Which video game world would you spend a year in, and what would you do? Tell us for $10!

Honestly, right now the videogame world which I would go and spend a year in would be Palpagos Island from Palworld! (ps read to the very end to see a picture of my real life Pal monster chilling playing the game with me)

A year is a long time, especially if you dont have lots to do, which I would have in abundance in Palworld!

Firstly the big beautiful lush open world to explore, climb, glide and fly all over the place would be an adventure an a half! When not adventuring building up the base of my dreams would be a blast, and something i end up spending way to much time doing in game so I imagine the same would happen in real life if I was to ever visit Palpagos island!

Now the big thing which would be part of my daily routine in Palpagos island would be searching for new pals to hunt, capture and befriend by exploring the various areas of the island. This is would be so exciting as you would literally be discovering new specials of Pals for the first time ever on you expedition across the island! What a BUZZ! (and also possibly quite scary lol, especially at night) Also mastering the various various weapons I could build and tools to make the job easier! With the added bonus is im a good Pal trainer or master or whatever they are calling it these days, pairing up with the Pals to unleash their powerful attacks on any Pals or Humans that get in our way!

I think one of the things id love the most would be building an army of pals to work away at my base. As in strategy games for example I always got a buzz out of building a big base or harvesting tons of materials etc so to do this IRL in Palworld would be so cool! Having a team of Pal's working in my Palworld version of a Gigafactory would be amazing, churning out any kind of weapons and raw materials to build whatever we needed to level up and take down the BIGGEST and Baddest Pal's to add them to our Army!

From a real life standpoint it would be like a current day detox, now I know there is some high tech gear in Palworld, but not the kind I use on a day to day basis.

Firstly the digital Detox, no social media other than my Paldeck would be a nice disconnect, no mobile phones and sleeping under the stars without the blue light from all our digital devices interrupting our sleep patters would be magic, not only due to seeing the beautiful sky at night minus all the light pollution!

Being out in nature everyday, eating good raw foods which we had caught or harvested of the land would do wonders for physical health eliminating processed foods which make their way into our diet in the West a lot unfortunately.

The social aspect of being out in the wild with a team of friends (im thinking multiplayer gameplay here) and all our awesome Pals (I imagine it being like being out in the wild with my buddies and my dog lol) would be so different from my everyday life and such an amazing chapter in to look back on in the story of Murray's life!

Anyways hopefully that gives you enough of an Idea as to why I think Palagos island would be a magical stay for a year! And here is me visiting Palagos Island with my real life wee Pal Amber!

Assuming I'm just another NPC, here's one that always has always allured me:

Mass Effect: Andromeda

(Primarily because I'd prefer to not be obliterated completely in ME 1, 2 and 3 lmao)

There's one thing that has always gotten me lying awake at night, staring at the dark roof, thinking this one thing.

"What is out there?"

Fortunately, this game helps me to answer that very question, in all the best ways! The game is set in 2819, after a 600-year cyro journey upon the Ark Hyperion to a new cluster called the "Heleus" cluster. There's quite a bit of plot to the whole game, but to sum it up, there's an entire new cluster with now-new technology of all sorts. Just imagine being the first person to set foot (hand and eye) upon all of it!

I'm sure this will take up easily the majority of my year spent in a video game!

But this is only just the start! There's an entire new galaxy for me to explore!

I'd be going along and exploring each and every single hospitable planet, seeing every single sight that might pique my interest.. I mean, just look at these planets!

The one on the left is Aladeen, a desert planet with large rich mineral deposits. The one on the right is Kadara, a haven for criminals... and the middle one is the place I'd spend all my time upon... Havarl.

It's a beautiful place that the alien race Angara, consider to be their ancestral homeworld, and within all the old ruins, lies ancient histories just waiting to be unlocked. I'd love to spend all that time finding out more and more about the lives of those beyond our reach! The only problem is that everything there is genetically mutated and tends to try to kill you... so I wouldn't stick around too long without a tour guide.

Now something that I noticed quite a bit whilst roaming around the massive markets (That 100% isn't just 3 vendors) of the Nexus is the complete lack of Remnant technology, or if it is being sold, it's at an exorbitant price. How I'd thrive? The answer is right there: Remnant tech baby! I'd be venturing and peering into every nook and cranny to see the fantastic technology left over from the ancient civilizations and claim it before everyone else does, as it appears that nobody else has done that from fear. But after the first vault was opened, everything became a lot safer. Literal goldmines just waiting to be tapped into to!

After bringing in massive hauls of Remnant technology, I'd find a nice small enormous lovely place on the Nexus to reside, and have my own apartment. (What a crazy idea, a home of my own?) From there, I'd enjoy the lovely pleasures of out-of-this-world experiences. Dishes and cuisine? Absolutely. Friendships from people of all walks of life? Even better. There's an entirely new world there, and the oyster has become even bigger!

And if that becomes too dangerous, I can always just sign up as part of the "Initiative" as they supply free housing, food and payment, and I don't ever see them do any work! Sounds like a steal!

It's straight freedom in an entirely new galaxy.... what more could anyone ever want?

That's not an easy question to answer. But then, is there ever an easy question? For sure, this one is another that cannot have, at least for me, a single answer.

I was quick to rule out video game worlds like Death Straning or Warframe, too dark, the Mirror's Edge are a bit too... dystophic, but then...

A Galaxy Far Far Away could count?

Let's be honest, which Star Wars fan wouldn't want to live in the Galaxy far far away? I would probably be a trader who doesn't disdain some... tax-less business, if you get what I mean. This way I could see the galaxy far and wide, from the glamour of the Core, through the Mid Rim and all the way out to the lawless Outer Rim. The era? Fair question as the Galaxy had many important eras: either the classic Age of Rebellion (EPIV-EPVI) or the Old Republic era (SW: TOR).

What about Tyria? Where gods and dragons hunts, the ruins of great kingdoms raise from the sea and humanity is trying to carve its space amidst threats bigger than many would think of looms in the shadows. Tyria, from the games Guild Wars 2, is a variegated continent, with areas going from temperated (Kryta and Ascalon), to the deepest deserts (Elona), to Jungles (the Maguuma Jungle) and huge mountain ranges (the Shiverpeaks) with plenty to see and experience. In a classic anime trope, I'd love to be my main character, a Mesmer and jeweler/cook. In her lore, her main base of operations is Lion's Arch, the most important port and trading hub of the whole continent. From there, she visits other cities, go on quests and, in the downtime, she learn new recipes and craft jewelery to sell in the busy streets of Lion's Arch.

I was on the fence in regard to include the galaxy of Mass Effect and the world of Horizon Zero Dawn... but in the end, I decided to go with something that wasn't connected to our world by any means.

Emergency Response: Liberty County (Roblox). Basically an open world, set in a city. Super fun, tons of stuff to do and never really truly gets boring.

It would come as no surprise to anyone.. EVE ONLINE!

I love EVE - if I could transport myself there for even one day, I would - just to be in that world.

I love the beauty that EVE provides. I've always looked up to the sky and wondered what it would be like to be in space - I don't know whether I will ever get the opportunity to do so in my lifetime, - I live in hope that space travel for the common people will be a thing - however it is not just about space travel. It is about the feeling of living amongst the stars. I would love to do that - like a nomad, moving from system to system.

As for what I would do - I would 100% go out hunting for PVP, and shooting down ships and looting them - because we will all have clones! - it sounds epic! :)

One day...