amazing intro really set the scene for the whole work, huge fan of you man

Cyberpunk absolutely nailed it for a city. No city has ever been done such well on such scale. An honorable mention to Assassins Creed and Far cry franchise as well!

Ghost of Tsushima impressed me so much. So relaxing, so beautiful. It had been a lifetime dream of mine to live in Japan and the game allowed me to imagine I was living it. A few Years later, I am now living in Tokyo since JUL 2023. I have already seen some scenes and buildings that inspired the game. Japan life is as good as I had imagined it.

that's why I'm obsessed with open world games. It's just so relaxing to explore and appreciate the details the developers put to the game world

Ghost of Tsushima managed to make me feel like I was part of a movie the entire time.

Metro Exodus deserves a mention as well tbh. It is stunning

Red Dead Redemption 2s world is magical. It helps me relax after all the stress of the day and to go back in time to a more raw and beautiful time period. I’ve always wanted to go to America and explore its frontiers and it’s deserts but like most people I don’t have the time or the money to do that. I have found myself transfixed in this game. Simply watching the mud splash on Arthur’s boots as he walks through Valentine, climbing up a mountain with Arthur’s trusty stead Mike to be met with the most beautiful view imaginable, staring out at the vast seas hopping in a boat and just rowing with no direction just rowing for the sake of it. Me and Arthur are both truly at peace. It’s such a hard thing to describe but it is truly magical.

Bro sneaked in Starfield like we wouldn't notice 💀

Happy to see Shadow of the Colossus get some love. Absolute masterpiece of a game.

Holy shit, the nostalgia overload when those Skyrim and Ori themes started playing. They almost took me out

I feel like no one talks about Unravel anymore, if they ever did, but Unravel 1 takes you through the highlights of someone's entire life, told almost exclusively through its gorgeous world and stunning soundtrack. Even as someone who typically focuses on narrative above all else in games, it's really stood out to me as something special over the years.

I recently played Horizon Zero Dawn on PC in 1440p and I was repeatedly gobsmacked by how gorgeous that game world is. the colours are absolutely unreal, and that *grass* . RDR2 is still my favourite for realism, but HZD is really something special. very much looking forward to Forbidden West early next year! I also have a total soft spot for Assassin's Creed Odyssey lol

I am SO GLAD that Subnautica get's your recognition here, as someone whose top 5 games of all time contain Skyrim and Subnautica I think you perfectly described how the world portrays itself to the player

One of my favourite worlds in gaming is easily Ancient Egypt in AC Origins. If you watch the 'Walking the Walk, AC Origins' video by the reviewer whos name i cant remember for some reason youll see just how much detail and effort went into that world, to this day i love exploring it

Metro exodus is also a really underated game with awesome story,gameplay,immersion,sceneries and music. I really enjoyed it

damn bro, how in the world can you cover all these games for this long without any spoilers? you are so good and natural. and the length you went into the details like adding "unshaken" behind red dead 2 section is really outstanding.

I instantly subbed just from that intro, amazing lighting, camera angles, narration and composition. Finally a True documentary gaming channel.

You forgot Greece in AC:Odyssey. No discussion about that.

Thank you for giving love to Mass Effect 1, more then 15 years after its release. Bioware created a universe so well crafted thats still unmatched today

Amazing video, really enjoyed it, although i would agrue that witcher 3 deserves a spot in the video, it's probably the most immersive world in gaming, well atleast for me

The people who created these worlds and their atmosphere are true artists

Death stranding has the most breath taking, most refined, carefully carved opening. the music, camera angle, and scenes, all mixed extermely well. even if you don't play further, that beginning is still worth experiencing.

Sad that Far Cry 4 was not featured in this video, the Himalayan setting in this game is mind-blowing for a 2014 game.

I'm so glad Ghosts of Tsushima is coming to PC. Going to look epic.

Great list! Only game world I would have added was Bioshock. There was something hauntingly beautiful about Rapture that I've seen other games try and emulate, but fail stupendously.

I’m soooooo happy you included Journey. I remember playing that game and wasn’t sure how I felt. Breathtakingly beautiful as well as feeling isolated in that beauty.

Ghost of Tsushima is genuinely one of my favorite games, the world isn’t as detailed as like the witcher 3 or RDR2 with secrets and all of that but the world is just so beautiful and i find myself coming back to GoT just to roam around the world. When the trailer of GoT came out i was like it might be too good to be true but i was so happy to be wrong and i had my first ever platinum with that game not once but twice because of how much i loved it. Playing that game for the first time was really something else, the story and the world and the OST is breathtaking and i loved every second, also this game brought back my love for open world games because i was starting to hate the genre because of how disappointing a lot of games were, thankfully this game made me excited for other games and without it I wouldn’t have thought of buying Elden Ring.

This is a very well done video. Good job man

+1 for including Night City but I also think some others that are beautiful too are: Toussaint in Witcher 3 Baldur's Gate Faerun Elder Scrolls Hyrule in Breath of The Wild/TOTK Kingdom of Bohemia in Kingdom Come Deliverance Hope County Montana in Far Cry 5 Outer Worlds Planets and interiors

You're video was just so amazing keep doing more videos like this and I appreciate the fact that you made it a hour long instead of splitting them as parts

1 hour of the best narrative I have ever heard. Not boring! Not ugly! VERY NICE!

