Rules: only places that don’t exist, so no “NY from Spider-Man” also if you can limit to a building or little town, not an entire city or map.
My pick: The Spencer Mansion from 1996 Resident evil. I always loved that place. Of course without the creatures.
Panau in Just Cause 2. Minus the bad guys of course. I spent a lot of time just traversing that place for fun.
The fictionalised Celeste Mountain in Celeste. Though it is a real location, the real place doesn’t have dashing, abandoned cities, hotels and temples, feathers that allow you to fly, or anything else the game has.
So, I’d like to see things I ain’t ready to see. That’s kind of my life story.
Varmint Woods from Anarchy Online.
citadel, mass effect
Same.
Do avoid the elevators and take the stairs
The water level on Ocarina of Time would be fun.
Does Kanto count?
If not… Howarts from the Harry Potter PS1 game…
If not… The locations of Toy Story PS1 game…
(As you can see I am rummaging through my childhood memories).
Kanto is heavily based on the real similarly named region of Japan
Hogwarts from the new game is a pretty great recreation too. Although, I’d rather live quietly in one of the side villages.
Although, I’d rather live quietly in one of the side villages.
Yeah, who wouldn’t be able to do their chores with magic, or having unlimited housing capabilities with it!
There are classic ones like the Citadel (Mass Effect) or even Halo for the aesthetic beauty, but honestly I think I think it would be extremely serene to go to the cabin from Spirit City: Lofi Sessions. Each time I play that game I find an incredible desire to be in the cabin; my chest honestly tightens each time I think about being in such a relaxed, no-cares place with the perfect decor and perfect weather.
However, assuming this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, I would probably pick somewhere unrivaled in beauty or technology (gotta pick up some useful things if I can…). I don’t think my desire for peace and tranquility can outgun the practical part of my brain
Toussaint (Witcher 3)
+1 for this, beautiful place
It’s basically just the south of France so kinda doable.
Aladin’s Castle 1980
Something I haven’t seen mentioned: there were a lot of tracks in the original Need For Speed III: Hot Pursuit and its immediate sequels that looked like nice areas.
Martinaise
Well I guess that disqualifies Belle Epoque Paris from AC Unity.
Would love to visit the space station from Prey. On the condition the Typhon have been exterminated of course. It’s such a beautiful map and I loved cleaning up my makeshift base of operations in the main lobby.
Stardew Valley
Their country is at war though and it’s not clear how much it affects people outside the valley.
But they’d be inside the valley.
Wait until the enemy hears about this billionaire living there…
The quarry from Control.
The Bazaar in Destiny 2, just so I can see the view of the rest of the city.
Albion in The First Descendant. The place is usually pretty busy and plenty of things to do, people to chat with.
