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This was a hard pick for me, but I ended up picking Halo. When I first played through the game, I was literally jaw dropped by the scenery of that level. The sheer scope of the views, whether it was the long views of the ring bending upwards into the distance or the planet in the background. The actual battle environments were almost all outside, which I prefer, and hearing the birds and the wind when nobody was firing off rounds, it just made for a really cool environment.
AotCR and 2 Betrayals have large outside maps as well, but they lack the open feel that Halo has. I do admit that the battles at the spiral and just after are 2 of my favorites, but they are just a bit more claustraphobic than Halo's battle locations.
For gruesome or anxiety producing areas, the top is the "screw you" elevator in GSpark, that goes down rather than up. I remember feeling physically ill that first time. You get to that elevator and figure, GREAT I am out! Yeah, not quite, my stomach dropped and I wanted to hit something when that platform went downski.......bad memories (actually, great memories, but of a baaaaaaaaaaaad thing!)
All in all, I love the scenery and environments of the game, all of them. I know that some people hate the repetitive aspects of some levels, or the lack of variation in certain structures, but I think those people are overlooking alot of the detail that is there. Use your eyes and your ears, and the power scopes and you will see many things you did not notice before.