when it comes to video games there are
plenty of different genres to choose
from,
but open world games are some of the
most popular, because well the
opportunities are often
endless you can do pretty much anything
you want in them at your own pace and that is part of what has always allowed certain open world games to separate themselves from other categories
and establish themselves as not just
some of the best open world games of all
time but some of the best
video games of all time period.
so let’s take a look at some of the best
video games in the open world genre
- The legend of Zelda breath of the wild
the legend of zelda breath of the wild
is an absolute
masterpiece of a game and many people
would go as far as to say it’s one of
the best games of all time. similar to how the general population felt about ocarina of time. Nintendo decided to change things up for their first legend of zelda game on the nintendo switch and they absolutely
nailed it. the open world gameplay is
just so damn good there’s tons of quests to do all around the world and we’re not just
talking about collecting those 900 korok
seeds. after a few hits and misses with the
previous legend of zelda games breath of
the wild could easily be considered the
best game nintendo has ever produced
partly due to its perfected mechanics
that make combat feel so
smooth and partly because of the
dungeons. the shrine puzzles and divine
beast puzzles were very thought
provoking and weren’t always
straight forward and easy
on top of all of that the dlc has added
so much to the game that it’s
ridiculously easy to get lost in the
over 100 hours of content.
- Skyrim
skyrim is a game that has withstood the test of time because, despite being released all the way back in 2011 it’s still being played by tons of gamers today and has been re-released more than a
couple of times. sure the combat’s a bit
clunky and leaves a lot to be desired
but other than that and a few glitches here and there the game is incredible.
your journey is the dragonborn fuso
dying
foes left and right is great even if it
doesn’t make much sense if you’re
playing as any race other than a nord
quests aren’t always typical fetch
quests either as many force you to
intimidate people
sneak around or dive into ancient nordic
ruins
there are also many different factions
you could join that each have unique
stories
the rpg elements like skilled trees and
classes are so
simple and intuitive there are no
pre-ordained classes so
you could be whatever you want in skyrim
and that alone is most of the fun.
- The witcher 3
the witcher 3 is another open world game
that’s held in
very high regard again just like skyrim
it doesn’t have the smoothest combat
system
although witcher 3’s combat is certainly
better and it also has some technical
hiccups here and there but still its rpg
elements and story are some of the best
we’ve ever seen in
any video game the cast of characters is
very unique and interesting
everyone has a role to play in the story
and you eventually feel
some kind of way about all of them
making everything that happens to them
that much more interesting
the quests are very well done and most
feel like their own little short stories
sometimes even overshadowing the main
quest as for the main quest it does a
good job of adding more character to
geralt as it goes along
the customization and upgrade system
really gives us a sense of progression
and gets harder as the game goes on
if you love rpg games and you love huge
open worlds
doesn’t get much better than the witcher
3
- GTA 5
say what you want about gta 5 but you
can’t deny how incredibly successful the
game has been
this title has been re-released more
than skyrim as it’s going to be playable
on three generations of gaming
that’s one heck of an achievement what
we love the most about grand theft auto
5 is that you could do almost
anything in the game race around the
streets of los santos
check fly a jet yeah play tennis oh yeah
go on a rampage you know it as you can
see there’s almost
nothing you can’t do in this game plus
the main story is a hilarious thrill
ride where we see our main three
characters do business together before
it eventually all goes wrong
the whole multiple main characters thing
is still pretty revolutionary to this
day as not many games have done
something quite like it oh and speaking
of revolutionary gta online has to be
one of the best multiplayers we’ve ever
seen for an open world game just like
the actual game there’s so much to do
and it’s highly addictive as it’s still
getting consistent free updates to this
day
- Minecraft
minecraft is the ultimate sandbox game
while we said you could do anything you
want in gta 5 it’s technically not
completely true because you can’t do
literally anything you want but in
minecraft you most certainly can baby
if one day you find your creative juices
to be flowing exceptionally hard you
could go into creative mode and build
whatever you want it could be a city
a castle or just a simple little house
if you want to experience something
different you could go into survival
mode where you have to gather your own
resources and eat to stay alive
everything you earn in this mode feels
more rewarding because you actually had
to go out into the world and find it
yourself
instead of simply going through some
menus and if the standard game modes
aren’t enough for you don’t
worry because there are plenty of online
servers hosting a bunch of unique games
like the minecraft hunger games or a
