We have all noticed the flood of open world games lately but

Eh its subjective.. just pick one and play it.

>>385200176
You posted it. Horizon Zero Dawn is unironically my game of the year.

>encouraging lazy design

Id recommend MGSV

Wildlands was okay

My vote goes to Witcher 3

Breath of the Wild objectively was best for world design and interactivity.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-06-05-how-will-the-legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-change-the-open-world-paradigm
http://www.gamesradar.com/were-all-talking-about-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-developers-explain-how-its-shaping-the-future-of-games/

>>385200389
Wildlands surprised me with how fun I found it.

Besides that I'd say Assassin's Creed 4 Black Flag and Just Cause 3 however just cause 3 isn't a great open world game for its world but what you can do in it

>>385200634
With an empty world with nothing to do on it ? no thanks

>>385200738
sorry but I'll take the opinion of veteran developers of acclaimed games over some anonymous autist on /v/

>>385200795
>over some anonymous autist
Why always the insults ? it's a big empty world with nothing to do on it, that's a fact not an opinion

>>385200862
everyone here is autistic, you and me included

>>385200634
>hardly any proper dungeons or even caves to explore

the world was bland as fuck. people only give it a pass because it has the name Zelda attached to it.
if botw was a brand new IP, it wouldnt get praised that much at all.

>>385200176

What i will never ever understand:
>The same shitposter or shitposter always open threads or write comments about Witcher 3 and the "Witcehr" skill detecting blood etc.
>Every thread he posts the same image, post etc
>Never seen the same complain about Horizon

I swear every single quest is:
>Go there because ssomething happened
>Okay
>Go to place X
>Use your focus
>Focus points to blood or footsteps
>Followe footsteps

Thats it 95% of quests are about this + shitty characters nobody cares about compared to Witcher 3

>>385200910
it's like MM, it has more focus on the world and NPCs than traditional dungeoneering.

The Phantom Pain because mechanics make or break open world games.
It's why I hate most of them: they control like fucking shit.

>>385200910
this triggers the nintenbro