Are We Getting Sick Of Open World Games? - A Discussion | SITG #15

[@cmcg623]

im already sick of them

[@VlReaderr]

RDR2 is not open world game. It is 'wide linear' game. World in RDR2 is just a decoration, nothing more. True open world games are based on game mechanics. True open world games are made for 'samurai' who has no goal, only path. If you like just play - you play endless open world games. This is the key difference between true open world and decorative open world. If you want to experience true open world game, try X Universe: X3 or X4. So, answering the question. True open world games are designed for players who prefer to set their own goals rather than follow tasks set by scriptwriters. I hope there always be enough of this kind of players, and true open world games will remain popular as well.

[@Krzwastaken]

Red Dead Redemption 2 is one of the most open world games of all time

[@VlReaderr]

​@@Krzwastaken, there is no 'world' in RDR2. There are only predetermined events in predetermined places. It's not a world, it's a theatrical set made of plywood. In contrary, all NPC units in X3-X4 exist and execute their jobs even if you are far away. This is what the world is.

[@Krzwastaken]

@@VlReaderr what do you consider open world then

[@VlReaderr]

​@@Krzwastaken, the main feature of the world is existence. World must exist and act on its own. In most so-called open world games, there is no world far from protagonist, nothing happens there, lifeless geometry only.

[@Krzwastaken]

@@VlReaderr bait used to believable