What I like about Dead Ialand 2 was that it looks exactly as advertised and the game didn't have any bugs. I had more fun with Dying Light because there is so much to do but I hope they continue the Dead Island series. For the time being, Danbuster should focus on adding more content for Dead Island 2. Haven't been on for a while. Maybe there is more now.
They also added some outfits but most of them are locked behind dumb stuff like special editions or having to link your amazon prime membership and some other websites accounts to your deepsilver account, oh and also they're timed exclusives so yeah....................
I bought Cyberpunk 2077 at launch and I can’t tell you how glad I am that I waited to play til after 2.1, I’ve enjoyed exploring the city without any prejudice or preconceptions and not to mention this play through is my first time trying mods and its freaking awesome! 🤘💯
@@manashieldmediaNot really, most of the criticism didn’t come from PC users, I am one myself, but from ps4 and XBONE users since it wasn’t ok in thouse. Also idk how it is now, but the game felt truly life-less, you could park your car in the middle of the road and people just stopped behind you, not at all real reactions to stuff you did, I personally didn’t have much bugs on pc but didn’t like how lifeless the game felt.
At last someone is giving well deserved recognition to Season: A letter to the future. That game is nothing short of a simulated immersive journey. Glad to see it here.
I'm quite impressed with Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. I expected *WAY* less from this game. I got positively surprised by all aspects, especially the graphics and scenarios.
Cyberpunk is in my top 5 favorite games ever now. They really redeemed themselves and have went over and above adding even more to make it how it should have been. PL is amazing.
@Rawgangsta it's honestly like a rpg as far as gameplay, if you run through the story, or if you like to run through the side missions and complete the game, 40-80 hours, give or take 10 depending on how u play each mission. Actually u can add 15 hrs with the Phantom Liberty DLC also.
Ditto choom, even before Phantom Liberty, this game became my top 5 all time favorite game also, been doing multiple playthroughs since day 1. Each update has given me a new reason to play again. And Phantom Liberty has only added on to those playthroughs 😅
@@AS34N you will get your moneys worth, if you just wanna cruise thru the story you can do that as well. You can put an easy 80 hours into it or play like 20 if you choose. The side content is totally worth playing though.
A few weeks ago I started cyberpunk 2077…the 2.0 and 2.1 update have done amazing things and I’m happier than ever that my first experience of the game is version 2.0
I started a new playthrough for cyberpunk 2077 yesterday and its STILL not fixed 3 bugs in 2 hours. I dont know what people are gushing about. The bugs are not game breaking , but it does affect immersion.
@@arun199113 Which platform do you play on? I’ve just started my second playthrough on ps5 and it runs very smooth. There are only a few insignificant bugs. You really have to be a snob to dismiss such a great game due to such trivial bugs
I still think it's incredibly overrated. I also played it for the first time with 2.0 and it's like 80% cut scenes and after 18 hours the story is over. It just felt very forgettable and I wasn't motivated to play a lot of the sidequests afterwards. The atmosphere is good at times during some of the heavily scripted sequences but that's about it. Plus there are still tons of bugs and glitches. People floating in the air. Terrible physics.
@@Grapefruit5000yeah physics in that game is mess i don't know why people are still defending cdpr they clearly advertise it as most immersive open world experience to date and when it launched people were like oh it's rpg details don't matter like what why they still defend that game is beyond me
Sons of the Forest is absolutely a beautiful game. I very rarely purchase games as soon as they’re released anymore but I purchased it within the first hour of the official release.
It's "beautiful" but it's a crappy game, one of the most bland and boring I've played in recent years, an empty shell. Plus the graphics are pretty, ok, but we don't even really enjoy them since the map is insipid, what's the point of having pretty graphics if there's nothing that makes you want to explore and discover the world?
Tbh im so glad to see Avatar make it to this list. The game is fantastic and Ubisoft did a TERRIBLE job marketing it. Massive did an AMAZING job making it.
The game sucks, I can pay 1 dollar to buy Far Cry 3, and I would have played the same game. Then i would have saved so much money, but i prefer to save that last dollar and not play any of those games.
@@theemptyhandofdc2458 doesn't even have an open world it has open segmented zones that you can fast travel to through menus and there's nothing on most of them except the same 5 or 6 repeated "points of interest." All separated by SIXTEEN TIMES THE LOADING SCREENS
Not sure if this is just a list of games or if they’re supposed to be in ranking order 🤷♂️ and even if it is, it’s all just somebody’s opinion. Who cares?
Yea, it's pretty hilarious that Starfield and AC Mirage are even on this list. Just make the list shorter. These are not games that need to be celebrated.
I liked alot about dead island 2. But just felt bit short in terms of content. Wanted crafting/upgrading to be bit more impactful. But the gore system was hands down my fav.
Love it when Jedi: Survivor gets some love. Based on first-hand experience on PC, Patches 7 and 7.5 more or less ironed out majority of the release day wrinkles and it's far more playable now than back then.
I loved Jedi Survivor so much. It had everything I wanted from a Jedi Fallen Order Sequel and more. It feels like it went from a fun little Spin Off story with Fallen Order to becoming its own identity with a ton of content, great characters, amazing villains and insane set-pieces
i have a 16gb ram and rtx 2080, yeah it's an old GPU but it's still way above average (according to steam data) and rtx 2080 is above the recommended settings of the game. and i still CAN'T play jedi survivor on a stable 60fps at LOWEST settings. and in the times i get 60fps, the stuttering is still annoying. totally unplayable for most people. worst thing is, it doesn't even look THAT good like RDR2.
