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Best looking city or location in a video game [pics warning... maybe]

  • 16-01-2020 3:02pm
    #1
    B.A._Baracus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,206 ✭✭✭✭


    Was reading another thread and it got me thinking. What is the best city / location in a video game?

    Some say Skyrim was amazing:

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    Others say City 17 from Half Life 2:

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    Both fine choices. What would be yours?


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  • #2
    5uspect
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 10,518 Mod ✭✭✭✭5uspect


    Vice City.


  • #3
    B.A._Baracus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,206 ✭✭✭✭B.A._Baracus


    5uspect wrote: »
    Vice City.

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    A good choice.


  • #4
    GhostofKNugget
    Closed Accounts Posts: 91 ✭✭GhostofKNugget


    Rapture - Bioshock
    The Finch House - What Remains of Edith Finch
    Dunwall and Karnaca - Dishonored
    The Oldest House - Control


  • #5
    B.A._Baracus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,206 ✭✭✭✭B.A._Baracus


    GhostofKNugget wrote: »
    Rapture - Bioshock
    The Finch House - What Remains of Edith Finch
    Dunwall and Karnaca - Dishonored
    The Oldest House - Control

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    Rapture was one of a kind.
    Nearly 13 years ago now. Where is the time flying.


  • #6
    Jordan 199
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,033 ✭✭✭✭Jordan 199


    San Francisco in Watch_Dogs 2.


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  • #7
    Zero-Cool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,904 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    Great question!

    Solar System of Outer Wilds is first that comes to mind but need more time to thing about older games.

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  • #8
    pappyodaniel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,761 ✭✭✭pappyodaniel


    At the time I loved Los Angeles in the Blade Runner game from the mid 90s.


  • #9
    J. Marston
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,221 ✭✭✭✭J. Marston


    Mirror's Edge still has one of the best looking cities in any game...

    cool-mirrors-edge-wallpaper-1.jpg


  • #10
    BeerWolf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,122 ✭✭✭BeerWolf


    The Citadel in Mass Effect series.


  • #11
    _CreeD_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,151 ✭✭✭_CreeD_


    From a pure fidelity perspective - New York in The Division.


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  • #12
    YouSavedMyLife
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,932 ✭✭✭YouSavedMyLife


    "Favourite places in videogames"

    Miami!

    LA!

    New York!

    San Francisco!
    :pac:


  • #13
    Penn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,226 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    Alfheim in God of War was absolutely stunning.


  • #14
    dudeeile
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,146 ✭✭✭dudeeile


    _CreeD_ wrote: »
    From a pure fidelity perspective - New York in The Division.

    Great city alright and I always felt particularly engrossed when playing survival.


  • #15
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Pripyat in the single player COD4 mission all Ghillied up

    When you first cross over into Mexico in the first RDR

    The entire series of testing chambers and breaking free in Portal was an amazing setting.


  • #16
    Rattlehead_ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,882 ✭✭✭Rattlehead_ie


    I dont have any on this machine, but some of the Horizon Zero Dawn scenery and places are amazing.


  • #17
    quokula
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,661 ✭✭✭quokula


    Kamurocho

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  • #18
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Dunwall from Dishonored gets another vote from me.


  • #19
    Glebee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,684 ✭✭✭Glebee


    Assassins Creed unity- 1780s Paris
    Assassins Creed syndicate - 1860s London


  • #20
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 29,724 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    The unnamed cityscapes in Naissance - has this empty, overwhelming dystopian feel, feeling like it stretches out to infinity

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    The island in the Witness - every shadow, every reflection, every pillar placed on purpose, in a game full of visual delights and secrets.

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    Inaba in Persona 4 - really it's just a street, a shopping centre and a few other buildings, but the place feels lived in and genuine: somewhat out of kilter in the modern world but all the more convincing for it. Persona 5's Tokyo had nothing on it.

    p4g-1-89049438709472740713043934702696.jpg


  • #21
    Canis Lupus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,893 ✭✭✭Canis Lupus


    Grizzly Hills WoW. I started WoW just as Lich King released and just the general ambience of Northrend was amazing but Grizzly Hills and that haunting violin tune will probably stay with me for life. I just put the track on youtube and man I still feel as strongly about it today as I did then.


