Homage Locations and Zones

I really want to see what zones are peoples most memorable areas / favorites locations. So post your favorites, perhaps the ones you hope SE will pay homage to ARR.

Come with pictures :P, I'll start with one I think is just mine lol ^_^/

(First hyperlink is to the wiki, second to quote, and the third inside the hidden tag is the music of the zone)
Wants:
Mognet
http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__...netCentral.png

Mognet could be a part of a greater moogle central, perhaps you can find a moogle companion quest here :D - I want my FFXI house buddy.. lol

Aside: not just particular to Mognet but dont forget to make quirky zones and music :D

Mogdens - ShinigamiKayla
http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/939...ntasycryst.jpg

Can collect stamps and paint moogles as well, Crystal Chronicles~!

Mogdens - mog houses. More moogle love, so SE give us the cute fur puffs

Sanctuary of Zi'Tah - Millerna
http://wiki.ffo.jp/img/1389/TheSanct...iTah_Area2.jpg

Zi'tah - The forest has a very mystical eery vibe being lit by crystals as the thick fog and foliage prevent a full light from above. Posted for its awesome soundtrack as well.
http://i942.photobucket.com/albums/a...lpaper/soz.png

Chocobo Farm - Cedri
http://www.ff7.fr/screen/tn/soluce43.png

Chocobo Farm - a recurring farm in the FF7 saga. While we've seen a sort of Chocobo Farm location in ARR alpha footage I'll will call it incomplete homage as its a small chocobo raising area and it doesnt capture the FF7 Farm.
http://qqreporter.com/wp-content/upl...3-1024x817.jpg

Memoria - Orophin
http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__...rPast-ffix.png

Memoria - is the end dungeon for FFIX, it is very unique in its design as each area has a very distinct and separate theme. The music is awesome too..
http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__...ortal-ffix.pnghttp://images.wikia.com/finalfantasy...Birth-ffix.pnghttp://images.wikia.com/finalfantasy...rPath-ffix.png
http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__...twin_moons.pnghttp://bulk.destructoid.com/ul/16345...ia-noscale.jpg

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Various Locations

Great Libraries - KaMuiSouZou

There is a great library known to be in Ishgard but it is unknown (?) if we will get to go there.

Wizard Villages - KaMuiSouZou

Mage villages, an example is in FFIX (black mage village >OST<) and Mysidia >OST< in FFIV
http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__...85/Mysidia.PNG

Crystal Shrines - KaMuiSouZou

Crystal Shrines, I imagine the lodestone will get a room like this.. much into the future lol

Prisons - KaMuiSouZou

Particularly great if we can get caught in and escape out.

Sky Islands and Continents - KaMuiSouZou

And airships... :P FF6 Continent >OST< Zeal (Chrono Trigger) >OST<
http://www.csicon.net/wp-content/upl...igger-Zeal.png

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Confirmed homeage zones:

Crystal Tower
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv...z7lpo1_500.png

http://www.ff-xiii.net/images/media/...creenshot-.jpg

Crystal tower - will be a unique dungeon in ARR with its own requirements to enter

Golden Saucer - Lady
http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__...old_Saucer.png

http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__...er_outside.jpg
Golden Saucer - will be in ARR at some point just as it was in FFVII, a game and entertainment zone separately from usual gameplay. What games or events we can expect or what it looks like is unknown currently.

Tally:

FF1
FF2
FF3 - 1 Crystal Tower
FF4
FF5
FF6
FF7 - 3 Golden Saucer, Chocobo Farm, Ancient Forest
FF8
FF9 - 5 Mognet, Memoria, Lifa Tree, Chocobo Paradise, Chocobo Air Garden
FF10 - 2 Farplanes, Thunder Plains
FF11 - 1 Sanctuary of Zi'Tah
FF12 - 2 Giruvegan, Giant Crystal
FF13

Crystal Chronicles - 1 Mogdens (moogle houses)

or just maybe mogdens hidden throughout zones like in crystal chronicles =p

http://www.mobygames.com/images/shot...ot-you-can.jpg

FFVII of course:

http://i1292.photobucket.com/albums/...pscf6f3e9f.jpg

Sanctuary of Zi'tah, including the original music :)

I want to travel to a moon someday, ala FFIV. A mysterious area like The Giant Crystal inside Giruvegan (or even Giruvegan itself) might be neat too. I liked Memoria from FFIX. Aaaaaah! Too many cool areas to pick from...

