GamesIndustry.biz
OCTOBER 6, 2023
This is not, as far as we know, a game that was designed with mobile in mind, as opposed to the aforementioned Genshin Impact – it's a full-bore AAA console title, running with no noticeable compromises on a smartphone. Hook it up to a controller, and it's very easy to forget that you're not playing this on dedicated gaming hardware.
Radiator Blog
MAY 5, 2021
It is much better than the boring shot reverse-shot cutscene stuff going on in AAA RPGs these days, and makes Skyrim's "sit" mechanic more meaningful. It also sets the tone for some social contexts -- sitting at a big tavern table to share a meal, or sitting in front of a powerful person's desk. Expendable companions. Money sink.
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GamesIndustry.biz
MARCH 17, 2023
Astrid is described as a AAA open-world survival game, and it is currently in pre-production. Read more
Game Writing Blog
OCTOBER 19, 2017
Does Visceral's closure prove AAA single-player games are dying? : Money quote: “ Single-player story-driven games aren’t dead and never will be, though big-budget success stories (The Witcher 3, Horizon: Zero Dawn, Breath of the Wild) do seem reliant on vast, open worlds.” .
Game Industry News
JANUARY 10, 2023
It has an amazing open world that you can zip around using magic and is one of the biggest AAA titles to feature the Isekai or transported to another world plot device that has infected Anime and Light Novels the past eight years or so. It’s a game that I’m really, really looking forward to.
Played with Fire
APRIL 14, 2022
As game fans, we can choose from both big AAA productions and less known (but not always) indie productions. Although they are often devoid of loud releases from the AAA sector, they still gain unflagging popularity. Many players are already bored with the secondary nature of AAA games and the lack of innovative ideas.
iHobo
JULY 12, 2023
Although these lines are increasingly blurred today (as AAA cRPGs will tend to draw heavily from both traditions), there is a clear historical period after the Ultima - Wizardry split that dominates more than two decades of cRPG design. It is the model that all contemporary open world games follow.
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