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** Spiritual sequel ''XenobladeChroniclesX'' ups the ante by including far, far more landmarks across the world to Fast Travel to, to the point where nearly half the hex grids on any continent's given map have warp spots in them. The game counters this by making the process of exploration both the entire point of the game and a game-long reward in itself, so that players will sometimes still want to take the long way around even though they don't have to.
* The ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' series has the Zoom spell and the Chimaera Wing item, both of which teleport you to any previously visited town or castle. In the ninth game, Zoom is even free of MP cost to cast, though only the hero can learn it.

* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' has the moves Fly and Teleport, which can instantly take you to any or the last previously visited Pokémon Center respectively.

** Some games like the first FinalFantasy had a spell where you can teleport yourself out of a dungeon so you don't need to retrace your steps.

* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' has the moves Fly and Teleport, which can instantly take you to any previously visited Pokécenter.

** TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword sacrifices rolling for an actual dash button similar to A Link to the Past's Pegasus Boots, though it's not infinite and tends to eat your stamina bar up pretty quickly, especially if you've been performing other actions that use up stamina. Another difference from the Pegasus Boots is that while dashing, you're pretty much defenseless except for how well you can manage to dodge attacks and remember to stop before the stamina bar is entirely depleted.
* ''VideoGame/DarkCloud 2'' allowed transportation to key areas from the pause menu.

** Before those three games, ''TheElderScrollsIIDaggerfall'' had a fast travel system similar to Oblivion, but didn't require you to have visited any locations before going there. Likely because the map is the size of a country.

** FallOut 3 and NV used the same travel system, but your character didn't start with any knowledge of locations, and there weren't any passenger services. But that's life in the Waste for ya.

* In the ''VideoGame/{{Diablo}}'' expansion ''Hellfire'', the character's walk speed is doubled while in town. In the sequel, you can run in towns without depleting stamina.

* In ''WrathOfTheGods'', waystations could be found throughout the countryside that would fly the main character via dragon to another location. This was a somewhat impractical method, however, as dragon flights cost money which was hard to come by in the game. There were also shortcuts through the underworld.

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* In ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'', the game often lets you "quick jump" through a dungeon you have already traversed when you have to go back to its final room for plot reasons. One time you aren't given the option Lloyd gets amusingly frustrated about it in a rare moment of BreakingTheFourthWall (the actual reason is that you have to trigger a cutscene on your way out of a dungeon).

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* In ''RagnarokOnline'':

* In ''FinalFantasyXIV'', you can either use the Aethernet system to warp to another tuned Aethernet crystal for a fee, or use one of the Chocobo Porters to ride from the central hub to visited settlements and vice versa.

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* The ''VideoGame/{{Dragon Quest}}'' series has the Zoom spell and the Chimaera Wing item, both of which teleport you to any previously visited town or castle. In the ninth game, Zoom is even free of MP cost to cast, though only the hero can learn it.

* VirtuesLastReward allows you to jump between diverging points of the story. This was a response to NineHoursNinePersonsNineDoors where you had to tediously play the game multiple times trying to unlock the true ending. Most importantly, this mechanic [[spoiler: also serves as a plot device.]]

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* ''XenobladeChronicles'' allows you to skip to certain locations, called "landmarks", that you have discovered.

* ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind'' has large insects you could pay to ride to set locations. ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion'' took this further with a fast travel system that allowed you to travel to any major city from the start (although a nominal amount of in-game time still passed). The next Bethesda title, ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}'', uses the same fast travel system, but requires that you visit a place before it became available. ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'' uses a combination of all three. You can fast travel to locations you've visited, much like ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}'', and there are carriages you can pay to take you to any of the major cities like ''Morrowind''.

* In the third ''VideoGame/MonkeyIsland'' game, double-clicking an exit would take Guybrush there instantly, which is considerate because he walks very slowly. Later games switched to a 3D format and a corresponding change in controls, replacing the teleportation with a Dash Mode (but in ''[[EscapeFromMonkeyIsland Escape]]'' you can leave the room you're in immediately by pressing O).

* In ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'', the game often lets you "quick jump" through a dungeon you have already traversed when you have to go back to its final room for plot reasons. One time it simply doesn't happen. Lloyd gets amusingly frustrated about it in a rare moment of BreakingTheFourthWall.

* In ''ShinMegamiTenseiIMAGINE'':

* In ''VideoGame/DragonAge: Origins'', party members told to hold position will later teleport to your controlled character's location when taken off hold (if they are far enough away). Since you can change which character you control at any time, this can make for some easier exploring and backtracking in some areas, though it is disabled in combat. Even more strangely, however, a rogue can stealth through groups of enemies and then teleport his allies to his location. All this despite being told that there is [[GameplayAndStorySegregation no such thing as teleportation in-universe]].

* Fast travel was introduced in AssassinsCreedII as a response to the really open but also really empty field the first AssassinsCreed took place in. The game tries to justify this as "carriage services" or "secret tunnels".

* Persona4 lets you skip to nearby areas by pressing the square button.

* In ''VideoGame/TheElderScrolls'' series ''VideoGame/{{Morrowind}}'' has large insects you could pay to ride to set locations. ''VideoGame/{{Oblivion}}'' took this further with a fast travel system that allowed you to travel to any major city from the start (although a nominal amount of in-game time still passed). The next Bethesda title, ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}'', uses the same fast travel system, but requires that you visit a place before it became available. ''VideoGame/{{Skyrim}}'' uses a combination of all three. You can fast travel to locations you've visited, much like ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}'', and there are carriages you can pay to take you to any of the major cities like ''VideoGame/{{Morrowind}}''.