Realistic Towns, What makes a town believable? Options

[MEands]

So I was going to just request a town, but from what I've checked, there are no places for requesting specific maps, only for people to join teams.
So I might as well learn, what exactly makes a town map look believable.

Stuff like this


Like, I guess I could take stuff from this picture, but do you guys have any specific details that would help in making a good looking town?

This post has been edited by MEands: Apr 11 2012, 04:00 PM

[amerk]

It depends on the sort of game you are going after. A more detailed adventure will need large towns, but a sort of 2D classic adventure mimicking games of old will probably need much simpler forms. There's really no right or wrong answer either, since some people enjoy large areas of exploration, and others just want the basics of what makes up a town (with added detail of course). And also, not every town needs to be huge. In a fantasy setting, most villages are small, with bigger towns closer to (if not part of) a royal castle.