Serpentine Cougar Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Which games do you think have had the most well-developed settings? I don't necessarily mean ones that were really really immersive (though they might have been), but games that had extensive backstory and interesting locations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommanderQ Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 KOTOR:D That's one:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue15 Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Morrowind, Oblivion, Fable, Fable II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titanius Anglesmith Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 I quite like the Fallout universe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Rapture from BioShock is a great one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mur'phon Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 1: the Planes (Planescape Torment) 2: Rapture 3: The Witcher 4: Mass Effect (though it was largely wasted) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Obi-Wan Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Rapture from BioShock is a great one. Word. Other ones I liked, but definitely could've been better were Mass Effect and any game that had to do with Middle Earth. Unfortunately, the only games that really went into depth were the Battle For Middle Earth games and those were short lived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabretooth Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Planescape: Torment, Grim Fandango and I'll give a bonus mention to the Golden Sun universe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrrtoken Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Myst/Riven, Fallout, Tron 2.0, Team Fortress 2, etc. Basically, it's any game which isn't set in some overly redundant atmosphere including almost every DnD and high medieval fantasy game. You know that RPGs are getting stale when no one has seen a decent game set during the Classical Maya or Middle Egypt eras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediAthos Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 I thought the Forgotten Realms setting of Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale were nice, and at the time I played them I knew little about D&D. The Fallout setting is a new favorite of mine as I didn't play the other games prior to playing Fallout 3 but have since bought Fallout Trilogy and am working my way through them. Fable and Oblivion are nice as well and of course I've found few worlds as immersive as the Star Wars Galaxy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jawathehutt Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Jagged Alliance 2 Gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandalore The Shadow Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Halo 1,2, and3 they were revelutinary for their times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mav Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Halo 1,2, and3 they were revelutinary for their timeslolwut Planescape: Torment, Grim Fandango and I'll give a bonus mention to the Golden Sun universe.Yay Golden Sun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrPhil2501 Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Jak 2 + 3. Those games are very addicitive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blix Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 The KOTOR games are an obvious choice, the depth that went into the character's backgrounds and the entire atmosphere of the game make it very addictive. Fable remains one of my all time favorites for the XBOX, and not just because it's fun to play and has an awesome list of spells and taunts but because each town has it's own little backstory and it's almost like a game in itself. I've spent a lot of time after beating Fable TLC building up my stealth points to max by stealing items and selling them back and breaking into houses at night. The story itself, the music, gameplay, and aesthetically the towns are all pleasing especially Bowerstone imo (one of the few places in Fable that I would live if it were a real place) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeverNight Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Wing Commander. 'nuff said, the game was an interactive movie for crying out loud! Not only that, but the Confederation-Kilrathi War is probably one of the best conflicts in video game history. If you've played X-Wing, same idea, except more emphasis on Story and less on blowing up junk. For a history of the Confederation-Kilrathi War click here. That's from the WC:Saga project, a fan-project to 'create' a new chapter in Wing Commander History, it takes place during WC3 from a perspective other than Blair's (The main character who is, coincidentally, played by Mark Hamil... and I mean actually played by him in WC3, 4, and Prophecy when they were using Full Motion Video sequences... very interesting stuff!) And, when a character is played by Malcolm McDowell, you know it's going to be some good stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Rhett Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Halo 1,2, and3 they were revelutinary for their times ahahahaha, what? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedHawke Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 Halo 1,2, and3 they were revelutinary for their times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabish Bini Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 Halo 1=revolutionary, but definately not the other 2. On Topic = The whole of Metal Gear Solid, total win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingerhs Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 Halo 1,2, and3 they were revelutinary for their timesyou know what, i agree. the Halo universe is about as deep as any other sci-fi series out there, and it serves as one of the better backdrops for any video game i've ever played. and as far as settings go, my list would have to include these games: Mass Effect Bioshock Fallout 3 Dead Rising Crysis FarCry 2 Half Life 2 Assassin's Creed TES: IV Oblivion The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkonium Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 Star Wars games in general The Chronicles of Spellborn (possibly the most original fantasy setting I've ever seen) Mass Effect Guild Wars The Lord of the Rings Online RF Online (free MMO, humans extinct, three races evolved from them, at war with eachother) The Elder Scrolls Half-Life 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctrl Alt Del Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 ahahahaha, what? lol lolwut Yeah, it's l33t to bash on Halo, rulling out any possible merits that got the series on its, admittedly, overrated position on the gamer's hearts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabretooth Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 Yeah, it's l33t to bash on Halo, rulling out any possible merits that got the series on its, admittedly, overrated position on the gamer's hearts. Lessee here, a super-soldier wearing a highly-powered suit (Every space action movie/game ever) available exclusively to his class is woken up from cryogenic sleep when a team of Starship Trooper rip-off soldiers are attacked by a highly-aggressive, religiously-motivated aliens (Alien, Predator), forcing everyone to land on a ring-shaped artificial planet (Ringworld). Oh, and there's a naked purple AI woman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ctrl Alt Del Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 Lessee here, a super-soldier wearing a highly-powered suit (Every space action movie/game ever) available exclusively to his class is woken up from cryogenic sleep when a team of Starship Trooper rip-off soldiers are attacked by a highly-aggressive, religiously-motivated aliens (Alien, Predator), forcing everyone to land on a ring-shaped artificial planet (Ringworld). Oh, and there's a naked purple AI woman. My bad, I didn't realise we were talking about the most original game settings, but the most well-made ones. Also, I knew those Predators were damned fundamentalists! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabretooth Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 My bad, I didn't realise we were talking about the most original game settings, but the most well-made ones. No, the question was whether Halo's setting was revelutionary or not, and my angle is that Halo's setting wasn't revolutionary by any measure. It's gameplay was, without a doubt, but not its story or setting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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