A Virtual Place to Call Home

talkin about the games that make me feel at home and how they manage to be so cosy ~
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[@razbuten]

Jumping off the stuff you brought up while talking about Tarreytown, music is such a huge part of a place feeling like home. Hearing the opening riff of Timber Hearth from Outer Wilds literally fills me with warmth and memories of the cozy village hidden in a crater. It just evokes a sense of safety, and I love when games use these connections to play around with the player's expectations and feelings.

[@eurothug4000]

I still need to play Outer Wilds, but I saw a pic of a campfire and marshmallows and I was IMMEDIATELY sold!

[@JoaoLimaPiano]

@@eurothug4000 Outer Wilds is just awesome!

[@goodryan8989]

@@eurothug4000 Razbuten sent me! :) he just recommended your channel

[@heterotardigrada]

Thanks for recommending eurothug's channel, @Razbuten . @eurothug4000, this video is just the kind of coziness I needed to unwind from a barrage of deadlines. I didn't even realise how much I missed Tarrey Town (& BOTW) until the music started playing! Will definitely check out more of your videos after a visit to Tarrey Town.

[@no.6269]

Fancy seeing you here.

[@IronPineapple]

this whole video just hit me with a wave of nostalgia and memories of some of my favorite cozy zones in games. It really can come down to the little things that make me want to return to these places, and you’ve provided some really great insights into what many of those might be!

[@eurothug4000]

thank you pine!! glad you enjoyed it!

[@hishamhasan1026]

Hey Iron Pineapple! Fun seeing you here!

[@poeticteen00]

There's something simply magical about going back to a home that's static.

[@kenanKTV]

I must say, this channel is becoming one of my favorites. Keep posting! 🙏👊

[@eurothug4000]

Thank you so much!

[@agentofxehanort]

Ironically, I found the Underworld in Hades to be something like a virtual home, even though the plot was Zagreus trying to escape. This was because I got to know the characters more with each defeat. While the rewards were nice, it felt good speaking with them and giving gifts when I could. It made every defeat sting less.

[@agentofxehanort]

@@michelottens6083 I know. The first ending definitely hammered that home.

[@MeatHoll]

Razbuten wasn't wrong, this shit slaps.

[@eurothug4000]

THANK U SO MUCH 🥺

[@gregorymorrison5818]

I thought it was particularly interesting to see the fan response to the far smaller version of Twilight Town found in Kingdom Hearts 3. It was hugely visually improved, there was arguably more stuff to do, but the removal of the side streets we'd explored so much in our youth (especially on the skateboards dotted around the place!) was just unforgivable, haha! Even when home serves no gameplay purpose, we still make such strong connections to it. I recently wrote a poem about the feeling I get from one specific, tiny route in Pokémon Sapphire, where flowers blow in the breeze and there are a couple of ponds and hidden grass patches.

[@realkingofantarctica]

This is my first time being able to watch a brand new eurothug video. This stuff is like comfort food during intense revision sessions.

[@eurothug4000]

thank you so much! hope you enjoy it :)

[@Lacie9]

Same. This is some good content

[@_gamma.]

One “home” I really like was one I didn’t expect, Undertale. After your initial (tragic) departure at the start of the game, the home theme is used repeatedly in other songs as you venture throughout the underground. By the time you make it to the duplicate home at the end it feels familiar. Learning what happened as you wander the empty house makes me tear up every time. I really enjoyed this video!

[@BobbyBroccoli]

Toad Town in Paper Mario N64 always gets me, just feels so liveable. Finding Luigi's secret basement in your house was mind-blowing at the time.

[@iknaifnawif]

Games giving you a space that feels like home is always nice, but I especially love when they make use of that attachment in interesting ways during the plot, like in NieR: Automata or Borderlands 2.

[@jaypatron5338]

For me, the feeling of home is the opposite of yours. I grew up in a small town and was always more interested to live in the city. I love Goodsprings, New Bark Town and Tazmily village, but I think the streets of Kamurocho give me a sense of home and excitement no other virtual world can

[@Vailskibum]

well this is one of the most relaxing videos I've ever seen :)

[@eurothug4000]

thank you so much!! :)

[@Trakinasnove]

I think my favorite home is the on in the second generation of Pokemon games. Where you could go back home to talk to your mom and get the money she saved for you. A small thing that made coming back worth it.

