When you play a video game, you’re taking a long trip to a virtual world that could be in a fantasy realm, back in time or even 1000 years in the future – the possibilities are endless.
But what if you fancy a trip to somewhere that isn’t fictional – that you could actually visit if you wanted to? Well, there are plenty of games you can play that use the real world as their setting – including places that you may have already visited.
Here’s a list of some of the coolest locations you can visit in the game – and who knows, maybe you’ll get to see them with your own eyes at some point, you can find out more information on this at csgobook.com!
The Colosseum – Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood
One of the most famous sights in Rome – if not the whole of Italy, is the Colosseum. Whilst you may have already travelled there and seen this impressive structure, one of the annoying aspects of visiting a well known landmark can be other tourists.
Thankfully, the full splendour of the Colosseum can be enjoyed in Assassins Creed: Brotherhood. Whilst there are a few NPC’s that wander around the interior of the once bustling Amphitheatre, other than that you have absolute freedom to explore the building as you wish.
The developers of the game couldn’t make the structure totally to the specifications of the real colosseum though thanks to the technology they were working with, but these changes aren’t enough to ruin your in-game experience of it. You even get to do a few missions in there, which help you in exploring every inch of this majestic building.
Hong Kong City – Sleeping Dogs
If you’ve ever wanted to take a trip and experience a thriving city in Hong Kong, you definitely need to check out Sleeping Dogs. In the game, Hong Kong is rendered absolutely incredibly.
You’ve got the reflections of the neon lights glistening in the puddles on the floor, a wide range of supercars lurching by you as your stroll along the sidewalk, street vendors trying to get you to buy their delicious looking noodle and pork buns and you can even head to a karaoke bar for some sing along fun.
The story will take you all over the map, giving you the chance to view and enjoy totally different zones in the game and get a truly authentic experience of a virtual Hong Kong.
Takoma Park – Fallout 3
When Fallout 3 came out, a lot of people spent plenty of their time just getting lost in the incredible environment. Set in a post-apocalyptic Washington D.C., it is astounding how true to the real place Bethesda made the playable area.
Whilst they had to shrink distances between places down a bit to make the map traversable, We wouldn’t be surprised if you could actually be able to navigate around the real life Washington D.C just from the knowledge of the map in Fallout 3.
The mutant blasting gameplay is excellent – especially fighting them off of the Washington monument. But what really caught our attention was the sheer level of detail in the Georgetown areas, as well as Takoma Park. Both of these neighbourhoods conjure up different feelings for you when you’re fighting through them …….
Source: https://ftnnews.com/tours/42760-real-world-places-you-can-visit-in-video-games