The formula that the likes of Grand Theft Auto III, Assassins Creed, and Far Cry 3 helped bring to the forefront of gaming feels like it’s been inserted into nearly every other AAA game we see nowadays, sometimes seemingly for no other reason than the thought that bigger must equal better. That said, the genre in 2021 is absolutely in a bit of a rut. Despite what some people might tell you (*cough* our pal Yahtzee *cough*), open-world games aren’t dead.