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MODERN OPEN WORLDS (GRAND THEFT AUTO 3)
No, Grand Theft Auto 3 did not create the concept of open world games. Of course it didn’t. Open worlds have existed in games, in some form or another, for nearly as long as games have existed. But modern open worlds, as we know them today, all stem from GTA 3. Its size, its scope, the incredible freedom it offered players to do whatever the hell they wanted in an immersive and reactive sandbox- all of these things and more came together to deliver one of the biggest gaming revolutions of all time. We had a whole generation of console gaming full of games that were dubbed “GTA clones.” That should tell you something about the impact this game had, and continues to have.