This is a wonderfully edited and scripted video… the audio design is super high quality thats what tells me youre going places. Keep puttin in that work!

Man, you sure do know how to make a presentation feel epic! Thank you for another great one, Frankly.

Great story telling. I was surprised to see you have less than a million subscribers. Keep up the good work and you’ll be there in no time.

No AC Odyssey?? Odyssey had an INSANELY gorgeous world.

Ghost of Tsushima is truly in a tier of its own

All of your selected games are beautiful. So happy to see Journey as one of your picks. First playthrough was an incredibly emotional experience. Have never had a similar reaction in 40 yrs of gaming.

What an amazing video, and your narrative was so relaxing, great job.

the worlds of AC Origins and Valhalla are also truly breathtaking at times

I absolutely loved Horizon: Forbidden West and if you can you have to play it on a newer OLED TV screen because older HD TVs just do this world such a disservice. It's the most beautiful game I've ever played. Jaw-dropping photorealism.

amazing video... was looking for exactly this for a long time to find new games to play ... found them!

Great video. I haven't played many of these games, and I'm saving this video as a list for the future. I enjoy immersing myself in games such as these.

Ghost of Tsushima is one of the most beautiful and immersive games I have played I dont play games very often but it managed to feel great to explore even after completing it

Death Stranding gives me a feeling which almost no other games can give. That feeling of truly being alone in a beautiful empty world, lost in your thoughts while traversing it.

What an amazing video! For 1 hour, you travelled us to beautiful and diverse worlds! Thank you!

Subscribed !!! Bro, it felt like you are speaking my heart out throughout this video. Essence of all these wonderful games so well captured in words. Impeccable !

Assassin's creed is also amazing! I particularly fell in love with Odyssey, Origins, and Valhalla! Stunning worlds! It makes me feel like I am living there in the moment, and I could just walk for hours without doing anything! It truly is such a slay! 💟✨🌍

This list feels incomplete without the witcher 3 world

This was a really well made video. Some games truly are beautiful works of art.

Awesome list thanks for sharing!

I have to say, your videos honestly show me their is still hope for gamers who appreciate story based games. Being born in ‘98 and my dad getting me and my brothers a Nintendo 64 when I was just 5 years old started me down a path of heavy gaming that lasts to this day, but i definitely feel how todays games often focus on the market of battle royales. Nothing wrong with them, but I’ve never really a huge fan of them, since my love has always been for quality story telling In single player campaigns. Seeing your videos brings me hope that there is still a market for quality story telling, and videos like this “quality world building” video (as well as a lot of the videos on your channel) show me there are still gamers out there that appreciate and value the same things I do when it comes to this beautiful and quality industry / medium. Really appreciate the time you put into these videos Frankly!! Keep it up !

oh man as soon as the music hit, i was back in Skyrim

Man your narrating is so good you should be doing those nature tv shows or something. Absolutely great !!!

Man the way you analyzed every game's world as you show breathtaking shots from that game , that was perfection , I can tell you put so much work into this , great job also i just started Ori And The Will Of The Wisps this is the first time i hear about that game it looks stunning although it's not my favorite genre

Love that you put valheim in this video, that game always had a way of making the best looking scenes where you'd least expect them

Amazing video every game you picked have fantastic world, excellent choices

Inside is one of my favorite games of all time (saying with a 3k game library) The environment and atmosphere were amazing and every time I boot it up it feels so special

Current version of Cyberpunk 2077 and red dead redemption 2 are amazing game worlds, prey and daus ex have great interactive small worlds as well.

Some of my favorite worlds are Albion from the Fable series and the world from Jak and Daxter! Glad you included Alan Wake and Shadow of the Colossus as those games are steeped in atmosphere! Valheim has so much beauty despite its smaller file size! The Batman Gotham series and the new Spiderman are also favorites!

You are Frankly amazing for putting this together , Thankyou .

BRO SERIOUSLY THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO PLS MAKE MORE VIDEOS OF THIS TYPE MEANS MOST BEAUTIFUL GAMES❤❤

I don't know how or why this popped up in my recommended today but i'm glad it did. I'm 13 minutes in without skipping and i love it. It must have taken a lot of time to get all these amazing shots and edit them. Great job!

Starfield doesn't belong here

I love how this wasn’t just a list of games you put together but how you also give us details of the game and your personal experience. Your efforts are appreciated

Great quality content man. I appreciate ❤️

Such calm voice and gaming, i subacribe

Came across this video and subbed before the 20 minute mark. Most of these games are in my list of favorites and you were able to articulate why better than I could. Some I need to give a second chance (Red Dead Redemption 2, Subnautica) and some I hope to get a physical copy of someday (Valheim and Alan Wake 2) but the games in this video was incredible. I lool forward to a part 2 that could include The Witcher III: Wild Hunt, The Last of Us and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

When you started talking about Red Dead Redemption 2, my mind blocked out what you were saying (I'm sorry, this is a wonderful video

Idk what but something about this video made me forget time. Maybe its the editing or your voice or the fact that the words you chose perfectly fits and create a suction

I needed this video si badly. Thanks sir.

