10 Best Open World Games

Craig's likeness is used in the game, as is his voice, but we're not sure why. He barely talks during the game. With the price tag Activision put on this release, they should have paid him to do more, but that's not the issue (read our GoldenEye 007: Reloaded review ) - the problem is the aforementioned price of the g

The most notable addition to current-gen GTAV is the all-new first-person mode. For the first time ever, players can now choose to experience a Grand Theft Auto from the eyes of the protagonist (or in this case protagonists). Instead of being a mere gimmick, Rockstar made multiple changes to accommodate the new perspective including a first person cover system, a new control scheme, a different targeting system and thousands of new animations. As it's hard to create a first-person experience that caters to everybody's preferences, multiple optional settings have been added including the ability to change control schemes, alter ragdoll perspectives and rolls and even turn off head bobbing. I wasn't a fan of how the game controlled in first-person by default, but was easily able to tweak it to a point where it felt like a standard FPS. Turning up the sensitivity and any auto-locking off is key to this. Commendably, Rockstar has even allowed the option to mix and match when first-person comes into play, permitting players to drive in first-person and shoot in first-person and vice versa. Allowing the former is a huge addition as it allows those who dislike first-person driving to still experience combat in first-person without having to continually swap modes or commit to one.


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One game I had imagined more than any other had to be the open world of Grand Theft Auto. Touring the vastness of Liberty City, meeting colorful characters and going into storefronts all excited me. Not to mention the exhilarating idea of fighting my way through the endless sea of enemies brought on by committing a some petty crimes, like hitting a pedestrian with a car. Virtuix, the folks behind the Omni, have released a video of Grand Theft Auto V being played using the Oculus Rift and their motion tracking peripheral, and I didn’t have quite the reaction I thought I would have.


Unless you're aspiring to be Niko Bellic, it's probably a good idea to not constantly call other contacts for no reason. Of course, if you get some satisfaction from bugging your friends, be happy because Rockstar has acknowledged your cancerous prese


The Witcher series is another that started as semi-open world, but didn't dive into the genre completely until its latest entry. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt tears down the restrictive barriers that kept the previous games from being fully open world, letting Geralt explore one of the largest open worlds in gaming history. What's even more impressive about The Witcher 3 's open world is that despite its immense size, the game still manages to have an absurd level of detail that's just not found in most tit


Fallout 3 married the setting and concept of the Fallout series with the open world RPG gameplay Bethesda is known for, and the result is one of the best open world experiences in gaming. Fallout 3 lets players explore Washington D.C. and the surrounding area after the world has been ravaged by nuclear warfare, giving them the chance to see a number of recognizable landmarks that have been warped by war and time. The game also has plenty of completely original locations filled with memorable characters, like the charming (possibly doomed) little town of Megaton, for exam


Epic Games recently announced that they'll be releasing all of the maps from the Horde Command Pack, as well as two old school maps from the original Gears of War , as free DLC for Gears of War 3 later this month. This is great news for anyone who hadn't planned on purchasing the new add-on, but those who had already pre-purchased this content through the Season Pass should feel like they just got ripped

Over two thousand words into the review and it doesn’t feel like we’ve scratched the surface of Grand Theft Auto GTA V flaws. This is a sprawling experience, offering countless activities ranging from practicing yoga to smuggling guns. Playing around in its virtual sandbox is enjoyable enough to fill five game’s worth of playtime, but ignoring all of the world’s amenities and solely playing the missions still puts countless other action games to shame. More still, it features arguably the best story of the series that’s greatly enhanced by the added dynamic of three contrasting protagonists. There’s multiple hyperbolic statements that we could pile on to convey the excellence protruding from nearly every facet of the game (like that one), but all that matters is this: Grand Theft Auto V is both a step forward for the franchise and an amalgamation of the best parts of its previous titles.