So, what open world games did you enjoy this gen? What are you looking forward to next gen? Here are some I enjoyed. I loved rockstars ones and especialy rdr, it was one of my favorite games this gen.

Next Gen

Just Cause 2. Shit is waaay better than GTA

im currently playing farcry 3. and i am literally doing EVERYTHING. at some point i HAD to continue the story missions because there was nothing left to do.
but on topic, if the game is good and it takes use of open world games then yes they can be amazing. but just being open world doesnt cut it for me. and i dont understand the complaints about other games not being. it depends on the game. games like uncharted would suck if they were open world
though open world games can be very awesome. Red Dead is one of my favorite games of all time. Vice city too. and far cry 3 is nothing short of amazing. Assassin's creed 2 is amazing as well.

Not me... I would rather not spend the little gaming time I have going from mission to mission.

I can "check my pda" and drive a car from point a to point b in real life.

I found Sleeping Dogs to bring enough content on an open-world sandbox to not make me bored and actually feel fresh! That's a gem of a game.
I found Oblivion enjoyable. Haven't tried Skyrim, but I'm sure it will be enjoyable too. However, the crown goes to New Vegas. Less map, but waaay more content than Oblivion. (Fallout 3 as well, but I like the "hardcore" challenge present in New Vegas more). I think I've sunk almost 100 hours in New Vegas, alone. Over 200 if we count Fallout 3 as well.

Wow I just recently got it too. I literally go around trying to clear those outpost silently with my sniper rifle. It is just so satisfying to do that. Ya some games wouldn't be that good with open world unless it was designed for it. The corridor thing was more of towards ff13 since it was one of the most linear rpg I have ever played. It was litterally a one way corridor from point to point.

But you have so much freedom to do whatever you want in the game. You can go on a rampage in gta or do tons of unique sidequest in skyrim. You just wander off and go on an adventure to discover/do new things.

the snipers are sooo cool in this game. clearing outposts are amazing. i do the same thing, silencer on my spiner and take them out. though recently i started being more creative. i go to a high position, mark the guys with my camera. if i can go in stealth with melee, then im all over those son of bitches. if there is an animal cage i sometimes use it. but one time they were all close together, i took out my RPG and BAMN! i took those sons of bitches DOWN! this game is SO fun!

i never was interested in JRPG's so i cant comment on that FF13 thing lol

Yeah thats true, but thats GTA. I like GTA series and stuff like Saints Row...

Something like Assassins creed or Farcry 3 though puts me to sleep.

Like FarCry 3 had me collect flowers and shooting wild bores after 30 boring minutes of following scripted events and story...I deleted the game and will never play it again.

I remember playing Assassins creed 2 (I think), and it starts where you have to start this fight...so sure, I start a fight...and after a fight is done (and scripted to shit since I can't lose) the game tells me "go find a doctor and get patched up". I hate going to the doctor in real life, why the hell would I want to do it in a video game? Give me a break Ubisoft...

Ya love the camera. I mark them then snipe. I also used silenced weapons and go through an outpost that way, like with an silenced smg. I also use the bow and have it painted green to make me feel like oliver queen. I mean seriously, you're stuck on an island with a whole bunch of people that want to kill you. The bow also has explosive arrows. I shoot it at cars that come into the outpost just killing everyone. Ya I'm not a huge fan for jrpg's either. I'm a sucker for a well done cg trailer with great music though. xD