Unpopular opinion, but i found AC Valhalla's world absolutely gorgeous

Great video and great list, I think Botw deserves a spot aswel the art direction was beautiful and its a world you feel like fully exploring like elden ring 👍

The production quality is incredible!

I'm so happy you have Ori in here. That game deserves more accolades. Such a beautiful game with beautiful storytelling.

I haven’t deleted ghost of Tsushima yet since it came out. I might delete it to play a new game but once it’s done I redownload GOT and play again. The combat, the environment, the story is just amazing!!!

I felt so calm and at peace while watching through the games I know and love and others that I want experience! Gaming can be a beautiful thing

Amazing video man, you are a great inspiration

Dude, your editing skills are unmatched.

Video games are incredible works of art produced by many talented people. I've had my wife watch games because of their gorgeous art styles. And she hates when i play games! Lol! Keep it up, brother! Absolutely excellent content, high-quality presentation, and eloquent script. Truly impressed with each video. My kids and I enjoy watching your channel!

Witcher 3 and Starfield in the same segment is disrespectful

One of my first video games was Teranigma on Super NES back in 1995. I really get immersed with the world and the music of the game! Thank you again for another great video!!!

I love your choice of games. Great job

Nice list! Also I like how you describe the game worlds. Well done. For me the most immersive and beautiful game worlds have been Zelda breath of the wild and the Witcher 3. Botw making you feel lost in its beauty, where you never know what’s going to be around the corner. This mixed with its temperature mechanics, cooking, wildlife and great physics engine, made the world come to life. The Witcher 3 on the other hand wins you over with it’s ambiance. The towns, the music, the sounds, the dialogue, the npcs. It comes together quite nicely and you feel like a part of the struggling world.

As far as indie games go I thought Firewatch was a really beautiful world. Having natural landscapes but done in an artistic almost cartoon style was really imaginative. Opened my eyes to the fact that you don’t always need realism to be immersed in a world.

THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING JOURNEY. I cried really hard

The beauty seen was so heart warming I would have cried.

RDR2 is a movie! If Rockstar created this then, imagine what GTA6 will be like and it’s not out for another year!

Amazing video! Since I don't see anyone else mention this game in the comments, I'd also like to add Moss to the list. IT IS in VR, so it might belong on another list or in another video, but visually it's absolutely stunning and charming at the same time. It's like you're participating in a fairytale, reminiscent of the feeling you get with Ori. In my opinion, it's a must-play!

You can say what you want about Genshin Impact, the gacha system, the gameplay.... But the world is absolutely breathtaking and the fact that it keeps expanding with each update gives a sense of exploration and wonder that keeps on going after years of playing

intro was an experience

The Continent from Witcher 3

Excellent video. Thank you. Other's that I think have amazing world's are Sleeping Dog's, Astral Chain and all the Yakuza game's. But my ultimate game world and favorite game of all time is Shenmue. For a game 20+ year's old, I still think it's world holds up well in 2023. One of the few game's where one can enter almost every building and one where the areas seem so alive with their NPC's. 🙂

The editing. The words used. The cinematography. Beautiful video.

Very cool pacing in this video. Made me think about even other games.

You’ve single handedly made me want to get cyberpunk. I never had expectations for it as I only really got heavily invested into games a good half a year before it’s release, but I always held off because of the bugs, but blade runner is one of my favourite movies of all time, and the setting is perfect for me. I’ve just been waiting. Waiting for the right price, for the right amount of time, and for the right urge to get me to play. Definitely going to be playing it after discovering your channel. Some of my personal favourite worlds for beauty that aren’t included here: The Witcher. The last of us. Uncharted 4. The outer wilds. Cloudpunk. Control. Bioshock 1 and 2. The last guardian. Also ps I have been playing games for most of my life, just as more of a casual thing. Fortnite came over and took over my life, turning me into a full blown gamer whenever I could, withdrew from that before i got too bad, and then expanded into new territories with my new ps5. I was already enjoying other games, I just never appreciated the details, graphics or how the mechanics functioned. I’ve got a much more in depth appreciation for games now, which is kind of what I meant to say about the cyberpunk thing.

Nice video. You should check out "Kena: Bridge Of Spirits", or "Cocoon". Also if you ever wanted to relive a skyrim experience for the first time the "Enderal" Mod which is its entire own game used by the skyrim design is increbile-- id dare even say better than skyrim itself.

Wonderful list, wonderful video, bravo.

Youre a great story teller man. Keep doing you and you will be very successful

Modded Skyrim exploring feels like exploring a real world.

A video about beautiful game worlds that doesn't mention Assasin's Creed Odyssey? One of the most realistic environments I've ever had the pleasure to play in with an off the charts level of detail. Varied topography and beautifully lit at both day and night. A bright and sunny mediterranean colour pallete and brilliantly realistic, deep oceans. A world packed with animals and people all going about their daily business with context based NPC dialog that is at times scarilly real. A huge gam map also. An incredible achievement which more than warrented mention here in this video