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  • #22
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 17,378 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Sapienza - Hitman
    Toussaint + Novigrad - Witcher 3
    Leyawiin - Oblivion


  • #23
    Niska
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,474 ✭✭✭Niska


    Canis Lupus wrote: »
    Grizzly Hills WoW. I started WoW just as Lich King released and just the general ambience of Northrend was amazing but Grizzly Hills and that haunting violin tune will probably stay with me for life. I just put the track on youtube and man I still feel as strongly about it today as I did then.

    It's a wonderful track, alright. Apparently, it's not a violin its a Nyckelharpa

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyckelharpa


  • #24
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 51,843 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    All these games are just 3D garbage.

    The fact is none of them look any where near as good as late Neo Geo games.

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  • #25
    GhostofKNugget
    Closed Accounts Posts: 91 ✭✭GhostofKNugget


    I thought I'd stick up some screen shots.

    The city in Journey

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    Dunwall in Dishonored

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    Karnaca in Dishonored 2

    874381-dishonored-2-windows-screenshot-watching-the-guard-patrols.jpg


  • #26
    Stone Deaf 4evr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,000 ✭✭✭Stone Deaf 4evr


    The Pyramidion in destiny 2, such a cool optical effect when you're on the downward slope section.


  • #27
    SomeSayKos
    Registered Users Posts: 678 ✭✭✭SomeSayKos


    I know it's not out yet but Night City in Cyberpunk


  • #28
    gizmo
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    Columbia in Bioshock Infinite.

    It's one of those environments where, if you stripped away the combat from the game and opened it up, I'd happily explore for hours on foot, or rail as the case may be.


  • #29
    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,731 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    yUiX2DP.jpg

    Also an honourable mention to the greatest intro art of all time

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  • #30
    Creamy Goodness
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,584 ✭✭✭✭Creamy Goodness


    Mêlée Island


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  • #31
    squawker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 501 ✭✭✭squawker


    one of my favourite maps of any game I have ever played

    Escape from Tarkov | Interchange

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  • #32
    Sonics2k
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,253 ✭✭✭Sonics2k


    Surprised no-one has pointed out Gotham for Arkham City or Knight.

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  • #33
    Potential-Monke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,282 ✭✭✭✭Potential-Monke


    You could nearly say any of the AC games really, Rome, Cyprus, Spain, Istanbul, London, the Caribbean, etc, but it has to be said that they done an amazing job with Odyssey, and the draw distance alone (on console) is something spectacular imo. I think it's more the variety and scope that lets Odyssey stand out. A lot of Skyrim felt copy/paste, but I didn't get that with Odyssey at all.

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  • #34
    Doctor Nick
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,506 ✭✭✭Doctor Nick


    Irithyll of the Boreal Valley - Dark Souls 3.


    Edit: How do I embed from my phone?


  • #35
    Potential-Monke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,282 ✭✭✭✭Potential-Monke


    Doctor Nick wrote: »
    How do I embed from my phone?

    If you're uploading it to Boards, you need to direct link and put it between the [ img ] and [ /img ] brackets (no spaces). IIRC you can only do this once you've posted as only then can you get the direct link for the upload.

    Edit: I'd love to throw up pics of Nosgoth from the Legacy of Kain series. The place awed me when I played them, but as it's so old it looks pants in comparison to the above. Amazing setting, and I really hope there's a reboot, would love to see Nosgoth in 4K!


  • #36
    goon_magee
    Registered Users Posts: 709 ✭✭✭goon_magee


    Irithyll of the Boreal Valley in Dark Souls 3 has got to get a mention here. Possibly the most breathtaking views and vistas of any game location I've ever encountered.

    https://www.flickr.com/photos/152818956@N06/42919007022

    It's probably my favourite location in the series, and possibly the reason Dark Souls 3 is my favourite entry.


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  • #37
    B.A._Baracus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,206 ✭✭✭✭B.A._Baracus


    'Future' Prague from Deus Ex Mankind Divided looks amazing.

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  • #38
    kkontour
    Registered Users Posts: 352 ✭✭kkontour


    Seeing the Great Plateau for the first time after emerging from Shrine of Resurrection

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  • #39
    Sephiroth_dude
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 80,764 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sephiroth_dude


    That first time you enter novigrad in Witcher 3

    The pyramids in assassin's creed origins.


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