In most cases even the making of videogames is an artform, It all starts with the conceptual art which are sketches then they research the mythology of the characters and the settings and implement all that into a visually stunning experience.
Skyrim, Gta 5 and similar open world games build a beautiful world where weather completely changes the scenery.
There have been moments where ive been flying a plane in Gta5 and just drift off looking at the sunset cause it looks beautiful.
Same with Mass effect 1,
The backgrounds on some planets you explored looked amazing.
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