erttheking:
I personally am becoming enthralled with the world of Dark Souls...although the intentional vagueness can be annoying sometimes. And is it just me or do we know absolutely nothing about Gravelord Nito? I thought that he was supposed to lead a Covenant, but when I jumped down he started to fight me right away. Did I do something wrong?

There's a place somewhere near, I think, the beginning of the Tomb of Giants with a Necromancer and a bunch of coffins. One is sticking out significantly further than the others and you can interact with it. You need to have an... Eye of Death? Something like that, and you need to lie in the coffin for around a minute for the cutscene to trigger. Then you can talk to Nito and join the Gravelord Servants. Also, he can't be harmed while you are in his area through that method.

On topic, yeah, probably Dark Souls. Maybe Demon's Souls. I really like the ambiguity of the Souls games. Also, Nito doesn't have a lot on him, other than he was one of the four original Lords and is the First of the Dead. Which is something, I guess.

Nosgoth from Legacy of Kain.

First choice is Definately Pokemon. Traveling to all different regions with my Ninjask and Shedinja, going on all kinds of adventures, meeting new friends along the way UUGH I WANT IT SO BAD

BiggyShackleton:
Termina from Majora's Mask.

This would be my second choice. Clock Town seems like an amazing city to live, Not to mention the warm lazy days at Romani Ranch and the vast history and mystery of Ikana.

Polarix:
I've said it once on a similar thread before and I'll say it again. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker is undoubtly my favorite game world.

And my third choice. Being a sailor based on Windfall Island, searching the vast seas for treasure or adventure.

These threads depress me. They remind me how bored I am of reality :(

I really like the Starcraft universe and story. I like how the story goes over to the units in the multiplayer. Like how the protoss Dark Templars cloak because they were rejected from normal protoss society and were forced to learn it. Little details like that really make the game a lot more interesting for me.
But if we are talking about somewhere we would like to live in, then I would probably choose the world of Skyrim, just as long as I am able to learn entire spells by opening a book.

My absolute favourite is easy. The Elder Scrolls, there is so much interesting lore on it, I just love it.
Others:
Warcraft
Fallout
I like Warhammer 40K but I'm not sure if I'd count it as a game world.

Pokemon by far #1

Obviously, every world has it's downside: nuclear radiation, war, the end of all things, giant monsters that want to eat you, bandits, etc.
Pokemon's bad things are wild pokemon, bandits that want to steal your pokemon, and the big evil organization that wants to make everyone have a bad day. All of these things can be remedied by having badass pokemon or sticking with your friends who also have badass pokemon. Pokemon's universe is like living in the real world, except all animals are fucking badass monsters that you can befriend and have fun with.

Dinosaur Land from Super Mario World. Clearly, it has rideable dinosaurs that crap extra lives. 'Nuff said.

Torn between the Pokemon Gold world, Fallout 3, and Bioshock.

I've always been fond of TES universe. Especially Morrowind. (world...) Very fond. Same with the Fallout. Does San Andres count? I guess the US we play GTA in...

Hmm...

As much as I love Mass Effect, the Starcraft universe is simply more badass. Not exactly a nice place to live mind you, as life there consists of A) Being eaten by Zerg B) Being murdered by Protoss, or if you were lucky enough to escape those horrible fates: C) Getting murdered by another group of Terrans. It's a beautiful, savage end of the galaxy.

I like World of Warcraft too much to let Starcraft have all the glory, so I'll call that leader of the "Fantasy Setting". Skyrim's much too drab and dull, Dragon Age just has crazy mages and templars and blights, so they don't quite compare.

SuperNova221:
Homeworld does sci-fi exactly, EXACTLY, how I love it. And I love sci-fi. so I'm going with Homeworld.

Ah crap, how could I forget Homeworld? Warlord governments with fleets of starships, ancient relics of a powerful race long forgotten, a desperate flight to protect the very existence of your people. Homeworld is what Battlestar Galactica wishes it could be. This series definitely ties with Starcraft in terms of excellence in my book.

I wouldn't exactly want to live there, but the mojave was enthralling.

Favorite sci-fi in video games Mass Effect. It's more my thing a lot of talking less zerg killing. Out of video games it's star trek so you can kind of see why.

For fantasy well Amalur is a contender but not there out of all of the Tolkien rip offs I would have to say Tamriel not just skyrim all of it. I hesitate to use the word realistic but everyone and everything the TES games feels more real then other fantasy settings. Magic has rules and such in other games like Warcraft and Dragon Age just feels like well magic in Elder Scrolls it feels like a science.

