the cars in trafic were taxis. Game was very dry and depressing in general, so it really felt like they nailed the London aesthetics well.

 

[Drew1440]

The Getaway/Black Monday
Killing Floor
London Racer
Blood & Truth
Roller-coaster Tycoon - A lot of the map background designs give off a UK town vibe

 

[Deerock71]

Is Bully set in the UK?

FUCK no.

 

[Deerock71]

The getaway

This is the one. Since it's already been said, I'll say no game ever made me want to visit the UK more than Forza Horizon 4.

 

[Kenneth Haight]

GTA London.

Beat me to it. Loved that game so much. Had a pirated copy of it (not endorsing, but the time and place it was rife using the PS1 disc swap trick)

 

[kurisu_1974]

I was thinking you meant crap like Dizzy or Head over Heels

 

[mhirano]

The most UK Ass game is of course

Spoiler

Tomb Raider amirite gentlemen?

 

[Mr Moose]

Beat me to it. Loved that game so much. Had a pirated copy of it (not endorsing, but the time and place it was rife using the PS1 disc swap trick)

I want to buy the old GTAs but can't find them on the PC stores

 

[FireFly]

 

[Kenneth Haight]

I want to buy the old GTAs but can't find them on the PC stores

I would buy the original GTA, GTA2 and GTA London if they released them on PlayStation.

Those games I'm sure don't hold up very well but they are iconic games. I would love to see a collection of them one day. The electric gun in GTA2 was crazy

 

[violence]

Conkers bad fur day. The humor, I thought, was to show how British they were.

 

[KaiserBecks]

Sony should bring back "The Getaway". But of course they won't.

 

[Ulsterman]

Everybody's Gone to the Rupture

Fantastic game can't recommend it enough.

 

[El Muerto]

 

[Madserb2023]

Resident Evil or Silent Hill. Can't decide. Loads of drug addicts just wondering around in the fog.

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

ZombiU

 

[Herbspiceguy]

Bullfrog games, namely Theme Hospital and Dungeon Keeper, had silly UK vibe and humor. It added a unique flavor to the games, which I sometimes feel is sorely missing in modern games, or specifically city builders and management games. The city builder "Constructor" doubled down on the silly UK vibe.

 

[nial]

The Getaway, The Getaway: Black Monday, Gangs of London and Blood & Truth.

 

[nial]

.

 

[Lunarorbit]

Watch steam rise from pots! Haha, that was cute.

He's got a handgun though. Those are illegal in the Uk right?

 

[hemo memo]

never been to UK but I imagine Bloodborne is an accurate description of it.

By accurate you mean very optimistic view.

 

[BbMajor7th]

Everybody's Gone to the Rapture / Thank Goodness You're Here! Both are excellent examples of the UK outside of London.

 

[Killer8]

 

[Madserb2023]

By accurate you mean very optimistic view.

I wish I didn't live here so I could imagine the UK being basically Harry Potter. Sadly it's more Harry Pothead, with a hint of West Virginia.