Best Vacation Location In Gaming

[Jason Tandro]

So there are a lot of insanely fun places in the wonderful world of games. With it being summer time, it's often fun to imagine the places I could be spending my time if I didn't live in the middle of hickville nowhereshire Virginia.

Here are a few of the places I would love to be able to visit if they existed IRL.


Gold Saucer
Obvious, but like this is the dream isn't it? The FF14 variant is okay, but nothing beats FF7's original beauty with its roller coaster, battle arena, video games and chocobo races. And a haunted house hotel? Come on that's epic.


Costa Del Sol
Another one from FF7 and FF14, but this one I think FF14s variant is better. Not that I don't like the south american style coastal village but I think the natural tropical look of the one in FF14 is better. Sure no Shinra Villa to buy, but Master Gerugeru's dancing girls make up for it!


Treno
If I were an aristocrat and had money to blow on the various entertainment of this charming town in the mountains, I definitely would pay it a visit. The auction house and card tables are nice and the seedier attractions such as the monster trainer dude are nice little added bonuses. But as lame as this might sound, the architecture of Treno is what fascinates me the most. I just lave the layout of the city and would love to see it realized.


Fun City
From Star Ocean: The Second Story, this town literally has Fun in its name. Whether you would attend the Iron Chef competition, fight for your money in the battle arena or visit the bunny race tracks this place has an almost sickeningly upbeat feel to it. Like Disneyland- with monsters.


There's a lot more awesome places in the land of gaming, but I don't want to take them all. Tell me where you'd love to Vacation!

 

[Super Mario]

I would pick Kilika Islands from FFX and Destiny Islands from Kingdom Hearts. I can laze on these two locales all day and forget about my troubles.

 

[Octo]

Balamb from FFVIII. Dali from FFIX. They're so relaxing.

Oh and the village you start in in Chrono Cross.

 

[Flare]

I'd love to be in Besaid from FFX. Everything I listen to the song, I imagine myself walking in that tropical place.
Costa del Sol would probably be a nice vacation spot too, as long as I don't have to see Hojo in swim shorts.

And I'd like to visit Balfonheim Port, Rabanastre, and Phon Coast from XII.

 

[RedFFWolf]

Dragon Shores (Spyro) would be fun, but the admission charge is insane

 

[Claymore]

I'd love to be in Besaid from FFX. Everything I listen to the song, I imagine myself walking in that tropical place.
Costa del Sol would probably be a nice vacation spot too, as long as I don't have to see Hojo in swim shorts.

I was going to run in and jump on the Costa Del Sol love ... but then realised that Besaid is pretty high up there too. The relaxing music and beautiful vistas is a perfect blend. You got the village, the beach, and hiking up the forest trail ... what more could you want?

 

[Jason Tandro]

I was going to run in and jump on the Costa Del Sol love ... but then realised that Besaid is pretty high up there too. The relaxing music and beautiful vistas is a perfect blend. You got the village, the beach, and hiking up the forest trail ... what more could you want?

Master Gerugeru's Dancing Girls...

They're so... hypnotic...

 

[null]

Silversun Strip (basically the Gold Saucer of Mass Effect).

 

[Keveh Kins]

Cosmo Canyon, lots of history, lots of interesting people, gorgeous sunsets. I'd totally get plastered with Elder Bughe in the Shildra Inn.

The Merchant City of Dorter from FFTactics. Considering it's a merchant's hub I'd imagine all manner of people from different origins and cultures congregate there, so it'd be super interesting to just walk around and interact with people and there'd probably be tons of different types of food and leisure activities and arts from different places. It's also nicely on the border between Gallione and Lesalia so making a trip to somewhere like the Zeirchele Falls or Gariland would be pretty feasible.

 

[OneThousandCuts]

Icicle Inn, with its gorgeous snow-bound landscapes, northern lights, and cozy fires. Not a loud place or one that necessarily attracts a lot of tourists because of how cold it is. Really nice if you're a Winter person who unwinds better in a more isolated locale, and a good excuse to experiment with every kind of hot cocoa imaginable.

(Just...be careful if you're suddenly hit with an insatiable need to head further north...)