[@iwaslikenope1070]

The camp from Dragon Age Origins is one of the coziest "homes" I've ever been to in games, as well as the Skyhold castle from DA Inquisition. Breezehome from Skyrim is a personal fave too, and the fictionalized Chicago from the first Watch Dogs game has become a home for me too. It must be because of the pandemic and I don't go outside unless needed, but it has become my safe haven this year.

[@ArosNacht]

The most underrated channel on KZbin

[@ghostlightningboi5618]

Building your own personal hub world in virtual reality would be AWESOME....

[@tylerfoster2814]

Ready Player One tells us that you can, and you can fill it with people, but it doesn't necessarily make you happy or feel like home.

[@ghostlightningboi5618]

@@tylerfoster2814 I know. It would still be cool though.

[@Peccadillo]

Excellent video! After I watched this, I started thinking a lot about Night in the Woods. Not only does it capture the beauty and tragedy of returning home, it really captures the routine of being home: seeing friends, visiting familiar shops, exploring the nearby nature. I've moved a lot, so "home" isn't something static to me. Home is where my friends and loved ones are. I think games like Night in the Woods and Undertale really capture the feeling of Home for me because they're both cozy games about friendship. When I load those games up, I'm most excited to see my in-game friends!

[@Jetutt]

Spiral Mountain in Banjo-Kazooie has this feeling for me, even though no one par Banjo lives there. I was sad to see it destroyed in Tooie, and it brought great joy to see it again in Nuts and Bolts.

[@chromerot]

There's not many youtubers talking about subtler elements of video games like vibes, aesthetics and feeling - probably because it's harder to put into words, but you do a fantastic job at it. Here's another perspective you haven't mentioned: While watching this video I felt a sense of nostalgia, but not as a typical warm and cozy, slightly melancholic feeling - but as one of discomfort and sadness. See, I haven't played any of the games you've shown in the video, and I feel like I've missed out on memories that I'll never be able to make again. Memories that only a kid able to get completely sucked into these worlds can make. It's a kind of FOMO, but related to the past instead of future. I'm sad that I've missed out on the opportunity to form a bond with these virtual places that millions of others had, but I'm also scared of stepping into this territory because of it. It's someone else's turf, if that makes sense. MMOs have always made me uncomfortable because of this, and I feel bad that I've never made any friends through WOW like so many people did, but at the same time, I'm not sure I could even if I went back now. This is why I love singleplayer games - they're my own little world.

[@tangramman]

Other commenters have named most of the cozy places in games, but I wanted to voice my love for your videos. You approach subjects many others do not consider, it's so refreshing. :) Thanks for your insight!

[@tylerfoster2814]

A recent game to nail the home aesthetic and play it up as a large theme is Sakuna: of Rice and Ruin. Every day you wake up at home and start your chores in the patties or venture off to fight monsters, but by the end of the day, you exhaustedly make it home to have a meal with your family before turning in.

[@TheClosetExtrovert]

Dirtmouth was this for me while playing Hollow Knight. Even if I cleared out all the shops by the endgame, I always knew it was a safe place where I could take a breather and say hi to the locals. Giving the town elder that flower in what was probably the first kind gesture he'd received in a long time was just... it made my heart happy, after all the encouragement and advice he had given to me.

[@michaeltan7625]

I found Dirtmouth's atmosphere to be really special. I didn't know how to describe it but I loved. Sitting on the bench beside Elderbug, listening to the music and ambience was exactly how I think the melancholy of a fading town should feel like.

[@brendanbergen2537]

The peaceful aesthetic of botw makes the whole game feel comforting to me, but I especially love purchasing and decorating Links house the most. I put all my favorite weapons in there, and I go back often just to look at them. The picture of the champions you can put in the wall is a nice touch as well.

[@calipigenia]

After a particularly hard fight in Breath of the Wild, I always come back to Link's house to just take a break, i change my outfit, shop for ingredients, cook everything for the next adventure and sleep on the bed even if I don't need to, it fills me with comfort

[@JoaoLimaPiano]

For me the starter zones in Spyro Ripto's Rage, some cities of Skyrim, the whole game of Eastshade (which is just amazing if you think about it), and the boat in Spiritfarer, my new favorite game, all have this feeling of home. By the way, what are these songs in the background? I think I recognize some of them but I just can't pin it down, it's so nostalgic! Could you tell me the names?

