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* ''[[Fable (video game series)|Fable]]'' and its sequels take place in the country of Albion, which is populated entirely by identically-voiced citizens from various parts of the British Isles. The map of Albion itself bears more than a passing resemblance to Wales. There's also the foreign nation of Samarkand, which is an amalgamated counterpart for pretty much everywhere else, being best known for the invention of katanas and gunpowder and having dark skinned people who don't wear a lot.
* ''[[Valkyria Chronicles]]'', essentially a mild fantasy version of [[World War II]], has a fantasy counterpart for nearly everything that went on in Europe at that time (including the continent itself, which is named "Europa"). The most notable example are the Darcsen, a [[Does This Remind You of Anything?|persecuted race who have managed to hold on to their heritage and customs despite being scattered all over the world]]. Although clearly based on WWII-era Jews, they also wear shawls for (vaguely defined) religious reasons and have a ({{spoiler|[[Written by the Winners|unjustified]]}}) reputation for blowing people up and causing havoc that may have been inspired by recent attitudes toward Muslims. Many of the fantasy counterparts in the game blend together elements of different cultures like this.
** The East-Europan Empire has elements of Germany and if you look closely into the Empire's backstory and structure, there's more than a passing resemblance as well to the Habsburg Empire/Austria-Hungary. Hell, the event that sparked the [[World War I|First Europan War]] was essentially a slightly edited version of Franz Ferdinand's death.
** Gallia itself seems to incorporate many elements of Switzerland and Finland. It has universal conscription as well as fighting hard against a larger invader. Also Gallia is wedged between larger powers in the north west coast of Europa and tries to remain neutral in the conflict, similar to the low countries like Belgium and the Netherlands.
** Yahtzee lampshaded this in his ''[[Zero Punctuation]]'' video by using names like "Bermany" to describe the setting.
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* The Special Stage courses in the ''[[Gran Turismo]]'' series are based on real routes of the Shuto Expressway in Tokyo, and Route 7 includes a replica of the Rainbow Bridge, which can also be seen in the background on Route 11.
* The world of ''[[The Witcher]]'' series (and the novels the games are based on) is based heavily on [[Slavic Mythology]] and [[Poland|Polish culture]]. Many of the various lands and factions have Central and Eastern European parallels, with [[The Empire]] clearly based on the [[Holy Roman Empire]] right down to the Germanic names.
* In ''[[Dishonored]]'', Dunwall is clearly based on London at the time of the Great Fire of 1666 mixed with the Victorian era and a dash of [[Half-Life 2|City 17]] for good measure. The Empire of the Isles is also evidently modelled on [[The British Empire]], though some of the constituent islands are based on various European countries.
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