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Relatively central location for most of the start of an RPG. This can be a city or, less specifically, a small island or continent. Once the characters [[Get on the Boat]], other areas may seem unusually less extensive regardless of their implied size, and the party may not spend as much time in any other location as the first, or [[Talk to Everyone|talk to as many people]]. Particularly in older [[RPG
If the hero lives there, this town is [[Doomed Hometown|a lot more dangerous]].
Often fulfils a similar role to the [[Hub Level]] in [[Platformer
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* Midgar in ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]''. Also notable for also being the ''largest'' city, in both literal and gameplay terms.
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* ''[[Mother 3]]'''s Tazmily is an interesting example as it is essentially the ''only'' town in the game, save for a location in the final chapter of the game.
* Caldor Isle in ''[[Lunar: The Silver Star]]'' is the first continent, and Alex and Luna's hometown of Burg is the first town. Being that [[Lunar]] plays tropes straight, Burg comes complete with rustic charm and cute background music.
* ''[[Pokémon]]'' has [[Pokémon Red and Blue|Pallet Town]], [[Pokémon Gold and Silver|New Bark Town]], [[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire|Littleroot Town]], [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl|Twinleaf Town]], and [[Pokémon Black and White|Nuvema Town
The general design for the ''Pokémon'' variant of the First Town is Hero's home, Rival's home, Pokémon Lab, and Professor's home (sometimes the same as the Rival's). Typically, the other towns will have at least five buildings. Also, for some reason, the First Towns each have a resident fat guy who raves about [[Technology Marches On|technology]].
** ''[[Pokémon Black 2 and White 2]]'' are set to subvert this: for the first time ever, the starting town will actually be a ''city'', and quite a large one at that. [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|Oh, and it actually has a Pokemon Center.]]
* The planet Taris in the videogame ''[[Knights of the Old Republic (video game)|Knights of the Old Republic]]'' is essentially a [[Planetville|big version]] of this trope.
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* Averted in ''[[Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura]]''. Shrouded Hills is the first settlement you come across, but it's tiny compared to virtually every other town in the game.
* In ''[[The Witcher]]'' the "First Town" is a village on the outskirts of the character's destination city; it's cursed, corrupt, fraught with more danger than the city, and it's left in ruins by the player character. The sleepy pastoral village comes later halfway through the game.
* The village of Tenuto in ''[[Eternal Sonata]]''. Talk about sleepy pastoral villages! The narrator in one of the opening [[
* Mimiga Village in ''[[Cave Story]]''.
* Jirinaar in ''[[Albion]]'' is pretty much your starting town in Albion, if we ignore the prologue. It's also the most iconic place in the game, due to its unique architecture and friendly locals.
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