5 upcoming open world games

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September 16, 2013

There are a bunch of new narrative-driven and linear games heading our way this season, but for those who love the large open-world structured games, there’s a host of titles to look forward to.

GTA 5

Leading the charge is the undisputed king of crime, as GTA 5 releases this month to the cheers and euphoria of everyone.

GTA 5’s Los Santos is said to be larger than San Andreas, Liberty City and Red Dead Redemption’s maps combined, offering a mind-blowingly massive playground for aspiring heisters.

Rockstar’s Dan Houser also claimed that the game has 100s of hours of gameplay, and that’s not surprising, considering that there’s golf, skydiving, street-racing, scuba-diving and who knows what else awaiting us in Los Santos.

Destiny

Halo developer Bungie’s next game is Destiny, and the game promises to bring a giant persistent multiplayer world to gamers.

The game is aiming to have a 10-year life cycle, making it the MMO FPS of the future, which will be populated by other players, looking to either help your cause or destroy you.

The universe of Destiny is undoubtedly huge, even allowing for space travel and for players to take their ships to other planets for exploration, combat or forming an alliance.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

The promised size of the Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is an incredible ambition. The scope is so vast that it’s said to be 30 times the size of The Witcher 2, and is packed full of points of interest.

The world will allow Geralt to travel and interact with whatever or whoever he encounters, with his actions having consequences on the story and world, such as choosing to save or destroy a village – these choice could come back around at a later stage in the game.

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain will be the first in the series to go open-world, and while it may seem daunting, it will definitely be incredible.

The game will feature a six-hour day-night cycle and dynamic weather conditions.

Kojima said that players can even plan their strategies and approach according to the time of day, such as opting for the night to have greater cover and less visibility for the guards.

Watch Dogs

Chicago is a great setting for a game and Ubisoft has beautifully recreated the US city as the setting for the hack-’em-up, Watch Dogs.

The dense streets, underground locations and river running through the city will allow players to use vehicles, boats and traverse on foot throughout the city with ease.

Many buildings in the game can be entered and interacted with, and there are enough nooks, crannies and alley-ways to make those on-foot chases seem fresh and exciting every time.