[@CaptainAstronaut]

Awesome video as always! I always loved saving your game in the Monster Hunter games by laying down, taking what looks like the most comfy nap ever, and your little cats curl up next to the bed like my dog does. It reminds me to take a break in real life haha

[@IconicBoar097]

awesome video as always maria reminds me of my fav sections of assassin's creed 3 where you can take a break from conner's want for revenge by building community with the homestead all the friends conner makes and his interactions with them were so wholesome

[@wordsmaybe2456]

I've always enjoyed the start of Twilight Princess because of how it grounded Link as just a simple villager. It gave you a community to care about in a way the series hadn't typically done. Bioware camps, home bases, and starships are also big ones for me. The Ebon Hawk of KOTOR and especially all three Normandys. I'm replaying the Mass Effect trilogy for a second time this year and it's such a joy to return after a mission filled with hard choices to a place filled with friends and cozy sci-fi vibes. Also, I can always appreciate a good Rob Zacny piece. One of my favorite writers in games criticism.

[@Shigeno566]

OMG I'm so glad I came across your video, I really miss the good old days when I played MMORPGs. Especially with the friends I had back then. Nowadays everyone gotten older and moved on to different things. But I still miss those games and the moments we had. The excitement to get online and to play with everyone again! I wish some of my friends would still play these kind of games, it is a bummer when you realize that you do not have any friends left to play these games anymore.. Thank you for the nostalgic feeling your video gave me, I wish I could go back to the simpler times!

[@MadCyantist]

For the 12 of us who played the Megaman Battle Network or Starforce games, I don't think any game has ever captured the comfort of home like ACDC town, Echo Ridge and your homes there

[@chowder5202]

Ordon Village from Twilight Princess is forever my favorite starting area in a game. As a kid, I would play until the Forest Temple and then restart, doing the beginner quests over and over. I will never forget the shop keeper's cat or the sound of the Hawk Grass.

[@secretscarlet8249]

The Resistance Camp in Nier Automata was great in evoking rest and peace, especially with the variations of the music. That's why it was also troubling when it gets invaded.

[@dragonragelee9679]

one of my favorite homes in games has to be the Wigglytuff guild in PMD: Explorers of Sky. It's got such a fun lighthearted energy to it, to the busy second floor of pokemon adventurers crowded around the job board, to mundanity of the third floor with characters Chatot and Wigglytuff wishing you well before your next exploration. I love how every in-game day ends with the entire guild in the dinning hall partaking in dinner together, it's so sweet and really evokes that fun yet chaotic family dinner I was using to having as a kid.

[@butimjustlarry8380]

Great video, as usual; I think homes and safe places in otherwise dangerous worlds are a favourite of mine, evil within's mirrors, resident evil's safehouses and fallout's various settlements come to mind.

[@jvukovic4]

Its a bit of an odd pick, but I'd say that fire link shrine hits thee same type of chord, but mostly the feeling of safety than anything. Theirs no better feeling than coming out of BlightTown or the Tomb of Giants, and seeing your estus flask shoot up to 15

[@tristongodwin5845]

Mabe village from link’s awakening captured that feeling of home so well! It did it so well that animal village felt like visiting extended family, if you know what I mean.

[@KmanCZ]

This video is awesome! I've had really stressful day today and this is exactly what I needed. I love the Terrey Town sidequest especialy the music and it's stages, whenever I don't feel right I just play this theme and suddenly everything feels better.

[@FalcFalcFalcFalc]

I think I can relate this feeling with Timber Hearth, your natal planet in Outer Wilds

[@YoKevinT]

Hollow Knight definitely gave me the sensation of home, even tho I didn't have a reason to go back; every time I decided to stop playing for the day or after a long mission I went back to the main hub and sit in the chair and close the game, the comfort of knowing I left my character in a safe place that feels like home was something I never though of in any other game

[@Rougesteelproject]

"Home will always be there to come back to." RIP Teldrasil.

