Games in the open world are among the most complex production in the game world, require extensive environments, systemic interactivity, narrative depth and technical ambitions at a completely new level. While many projects are completed as part of standard multi -year cycles, some titles undergo prolonged development, sometimes stretch for decades or more.
These widespread timelines often reflect internal problems or the evolving level of scale that make the definitive release date more difficult.
It may not always be clear why the waiting was so long, but many titles in the open world were worth waiting, even though it meant adding several years to the development cycle.
The dying light 2
Restart after restart
After the success of the original, Techland focused on creating a larger and more reactive open world with branching of stories, increased parkour systems, and more consequences of a player in the world. This ambition in combination with internal restructuring has expanded its development The dying light 2 Far behind these initial expectations.
The extended schedule allowed technical improvements and extended range, although the team faced the challenges that equalized this ambition with the actual design. Finally, the next time allowed the team to deliver a huge city field, which checked each box for fans and new players.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Real medieval fantasy
Kingdom Come: Deliverance The aim of creating a historically accurate RPG in an open world in the 15th century honor. But due to scope, the project faced a delay due to limiting crowdfunding, engine development and the overall challenge of simulation of realistic struggle and NPC behavior on a large, exploration map.
With the long -term development, the team was able to create a deep, realistic medieval world with complex tasks, realistic social structures and absorbing survey and years of improvement contributed to the attention of the game to detail, making it one of the most authentic RPGs with open world in 2010.
Starfield
Bethesd's other long -term vision
Starfield
10/10
- Released
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September 6, 2023
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M for mature 17+ due to blood, suggestive topics, drug use, strong language, violence
As the first new IP Bethesdy in years, Starfield He promised everything from procedurally generated planets to the same iconic NPC interactions, which made the previous developers so iconic. These requirements, together with iteration delays for varnish and scale, contributed to the extended timeline.
The technical challenges related to the new engine and the weight on the team shoulders could be expected to be delayed. Waiting allowed the game to be released in the finished state and fulfill the promise of a large RPG in space rather than a hurried failure.
Final Fantasy 15
Reworking of previously announced sequel
Originally announced under another name, FF15 Before he finally appeared as the main and action RPG in one of the most popular franchises, he underwent a creative restart and internal changes. The widespread schedule stems from the expansion of the scope that required more attention than expected for a long time.
Finally, the structure of the open world, film narration and extensive world design satisfied most of the long -term fans, although they have forced them to wait a little longer for a fully realized product.
La noire
Historical reconstruction that required care over the norm
La noire It is a remarkable neo-noir thriller set in loyal reconstruction of Los Angeles in the age of 40, which includes many technical innovations that led to an extended development period. Focusing on realism required more advanced capture of facial movement and engaging game systems, which means that the standard window has spread quickly to many years.
This extended cycle led to a higher level of loyalty across the album and to a film feeling that led to an experience of an open world that captures every expectation and more for a realistic detective narrative.
Cyberpunk 2077
New futuristic epic years in production
CD project Red started working on Cyberpunk 2077 Soon Wizard 3 It has entered into production with full development since 2012. Pure ambition to create futuristic megacity, along with the rewriting of the engine, developing hardware expectations and team restructuring, stretched out a plan outside the norm, worrying fans and developers.
Calls in building a dense open world full of tasks, systems and narrative branches have proven to be taxes than expected, and while the opening was due to the rocky performance problems, the extended cycle allowed the unrivaled level of the world that was constantly realized through patches and updates.
Skull and bones
Almost dropped below the sea level
Originally conceived as spin-off of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, Skull and bones They underwent numerous redesignny and moved from a naval experience focused on multiple players to a wider pirate simulator of the open world. Multiple restarts, changes in the management and scope adjustment contributed to the widespread production, which has felt much as if it has never been launched.
The final product faced mixed reviews of players who have been waiting for many years to start, but after the patches and continuing support of the development team, the future looks clear for the game with so much effort and heart.
Kenshi
Evolution RPG for 10 years
Kenshi
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December 6, 2018
Kenshi It is a huge open world of RPG built primarily by the only developer in the early years. The long -term timeline resulted in the complexity of the deep system and the absorbing building of the world that required a development team much more attention than it would.
However, over time, organic growth and community feedback made it possible to play more focused on players that would not be possible in stricter restrictions. The final product shows how slowly specifying a single IP can lead to a deeply absorbing world that can keep players invested for 100 years.
