Your favorite setting for a game

Gotta go with Sci-Fi. I like the idea of futuristic items and buildings. It intrigues me.

Interseresting; I still wouldn't lump silent hill in with modern, because games dealing with spirits and demons cross over the line of believability.UT_Wrestler

The town of Silent Hill is a modern setting. What exists within it doesn't mean the setting is different.

Post Apocalyptic of Sci-fi (depending on the game)

I'm a history nerd, the little historic details on places in ACII made me a happy camper.

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I dont really have a preference.

I love fantasy, but its not perfect. If we're talking about Tolkien-esque fantasy, then I think its a bit overdone. I mean, I *love* games like Oblivion and all, but I'd like to start seeing more creativity. Then we've got Final Fantasy-like fantasy, which is a mix of Tolkien and post-industrial modernization, which I always find a refreshing, yet somehow illogical mix.

Modern can be great, as certain games strive for great 'realism'. Its also probably the easiest to critique, as there's fairly obvious comparisons we can all make.

Sci-Fi is great in that it takes a fairly educated person to create a 'believable' future and the full scope of the universe creates some seriously open doorways in terms of creativity. But that creativity isn't always there. All relevant aliens in most sci-fi games tend to be fairly humanoid(2 arms, 2 legs, head with 2 eyes, torso, etc), and thats always caught me as a bit short-sighted.

Historical is great, too. I've always been interested in history, unlike a lot of people, and humanity's past is always interesting to 'play', as its always fun to imagine how different things were back in the day, ya know?

Post-apocalyptic is probably my least favorite, to be honest. And its funny, cuz I'm a huge 'disaster movie' fan, but I dont like playing in the same bleak environments for an entire game. Its somehow just a little dull. I'm just starting Fallout 3 right now, and I have to say the whole landscape just isn't as 'inspiring' as Oblivion was.

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You make some good points. However, on sci-fi, some popular franchises actually take the time to explain why most "alien" lifeforms are bipedal like humans. In Star Trek, the I believe the basic explanation is that we all originated from some master race. In Mass Effect, they basically say that the bipedal form is that natural progression of evolution for intelligent sentient beings; even though there are intelligent lifeforms in other shapes in that universe.

And not all fantasy is a Tolkien knockoff; Silent Hill is a prime example.

Yea, I realize some games(or shows or movies)'justify' their unoriginal bipedal aliens with some single line of dialogue, but it still lacks creativity, if you ask me.Seems like the easy way out to make aliens thatare easily interacted with.

And I know not all fantasy it a Tolkien ripoff. But its usually what people mean when they say a 'fantasy' setting. Silent Hill, though, I'd place in the 'modern' category. Its a very twisted take on it, but its still modern by most standards, if you ask me.

I diverge from your opinion on the lack of creativity. I believe it breaths a fantastic amount of creativity into the story arc. You can establish religions, social structure, economies, histories, all because these characters can be interacted with.

[QUOTE="UT_Wrestler"]Interseresting; I still wouldn't lump silent hill in with modern, because games dealing with spirits and demons cross over the line of believability.seankane

The town of Silent Hill is a modern setting. What exists within it doesn't mean the setting is different.

I would say Post-Apocolyptic, And Borderlands is NOT post-apocolyptic, just a barren world.jad206

Post Apocalyptic or Historical

How about Devil May Cry? Would you consider that "modern" since there's guns and motorcycles? Would you consider God of War "historical" since it's in Ancient Greece? I'd put those in Fantasy as well; because as I said, not all fantasy is Tolkien knockoffsUT_Wrestler

Yes, I would definitely consider the setting in God of War to be historical, since, as you said, its ancient Greece. Seems pretty common sense to me.

And I've never played DMC, so I couldn't say about that one.

My favorite setting would have to be fantasy (more Tolkien-esque, but I enjoy other types as well), though I also enjoy historical and sci-fi as well.

i'm all about modern shooters just like the guy nect door but i love me some good ol' fantasy. something to intrigue me to the point where i have dreams of being a dwarven hero who slays trolls in dark caves. fable and wow have been the best games for me for that reason. i've played fable 1 about 15 times through. and wow continues to be my drug of choice

Totaly historial games, getting bored of those guns that are not real ;P

Post-Apocalypticfor me, modern just behind that....

Maybe a tie between Fantasy and Sci-Fihassanfadil

For sure it's Same as this for me... Depending on the game, I do happen to like Post-apocalyptic and modern games too (As for example I do like Gears of War, MW2 and Fallout 3, but I'm not into borderlands and some other games ranked in these categories)

What the heck... I like all types as long as they have a story that drives me into playing it... in the end it's about the game and the experience it offers not solely on setting...

I like SCI-FI stuff like Mass Effect and Halo. I like games that take place in alternate reality where certain things in history happend differently.

I prefer fantasy, but Sci Fi, post-apocalyptic, and historical (pre 1600s) are nice as well. I dislike modern era and post 1700s.

I like Post-Apocolyptic, but you dont see too many games of that genre out, compared to fantasy (ex. Mass Effect 2, Dragon Age: Origins, Borderlands)Scrubby_McNoob