lanipcga: I don't recall seeing any similar threads on this site, so I figured I'd pose this question myself.
Is there any game setting you could picture yourself living and being active in? Given all the different genres out there and the various worlds and/or historical time periods games are centered around, everyone can probably think of a few that would be ideal for them. Whether it's
Final Fantasy or
Star Wars, there's gotta be an immersive game world that makes your imagination run wild.
For myself, I'd go with the world of Gloriana from the
Quest for Glory series. With its lovely mix of characters, lore, geography, magic, and humor, I can imagine being thoroughly engaged and entertained by living there. Another cool one would probably be the
Unreal universe, with its breathtaking planetscapes and awe-inspiring futuristic architecture. It'd be more of an action-filled existence, but that enthralling sense of wonderment would pervade nearly everything I did. Sure, my chances of getting mauled by a bloodthirsty Skaarj would be pretty high, but I suppose every game world has its dangers.
First off, nice thread idea OP...that said:
I would like to live in the System Shock 1/2(more 2) universe as a navy tech/hacker....i've loved those games to death since I first played them.
And perhaps Unreal as well....nice little universe they have going there.
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Crosmando: Probably the Federation in Star Trek considering it's a place without poverty, crime, disease or want. You can have everything you want made by a Replicator.
Good choice, until the replicators break like on that one colony in that one episode & everyone goes back to same old same old of fighting over resources.....or your ship's warp core overloads....or you end up a red shirt. o.0
I love the setting, though, and second this choice as well.
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TheMonkofDestiny: Myst, maybe. The potential of so many different places available to explore is an interesting concept.
Sounds nice.....I loved the game with the red/blue pages and the crazy brothers......fun times.
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Matewis: Manaan from Knights of the Old Republic
Or that station(pre being blown up) from KOTOR 2...or perhaps Dantooine for calm & tranquility/one of the more advanced planets for action/excitement.
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KiNgBrAdLeY7: Witcher. Or Vampire the Masquerade. Both of them resemble our own, offer additional supernatural feats and have a little something something for everybody! At reasonable costs, too...
VTM's world would be nice if one knew the lore while being human.....or even vampire if one is careful enough to not go into the sunlight/etc.
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PhilD: I can't believe nobody picked The Secret of Monkey Island™.
Does no one want to be a mighty pirate?!
If I can do so with more swordplay and a bit less insult fighting(though not gone entirely) i'd be down.
Well as long as I can skip any mazes, that is.