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re: Best level design in a game?

Posted on 1/7/16 at 7:45 pm to
Posted by GatorsGators
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Posted on 1/7/16 at 7:45 pm to
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Regarding the Witcher and its bandits, I mean would you have rather them had just one group of bandits in the game? I find it perfectly believable that bandits are just posted in random locations than just none at all.
Not what I'm saying. I don't care where the groups of bandits were on the map. But every encounter with them felt the same. Take out the one or two guys with ranged weapons first and then deal with the horde of swordbros.

Edit: Still love the game as a whole though.

Arkham Asylum has some pretty good level design as well. I think the level design took a hit when the series moved to open world.
This post was edited on 1/7/16 at 7:51 pm
Posted by BaddestAndvari
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Posted on 1/7/16 at 7:48 pm to
Bloodborne is the best, but super Mario galaxy and metroid prime are a close second
Posted by taylork37
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Posted on 1/7/16 at 7:49 pm to
I agree. As much as I loved Witcher 3 the "level design" is nothing special, just like most open world games.

I do think certain Nintendo games excel at level design as previously mentioned.

ETA... Also yes the From Soft games are impeccable when it comes to level design.
This post was edited on 1/7/16 at 7:51 pm
Posted by UltimateHog
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Posted on 1/7/16 at 7:59 pm to
Ori and the Blind Forest.
Posted by Mr Gardoki
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Posted on 1/7/16 at 8:10 pm to
It's hard to find a Nintendo game without good level design. They just do that so well.
Posted by Devious
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Posted on 1/7/16 at 8:10 pm to
They're not bad for kid's puzzles
Posted by OMLandshark
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Posted on 1/7/16 at 8:12 pm to
Stone Tower is the most well designed Temple in the Zelda series.
Posted by Devious
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Posted on 1/7/16 at 8:14 pm to
Yep. Perfect for the average 9 yr old.
Posted by Carson123987
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Posted on 1/7/16 at 8:15 pm to
Deus Ex (The Benchmark)
Dark Souls
Demons Souls
Bloodborne
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Dishonored
Thief
Thief II
Half Life 2
Shadow of the Colossus
Ico
Posted by GatorsGators
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Posted on 1/7/16 at 8:15 pm to
Kind of like Fallout's dialogue
Posted by Devious
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Posted on 1/7/16 at 8:18 pm to
Agreed. Dialogue is pointless when you can just kill everything.
Posted by OMLandshark
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Posted on 1/7/16 at 8:22 pm to
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Yep. Perfect for the average 9 yr old.



Says the 18 year old. Anyone who thinks they're too badass to play Zelda I'd say is pretty immature.
Posted by Devious
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Posted on 1/7/16 at 8:23 pm to
I'm 33 and have played nearly every Zelda game. They were designed for kids. It has nothing to do with my badassery or badassness.
Posted by OMLandshark
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Posted on 1/7/16 at 8:30 pm to
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I'm 33 and have played nearly every Zelda game. They were designed for kids. It has nothing to do with my badassery or badassness.



I mean, Majora's Mask is one of the darkest games ever made, certainly Nintendo's darkest game. Majora is an insanely twisted, evil villain who is incredibly competent and does pretty much any crime one can do.
Posted by geauxtigers87
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Posted on 1/7/16 at 8:30 pm to
Posted by Mr Gardoki
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Posted on 1/7/16 at 8:33 pm to
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Majora's Mask

Only Zelda game I couldn't finish
Posted by geauxtigers87
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Posted on 1/7/16 at 8:34 pm to
i dislike majora's mask. i think twlight princess was better
Posted by J Murdah
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Posted on 1/7/16 at 8:37 pm to
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Posted by OMLandshark
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Posted on 1/7/16 at 8:38 pm to
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i dislike majora's mask. i think twlight princess was better



I like Twilight Princess and think the first half is damn fine gaming. The second half of the game though loses its luster. Just the first and second half of the game are insanely different in terms of tone, and not in a good way like Ocarina of Time was. They should have kept those stakes up since I couldn't see any damage the villain was actually doing in the second half of the game, and then he turns into a total joke by the end.
Posted by SprintFun
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Posted on 1/7/16 at 8:40 pm to
I thought Dragon Age Inquisition is pretty good. There were a few of the dungeons in Skyrim that were great.

The absolute best is EverQuest, some of those old dungeons like Sebilis. Planes of Power was pretty impressive. They really took that whole thought process of MMORPG raiding to a whole different level.
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