The biggest gaming trend of the 2010's was undoubtedly the idea of an open, explorable world- but for all the games who jumped on the bandwagon- not all of them pulled it off well.

Now that open worlds are falling out of favour, The Architect dives into a bit of gaming history to find out where the fun of exploration really comes from- all whilst trying not to mention dark souls.

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You Saw:

Dota underlords (early access)
SUPERHOT- 2016
Steamworld Quest- 2019
World of Warcraft-2004
Astroneer- 2017
Far Cry 5- 2017
No Man's Sky- 2016
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim- 2011
Assasin's Creed Oddyssey- 2019
The Legend of Zelda- 1986
Metroid- 1986
Destiny 2- 2017
Remnant from the ashes- 2019
Minecraft- 2011
Dark Souls- 2012
Metroid Prime- 2002
GTA 5- 2013
Sunless Skies- 2019
Subnautica- 2018
Outer Wilds- 2019
Terraria- 2011
Super Mario Sunshine- 2002
Hollow Knight- 2017
Super Metriod- 1994
Toki Tori 2- 2013
Guacamelee 2-2018
Grow Up- 2016
Batman Arkham City- 2011
Guild Wars 2- 2012
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild- 2017
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided- 2017
Batman: Arkham Asylum- 2009
Bioshock- 2007
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice- 2018
Unrailed!- Early Access