/vr/ - Retro Games

>>9076706
>I don't like "lifeless" any more than you. I vastly prefer "lived-in".
There's something insanely comfy in places in vidya that feels like something where people did their regular chores / work / relaxed until the events of the game (or during the events of the game).

Especially in Half Life 1 it was such a thrill to explore Black Mesa, I would daydream of working in there, relaxing on the couch or being one of the barneys guarding access points or being in maintenance / logistics or whatever. I imagined the life in a marine barracks after playing Opposing Force's tutorial and the little taster we get of the boot camp irl military barracks was not as exciting haha
In Duke I also liked the apartments with "bachelor life" going on, especially when at the time I was in my early teens and the porn movies and babes really got my attention heh. And still do as an adult heh.

I wasn't bothered by the comparative dullness of Quake / Quake 2 environments back then but nowadays the thought of something like Quake 2 doesn't appeal to me because I'm very much used to lived-in environments.