@@SnafuWT that fricking sucks. IDK what to tell you, I've not had problems with the game but your experience is absolutely valid too. Just wish everyone who wants to play it can enjoy it problem-free
@@fadeT0grey010 yeah i'll probably just wait till they patch it or till i get a PS5. i ABSOLUTELY LOVED fallen order, i want to play jedi survivor so bad. i've seen some performance mods for it on nexusmods but i dunno if it'll work.
I'd put Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores on this list, since DLC is allowed. For me, it's the best of the year. I'm also fully enjoying Starfield, in a totally different way - but HFW: Burning Shores is far and away my favorite game of 2023, and among my top 5 games of all time.
HFW easily has the Best Graphics ever on PS5... That game is just insane looking... I played on my 55 inch 4K TV and mind was blown when I first started it... Only game that can surpass that game in terms of graphics will be GTA 6
@@TrashcanActual At least 5 of the games suck. They are not a channel for game recommendations, because they are void of opinion. The information they give on games is designed to offend the fewest people possible to maximise their profit. This channel can only be used for video news summaries.
8:15 wasn't a fan of the movies and never felt enticed to read the books... but hooo boy, the game was so much fun XD my face muscles started cramping with how much I was grinning, I enjoyed the game a lot
No. Stop. This is not a thing. Both companies falsely advertised incomplete, broken games, then finally got around to making them playable. No applause necessary
@@mgiebus1869 So, in your opinion, these companies don't deserve a second chance? They screwed up their launch, so they're dead forever? Do you hold yourself to such a standard?
@@MatthewTyreeKS any other industry wouldn't put up with this, let alone praise it. So yeah, I hold myself to the same standard. Pizza place sells you a pizza and half of it's missing, that pizza place won't be there long. Car dealer sells you a car that isn't finished, you crash and die, car manufacturer's out of business. Game company sells you half a game, you patiently wait, then praise them for finally giving you what you paid for
@@ryanshoults123 I'm playing the game right now dumbass. People still driving invisible cars, constant pop in and pop out. So no, it's not fixed. The saddest part is the potential it had because the graphics and world are great
BG3 while being an AMAZING game isn't really open world. Baldurs gate the city alone is like 4 different maps if you don't include all the smaller dungeon maps inside of the city areas.
It’s not an open world tho. We can love everything that bg3 is. But they can’t be on every top list just cuz of that. Lmao its everything but a top 10 open world game of 2023
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It's definitely unfortunate. Would love a dlc every year until cyberpunk 2. Obviously, they would be smaller than phantum liberty with the amount of resources going to cyberpunk 2.
Here you guys go Final Fantasy XVI 7/10 Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty 8.5/10 The Crew Motorfest 8/10 Sons of the Forest 6.5/10 Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 9/10 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor 8/10 Hogwarts Legacy 8/10 Dead Island 2 7/10 Season: A Letter to the Future 8/10 Diablo IV 6/10 Atomic Heart 6/10 Assassin’s Creed Mirage 6/10 Starfield 5/10 Avatar Frontiers of Pandora 7/10 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom 9.5/10
I don't care if it's just a list but Cyberpunk 2077 with 2.0 and phantom liberty having that at #14 while STARFIELD is at #3 should be an actual FELONY.
CP 2077 is the best game in the list, it's not even close. the person who put this list together is a casual gamer and didn't play CP2077 fully, Game like that with so much content require as much time investment to appreciated. 2077 puts Starfield to shame in everything 😂
nah the crew being online only is not a positive thing. as soon as they shut down severs like they already proved they will is not ok. stop defending devs who do that
Hogwart's got a hard shake because it is SUCH a good game. If you want to avoid benefiting a bigoted billionaire when you buy something, you're going to have to boycott like... most games. If you think buying an Activision or WB game is a "pure" purchase you are deluded.
It'll take a lot to get me to consider Starfield. It'll have to be a heavily discounted ultimate edition and modding will have to be easily accessible and not paid mods like Bethesda is trying to do.
They plan to release the dev tool(creation kit) early next year so I would wait till after the and defo discounted. Biggest BGS fan going and even I'll admit starfield is abit of a letdown, especially performance wise.
The game got me back into the series, literally booked a trip to Harry Potter world in universal just because I enjoyed the game so much. Only downside is the story is meh
I'll never buy another The Crew game. F Ubisoft and their 'always online' b.s. I bought the first game on both disc and digitally and never really got around to playing it much. Now it's being permanently taken down effective March 31st. What a joke.
Even though Atomic Heart does have an "open area", I found this area extremely hard to explore and enjoy due to the infinitely spawning enemies. There is really nothing to discover except for those training grounds (mini dungeons?) and it serves no major function besides going from one main underground area (Main dungeons) to another in order to advance the story. In terms of level design I think it's more comparable to BioShock 2, where you could traverse the open sea to go from one area to another. I really hope the developers decides to do another Atomic heart because the world, setting, and story they created deserves to be further explored. They just need to decide whether to do an open world kind of game or a more linear one like bioshock.
