Seasons in Forza truly makes the world feel alive, giving players a reason to revisit the game each week. Indeed, when Ralph Fulton of Playground Games stepped foot on the Microsoft E3 2018 stage he said “In Forza Horizon 4, seasons change everything,” and he wasn’t joking. It’s the open world of its UK setting that is the true standout feature, though, especially in combination with the awesome season mechanic. The sheer amount of content is outstanding, the graphics absolutely top-notch, and the addition of new online functionality is hugely impressive. Best Open World Games of 2018 Second Runner-Up: Forza Horizon 4Ĭontributor Jesse Vitelli: Forza Horizon 4 is another stellar entry in the franchise, taking open world racing games to new heights. For all its faults, it’s still an environment we had an incredible time slowly absorbing and immersing ourselves in. If you thought Assassin’s Creed games transport you back to ancient history, Kingdom Come Deliverance is on a completely different level.įor that reason, we couldn’t not include Kingdom Come Deliverance’s breathtaking open world on our list of the best in the genre in 2018. You simply won’t find more beautiful forests in a video game, and every square foot of land in the game has been painstakingly recreated from real-life topographical maps of the period. There’s no doubt, however, that the lush countryside of Bohemia is a stunning environment to traverse. The inventive sword-combat system, too, is impressive in design but not all that fun to actually play. Unfortunately, the gameplay doesn’t quite hit the mark, with an often overwhelming amount of role-playing and survival systems that mostly frustrate rather than keeps you locked in the moment. The attention to detail is mind-boggling. This impressively detailed and vast open world is unlike anything we’ve seen before.Įvery inch of its (mostly) gorgeous sandbox has been designed with realism and immersion in mind, seeking to accurately convey the harshness of medieval life down to the shape of bread offered at local taverns and the weave of a bar maiden’s skirt. Features Editor Alex Gibson: If we had an award for the “nearly” game of 2018, Kingdom Come Deliverance would take first prize.

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