The 10 BEST Fast Travel Systems In Video Games

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00:00Welcome to Mojo Plays, and today we're counting down our picks for the 10 best fast travel

00:14systems and mechanics from a variety of games.

00:17These fast travel systems are special because they manage to tie the fast travel into the

00:21game's lore, world, or history.

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00:38Cardboard Box Delivery, Metal Gear Solid V The Phantom Pain

00:40Yep, you heard that right.

00:48Instead of generic, boring fast travel, why not just toss a cardboard box on yourself

00:52to be shipped to a new destination?

00:54Metal Gear Solid V The Phantom Pain offers other means of travel like the helicopter

00:58or horse, but for our money, seeing Snake don a cardboard box while sitting on an orange

01:03delivery platform waiting to be picked up and delivered is just simply sublime.

01:08Just locate the various orange delivery platforms, pick up the delivery invoice, and choose your

01:12next destination.

01:13A truck will pick you up and drop you off.

01:15It's as simple and silly as that.

01:23Anvils, Atlas Fallen It's always a pleasant surprise when an

01:37open world slash open zone game ties its fast travel mechanics into the game's lore.

01:42Such is the case with the excellent AA game Atlas Fallen.

01:45Strewn all across the various maps are these magical anvils that must be discovered.

01:50The anvils are where the benevolent deity, although he's known as the God of Chaos,

01:53Nihil, hangs out while you, the protagonist, airdash and sandslide around.

01:57Nihil is infused into your magical gauntlet, so it makes sense that in order to upgrade

02:02it and your armor and some other things, as well as traverse across the worlds, you'd

02:06have to visit these anvils.

02:08Once at the anvil, you can freely fast travel between any other discovered anvil around

02:11the game's various maps.

02:22Ride the Train, Red Dead Redemption 2 Okay, yes, many players will obviously skip

02:33out on any fast travel in RDR2 given how immersive and enjoyable it can be just to either walk

02:38or ride horseback across the beautiful American West that Rockstar created.

02:42However, for those looking to fast travel in style while still ensuring a modicum of

02:47immersiveness, then be sure to buy a train ticket from a post office, hop aboard, and

02:51fast travel to your next destination.

02:53While the actual travel itself just takes place over a couple of brief cutscene loading

02:58screen things, it's still a really cool way to traverse this vast world more quickly.

03:02Plus, you can always just ride the trains for fun and relaxation as a sort of touristic

03:06way to explore the West.

03:15Hailing a Taxi, the Yakuza Series Many of the Yakuza games, while having smaller

03:34open worlds, offer up a simple fast travel system involving taxis.

03:38Yep, you can call a taxi from your smartphone or just find one waiting for a customer and

03:43then have it whisk you away to your desired location.

03:46Taking a taxi fits in perfectly with the game's various cityscape locales.

03:50While they really only just serve as fancier loading screens, it's still a cool way to

03:54immerse yourself into these living, breathing worlds.

03:57Plus, taxis just play a part in many Yakuza games in general, with the likes of the Taxi

04:01Races or the Taxi Mission, such as in Yakuza 5.

04:11Fragile Jump, Death Stranding Alright, so it should be stated up front

04:28that Death Stranding's fast travel mechanic doesn't actually open up until you get to

04:32Chapter 3, once you get to the central region.

04:35However, once you are at this part of the game, you are able to utilize the Fragile

04:38Jump mechanic via Fragile's Umbrella.

04:40It's located in your private room.

04:43Sam can then Fragile Jump to any previously visited room.

04:45It's a fantastic little in-universe way to provide for quicker traversal across the

04:50game's regions.

04:51However, it is worth noting that the Fragile Jump can only be used to transport Sam, not

04:55any cargo supplies and the like.

05:05Setting Up Camp for the Night, Greedfall Ah yes, nothing beats the great outdoors,

05:15especially when Desarde and pals are out adventuring the alternate fantasy American lands.

05:20Greedfall's take on fast travel comes in the form of setting up camp, instead of just

05:24letting you fast travel around with no in-game reason, you must seek out campfires that denote

05:29locations where camp can actually be set up.

05:31Now, setting up camp in Greedfall does more than just offer the ability to fast travel.

05:36Your camp allows you and your team to interact, swap out party members, craft items, upgrade

05:40gear, and generally just rest, away from the cares of the outside world.

05:44Now, if only we had some s'mores to cook up over that fire.

05:56Utilizing Signposts, The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt

06:09Probably one of the most immersive examples of an in-universe fast travel system, The

06:13Witcher 3 Wild Hunt only lets Geralt move about this sprawling game world via fast travel

06:18once he has discovered relevant signpost markers.

06:21Yep, in order to actually fast travel around in The Witcher 3, you must take the time to

06:25find signpost markers.

06:27These in-game markers not only guide you to local spots such as villages and cities, but

06:31they also serve as unlocked fast travel points.

06:34When you are ready to fast travel, simply head to one of the myriad signposts in the

06:38world and choose your next destination.

06:51The Stagways, Hollow Knight

06:59Hollow Knight has its very own fast travel network in the form of the Stagways.

07:03Littered all across Hallownest are various stag stations.

07:06Visiting each station allows the knight to ring a bell and hop aboard these gentle giants

07:10to zip you across the game's expansive map.

07:12They really come in handy as you continue to open up new areas or backtrack to previously

07:17inaccessible parts, given that this game is of course a deeply rewarding metroidvania.

07:22The stags are there to help you get around Hallownest, and it's in your best interest

07:25to seek out each station.

07:27Plus, the stags provide extra lore and narrative context if you take the time to listen to

07:31each one of them.

07:42Exploring NYC's Boroughs, Marvel's Spider-Man 2

08:01Much like The Witcher 3's take on fast travel where you must actually get to know a region

08:05before fast traveling, Marvel's Spider-Man 2 only lets Peter Parker and Miles Morales

08:09swiftly zip around New York City's varied boroughs by actually first visiting them.

08:14Once you have visited a part of the sprawling cityscape, you can then instantaneously fast

08:18travel at will.

08:19Seriously, it's just so crazy how darn fast this fast travel works.

08:22However, it's tempered by the fact that you actually need to first discover a part

08:26of the map, which definitely helps build immersion in the game.

08:29Sure, web swinging and web gliding through NYC is an utter blast, meaning you might opt

08:33to just skip fast travel altogether, and for good reason.

08:36But for those who just need to get to their destination, then you can get there near instantaneously

08:40via fast travel.

08:53Flu Flames Hogwarts Legacy

09:01I guess it's really no surprise that one of the best games of 2023 just so happens

09:05to also feature an incredibly immersive and enjoyable fast travel system, namely Flu Flames.

09:11This in-universe fast travel mechanic is spot on, ensuring Harry Potter fans are treated

09:15to some lovely fanservice given the whole flu powder slash flu travel slash flu flame

09:20thing we are used to from the Potter universe.

09:22In Hogwarts Legacy, there are a sheer smorgasbord of Flu Flame locations all across this gorgeously

09:28detailed open world.

09:29Once you have discovered a new one, it then acts as a fast travel beacon to utilize when

09:33necessary.

09:34I mean, yeah, sure, you might not want to use them since flying around on your broom

09:37is an utter delight, but hey, it's still always a treat to stumble across one in this

09:41top-notch detailed game world.

09:50So do you agree with our picks for this list?

09:53Fast traveling in open world games is often divisive since it can break immersion, however

09:57these games showcase that these mechanics can be tied to great in-world reasons.

10:02So are there any awesome fast travel systems that we missed?

10:04Be sure to let us know down in the comments.

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