10 Game Locations You Won't Believe Are NOT REAL

Some locations in video games almost look too good to be true.
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0:00 Intro
0:20 Number 10
1:53 Number 9
3:05 Number 8
4:33 Number 7
5:50 Number 6
7:14 Number 5
8:32 Number 4
10:09 Number 3
11:15 Number 2
12:21 Number 1

[@SilverBrumby165]

I took forever to finish RDR2 because I spent hours and hours travelling around on my horse just admiring the scenery and being in nature. So well done, specially the water and the valleys. My favourite game that I've ever played.

[@michaellarkin125]

it truly is the greatest game of all time

[@mikespike2099]

Two games in which I took the most in game photography… RD2 & FF15… both games have the day, night cycle you can take some stunning morning and evening shots in FF15 … the setting sun actually casts shadows and changes the colour of the landscape .. truly amazing!

[@brendanfogel4573]

The greatest gaming story experience I've ever played

[@samuelantoniocastillomeza5034]

I would include Hope County from Far Cry 5. There are some screenshots you can take in certain places that will look like a real photograph.

[@Kurt-Wehde]

I live in SW Montana and I can verify this to be true! I’m an hour from the real-life church in John’s loading screen

[@seancowan6737]

New hope is a beautiful game

[@ChrisWMan1]

So true. Hate the planes that keep flying overhead though:(

[@henrikmygren]

Yeah loved FC5 for the look and setting alone.

[@Krotas_DeityofConflicts]

0:40 what game is this?

[@jacobmarchlinski852]

Love that we're talking about how beautiful RDR2 looks while watching a horse take a dump. Bravo on the editing, there.

[@brodriguez11000]

Outhouse simulator.

[@mikespike2099]

Two games in which I took the most in game photography… RD2 & FF15… both games have the day, night cycle you can take some stunning morning and evening shots in FF15 … the setting sun actually casts shadows and changes the colour of the landscape .. truly amazing!

[@johnfeeley5716]

Gotta show the horse taking a dump, didn't ya!!

[@dakotawomble5556]

I came just to see if someone commented on that, and you my friend did not disappoint

[@Magariz1283]

not a red read experience without it

[@greghuffman3061]

timestamp me i wanna see a horse shid

[@ChayongkornSingprasong]

2 videos in less than 2 hours?! keep it coming Gameranx

[@Krotas_DeityofConflicts]

0:40 what game is this?

[@connorhadfield7997]

Starfield

[@usenamer3635]

@@connorhadfield7997Shitfield

[@christianporter3638]

Took my comment brother (sorry....I "assumed" your gender) you get it

[@rundown132]

month end and quarter end :))) its nothing special

[@Shipwrecksos]

I still remember how blown away I was walking through Nathan Drake's house for the first time, and that was on BASE PS4!!! Truly mind blowing how well Naughty Dog did designing that place.

uncharted 4 still got amazing graphics compared with today standards

[@psudodrake]

Special Mention: Ghost of Tsushima

[@janezverbic2093]

Playing A Plague Tale: Requiem i had to stop occasionally and just stare in awe at all the beautiful landscapes, lighting and details in character models, more so than any other game.

[@Dezzyyx]

That game looked insane

[@AI-qd4vb]

Exactly. Even in consoles. None of the games in the list come even close to it.

[@AnchusHippy]

I thought Hitman 3's Dubai mission looked amazing. I played on a GTX 1050 😄 and still looked almost real.

[@henrikmygren]

Far cry 5 has already been mentioned here loved that setting. But one I would love to add is Ghost Recon Wildlands. Loved running around with my ghost team in that setting and I can understand why this game got a predator event.

[@mikespike2099]

They need a second part! No mention of FF15 landscapes? If you are running a PC on settings turned up you can get some jaw stripping vistas!

[@Jetsetbob3]

A new Ghost Recon Wildlands with the level of customization in Breakpoint would be amazing. Wildlands is gorgeous and fun, both in solo and co-op. It also has pretty intense fights you rarely see in Far Cry, like when you have to protect the radio emitters or interrogate an officer at an Unidad base.

[@TwoTwinTurbos]

Bright Falls in Alan Wake 2 looks so real partly because it is based on the real town of North Bend, WA where parts of the Twin Peaks TV show (a major source of inspiration for Alan Wake) were filmed. The diner is literally a near 1-to-1 copy of what is now Twede's Cafe, one of my favorite IRL diners.

