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"The presence Chamber where the king would sit on his throne here under a silk canopy very similar to the one you see here today."
"Assassin's Creed games have always given you this great big historical sandbox to play around in."
"The buildings in the game look as if they were taken straight out of a medieval manuscript."
"It feels like you're actually immersed in a pretty crazy world, which is pretty believable and is what I feel is very authentic to the time period."
"It's not just about making a video game, it's about creating a visceral experience that immerses players in World War 2."
"Assassin's Creed Origins is set during the reign of Cleopatra, an extremely tumultuous and pivotal era for Egypt."
"It's been nearly 10 years since Call of Duty has been in the World War two ERA."
"Origins is an origin story... it takes us way back to Tolmaic Egypt, to before the Brotherhood even existed."
"After half an hour of a pretty normal and realistic take on 1940s Japan, we dive into some 10 minutes of high-octane nightmare fuel."
"Setting the whole thing back in time was a really good move."
"Obra Dinn is a game where you play as an insurance agent in 1807 investigating a ghost ship that suddenly appears after being missing for 5 years."
"The Iron Giant was released in 1999 and is one of the last big-budget hand-drawn animated movies. It's got a beautiful sort of vintage look to it which is appropriate because of the time period where it takes place."
"After the success of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, World at War took a huge risk with going back to World War II, but it paid off."
"In mid-spring of the year 1092... along the old military trail."
"The new order takes place a few years after the events of the 2009 game with the Nazi forces overwhelming the Allies thanks to their new advanced technology."
"London, a city filled with smoke and narrow alleyways riddled with crime."
"We wrote up this small concept on a prequel to Bombshell which would take place in 1896."
"This short would be set in the 1890s and featured Daisy in a period-inspired gown."
"The show's creator wants it to end with the sound of World War II air raid sirens."
"It is in this mirror gallery that the prince and princess gather with their children and close family."
"This one takes place in 1944 and is actually the follow-up to Castlevania bloodlines."
"I think this is an appealing idea, a hybrid real-world-based zombie apocalypse game in the medieval period."
"Empire of Sin is a very exciting new announcement set for release in spring of 2020. This strategy game from Romero games and Paradox Interactive is going to take us to prohibition-era Chicago playing as the criminals in this era of glamour."
"This is 1459, but gunpowder has been around a while."
"We fled from London and crossed the sea to reach the frozen north."
"A prequel to Game of Thrones could spark interest. Set it far enough in the past, and it could be really engaging on its own."
"Game of Thrones going back in time, like to when the White Walkers roamed the earth, that kind of stuff, you did good."
"Peaky Blinders: The King's Ransom - Jump into the world of 1920s Birmingham and London, meet characters like Tommy and Arthur Shelby voiced by their counterparts."
"The eccentricity of her wardrobe highlights Lucy's free spirit allowing the audience to infer that she doesn't abide by the strict sense of propriety that loomed over the Victorian era."
"The court in which Antoine grew up certainly had its moments of high formality and ritual."
"Ghost of Tsushima was an unforgettable experience."
"In the fourth movie, I would have set in World War 2 in 1945."
"Truly highlighting the country and time period in an elevated way."
"The scenery, the settings are breathtaking and gorgeous, the performances are great, you instantly feel immersed in the 1600s feudal Japan like you feel like you're just thrust right into it."
"I'm really hoping to love this, and I love books kind of set in that time period, they can be oh so vibey."
"Pan's Labyrinth: Powerful fusion of history and fantasy."
"It was equipped with a central hearthstone, built cupboards lining the wall, stairs leading to the upper floors, and a sunken water basin."
"This stunningly corrupt Byzantine court seemingly composed of prostitutes and thieves and sexual predators of every stripe."
"So this is a duology. It is a retelling of Romeo and Juliet. But it takes place in Shanghai in the 1920s."
"The Coen Brothers channel the prohibition era with the mobster film full of memorable performances."
"Spider-Man Noir: raised to believe that good could triumph over evil, despite growing up during the Great Depression."
"You feel like you're implanted in Haddonfield on October 31st, 1978."
"It was then decided to set the movie in 1963 at the time of JFK's assassination as the writers felt that that period was the last days of American innocence."
"In between classes you'll be able to explore the castle famous for its secrets, enchantments and mysteries."
"The new town provided both the setting and the inspiration for the Scottish Enlightenment."
"The center of Berlin had been turned into a vast military encampment."
"Assassin's Creed Odyssey brings ancient Greece to life with its dense cities, bustling marketplaces, and realistic landscapes."
"Raised by Pharaoh's daughter in Pharaoh's court."
"Struggling to survive in the harsh reality of life on the frontier."
"It's a perfect era to write crime about because we see it so nostalgically and everything related feels so lavish and scandalous."
"The game is set in the 1920s, which is awesome in itself because some of my favorite cases to cover are older cases."