Thank you. I quit after I got to the open world. It’s literally just being pestered by endless AI enemies that are annoying to fight while trying to find your way around an annoying area
The game was absolutely peak when you were in the enclosed spaces like the underground areas but the open world was awful. Still I completed it but I would definitely rank it below something like Jedi Survivor
I'm so happy to hear that Falcon is a fellow Avatar anti-fan. I've never understood the hype and thought the original film looked pretty, but was really boring.
It still blows my mind that Hogwarts Legacy had no romance. A school full of teens and there's no love in the air? I honestly find that more unbelievable than the magic.
Starfield is not, by any definition, an Open World Game. It is a game. An OK, even good, game. It is an Open World. It is not an Open World Game. It is an Open World "Game". All the time I played it I was either thinking about how good FO4 is in comparison, or about the first review I read about Assassins Creed, which was, basically, "they have built an incredible world but forgot to put a game in it". The latter is probably the best definition I have for Starfield. Incredible world. But they forgot to put a game in it.
I agree 100% with your picks of cyberpunk, hogwarts legacy, starfield, dead island 2 and atomic heart. I love all these games ive beaten all 5 of them on the hardest difficulty these games are amazing experiences. A lesser known open world i wouldve personally added would be the talos principle 2 that game is like open world portal with gorgeous graphics. I just started star wars jedi survivor and its great!! 🤟
I feel like Atomic Heart is probably the most difficult on highest difficulty, but the others are fairly easy still on hardest setting, just gotta use patience and pay a lot more attention to your surroundings. Especially in Dead Island 2, because using the elemental stuff like shocking the puddles and stuff becomes crucial.
(If modders have shown anything - the engine is not the problem for Bethesda. On top of that, switching engines would impact the Bethesda Modding community the most. But I digress, entirely different combat systems have been developed in the engine. Modders have created Sekiro's combat inside of Skyrim. It's not the engine. That said, I'm not opposed to a new engine that's still as flexible for modding in the same or similar way - but the narrative that it's the "engine" is just categorically wrong)
Wicked year for games. FF16 as an open-world is a bit of a misnomer. I think SE struggled to flesh out how to go about that aspect without embracing a true open world formula. Superb game nonetheless, and I can't wait to see where they go with FF17. Zelda TotK is just, wow. It has so many problems, and yet the new tools and gameplay mechanics are undeniably a thrill. Nintendo just missed the holy grail with it by not fixing BotW's innumerable issues. I do miss the old Zelda formula, but hey, what we got this year was pretty fun.
I really love open world games where you can go wherever you want do whatever you want at your leisure like minigames, visit clothing stores, restaurants and so much more that I can think of.
When cyberpunk came out people were overreacting and being pick me as hell. Now it’s starfield. You can tell when people didn’t actually play the game and decide to shit on it. Because there are real criticisms of the game but no one is talking about them, only saying it’s bad. BGS has a feel to their games that one should expect going into them, and if you don’t like it that’s a preference issue. The game is good, I’m sorry to inform the naysayers but you have been influenced by haters.
I loved Atomic Heart mainly for the incredible environment and cool enemies...but I admit it was far from perfect. That being said, I really hope Mundfish learns from their mistakes and comes out with an even better game next time.
The main issue I have with The Crew Motorsport and the new Avatar game being on this list is, in the light of Ubisoft's removal of the Crew (and the ability to play the single player portion offline on your own), we have no way of knowing if we can play these games later in the future. What they did with The Crew makes it more of a rental than an actual purchase than we have seen before and I feel they need to think on hard on such a decision. I am, for example, not buying either of these 2 until I figure out if they plan on releasing an offline patch so I can play this game on my own.
They kind of did the same with the Trackmania franchise, where it's now just more of a service type game where you rent it for a year, or whatever tier you want to pay for, and will never be able to be played in the future because it's no longer an offline game. You can play it for free, but it's more limited now than it was when it first released as Stadium.
@@DKTronics70 It's true that Trackmania is less than it used to be, but the Crew will be unplayable once this change goes through. This sort of idiocy should give everyone that wants to buy any more games digitally (which, let's be honest is quickly becoming the only option) reason to think twice since they have no idea what their purchase will be worth down the road. This goes double for any sort of game with a multiplayer mode baked in like the Crew's.
This year was amazing for gaming (and VR gaming), and a large chunk of the plethora of great games was Open World games, and I have to give it to Cyberpunk, because it obviously wasn't one of 2020's best, but as Falcon already critiqued (more elaborately), they turned that game around in a big way, finally making it the game we all wanted at launch. But Hogwartz Legacy.. THAT was the biggest surprise hit for me, and I'm not even a big HP fan, it's just a really good open world game with some excellent combat and progression
Must've been a bad year for Open World games if AC Mirage made the list. I've not heard any good from it. Even positive reviews say it is a "step back" for the franchise.
still playing RDR2 from time to time, best open world ever made in my opinion. Rockstar is the GOAT when it comes to Open world games
100 percent agree
RDR2 or Skyrim for best of all time
I do beleive they where the first to do it or do it successfully
Rdr2 and the Witcher 3 will always be the open world goats.
For me RDR2 has no rival. Then Kingdom Come Deliverance is a great game,difficult to master the combat but once you learn is super fun.
