Games with great environments

[Lemonray]

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Look, I won't argue it's the most colorful game by any means, but's it's far from how it's being described in here. And part of what makes it's environments so great is their color choice, it fits the story very well.

I agree. The choice of colours in Dark Souls counts for a lot of the game's visual impact.
The intention of the creators was to use mostly subtle and gloomy colours in the game's enviroments, and it really shows.
The textures are very well done also (some are actually so detailed, that it is impossible to properly make them out on the consoles the game was originally developed for...).

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There are also instances where more vibrant or contrasting colours are introduced, to create visually striking images.

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One of my favorite examples is this part of Anor Londo:

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...Where there are distant green trees to complement the golden-brown rock face. It's very natural but like the rest of Dark Souls, there is a wonderful surreal feeling to it.