Ravenholm (HL2)
Forsaken Cainhurst Castle (Bloodborne)
Midgar (Final Fantasy VII)
Velvetopia (Psychonauts)
Lei Colmosna (Gravity Rush 2)
Sentinel Beach (Jak & Daxter)
Hyrule Field: Upper Eldin (TLoZ: Twilight Princess)
The Citadel (Mass Effect)
Asgore's lair (Undertale)
Dry Ice Mines (Brutal Legend)
MCAS Banco de Panama (Splinter Cell Chaos Theory)
Ragnarok Club (Max Payne)
Fortified Residential Zone (Jet Set Radio Future)
Anor Londo (Dark Souls)
Olympus Coliseum (Kingdom Hearts 1)
Darnassus (World of Warcraft)
Alden's Tower (Infamous)
Bamboo Island (TLoZ: Skyward Sword)
Lindblum (Final Fantasy IX)
The Clockwork Mansion (Dishonored 2)

Removed because of the odd mispelling in "Madain sari." Alternatively could've been trying to spell "Black Mage Village," but I can't be too sure.

I need to memorize a shitton of taxonomy for grad school right now, and I keep calling this one fish (Pseudocheilinus evanidus) "Evadora" by accident. Thanks Kyle.

Ravenholm (HL2)
Rapture (Bioshock)
Forsaken Cainhurst Castle (Bloodborne)
Wall Market (Final Fantasy VII)
Midgar (Final Fantasy VII)
Forgotten Vale (TES V: Skyrim: Dawnguard)
Velvetopia (Psychonauts)
Lei Colmosna (Gravity Rush 2)
River City High (River City Ransom)
Sentinel Beach (Jak & Daxter)
Hyrule Field: Upper Eldin (TLoZ: Twilight Princess)
The Citadel (Mass Effect)
Asgore's lair (Undertale)

The way Toby Fox built up to this moment and the way the music kicks in almost brought me to tears the first time I played it. Really brought things together in a great "Show Don't Tell" kind of way.

Kind of hard to think of my taste in characters, since I think any character can be good if they're written well enough. I picked three that I would want to be friends with

Frog (Chrono Trigger) - principled, loyal, will be the leader if needed (even when he doesn't want to be)

Vivi (FFIX) - Naive and vulnerable, but willing and able to face the harsh realities of the world

Sully (Uncharted series) - gruff, surprisingly wise, will have my back, good-humored

Bought myself Dragon Quest VIII for 3DS a couple weeks ago as a birthday present. Playing it as a less-stressful alternative to tactics and really digging it so far. Only four or five hours in, but it really helps me unwind at the end of a long day. Probably could have waited til gold/silver eshop release for a similar de-stressor, but I wanted to treat myself and I wanted something way sooner than the 29th

@bard91 lol, my buddy stayed in literally that exact same hostel I think. Great area. Ryogoku has awesome food. Trip is coming up soon, yeah? Getting hyped?

Reviving this thread for a hot sec: I just started grad school, and am really stressed and busy with all my work. I like FFT, but I've been stuck on this one level for almost a month now (Orbonne monastery fight against 3 dragoons, 2 time mages, and a chemist with revival skills) and it's kind of stressing me out too much. I've hardly had time to play games lately, and the gaps between play sessions isn't really helping my tactical mind. My question: is it worth me grinding to get through this fight? Or does it just get worse? I kind of feel like I should switch to a more low-key, break-friendly RPG for the sake of my mental health, but I also hate quitting things that I like.

@Axel To be fair, the original theme is a masterpiece that can't really be replicated by instruments. That MDI distortion is so beautifully eerie.