Do people really not know what an open world game is?

[MancSoulja]

I've seen a lot of threads where people are complaining that Starfield isn't open world because of a loading zone or because you can't fly your ship into space, etc, etc etc.

Open world has nothing to do with actual world traversal, Open World describes the gameplay loop of a non-linear game where quests or missions can be tackled in any order and where planets, levels, dungeons aren't locked behind progression and can be tacked in any order the player chooses.

For example GTA V isn't open world, it is a sandbox.

[Data]

GTAV can be described accurately as a Sandbox in an Open World.

Not mutually exclusive.

[Data]

As to your other points, you are right, people are getting this very wrong and it's just a vocal minority of people that don't even seem to own the game and are parroting negativity.

Suspect they all want it but can't get it for some reason, therefore are trying to make themselves feel vindicated in not owning it by tearing it down ignorantly.

[MancSoulja]

Originally posted by Data:

GTAV can be described accurately as a Sandbox in an Open World.

Not mutually exclusive.

GTA V is not an open world, You start off with a single mission and have to complete it before another single mission is available. at most you'll have 2 or 3 missions available at any one time. it's the polar opposite of an open world.

[VadeN]

Originally posted by MancSoulja:

"...dungeons aren't locked behind progression..."

Funny that you say that since you need to progress at some skills to be able to finish certain quests.

[MancSoulja]

Originally posted by vadeN:

Originally posted by MancSoulja:

"...dungeons aren't locked behind progression..."

Funny that you say that since you need to progress at some skills to be able to finish certain quests.

No you don't.

every quest can be completed one way or another without any skills. I also saw that video and one of the examples he used was a computer that he had to hack in the Mantis dungeon, you don't even need to hack the computer, you can take a stim and run through the turrets in the following room, or even solve the puzzle to prevent the turrets activating.

The game isn't the issue, it's people lack of imagination and puzzle solving.

[Data]

Originally posted by MancSoulja:

Originally posted by Data:

GTAV can be described accurately as a Sandbox in an Open World.

Not mutually exclusive.

GTA V is not an open world, You start off with a single mission and have to complete it before another single mission is available. at most you'll have 2 or 3 missions available at any one time. it's the polar opposite of an open world.

What a baffling reply. So, given that GTAV is set in a world in which you are open to roam, you don't consider that open world to be open world due to... You not being able to allegedly do a few missions at a time?

An Open World game doesn't need to have missions or objectives. Just saying. So would Minecraft not be "open-world" then?

[VadeN]

Originally posted by MancSoulja:

Originally posted by vadeN:

Funny that you say that since you need to progress at some skills to be able to finish certain quests.

No you don't.

every quest can be completed one way or another without any skills. I also saw that video and one of the examples he used was a computer that he had to hack in the Mantis dungeon, you don't even need to hack the computer, you can take a stim and run through the turrets in the following room, or even solve the puzzle to prevent the turrets activating.

The game isn't the issue, it's people lack of imagination and puzzle solving.

I don't know what video you're talking about and it wasn't about hacking but lockpicking.