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

[Renkai141]

I think jus available to roam around the city/town by going inside the houses and have little small spaces.
Kids(not just adult) playing games in a town, with a ball or something.
Have not just the same npc say the same thing.

Have a guy or something like "Did you know, that this town was named by the great king Alfredo? he was the founder of this town."(town named Alfredo)which that was a 1000 years ago or something.
Small facts, past of it story, Kingdom hearts 2 does a really good job on that. (Hollow bastion, Twilight garden(or that second town that aerith's gives it)

But something like that, slight changes and things. as well as Traverse Town. Sorry for relating to things like this, but they do a good job.