Open-world games truly have become an entirely different entity from what they used to be. In times past, people would be amazed just at the fact that a level in a video game wasn’t linear, and the feeling of freedom that could bring was akin to nothing else.
However, we now have open-world games that model entire cities on a 1:1 scale and have characters based on real-life people, and the line between real-life and the digital world has truly been stretched. Let’s dive in and take a look at three massive open-world games that are true to life.
Watch Dogs Legion
Watch Dogs legion is set in a dystopian version of modern-day London, and in spite of the not-so-subtle hints of rebellion and democracy failure, this doesn’t stop their representation of the infamous city from being mind-bogglingly accurate.
Almost every notable landmark can be found in Watch Dogs true-to-life version of London, and that goes even for some of the lesser-known ones that only residents of London would be familiar with. In fact, this point goes far past just that of statues and monuments. Even back streets and alleys are almost identical to the real thing, and this is perhaps the most realistic interpretation of a real-life city that we have ever seen in gaming.
GTA 5
Unless you have been living under a rock, you more than likely have heard about GTA 5 and its realistic interpretation of real-life Los Angeles. Apart from just offering a city that is almost a 1:1 representation of the real Los Angeles, the numerous updates that have been released have also added a plethora of activities that make this city truly come to life.
For example, there is now a massive casino where players can indulge in a plethora of beloved casino games such as poker, roulette, slots, Blackjack and many others – reminiscent of the growing industry outside of GTA where gamers can play online roulette for real money. Additionally, nightclubs have now been added to the game that are reminiscent of the real thing, and you could have the night of your life without ever leaving your house.
Moreover, when you factor in the fact that the next GTA might not be out until 2025, it looks as though we might as well make full use of all of the amenities the current GTA has to offer.
Assassins Creed Valhalla
We thought we’d switch things up on this last entry. Assassins Creed Valhalla paints a beautiful portrayal of what it was like to live in the Viking era, and they manage to accurately build a world that mirrors that of the real thing.
This is something that comes up in any Assassin’s Creed Valhalla review, and there are few games out there that manage to create such a realistic interpretation of a by-gone era. Sometimes it can be a good idea to just step back and look at how far we have come.
Any of the games we mentioned on this list would have seemed alien to someone just 20 years ago, and in all reality, nobody would have even thought this was possible.
Farewell.
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