Games Inbox: What is the best open world game of 2024?
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Closed worlds. I’ve been trying to work out what game I’ll play at Christmas, on my Steam Deck, and I usually like to get stuck into a good, epic open world game. But there haven’t really been any lately. All I can think of that’s recent is Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, and Indiana Jones And The Great Circle.
I’m not even sure they are actually open world though, as I think Final Fantasy and Indiana Jones have an open world but also linear sections? I just want to get lost in a classic open world map like Skyrim or Red Dead Redemption 2. It seems full-on open world games are getting rarer nowadays. Probably because games are more expensive to make now, but it’s a shame.
Kobold. GC: None of those games are entirely open world (and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth isn’t on PC until January). They all have open world areas, but none are what you seem to be looking for. How about S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, though?. Kraven more. I’m fine with Sony controlling FromSoftware, even if they don’t technically own it. Seems like it amounts to the same thing if they’re the majority shareholder. I’m not anti-Xbox in general but Microsoft owns too much of the games industry now and I am for anything that keeps important developers like From out of their hands. I don’t care whether they say (or vaguely hint at) going multiformat or not.
