Games set in each of the 50 states
Sept 29, 2015 2:27:27 GMT -5
Post by Bobinator on Sept 29, 2015 2:27:27 GMT -5
So, here's something pointless I've been pondering. Out of the many games set in the United States, are there enough games out there that there'd be at least one primarily set in each of the 50 states? Not just one single level, I mean, they'd have to take place for a good portion of the game, or the entire game. Let's get New York and California out of the way, first, those are too easy. The rest, however, let's start with:
And yes, I realize this thread is... a little America-centric. Unfortunately, finding games that take place across, say, every province of Canada might prove to be even more difficult. Still, if anybody wants to try, go for it!
EDIT: I decided to update the OP with Derboo's list, with a few extra choices that other people have mentioned. Thanks to Derboo for compiling these, and for everybody else for helping add onto it! Derboo's list is provided in the spoiler below.
I've marked those where only licensed games or single levels have been mentioned with a "~", maybe we can find even cooler examples.
Alabama - ~Deer Hunter 2003
Alaska - Never Alone, Metal Gear Solid, ~Road Rash II
Arizona - Postal 2, Wasteland, ~Duke Nukem Forever, Alan Wake: American Nightmare, ~Road Rash II, ~Cruis'n USA
Arkansas - Redneck Rampage
California - Dark Seed, Police Story, Les Manley in: Lost in LA, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines, Gold Rush!, ~Homefront, LA Noire, Fallout 1+2, Tony Hawk's American Wasteland, Parasite Eve 2, No More Heroes, ~Cruis'n USA, TOO MANY TO COUNT
Colorado - Dead Rising, Forza Horizon, ~Metal Gear Rising, ~Homefront
Connecticut - ?
Delaware - ?
Florida - Hotline Miami, A Golden Wake, Fountain of Dreams, ~Scarface
Georgia - ~Telltale's The Walking Dead, ~Left4Dead 2
Hawaii - ~Medal of Honor: Rising Sun, ~Road Rash II, T&C Surf Designs?
Idaho - ?
Illinois - Watch_Dogs, Michael Jordan: Chaos in the Windy City, Michigan: Report from Hell, Déjà Vu, Silent Scope
Indiana - Fort Zombie, ~Cruis'n USA
Iowa - ~Deer Hunter 2003, CarnEvil
Kansas - ~Gun?
Kentucky - Kentucky Route Zero
Louisiana - Gabriel Knight, Adventures of Bayou Billy, House of the Dead: Overkill, Alone in the Dark
Maine - Phantasmagoria?
Maryland - ~Payday 2, ~Blair Witch, Fallout 3: Point Lookout DLC
Massachusetts - Assassin Creed 3, Fallout 4
Michigan - Saints Row, Deus Ex: Human Revolution,
Minnesota - ?
Mississippi - ~Hitman: Blood Money, Country Justice: Revenge of the Rednecks
Missouri - Square's Tom Sawyer
Montana - ?
Nebraska - ?
Nevada - Fallout: New Vegas, Leather Goddessess of Phobos 2, ~Duke Nukem Forever, It Came From the Desert, Rainbow Six: Vegas
New Hampshire - ?
New Jersey - Tony Hawk's Underground, Superhero League of Hoboken
New Mexico - Half-Life, Desperados
New York - Max Payne, Blackwell, Fahrenheit, Parasite Eve, ~The Warriors, Crysis 2 & 3, Freedom Fighters, TOO MANY TO COUNT
North Carolina - ?
North Dakota - ~Where in North Dakota is Carmen Sandiego (unreleased)
Ohio - ~Leather Goddessess of Phobos
Oklahoma - ?
Oregon - Life is Strange, Gone Home
Pennsylvania - Heavy Rain, ~Assassin Creed 3, Fallout 3: The Pit DLC, ~Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
Rhode Island - Eternal Darkness
South Carolina - Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07
South Dakota - ?
Tennessee - Shiloh: Grant's Trial in the West, ~Road Rash II
Texas - Interstate '76, ~Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Utah - Fallout New Vegas: Honest Hearts DLC, ~Homefront
Vermont - ~Road Rash II
Virginia - ~Payday 2, ~Fallout 3
Washington - Deadly Premonition, Shadowrun (SNES), Shadowrun Returns, Alan Wake
West Virginia - ?
