Sooooo.., map size? How big is the game? (Fcourse this will contain SPOILERS)

[Zappieroth]

i did like to know how big the map actually is.
I have this strange feeling its very small (And i hope im totally wrong with this)

so far i have gotten to the canyon with the fast wind and stuff.... I got obliterated by the bandits there :')
Anyway i have seen the other side the forest with the dragon..... which is also frigin OP.
so how much more is there?
I have this strange feeling and fear i have almost seen everything :(
Please tell me i am SUPER WRONG!!

[Linblum]

http://dl.gamesradar.com/guides/Gransys%20Map.jpg

Spoilers obviously.

[Ted Snark]

Well I read somewhere that the map is larger than Skyrim, The Witcher 3 and some other large game combined, but that might be just a bloated estimate.

[Zappieroth]

Originally posted by Linblum:

http://dl.gamesradar.com/guides/Gransys%20Map.jpg

Spoilers obviously.

That certainly gives me an idea, i have seen there is another window which is just greyed out...
Is there more or is that it?
Cus honestly thats very small ^^'
I have pretty much been at all those places, ofcourse i have not been everywhere cus it takes some time to unlock certain areas.

[Corlain]

Originally posted by Lord Gerrod:

Well I read somewhere that the map is larger than Skyrim, The Witcher 3 and some other large game combined, but that might be just a bloated estimate.

Hell no it isn't, it's probably less than 1/4 of Skyrim's map.

[Zappieroth]

Originally posted by l_hamalainen:

Originally posted by Lord Gerrod:

Well I read somewhere that the map is larger than Skyrim, The Witcher 3 and some other large game combined, but that might be just a bloated estimate.

Hell no it isn't, it's probably less than 1/4 of Skyrim's map.

D: you saying that scares me!

[Ted Snark]

Wow, the site I read that from was soooo wrong then...=/ That's a bummer, it really is...

[Zappieroth]

Well if all that is true modders better get to work :3 .... Granted they actually have/get the resources they need to add more territory.

[Wanderer]

Originally posted by zappieroth132:

Originally posted by Linblum:

http://dl.gamesradar.com/guides/Gransys%20Map.jpg

Spoilers obviously.

That certainly gives me an idea, i have seen there is another window which is just greyed out...
Is there more or is that it?
Cus honestly thats very small ^^'
I have pretty much been at all those places, ofcourse i have not been everywhere cus it takes some time to unlock certain areas.

That's all of the overworld areas. Indoor/underground areas have their own maps. And bitterblack isle has it's own maps.

[Sceles]

You're not wrong, it's very small. When I played the game for the first time I thought it would be at least 3 or 4 times bigger. By the time you reach Gran Soren you've already seen like 50% of the world.

[☠ Mr.BLaZe IT Up ☠]

just say there a achievement vist 150 places

[Selei]

Greetings!

The total map size is fairly expansive. The overmap (excluding caves) is hard to make a direct comparison to.

But, in the interest of ease, lets put it this way. Having played slightly under 20 hours now, I've discoverd roughly 65% of the base game overmap. This does not include all the caves and dungeons that are available.

This also doesnt include things that Dark Arisen added, which seem to be fairly large areas in themselves.

Its important to also note that this game has a very limited fast travel system. There are no mounts, there is no click and go. Either you run to a place, or you use a ferrystone to return to one of the capital cities. That, in itself, makes travelling anywhere far away a journey in itself.

I hope this helps answer your question. ^^

[Zappieroth]

Originally posted by Sceles:

You're not wrong, it's very small. When I played the game for the first time I thought it would be at least 3 or 4 times bigger. By the time you reach Gran Soren you've already seen like 50% of the world.

That really is a dissapointment.
Well i have taken a look at the map and see that enemy spawns do seem quite different then they appear in my game right now.
Do big monster start appearing more later into the game?

So far i have seen a dragon a rock golem with glowy stuff and a chimera.
If there would be more big monsters then it certainly would be more interesting considering it would feel like a monster hunter/soul sacrifice or other games alike.

[Selei]

Originally posted by zappieroth132:

Originally posted by Sceles:

You're not wrong, it's very small. When I played the game for the first time I thought it would be at least 3 or 4 times bigger. By the time you reach Gran Soren you've already seen like 50% of the world.

That really is a dissapointment.
Well i have taken a look at the map and see that enemy spawns do seem quite different then they appear in my game right now.
Do big monster start appearing more later into the game?

So far i have seen a dragon a rock golem with glowy stuff and a chimera.
If there would be more big monsters then it certainly would be more interesting considering it would feel like a monster hunter/soul sacrifice or other games alike.

Spawns are actually game state dependent. Different things appear at different times of day, as well as when you reach "post game" state. Basically, when you beat the main story, harder monsters appear throughout the game world to keep it fresh.

[Zappieroth]

Originally posted by Mr.BLaZe:

just say there a achievement vist 150 places

Yup looked through the achievements just now myself.
150 locations is alot but if those locations include things like mere houses then that kinda dumbs down the mood.

[Wanderer]

Originally posted by zappieroth132:

Originally posted by Sceles:

You're not wrong, it's very small. When I played the game for the first time I thought it would be at least 3 or 4 times bigger. By the time you reach Gran Soren you've already seen like 50% of the world.

That really is a dissapointment.
Well i have taken a look at the map and see that enemy spawns do seem quite different then they appear in my game right now.
Do big monster start appearing more later into the game?

So far i have seen a dragon a rock golem with glowy stuff and a chimera.
If there would be more big monsters then it certainly would be more interesting considering it would feel like a monster hunter/soul sacrifice or other games alike.

Post-dragon the world gets more dragonkin enemies.
Bitterblack Isle also has big enemies.
I'm spoiling everything for you. Why you want to be spoiled. :(