Open world games felt like they took off during the Xbox 360/PS3 era, but in reality, they were a thing long before that. The Legend of Zelda, The Elder Scrolls: Arena, Shenmue; there are so many ...

Good open-world games are so commonplace nowadays that we take them for granted. The genre is responsible for some of the most incredible technological achievements in all entertainment, and that was ...

Ritwik is a passionate gamer who has a soft spot for JRPGs. He's been writing about all things gaming for six years and counting. Grand Theft Auto 3 set the foundation for the modern open-world genre, ...

Jake Valentine is a Staff Writer at DualShockers with more than two decades of experience covering the video game industry. Since 2004, he has written about games across news, reviews, guides, lists, ...