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Open World Games: yay or nay? (lemmy.ca)
submitted 1 day ago by Azrael@lemmy.ca to c/gaming@beehaw.org
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As I get older, I notice that the open world formula is tiring! I much prefer a linear game told well than the same game with add-ons.

I was looking forward to Days Gone. I haven't had it spoiled for me, so I picked it up and when I realized it was open world, it killed my enthusiasm for it.

I just can't go hours on end forever just because.

For me, open worlds are almost a Nay! I've heard great things about Days Gone, and I want to play it, but the amount of time it will take to go through the story, because it's open world, I don't know. I get tired just to think about it.

What about you? Do you enjoy open-world games? Do you seek them?

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[โ€“] endeavor@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Yes for good games like stalker with it's incredible, unmatched alife or arma where the large world serves a purpose or gta and red dead with it's detail.

No to terrible checklist games where the formula is copy pasted across series and not backed up by good ai or good worlds, only with timewasters and checklists, eg ubisoft.

Personlly ive ended up dropping witcher 3 and elden ring thanks to open worlds but for some reason cyberpunk works for me.

[โ€“] HER0@beehaw.org 2 points 22 hours ago

Arma is an interesting example. I'd say that it is only an open world game in some scenarios, and often times is a linear game that happens to have a big map and sandbox.

In any case, I'd agree that it having a large world with many possibilities is important for the gameplay and ability to mod/create content across the maps.