Open world games; Are big worlds really better?

[JNK]

the-pi-guy said:

JNK said:

tell me 1 aaa open world game with an smaller world released in 2015

The difficulty with "smaller" is that it is a relative statement.  There's no absolute size for what constitutes as smaller or larger.  

In some context Skyrim could be a smaller open world game, and in others it could be a supermassive open world game.  

 

Smaller:

Gothic, Gothic 2, Zelda: Skyward Sword, Risen 1,2,3, Zelda: Majoras Mask, Zelda: OOT, even kind of windwaker (even if the open sea was huge, there werent to many character, island or villagers that seemed unnecessary for the game itself)

 

Big:

Skyrim, oblivion, Morrowind, Fallout 3 and 4, Witcher 3, Assassins Creed 4 Blag Flag, Far Cry 4, Just Cause 3, GTA V, Xenoblade X