Going through the chronological timeline of open world
concept games we can evaluate how game play has changed to what it is today.
Grand Theft Auto 3 spring boarded the sandbox/ open world element. It made
games fun through arcade styled violence, while presenting the game in a new
way. Rather than being violent for violence sake, things like story and
characters are more elaborate and less like after thoughts to a game.
With the generation of Xbox 360’s and Playstation 3’s more
open world games flooded the virtual gaming world circuit. Fallout 3 was one
of the first true 3d open world games. Rather than feeling giddy by doing
violent acts in the game that were not necessary to the game plot players find
more joy in improving their character through weapon, armor, and stats. Gamers
now enjoy games through living in another’s shoes and making life choices.
Becoming lost in a virtual world and investing into a character has become
equally as fun as becoming a merciless killer.
Gordon Calleja from University of Copenhagen and I believe
it is the feeling of escapism, the tendency to seek distraction and relief
from unpleasant realities, by becoming another person and entering a different
world for a short period of time we find release.
Skyrim was the first game to make the open world concept truly
beautiful. The whole game was surrounded by the concept rather than adding as
an afterthought to the story. The player must truly explore the land to
discover the secrets it holds. The
player never feels stuck or forced to complete a task within the game, not even
during the main quest.
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