Is Elden Ring really an open world game, or is it closed off in all the right ways?
All tagged Open World Games
The Rotten Core of GTA IV
For all its promise of open-world freedom, Grand Theft Auto IV strips players of the choices that really matter. Noah Wardrip-Fruin offers a vocabulary for thinking critically about games.
An Ode to Metroid's Morph Ball
What can the morph ball ability in the Metroid series teach us about game design and exploration? When is a ball a world? When is rolling a lifestyle?
Space Realism, or, Horror in Outer Wilds
Outer Wilds reveals that the horror of space has nothing to do with monsters. It’s about losing your sense of world to the cold void of the stars.
GwG Discusses Ghost of Tsushima (Spoilers)
Spoiler-filled Discussion of Ghost of Tsushima!
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild: Playing Together During the Pandemic
Playing in the Pandemic