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[Nocturnowl]

I liked that your band of mercenaries/party in The Last Story made a pub your home spot, goes along well with all the British accents.
I'll be damned if I can remember if the place actually had a name though.

Stray Sheep is the winner on the whole, I feel like the Monster Hunter frachise is on the brink of a great tavern with its online/multiplayer lobbies across the series but they could do with being livelier.

 

[Nightbird]

Stray sheep is my answer

 

[jimmypop]

Lefty's!

 

[Iced]

Edit: beaten!

 

[MrRudiMentary]

Mos Eisley Cantina from Star Wars Galaxies. Because it was like an actual Cantina.

 

[hurricanes]

I liked that your band of mercenaries/party in The Last Story made a pub your home spot, goes along well with all the British accents.
I'll be damned if I can remember if the place actually had a name though.
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Ariela's Tavern

You are welcome.

 

[CloudWolf]

I second this.

 

[Palculator]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n08b1ptdnYM

Nuff said.

 

[Voyevoda]

The Stray Sheep in Catherine

This. This. A million times this.

 

[What did he mean by this?]

No mention of the Conker main menu?

Smdh

 

[StayDead]

I've always had an affinity for Eastern Kingdoms Human Inn/Taverns from Warcraft.

Always a lovely atmosphere to hang around in.

 

[Stormus]

Only downside of that bar/club is that bathrooms never open up!

 

[obear]

 

[Dragon Puncher]

The Stray Sheep in Catherine

Yep. My immediate thought as well.

 

[Demigod Mac]

The one that spung into my head was the tavern in Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance (don't recall the name) due the the music that played.

Elfsong Tavern

 

[Iva Demilcol]

The Stray Sheep in Catherine by far.

One of the only two openly explorable locations in the entire game, and it still worked fantastically. It's full of life and personality that returning to it after surviving by running from Nightmare Baby Chainsaw monsters was always satisfying..

Who wouldn't like to visit a bar where the bartender is Stan Lee?

 

[SAB CA]

I'm gonna go with the oddball entry: Pao Pao Cafe from the Fatal Fury series. It's a constant party up in there, yo...

King's bar Illusion from King of Fighters.

It's the stained glass window that does it.

Great taste here. Pao Pao Café always looks lively, when we see it in KoF endings. Or even in game!

Isn't there an anime game about running a tavern and selling stuff to travelers? Because that seems like it would be cool if it weren't anime.

I thought this was the game you were mentioning, not Recettear

Bar from VA-11 HALL-A

Spoiler

even though the full game isn't out.

VA-11 HALL-A just reminds me of Outer Heaven:

Obviously the best Clientele of any seedy bar.

 

[Shig]

I thought FFTA/FFTA2's bars where you got your missions from were pretty cozy.

Nice BG music, too.

As far as fighting game bars, gotta go with KOF '94's Mexico Team stage. They havin' an End of the World party up in there.

 

[orborborb]

Shufflepuck Café

Spaceship Warlock (you could type in the name of lots of drinks)

Callahan's Crosstime Saloon

Angel Devoid

Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide

 

[Nocturnowl]

Ariela's Tavern

You are welcome.

I am indeed.
Cheers!

 

[Myriadis]

Pillars of Eternity. Should have been the first post!

Erol of Levi = Evilore...

And Goose and Fox Tavern.

But the stray sheep is simply the best one hands down

 

[mikefrails]

Super comfy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1XF8NZudjI

EDIT:

beat, with the music nod too!

I thought FFTA/FFTA2's bars where you got your missions from were pretty cozy.

 

[daviyoung]

Totally should have been! I got a big kick out of Bishop and "Erol of Levi." What's cool is that there are a couple of interesting quests associated with the G&F.

G&F? I think you mean GAF

 

[Thunder Thor]

Mass Effect 2's Afterlife.

 

[zer0blivion]

The Rooster & Kitten from Dreamfall: Chapters

Formerly the Cock & Puss from Dreamfall: The Longest Journey

In Dreamfall: Chapters if you try to order a water, the bartender will encourage you to order something else because "Fish fuck in there."

 

[KyanMehwulfe]

Adam Jensen Walks Into a Bar...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A6eeeq_2TE

bonus round:

The job was a great success!

 

[themagicalkitsune]

Best music too.

 

[dickroach]

Amazed this hasn't been posted yet

Calavera Cafe (and bent casino) from the inimitable Grim Fandango

this was my initial thought... then I remembered what's behind the counter at this bar:

 

[SAB CA]

bonus round:
(FFT Bar here)
The job was a great success!

THIS IS THE WAY!

You'd think I'd note this one too, considering I still use those lines when things go well. I always looked forward to reading their little adventures.

 

[PIMPBYBLUD]

Mos Eisley Cantina from Star Wars Galaxies. Because it was like an actual Cantina.

You win. Nothing like seeing a bunch of Rancors spawn inside a cantina by Creature Handlers before they patched it. Good times.

 

[Mindestens]

I'll go with Cantina on Hyperion in StarCraft II, it really set apart that game from others in the genre for me. I've been playing real time strategies for fifteen years now but I can't recall one that had a hub between missions fleshed out to this extent. Or it's just that it's 3AM and my brain shut down.

Anyway, that cantina gave me the sense of continuity to what's happened, what's going on and what will happen in the future. It helped to give a little bit more context, carve some characters a little bit more and show their relationships with Raynor. And that jukebox was just freaking fun little bit added to the game that totally didn't have to be there, but was because someone cared about whole experience. Just like that memorabilia.

 

[harpingon]

Bar from Bard's Tale 2005.

Good songs!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrEFWv8aSQ8

 

[pwack]

Kids these days. This is what a real inn looks like.

Bard's Tale. The original one

Agh well. Bad link. I'm on mobile and can't be assed to fix it.

 

[The Faceless Master]

Merv's Burger Joint

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

I like the dystopian future bar in "Innocent until Caught". Got a nice dive vibe going on

The Breath of Fire 3 pub always sticks in my mind too, as it's secretly run by the best villains in the game, managed by a drunken wreck, and frequented by a holy warrior.

 

[Ludger Kresnik]

Gates of Hell and Stray Sheep have already been well documented, I see.

 

[DarkKyo]

How about the bar in Space Bar? I could never get very far but damn that game was neat.

 

[Pellegri Testament]

Why isn't room full of smoke?

See those windows at the top? Those act as vents.

 

[Evilisk]

I wish I had a better picture but the pub in Folklore is great. While there's unfortunately not a lot to do there (it's just there for quests tbh), and it's not nearly as interesting during the day, there's quite a colorful cast of side characters there. A few side quests even revolve around them.

 

[WedgeX]

I always enjoyed the bars in WoW.

 

[Nesther]

Fringe Cafe - The Longest Journey

Not sure why I like it so much.

I like you.

 

[Jabba]

The Stray Sheep is also a great pick. To myself though, it never came close to the cantinas in SWG.

 

[Host Samurai]

I'm more of a club guy so I gotta go with some of the dance clubs in GTA 4 BoGT

 

[Syf]

Mos Eisley Cantina from Star Wars Galaxies. Because it was like an actual Cantina.

Gotta go with this. Lots of memories in that cantina..