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10 Game Franchises That Lost Their Identity After Switching To Open World Design

At one point in time, it wasn't possible to have open worlds in games because the technology wasn't there yet. Then, not only were open worlds introduced, but they started becoming very commonplace. Now, these days, they're everywhere. In fact, there may be too many of them now, as they have started to be included in s...

At one point in time, it wasn't possible to have open worlds in games because the technology wasn't there yet. Then, not only were open worlds introduced, but they started becoming very commonplace. Now, these days, they're everywhere. In fact, there may be too many of them now, as they have started to be included in series that really don't need them.

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