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General discussion[Giveaway] Oblivion GOTY Deluxe key - What is the best fictional city?(37 posts)(37 posts)
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Posted May 02, 2022
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SpaceMadness: While the gameplay leaves a lot to be desired, I really like Tokyo 42's rendition of cyberpunk Tokyo. The city is colorful, with interesting layouts and architecture.
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cose_vecchie: That's one of the games I'm most undecided about. Visually, I find it very appealing, but from what I've read here and there, as a whole it just isn't good.
I enjoyed the exploration and to a lesser extent stealth elements. However, hectic firefights and timed missions brought out the problems with the camera controls. I had to call it quits after getting stuck with a timed mission.
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Posted May 02, 2022
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SpaceMadness: I enjoyed the exploration and to a lesser extent stealth elements. However, hectic firefights and timed missions brought out the problems with the camera controls. I had to call it quits after getting stuck with a timed mission.
Yeah, the camera seems to be the main culprit. There doesn't seem to be a demo available anywhere, unfortunately.

BTW no one mentioned Gotham City, a bit surprisingly. It certainly crossed my mind, especially as it's depicted in Tim Burton's movie from 1989. I fell in love with that setting back then - but what kid didn't?
Posted May 02, 2022
Thanks to everyone for the continuing great entries, I'm glad the topic has sparked your imaginations!

Whether it's a fictional ideal city, fictionalized versions of real-life cities (Blade Runner's LA, Tokyo in either Yakuza games Tokyo 42), cities full of crime like Khare from the Sorcery! games or Batman's/Burton's Gotham, the comfy atmosphere in Hobbiton, Pallet Town, Celadon city and Whoville, or Raccoon City and Midgar suffering under the results of their rule by Umbrella and Shinra - they're all memorable places.


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cose_vecchie: Thanks to DiffuseReflection for the giveaway, and congrats to the winner! For what it's worth, I'd like to add that "The City" from the Thief series is also one of my favourite settings from one my favourite franchises of all time, so eerie and unsettling with its mix of magic and technology, and so rich in atmosphere and lore.
And then Rapture, a wonderfully original, highly detailed and fertile setting, with the contrast between its past Art Deco splendours and its present of madness, rotting and decadence. Coincidentally, I am playing and hugely enjoying Bioshock 2 at the moment, after having loved the first one. I think they're great, just like the Thief games.
Let me end with another fictional city that I had initially considered submitting for the giveaway: "La Citta' Ideale" is a well-known Renaissance painting from the end of the 15th century, currently in Urbino. A vision of pure order and beauty. It's not the only one of its kind but it's probably the most famous. The author is unknown, though.

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I also thought of Khare', the "Cityport of Traps" from the second book of Steve Jackson's "Sorcery!" series, since I am a collector - and (very) occasionally a reader/player - of gamebooks.
Good news: thraxman decided not to want the Oblivion key after all. Therefore I will choose to give it to the runner-up, and it is you, cose_vecchie for your original entry of Gilles Tréhin's Urville. Congratulations! I will send you the code in chat.

By the way, La Citta' Ideale is a beautiful painting and a nice use of symmetry and perspective, but why does the ideal city not seem to contain any people? :-)
Posted May 02, 2022
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DiffuseReflection: Good news: thraxman decided not to want the Oblivion key after all. Therefore I will choose to give it to the runner-up, and it is you, cose_vecchie for your original entry of Gilles Tréhin's Urville. Congratulations! I will send you the code in chat.
Thanks a ton! Much obliged.

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DiffuseReflection: Thanks to everyone for the continuing great entries, I'm glad the topic has sparked your imaginations!
It was a great giveaway indeed, very original, and able to bring forth interesing contributions.

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DiffuseReflection: By the way, La Citta' Ideale is a beautiful painting and a nice use of symmetry and perspective, but why does the ideal city not seem to contain any people? :-)
Good question :)
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Posted May 02, 2022
I liked Dishonored's victorian Londonesque vibe. It had a lot. Claustrophobic slums. Nondescript middle class. Pompous upper class. Oppressive fortifications. Royalty detached from the world. Expression through architecture or somesuch.
Posted May 03, 2022
Laputa is a classic. Big floating island filled with scientists who spend all of their time and knowledge doing stupid shit.
It's great.

Not in by the way, just thought the topic was interesting.
Posted May 03, 2022
Speaking of memorable places and Tokio. Kaidan location in the Secret Wrold Legends MMO is a part of Tokio, infested by Zero Point Pathogen (aka The Filth). It's sure not the best place to live as the infection turns all into monsters, but it's definitely quite memorable. Like all the location in Secret Wrold - despite dated graphics they are still most atmospheric and emmersive places I've seen in games.
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