minecraft version of prop hunt
minecraft is definitely one of the most
influential games of the 2010s and
that’s not even up for debate
- Red dead redemption 2
unlike dutch rockstar actually had a
plan
and that plan was to make red dead
redemption 2 one of the most
well-rounded
open world rootiness tootinist games in
the wild wild west
there’s almost nothing negative you
could say about red dead redemption too
it is undoubtedly rockstar’s masterpiece
and while its online mode does pale in
comparison to gta 5’s its single player
story is
so much better you grow to learn so
much about arthur and every member of
the vanderland game
you realize why they’re all together and
start to form an opinion about
each of them which will often change the
story goes along
every time you think you know what’s
going to happen next you get a curveball
and it’s not just there for no reason it
makes sense and keeps the story
driving forward the combat in the game
is solid and very much like gta 5 but
what really sets
red dead redemption 2 apart from others
is its attention to detail
this game constantly surprises the
player just when we think we’ve seen it
all we’ll notice two animals duking it
out or how detailed arthur’s tracks in
the snow are
actually yeah i’m gonna take a break and
go play red dead right now i’ll be right
back
- Horizon zero dawn
horizon zero dawn may very well be the
best ps4 exclusive out there
and it was so good that we can’t wait
for horizon forbidden west on ps5
while we already talked about how
amazing the attention to detail in red
dead redemption
2 is the same could be said for horizon
zero dawn
which is very impressive considering
it’s gorilla’s first ip since
kill zone the mechanical creatures just
look incredible and there are so many
ways to take them out
you could stay hidden using a bow and
arrow or you could jump in head first
with a spear
we also just love how beautiful the
world is and the effects of walking in
grass and snow
the realism of the game helps immerse
the players into it
and so does the story alloy’s character
development throughout the main quest
is incredible and we end up learning a
lot about what happened to the world
through her
there’s so much to discover in horizon
zero dawn and that sense of mystery just
keeps us reading
every audio log in journal that we
stumble across something that not all
games manage to pull off
- Metal gear solid 5
konami is just really good at this whole
video game thing because metal gear
solid 5 the phantom pain
is a masterpiece we’ve only called a few
games a masterpiece so far in this video
and we have meant it
every single time we just love how there
are so many different ways to go about
emissions
it allows us to create our own memorable
moments without being punished for not
using stealth
if anything it actually rewards your
creativity in other metal gear games
you’re often forced to use stealth but
not in metal gear solid 5
which is one of the reasons why we love
it so dang much open world games thrive
on
freedom and that’s exactly what we got
with the phantom pain
the gameplay is impeccable and the story
is solid the character development is
meaningful and everybody feels like they
have a role to play
in the story which is the biggest sign
of brilliant storytelling
sure that story could get a bit
convoluted at times but it’s a metal
gear solid game
- Fallout
so we’ve come to expect that from kojima
by now
fallout is such a good series that it
was hard to pick just one game from it
to include in this video but if we could
only pick
one we would have to go with fallout new
vegas that being said it’s a bethesda
game and one from 2010 no less so of
course it has its fair share of bugs
glitches and clunkiness still it was a
major
improvement over fallout 3 in terms of
the story and quests
the game isn’t going to wow anybody with
its graphics or combat but the mojave
desert setting just
captures the essence of a
post-apocalyptic world and this story
with all of its factions to choose from
is just plain enthralling from start to
finish fallout new vegas
huge world expansive quests and hidden
secrets give the game so much replay
value
that we somehow keep coming back to it
even an entire decade
after its release it may not have aged
very well but fallout new vegas is an
open
world gem and deserves a re-release on
next-gen consoles
- Cyberpunk 2077
yeah yeah we know which game you are waiting for.
about the greatest open world games of
all time. including it here just because it has the potential to be
one of the best games ever for starters
it’s developed by cd projekt
red the same studio behind the witcher 3
so right from the get-go expectations
were sky
high in the game you play as a mercenary
known as
v who could be given a name and be
either male or female
we love that customization we also
expected to have similar rpg elements to
the witcher 3
so multiple skill trees to develop these
abilities the setting
night city looks so alive and is set
during a time of unrest where people are
kind of doing whatever they want with no
repercussions due to a lack of any kind
of government
we feel like the unique setting could
make cyberpunk 2077 one of the most
immersive games yet and we just can’t
wait to get our hands on it later this
year
and those are some of the best open
world games of all time.
do you agree with this list??? are there
some games that we might have missed???
do you think cyberpunk 2077 could
potentially be the best open world game
ever.???