What is your favorite video game planet?

[Rio]

Not counting Earth.

It can be a real planet, or a made up one. And why do you like it?

[Cinnamoon_dragon]

Mars

[The Commendatore]

Tallon IV from Metroid Prime.

[Dracoco OwO]

Probably one Ratchet and Clank planet but i don't remember the names or details anymore lol.

[sleeps]

nirn. it has been suggesting that the british had already conquered nirn.

source? they speak english damnit.

[⍚MagusFromHeaven⍚]

Halo. I hope the Oracle wins

[Dracoco OwO]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von sleeps:

nirn. it has been suggesting that the british had already conquered nirn.

source? they speak english damnit.

They speak in French on my game.

[Rio]

So nirn is the elder scrolls planet huh?

[Morkonan]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von ⛧:

...It can be a real planet, or a made up one. And why do you like it?

The fantasy world in the Civilization IV mod, published by Firaxis in a bundle of fan-created mods, called "Fall From Heaven II." Why? The world was conceived by its mod creator from their own resource materials generated for a custom fantasy roleplaying "pen and paper" game they were playing. The lore... is beyond "rich" for any video game and the world-building is extremely good. There is also a sort of continuing narrative that ties into play, meaning that the player is encouraged to "become part of the story" that is playing out in the game world.

I like the world in "Sid Meir's "Alpha Centauri"" as well, for some of the same reasons. But, here, it's mostly due to the innovative presentation of a world in a 4X game that not only has a "secret" but one that truly effects the game mechanics. The setting that this game presents starts from a narrative experience in that one is playing not just a "leader" but a sort of narrative "character" dealing with other notable people who also lead factions. This was only loosely done in 4X games before this game, so the presentation is innovative and remains remarkable for that, alone. (Though, those who didn't experience that when it first came out would not likely be impressed. :))

The world of "Dwarf Fortress." I can't describe it without using up all the internet ink. It's not the generation or technicals, but the way that the "random" generation works to present what happened behind the scenes of the generation to the player in a narrative way. With "words" the game creates a pre-history. But, these notable events and characters are preserved so that they can have an impact on the player's experience, making every playthrough and many encounters in every session very "unique."

[Masque]

Nekrotafayo.

Just because I like the way Typhon DeLeon says it.

[Painkilleruk]

sera, gears

[TwisterCat]

Elysium, from Disco Elysium. For so many reasons.

The Pale is an awesome concept, I've never seen anything like it in other media.

The made-up terminology is also top-tier, and memorable.

The lore is defined enough to create a picture of the world and it's characters, but vague enough to leave room for interpretation, though never annoyingly so.

It's issues are the same as our own world, yet they're handled with a subtlety that you don't see in ours, nor any other media.

It's peak.

[Vince ✟]

Norrath was a loved home for a very long time. I left it after many, many, years.

[Phirestar]

I’d probably go with Gielinor, the world that RuneScape takes place in.

Not really for the lore or anything like that, but just because it’s the world I’m the most familiar with and have spent the most time in.

I don’t need the map at this point, I know how to get anywhere just off memory of the geography and teleportation options.

[Mina]

Star wars ones like naboo

[Raziel]

Have to go with Nirn, i enjoy the Elder Scrolls universe way too much compared to the others