The Argument for Far Cry 7 to Innovate Upon Ubisoft’s Open-World Formula

The open-world genre has grown far beyond what many of its pioneers even thought possible. While the open-world genre can trace its roots all the way back to the 1980s with games like the original Legend of Zelda, it was the 2000s that really delivered the first truly open-world titles, with Grand Theft Auto 3 opening the floodgates. From that point on, having an open-world design was viewed as an absolute must-have feature for many AAA games, and Ubisoft understood that assignment better than anybody else.