[@secretscarlet8249]

May we ask for the song credits? It truly made me nostalgic, even if this was the first time I've heard of them. 🥰

[@shisuiki]

If i may pivot a bit and share a little anecdote: I was marathonning MaseaAnela's Ocarina of time master quest let's play, where the game world is mirrored, once i went downstairs to go to the bathroom which is on the right, but i instinctively went left as if my perception of my house is somewhat tied to how the world in Ocarina of Time's is orientated. I mean i played that game a lot so that might explain things a bit.

[@drpg7924]

I love this video so much. You constantly put out stellar work!

[@P9PChannel]

Really really great video ! If I had to pick a home from a game world, I think i'd choose Inaba from Persona 4. One of my favorite game, played through it several times, and it really has this "home vibe" to it. Note : Since you talked about the hub in Monster Hunter World, what about Poogie ?! He clearly is the pet you have at home to welcome you after work :)

[@eurothug4000]

FUCKKK HOW DID I FORGET POOGIE IM SO UPSET

[@lephoquebleu8302]

I definitely relate to that relatable gameplay aspect, I just love having little home rituals. I remember in Death Stranding, everytime I woke up in a room, I would play Pop Virus on loop, take a shower, wash my face, play with BB and then, drink 3 Monsters. Or in Outer Worlds, after waking up on Timber Hearth, I always eat three marshmallows before taking off with my spaceship. great vid as always

[@MrSilentBill]

Thank you for this video! It's such a joy to watch. I played hundreds of hours in Terraria and 7 Days to Die. In Terraria I find it so delightful to create houses for the NPCs and myself in the different biomes, whether it'd be carving rooms out of a hillside or creating a colorful apartment building, each room filled with different stuff I imagined the characters would like. In 7DTD I like fixing up ruined buildings, improving them and then defending them. I would dig secret tunnels and escape routes or just create a roof garden and enjoy the morning sun in the forest or the desert.

[@Skyehoppers]

I think the game home which gets me the most is actually one with a totally different aesthetic than the ones you discussed: Delfino Plaza. Especially since I played the game when I was like literally only 6 and most of the missions were too challenging, Delfino Plaza was the whole game of Super Mario Sunshine to me. In fact I feel like the coziest places in games for me are all from games I played very young...maybe I try to play things too quickly nowadays to build that sort connection with a virtual place. After watching this Ill definitely try to appreciate the cozy places a little more :)

[@Torinoti]

Još jedan odličan video. Obožavam tvoj kanal.

[@ArtistMarkFlynn]

I used to always head back to Pallet town! Nothing there had ever changed.... But still didn't stop me doing it over and over again! Great video as always.

[@SocraTetris]

I dont really have a nostalgic relationship to spaces in games, but this may be because of the games that I play. Rather, game spaces are sort of like memory triggers, and I can often remember what I was listening to or certain times of my life when I experienced the area for the first time. Rather normal, spatial-memory kind of association

[@statz3697]

Inaba from persona 4 has got that homey feeling to me.

[@Knorkrax]

It's simple: _Littleroot Town_

[@deborah3250]

Ultima 1. Absolute simplicity with maximum possession of my heart. It had altered the way I look at asterisks for life.

[@paydentaylor]

Such a good video. I always love to make one last trip back to “home” before I finish a game, feeling very validated after watching this

[@labmates]

Relaxing and cozy

[@benherebefore]

I remember booting up my PS2 long after the PS3 had launched just to mess around in Sandover Village in the first Jak and Daxter games. Like you said, the village itself is warm and secure with lovable NPC’s while the area immediately outside the village becomes darker and dangerous at an increasingly harrowing scale. Great video! Keep it up! First time watching and happily surprised.

[@trombonemain]

I don’t know when I subbed to you, but this is a great video! I’m definitely gonna watch more of your stuff!

[@FieldOfViewGameDesign]

I love this video so much! Growing up, my brother and I would spend hours on our own personal Game of the Year awards, and "Coziest Location" was a hotly contested category. :D World of Warcraft in particular will always be that home away from home for me. We joined a role-playing server, so we came to know the streets of Silvermoon and the shops of Stormwind through the eyes of our characters. They became real places. - Stephen

[@VZed]

A lovely video. Thanks to Razbuten for providing an excellent watchlist for this weekend. And for the record, I will always think of Destiny Island from Kingdom Hearts when i recall a sense of virtual home. The loss of it is so profound in my mind, and it's amplified by the presence of Traverse Town that you adopt as a "home space" out of necessity afterwards. There's something about the relationship between the two that creates such an interesting feeling of unfamiliarity underscored by comforting welcome.

