Poll: Open world, or linear?

[The Cockney Rebel]

Which type of game do you prefer?

Open world, or linear?

And why?

 

[The Cockney Rebel]

I’m voting linear, as I like a tight story.

Open world games tend to outstay their welcome, for me.

 

[throAU]

i’ll vote for open world - assuming there’s a plot to guide you in some general direction.

open world with no story and just a big sandbox… nah….

Example of open world with story: The Witcher 3 or Skyrim
Example of open world without a decent story/point: No Man’s Sky

 

[The Cockney Rebel]

i’ll vote for open world - assuming there’s a plot to guide you in some general direction.

open world with no story and just a big sandbox… nah….

Example of open world with story: The Witcher 3 or Skyrim
Example of open world without a decent story/point: No Man’s Sky

I just finished Ghost of Tsushima, which was great.

I was beginning to get burned out on it, though.

 

[SnowPenguin]

Linear all the way. I don't find open-world enjoyable. They are all samey.

 

[The Cockney Rebel]

Linear all the way. I don't find open-world enjoyable. They are all samey.

Agreed.

I find them monotonous.

 

[ScanTheNavian]

I used to love open world like Breath of the Wild, but it has become overused and underutilized in many ways, especially by Nintendo. Nowadays I actually prefer levels like the ones in Sly Cooper where you had areas to roam around, but they weren't connected. I didn't really care for the ones in Super Mario Odyssey, but Super Mario Galaxy had a nice linear progression.

 

[LightSpeedSteve]

Open world has to be really well done. I replayed Elden Ring on the PC then the PS5 and I rarely will replay s game. Recently, Ubisoft is easy to pick on because they just do it stale.

 

[The Cockney Rebel]

Open world has to be really well done. I replayed Elden Ring on the PC then the PS5 and I rarely will replay s game. Recently, Ubisoft is easy to pick on because they just do it stale.

I started Elden Ring, but got to a point where the difficulty frustrated me.

Amazing game, though.

 

[Howard2k]

Open world, or at lest semi-open world.

Witcher 2
RDR2
Skyrim
Fallout 3 and 4
Ghost of Tsushima
CP2077
Ass Creed Shadows
etc.

 

[BlankStar]

Problem is that both have excellent examples and bad ones and it's hard to pick one. Two examples of how it's done;
Open world example RDR2: awesome open world with loads of random content that can happen while traveling.
Linear world example: TLoU series: awesome linear story that doesn't feel limiting at all.

 

[The Cockney Rebel]

Problem is that both have excellent examples and bad ones and it's hard to pick one. Two examples of how it's done;
Open world example RDR2: awesome open world with loads of random content that can happen while traveling.
Linear world example: TLoU series: awesome linear story that doesn't feel limiting at all.

You’re right; I guess it depends on what mood you’re in.

 

[dmr727]

Yeah, depends on my mood. I tend to put more time into open world games, but a game on rails is more likely to generate "holy crap this is awesome!" moments.

 

[rotlex]

Linear, with options.....FF7 Remake\Rebirth are to me, kind of the perfect combo.