Favorite PS1 Game Worlds

[Jambhala]

What are some of the PS1 game worlds that you like the most? It could be based on worldbuilding, visuals, real world setting, anything that you look for in a world.

For visuals I'd have to pick Colin McRae Rally 2.0, it does a great job at emulating real world rally tracks, each country is visually distinct and fairly faithful to how they look in real life. It feels immersive which is something I rarely get from PS1 games.


Worldbuilding is a tough one to pick, but I think FF7 takes the cake for me (I'm sure it's a popular answer for many others too lol). I fell in love with the world created in FF7, especially Midgar, but the other little towns scattered around the map are fantastic too. It feels like a living world shrunk down to fit on a PS1 disk, they put so much effort into making it believable.

 

[Boo Man]

soul reaver legacy of Kain is also a good one to explore

 

[Jambhala]

soul reaver legacy of Kain is also a good one to explore

I've heard a lot of good things about that one, I'll put it on my list of games to play

 

[FTLOTG]

Colin McRae 2.0 is such a great looking game. The 3D action games are my favorite, Tail Concerto, Mega Man Legends 1 and 2, Threads of Fate. Racers like Road Rash 3D also have these impressive and massive worlds. Worlds Scariest Police Chases is another one that looks stellar but you learn the ins-and-outs of the city and it becomes a joy to see familiar sites in different missions.

But do check out Road Rash 3D.

 

[jankusanagi]

The first Parasite Eve had some pretty amazing NYC settings.
One of the settings is Central Park. I remember some time after playing the game, watching some movie where there's a scene in a well-known area of the park, and thinking "I've been there, I've walked under that bridge!"

 

[Jambhala]

Colin McRae 2.0 is such a great looking game. The 3D action games are my favorite, Tail Concerto, Mega Man Legends 1 and 2, Threads of Fate. Racers like Road Rash 3D also have these impressive and massive worlds. Worlds Scariest Police Chases is another one that looks stellar but you learn the ins-and-outs of the city and it becomes a joy to see familiar sites in different missions.

But do check out Road Rash 3D.

Road Rash 3D is so cool, one of the few great motorcycle games on the console

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The first Parasite Eve had some pretty amazing NYC settings.
One of the settings is Central Park. I remember some time after playing the game, watching some movie where there's a scene in a well-known area of the park, and thinking "I've been there, I've walked under that bridge!"

I LOVE Parasite Eve, using NYC as the setting for that game was perfect

 

[LaserMoose]

Metal Gear's Shadow Moses! The feeling of isolation within a dangerous nuclear weapons disposal facility is very unique, in my opinion.

 

[ObscureJigglypuff]

In my humble and gay opinion, i think this game had a very special atmospheric darkness. This, make me feel sad. I coudn't find better images but there's something really cool, and weird about this world.

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I love this world too!!!
<3

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[ConanTheDestroyer]

Silent Hill 1 has amazing atmosphere and the PS1 graphics somehow make the setting even more creepy than it already was. And of course there is the iconic Silent Hill fog.