Open Worlds have enjoyed a tremendous popularity for the past 15 years. But they are not without their shortcomings and their ubiquitous presence might have had a bad influence on expectations and creativity in big narrative single player games.

This video contains footage from the following:

A Little to the Left
Baldur's Gate
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Final Fantasy VI
World of Warcraft
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Official Trailer //    • The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim  Officia...  
Zoolander
The Lion King
Dragon Age: Inquisition
Cyberpunk 2077
The Stanley Parable
Fallout (2024)
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Assassin's Creed Unity
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Assassin's Creed Black Flag
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Aladdin (1992)
Portal 2
The Cutting Room Floor // https://tcrf.net/The_Cutting_Room_Floor
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Baldur's Gate 3
A Plague Tale: Innocence

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Music Credits:

Prologue To the Ancient Land
Composed by Kow Otani
From Shadow of the Colossus

Dragon Age Inquisition Theme
Composed by Trevor Morris
From Dragon Age: Inquisition

Ezio's Family Origins Version
Composed by Sarah Schachner and Jesper Kyd
From Assassin's Creed Origins

Who Are You
Composed by Borislav Slavov
From Baldur's Gate 3

The Fields of Ard Skellig
Composed by Marcin Przybyłowicz
From The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt


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