Retro gaming is HUGE…literally
Do you ever get to playing a game…almost to the point of obsession…only to suffer a monumental let down when you reach the final fight? When the game is over and the last puzzle is solved and the last boss is defeated, how badly do you want to start over? Some games are completely re-playable with different characters or randomly generated worlds. Others, like many of the classic games, simply feature a looping series of levels that repeat themselves, but often get harder. Yet others rely on immense gaming worlds to keep the gamer occupied for nearly forever.
GamingBolt has compiled a list of the largest worlds in video gaming history. There are a lot of very new games on the list, which stands to reason since technology is allowing more detail, which can translate to more playable areas. For example, Just Cause 2, released in 2010 for the PS3, Xbox Live and Windows formats, covers a massive 400 square miles. It came in seventh. Slightly older was Fuel, released in 2009 for the same formats, covers an area about the size of the state of Connecticut: 5,560 square miles. It came in fourth. A bit older still and holding down the number two spot was Lord of the Rings Online, the MMORPG. It began its run 2007 and covers an area of about 30,000 square miles. They seem to be getting bigger with age. How big, then, is the biggest game to date? It is about the same size as the state of Georgia with a playable area of 62,394 square miles, more than double the number two ranked game. It is Bethesda Softworks’ Daggerfall, the second in the Elder Scrolls series, released in 1996 for a little operating system called MS-DOS.
Newer games may have unlimited potential, but the older ones are still living up to theirs, according to the list. Read more about other notable epic proportioned games here.
Tags: Elder Scrolls, Microsoft Xbox, MS-DOS Games, Sony PS3
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