Looking for some Exploration (or Zen) games

[Midgetface]

Hey, Im looking for two kinds of games...

First, Im trying to find some cool exploration game for PC with nice graphics. It can either be space exploration, or medieval, or what not. As long as it is immersive, seamless, and engaging. It can be an MMO too -- though Id rather make it a F2P one in that case.
Something like Knytt but that makes my video card cry in agony.

Second, Im looking for some zen games for Android or iPad. I was looking for something like Electroplankton or Rhythm Paradise, but no dice. I would also take an exploration game too! Just something nice and mindless but without any goals.

Thanks!

 

[Enamour]

First - Mount and Blade: Warband. It's everything to every man. Not pure exploration, more of a make of it what you will experience.

Second - I was like "Yay! Someone who's into Zen. I never knew there were Zen games. Yay."
But then I was like :"( "That's not what Zen is" when I saw what you meant.

 

[Zorak the Mantis]

Terraria has a lot of exploring, Mount and Blade is also great.

 

[The Virgo]

For a Zen game, Minecraft is pretty relaxing. There's also Universe Sandbox available, which seems pretty relaxing.

Or, you can play sounds of the sea and listen to Enya's "On Your Shore". Very relaxing!!

 

[Phlakes]

Minecraft. Definitely Minecraft. Also, Bethesda's recent games.

 

[Owyn_Merrilin]

Robot Finds Kitten is not just a Zen game; it's the zen game. You can find ports for all sorts of systems here. There's no iOS port, but if you've got a Zune or something that can run Rockbox (which is a surprisingly large percentage of .mp3 players) you can still get a portable version. It's a game where you go around looking for a kitten, and you find various things along the way. Sometimes you find the kitten straight off, sometimes you find a lot of other things first, and sometimes you get bored and don't find the kitten at all. That Zen enough for you?

Edit: <link=http://www.dinosaursandmoustaches.com/robotfindskitten.php>here's a browser based version of the game.

Edit Edit: There is also an android version. I didn't notice that you said you wanted an Android game in the OP.

 

[The Virgo]

Minecraft. Definitely Minecraft. Also, Bethesda's recent games.

Except Fallout 3. It's hard to relax looking at all that rubble. But yeah, in Oblivion, resting in a forest watching the sun set and the two moons rise up with the music playing ... manly tears! :'-)

 

[NinjaDuckie]

So, I assume you've played Myst and its four sequels?

 

[Midgetface]

First - Mount and Blade: Warband. It's everything to every man. Not pure exploration, more of a make of it what you will experience.

Second - I was like "Yay! Someone who's into Zen. I never knew there were Zen games. Yay."
But then I was like :"( "That's not what Zen is" when I saw what you meant.

Well, what do you mean by Zen! I could be interested.

I love M&B, I guess I can try the new version... I will also check out: Terraria.

RE: Bethesda. Yeah, I've played all of those. I'm waiting on Skyrim extremely hard.

 

[sgt. soap mctavish]

how about just cause 2 or mercenaries?

 

[Midgetface]

Well, those are sandboxes, which isn't exactly the same as exploration games.

I'm trying to find something like Bethesda makes, but without the bugs, the terrible terrible terrible levelling up systems, the item infestation, and the dull dialogue.

An MMORPG that I tried that I loved was Chronicles of Spellborn - unreal landscapes, great soundtrack... then I played WoW and it had it all too, except that the game has turned into something I don't find appealing.

Mount and Blade is nice, but I hate the map. I would rather travel through days across empty plains than turning into that dumb little horse.

 

[RandallJohn]

You might want to give "Zen Bound" a shot on the iPad. Don't know if that's the kind of game you're looking for, but it's got a free demo.

 

[Savagezion]

Man, I dunno if it would interest you but I enjoy exploration in Guild Wars. The scenery is fantastic, the music is epic, and you get the entire zone to yourself. Each expansion adds a new cultural theme too. Prophecies is medieval Europe, Factions is feudal East Asian, and Nightfall is a weird colonial tribe Mediterranean. If you read the text, the side quests ain't bad - but the main campaign is pretty good and has quality cutscenes.