What I like about Dead Ialand 2 was that it looks exactly as advertised and the game didn't have any bugs. I had more fun with Dying Light because there is so much to do but I hope they continue the Dead Island series. For the time being, Danbuster should focus on adding more content for Dead Island 2. Haven't been on for a while. Maybe there is more now.
I'm pretty sure it just got its first story expansion. Takes place in some psycho's art mansion.
Who is Dan Buster my guy?
@@TheRealCaptainFreedom he meant Dambuster Studios, the people behind the game.
They also added some outfits but most of them are locked behind dumb stuff like special editions or having to link your amazon prime membership and some other websites accounts to your deepsilver account, oh and also they're timed exclusives so yeah....................
Yeah I'm hoping it will drop on steam sometime next year so I can play it. The gore effects look great.
Wow! Sons of the Forrest really nailed the graphics.
Fortunately because it's the only good thing in the game
I bought Cyberpunk 2077 at launch and I can’t tell you how glad I am that I waited to play til after 2.1, I’ve enjoyed exploring the city without any prejudice or preconceptions and not to mention this play through is my first time trying mods and its freaking awesome! 🤘💯
Just picked it up couple weeks ago, only like 15 hours in but i am enjoying it!
The game was great on release. People just had shit-tier PCs and ran with the UA-cam hype. It's amazing now though.
@@manashieldmediaNot really, most of the criticism didn’t come from PC users, I am one myself, but from ps4 and XBONE users since it wasn’t ok in thouse.
Also idk how it is now, but the game felt truly life-less, you could park your car in the middle of the road and people just stopped behind you, not at all real reactions to stuff you did, I personally didn’t have much bugs on pc but didn’t like how lifeless the game felt.
@@bestintheworld4850 🥱
@@bestintheworld4850 Wahh cars stopped in the road bad game 👿
At last someone is giving well deserved recognition to Season: A letter to the future. That game is nothing short of a simulated immersive journey. Glad to see it here.
@UnjustifiedRecs yes, a fantastic looking game - going to grab this if I can
i never heard of it, but this video sold me on it
@UnjustifiedRecs Great purchase. If ya are into narrative games, this one will take ya into a whole different journey.
@UnjustifiedRecs jumping on that right now. Thanks
yeah, when i saw it i rly liked it
I'm quite impressed with Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. I expected *WAY* less from this game. I got positively surprised by all aspects, especially the graphics and scenarios.
just the graphics imo.. cant deny that
You seem like you enjoy Starfield as well
It is basically Far Cry Primal with a new skin and improved graphics. I mean, it is basically Ubisoft.
@@ariellira5881it's more than that, until 6ou play it you never realize it
I didn't buy it cause I hate first person games 💯
Phantom Liberty is an excellent expansion to Cyberpunk 2077 that delivers a rich, polished bonus act to the dystopian RPG 😍
Cyberpunk has a great storyline not gona lie.
This reads like an ad ngl
Stop lying
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Cyberpunk is in my top 5 favorite games ever now. They really redeemed themselves and have went over and above adding even more to make it how it should have been. PL is amazing.
That shit is ass even the driving feels like you’re going 1 mph
Would you honestly recommend it to someone on the fence about it? What's the time investment needed like?
@Rawgangsta it's honestly like a rpg as far as gameplay, if you run through the story, or if you like to run through the side missions and complete the game, 40-80 hours, give or take 10 depending on how u play each mission. Actually u can add 15 hrs with the Phantom Liberty DLC also.
Ditto choom, even before Phantom Liberty, this game became my top 5 all time favorite game also, been doing multiple playthroughs since day 1. Each update has given me a new reason to play again.
And Phantom Liberty has only added on to those playthroughs 😅
@@AS34N you will get your moneys worth, if you just wanna cruise thru the story you can do that as well. You can put an easy 80 hours into it or play like 20 if you choose. The side content is totally worth playing though.
A few weeks ago I started cyberpunk 2077…the 2.0 and 2.1 update have done amazing things and I’m happier than ever that my first experience of the game is version 2.0
I started a new playthrough for cyberpunk 2077 yesterday and its STILL not fixed 3 bugs in 2 hours. I dont know what people are gushing about. The bugs are not game breaking , but it does affect immersion.
@@arun199113 Which platform do you play on? I’ve just started my second playthrough on ps5 and it runs very smooth. There are only a few insignificant bugs. You really have to be a snob to dismiss such a great game due to such trivial bugs
@@arun199113
3 bugs in 2 hours doesn't seem serious. What kind of bugs were they?
I still think it's incredibly overrated. I also played it for the first time with 2.0 and it's like 80% cut scenes and after 18 hours the story is over.
It just felt very forgettable and I wasn't motivated to play a lot of the sidequests afterwards.
The atmosphere is good at times during some of the heavily scripted sequences but that's about it.
Plus there are still tons of bugs and glitches. People floating in the air. Terrible physics.
@@Grapefruit5000yeah physics in that game is mess i don't know why people are still defending cdpr they clearly advertise it as most immersive open world experience to date and when it launched people were like oh it's rpg details don't matter like what why they still defend that game is beyond me
Avatar co-op is my favorite gaming experience of the year.
Having a lot of fun with Avatar. Though I do certainly have issues with the game it's overall a pretty good experience
Sons of the Forest is absolutely a beautiful game. I very rarely purchase games as soon as they’re released anymore but I purchased it within the first hour of the official release.
