I'm predictable and would like to live in the gameverse Pokémon world, yes. But think about it! There's a minimum of suffering (okay the world almost ends on a regular basis but there's always some kid to save it), the possibility of safe travel by foot/bike/rollerblades just about anywhere, amazing career opportunities, and, of course, the Pokémon themselves.
As far as universes whose worldbuilding I love, I'll mention two: • Ar Ciel (Ar tonelico series): This would be a terrible place to live, and the games themselves are problematic in a lot of ways, but I just love the whole concept of hymmnos and song magic basically being program commands (not to mention the way emotions can change the way songs are expressed). There's a lot of really cool backstory for the world of Ar Ciel, down to mythohistorical legends that actually have regional variations. I really admire all the effort put into creating a believable and deep world.
• Lordran & Drangleic (Dark Souls series): ABSOLUTELY THE WORST PLACE TO LIVE, NEVER GO THERE EVEN ON A VISIT. But again, the worldbuilding is so intensive and so much thought has obviously been put into it that I can't help but be amazed by it. One of the really cool things about the Dark Souls games is that there's not really ever any infodumps. Everything you learn about these decaying, twisted kingdoms you learn for yourself. Maybe it's from an item description, and where you find the item (poor, poor Tarkus... those rafters were too much for him). Maybe it's from the layout of the area (so easy to track Tseldora's downfall in reverse). Sometimes it's from putting little pieces of information together from NPCs who might not be telling the truth. You know these places by the time you're done withe the games, because you put the puzzle pieces of their stories together yourself.
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As far as universes whose worldbuilding I love, I'll mention two:
• Ar Ciel (Ar tonelico series): This would be a terrible place to live, and the games themselves are problematic in a lot of ways, but I just love the whole concept of hymmnos and song magic basically being program commands (not to mention the way emotions can change the way songs are expressed). There's a lot of really cool backstory for the world of Ar Ciel, down to mythohistorical legends that actually have regional variations. I really admire all the effort put into creating a believable and deep world.
• Lordran & Drangleic (Dark Souls series): ABSOLUTELY THE WORST PLACE TO LIVE, NEVER GO THERE EVEN ON A VISIT. But again, the worldbuilding is so intensive and so much thought has obviously been put into it that I can't help but be amazed by it. One of the really cool things about the Dark Souls games is that there's not really ever any infodumps. Everything you learn about these decaying, twisted kingdoms you learn for yourself. Maybe it's from an item description, and where you find the item (poor, poor Tarkus... those rafters were too much for him). Maybe it's from the layout of the area (so easy to track Tseldora's downfall in reverse). Sometimes it's from putting little pieces of information together from NPCs who might not be telling the truth. You know these places by the time you're done withe the games, because you put the puzzle pieces of their stories together yourself.
I'll take nonary15, thanks!