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  2. Open world - Wikipedia

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    In video games, an open world is a virtual world in which the player can approach objectives freely, as opposed to a world with more linear and structured gameplay. [1] [2] Notable games in this category include The Legend of Zelda (1986), Grand Theft Auto V (2013), Red Dead Redemption 2 (2018) and Minecraft (2011).

  3. List of video game genres - Wikipedia

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    In video games, an open world is a game mechanic of using a virtual world that the player can explore and approach objectives freely, as opposed to a world with more linear and structured gameplay. While games have used open-world designs since the 1980s, the implementation in Grand Theft Auto III (2001) set a standard that has been used since.

  4. Sandbox game - Wikipedia

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    This was the first game in the open world Grand Theft Auto series to be set in a three-dimensional world, prior games having been played from a top-down perspective, and the first game to include a detailed physics engine for the various interaction of objects in the world. The combination of the game's open world and physics system allowed ...

  5. Nonlinear gameplay - Wikipedia

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    When a game is sufficiently large and open-ended, it may be described as an open world or as a sandbox game. [4] Open-world game designs have existed in some form since the 1980s, such as the space trading game Elite, and often make use of procedurally generated environments. In a game with a sandbox mode, a player may turn off or ignore game ...

  6. Glossary of video game terms - Wikipedia

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    Also isometric graphics. Graphic rendering technique of three-dimensional objects set in a two-dimensional plane of movement. Often includes games where some objects are still rendered as sprites. 360 no-scope A 360 no-scope usually refers to a trick shot in a first or third-person shooter video game in which one player kills another with a sniper rifle by first spinning a full circle and then ...

  7. Category:Open-world video games - Wikipedia

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    The Blockheads (video game) Blue Dragon (video game) Body Harvest; Boiling Point: Road to Hell; Bomb Rush Cyberfunk; Borderlands (video game) Borderlands (series) Borderlands 2; Borderlands 3; Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel; Boundless (video game) Bowser's Fury; Bratz: Rock Angelz (video game) Brütal Legend; Bully (video game) Bulwark Evolution ...

  8. Massively multiplayer online game - Wikipedia

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    A massively multiplayer online game (MMOG or more commonly MMO) is an online video game with a large number of players to interact in the same online game world. [1] MMOs usually feature a huge, persistent open world , although there are games that differ.

  9. Role-playing video game - Wikipedia

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    A role-playing video game, role-playing game (RPG) or computer role-playing game (CRPG) is a video game genre where the player controls the actions of a character (or several party members) that will undergo some form of character development by way of recording statistics. Also, they are usually immersed in some well-defined world.