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Favorite Level Design in Games

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

• I will never get the same experience like playing Breath of the Wild for the first time. The shrines were nice but what really amazed me was Hyrule, the game world and how it encouraged exploration to the fullest. Every landmark encouraged curiosity, I always thought to myself "Ooo, what is that?". Every aspect of the game collides in a really good way too, both narrative and world design. You can see how the events of the game has impacted the world and the inhabitants. As you progress in the game, you also get to experience how the world was in the past before the current events of the game which made me really captivated in the story and characters.

Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes

• MGS V: Ground Zeroes is a great opening and demo of what comes thereafter, Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain. What's special is not really the level design itself, but how they use it. The important thing in this game is the first mission, which is the prologue for Phantom Pain. The game after the first mission then features 6 side-missions within the same level but puts the player in different situations with different objectives. What I love about this is how they do it and still make the experience in the same level feel fresh.