Hope it releases on PS5 soon
exactly the same as me man, so worth it, also not being a massively overpriced game either like a lot are nowadays
@@mrjamezjc9845 yeah exactly. I think it cost what, $40? Not bad for a big, beautiful map.
It's "beautiful" but it's a crappy game, one of the most bland and boring I've played in recent years, an empty shell.
Plus the graphics are pretty, ok, but we don't even really enjoy them since the map is insipid, what's the point of having pretty graphics if there's nothing that makes you want to explore and discover the world?
I find it strange that Diablo 4 and Starfield were placed so high. At least Zelda got its much deserved first place.
Looks like Microsoft sponsored this top.
Diablo 4 crap of they year
Agreed. I'm done with that series it was trash after D2
Tbh im so glad to see Avatar make it to this list. The game is fantastic and Ubisoft did a TERRIBLE job marketing it. Massive did an AMAZING job making it.
I absolutely LOVE the Far Cry series, and Avatar makes me stop murdering people to just marvel at the atmosphere
That's a near-impossible feat lol
Ubisoft misses out on marketing part
The game sucks, I can pay 1 dollar to buy Far Cry 3, and I would have played the same game. Then i would have saved so much money, but i prefer to save that last dollar and not play any of those games.
It's a far cry reskin the game sucks
@@dylansinyamom and if you think that then you've obviously never played it.
Starfield at #3 is wild
Not really
It’s has a very nice open world and big one
@@theemptyhandofdc2458 doesn't even have an open world it has open segmented zones that you can fast travel to through menus and there's nothing on most of them except the same 5 or 6 repeated "points of interest." All separated by SIXTEEN TIMES THE LOADING SCREENS
Not sure if this is just a list of games or if they’re supposed to be in ranking order 🤷♂️ and even if it is, it’s all just somebody’s opinion. Who cares?
Yea, it's pretty hilarious that Starfield and AC Mirage are even on this list. Just make the list shorter. These are not games that need to be celebrated.
If mad-max 2 came out next year, pretty sure that'll be in the top 15 open world 2024
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I liked alot about dead island 2. But just felt bit short in terms of content. Wanted crafting/upgrading to be bit more impactful. But the gore system was hands down my fav.
I appreciate you stating the good and the bad of each game. Very helpful for players who have particular tastes.
Love it when Jedi: Survivor gets some love. Based on first-hand experience on PC, Patches 7 and 7.5 more or less ironed out majority of the release day wrinkles and it's far more playable now than back then.
I loved Jedi Survivor so much. It had everything I wanted from a Jedi Fallen Order Sequel and more.
It feels like it went from a fun little Spin Off story with Fallen Order to becoming its own identity with a ton of content, great characters, amazing villains and insane set-pieces
i have a 16gb ram and rtx 2080, yeah it's an old GPU but it's still way above average (according to steam data) and rtx 2080 is above the recommended settings of the game.
and i still CAN'T play jedi survivor on a stable 60fps at LOWEST settings. and in the times i get 60fps, the stuttering is still annoying.
totally unplayable for most people.
worst thing is, it doesn't even look THAT good like RDR2.
@@SnafuWT that fricking sucks. IDK what to tell you, I've not had problems with the game but your experience is absolutely valid too. Just wish everyone who wants to play it can enjoy it problem-free
@@fadeT0grey010 yeah i'll probably just wait till they patch it or till i get a PS5. i ABSOLUTELY LOVED fallen order, i want to play jedi survivor so bad.
i've seen some performance mods for it on nexusmods but i dunno if it'll work.
I'd put Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores on this list, since DLC is allowed. For me, it's the best of the year. I'm also fully enjoying Starfield, in a totally different way - but HFW: Burning Shores is far and away my favorite game of 2023, and among my top 5 games of all time.
Good call!
HFW easily has the Best Graphics ever on PS5... That game is just insane looking... I played on my 55 inch 4K TV and mind was blown when I first started it... Only game that can surpass that game in terms of graphics will be GTA 6
@@yashsoni7614but everything beside the graphics is just so bland
@@rensb9214 ah yes, figuring out how to destroy a robotic t-rex with miniguns on it without getting absolutely destroyed. Very bland.
True, it was a expansion with big open map, much bigger and much more open then tiny cp2077 expansion 😅
I can now see why they made avatar first person. It definitely does feel way more immersive being so up close to the forests and landscape.
It will be amazing in vr.
To see your character's toes. Just like in Cyberpunk 2077.
Marvel's spiderman 2 is my game of the year of 2023.
Same🔥💯
Didn't expect to see Atomic Heart on here. I liked it, thought everyone else was disappointed with it.
I love how the inclusion of Diablo 4 makes me skeptical of the other titles chosen lmao.
Pretty much the entire list and order does lol
I blundered in here but definitely one for the Do Not Recommend Channel Again ha
@@jd_99 lol after I finished the video I realized that the entire list is filled with solid "C" tier games in terms of quality.
@@TrashcanActual At least 5 of the games suck. They are not a channel for game recommendations, because they are void of opinion. The information they give on games is designed to offend the fewest people possible to maximise their profit. This channel can only be used for video news summaries.
