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• Are there too many open world games?

  Zamau > 03-27-2019, 12:12 PM

  I like open world games, The Elders Scrolls V Skyrim and The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild are two of my favourite games. But with upcoming games like The Outer Worlds and Days Gone. Are there too many open world games? I think there are too many because they take so long to complete and sometimes take up a lot of time. Sometimes you get to a point where you have almost completed it, but you don't want it to end because you're too invested. This is why I like Resident Evil 7 and the remake of Resident Evil 2. They are not that long and they are still great games. Does anyone else think there are too many open world games?

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  NeoMetallix > 03-27-2019, 12:48 PM

  I've never been a huge fan of open world games because it seems like it's harder to create ones that are good. When a developer gets it right it can be fantastic but most of them bore me to death. I hate having to run from point to point between missions. If I want to play the story they should just give the option to move to the next mission without free roaming. That said I think they can add depth to how you tackle a mission but I think linear games can build missions/quests around a much better level design.

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  Kurisu The Fenrir Wolf > 03-27-2019, 03:02 PM

  Open World was the buzz word for a long time just like Military Shooters were before that and just like Battle Royals are now.
  Soon as something becomes popular the whole industry will try and copy it instead of coming up with new ideas.

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  Zamau > 03-27-2019, 03:25 PM

  I think Spider-Man did it well, although more of an open city then world. Also you could get used to the controls very quickly. Another game what I thought you got used to the controls easily, was in Batman Arkham Asylum. Also that had good missions and quests and I guess it is sort of linear too. 
  
  Many open world games have fast travel. This was one of the thing's I liked about The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion. You could travel between the main cities if you didn't want your character to travel on foot. But in Skyrim you had to find the main cities before you could fast travel. Sometimes it good if you want to build up your level or look for loot. But if I want to do a mission, sometimes I can't be bothered traveling from different cities just to complete one mission.

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  Kurisu The Fenrir Wolf > 03-27-2019, 03:30 PM

  (03-27-2019, 03:25 PM)Zamau Wrote: Another game what I thought you got used to the controls easily, was in Batman Arkham Asylum.

  
  I think you mean Arkham City, Asylum was more of a Metroidvania style then an open world one.

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  Zamau > 03-27-2019, 03:45 PM

  I was talking about how Batman Arkham Asylum was a good linear game. Since then the Arkham games have been more open like City and Origins. Arkham Knight is more open too, but I haven't played that.
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