[@uzumakinaruto07]

Some places in rdr2 look very realistic. Such a great game. Love you gameranx!

[@cvp5882]

Especially that horse taking a massive crap lol

[@uzumakinaruto07]

Lmao@@cvp5882

[@jayebejer7431]

I live in New Orleans.. and Saint Denis and the surrounding areas are 100% spot on..

[@mikespike2099]

No mention of FF15 landscapes? If you are running a PC on settings turned up you can get some jaw stripping vistas!

[@mikespike2099]

Two games in which I took the most in game photography… RD2 & FF15… both games have the day, night cycle you can take some stunning morning and evening shots in FF15 … the setting sun actually casts shadows and changes the colour of the landscape .. truly amazing!

[@MikeCordeiro666]

Two more games that should've made the list are The Division & The Division 2. Despite the first one having quite some years now, it looks amazingly beautiful and realistic.

[@SquashMelendez]

Absolutely. Nyc in the first one was done extremely well

[@EmileVinesh]

The Last of Us 2 was visually incredible! From the cities to the forests, its design was amazingly well done.

[@phoenixdzk]

I remember when Unrecord first came out I was convinced it was GoPro footage, till I saw the behind the scenes footage of course

[@ShinobiDrip999]

I think Alan Wake 2 has the best and most realistic human designs in any game ever personally.

[@santimen2000]

Yeah it really blew me away especially after playing Alan Wake 1 a month prior. The upgrade was incredible.

[@erich5686]

Yep, they sunk a Lot of Money into it

[@SeaOfThese]

Worth buying and playing this late? I’ve heard a lot of great stuff about it and have wanted to buy it for a while now

[@tasmanianscallop435]

@@SeaOfTheseI’ve heard it’s really good, watched a play through of it, not for me, but looks really good.

[@Dezzyyx]

@@SeaOfTheselate? never too late for great art, it's the kind of game you can not miss in my opinion. But it is unique for sure, so may not be for everyone

[@Alex_Hetherington]

I feel like no matter what you play on the Division 2 looks AMAZING even though you play in a place that is real, the overrun overgrown city isn't real but it looks so good.

[@godofthecripples1237]

6:21 "Make no mistake, this place is a dump" As someone from Michigan, that's how I know it's authentically downtown Detroit.

[@cheat13]

Kingdom Come Deliverance PC on Ultra is still impressive especially the forests and the Castles!

[@goldtyrone6674]

Ghost of Tsushima is still one of the most beautiful games I’ve ever played, my mind was truly blown when I first played it and that was on base ps4

[@CAPTAINRlCK]

Ghost Wire Tokyo has a bunch of locations that look photo realistic. Any random backstreet or alley with ray tracing turned on look insane

[@mikespike2099]

Ageeed - second list tomorrow please!

[@joshuaash3149]

Not a single game by Naughty Dog? Uncharted 4, the island surrounding Libertalia, is one of the most jaw-dropping locations I've ever seen, especially looking at the creepy mountain always looming in the background. Even if not Uncharted 4, what about The Last of Us (either one!)?

[@theshizl4400]

Like Jake always says, the areas in Resident Evil 4 remake are like concept art come to life! 🤘 After I clear out the Ganado hordes, I find myself just... wandering around! *Especially* the Pueblo and Castle zones! _(i love to rock it at night, when I'm "medicated" lol)_

[@generalmcterror2718]

I feel like a good honorable mention is AC Unity. While true with it set in a historical setting you’re likely not going to fool anyone. However that game has held up graphically pretty well for being a 2014 game. Seriously if that game released how it is currently today, it wouldn’t look out of place. Also it would look better than a lot of games today.

[@blubug768]

GTA V was a game that really impressed me with its small details, patched cracks in the road, imperfections here and there where everything seemed to be hand made rather than an asset placed in an area. 11 years later and I can still walk around in the game and find something that surprises me.

[@HawkSea]

and those mods that make the game look crazy good.

[@landonewts]

For me, Horizon Forbidden West and Burning Shores. The post-apocalypse real world locations are incredibly rendered and feel very real. The games shine for SO many reasons, but the visuals are both realistic and perfectly heightened. So immersive and compelling.

[@ericcarlton87]

As always, great video Jake. love the ending of #4/ start of #3 there 😂 well played

[@paradsecar]

I think Rocksteady did a great job of creating a believable city with the Batman series. The dark and gritty Gotham really feels like its lead a hard life going from an upscale town to a crime-ridden cesspool, lending to the illusion that it has been lived in for decades.