8:15 wasn't a fan of the movies and never felt enticed to read the books... but hooo boy, the game was so much fun XD my face muscles started cramping with how much I was grinning, I enjoyed the game a lot
Cyberpunk did the impossible like no man's sky
No. Stop. This is not a thing. Both companies falsely advertised incomplete, broken games, then finally got around to making them playable. No applause necessary
@@mgiebus1869 So, in your opinion, these companies don't deserve a second chance? They screwed up their launch, so they're dead forever? Do you hold yourself to such a standard?
@@MatthewTyreeKS any other industry wouldn't put up with this, let alone praise it. So yeah, I hold myself to the same standard. Pizza place sells you a pizza and half of it's missing, that pizza place won't be there long. Car dealer sells you a car that isn't finished, you crash and die, car manufacturer's out of business. Game company sells you half a game, you patiently wait, then praise them for finally giving you what you paid for
@@ryanshoults123 I'm playing the game right now dumbass. People still driving invisible cars, constant pop in and pop out. So no, it's not fixed. The saddest part is the potential it had because the graphics and world are great
@@ryanshoults123 why would I be respectful. I have zero respect for you. Same goes with yt.
the moment diablo 4 was added to the list is the moment we all tuned off
Baldur’s Gate 3 needs to be on this list, especially with how in depth it’s world is and how much there is to explore and everywhere you can go!
Not open world
I feel like BG3 should have made the cut, but I can see why it was left out in comparison. But me personally, I think the world is STUNNING.
BG3 while being an AMAZING game isn't really open world. Baldurs gate the city alone is like 4 different maps if you don't include all the smaller dungeon maps inside of the city areas.
It’s not an open world tho. We can love everything that bg3 is. But they can’t be on every top list just cuz of that. Lmao its everything but a top 10 open world game of 2023
That game is good but you probably should know what 'open world' actually means.
same can be said about final fantasy, star wars or starfield... or @@canadiangopher4443
Dead island 2 is less open world then bg3 is though tbf
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Wicther 3 and rdr2 rule.
2077 should be expansive and have at least 2 more dlcs. Seems a waste to not keep working in it. It has great frame work for growing.
It's definitely unfortunate. Would love a dlc every year until cyberpunk 2. Obviously, they would be smaller than phantum liberty with the amount of resources going to cyberpunk 2.
I would have put Cyberpunk much higher, but great list all the same, picked up some new titles to try as a result.
Calling starfield open world is wild
Is it not a world thats open or not😅
Keep coping Starfield is open world
@@theemptyhandofdc2458 ok mr phd in open world science
Having Spiderman lower than Season and Atomic Heart is weird.
Here you guys go
Final Fantasy XVI 7/10
Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty 8.5/10
The Crew Motorfest 8/10
Sons of the Forest 6.5/10
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 9/10
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor 8/10
Hogwarts Legacy 8/10
Dead Island 2 7/10
Season: A Letter to the Future 8/10
Diablo IV 6/10
Atomic Heart 6/10
Assassin’s Creed Mirage 6/10
Starfield 5/10
Avatar Frontiers of Pandora 7/10
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom 9.5/10
Starfield 9/10. Xbox nailed it with this one.
@@sebastianhoyos8337you’re crazy starfield was complete garbage, easily a 3 out of 10 game.
@@sebastianhoyos8337 out of your noggin starfield is terrible
@@sebastianhoyos8337 keep smoking Crack bro
Diablo 4 is 4/10 it sucked
Y’all should’ve put The Day Before as an honorable mention just to troll us
I think Starfield was the troll pick lol
Crazy how yall thumbnails always have amazing art knowing a game don’t exist that’s that compelling 😂😂😂
Woah, a game journalist not milking BG3 for once.. that's.. is he allowed to do that?
but bg3 was obviously supposed to be on this list lol
@@mihajlo2427bg3 isn’t an open world game though
@@3scoopsofguacbut it is tho
Yeah maybe in your dreams lol
BG3 is not an open world game stupid
@@3scoopsofguac, Dead Island 2 is not an open-world game as well, but it is on the list. This whole list is a joke.
Assassin's Creed Mirage looks really good, people complain about the supernatural abilities but i would argue that makes the game interesting
I don't care if it's just a list but Cyberpunk 2077 with 2.0 and phantom liberty having that at #14 while STARFIELD is at #3 should be an actual FELONY.
CP 2077 is the best game in the list, it's not even close.
the person who put this list together is a casual gamer and didn't play CP2077 fully, Game like that with so much content require as much time investment to appreciated. 2077 puts Starfield to shame in everything 😂
Ikr! Ik it's an unofficial list but Hogwarts Legacy, Diablo IV, Starfield and AC mirage being higher than Cyberpunk 2.1 is an interesting choice lmao
@@phyxiox these are new games this year , cp2077 is 3 y old game thats why
Cope
never knew atomic heart was open world . i added it to my play later list . but not checked it out yet. looks fun
nah the crew being online only is not a positive thing. as soon as they shut down severs like they already proved they will is not ok. stop defending devs who do that
Hogwart's got a hard shake because it is SUCH a good game. If you want to avoid benefiting a bigoted billionaire when you buy something, you're going to have to boycott like... most games. If you think buying an Activision or WB game is a "pure" purchase you are deluded.
It'll take a lot to get me to consider Starfield. It'll have to be a heavily discounted ultimate edition and modding will have to be easily accessible and not paid mods like Bethesda is trying to do.
