3 Video Game Locations You Can Travel To

I live for stories. I’m a collector of them, so to speak; so it should come as no shock that books, movies, and video games are all favorite pass times of mine. I love an amazing, immersive video game with a great story line, or better yet a sandbox for me to explore. It’s even better when games and places are reminiscent of each other. These are some of my favourite games and the places I’ve seen which remind me of them!

#1. Skyrim – Scottish Highlands

While Skyrim is supposed to be based on a sort of European continent, the main story line and a few of the side quests remind me much more of Scotland. The Imperials, an invading force from the south, even dress like Romans! The Nords, whose homeland they are trying to reclaim, remind me of Picts, a people who painted themselves with blue pigments in battle. You’ve got the Companions, a group of people whose hero-leader crossed the sea in a ship with what was essentially a warband and settled there. Vikings anyone? You’ll also find cairns scattered all over Skyrim like you will in Scotland.

#2. Red Dead Redemption – American South and Mexico

Alright, I know, this one is a bit obvious. It’s supposed to take place somewhere down south, likely in Texas judging by the proximity with the Mexican boarder. In the first game places like Armadillo are reminiscent, to me, more of western Texas whereas New Elizabeth is reminiscent of the middle. In the second installment, Red Dead 2, takes us more towards the east towards Louisiana with Saint Denis. While none of these places in Red Dead or Red Dead 2 are, to the best of my knowledge, real, I find the intention behind their design really cool!

#3. Assassin’s Creed – Everywhere

Behind Red Dead, Assassin’s Creed is by far my favourite game series. It’s come so far from Altair drowning or deciding to flatten himself against a wall rather than climb it. It really appealed not only to the traveler in me, but the history nerd as well, and as much as the plot in recent games has been so convoluted as to be lost, I still love it. In most of the games you can find reasonably accurate depictions of what major historical sites either look like now, or did look like at the time the game is taking place. Running around with Ezio is definitely a trip down memory lane, not only because I enjoyed the game so much as a teenager, but because I’ve seen a lot of the Italian locations his story takes you to! The same goes for Ratonhnhaké:ton’s story. Although the settings we walk through with Connor are American, I don’t imagine a Canadian setting being altogether too different. Now if they would only make a full game in an East Asian country!

Are there any other games you love and would like to visit? Let me know!

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