Open World Games Discussion - Nintendo Switch Forum

SpringLand · 2021-11-16T18:00:49+00:00

With the release of the GTA trilogy, it got me thinking about how the Switch has been a real turning point for open world gaming on Nintendo hardware. Granted, the DS had some great releases like GTA Chinatown Wars but we never saw anything as fully fledged as Breath of The Wild, The Witcher 3, and Dying Light etc. Personally, this new lease of open world life has been a game changer for me. It's not like the era where I found myself turning away from my Wii because I wanted to explore something like Red Dead Redemption or Skyrim. It feels like open world gaming has been integral to the Switch's appeal in a way. Especially given that two of its initial titles (BOTW and Mario Odyssey) were both open world. Thoughts?

Topic: Open World Games Discussion

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Bolt_Strike
Tue 23rd Nov 2021

SKTTR wrote:

And no, I still don't want to add those 3D action-adventures with big areas. This thread is 'Open World Discussion' so I rather not open a different can of worms.

It's not really a "different can of worms", in a lot of instances the line between an open world game and a 3D action-adventure can be pretty blurry (see: Odyssey, Legends Arceus). Even if they're not technically open world games, they're similar gameplay styles that emphasize the same elements (especially exploration) and appeal to mainly the same markets. There's a LOT of overlap between the two styles so I see no reason to exclude them.

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