best areas in gaming

[ZeaLitY]

Hell yeah, especially with the Mario All Stars SNES graphics. Those night stages are beautiful.

[Kebrel]

I also find the "Gardens of The Kadeshi" in Homeworld to be a wonder in them selfs.

[Prince Janus]

Hell yeah, especially with the Mario All Stars SNES graphics. Those night stages are beautiful.

My sentiments exactly! Moreso than the NES version, I'd like to see the SNES version of it. Those Diamondy stars, that beautiful indigo black gradient, and those clouds in the background on the horizon look absolutely amazing. I actually drew an imaginary landscape that was inspired by those All-stars backgrounds.

http://captainb.deviantart.com/art/Overnight-Travel-42310589

[rushingwind]

Oh man, the Lunar Subterranean is awesome!  When I was a kid, it was breathtaking.  Still is. 

The Macalania Woods and the frozen lake and temple beyond (Final Fantasy X and X2) always took my breath away.  If I could visit one place I've seen in a video game, it would be there.  Simply beautiful. 

Zeal is a very close second on my list.  If I could visit a second video game world?  The floating Kingdom of Zeal would be it.

[Romana]

Ah yes, the night stages in SMB! I loved those, too.

I always loved the Frontier Village of Dali from FFIX. It's so calming, the sound of the windmills and the music is a perfect change from the bout of trouble you had just encountered prior to visiting the village. The Crystal World and Terra are pretty epic.

Stone Tower in The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask is pretty damn amazing. The fact that it's an entire dungeon you have to finish in two breathtakingly surreal parts - the second being when you flip the freaking world upside down - is amazing.

The Zanarkand Ruins in FFX are epic. The music is so emotional and fitting, especially as it plays through battles as well as the field. The place has Pyreflies floating everywhere, the scenery is amazing... Gah, it's so beautiful! Too bad X-2 killed the 'ancient' feel of the area by turning it into a tourist attraction...

And of course, I love Zeal from Chrono Trigger, as well as Singing Mountain (what we see of it, anyway).

[Mystic Frog King]

The Zanarkand Ruins in FFX are epic. The music is so emotional and fitting, especially as it plays through battles as well as the field. The place has Pyreflies floating everywhere, the scenery is amazing... Gah, it's so beautiful! Too bad X-2 killed the 'ancient' feel of the area by turning it into a tourist attraction...

X-2 killed everything good about X.

[V_Translanka]

Yeah, I'd be inclined to say, "Anywhere Samus set (her 2D) foot", myself. Whether it's the Space Pirates hideout planet Zebes, the Metroid homeworld SR388, or the BSL space station...It might have been the enemies, but they're part of the setting, I think, but either way it was always cool.











I actually feel similar to another oldschool Sci-Fi series, this one in the style of shooter, Gradius.



But I think it's all too easy to give props to Chrono Trigger...How can you not love the End of Time?



*let's see how many images work...*

[Prince Janus]

 If you get into Gradius, I have to add the Volcano zone of Salamander (Life Force on the NES). I have a strong love for Konami's flagship shooter series and Salamander, especially this vertical stage. Song is one of my favorite pieces in the series.

[grey_the_angel]

does anybody here play ff-9? cause for some reason I liked the design of Conde petite.

RALLY HO!

[Blackcaped_imp]

I liked Madain Sari, the Eidolon Wall i guess. But I could live forever in Chocobo's Paradise (or whatever the name is, where fat chocobo resides).

[Romana]

does anybody here play ff-9? cause for some reason I liked the design of Conde petite.

RALLY HO!

Yeah. I love FFIX. Conde Petie's quirky, bright, and has a nice theme song to go with it. I liked that place too.

Burmecia has a certain majestic air about it in how it's presented. The rain, the dark atmosphere, and the numbers of Burmecian soldiers who stayed behind to fight the good fight and ensure their king's escape is admirable. Very cool.

Lindblum is the pinnacle of a 'cool town' in RPGs.

[Blackcaped_imp]

Oh yes, indeed, Burmecia, the city where rain never stops, i like it, it has some characteristic similar to my city, after all, Manizales its called the city with a a hollow space in heaven. 7/8 of the year, it rains every single day. Yeah, i like Burmecia, jajajaja.

[FaustWolf]

Now that I've played through Prophet's Guile, I must say that the part where Magus escorts (SPOILER) to his imprisonment is one of the best gaming experiences I've ever had. The mood, the music, the task of preventing (SPOILER) from perishing under constant withering attacks -- it was all breathtaking. Super-duper kudos to Chrono'99 on the coding of that event and Zeality for choosing the music that went with it. Classic gaming perfection; Square couldn't have done better.

[Glennleo]

Cereulian Lake of course!

[nightmare975]

The Developer's Room, that was a bitch to make.

I hope you guys have seen it.