The game engine was using a complex marriage of Maya for animation and sound tagging as well as the Gamebryo engine for its abilities
with open world game design with Wwise as the cherry on top.
Kojima Productions once again raises the bar with the FOX Engine offering incredible graphic fidelity and the introduction
of open world game design in the Metal Gear Solid universe.
The RED ASH team is spearheaded by Art Director Kazushi Ito and Director Masahiro Yasuma, key members of the original team that
pioneered open world game design with Mega Man Legends.
The Legend of Zelda series attains its legendary status with Breath of the Wild setting new benchmark in the field
of open world game design.
Great quests and characters aren't the only crucial components to
open world game design — the environment needs to feel alive as well.
Races have a set beginning and end point, with
the open world game design allowing players to complete each using whatever path they can find.
New to Dynasty Warriors 9, but a staple of
open world game design, is the option to take out bases via stealth and with a ranged bow.
The game is also the first Legend of Zelda game to adopt
the open world game design as well as high definition resolution.
Open world game design is difficult.
Breath of the Wild continues to be a marvel in
open world game design and it would be nice to see other games take a page or two out of its book.
Great quests and characters aren't the only crucial components to
open world game design — the environment needs to feel alive as well.