[@Pollymacho]

Man what a wholesome and great video! Glad to see some Monster Hunter Cantinas represented, the multiplayer one in 3rd ultimate is one of my favorites in the series. One of the games that is so nostalgic and feels like home for me has gotta be pokemon crystal. A lot of that was the memories attached when I first played it, but also the look and the sound of it. I remember how cool it was to explore all around Goldenrod City and check out that cool radio tower.

[@SiGNet_GM]

I think there's something really special about homes in MMOs. In games like FFXIV just being able to get a home of your own is a huge investment of time, money and luck. But it feels so cathartic when you realize that that space is yours to do with and decorate as you please, a small slice of an otherwise MASSIVE world to call yours. Even when you're logged out that home will still be there exactly as you left it for others to come by and see. I'm pretty terrible at decorating myself but seeing the love and passion other people have put into their own places blows me away.

[@ASMRinGames]

Ocarina of Time handled this so well with Kokiri Forest. It really feels like a place you would call home. You even start there every time when rebooting the game. Then, when you went on a journey and come back as an adult, the Kokiri still look like children. The only one who changed is you. You get a feeling of not belonging there anymore. Actually, you never really belonged there in the first place, because you are a Hylian with a different destiny.

[@GermTube]

I get the feeling you've described strongly from Windurst in FFXI. It was my first MMO, and you spend so much time in your starting city just trying to figure out what's going on, trying to get your grasp on the game mechanics, while slowly falling in love with the inhabitants that help you along the way. Travel in that game was HARD - there weren't readily available teleports, the maps were huge, and even chocobos would abandon you after a set amount of time, so returning home after sometimes weeks of adventuring was a really big deal. Haven't played the game in years, but every time I hear those notes of the music there, I feel like I'm being pulled back to my childhood home. 🥰 This is such a good channel - subscribed!

[@Darkfry]

dunno if you played Xenoblade but Colony 6 after you rebuild it and Frontier Village are my go to places that invoke all the feelings you talk about here. The music of Frontier village is just incredible, one of my fave tracks in any game

[@FullmetalSonic260]

Crysta from Terranigma is a good one for me, the music, the people, the comfy and ethereal atmosphere. Considering where the game's plot goes(you'd know what I mean if you played it for yourself, especially by the end), it really made it feel "homey" and I spent alot of time just goofing around there. It surprises me how much it resonated in that way, with it being a game I finished for the first time last year and it's probably the only SNES game that gave me that feeling. For an "RPG-Action" game, it's really a comforting one for me and the village of Crysta, definitely helps.

[@manamaster6]

Frontier Village in Makna Forest, from Xenoblade 1, is one of my favorite places in all of video games. When I was a kid I remember enjoying one of the rooms inside the SS Anne in Pokémon Blue, I spent hours there just imagining what could be happening.

[@zangbang9886]

Destiny Islands from Kingdom Hearts, Raposas' Village from Drawn to Life and Wigglytuff's Guild from Pokémon MD Explorers of Time for me.... I cry..

[@MoonSpiritChannel]

Coziness in games are sometimes hard to come by if you don't make the time for it. I personally found mine with my castle town in Suikoden 2. Not only is it b/c it's my home base, but it can get bigger and many characters you can recruit will feel lived in as they get settled in your abode. You can recruit a griffin, 2 krakens, and a group of squirrel-like people, and they make themselves at home like they've been in there for ages. But that's just the animal or animal-like companions. I haven't mentioned the allies and friends you make along the way. You can get your own magic shop (rune shop), restaurant, inn, library, etc. Plus, the home base song is so homely for me.

[@ComiskeyProjects]

Like this video there's something inherently cozy about these kinds of home environments, maybe its the nostalgia but Littleroot town in pokemon ruby/sapphire and the safe rooms in resident evil there's this really relaxed quality to them which stands in contrast to all the encounters outside of these areas. Keep up the amazing work these videos are really something special .

