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* VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}} has two, though one ends up being quite horrific and the other is (intentionally) uncharacteristically gorgeous.
* Yormgen from VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia is a town in the middle of nowhere, with no idea of current technology or politics [[spoiler:though the mysterious Duke has managed to find it]] yet thrives without the protection of a blastia. [[spoiler:It is eventually revealed to be a memory of a long dead place created by Phaeroh.]]

* {{Fallout3}} has two, though one ends up being quite horrific and the other is (intentionally) uncharacteristically gorgeous.

{{Arcadia}} depicts a place set apart from the rest of the world where a Golden Age of security and tranquility can still be remembered.

* The Golden Country in ''NineteenEightyFour''.

* Pretty much all of ''AsYouLikeIt'' is an Arcadian Interlude.

* [[{{Fallout3}} Fallout 3]] has two, though one ends up being quite horrific and the other is (intentionally) uncharacteristically gorgeous.

* FinalFantasy: The summoner worlds in IV and VI;, Shumi Village in [=FFVIII=]; Mognet and the Chocobo Haven in [=FFIX=]; Eruyt Village in [=FFXII=].

* Possibly inverted with the Royal Garden and Athens arcs of ''HayateTheCombatButler''. These were the two plot-heavy arcs of the series and the Royal Garden was even set in a different space and time flowed differently there, and even when [[spoiler:Athena]] showed up in the normal setting, she hasn't brought such emotions with her, only seeming to function as part of the overall humor of the story.

* DragonQuestVIII: The Moonshadow Land.

* LordOfTheRings: The time spent with Tom Bombadil. JRRTolkien [[WordOfGod himself]] stated that he considered the Tom Bombadil sequence one of the most important sequences in the entire story. From a story perspective, he represents the mystery that remains even after a reader thinks he knows all there is to know about Middle Earth and represents what could be lost. From a writing perspective, he gives Tolkien a chance to present backstory exposition in a way that interests the reader. For the characters, the time spent with Tom is a time that they can relax and not worry about the journey, unlike the time spent in Rivendell, where the question of what to do with the Ring is still the focus of attention.
** That said, because the Tom Bombadil sequence is not contextually or thematically related to the rest of the story, it is the part most frequently tossed out of adaptations.

** Likewise, the continually happy Millenial Fair of 1000 AD becomes increasingly incongruous as time goes on. But as side-quests and unlockables keep relating back to it, you're going to be heading there a lot.

* [[{{Fallout3}} Fallout 3]] has two, though one ends up being quite horrorific and the other is (intentionally) uncharacteristically gorgeous.

* [[{{Fallout3}} Fallout 3]] has two, though one is intended as HighOctaneNightmareFuel, and the other is (intentionally) uncharacteristically gorgeous.

* The [[TownWithADarkSecret Kingdom of Zeal]] in ''ChronoTrigger'': The rest of the planet is in the throes of the perpetual winter caused by [[BigBad Lavos]]' arrival, but the FloatingContinent is just hunky dory.

* Yormgen from TalesOfVesperia is a town in the middle of nowhere, with no idea of current technology or politics [[spoiler:though the mysterious Duke has managed to find it]] yet thrives without the protection of a blastia. [[spoiler:It is eventually revealed to be a memory of a long dead place created by Phaeroh.]]

* LordOfTheRings: The time spent with Tom Bombadil. {{Tolkien}} [[WordOfGod himself]] stated that he considered the Tom Bombadil sequence one of the most important sequences in the entire story. From a story perspective, he represents the mystery that remains even after a reader thinks he knows all there is to know about Middle Earth and represents what could be lost. From a writing perspective, he gives Tolkien a chance to present backstory exposition in a way that interests the reader. For the characters, the time spent with Tom is a time that they can relax and not worry about the journey, unlike the time spent in Rivendell, where the question of what to do with the Ring is still the focus of attention.

* Possibly inverted with the Royal Garden and Athens arcs of {{Hayate no Gotoku}}. These were the two plot-heavy arcs of the series and the Royal Garden was even set in a different space and time flowed differently there, and even when [[spoiler:Athena]] showed up in the normal setting, she hasn't brought such emotions with her, only seeming to function as part of the overall humor of the story.

This place is also often set off from the rest of the narrative structurally, as a separate chapter or episode. In film, it may be shot in a slightly different visual style, in Literature it may be written with a more relaxed or lyrical tone. The ArcadianInterlude may be a key thematic and/or emotional moment for the work, even if it is never addressed again. In terms of narrative, the time away from the main setting can function as a sort of BreatherEpisode for the characters, a respite from the strife and conflict of the plot.

Some of the audience may view the change in setting and tone as simply an extended BigLippedAlligatorMoment. In the process of translating a work containing one of these, the ArcadianInterlude is a likely target for trimming or cutting altogether.

* Yormgen from TalesOfVesperia is a town in the middle of nowhere, with no idea of current technology or politics [[spolier:though the mysterious Duke has managed to find it]] yet thrives without the protection of a blastia. [[spoiler:It is eventually revealed to be a memory of a long dead place created by Phaeroh.]]

* LordOfTheRings: The time spent with Tom Bombadil. [[WordOfGod Tolkien himself]] stated that he considered the Tom Bombadil sequence one of the most important sequences in the entire story. From a story perspective, he represents the mystery that remains even after a reader thinks he knows all there is to know about Middle Earth and represents what could be lost. From a writing perspective, he gives Tolkien a chance to present backstory exposition in a way that interests the reader. For the characters, the time spent with Tom is a time that they can relax and not worry about the journey, unlike the time spent in Rivendell, where the question of what to do with the Ring is still the focus of attention.

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* Pretty much all of ''AsYouLikeIt'' is an Arcadian Interlude.

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* TheWindInTheWillows: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn.

* FinalFantasy: The summoner worlds in IV and VI; Mognet and the Chocobo Haven in [=FFIX=]; Eruyt Village in [=FFXII=].

This trope refers to a place set apart from the rest of the world where a Golden Age of security and tranquility can still be remembered. This place is also often set off from the rest of the narrative structurally, as a separate chapter or episode. In film, it may be shot in a slightly different visual style, in Literature it may be written with a more relaxed or lyrical tone. The ArcadianInterlude may be a key thematic and/or emotional moment for the work, even if it is never addressed again. In terms of narrative, the time away from the main setting can function as a sort of BreatherEpisode for the characters, a respite from the strife and conflict of the plot.

See also: {{Arcadia}}