What is the best open world game ever made and why is it Red Dead Redemption 2?
My main question is what is your pick for best open world game in your opinion? But also I want to touch on everyone's thoughts on Rockstar and most especially Red Dead 2. As it's truly blown me away
But in all seriousness this is a tough question for me because open world "sandbox" games are one of my favorite genres and I grew up on GTA style games. It was easily GTA 5 for me until RDR2 came out and now RDR2 just kicked the door down on my top 10 all time list's party and is giving everyone else dirty looks. Shoving aside last of us and hanging out at the bar with super mario world
. It's a rare breed of game that only comes once a decade imo.
WORLDI mean it's world for one is flawless. It's bustling with activity. So huge in scope but so filled with enviroments, animals, strangers. It feels extremely alive. Some small towns pack more things to do and more excitement then some games entire worlds. BOTW for example while amazing and i'm not knocking that game at all, sometimes it has the size but not the depth. Sometimes you can rome for a while without seeing much but land or maybe a random enemy spawn. But with red dead, you got random guys asking for your help, prisoners breaking free, bounty hunters, poker games, saloon brawls, that guy with the raccoon on his head that tries fighting you for no reason. It's just always something. I haven't had much of a dull moment yet.
GRAPHICSNow it's leaps and bounds ahead of GTA V imo but that's obvious due to age. In fairness I do think some games have slightly better visuals (Forza Horizon 4) but none that have a world as detailed and as large. Red Dead's detail far outweights just the surface graphics. From the little nuances, animations and the way the enviroment interacts. It's a class act visually.
Attention to detailThe way the horses balls shrink due to the cold, and you have to oil your gun or it gets gunked up. The way everything is just like real life but somehow still doesn't seem to be a pain in the ass the way BOTW was with the weapons breaking. It felt even more in depth but somehow still fun and not breaking the video game feel.
Setting and story tellingHonestly, Rockstar is just subhuman at this point with immersing a player into the world. You feel like a outlaw. You simply do. Not to quote IGN lol. But I am Arthur Morgan when i'm playing the game. I'm the baddest outlaw of all these parts and the god damn O'l Driscol swine will pay.
The 1899 representation feels so genuine. So unfiltered. No SJW shying away from the obvious race tensions, slavery, woman inequality and animal cruelty that existed in those times. It's smack in your face and it's raw. It's passionate from the developers. and it's well done without pandering.
What a specimen of game. One that will go down in the archives as one of the greatest open world games and one of the best games of all time in my opinion
My main question is what is your favorite open world game of all time. But my side question is your thoughts on Red Dead 2. I hope all of you get the chance to enjoy it like I have
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Rockstar is god.