[@mikespike2099]

Two games in which I took the most in game photography… RD2 & FF15… both games have the day, night cycle you can take some stunning morning and evening shots in FF15 … the setting sun actually casts shadows and changes the colour of the landscape .. truly amazing!

[@ABadassDragon]

I've been playing Forbidden West on a pc now and with everything maxed the game looks absolutely stunning, even character models are really amazing

[@bstronger67]

The Matrix Demo was wildly realistic looking and even that was a few years ago!

[@Timbo6669]

Purple plants? lol..now I know Jake doesn’t go outside much. They’re lavender flowers man. Great video.

[@sunshineyellow]

Hah maybe you should go out, Big Valley is based on the Sierra Nevada, those are lupines, either broadleaf lupine or sky lupine.

[@JScotty4Reel]

One of the best lists you guys have done recently, novel twist on celebrating amazing graphics 😎

[@timthegem]

Great video. Things have come a long way since Myst first came out, when people would see photos of it and doubt that it was a video game.

[@TheDarkNimbus]

Some areas on rdr2 remind me of where i live, spent alot of time exploring old logging trails as a kid and many parts of the map mirror areas ive explored

[@Cat-Lover87]

even after completing the game numerous times im still in love with how beautiful the world is.

[@MrAdomus]

The Volga from Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition is just insane! I feel like I could find that specific area on a map and have it look just like that

[@VarietySBYouTube]

Amazing video idea, these locations were actually very cool to look at.

[@ZRobertson91]

I'd love a, "10 real places recreated in video games," video. But it has to include the bar and general store in Goodspring, NV from Fallout New Vegas

[@victorclaudio435]

Love those rare days where we get 2 Gameranx videos back to back! ♥️🙌🏼

[@skinnybuddha8988]

Hey Jake! I still remember the intense feeling I had when i saw N64 graphics for the first time. I feel im the luckiest generation for gaming, ive gotten to see almost all of it

[@DivinionFaith]

6:37 you made me chuckle a little. "The cars look amazingly realistic..." As the video pans over a shiny new station wagon in the middle of a ghetto like part of town. It does look good, but a shiny station wagon in that environment isn't what I would call realistic. I get your point, graphically, but had to share my little chuckle.

[@ThrasherEscapes]

flying through the clouds in horizon: forbidden west is a pretty awesome experience, and the level of detail elsewhere at ground level can be stunning - especially so with the burning shores dilapidated amusement park - and that was on the ps5. i have to imagine it's even better on a high-end pc.

[@cqstle-]

I was super bummed out when I heard Dragon's Dogma 2 only had an unlocked-30fps mode and almost passed on it due to how tough-to-play most 30fps games are but after getting hooked on it ever since picking it up, I'm blown away at how beautiful the graphics are and I can at least understand, if it was the devs choice, why they would only want one graphics mode. Don't get me wrong, I'd love a higher framerate, but damn if it isn't a gorgeous game. Especially at night. The way the shadows are cast off of firelight is really immersive.

[@3RST-GAMING]

Parts of my home town of Edmonton were used to film the Last of us show, they made a good chunk of downtown into a distopian apocalypse like in the show and u could see them doing different takes for the film, walking with guns over and over you could see it from the windows of the building i worked in. Pretty cool.

[@shoked99]

Great video and topic. Thanks for sharing.

[@Averros-gaming-channel-videos]

Great video! Keep up the fantastic work!

[@larrywalsh9939]

I know I may not speak for the majority of people, but I've ALWAYS been very impressed with the gritty, perfect realist of Pong. Always makes me feel like I'm right there, IN the game.

[@javierper3z]

This is why I keep playing games (even when I no longer have the time I make time), bc I started playing on an Atari and I’m never not-surprised by what needs to be ganes look like. That and bc I can’t let go of Hades.

[@TheElement2518]

Started playing rdr2 again back in December. I could not stop until recently, such a beautiful game

[@Non-Negotiable]

I love Big Valley on Red Dead Redemption 2. Matter of fact met my wife there in game online. It's our favorite spot to hang around and peaceful.

