HockeyBird
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- Pronouns
- He/Him
The sky. We dream of living there but haven't found a way to just yet. Probably for good reason because it sounds very uncomfortable. But regardless, the sky has been a popular setting in many videogames. If you want to create a world with a sense of majesty and magic, just put some floating rocks up in the clouds. In Tears of the Kingdom, we'll be returning to the skies above Hyrule once again (if you haven't heard). So I thought it would be a fun time to talk about sky games and sky levels. Zelda has its own fair share of sky locals that I won't go over myself here because I want to talk about other games. I'm sure others will bring them up. But for me, I'll kick things off with
Xenoblade 2:
Is Xenoblade 2 a sky game? Well the game takes place in the Cloud Sea. However, the clouds here are dense enough to swim and float in and below the cloud surface is a deep ocean. But below that...well that gets into spoilers. Despite the weird characteristics of the clouds, I think it's safe to assume that setting to the game takes place very high up so I think it qualifies. This shot here is of the Lefterian Archipelago, the most sky looking place in the game and one of my favorite locations in the series. It definitely gives you a sense that you are high up in the clouds.
Bioshock Infinite:
The setting for Bioshock Infinite is Columbia. America's most racist and cult loving people (and that's saying a lot) have taken to the skies and built their own city in the clouds. I know, truly a horrifying thought. I had my complaints about Infinite but I will say that the setting and architecture here is one of my favorite aspects. You really do get a sense of being high up and the game even uses its floating islands concept to good use in story and gameplay.
Chrono Trigger:
The Kingdom of Zeal. Probably one of the most recognizable sky areas to people on this forum. If you're an advance civilization, then you live in floating islands took look down upon everyone else. Out of Chrono Trigger's many memorable locations, the Kingdom of Zeal is probably one of the most memorable and a pivotal setting for the plot. Lots of shit goes down here.
Super Smash Bros:
What is more Smash Bros than a platform floating in the air? Super Smash Bros is the king of the skies in the fighting genre. What is this place? Who built these structures? I don't know. But it's the perfect place for contest where the goal is throw you enemy off.
So there is a small sample of the many sky games out there? What sky games would you like to talk about? I'm sure there are some Sega fans out there who have at least one they really want to gush about.
Xenoblade 2:
Is Xenoblade 2 a sky game? Well the game takes place in the Cloud Sea. However, the clouds here are dense enough to swim and float in and below the cloud surface is a deep ocean. But below that...well that gets into spoilers. Despite the weird characteristics of the clouds, I think it's safe to assume that setting to the game takes place very high up so I think it qualifies. This shot here is of the Lefterian Archipelago, the most sky looking place in the game and one of my favorite locations in the series. It definitely gives you a sense that you are high up in the clouds.
Bioshock Infinite:
The setting for Bioshock Infinite is Columbia. America's most racist and cult loving people (and that's saying a lot) have taken to the skies and built their own city in the clouds. I know, truly a horrifying thought. I had my complaints about Infinite but I will say that the setting and architecture here is one of my favorite aspects. You really do get a sense of being high up and the game even uses its floating islands concept to good use in story and gameplay.
Chrono Trigger:
The Kingdom of Zeal. Probably one of the most recognizable sky areas to people on this forum. If you're an advance civilization, then you live in floating islands took look down upon everyone else. Out of Chrono Trigger's many memorable locations, the Kingdom of Zeal is probably one of the most memorable and a pivotal setting for the plot. Lots of shit goes down here.
Super Smash Bros:
What is more Smash Bros than a platform floating in the air? Super Smash Bros is the king of the skies in the fighting genre. What is this place? Who built these structures? I don't know. But it's the perfect place for contest where the goal is throw you enemy off.
So there is a small sample of the many sky games out there? What sky games would you like to talk about? I'm sure there are some Sega fans out there who have at least one they really want to gush about.