Chocobo Farm. Cause it would only make sense that there was one.

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz...e0zjo1_500.jpg

Ghost House was always my favourite area in any Final Fantasy! I hope they bring it back!

http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__...host_house.png

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Originally Posted by Mjollnir

Ghost House was always my favourite area in any Final Fantasy! I hope they bring it back!

http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__...host_house.png

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There is a ghost house in FF7 Golden Saucer but I cant remember any other place called ghost house. And I really cant remember mario being in it.... :P lol

A Great Library (Multiple FFs)
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5...vvtno1_500.png

A Wizard Village (Multiple FFs)
ex:Mysidia (FF4)
http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__...85/Mysidia.PNG
Black Mage Village (FF9)
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ll...s968o1_500.jpg
I've always imagined this song to be a Mage Village bgm

A Chocobo Forest with wild chocobos, possibly colored and fat ones as well. (I would consider Chocobo farms as a confirmed homage area, since we will have "personal" chocobo farms on our houses)
http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__...obo_Forest.png

Opera House (FF 6)
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ogk4IBlj6t...FFVI_Opera.png

Floating Continent (FF6) Maybe connected to the Garleans/Primals/Twelve
http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__..._Continent.png

Ship Graveyard (FF5)
http://membres.multimania.fr/ff5/images/grave.gif

Crystal Shrines (Multiple FFs)
http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__...ystal_Room.PNG

Perhaps the Garleans can make a huge Giant of Babil for us to attack as a dungeon(FF4)
http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__...f_Babil_DS.jpg
http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__.../GiantWalk.gif

There can be a Big Bridge (FF5) that we have to cross to get to a Garlean fortress/city/capital (w possible Gilgamesh cameo/fight)
http://lparchive.org/Final-Fantasy-V...6/2-9ldhs0.png

Matoya's Cave (FF1)
http://images.wikia.com/finalfantasy...;s_Cave_PS.png
I consider the Matoya's cave bgm to be one of FFs classic tracks.
NES version

The Veldt (FF6) Maybe as a skirmish type place?
http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__..._Veldt_WoB.png

Prisons (Maybe we get caught by the Garleans in the storyline and have to escape?)
ex: Desert Prison (FF7)
http://img27.elex-tech.org/10000/201...0x375x75x0.png
Also escaping from Shinra's prison cells could count.
ex: D-District Prison (FF8)
http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__...hotPrison2.jpg

Named Mountains like Mt. Nibel (FF7) Mt. Hobs (FF4) Mt. Gagazet (FF10) Mt. Bur-Omisace (FF12)
(Not saying give us these mountains, but have content on named mountains already in Eorzea)
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Some things in-game but inaccessible I'd like to make available:
-Moogle village (we're getting a Sylph village already) The mognet central could be located here?
ex: FF5 Moogle Village
http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__...le_Village.png
ex: FF6 Moogle Cave
http://lparchive.org/Final-Fantasy-V...ffvi10_130.png

-Garlond Ironworks
ex: Magitek Research Facility (FF6)
http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__...ek_Factory.jpg

can't actually find a link on the FF Wikia... mog dens were places where you could go in and paint your moogle and gets stamps for minigames for crystal chronicles and they were spread across many zones o.o/ so maybe kind of like a go and collect stamp minigames for FFXIV would be cool scavenger hunting with random appearing mogdens!~ talks about them here http://cube.gamespy.com/gamecube/fin...de/page_2.html

http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/47...s/DSC00089.JPG

http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/47...s/DSC00094.JPG

http://www.matthewvisyak.com/images/.../RaemForm1.jpg

god I loved crystal chronicles a lil obsessively I wonder if I'm the only one...

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Originally Posted by KaMuiSouZou

A Great Library (Multiple FFs)

Prisons (Maybe we get caught by the Garleans in the storyline and have to escape?)
ex: Desert Prison (FF7)
http://img27.elex-tech.org/10000/201...0x375x75x0.png
Also escaping from Shinra's prison cells could count.
ex: D-District Prison (FF8)
http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__...hotPrison2.jpg

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was a place like that in Crystal Bearers Prison Sands which kind of looked like some concept art I think was being shown around for 2.0 a while back ~

http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__...ison_sands.jpg

I guess the coliseum could be considered a confirmed homage area? While the FFXIV version is original, it continues a series of coliseums in multiple ff games.
FF2
http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__...I_Coliseum.jpg
FF6
http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/vp3tA84HYjY/mqdefault.jpg
FF7
http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__...s_Sealevil.jpg

