The definition of an open-world game has changed over the years. Modern gamers expect one big, seamless world that they can go anywhere in. The Witcher 3 and Red Dead Redemption II come to miܫnd as modern open-world classics. What about games that take place in cities like Grand T🌸heft Auto III? That was often labeled as a sandbox game back in the day.
Prior to that, there were RPGs that needed to load into areas, but still had ever-expanding worlds. So, in that case, Final Fantasy VII could be considered an open-world game. The point is that the term is always changing, so keep that in mind with some of these lesser-known titles across all 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:PlayStation platforms. Whether they fit the modern definition, or not, the꧙y deserve a s𒁏econd look.
10 Thousand Arms
There are many RPGs but this is one of the more obscure and hard to find﷽. Thousand Arms, released in 1999 in North America, is about a blacksmith that can only create the best gear if he has a partner.
Part dating sim, part turn-based RPG — all good. It fits the definition of an open-world game as it has 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:that classic RPG-style map that is open from the start.
9 Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier
Compared to the first four Jak and Daxter games, which were all developed by Naughty Dog, the rest of thไe series was overlooked. This was the last game to r▨elease in the series as of 2009 for both the PSP and PS2.
That was already three years into 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:the PS3’s lifecycle so not many people were buying PS2 games, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:let alone PSP games in North America. It is li🧔ke a sky pirate open-world adventure with plenty of airspace to explore on top of a multitude of islands to jump onto.
8 Kurohyou: Ryu Ga Gotoku Shinshou
This is a high school spinoff to the Yakuza franchise. It released in Japan only on the PSP in 2010, but recentl🅷y, a fan patch was released.
It’s not one hundred percent complete, but ♚most of the game can be played in English. It had another Japanese exclusive sequel on PSP, Kurohyou 2: Ryu ga Gotoku Ashura Hen, but no patch has been released for that yet.
7 Defiance 2050
Defiance released in 2013 alongside the SyFy show. It was a lofty ♐project to have the game influence the show and vice vers🥀a. Well, the show only lasted for three seasons, ending in 2015, but the game is still going.
In fact, it even got a PS4 and Xbox One port after that, which was retitled Defiance 2050. That said, it is set to end on April 29 this year so those that want to check out this expansive MMO shooter need🐼 to do it now.
6 Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed
This is a very bizarre title that has teenagers fighting vampires in the Japanese district of Akihabara. How do they defeat them? By ripping off their clothes in RPG brawler ✃combat. Exposing them to light will make them explode.
It has anime written all over it. The game released i🔴n 2014 for North America first on PS Vita and PS3 followed by a PS4 release a couple of months later. The latest version was in 2015 for PC.
5 The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction
As the title boasts, this is indeed the ultimate Hulk game. Hulk has been fun to play in games before from Marvel’s Avengers to Marvel vs Capcom 2, but this is a tr🌱ue Hulk experience that allowed for complete destruction, which is what any Hulk fan really wants.
It released in 2005 for the PS2,168澳洲幸运5开奖网: original Xbox and GameCube. It, ཧunfortunately, remains trapped on these consoles due to licensing rights.
4 PoPoLoCrois
After a series of PS1 and PS2 games, this was the first PoPoLoCrois title toဣ release outside of Japan. This was a PSP release and didn’t get a lot of attention due to both its date and platform.
It is an old-school RPG similar in style to Thꩲousand Arms but has a more classic feel to it in terms of its narrative. From the gameplay style to the visuals, the best modern comparison would be Ni no Kuni.
3 Way Of The Samurai 4
This is technically the last entry in the series as of 2012 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:for the PS3. It did get ported to PC in 2015, though, and 2020’s Katana Kami: A Way of the Samurai Story is someಞwhat related although different in gaꩵmeplay style.
This game, and the rest of the core titles, are open-world samurai games with smaller areas to explore but make up for that with tons of choices to shape one’s story. It could even make games like Mass Effect blush from the sh𒁏eer number of paths.
2 Dragon's Dogma Online
Many don’t know t🅠hat Dragon’s Dogma got an MMO sequel in 2015. Unfortunately, this was in Japan only, and on top of that, servers were shut down in 2019.
It was available on PC, PS3, and PS4 and played predominantly the same as the original game. The b♏ig difference was being able to play with other people on top of the new content.
1 3D Dot Game Heroes
While still possible to play, 3D Dot Game Heroes is 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:trapped on PS3 physically. This 2010 release in North America w🅷as like PlayStation’s answer to a then-modern remake of The L🔴egend of Zelda.
It had a whackier feel to the overall design from the multiple characters to the gian🦄t weapons, but it still felt right at home with Nintendo’s franchise. It’s a shame, then, that it didn🐭’t get a port or sequel after this.