Is Skyrim the only true open world RPG this year? : V

» Sun Oct 02, 2011 4:43 pm

After watching many gameplay videos of Dark Souls, I'm yet to be convinced that that game is open world, another game Rage looks more open than DS but how open, we don't yet know. Is this a trend where developers are beggining to call their games open world, when clearly they aren't. What do they consider to be the definition of open world? The first example I can think of is Fable 2, even though they didn't actually say open world, they certainly implied it.

The only game I can think of for next year that looks to be open world is Dragons Dogma.

» Sun Oct 02, 2011 10:21 am

Skyrim and a game called Real Life.

» Sun Oct 02, 2011 6:24 am

Yep, Bethesda Game Studios is only releasing one game this year.

» Sun Oct 02, 2011 6:16 am

minecraft maybe, but that is PC exclusive

» Sun Oct 02, 2011 8:59 pm

Is SK really the only Open world game this year? Sad. :sadvaultboy: :sadvaultboy: :sadvaultboy:

» Sun Oct 02, 2011 7:45 am

It seems like the only one for me :dance:

» Sun Oct 02, 2011 9:09 pm

minecraft for sure

Fix'd
But anybody forgetting Dead Island?
I consider that ONE step from an open world but still.

» Sun Oct 02, 2011 7:43 am

Pretty much. There's a real lack of these sorts of games anyway.

Then again I'd honestly say it's hard to make them succeed and for them to be challenging.

» Sun Oct 02, 2011 7:49 pm

Skyrim and a game called Real Life.

Meh, real life was released like a hundred thousand millenias ago.

It's pretty old!

» Sun Oct 02, 2011 5:41 pm

Fix'd
But anybody forgetting Dead Island?
I consider that ONE step from an open world but still.

I wouldn't consider Dead island open world. AND it has Oblivion's level scaling problem.

» Sun Oct 02, 2011 5:21 am

real life is over rated.

» Sun Oct 02, 2011 9:37 pm

Oh, there was Two Worlds 2, I suppose.

» Sun Oct 02, 2011 7:32 pm

real life is over rated.

Though the resolution is pretty solid and the frame rate is butter smooth. However, the gameplay is lacking, particularly in the "jobs" department.

» Sun Oct 02, 2011 6:59 am

Though the resolution is pretty solid and the frame rate is butter smooth. However, the gameplay is lacking, particularly in the "jobs" department.

I don't like the touch-feedback feature.

» Sun Oct 02, 2011 5:24 pm

Oh, there was Two Worlds 2, I suppose.

An ADD-ON of this one is out...

» Sun Oct 02, 2011 7:39 am

I don't like the touch-feedback feature.

The touch-feedback feature is my favorite part of Real Life the Game. It's good in single player, but the feature really shines in co-op mode.

» Sun Oct 02, 2011 6:46 pm

AFAIC Bethesda is the only one making "true" open world RPGs.

» Sun Oct 02, 2011 6:35 am

saints row the third is the only other one o.O

» Sun Oct 02, 2011 5:54 am

Saints Row 3 is an open world RPG

No... RPG doesn't mean you have to wear armor and cast spells

» Sun Oct 02, 2011 1:00 pm

saints row the third is the only other one o.O

I doubt it. They all say they are open world but they aren't.

» Sun Oct 02, 2011 2:16 pm

The Sims 234 is coming out.

» Sun Oct 02, 2011 9:38 am

No Saints Row really is open world , I'm pretty sure that 1 second into the game you can cheat for an aircraft and go anywhere cause you could in the 2nd one and in the 1st one I'm pretty sure you could have driven anywhere at the start... it is 100% open world

» Sun Oct 02, 2011 9:33 pm

ins aints row 3 there are side quest type diversions. you get rewards such as unique weapons and boosted stats (15% more health, 5% more bullet resistant or explosive resistants, X% more vehicle durability that kind of thing). so yeah saints row is to a lesser extent an open world RPG. and a damn good one :celebration:

» Sun Oct 02, 2011 11:56 am

Two Worlds 2
Dead Island
Saints Row 3
Dark Souls

Probably a few more I missed.

» Sun Oct 02, 2011 11:05 am

There's always Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning coming out in Feb 2012.

Looks pretty cool to me.