Most beautifiul, atmospheric area in an Xbox360 game?

what do you think is the most visually stunning, atmospheric area ever in an xbox360 game? Feel free to mention more than one!

here's mine:

Batcave in Batman: Arkham Asylum

Off the top of my head I can name 3 that stand out. Red Dead Redemption when you're in the middle of nowhere surrounded by desert and mountains on all sides. Also Bioshock during the beginning of the game and the entire Medical Pavilion area. Fallout 3/Fallout New Vegas when you're exploring any number of the abandoned vaults in the wasteland.

Can't think of many,But in Red Dead Redemption being in the mansion in Tumbleweed when it is a heavy storm and looking out the window at the rain made me feel al cosy!

Bioshock. Every part of it.

Darksiders had some really nice landscapes.

mafia 2

Most of Mass Effect 1, especially Noveria. It's really awesome looking at the blizzard outside while the soundtrack plays, giving you a sense that you're cosy inside but eventually youll have to go out into it

Every pixel of Bioshock.

Just Cause 2. When your On top of the highest mountain in the game lol u can see every part of that world. Its also an achievment ^.^

the citidel and virmire from masseffect are the best ive seen to date but bioshock comes in a close second

edit: in terms in of a WHOLE games atmosphere id say my favorite fallout 3 and masseffect are tied at first place

Every pixel of Bioshock.

Schreek

Definitely agree.....

Also - Final Fantasy, Assassins Creed and Lost Odyessy rate a mention.......

But for me Bioshock ticked all the right boxes for visual 'wow' factor....

Just Cause 2. When your On top of the highest mountain in the game lol u can see every part of that world. Its also an achievment ^.^

RiKanKiDD

Everything about Red Dead Redemption.

Darksiders had some really nice landscapes.

Skarwolf

Most of Mass Effect 1, especially Noveria. It's really awesome looking at the blizzard outside while the soundtrack plays, giving you a sense that you're cosy inside but eventually youll have to go out into it

N7v1K0

the first time i walked out of vault 101 in fallout 3 was pretty amazing

Just Cause 2. When your On top of the highest mountain in the game lol u can see every part of that world. Its also an achievment ^.^

Eternal Sonata.. Or some parts in Mass Effect 2

Some of the Fable 2 and 3 Demon doors had beautiful dream-scape visuals.

I would say Red Dead Redemption's setting was great.

Bioshock, every single part of it..

crysis 2, makes NY seem more beautiful than it actually is.

Off the top of my head I can name 3 that stand out. Red Dead Redemption when you're in the middle of nowhere surrounded by desert and mountains on all sides. Also Bioshock during the beginning of the game and the entire Medical Pavilion area. Fallout 3/Fallout New Vegas when you're exploring any number of the abandoned vaults in the wasteland.

Blueresident87

Bioshock games for me.

Bioshock games for me.

Jagged3dge

Ilos from ME1

Wow, glad to hear that other people really appreciate this stuff too! The environment/atmosphere of any game I play REALLY means a lot to my experience.
I think most of my favorite environments were from Final Fantasy XI... like Riverne, Puronogowhatever Isle and Carpernter's Landing.
And pretty much everything from Fable 2 and 3 was amazing!

The beginning of Alan Wake when you are walking with Alice to your cabin... WOW! That was beauty. And the background music helped just as well. Also, the part on FFXIII, when everyone turns la cie, after fighting the very 1st boss. That is the best graphics I've seen in a video game. And last but not least Bioshock, when you first enter rapture, and have Andrew Ryan speak, with the statue, and having the projection running.. WOW! I'm pretty sure someone else on this forum said the same thing, but I agree with them.

Lost Planet with it's stark landscapes

ES4: Oblivion

ES5: Skyrim

Bastion. Love the atmosphere in the game.

The Afterlife club on Omega in Mass Effect 2.

keep em coming

Red Dead Redemption, anywhere and everywhere, during a storm.

All of Bioshock and Mass Effect area.