"It's set in a more real world, it's War torn 19th century Japan and it is dubbed as an open world action RPG."
"Anno 1800... grappling with industrialization."
"In this beautiful setting, you can almost imagine the much-loved saint preaching to the birds."
"Witchfire: it's a roguelike first-person shooter set in the age of the musket..."
"Peace talks in an abandoned castle near here."
"The setting and time period of this was so cool and that was probably my favorite part of the books themselves."
"The music of this game is probably the best I've ever heard from the era."
"It kind of makes you feel like you are playing in a medieval world."
"SUNLIGHT POURED THROUGH AN OPEN ROOF, SHINING ON THE TEMPLE'S CENTERPIECE— A STATUE OF THE GODDESS, ARTEMIS."
"Ghost of Tsushima is a gorgeous cinematic revenge story set in a carefully recreated 13th-century Japan with hero samurai Jin Sakai learning a new ghost-fighting style to make amends for the massacre of his people..."
"King James's England: Marvel characters in the year 1602, featuring a witch hunter named Angela."
"Imagine a grim February night in the year 1919."
"An inspiration cited by the devs was The Guns of Navarone, a movie about a unit of commandos in WWII sent to destroy artillery so that the British Navy could rescue trapped soldiers from the Germans."
"The old ticket windows are still here with the speaker and the hole to hand the money."
"It's really about carving your own path through Paris."
"All I have to say about AMD software is it keeps getting better."
"For me, the best scene is when Phoenix first enters Rome. It's powerful and menacing."
"It remains one of the most popular Romantic Period films ever made."
"Assassin's Creed Valhalla allows you to experience your own elemental Viking saga."
"Setting a pirate game right in the middle of this conflict is perfect. The fantasy ideals of the pirates align almost directly with that of the assassins."
"The streets stank of filth and living conditions were harsh; addiction was common, comfort often came at the bottom of a bottle of gin."
"Battlefield 1942 took aim at a different time period."
"Would you read a book about Iron Man in the King Arthur times? Yeah, apparently has his suit too."
"Stood atop the high hill near the second smaller temple of Helios in the acropolis of Rhodes. But my personal favorite, and what I..."
"Set during history's peak in piracy, players took Edward Kenway and his ship across the seas of the Caribbean. It was a joy sailing the high seas."
"The crypts have deeply personal significance to characters who have inhabited Winterfell."
"The crypts have already given the story so much."
"None of this makes any sense. Everything's offline but from the look of it this is ancient Japan, and ancient Japan should have internet access."
"The first film would be shot on 16 mm film on a 4x3 aspect ratio, perhaps even a portion of it in black and white to accentuate the look and feel of this era of not only the 60s but this early stage of The Beatles' career."
"This book sounds like it's going to be amazing because it has that 1920s glamour but there's more to it"
"Sons of Valhalla: set in the Viking Age, build fortresses and lay siege to enemy strongholds."
"The nostalgia of going back and being able to see a Sears and a McDonald in that time period like actually movie footage of it is kind of cool to say um."
"We've got a different time period. Cold War zombies wasn't just our opportunity to open up a different chapter; it was our opportunity to elevate the entire zombies experience."
"This isn't just a generic RTS; it feels authentic, it feels accurate to World War One."
"The year 1267 hung in the air, its scent palpable. The mighty empire of Nilfgaard stood poised greedily island the northern realms just across the Yaruga."
"It's set in the 1819 OS, the protagonist is supposed to be a myth in legends investigator."
"Coleman turned back to his desk, he remembered that the number nine train from Saint John was due any moment."
"Samurai Warriors 5, the latest entry in the Samurai Warriors franchise."
"Our story takes place in 2014 and starts on June 18th in the capital of Oklahoma State, Oklahoma City."
"His grace's open-handedness was legendary, and the Red Keep became a place of song and splendor."
"Going with World War 1 instead of World War two was a bold choice that really paid off."
"That is freaking awesome... it looks like we're playing like a World War One shooter or something."
"Old Earth was a heaving, overcrowded mass bloated by proto-hive cities."
"The setting of Victorian London during the Industrial Revolution is compelling and well-executed."
"We live very happily, very happily in British India."
"The acolyte is set approximately 100 years before The Phantom Menace."
"Living about two miles out of the village at a sort of medieval stronghold known as Dunstan's Tower..."
"The Dark Aether story continues in the jungles of Vietnam, Firebase Z arrives in Black Ops Cold War for free on February the 4th."
"It's like the old cafes of old, when they used to get together at the cafes, man they came up with inventions all kinds of stuff."
"Jane wore lilac perfume all the time, and any tourists that visit the cabin now say they can sometimes smell lilacs in certain areas of the house."
"This is like the Medieval Era, I don't know what's going on here."
"Imagine being in the Wild West where dirt was everywhere."
"There's countless memorable moments and it's just such a cool time period to make a movie about."
