best HUBworld?

Peach's Castle wastes very little space and is a good, concise hubworld. But Gruntilda's Lair had atmosphere, on top of all its secrets and objectives; as it should, it always felt like you were in enemy territory, with Grunty's cackling echoing through the halls no matter where you were.

Station Square isn't much of a hubworld. For a bustling city, there's not very much to see and do immediately. It requires cutscenes to point you in the direction of your next objective. It also doesn't help that it's only one of several hubworlds in the game, so listing it as the only hubworld of Sonic Adventure is misleading.

I've not played Sunshine, so I can't comment on Isle Delfino.

>>384921226
>And objectives
Grunty's lair felt like a massive level itself. Delfino Plaza had a lot of areas that weren't accessible until you completed objectives in levels or unlocked new Fludd equipment. A much more compact version of the approach to BK.

>>384920017
64's hub world is just too charming
everything about it is fantastic. from the music to the atmosphere to the mysterious shit to the secrets
why cant any other developer capture that type of charm

Grunty's Lair > Isle Delfino > Peach's Castle >>>>> Station Square

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>>384920017
Isle o' Hags is best.

>>384921584
Peach's Castle, unlike Gruntilda's Lair, is meant to be friendly territory. It's the princess's domain, so of course it matches her sensibilities and is warm and comforting (despite Bowser lurking in the walls). Of course it has its own secrets as well, with Power Stars that not even Bowser knew about. It was compelling in its own way.

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>no Gex
Well no thank you

>>384922075
sorry no ps1 games allowed

The hub in Zone Of the Enders 1,especially because of the OST

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>>384922363
>implying

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This one for me at least

>>384922638
Shame I never got into Gex. I probably would have liked it.

Big fan of Sunshine because of autism and possibilities of dicking around and movement. I think I probably spent about 100 hours just running around Isle Delfino.

I wish I was still just as autistic.

>>384924481
That is a map, not a hub world.