Favorite Video Game Locations

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Ditto with Joker.  ALSO, apologies if some images are warped, trying to keep them small and all, so I'm stickin' with a max height of 400 whatevertheyares.

1) The island from Myst (duh)

This game.  THIS GAME is the pinnacle of confusion.  I hate confusion half the time, as I feel normally I should have a grasp of what's going on... but for some reason, this island made me confused and I didn't care.  It felt like a mystery-filled adventure to solve the many puzzles of the island, and even if the graphics are not as stunning as they could be if remade today, I still thing this game looks really stunning!  If only my actual copy would run on windows 7.

2) Mystery Mountain (Jumpstart 3rd Grade)

HUSH YO FACE, I know what you're potentially thinking, and I don't care.  I love this game, even if it is boring to me these days.  So many days were spent throughout 2nd through 5th grade playing this game with my sister, preparing me for things like "Omnivores" or space or anything else I never actually learned in 3rd.  Heck, to this day, I'm still learning various trivia.  Already forgot it, though.  SHEESH, what kind of 3rd graders ARE these?!

3) Perplexing Pool (Pikmin 2)

Listen to that tune, MMM is that some good music!  Gives a sorta whimsical sense to the place, and if you go to the right spot (or listen to the end of GilvaSunner's video of it), it has an amazing beat with percussion starring the bongos.  The area itself is also memorable to me as well, as it IS a pool.  I used to love swimming all the time, especially when I was a kid and played this game, so coming back to the Perplexing Pool brings me back to my early childhood.

4) Tida (Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles)

"The sun once smiled on this village more than any other. But one day, their crystal's blessing faded. The villagers eagerly awaited their caravan's return; but for them, the crystal would never shine again. It is said that not a single one of them tried to escape. All stood fast waiting for the caravan, hoping to the very end. After hearing that tale, I felt the weight of my burden like never before."

My favorite apocalyptic settings are the kinds where buildings are busted with holes in the walls and roofs, the air is thick and gives the surrounding area a shade of sickly green, and the clouds are also afflicted with this color scheme as well.  Such a scene just paints a feeling of dread or deadness in my soul when I gaze upon it with my mind's eye.  This is why I love Tida.  Also, the boss is a somewhat magic or paranormal building robot.  Gravity falls, you TALENTLESS HACK!!  (ImsorryIstillloveyoupleasecomeback)

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!FOR THE LOVE OF GATSBY, DO NOT OPEN UNTIL YOU PLAY UNDERTALE!  !PLEASE!

[spoiler]New Home (Undertale)

Great Gatsby, just LOOK at dat parallax!  But seriously, New Home is one of those areas that really resonated with me.  Mostly due to the fact that it helped completely shape my opinion of Asgore beyond the tidbits given by Papyrus and Monster Kid (I didn't befriend Undyne first go around).  It reminded me of Toriel and showed me a correlation between her and the king of all monsters.  The heart locket and worn knife.  The connection between Toriel's home and New Home was made as soon as I got to the door.

And when I did the genocide run, the way Flowey spoke with me and told me of his transformation made me think about my greed as a gamer to unlock everything, regardless of my previous experiences and regardless of the bond I created with these characters.  Granted, I just wanted to fight Sans, but that's not an applicable excuse.  So many people mention how Flowey disses anyone who watches a Genocide run, but I feel that the sentences he says before that also hold a lot of meaning.  Probably my favorite quote from the whole game, actually.

"I've done everything this world has to offer. I've read every book. I've burned every book. I've won every game. I've lost every game. I've appeased everyone. I've killed everyone. Sets of numbers... Lines of dialog... I've seen them all."[/spoiler]