This topic came to mind after reading the recent PCG article:
It's time for open world games to ditch the question marks | PC Gamer
The first thing that came to mind was: What was your first "open world" game experience? For me, it was the Elder Scrolls Arena. It was such a massive game that let me do just about anything and go anywhere. It was such a unique experience from games I had played previously. The game's map size (I've seen differing totals) was over 62,000 square miles, with the majority of that procedurally generated.
Now granted, looking back with a 2021 gamers eyes, most of that was pretty much dead space with very little to do; but at the time I was astounded. Daggerfall was better, and I have more memories of that game, but Arena was the first. I don't even think you could physically walk from town to town (I tried in Daggerfall, but never accomplished it).
Second question: Do you have a favorite open world game of all those you have played, or do you have several depending what you feel like playing? Skyrim (now Skyrim SE) still ranks as my favorite. Not only was the base game great, but the ability to mod it, tweak it, to be exactly what you want it to be makes that game infinitely re-playable. And I think that's true for most Bethesda's games. They create these great open world "sandboxes" and allow players to mod & tweak them to fit exactly what you want. I hope that aspect never changes.
For me, Bethesda is the current king/queen of open world games. I've never played the Assassin's Creed games, but from what I've read, they're also great experiences; though I don't really know about the modding scene for those games. No Man's Sky is another one I've watched & considered, but never actually purchased.
So, what are your thoughts?
It's time for open world games to ditch the question marks | PC Gamer
The first thing that came to mind was: What was your first "open world" game experience? For me, it was the Elder Scrolls Arena. It was such a massive game that let me do just about anything and go anywhere. It was such a unique experience from games I had played previously. The game's map size (I've seen differing totals) was over 62,000 square miles, with the majority of that procedurally generated.
Now granted, looking back with a 2021 gamers eyes, most of that was pretty much dead space with very little to do; but at the time I was astounded. Daggerfall was better, and I have more memories of that game, but Arena was the first. I don't even think you could physically walk from town to town (I tried in Daggerfall, but never accomplished it).
Second question: Do you have a favorite open world game of all those you have played, or do you have several depending what you feel like playing? Skyrim (now Skyrim SE) still ranks as my favorite. Not only was the base game great, but the ability to mod it, tweak it, to be exactly what you want it to be makes that game infinitely re-playable. And I think that's true for most Bethesda's games. They create these great open world "sandboxes" and allow players to mod & tweak them to fit exactly what you want. I hope that aspect never changes.
For me, Bethesda is the current king/queen of open world games. I've never played the Assassin's Creed games, but from what I've read, they're also great experiences; though I don't really know about the modding scene for those games. No Man's Sky is another one I've watched & considered, but never actually purchased.
So, what are your thoughts?