I mentioned this in my first post, but I think our personal chocobo farms can be considered an homage area to the FF7 one, since someone posted about that.
Other than that, it's implied the city-states already have Chocobo farms/stables. We just can't see or enter them (yet?).
http://i44.tinypic.com/10pu747.jpg
Underneath the moogle balloon is a chocobo sign. Maybe we can enter this new building as a Chocobo stable like the FF7 version?
http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joy...cobo-ranch.png
http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__...oboStables.jpg

Good lord KaMuiSouZou lol, let me think of how to organize that lol. Maybe Ill just quote through you instead of by location :P

Later though, got some other things to do first .

Another location from me:

Farplanes (Reminds me of what Silvertear falls could look like, which flows with aether)
http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__...5/Farplane.jpg
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXoyDkynfgg

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Originally Posted by Shougun

Good lord KaMuiSouZou lol, let me think of how to organize that lol. Maybe Ill just quote through you instead of by location :P

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Haha sorry, couldn't resist and I just had to get it out of my system. I don't expect SE to put all of this in (it would be overkill) but it's pretty easy to throw together a list of possibilities. Final Fantasy just has so many memorable places! ^0^

The Great Crystal
http://images.wikia.com/finalfantasy...eatcrystal.jpg

Couldnt find a better picture

Well, there is constant references to a 'Crystal' in some of the trailers, so who knows? Maybe a 'Great Crystal' zone could fit into ARR without too much trouble. :D

As for areas I'd like to see, I can't say I'd like to see any earlier zone really in ARR - I'd rather SE come up with original zone ideas than simply recycle old areas for 'fanservice's' sake. But that's just my personal opinion.

Got another one that I'd be pretty happy to see added:

A central city that is no ones home city. A watering hole to get groups, sell stuff, etc. I suppose Uldah was this in 1.0, but I just think a neutral city would be better

http://i1292.photobucket.com/albums/...ps37d24c68.jpg

a garden-like school or guild.
fitting into the style of ARR of course.

http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__...-entrance1.jpg

wouldn't that be great for scholar?

The Thunder Plains (FFX)

http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__...der_plains.jpg

The Ancient Forest (FFVII)

http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__...thDeathAC2.jpg

Alrighty, give me a moment to try and best order them into OP.

Plus shifty you need to be shot for suggesting thunder plains... dodge 200 lightning bolts for relic lulu weapon.. damn you relic weapons.. I got hit in the 100s a few times.. -______-;

(its really celestial but hey who cares.. lol)

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Originally Posted by Enkidoh

Well, there is constant references to a 'Crystal' in some of the trailers, so who knows? Maybe a 'Great Crystal' zone could fit into ARR without too much trouble. :D

As for areas I'd like to see, I can't say I'd like to see any earlier zone really in ARR - I'd rather SE come up with original zone ideas than simply recycle old areas for 'fanservice's' sake. But that's just my personal opinion.

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If SE implements any homage zones or locations, I think they should always be "original." I would hate to zone into an exact copy of any previous FF. The coliseum is a perfect example of how it's a recurring thing from previous FFs, but it's our original version of it. Similarly even the crystal tower, while more specific, is our version of the crystal tower. I expect the gold saucer to follow suit and not look exactly the same as the one in VII.

It's also why I'd like the XIV version of recurring places made in-game first, like a library or chocobo forest. These are things that evoke the FF series as a whole and not just throwback to one specific FF.

However, I also think SE should be careful not to overdo it and do it just for fanservice's sake.

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Originally Posted by KaMuiSouZou

If SE implements any homage zones or locations, I think they should always be "original." I would hate to zone into an exact copy of any previous FF. The coliseum is a perfect example of how it's a recurring thing from previous FFs, but it's our original version of it. Similarly even the crystal tower, while more specific, is our version of the crystal tower. I expect the gold saucer to follow suit and not look exactly the same as the one in VII.

It's also why I'd like the XIV version of recurring places made in-game first, like a library or chocobo forest. These are things that evoke the FF series as a whole and not just throwback to one specific FF.

However, I also think SE should be careful not to overdo it and do it just for fanservice's sake.