[@95blackpanther]

Hitman 3 has be one best ive known for level design some areas are super well put together

[@Lord_khayinja]

Madagascar, from Uncharted 4 A Thief's End

[@masknzgamer]

Doom eternal looked pretty realistic to me

[@ChemicalEther]

"Saint Denis 🤌" - Jake Baldino

[@Arijit_Das_]

I am currently playing rdr2 for the first time actually and only last night did i reach Saint Denis and i was totally immersed. The level of detail is really good. Compared to the verdant natural landscapes i was playing in till now, the urban industrialized city streets of Saint Denis especially at night almost made me feel like I was playing a whole different game.

[@egg-citing]

I want more like this. Really fantastic list!

[@tanujdhillon9949]

Double uploads in just 3 hours luv ur spirit

[@DaggeroPlays]

Syberia: The World Before has some amazingly detailed locations and some great picturesque cutscenes to show it all off.

[@theblackdiamondtm3395]

Unfortunately most console gamers doesn't have an OLED TV that can support up to 120 FPS. The visuals are almost as great as a High end PC , if not equal.

[@josipargentieri2481]

Nah we can go to 999fps

[@Platinumstyx]

With the right settings, the shores of plenty in sea of theives during Sunrise is just breathtaking. Looking out across the water is awesome.

[@QuestionableLifeChoices]

both markets/fairs in a plague tale requiem; the realism for me lies in the energy of the npcs and how they're all interacting with us and each other. the opening section on la cuna is the 2nd one but i can't remember the first city lol

[@marvelsProtege]

I see that Lazy Bird has been doing some work today lol I'm a bird too but I'm a great horned owl 🦉 😂

[@joshuagodson6460]

I feel that Frontiers of Pandora should be on this list. It's world is quite gorgeous, and it's flora and fauna, among other features, seemed very well thought out.

[@LuriTV]

It is gorgeous no doubt but I can't think of an environment in the game that could fool you into thinking it is a real place

[@shuayb311]

You talked about the bodycam mod in Ready or Not but the Unrecord mod on Cyberpunk should have made the list. Especially the day time missions.

[@isaacwest276]

While these are all great choices for another great video, I am disappointed that the most shockingly beautiful and realistic-looking game is not here, and for that you have to go back to 2015 with DICE's Star Wars: Battlefront (the sequel was also great in this regard). It made locations from a galaxy far, far away feel like they're just outside my door. I know you're looking for specific thoughts but I can't choose, Felucia looked freaking real man. I guess if I had to the first that comes to mind is Hoth, and how you could see the sparkles in the snow.

[@David-bw7is]

I know it's over 7 years old but the New England map on Hunter: Call of the Wild especially around (I think) the West of the map. The game is set in the Autumn/Late Summer and the forests look incredible, even better if there's a river running through the area, sometimes there are areas along the rivers that look almost photo realistic.

[@Pyrate_Of_Las_Vegas]

RDR2 is one of the few games I would just sit on a mountain and watch the day go by.

[@tyronpatapon]

Any hitman 3 map has its moment, even the second episode, the beach on the first mission looks very nice

[@RolandSchlosser]

I'm happy to see RDR2 in this list! So ahead of it's time!

[@pacmanqwerty1325]

The Last of Us games are probably my favourite games visually and atmosphere wise, but especially Jackson at the very start of Part 2, DAMNNNNNN

[@thisisjames4474]

I know fishing games are niche, but The Angler: Call of the Wild has some of the most beautiful, realistic looking vistas I've ever seen. The characters look goofy and the ray tracing gets weird in places but it blows my mind that it is a fictional reserve. I haven't even seen the DLCs yet.

[@Godkill69]

You forgot Horizon Forbidden West. One of the most realistic looking terrain I've ever seen.

[@Sentrolyx]

Not to mention that world is incredibly beautiful as well.

[@Krotas_DeityofConflicts]

Yes! Horizon game engine is INSANE!!

[@Norightnowrong1]

I don’t think horizon is realistic. It has a very intense art direction, really stylized (I prefer that over a realistic look, it’s way more beautiful) But then, he used rebirth on the list, so whatever lol

[@WizzlyBearW0rms]

The face animations are insane.. imagine they only released it on current gen… this is such a wasted generation. I feel scammed.. prob going to wait 4 years til I get the next gen consoles L

[@ABadassDragon]

Oh yeah, and the character design is absolutely insane. The game looked good on ps5, but now, maxed out on a pc, its insane

[@Sherryxgaming]

Keep uploading new videos you guys are so close to 8M subs

[@uros997]

Petition for @gameranx to make white backgrounds less bright, my eye's bleed at 3am every single night, thanks

[@centerleft6813]

The old persons home in Alan wake 2 is so beautiful.

