The top video game cities: but where's City 17?

There's a pundit story about the top video game cities on Popular Mechanics which I enjoyed. Basically it gives a run-down of the top five with places such as Grand Theft Auto's Liberty City, the city at the heart of SimCity and Rapture, the underwater marvel in BioShock all being listed.

Indeed, I've collectively spent many months working in each of these destinations, either working to build the perfect city, or carve out a profitable niche as a gangster or just trying to find my way back to normal civilisation.

That said, there would appear to be a glaring omission from the report. Where is City 17, the eastern european creation which formed the backbone for the classic Valve game?

I remember well spending hours playing and replaying the game as I battled to save the world from the Combine nightmare. I loved the burnt-out golden hour light of the Eastern European-styled city, its austere architecture, the ingenious rat-runs and Soviet-styled emplacements and monitors.

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