How big is the game world?

[VersataMeridian]

can it be compared to Skyrim in terms of game size? also is it fully open world?

[MSgt Peterson]

"I'd probably compare it to region in Skyrim but cram packed

[OlMaltelO]

Its a few open world maps that are connected by loadingscreens. I dint quite think its skyrim comparable in size, but idk. Currently it has a relatively small linear tutorial /story section, and two sizable open maps for act 1 and 2 respectively. Act 1 is in a close to finished state, act 2 comes without main story line for now and Act 3 will add another similar sized map with the rest of the story for 1.0 release.
The maps are interconnected and you can travel back and forth between them

[Bandy]

Originally posted by MSgt Peterson:

...but cram packed

Yeah, "cram packed" is not something I value...
There needs to be space to build anticipation.

Stand at the cemetery and look into the valley, watch the deer walk in their circle, then see the wolves walk in their circle, the circles basically touch but no interaction.

[VersataMeridian]

more like Avowed than Skyrim then

[Post Nut Clarity]

Even skyrim wasn't that immersive. Maybe now with mods, but the wanderlust of even modded skyrim wears off every quickly when you realize the open world is very bland, and all the dungeons are copy paste.

I'll take a smaller map with more things to do any day. Especially if it still has the sense of scale that a game like skyrim sometimes has.

[Sgt.JESUS]

I didnt find the first map crammed, i could walk around without fighting, there were some dungeons here and there, some were not even part of any quest, which is good, rewards exploration.

I didnt get to act 2 yet, im waiting for the march update to drop, but i have seen some changes already on the first map, last time i played there were some bugs and glitches dev have fixed, like the cave from the Quest fo the Andraste, that was buggy mess with invisible walls last time i played hehehe.

[Bandy]

Originally posted by Post Nut Clarity:

Even skyrim wasn't that immersive... and all the dungeons are copy paste. ...

I'm not a "skyrim forever" type, but whatever, you clearly did not play skyrim much...

[Bandy]

Originally posted by Sgt.JESUS:

I didnt find the first map crammed, i could walk around without fighting, ...

I didnt get to act 2 yet...

The first map is indeed "crammed", there is little sense of space when one encounter is immediately adjacent to the next. It feels like an MMO map, and I hate MMOs... Find a high spot and watch the NPCs and animals on their 'patrols'. It tends to be a very shallow space.

Can only think that map 1 is so dense because it was the only game play for a long time, and now it is unlikely to be revised, and has set the tone for the rest of the game.

I put the game down and waiting for the release, but do not have high hopes any longer.