[@fefodedo]

Man the horse shitting is something else 😂

[@TurinAlexander]

I've been replaying The Witcher 3 recently. That game on PC with maxed out graphics settings can look shockingly good at times. The NPCs won't be fooling anyone, but the outdoors areas can be down right gorgeous.

[@jaykenneth2086]

Red dead 2 is ahead of its time. still beautiful. even though we didn't get the game of the year in 2018, for me that's Game of the Decade.

[@clivematthews95]

I can’t believe Horizon Forbidden West isn’t number 1 on this list, what a missed opportunity

[@kingofcrimson4177]

We need a part 2. Gotham City in Arkham Knight looks amazing.

[@AKA-hl1pv]

Alan Wake 2 melted my RTX4090. I couldn’t get more than 80 fps at 4K ultra 🙂

[@wihukeon]

Since you included mods i'm surprised you didn't include the fish eye lens mods for cyberpunk.

[@bullwinkle1446]

Gameranx on da grind yurr no what im saying. We see you😉

[@greenbow7888]

Some places in Sniper Elite 5 felt excpetionally real. Apparently the devs took thousands of photos. It really shows. The graphics may not quite be RDR2 or C2077 level, but the feel of the places are excellent. You feel like you're in a representation of a real place really quite often.

[@YelloSweetPotato]

I was waiting for cyberpunk, and there it is on number 2. What a beaty, especially the DLC

[@Unseen420]

I have a video subject idea i would really liek to see you guys cover. That subject is "Games with scary night times" and what i mean by that is games where night time truly becomes more horrific or scary compared to daytime, where most games night just feels like daytime but dark. Two games that come to mind immediately are games like the first Dying Light when the big bads come out and my favorite, Dragons Dogma (the first game i played where night time truly felt like a different beast altogether). Im sure there are plenty more examples but these two felt like must haves. @gameranx thank you for taking the time to read this.

[@this_is_skyfire]

Since Forza Horizon is on that list, could we please talk about Gram Turismo 7 too?! Like HOW does this game look this real ON A CONSOLE?! Absolutely love it!

[@slyzorretrogamer5562]

Finished Forza 5 few months, it looks amazing, only negative is its bad and stiff steering xD

[@bittertriumph2045]

I love some of the footage in these videos. "Alan Wake is hyper real." *gun sparks noticeably as character bumps lightly into chair*

[@tareqalfarah1109]

Remnant 2 castles the details & the lights are really amazing.

[@omarmainuddin7251]

Thanks for the double!

[@MrWilderNapalm]

You are touching on a subject I have been ranting about for awhile now. With advent of UE5.* the quest for realistic environments is quickly drawing to a close. Now the Final Frontier, NPC modeling and AI. Without a major investment in both of these, at least equal to the graphics quest, the games will never feel complete.

[@vuittonlou_]

Possible video idea bc of this video, top 10 realistic rain effects in games?

[@schools6555]

I'm down to the last two trophies for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth! I just have to finish all chapters on hard and finish Chadly's Combot Simulator. Petrify with magnify makes haf too easy!

[@EGG_MusicMadness]

The last of us has a few good spots in the city as well as Joel's house at the beginning of the game

[@leroyrussell8766]

Some locations in Star Citizen are hyper realistic. And it's only getting better. The graphics for Squadron 42 got an upgrade, and those upgrades are going to make their way to Star Citizen. I'm assuming you will do a video review of Squadron 42 when it releases. Also, there's a rumor that they are pushing hard to get Star Citizen feature complete by next year. Some of the other channels were talking about that. They did an 800 person test. Went pretty well, but for sure there were some bugs and hiccups. But that was the point. Test and see what would happen, to expose things to get fixed. And they are linking Stanton and Pyro. Been some hiccups with that also, but people have successfully traveled between the two. I'm really looking forward to seeing you review both of those when they are declared to be done. I'm assuming SQ42 first, then SC.

[@RedwoodAmaril]

I can't wait to see the full Bright falls town in shadow. Having to make your way through the dark place town.

[@belherr3691]

Found it so funny when he was talking about how realistic Alan wake looks at 1:33 but sparks pop up when she bumped into the office chair 😂 still a great looking game though

[@MrSecurity.]

Amsterdam from that really short call of duty. Modern warfare mission looked way too realistic

[@gamerunner478]

Damn that FYQD studio stuff looks craaaazy!!!