[@viddysgamingviddyos4710]

I'm in the process of moving to a new flat/apartment, after having lived in my current one for 6 years. And the superlatives described here made me feel a little emotional, as I prepare for this transition. I'm definitely bringing all my gaming stuff and memories [and other things, of course] with me to this new home. And speaking of the descriptions here, it has started to make me think about homes in games differently. On my return to Pallet Town, I probably said nothing more than 'Oh right. I remember this.' Leblanc in Persona 5 was mostly nothing more than a gameplay mechanic, though with some great moments shared between the characters. I did not notice the changing music of Tarry Town in Breath of the Wild like you did, though it is sometimes what we don't notice [such as good dialogue in a book, game etc] that is most effective and subtle. Above all, this was a nice, interesting take on the cosy locales and sweet memories and nostalgia in games. I'm really enjoying your videos.

[@TWKReviewsOLD]

This whole video is a M O O D Between the Runescape, Ocarina of Time and Yakuza footage I'm just getting all of the warm feels.

[@adam-the-dev]

Found you from Adam Miller's recommendation here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYjIh3SmbK-Efc0 And I've now subscribed! Thanks for the great content!

[@Teflora]

the 2 most striking video games homes would be Delfino Plaza (and also some of the levels in Sunshine) and Windfall Island in Wind Waker (it's called Port Monee in german which makes much more sense to me for all the trading). Both changed slightly over time and you got more and more acquainted with these places or in other words: feel at home with.

[@WMan37]

If I had to name a place that felt like home off the top of my head I'd say "Put on a blindfold and throw a dart at a wall that has basically every hub area from OOT at night time." _Especially_ Lon Lon Ranch at night, a place a spent the least time in when I actually played the game as a kid is a place I return to these days as a magical, evocative summarization of literally everything I loved about OOT's world. A place that feels busy during the daytime now has 2 lone NPCs in it, Epona and Malon, one of whom is humming her song to the night stars, as if she'd be there whether link was a character or not and had her own schedule. There's so many places like that in OOT that give you a sense of history to it that would have happened whether the main character was born or not. The only other game I have played that makes me feel this way is FFXIV. There are games that come out in 2020 that despite having several times the graphical fidelity than the Nintendo 64 could ever dream to afford, feel less like real places than OOT's world did to me. It felt like every NPC there had a story of their own that would exist with or without your presence, like the jaded teenager in Kakariko Village sitting alone underneath a tree at night, the dancing couple you can find in Hyrule Castle town and then later in Kakariko, etc. Basically if a game has a place that feels like an actual neighborhood that doesn't exist solely so that the main character has something to do in it, a place that would go on whether there was a plot or conflict or not, and you can have a brief chat with every NPC that lives in it, with beautiful music to the place that gives the location itself a character of its own, that is a place that feels like home to me.

[@wygolvillage2637]

Wygol Village from Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia is my username on most websites for a reason!

[@jonathansmith1281]

While they might not the same place, the first towns (especially the small, rural villages) are often my favorite places to just wander around, chat with the NPCs, and enjoy the ambience. Places like Lindblum from FF9, Cornelia from FF1, Dirtmouth from Hollow Knight, and Cobblestone from DQ11, just to name few.

[@kaloifortich4491]

**MINOR SPOILER ALERT FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOT FINISHED THE WITCHER 3** corvo bianco, geralt's home in the blood and wine dlc of the witcher 3 was such a beautiful place for the developer's to end the series and its main characters with (given you did not get the sad ending). kaer morhen was more of a base than a home, and it was pretty much dead at that point in the story, and it was heavily damaged after the siege, CPDR gave fans the opportunity to create in their headcannon a place where geralt could retire and call home.

[@autumnaxiom]

I think you could enjoy Lord of the Rings Online. It has so many cozy locations, but the Shire is particularly lovely, especially at night. There are periodic events, and one of them takes place in the Shire. During this event I spent a lot of time in there just hanging out and taking the atmosphere in, and the presence of other real people doing the same activities I was doing added so much to it. The game is not new, but it looks incredibly aesthetic and comforting.

