A big map and a handful of mini-games does not a good game make.
Roam freely with this curated selection of the best open-world games on the Nintendo Switch, featuring both mainstream titles and hidden gems.
Explore the top 5 best open world games of all time, from Elden Ring to Red Dead Redemption 2, in this captivating gaming journey.
Currently replaying the Witcher 3, next gen upgrade style. Touissant still drops my jaw.
I have it in my backlog.. i will play it one day!!
I also can see people agree RDR2 is the best of all time. Still playing it today I’m still mesmerized by it.
There has been four open world games I enjoyed: Elden Ring, Days Gone, Horizon Zero Dawn and Breath of the Wild. Red Dead, GTA, Witcher, Skyrim and Oblivion etc. were all extremely tedious fetch fests or set piece style games.
Elden Ring was awesome for just being Dark Souls open world game, Days Gone had such a great set up, tense atmosphere and the Hordes were incredible, and Horizon ZD was absolutely great at storytelling in its locations and is absolutely stunning to look at. Breath of the Wild had such a soothing atmosphere that it was pure therapy to play after a tough day spent in the business world.
RDR2 looks great, plays poorly, character is very hard to control and is very gimmicky. GTA is made for 12-year olds, but tries to somehow cater to older audiences as well, didn't enjoy it at all. In both of those games you play as a mass murderer, which always sets me off. Witcher 3 had okayish side stories and locations, but I enjoyed 1 and 2 more due to their focus, the series didn't need an open-world. Skyrim was a total fetch quest and writing was just so bad I could not go on, same for Oblivion.
RDR2 pays poorly? Just give it time and every other game will seem to you like a joke in comparison.
I bought RDR2 almost at release, i found the character stiff cause i was used to Horizon and gave up for a long period.. then decided to jump back into it last year and i cannot play anything else.. disgusted me of other games, that’s the danger with this game
Most of the games has an open world dynamics in some way. But should every game has to be open world?
No. And the reality is that most games are not open world. Even if being open gives gamers more of the world to explore in, open isn't necessary for a great game or a great story. I think the writer already knows this though.
Really depends on the game
I don't think games like Call of duty would benefit from it, and I hated Uncharted doing it
no
it depends how the devs make the game. a bland open world is just as bad as a very strict and bland linear game.
I'd disagree that "most games are open world." Most games are not open world. Massive AA and AAA RPG style games are mostly open world and for those I think it makes sense.
Horizon got it right, AC has it wrong. It's not about size but rather quality.
With games like The Witcher 3, Horizon: Zero Dawn, and Zelda: BotW garnering praise for their open-world gameplay, I am hoping other developers follow their examples as this could lead to improvements in RPGs and better experiences for the players.
Love open world games , love the side quest & mini games as long that they add to the main game .
My one massive complain is if you are going to provide such a massive world let us use or have access to it and only cause a mission requires it .
AC black flag was the last one in the series that I thought got it right. It was the first time in a while that the AC games felt like they had a concious decision to try something new and innovative with their world design and mechanics, still not in the same league as The Witcher but it was the first time I thought the franchise was taking a step in the right direction since AC2!