Beautiful Video Game Villages/Towns/Cities?

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james_the_composer

#1 August 04, 2009, 04:53:10 am

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I'm looking for some photos of some beautiful Video Game towns. 2d or 3d... There was one in particular I was looking for from what I think was the beginning of the 2nd disc or end of the 1st disc of Legend of Dragoon. It was a town by the sea....I can't find pictures of it anywhere.

Anyway, any kinds of towns count honestly. I'm just looking for some drawing and writing inspiration. =)

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General Robert E. Lee

#2 August 04, 2009, 05:01:05 am

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The cities in Oblivion have nice architecture.

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Kole

#3 August 04, 2009, 05:15:11 am

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Final Fantasy XII

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#4 August 04, 2009, 07:04:07 am

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I always really liked all of the Final Fantasy games that used pre-rendered backgrounds. The environments were always amazing. Something was lost in the 3-D games later on, what with pesky camera angles, etc.

Legend of Mana was a master at this, with some really nice looking graphics like watercolor paintings.

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Ralph

#5 August 04, 2009, 09:21:59 am

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I was taken away by some of the villages and cities in Dragon Quest VIII. One of my favorites was the very religious town on an island which had a HUGE statue of the Godess in it.

Also, Kamiki Village in Okami was really pretty, and I still think there should be a nomad city which consists of several building-sized vehicles connected to each other through bridges that drives through a desert. That would be awesome.

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#6 August 04, 2009, 07:33:50 pm

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Legend of Mana has wonderful towns. I still like the towns in Xenogears, for being so individually different from each other and full of life.

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Abelone

#7 August 04, 2009, 07:55:16 pm

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Morrowing has a ton.
Vivec comes to mind, as well as that ancient bug shells city and giant tree mage city of awesome.

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#8 August 04, 2009, 07:55:59 pm

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Quote from: General Robert E. Lee on August 04, 2009, 05:01:05 am

The cities in Oblivion have nice architecture.

Exactly what I was thinking. Anvil was a really wonderful looking town.

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#9 August 04, 2009, 08:45:17 pm

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the two that immediately strike me are Assassin's Creed and Professor Layton but i'm not sure if either of those are what you're thinking of.

semper games.

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Hundley

#10 August 04, 2009, 09:29:36 pm

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For my money, Final Fantasy 8 has always had the most beautiful location design. I've played other games that had their moments, but virtually every screen of Final Fantasy 8 was outstanding. Despite the game's inherent flaws, I can still play the game with frequency for this very reason. I've always found it unusually stimulating for a videogame.

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jamie

#11 August 04, 2009, 09:41:25 pm

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Nice looking or expansive towns were the main reason I played RPGs so much. A big qualifier for whether I bought one or not was if I knew whether it had a town or city in the snow or not.

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crone_lover720

#12 August 05, 2009, 03:52:22 pm

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yeah, I think that's a big reason I bought rpgs too. FFs always have spectacular environmental design.

Insurgency has some pretty amazing middle eastern towns and cities. http://www.insmod.org/ but some of the maps have cheap tricks like arches and balconies while the cities themselves are actually really bland

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Ryan

#13 August 05, 2009, 04:49:39 pm

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Valkyrie Profile, imo. Not only the towns really but every single location was absolutely breathtaking

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Eltee

#14 August 05, 2009, 05:25:43 pm

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the weeping lilly field was pretty awesome iirc

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#15 August 05, 2009, 05:54:47 pm

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i thought chrono cross had nice looking towns and backgrounds, and played it almost just for that reason (and the music)

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