The 10 BEST Fast Travel Systems In Video Games

welcome to Mojo plays and today we're counting down our picks for the 10 best fast travel systems and mechanics from a variety of games these Fast Travel Systems are special because they manage to tie the Fast Travel into the game's lore world or history before we begin we publish new cont content all week long so be sure to subscribe and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos cardboard box delivery Metal Gear Solid 5 the phantom pan yep you heard that right instead of generic boring fast travel why not just toss a cardboard box on yourself to be shipped to a new destination Metal Gear Solid 5 the phantom pain offers other means of travel like the helicopter or horse but for our money seeing snake Dawn a cardboard box while sitting on an orange delivery platform waiting to be picked up and delivered is Just Simply Sublime just locate the various orange delivery platforms pick up the delivery invoice and choose your next destination a truck will pick you up and drop you off it's as simple and silly as that anvils Atlas Fallen it's always a pleasant surprise when an open world/ open zone game ties its fast travel mechanics into the game's lore such is the case with the excellent ablea game Atlas Fallen strewn all across the various maps are these magical anvils that must be discovered the anvils are aware of the benevolent deity although he's known as the god of chaos NY hangs out while you the protagonist air Dash and sand slide around Nile is infused into your magical gauntlet so it makes sense that in order to upgrade it and your armor and some other things as well as Traverse across the worlds you'd have to visit these anvils once at the Anvil you can freely fast travel between any other discovered Anvil around the game's various Maps ride the train Red Dead Redemption 2 okay yes many players will obviously skip out on any fast travel in rdr2 given how immersive and enjoyable it can be just to either walk or ride horseback across the beautiful American West that Rockstar created however for those looking to fast travel in style while still ensuring a modom of immersiveness then be sure to buy a train ticket from a post office hop aboard and fast travel to your next destination well yeah the actual travel itself just takes place over a couple of brief cutscene loading screen things it's still a really cool cool way to Traverse this vast World more quickly plus you can always just ride the trains for fun and relaxation as a sort of touristic way to explore the West hailing a taxi the Yakuza series [Music] [Music] many of the Yakuza games while having smaller open worlds offer up a simple fast travel system involving taxis yep you can call a taxi from your smartphone or just find one waiting for a customer and then have it whisk you away to your desired location taking a taxi fits in perfectly with the games' various cityscape locals while they really only just serve as fancier loading screens it's still a cool way to immerse yourself into these living breathing worlds plus taxis just play a part in many Yakuza games in general en with the likes of the taxi races or the taxi Mission such as in Yakuza [Music] 5 fragile jump death stranding remember how to do this you need to close your eyes and picture your destination all right so it should be stated up front that death strandings fast travel mechan mechanic doesn't actually open up until you get to chapter 3 once you get to the central region however once you are at this part of the game you are able to utilize The Fragile jump mechanic via fragile umbrella it's located in your private room Sam can then fragile jump to any previously visited room it's a fantastic little in Universe way to provide for quicker traversal across the game's regions however it is worth noting that the fragile jump can only be used to transport Sam not any cargo supplies and the like this will keep us connected see you when I see you setting up camp for the night greedfall ah yes nothing beats The Great Outdoors especially when deard day and Pals are out adventuring the alternate fantasy American LS greed Fall's take on fast travel comes in the form of setting up camp instead of just letting you fast travel around with no in-game reason you must seek out campfires that denote location where Camp can actually be set up now setting up camp in greedfall does more than just offer the ability to fast travel your Camp allows you and your team to interact swap out party members craft items upgrade gear and generally just rest away from the cares of the outside world now if only we had some s'mores to cook up over that fire utilizing s poost The Witcher 3 wild Hunt [Music] probably one of the most immersive examples of an in Universe fast travel system The Witcher 3 wild Hunt only lets gald move about this sprawling Game World via fast travel once he has discovered relevant signpost markers yep in order to actually fast travel around in The Witcher 3 you must take the time to find signpost markers these in-game markers not only guide you toow spots such as Villages and cities but they also serve as unlocked fast travel points when you are ready to fast travel simply head to one of the Myriad signp poost in the world and choose your next destination the Stag ways Hollow Knight Hollow night has its very own Fast Travel network in the form of the Stag ways littered all across Hall Nest are various stag stations finding each station allows the night to ring a bell and hop aboard these gentle Giants to zip you across the game's expansive map they really come in handy as you continue to open up new areas or backtrack to previously inaccessible Parts given that this game is of course a deeply rewarding metania the Stags are there to help you get around Hall nest and it's in your best interest to seek out each station plus the Stags provide extra lore and narrative context if you take the time to listen to each one of [Music] them exploring nyc's Burrows Marvel's Spider-Man 2 much like The Witcher 3's take on fast travel where you must actually get to know a region before fast traveling Marvel Spider-Man 2 only lets Peter Parker and Miles Morales swiftly zip around New York City's varied Burrows by actually first visiting them once you have visited a part of the sprawling cityscape you can then instantaneously fast travel at will seriously it's just so crazy how darn fast this fast travel Works however it's tempered by the fact that you actually need to First discover a part of the map which definitely helps build immersion in the game sure web swinging and web gliding through NYC is an utter blast meaning you might opt to just skip fast travel altogether and for good reason but for those who just need to get to their destination then you can get there near instantaneously via fast [Music] travel flu Flames Hogwarts Legacy you can't imagine how inconvenient travel was before I invented Ed flu powder I guess it's really no surprise that one of the best games of 2023 justess so happens to also feature an incredibly immersive and enjoyable fast travel system namely flu Flames this in Universe fast travel mechanic is spoted on ensuring Harry Potter fans are treated to some lovely fan service given the whole you know flu powder/ flu travel slf flu flame thing we are used to from the Potter Universe in Hogwarts Legacy there are a sheer smorgus Board of flu flame locations all across this gorgeously detailed open world once you have discovered a new one it then acts as a fast travel Beacon to utilize when necessary I mean yeah sure you might not want to use them since flying around on your broom is an utter Delight but hey it's still always a treat to stumble across one in this top-notch detailed Game World lumos so do you agree with our picks for this list fast traveling in open World Games is often divisive since it can break immersion however these games showcase that these mechanics can be tied to great in World reasons so are there any awesome Fast Travel Systems that we missed be sure to let us know down in the comments thank you for watching this video for Mojo plays if you do want to see more from us then be sure to press that subscribe button and ring that notification Bell so you never miss out on our daily gaming videos [Music]

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