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> As a Dutch citizen I was simply happy about the fact that they were able to recreate Amsterdam in such a beautiful way. But if you live in New York, San Fra
by hourago 4y ago
> As a Dutch citizen I was simply happy about the fact that they were able to recreate Amsterdam in such a beautiful way.
But if you live in New York, San Francisco or London you would be tired of seeing your city in games. Even games like Assassin's Creed Valhalla, supposedly a Nordic setting, it mainly focus on England and the visit to North America is as important as the time that you spend in actual Scandinavian land.
So, some people is not impressed by the settings while others are grateful just by being represented at all.
- anthk 4y agoMe as an European on phantasy RPGs. Stone walls? Any historical center of part of town/cities. Villages? Villaremota de Arriba from Nowhereland with wheat fields for kilometers. Rural town in thethe US with dinners and odd gas stations or some Manhattan clone like Max Payne? That's exotic.
- CydeWeys 4y ago> But if you live in New York, San Francisco or London you would be tired of seeing your city in games. Huh? I live in NYC and I don't think I've ever played a game set here. I know vaguely there's a Spider-Man game set here, that I never played, and at least one GTA inspired by but not actually set in NYC. I'd love to play a game set in NYC that looks this great. It'd be my first time.
- nine_k 4y agoThe original Deus Ex (1999) takes place in NYC for about 1/4 of the game, and the city is really recognizable.
- icambron 4y agoThe GTA game is set in NYC in all but name. I have played a lot of games set or partially set in NYC. It’s sort of the default “we need a big city”. Wikipedia has a list [1] [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_video_games_set_in_New_York_City https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_video_games_set_in_N...
- ricardobayes 4y agoI don't recall playing in a London setting ever since some PS1 game from the 2000's.