Wisconsin - The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Wyoming- Firewatch, ~Deer Hunter 2003
And yes, I realize this thread is... a little America-centric. Unfortunately, finding games that take place across, say, every province of Canada might prove to be even more difficult. Still, if anybody wants to try, go for it!
EDIT: I decided to update the OP with Derboo's list, with a few extra choices that other people have mentioned. Thanks to Derboo for compiling these, and for everybody else for helping add onto it! Derboo's list is provided in the spoiler below.
This is going to get confusing soon, so how about a handy alphabetical list?
I've marked those where only licensed games or single levels have been mentioned with a "~", maybe we can find even cooler examples.
Alabama - ~Deer Hunter 2003
Alaska - Never Alone, Metal Gear Solid, ~Road Rash II
Arizona - Postal 2, Wasteland, ~Duke Nukem Forever, Alan Wake: American Nightmare, ~Road Rash II, ~Cruis'n USA
Arkansas - Redneck Rampage
California - Dark Seed, Police Story, Les Manley in: Lost in LA, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines, Gold Rush!, ~Homefront, LA Noire, Fallout 1+2, Tony Hawk's American Wasteland, Parasite Eve 2, No More Heroes, ~Cruis'n USA, TOO MANY TO COUNT
Colorado - Dead Rising, Forza Horizon, ~Metal Gear Rising, ~Homefront
Connecticut - ?
Delaware - ?
Florida - Hotline Miami, A Golden Wake, Fountain of Dreams, ~Scarface
Georgia - ~Telltale's The Walking Dead, ~Left4Dead 2
Hawaii - ~Medal of Honor: Rising Sun, ~Road Rash II, T&C Surf Designs?
Idaho - ?
Illinois - Watch_Dogs, Michael Jordan: Chaos in the Windy City, Michigan: Report from Hell, Déjà Vu, Silent Scope
Indiana - Fort Zombie, ~Cruis'n USA
Iowa - ~Deer Hunter 2003, CarnEvil
Kansas - ~Gun?
Kentucky - Kentucky Route Zero
Louisiana - Gabriel Knight, Adventures of Bayou Billy, House of the Dead: Overkill, Alone in the Dark
Maine - Phantasmagoria?
Maryland - ~Payday 2, ~Blair Witch, Fallout 3: Point Lookout DLC
Massachusetts - Assassin Creed 3, Fallout 4
Michigan - Saints Row, Deus Ex: Human Revolution,
Minnesota - ?
Mississippi - ~Hitman: Blood Money, Country Justice: Revenge of the Rednecks
Missouri - Square's Tom Sawyer
Montana - ?
Nebraska - ?
Nevada - Fallout: New Vegas, Leather Goddessess of Phobos 2, ~Duke Nukem Forever, It Came From the Desert, Rainbow Six: Vegas
New Hampshire - ?
New Jersey - Tony Hawk's Underground, Superhero League of Hoboken
New Mexico - Half-Life, Desperados
New York - Max Payne, Blackwell, Fahrenheit, Parasite Eve, ~The Warriors, Crysis 2 & 3, Freedom Fighters, TOO MANY TO COUNT
North Carolina - ?
North Dakota - ~Where in North Dakota is Carmen Sandiego (unreleased)
Ohio - ~Leather Goddessess of Phobos
Oklahoma - ?
Oregon - Life is Strange, Gone Home
Pennsylvania - Heavy Rain, ~Assassin Creed 3, Fallout 3: The Pit DLC, ~Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
Rhode Island - Eternal Darkness
South Carolina - Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07
South Dakota - ?
Tennessee - Shiloh: Grant's Trial in the West, ~Road Rash II
Texas - Interstate '76, ~Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Utah - Fallout New Vegas: Honest Hearts DLC, ~Homefront
Vermont - ~Road Rash II
Virginia - ~Payday 2, ~Fallout 3
Washington - Deadly Premonition, Shadowrun (SNES), Shadowrun Returns, Alan Wake
West Virginia - ?
Wisconsin - The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Wyoming- Firewatch, ~Deer Hunter 2003