Shadow of the Colossus, Just Cause 2, Test Drive Unlimited 2, and Earthbound.
While the world of Shadow of the Colossus is so desolate, it's well designed and very beautiful.
Just Cause 2 on the other hand has a large world map that you can play around in. It has good design, a ton of areas to go around and blow stuff up, etc. People always bring up the reason they get every GTA is because of the huge world and how much stuff you can do in the world. So why did Just Cause 2 sell as badly as it did?
Test Drive Unlimited 1 there's the island of Oahu, Test Drive Unlimited 2 has the islands of Oahu and Ibiza. Two massive areas areas that you can waste time doing races and events to gain cash, purchase more cars, more houses for your cars, and then more cars. One of the largest worlds ever created in a video game.
Earthbound isn't my favorite RPG, it's not even in my top 50(though it's on that top 100 list I made.) One thing I will say is that Earthbound does have an amazing world. The realistic but cartoony environment adds to the games charm.









