Originally Posted by
Lotus Victoria
Hello champions, good to see you.
So, I love atmosphere in video-games, and one of the best things to contribute to atmosphere is world building.
What are some of your favourite games with believable worlds?
If you dislike the worlds of some games, you can say them as well.
Examples of believable worlds:
Deus Ex: The game presents itself in a very realistic way. The cyberpunk elements are minimal, but they are there, and they're integrated in a very smart way.
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines: The world is well presented, and you can almost touch the vampire society in that one. Characters are great and everything works in favor of the setting.
Final Fantasy Tactics: Religion is corrupt, politicians are fucking assholes, and the world is well constructed and believable.
The Witcher 3: Good writing and excellent characters make this beautiful world believable as fuck.
Cyberpunk Bartender Action: VA-11 Hall-A: A small cyberpunk game, but clever writing makes the world look alive (the way the city works, how they've replaced water in the future, etc).
Examples of non-believable worlds (In my opinion - and by no means bad games):
Deus Ex - Human Revolution: 11 years from now, we'll have augmented people in the streets, and a shit load of riots against them for no good reason. It breaks the immersion, in my opinion. This kind of tech shouldn't be easily accessable, and even if it happened to be, the riots against them make no sense whatsoever.
Most MMO's: because of the nature of these kinds of game, I have to suspend my disbelief, otherwise it would make no sense.
Undertale: I love Undertale, but the world building of the game is very limited. We get to know a lot of characters, but the world makes almost no sense. Maybe it is the limitations of the technology used (Game Maker), but VA-11 Hall-A used the same engine and the world is a lot more believable.
Your turn!