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I still have to go with Morrowind. The extreme scale combined with the limited fast travel made it feel like you were really exploring. When you are hours away from your destination on foot you actually had to plan the trip and bring all the potions and supplies you would need along the way.
 
My favorite games that feature open-world exploration are the GTA series and Just Cause 2(i didn't played the first one), i have been playing GTA since the GTA 2, once i started i was hooked, i like the feeling that i can do whatever i want and GTA is like a simulation of the real world kinda, thats why i like it. Now Just Cause 2 it's just a blast, i f**k1ng love it:

1: Large map;
2: Great landscape;
3: You can fly(kinda).

Ps: This are not the most important parts of the game like performance wich was excellent but the game was/is good and this is the ones i like most besides the other important specs.

I say that you can fly because i installed a mod to give the thrusters unlimited and faster throttle so i would just take the parachude thrust myself to the sky then just fly down to the ground(without a parachude unless i want to enjoy the sunset wich is beautifull in JC2). One thing that i hope is improved in Just Cause 3 is the driving it was a bit strange...

Back in the day i also played one called Saboteur, a little bit addictive as you conquered the areas occupied by the nazis.

So short story the open-world games i like are:

1- GTA series.
2- Just Cause 2
3- Saboteur(back in the day...)
 
So many good games!. I started real open world adventuring with Oblivion. Since then there have been countless hours spent exploring other greats like Skyrim, Fallout 3, FO New Vegas, Just Cause 2, GTA IV, Red Dead Redemption, Saints Rows 2, 3 +4, The Saboteur, ACIV Black Flag, and even Elder Scrolls Online. So many games, it's hard to choose favorites.

Top 3:
Skyrim - So far my all time favorite. The time of dragons and swords is my favorite for playing fantasy. Couple that with my Swedish ancestry and it just feels like 'home" to be wandering the tundra and forests. I also like how Bethesda games don't force you to do quests... You can jump right in or just fiddle around. I originally got this on release day for the X360, but I prefer the PC version and the wonderful world of mods.

Red Dead Redemption - It's been tough to find many open world wild-west games. Hopefully Rockstar will work on another Red Dead title that is also PC friendly. Here you can have shootouts, lasso people, and even hunt the last bison in the west. What's not to love?

Fallout 3 - This one, like Skyrim, started on the X360, but is much better on PC. Also, like Skyrim, there is so much to do and there's no forced order! I can put myself in the shoes of the Hero of the Wasteland, and spend hours trying to make a post-apocalyptic world a little better 😉
 
For me Driv3er for the original Xbox was really the coolest thing you could play. Loving how you just joke around doing all kinds of shit in a fun and balanced sence of matter but still had to watch it because of how easy it was to die, and was really what reminds me of a good childhood as i remember how i loved playing this game and seeing today how little is known and talked about it.
 
I think that the most crazy open-world that I have played and really enjoyed, is Just Cause 2. This game is just so pretty, and what a boost it got when the Multiplayer Mod came out for Steam 😀
 
Fallout 3, Fallout New Vegas, and Fallout 4 are my favorite open world exploration games. I can't think of a series that fits that description better. You are free to do anything you want and I have spent hundreds of hours exploring the wasteland.
 
Has anyone posted about Skyrim yet? Old diamond. Love it to death. Mods keep it alive with high-res textures and better graphics, so it never loses it's shine. 😀

It's also gigantic! There's giant dragons, a TON of story branches and side quests, and a lot of skills. Plus the fact you can choose what armor you wear and what weapons; quick, light Elven armor, with a side of enchanted dagger, or do you have a taste for tanking with a two-handed mega-axe?
 
I enjoyed the Infamous games on the Playstation, having superpowers and being either good or evil and utilizing them in those worlds was awesome.

Also, since I'm now on MGSV, that games been awesome too, constantly sneaking and taking out guards and their bases/guard posts has been awesome.
 
Just Cause 2 obviously
Then it would be the Mass Effects, GTAs, The Elder Scrolls, Fallouts, and maybe an Arkham Batman throw in there for good fun.

However nothing comes close to the freedom that Just Cause 2 gave you, yeah the game is kind of shallow and repetitive. But it's a really well made world and it's really fun trying to destroy it :)
 
I must say Skyrim. I haven't played to many open world games, but Skyrim is my definite favorite. All the mods, spaces to explore, story. The freedom! I love it. I have just recently started play the fallout games, so I guess they are at a good second. Never got the chance to play any of Just Cause ganes though even though a couple of friends have palyed them a fair bit..
 
I had GTA 5 ,Single player is so good and long campaign time and so funny.Multiplayer is so different but it has coop mod with 4 people it so good for if you wants to play co-op more fine the other games.
 
My favorite open-world exploration games are:


  • The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
    GTA: SA
    TES: Skyrim
    And last, but not least Fallout 4

They've all payed an enormous amount of detail to the world, sure some more than others but they're still pretty good.
In the Witcher 3, I spent about 100h in my first playthrough and I still believe that there are parts I didn't visited. GTA had so many activities to enjoy, going to the gym, taking gang territories, races in the wild, becoming the richest guy in Las Venturas and even paying a visit to Liberty City. Skyrim made me spent a huuuge amount of time replaying and traveling its world, in about 4 or 5 complete playthroughs I don't think I completed all the map. And currently, in Fallout 4 I'm coming close to 80h in my first gameplay and it has been amazing, whether is visiting the glowing sea, boarding the prydwen or just losing yourself in the buildings near Diamond City the game has showed a nice open world.
 
Have to agree with everyone who said FarCry 4, I wasn't a follower of the farcry franchise until I bought a new graphics card which came with three triple A games, Farcry 4 being one as well as Bioshock infinite and Battlefield. I Have to say FarCry 4 blew my expectations out of the water, The atmosphere of the Himalayas was never rendered like this before and I found my self riding elephants and driving around recklessly running over tigers a more then pleasant way to waste a couple hours per night. This was the first third person open world game that I actually found enjoyable to follow the story line, and it wasn't too easy either which is always a thing now-a-days (excluding dark souls :| ) So my vote goes to farcry 4 , although Bioshock was also just an amazing it lacked a complete open world experience that farcry gives you.
 
i have played watch dogs and gta 5, i have liked both this games as i was able to go everywhere and take any car and yet have some missions to complete. in watch dogs i liked more the gameplay and missions, and in gta i have liked more the possibility to be able to even take an airplane and travel and the world is much bigger for more adventures and fun moments
 
I liked Just Cause 2, it was fun to fly around in plane or drive randomly on bikes. Also racing games like Burnout and Need for Speed were cool as you could just do what ever you wanted. And of course GTA.
 
Far Cry because you can get attacked by animals that make you feel like an idiot for not having your shotgun out.
 
Far Cry 4 because of its authentic recreation of an ancient, spiritual mountain town in North India! I love stumbling across a cave only to find a forgotten temple in it! Absolutely brilliant game!
 
My first, and probably most favorite open-world game has to be Morrowind. I played that game for 100's of hours, being able to go where i want, and more importantly, steal/kill who I want (the gods themselves werent even safe) was so satisfying, and I'd never played anything like it before.
 
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