[@PrincessGemu]

The streets of Paris in Sly Cooper 2, along with its smooth theme, always pulls me in. It's funny, seeing as the town is littered with guards and danger. But it also has our base, for the team, and it really fits them. In 2 and 3, we always have a base to go to. But Paris is like the home to these guys, and I feel like they own it. I always feel welcome back whenever I replay it, seeing the familiar settings, and hearing that classic music. Sly cooper is near and dear to my heart.

[@greatsupper]

Monster Hunter has always done environments so well. It's impressive that I remember each and every town and zone in the MH games I've played, even when there are like 7 different desert maps. And Pokke Village is my home

[@Coffee_Cakes]

I find it weird to me personally when I play a new game, or something iv never played before and it instantly feels like home. It happened recently when going through the Shenmue franchise, and the quite houses and snow fallen streets of Dobuita instantly hit me with a sense of comfort and warmth. Its weird how a player can go without that sensation for years and then find a new title or even one decades old and instantly get a vibe of they belong in a virtual space.

[@MrBrendyC]

Thanks for the video. My home will always be the log cabin I built in a remote part of a Minecraft server. The vegetable patch, the reeds, the underground library with its entrance hidden in the trunk of a big tree. Nothing has come close to that sense of "I did this myself" homeliness.

[@Bowserdorf]

Midgar in FFVII Remake really hit a soft spot for me since I grew up in an industrial area. Like a weird juxstaposition of feeling a connection to a hometown and otherwise an oppressive surrounding that's belching out pollution. Also, the home areas in game don't have to necessarily be at the beginning. Plenty of areas you can adopt like say Torigoth in Xenoblade Chronicles 2. That feels like home at least for me in that game. Gridania though! I only played through FFXIV: A Realm Reborn just this year. I'm already nostalgic for it in ways I can't even explain. Toad Town in Paper Mario was super small and cozy. Every npc felt unique and I'd always go back.

[@DouglasHollingsworth1]

Wow, loved this - reminds me of why I always enjoyed hanging out on the Normandy in Mass Effect or the Ebon Hawk in Knights of The Old Republic so much ... Architect of Games recommended checking out your channel, definitely glad I did!

[@greyfox4838]

Dirtmouth in Hollow Knight, the Wright's and Co. office in the Ace Attorney trilogy, and Kokiri Forest in Ocarina of Time. Feels just like home.

[@undiscoveredpie5611]

As much as I love Tarrey Town & Whiterun, the cosiness of sitting beside a campfire with a half-broken guitar & a bottle of vodka in S.T.A.L.K.E.R is very special to me. Great video, as always.

[@mokrodrigues4515]

I loved this video! This topic of home towns I hubs in videogames, how it makes us feel like home and stuff, has always always always attracted me. I remember just wandering around Isle Delfino in Mario Sunshine or in Harvest Moon A Wonderful Life's town, and it was just comforting and pleasing. I'm not sure if it's due to some escapism from my parents' divorce when I was a kid, but just strolling around these places felt great and cozy, and I didn't feel any urge to keep progressing in the game. A different nostalgic feeling was when passing through Pallet Town before heading for the Cinnabar Islands in Pokémon Yellow. It was comforting having the town staying as it was even though I had badges, cool pokémon and having seen the rest of Kanto. I've rarely revisited these games and areas after growing up, but when I did I felt very very VERY emotional. It wasn't just nostalgia, it was more like "saudade" (a word we have in Portuguese which combines longing for something plus some melancholy, it's hard to explain) for the time I visited these places and life was way different. Sorry for the long comment, this topic is very personal to me and I'm very grateful for your channel and especially this video. Cheers from Brazil!

[@steffis9806]

Great video :) some places in games really make me feel at home. How strange, given that these places don't even exist outside of pixels and our minds! Some of my favorites: the player home in 3rd generation Pokemon. Skyhold from Dragon Age Inquisition. The Old Camp in Gothic. Mae's home in Night in the Woods.