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I expect there to be many more unique zones per closely fan serviced zone / location, and many more "like a fan service" zones then an actual fanservice zone.

So while we may have 40 locations listed 3 may be fanserviced and a few more designed in honor of classic zones.

Also somethings are easier to fan service then others like dungeons or places (like the chocobo farm that sort of looks like FF7 farm in structure and hardly takes up a whole zone of work).

I really hope to see a memoria mind bending zone, where you just are like LOL WUT!?

Yeah, in terms of Memoria, I wasn't expecting a replica of it. Just something similar to it that would fit within the scope of the lore of the world. The Promyvion areas always gave me that eerie feeling when I went into them; (the music really helped with that too) I'm looking for something that'll hopefully have that much of an impact with the mysticism of an area like Memoria.

These are the best kind of threads IMO :)

Anyhow, here are some ideas:
* = use the exact name, new design
‡ = use a different name, similar design

• FF1 - Four Fiends' Dungeons: [Earth Cave, Gulug Vocano, Sea Shrine, Mirage Tower]*
• FF2 - Dreadnought* (pretty obvious where/what this dungeon should be ;) )
• FF3 - Town of Canaan*
• FF4 - Magus (magnetic) Cave*, Sylvan Cave‡
• FF5 - Fork Tower‡, The Void* (<--an easy fit, as this appears across FF games)
• FF6 - The Auction House*, Narshe‡. Tower of Zozo‡
• FF7 - North Crater‡
• FF8 - Tomb of the Unknown King*, Lunatic Pandora‡
• FF9 - Iifa Tree‡, Chocobo Air Garden‡
• FF10 - Calm Lands‡, Kilika‡
• FF11 - Den of Rancor‡, Riverne‡, Stellar Fulcrum*, Valley of Sorrows*,
• FF12 - Pharos at Ridorana‡, Phon Coast‡
• FF13 - Vile Peaks*
• FFT - Monastery Vaults‡, Necrohol of Mullonde‡

A small town with very peaceful music in a snowy area like Esto Gaza from IX. Even to this day, I'm still kind of obsessed with that little town's BGM.

I'd still like to discuss what our favorites are and I'll move / update the tally up to the top and start linking to peoples posts, but I hit the 20 image limit lol. I suppose next time I'll be smarter and reserve a few posts.

I'm going to make the tally (From) (Name) (OST) (Poster), so we can know which FF, have a song, and know who posted it if we want.

Zantetsuken said Chocobo Gardens:
http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__...sAirGarden.png

I'd also really like to see chocobo Paradise:
http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__...sParadise1.png

I imagine Chocobo paradise would be in the sky and at the point you introduce sky content Golden Saucer would probably be up there too lol

I'm not done tallying but right now 9 is doing pretty good lol. Which is funny because 9 was designed as a fan service to past FF games, so fanservice of the fanservice. Us SE fans love our fanfare :P lol

Esto Gaza has some real slick music Klefth :D

surprised to not see this yet Hall of the Gods FFXI
http://www.ffxi.blueelephantbrigade....20gods-pic.jpg

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Originally Posted by Forgo

surprised to not see this yet Hall of the Gods FFXI
http://www.ffxi.blueelephantbrigade....20gods-pic.jpg

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Yes. I don't know how would they fit something like that in there, though. Hall of the Twelve, maybe? And in a not-so-hideous manner as that ugly and unfitting "cathedral", please?

SPOILERS AHEAD

A Hall of the Gods-type place probably wouldn't work in FFXIV though lore-wise unless it was there for similar lore reasons as the FFXI version (it was actually the ancient Zilartian gateway to their blasphemous floating citadel of Tu'lia after all, and was connected with the rest of their ancient relics, like the Crystal Lines, the teleport Crags, Delkfutt's Tower, Fei'yin and Ro'maeve). So unless SE has plans to erect a huge floating zone like Tu'lia it would be quite pointless.

Unless they make it that it has something to do with the Algan (sp?) Empire that is.

PROMYVION OR BUST
This was my sanctuary; I'd come in here alone on Dancer and solo around for hours at a time, just relaxing and farming beastmen seals. The look, the feel, the music... everything about it was soothing and it was my favorite place in Vana'diel to be. If I had the ability to do something similar in ARR, I'd be one happy Moose.

http://www.miingno.ch/wp-content/upl...12/08/0108.jpg
http://images.wikia.com/finalfantasy...FFXI_Art_1.jpg