Best Maps of Open World in Singleplayer Games, assessed

Summary

• Open world maps offer players a large amount of trouble -free survey.

• Far Cry 3 and its map created a formula for the rest of the series in the future.

• The Red Dead Redemption 2 map is widely considered one of the largest maps in all games.

Video games were small and simple, a collection of levels or phases divided throughout the experience. But having games with a huge, open world to explore is that developers are constantly trying to move the boundaries from the first days of playing.

Today, there are a number of open worlds, each with its own different themes, time periods and artistic style. From the dry plains and small towns of the Wild West, to the busy streets and towering, high-tech skyscrapers in a cyberpunk city. It is sufficient to say that there is no lack of large open worlds to go, and players have received several truly fantastic examples over the years.

Games with procedurally generated maps will not be considered and only one franchise game will be allowed.

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Carribean (Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag)

Sailing western India as a pirate

Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag It is commonly held in great respect for the fans of the series as one of the best, not the best, must offer. The main part of what this title distinguishes from the other Assassin's Creed Games before they were the new ideas that brought to the table, especially with a great focus on boat exploration.

This timeBlack flag He had a quite unique topic and feeling for the franchise, which allowed players to literally take over the role of a pirate named Edward Kenway in the 17th century. Now, with the ability to freely pass through the huge open waters of the Caribbean Sea and its huge diversity of various tropical islands, large and small. Containing three main cities of Havana, Nassau and Kingston, based on their real world counterparts. The new location caused the game to feel much larger this time. For the series it was the breath of fresh air and the map worked in tandem with new elements of the ship playing so he felt like the most open Assassin's Creed The title at that time.

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The Rook Islands (Far Cry 3)

Origin of Far Cry Formula

Far Cry 3 It was when Ubisoft seemed to have really hit a nail on the head for a series and founded a well -known game loop that has since accepted all his other games. This time instead of open African plains performed in the previous Far Cry 2Players are dropped to the bright and tropical islands.

It is assumed that it is located somewhere in Indonesia, the cluster of the islands has dense, fresh forests, white, sandy beaches and well, wild pirates and mercenaries who want to terrorize their inhabitants. Far Cry 3 In 2012 there was a beautiful looking game and Rook Islands were definitely a big part of it. The map is full of things you need to do: attack hostile bases, hunting animals and discovering long -lost relics to name some examples. Not to mention the fact that the islands are also home to one of the most memorable villains in playing games, Vaas Monhengro. Even over ten years since the release of the game in 2012, fans still hold the third installment and its map with great respect as some of the best that the series offers.

5

San Andreas (Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas)

Map stunning mind for PS2

When Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas The first shelves in the 2004 store, it was quite clear that Rockstar did not play. Now be the third Gta is The PS2 reposition has been scheduled to be the most extensive and ambitious project of the company that is easy to display in the design of its map.

Instead of focusing on one city or area like all previous titles, San Andreas The players brought the whole state to explore this time, containing three massive cities, each different from each other. There is Los Santos and its gangs, San Fierro's Rolling Hills and Las Venturas with a clearly lit casino stripe. Even among the capital cities, San Andreas is to stand many other small towns, including many different regions and large vast deserts.

In addition to his entertaining story, huge maps and many things he does, what makes the open world of San Andreas such an impressive fact that it all ran on PlayStation 2, which is still stunning to this day. And while the map saw a great revision for Grand Theft Auto 5 In 2013, the original version of the map must take the cake because of how revolutionary it was for its time.

4

Night City (Cyberpunk 2077)

High-tech, low life

Cyberpunk 2077 Perhaps at his initial launch in 2020 he got to a rough start, a story that everyone knows, too well at this point. Unfortunately, the RED CD project has stated the work over the years by significantly improved the game and introduced even more depth into its location map of Night City.

It is located in northern California, Night City is an expansive futuristic metropolis, full of large technological corporations, violent gangs and all kinds of other corrupt entities. It is certainly a bit depressed in many ways, but undeniably interesting in itself. Night City, divided into seven different sectors, has a ton of diversity, which offers when examining average high -rise buildings. For example, the city center is home to large enterprises and corporations, while Badlands on the edge of the map is a desert desert, mostly inhabited by nomads.

Cyberpunk 2077 It is not the first game that deals with a futuristic, technical theme, but it is one of the first experiences that players could have with Cyberpunk Universe in full open world, which is much more interesting to explore their many bright, neon lights and dark, harsh corners.

3

Eastern Europe (Metro Exodus)

Where did the metro series become an open world

Based on the novel of the same name, Exodus It meant a big shift in design for the game series. The previous two titles were much linear, mostly underground in the Moscow of huge metro lines, with only a handful of sections on the surface.

But Exodus This time he completely changed the pattern, not only by focusing a much more open world, but also by the fact that it happens almost completely to the surface underground. Players will travel through the depiction of parts of Russia and Kazakhstan in the real world, along with their group of Spartan companions, through the steam locomotive dubbed “Aurora”. Split into multiple levels, Exodus It contains three main areas of the open world: Volga, Caspian and Taiga. While at the same time it maintains the same stimulation and flow intact by distracting more linear levels to mediate its story. Each of these areas has its own unique season and the overall theme that contains various weapons, enemies and even some difficult moral decisions.

And of course doing what the series does in creating experience with exploring these areas uniquely scary and sometimes absolutely scary. Not to mention the fact that the graphics of the game are absolutely fantastic this time, especially because its areas of the open world are shining even more.

2

Continent (The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt)

The most famous RPG CD project Red

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a game that no longer needs an introduction that sits alongside Cyberpunk 2077 As one of the most famous titles CD project Red. On the basis of the Action RPG series of the same name, on the basis of Andrzej Sapkowski, he has seen extended critical recognition since its 2015 release and even saw the updated edition for the next generation consoles in 2022.

Simply referred to as the “continent”, a large and detailed map of the game is to partially thank for this high praise. World Wizard 3 It is divided into six different areas, each packing so many unique details and traditions from the original book Sapkowski. Interesting characters with whom it is possible to communicate with, to take over the tasks and the areas that need to be discovered to name at least some. It's almost hard to know where to start when you first jump Wild hunt His fans have become so widely loved.

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The Wild West (Red Dead Redemption 2)

American boundary, full of detail

Red Dead Redemption 2 Since its release in 2018, it has been offered to provide one of the most absorbing experiences of the open world in playing.

The game that plunges into Arthur Morgan's shoes takes place in several American states around the tail end of the American border at the end of the 18th century. RDR2The map is absolutely huge, consisting of many different areas, but it is not even the best part. The main selling point of its national environment is the total amount of Rockstar Games detail has been wrapped in it. Even the most seemingly insignificant places have had some hidden story.

Whether it is the snowy city of Ghost Colter, the muddy street Valentine's Day or the wet swamps in Lemoyne, almost all areas listed in the areas Red Dead Redemption 2 They are full of details. Some of them are still discovered fans, so its beautifully created open world is easy to choose for one of the best places.