[@Runie549]

I'm kinda partial to Shepard's cabin in Mass Effect's Normandy... being able to stare out directly into space whenever you want, or fall asleep surrounded by its calm, appeals so much to my inner geek XD And then Mass Effect 2 and 3 added things like a fish tank, music player, and decorative elements like ship models and a pet hamster, and yeah I think I bought all of them :D For a more traditional home setting, Link's room in Ocarina of Time is simple, but nice and cozy, and surrounded by the peaceful Kokiri Forest... and like, I think part of it is also how the game emphasizes it's importance to Link and how he doesn't want to leave it, but has to. Also like... it's not the player's house sadly, otherwise it'd probably beat both of my previous answers (though you do get to stay there for a while), but OMG... Aerith's House in Final Fantasy VII Remake. It might be the coziest home I've ever seen in a video game. Such a warm, nostalgic interior, yet still modern enough to have a fridge and TV, and the outside is surrounded by a large, beautiful garden, a waterfall, and at night, some surprisingly soft, cozy, warm street lights (especially compared to the harsher lights of the rest of Midgar).

[@TrekPythonChild001]

What a great question! I think I connect personally less to in-game locations than I do to particular "feels." Some of my favorite games are Dark Souls, Super Mario Odyssey, and Paladins: Champions of the Realm. The methodical caution and comfortable power that I feel every time I hear that spawn-in sound in Lordran is very much the opposite of the anxious thrill and "serious game-face" I get in a spawn room on any map in the Realm, which is still very different from the mechanical ease and thrill of adventure and new discoveries I feel landing the Odyssey in any of the Kingdoms. I guess I don't get so much "homesick" as "mechanic-starved." XD

[@nirau]

I'm so happy you've played FFXIV! It's one of my favorite games and Gridania is my beloved place too :) I also started there as a Archer, then become Bard. Amazing video, you have a great way to convey your thought into his videos. Thank you.

[@divinesolstice3744]

Firelink shrine, Toriel's house in UnderTale, any home you put work into in Minecraft, Peach's Castle from Mario64. All i got for now.

[@RoyalDarjeeling]

Loved the video, as usual! Pretty interesting how the area that we call "home" in some videogames might be different from player to player. In Zelda: Breath of the Wild, for instance, my "home" was Kakariko Village, place I kept coming back almost everytime I played. I would love to hear your opinion on how Yakuza games take the concept of home to the whole neighbourhood - Even if I prefer my actual home in Judgment, for instance, I feel at home in every street of the small city that is Kamurocho, with its lively shops, neighbours, restaurants..

[@myfredo898]

just sat in the hunter's dream for a while feeling warm and bubbly, listening to that beautiful music, hangin' with da stump messengers... really felt like home

[@Toastbr0t1337]

for me home is where my favorite people are. i dont do much else but play videogames and since your video contains ffxiv you'll know the place im going to talk about: limsa. i spend a lot of time there just talking to people and coming back every day to see the same, familiar faces, asking them how theyre doing or playing the game with them, maybe even just having people around is a very comforting feeling to me. very little mmos give me that feeling and im glad to have found it.

[@Babyluigikarting]

Personally, I feel like the idea of "home" can be applied to hub worlds. They're safe spaces where you can roam around and typically chill out to the music. Basically, this thought came to me when I remembered spending a lot of time goofing around in Kirby's Epic Yarn's hub world. It was just really comfy I guess ^^

[@dmgdug]

Outset Island from Wind Waker is one of the most memorable starting areas for me, hearing the music from that island just brings be right back to when I was playing the game as a 12-13 year old. Also, I started FFXIV in Dec 2020. The night music from the starting areas bring me right back to when I first started playing; I've never felt nostalgia hit so quickly in a game before. The music is just familiar and welcoming since you return to the areas so often from your grand adventure.

[@alchemistghost8329]

I know this is an older video but for me one of the best examples of a video game location that feels like home to me is the party camp in Dragon Age Origins (which is a little funny since its a non permanent structure meant to be packed up at a moments notice). But to me going to camp after a story mission checking on my supplies and just chatting and strengthening my bonds with my companions around the fire with all our mismatched tents sprawled around taking a breather from trying to save the world just feels so cozy to me.

[@FoxPonyShift2013]

I always find myself going back to the Bannered Mare in Whiterun from Skyrim. Especially since I eventually couldn’t move into Breezehome no matter how hard I tried to fix it in both vanilla and modded runs. Alternately, I keep returning to Littleroot Town from Pokemon Sapphire and its remake.