15 Open World Games That Didn’t Fully Utilized Their Potential

Open worlds are some of the most challenging to develop, and they don't always turn out winners. Here are some that wasted their potential.

Posted By | On 19th, Jun. 2023

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Far Cry 6

When Far Cry 6 starts, there’s the promise of you, Dani Rojas, building up to fight against a corrupt regime. Your loved ones are dead, and you wash up on some sandy beach. From that first gun you acquire, it could have been this grand, non-linear journey to build up support and ultimately take revenge on El Presidente. Unfortunately, Far Cry 6 couldn’t help gamifying everything.

Loot, heaps of open world camps to liberate, different ammo types that were best for certain enemies, Amigos, allocating Rebels, crafting, a rooster fighting game controversial for essentially being animal abuse – the sheer list of things the game inundated you with is insane. Granted, this may be something fans love – that same open-world cycle with a cast of interesting characters and near-endless tasks. However, Far Cry 6 can’t even deliver the latter, and its world doesn’t do anything you haven’t seen before.


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