They plan to release the dev tool(creation kit) early next year so I would wait till after the and defo discounted. Biggest BGS fan going and even I'll admit starfield is abit of a letdown, especially performance wise.
I would not play Bugfield even if they paid me to play it.
Starfield is a fantastic game
@@gnucompiler hell yeah it is!
Not sure FF16 qualifies as an open world. We can debate about the quality of FF16, but whether it's an open world is not really a point of debate.
That is the case with a few of the games listed in this vid.
Starfield and Like a Dragon Gaiden 🏆
Dead Island 2 and friggin STARFIELD over Hogwarts Legacy? What y’all smokin?
Hey Falcon, can you please include a link to the older videos that you reference? Just makes it easier for us to follow.
You forgot the open world MMO The Day Before.
As a fan of the Harry Potter movies and books i absolutely loved Hogwarts legacy
The game got me back into the series, literally booked a trip to Harry Potter world in universal just because I enjoyed the game so much. Only downside is the story is meh
I don't mess with the movies or the books, but I bought a Hufflepuff scarf and played the hell out of that game. 😅
It's pretty much the point of the game, for the rest is just average to good.
@@DDeeeez the story is amazing and interesting
@@DDeeeezthe gameplay loop was boring. Story was good in my opinion.
Thought Baldurs Gate 3 was an Open World
Starfield is hardly an open world game and does not deserve to be in any top 15 lists.
Cope
@@theemptyhandofdc2458 what's cope
I will play Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom when the new Nintendo Switch is released
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I'll never buy another The Crew game. F Ubisoft and their 'always online' b.s. I bought the first game on both disc and digitally and never really got around to playing it much. Now it's being permanently taken down effective March 31st. What a joke.
Always online is the reason I'm not playing Elder Scrolls Online though I love Skyrim
I like that these games were ranked in descending order
Watched a bunch of gameranx videos during my acid trip come down., and felt great. Thanks for the awesome content ❤️
The fact that 2023 has so many OPEN WORLD games alone, that gameranx made not a Top 10, but a Top 15 list.
Maybe this year's 2024 will have a top 20, and more in the succeeding years
Also, Jedi Surivor is NOT an open world game.
Can’t wait for Assassin Creed game in 2024 and for Far Cry 7 Leaks.
Cant wait for a full alpha version of wolverine to leak.
Even though Atomic Heart does have an "open area", I found this area extremely hard to explore and enjoy due to the infinitely spawning enemies. There is really nothing to discover except for those training grounds (mini dungeons?) and it serves no major function besides going from one main underground area (Main dungeons) to another in order to advance the story. In terms of level design I think it's more comparable to BioShock 2, where you could traverse the open sea to go from one area to another. I really hope the developers decides to do another Atomic heart because the world, setting, and story they created deserves to be further explored. They just need to decide whether to do an open world kind of game or a more linear one like bioshock.
Thank you. I quit after I got to the open world. It’s literally just being pestered by endless AI enemies that are annoying to fight while trying to find your way around an annoying area
Agreed, atomic heart could have been so good
@@AFatOcelot at several points in the story I wanted to quit too, and they were always in the outdoor areas.
The game was absolutely peak when you were in the enclosed spaces like the underground areas but the open world was awful.
Still I completed it but I would definitely rank it below something like Jedi Survivor
I'm so happy to hear that Falcon is a fellow Avatar anti-fan. I've never understood the hype and thought the original film looked pretty, but was really boring.
I enjoyed Starfield and I'm looking forward to the DLC. I definitely got my money's worth.
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It still blows my mind that Hogwarts Legacy had no romance. A school full of teens and there's no love in the air? I honestly find that more unbelievable than the magic.
Someone would've made "pedo" claims about the narrative or something.
Can't wait for a sequal to hogwarts legacy
Starfield is not, by any definition, an Open World Game. It is a game. An OK, even good, game. It is an Open World. It is not an Open World Game. It is an Open World "Game". All the time I played it I was either thinking about how good FO4 is in comparison, or about the first review I read about Assassins Creed, which was, basically, "they have built an incredible world but forgot to put a game in it". The latter is probably the best definition I have for Starfield. Incredible world. But they forgot to put a game in it.
I agree 100% with your picks of cyberpunk, hogwarts legacy, starfield, dead island 2 and atomic heart. I love all these games ive beaten all 5 of them on the hardest difficulty these games are amazing experiences. A lesser known open world i wouldve personally added would be the talos principle 2 that game is like open world portal with gorgeous graphics. I just started star wars jedi survivor and its great!! 🤟
How much free time do you have?!?! omg!
@@loading...7583 i game much more than the average gamer lol
I feel like Atomic Heart is probably the most difficult on highest difficulty, but the others are fairly easy still on hardest setting, just gotta use patience and pay a lot more attention to your surroundings. Especially in Dead Island 2, because using the elemental stuff like shocking the puddles and stuff becomes crucial.
(If modders have shown anything - the engine is not the problem for Bethesda. On top of that, switching engines would impact the Bethesda Modding community the most. But I digress, entirely different combat systems have been developed in the engine. Modders have created Sekiro's combat inside of Skyrim. It's not the engine.