Call of Dutys, dats the best game eva guyz! Anyone who tinks else is a n00b

on a serious note

Fallout 3, most interesting and the lore is pretty damn good as well.

Damn...Tough call. On the one hand,there's Cave Story's island. Varried life,with fully functional subterranian ecosystems with a rich background and just a hoot to explore...So long as you have good aim.

Then there's Gothic's world. Again,varried wildlife and environments,and again with a VERY rich background. Again,unless you're an armed badass,travel's a bitch,but it's a game world;what can you do?

And finally,allow me to make a strech from video games to other gaming media.

Magic: The Gathering. I'm hardly invested in the game itself,but I find the lore and story utterly enthralling...Whenever I can find official sources. An infinite multiverse,traversed by immortal and nigh omnipotent mages,each plane with it's own realities. That,and I get a giggle out of the utterly bizzare dynamic with Jace and Chandra. And then there was Urza...Bloody nutcase,that guy...

I'll have to go with Mass effect. Bioshock was great as well but ME still wins, although as soon as the Mistborn game comes out I will be singing a different tune. I love the books and the world.

Probably the world of Animal Crossing. Like a never-ending vacation.

I would love to live in the pokemon world because that comes with all the pokemon.

Armored Core or Deus Ex Human Revolution. I'd say Monster Hunter but I would be the only character that said anything different every once in a while.

Best fictional world to live in? Star Trek.

Favorite setting for storytelling? Mass Effect. If only they could take back that shark-jump they pulled in 2...

Probably Gothic 3. If there was one thing that game wasn't heavily flawed on, it was the game world. The desert country of Varant was particularly well done. Skyrim also. There is a massive - absolutely massive - variety in Skyrim's world and all of it is fleshed out really well.

Those two would be my picks, though the worlds of both Witcher games, Morrowind and both Two Worlds games, as well as Gothic II of course, would be close contenders.

Zeno Clash = so unique, so much charm

Guild Wars = epic in every way

Dead Space = original sci-fi horror that doesn't rip off alien

Bioshock = obvious

Halo = had the "epic" feel that I didn't get from Mass Effect, also the aliens were more alien, instead of blue women who's 2 primary features are they live forever and have sex with everything. People who like the game can at least understand how silly that seems. Or maybe they like it, which makes more sense *cough* tali *cough cough*

Half Life/Portal = no explanation needed

Even though I stopped playing wow ages ago, the Warcraft universe is still my favourite game universe by far.

erttheking:
I personally am becoming enthralled with the world of Dark Souls...although the intentional vagueness can be annoying sometimes. And is it just me or do we know absolutely nothing about Gravelord Nito? I thought that he was supposed to lead a Covenant, but when I jumped down he started to fight me right away. Did I do something wrong?

Did you kill him?
If you did, you'll have to wait for NG+ to join the covenant.
If not, there's still a chance.
Go to the room in the Catacombs (before Pinwheel) where the Titanite Demon is, kill it, and pick up the item behind it.
Next, find a coffin which is jutting out and nestle in it.
Wait about thirty seconds, give or take, and a cutscene will start up.
You'll be transported to Nito's coffin where you can chat and join the covenant.

OT: Dark Souls. It's rare to find a game whose every fiber of being is devoted to making you suffer, and yet drenched in fascinating lore at the same time.
Other than that, Bastion's world (or what's left of it) manages to have charm, despite being smashed to hell.

URU, for crying out loud!
I would immediately get to writing ages that resembles any other game I'd like to visit!

Giving the nature of Linking in this setting, it makes URU a must have.

Also, the D'ni caverns. always wanted to be there in person!

I'd live in Skyrim as one of the Eternal Children, and watch all the old people die, and become President of ChildLand.

Persona 4 and Psychonauts.

If I had to live in one? Either Persona 4 to hang out with the various characters or any setting that'd allow me to become immortal in a way I could actually achieve.

Half Life 2. I've killed a million aliens a million different ways, but nothing sticks with me more than seeing a run-down Soviet bloc being terraformed by an alien threat.
I love the idea that the Combine don't even have the time to turn the world into a desolate wasteland. They just tell humans to obey, and make a police state out of it's own populace by giving the ones willing to serve stimulants, alien technology, and a stable living situation. You could actually see this scenario really happening, where the invading aliens are so powerful that most of the world doesn't even bother fighting anymore. And the designs of the Hunters, Striders, and gunships were intriguing because you see that you aren't the first planet that's met the Combine. Add to that hints that the galaxy is packed full of wild aliens and extradimensional entities, and you've got a sci-fi world that's utterly bizarre but at the same time just recognizable enough to make you invested.