author: Krzysiek Kalwasinski
15 Most Iconic Video Game Locations
There are some locations in games that simply sink into your memory forever. Some do instantly, others only after time. Most likely, each of you can name at least one such place. You may find it among our fifteen favorite video games spots.
Table of Contents
- 15 Most Iconic Video Game Locations
- The old camp – Gothic
- Dust 2 – Counter Strike
- Grove Street (home) – GTA: San Andreas
- Normandy SR-2 – Mass Effect 2
- Irenicus Dungeons – Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn
- Summoner's Rift – League of Legends
- Hanamura – Overwatch / Heroes of the Storm
- Rogue Encampment – Diablo 2
- Pelican Town – Stardew Valley
- Novigrad – The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- The Crossroads – World of Warcraft
- Dawnport – Tibia
- Rattay – Kingdom Come: Deliverance
- Caspian Border – Battlefield 3
Hanamura – Overwatch / Heroes of the Storm
- What we remember it for? Exciting clashes on the second point and an interesting arrangement.
- Why is it worth revisiting? To show Bastion that it's banned. And, of course, to see the flowering cherry trees.
- Nostalgia meter: 7/10
- Other places of interest: Eichenwalde, Ilios, Horizon Lunar Colony or Temple of Anubis
Overwatch may not be as popular as it used to be, but probably not because it has become a particularly bad game. It's more about the lack of real support and fresh content that would encourage you to return to this otherwise great shooter. Personally, it annoys me, because whenever I feel like returning, I remember that I will probably get bored after one or two matches. I say this as a person who doesn't have a record-shattering number of hours spent with the game (a modest three hundred), which in a way speaks for itself.
However, this doesn't change the fact that the FPS produced by Blizzard is a great production with many memorable locations. One of their leaders is Hanamura – an assault map set in Japan, which is characterized by a very well-thought-out design and layout. It works great – in personally my favorite mode. Especially in the case of actions similar to those that almost always take place on the second point. The fiercer the fight is, the longer the overtime round, and thus – the more emotions.
Added to this are the aesthetics that are strongly referring to Japanese culture – which I appreciate very much. This automatically makes the game more fun – unlike, for example, the ugly Junkertown. An additional upside is the winter version. It's worth noting that the mentioned location also appears in Heroes of the Storm.
