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The Downside of Open World Games

Added: 14.07.2015 7:15 | 3 views | 0 comments

"As open world games continue to increase in popularity, it seems to be turning into the default format for big-budget AAA releases. The developers insist this gives players freedom to do whatever, and play however they like. But is this really a good thing? So Batman: Arkham Knight was released the other week, and although I havent yet picked it up myself, it got me thinking about something that occurred to me when I first played its predecessor Arkham City. Lets get something straight, I bloody loved Arkham City. It was imaginative, with a gorgeous playable world; excellent gameplay that mastered the rare balance of great stealth and great combat, plus plenty of memorable encounters with Batmans A-list villains, which are by far the best in the comicsphere. Having said all that, can you guess what game I liked even better than Arkham City? Arkham Asylum." - GameSpew.com