Has a game ever made you want to travel somewhere real?

[floppylobster]

I've been playing a lot of Left 4 Dead 2 and have gone from zero desire to see Louisiana to a real curiosity about the place and culture.

- I would also say some levels on Sonic Adventure (DC) and the add-on for Age of Empires II (PC) were responsible for a trip I took to Mexico to see the Aztec ruins. Where I made sure to stop by Mexico City because of Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon (Xbox 360).
- Playing Xevious (Arcade) as a kid has always made me want to see the Nasca lines.
- Endless Ocean (Wii) reminds me of snorkling in Palau.
- Grand Theft Auto IV (Xbox 360) made me want to see New York.
- Playing Super Runabout (DC) meant I knew the rough street layout of San Francisco before I'd even arrived.
- I played my friends copy of Test Drive Unlimited (Xbox 360) to relive a trip to Hawaii.
- And Professor Layton (DS) always reminds me of Europe and Shen Mue (DC) of rural Japan.
- Safari Race. A terrible racing game back on an 8-bit system was the original inspiration for a trip I took to Africa.

Has a game ever made you want to travel somewhere? Space obviously, perhaps Japan and maybe even through time. But are there real world locations, or cultural icons you want to see or visit because you saw them first in a game?

 

[TBR]

Pretty much everywhere Nathan Drake goes, preferably before he goes there.



GT5 kinda makes me want to race an old Lamborghini Miura prototype around Rome and the Colloseum.

Spoiler

inb4 the fuzz

 

[northeast rower]

You definately should see NY before you die, at least in Manhattan. It is an absolutely incredible place when you think about the history of it in terms of commerce, economics, architecture, etc. I still recommend Chicago, though.

Rapture makes me want to establish my own under-the-sea place, I guess.
Far Cry 2 honestly makes me want to visit Africa, and I might be- my school is having a lottery for ten students to go to Kenya for three weeks over the summer, so that might be my ticket.

 

[pliusmannn]

playing EvE made me want to visit outer space

 

[onebignumbskull]

shibuya in tokyo because it has featured in some of the best DS games besides pokemon

 

[Harklen]

They make me travel to the Video Game store....

 

[baddude1337]

Assassin's Creed makes me want to go to Venice, which I hopefully will with my friend one day.

 

[Krylock]

Any video game that involves outer space, always makes me want to go there one day.

 

[Sephychu]

Assassin's Creed does a good job of this.
Damascus, especially.

 

[Chrono180]

Spore made me want to go to Atlanta to punch Will Wright's head in. Does that count?