That said, I'm not opposed to a new engine that's still as flexible for modding in the same or similar way - but the narrative that it's the "engine" is just categorically wrong)
FFXVI is not open world.... More like linear zones
FF XVI is not open world, its a hub world
Wicked year for games. FF16 as an open-world is a bit of a misnomer. I think SE struggled to flesh out how to go about that aspect without embracing a true open world formula. Superb game nonetheless, and I can't wait to see where they go with FF17.
Zelda TotK is just, wow. It has so many problems, and yet the new tools and gameplay mechanics are undeniably a thrill. Nintendo just missed the holy grail with it by not fixing BotW's innumerable issues. I do miss the old Zelda formula, but hey, what we got this year was pretty fun.
I really love open world games where you can go wherever you want do whatever you want at your leisure like minigames, visit clothing stores, restaurants and so much more that I can think of.
Starfield, Diablo 4, CP77 PL, enjoyed them all. Looking forward to what 2024 brings next!
There is literally nothing open about Starfield's world, it is the most closed game I have ever played in my entire life
Cope
How can Starfield be considered an open world? 😂
Because it is. How can jedi survivor or dead island be considered open world?
This is just a list of the top games this year.. FF16 isn't an open world game at all. It's a linear story with side missions.
Given how beautiful Avatar: FoP is with the Snowdrop engine, it actually makes me very much looking forward to the eventual The Division 3.
starfield top 3 LMFAOOOOO
Star Wars Jedi Survivor, AC Mirage and Crew Motorfest 👍🏻
When cyberpunk came out people were overreacting and being pick me as hell. Now it’s starfield.
You can tell when people didn’t actually play the game and decide to shit on it. Because there are real criticisms of the game but no one is talking about them, only saying it’s bad. BGS has a feel to their games that one should expect going into them, and if you don’t like it that’s a preference issue. The game is good, I’m sorry to inform the naysayers but you have been influenced by haters.
Truth.
I love star wars Jedi survivor
You really put Dead Island 2 and Atomic Heart on the list but left out Baldur's Gate 3? Insane
How come so few people are noticing this??
I loved Atomic Heart mainly for the incredible environment and cool enemies...but I admit it was far from perfect. That being said, I really hope Mundfish learns from their mistakes and comes out with an even better game next time.
It really felt like the game wanted to be Portal and Bioshock combined.
The puzzle lab things were definitely the meat of the game
The main issue I have with The Crew Motorsport and the new Avatar game being on this list is, in the light of Ubisoft's removal of the Crew (and the ability to play the single player portion offline on your own), we have no way of knowing if we can play these games later in the future. What they did with The Crew makes it more of a rental than an actual purchase than we have seen before and I feel they need to think on hard on such a decision. I am, for example, not buying either of these 2 until I figure out if they plan on releasing an offline patch so I can play this game on my own.
They kind of did the same with the Trackmania franchise, where it's now just more of a service type game where you rent it for a year, or whatever tier you want to pay for, and will never be able to be played in the future because it's no longer an offline game. You can play it for free, but it's more limited now than it was when it first released as Stadium.
@@DKTronics70 It's true that Trackmania is less than it used to be, but the Crew will be unplayable once this change goes through. This sort of idiocy should give everyone that wants to buy any more games digitally (which, let's be honest is quickly becoming the only option) reason to think twice since they have no idea what their purchase will be worth down the road. This goes double for any sort of game with a multiplayer mode baked in like the Crew's.
Starfield is my jaaam! 😍❤ Also busy with CP2077, BG3 and Hogwarts Legacy; it’s been my fave year of gaming in a long time.
Falcon is the only bird I go to for anything game related
Starfield in a best list? Bruh....
Most of these are not open world. They are linear semi-open worlds.
This year was amazing for gaming (and VR gaming), and a large chunk of the plethora of great games was Open World games, and I have to give it to Cyberpunk, because it obviously wasn't one of 2020's best, but as Falcon already critiqued (more elaborately), they turned that game around in a big way, finally making it the game we all wanted at launch. But Hogwartz Legacy.. THAT was the biggest surprise hit for me, and I'm not even a big HP fan, it's just a really good open world game with some excellent combat and progression
When open world games are done right like these 👌🏻 cant wait to play SM2, Jedi Survivor, DI2, AH, and Avatar
I'm not sure ff16 is actually open world, but I loved the game
Yeah agreed. And neither is Dead Island 2 as admitted by the developers. Though I still loved the game.
It’s awesome how many big IP video games we got and all of them were good to great. Plus all of them being open world we were spoiled this year
Cyberpunk 2077 in its current state is absolutely fantastic, Night City is one of the best cities I’ve explored in a game since GTA IV imo.
Definitely my number one on the list.
I dont know about the last 5 games listed here but great video for those looking to experiment I guess
What game is the thumbnail from?
So this is just a list of all the big open world games in 2023. I mean, it has to be with Diablo 4 , AC:M and Starfield! Good God.
Form your own opinions man stop letting UA-camrs and streamers decide your opinions for you.
The day before is the best game in gaming history i still support the whole team well done👏👏👏
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Bait
Must've been a bad year for Open World games if AC Mirage made the list.
I've not heard any good from it. Even positive reviews say it is a "step back" for the franchise.
Starfield is GOTY for me personally, really love it a lot
Online only games will all die one day and for a racing game not to have offline mode is just sad