It's awesome, for the most part. Open and semi-open world games have become my favorites. They allow me to play the way I want to play at a certain time. I don't have to bite into the full-sized missions or tackle large-scale goals unless I'm ready. Instead, I can just explore or raid a known location for plunder.
It's also a segment of the market that is advancing steadily, which is nice when so many other genres are kind of stuck. Most new open/semi-open world series show more polish and incorporate more feedback with each new addition.
My experience as a gamer goes back to the Atari 2600 but, in all honesty, I'm loving gaming as much now as ever because of how game worlds are opening up. Corridor missions are fine but give me open territory and interesting diversions in between. Give me objectives that I can approach how I want. This is my gaming sweet spot.
