 Readers discuss their favourite level or open world area in a video game, from the opening of Bloodborne to the ending of Prince Of Persia. The subject for this week's Hot Topic was suggested by reader Simon and since many games nowadays don't have levels, any distinct section of a game was allowed. What was it you enjoyed so much about the section and how did it compare to other elements of the game? We had plenty of answers and a good mix of older and new games, all of which had left lasting, positive impressions. Playing forts My favourite level in a video game has to be Fort Frolic in Bioshock. Its Bioshock as a whole but condensed down into one microcosm of the game. By the time you reach it you've unlocked most of the guns and plasmids in the game, so you're able to really experiment with the combat. It's the best level to show the interplay between all the various factions of enemy and it's a standalone story in the game about Sander Cohen and his experience of Rapture. All that and you can tackle the level in any order, so it has a dash of immersive sim as well. Did I also mention that it has the best-looking environments in the game? Seriously, the scene where Sander Cohen introduced me to Fort Frolic blew me away in 2007 and still looks beautiful in the 2016 remaster. If I could only replay one level of Bioshock it's always going to be Fort Frolic, an evening with Sander Cohen. Nick Pilcher This town's finished This would be a really tough one to answer were it not for Bloodborne's opening level. Yharnam still is the most atmospheric, terror-inducing opening level I've played, barring all of P.T. Whilst not a conventional horror the fact that death is only two hits away means you're tentatively moving in fear of the sneak attack. That all goes out of the window when you arrive at the social gathering by the fire, where you're completely overwhelmed by crazed residents, and you slowly learn to drag indiv){kind=link}
Readers discuss their favourite level or open world area in a video game, from the opening of Bloodborne to the ending of Prince Of Persia.
The subject for this week’s Hot Topic was suggested by reader Simon and since many games nowadays don’t have levels, any distinct section of a game was allowed. What was it you enjoyed so much about the section and how did it compare to other elements of the game?
We had plenty of answers and a good mix of older and new games, all of which had left lasting, positive impressions.
Playing fortsMy favourite level in a video game has to be Fort Frolic in Bioshock. Its Bioshock as a whole but condensed down into one microcosm of the game. By the time you reach it you’ve unlocked most of the guns and plasmids in the game, so you’re able to really experiment with the combat.
It’s the best level to show the interplay between all the various factions of enemy and it’s a standalone story in the game about Sander Cohen and his experience of Rapture. All that and you can tackle the level in any order, so it has a dash of immersive sim as well.