"Demon Slayer is set sometime in Japan's Taisho era and follows the story of Tanjiro Kamado."
"It's the height of the Cold War, 300 meters beneath the surface of the stormy North Atlantic."
"I bet the outer room on the first floor has been set up as if Henry II is in Residence and is set up as a banqueting hall."
"Christmas stories that we have in our gospels began at Herod's Temple."
"Constable's world is a pre-industrial paradise. Everything is done by hand... but this was a world that was already falling apart."
"I just like movies like this, I like movies that take place in different centuries, different time periods."
"Our play tomorrow afternoon is a love story set in the glamorous world of high society after the end of the first world war."
"Surely a famous coquette like yourself is accustomed to the ministrations of handmaidens," Theodora said.
"An Elizabethan lady has been seen moving through this once-secret door."
"It's a beautiful series, a romance, an unlikely romance between a maid and a nobleman."
"Because in front of them, black smoke billowed from the boiler of a gray steam train."
"Now, how about Florida? That's where Freak Show took place during the 1950s."
"I do like a good period piece, especially in a horror film."
"I love this era and the setting, I'm a big Jane Austen fan."
"We are staying in a slice of luxury but also a slice of history."
"On the gentler slopes there are farms, ancient and rocky, with squat moss-coated cottages brooding eternally over old New England secrets."
"Chicago in 1924 was a brawling city of flappers and bathtub gin."
"I love that setting of like post World War One Britain."
"If you love historical architecture, if you love brick streets and Spanish moss, then we got it for you."
"Red Dead has that potential, the storyline is great in it, the time period's awesome."
"In 1907, the small town of Stalybridge in England became the setting for what could have been a compelling and intriguing work of fiction."
"The town feels like a town in the early 1900s, and the use of low angles in most of the shots really does take you into the point of view of the dogs."
"I would do a period piece. I would set it in the late '70s or early '80s, so that New York was really gross and terrible."
"It starts off so cozy, it actually starts off in a library in autumn time in the 1800s, and I just, oh, I'm so excited to read this."
"It's about a really wealthy family in the 1800s in London high society, all about the marriage market, all about matchmaking."
"They actually had livestock with them; they were butchering the cattle to make big stews and meals for all of the lumber camp workers."
"All of this combined with the 70s vibe of Mexico City and just the overall aesthetic of what's going on, I'm just very entranced by this."
"The concept is really fun, this sort of alternative medieval England setting."
"The Call of Duty games are primarily set in various historical and modern military settings."
"These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong is a reimagining of Romeo and Juliet but set in 1926 Shanghai."
"I wanted the reader to have a sense of the whole place and how it worked together because the cathedral was built by the whole town."
"War is hell, and in Call of Duty 3 for PlayStation 3, you experience that hell fighting the Nazis through occupied Europe."
"I love the historical type of setting during a war."
"In addition to offering walled cities defended by samurai armies, the United Cities was largely free from discrimination based on religion or race."
"The late afternoon sunlight glittered on drawn sabres."
"During which war did the film 'Life is Beautiful' take place?"
"The woman in black is a ghost story written in 1983 by Susan Hill, but this tale of the woman in black starts in 1935."
"It's like a room from the turn of the century, doesn't it?"
"Once upon a time in 12th century England, there lived a man named Roland."
"Historical fiction is a literary genre where the plot takes place in the past."
"Let's set the scene: it's the mid-1800s, and wooden planes are what people use."
"Lord Childs requests the pleasure of your company to supper at eight of the clock this evening at Bombay House."
"The most exciting buildings... are exciting because you see them against a medieval background."
"Station 13 was a Soviet outpost, and the Cold War was still brewing back then."
"Among the rugged peaks that frown down upon the Borgo Pass, are found crumbling castles of a bygone age."
"I love the period setting, the action sequences are great."
"For the war-weary GIs, stepping into Cronberg Castle was like walking into an oasis of unimaginable luxury."
"The settings are super interesting, you know, post-World War One."
"This series has been amazing; I like how this series is set in back in the day England, you know, Game of Thrones style, historical, political, all that good stuff."
"On a cold winter morning in February, the 23rd to be exact, in the year 1830..."
"We're on our way now to Stammer Park, which is that restaurant. Oh, it's kind of like, what is it? A stately home; it's a house in a park."
"The symphony of clickety-clack and horse and carriage teams, crows calling as their glossy black eyes looked down on every move made."
"I would say the strength of this series is for sure the characters, the angsty romance, as well as the Shanghai 1920s setting."
"Foul Lady Fortune by Chloe Gong... it's an As You Like It retelling set in the 1930s in Shanghai."
"In 1930s Japanese-occupied Korea, Lee Wu Chio was a running prodigy and contender for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics."
"It was sinister and we can hear it echoing through the church."
"I said, 'I'm not going to stop, and I will do the best I can.'"
"America in 1954 isn't a safe place for two girls to be in love, especially not in Chinatown."