Quotes / Wide-Open Sandbox

"This is gonna be strange, but we're making a change
So gather round, boys and girls:
The lack of true liberty causes you misery
So we've decided to go open world."
The van then sped off with a sputter and cough
And left us exchanging a frown.
I heard someone shout, and when I turned about
I noticed the sun going down
At 11 A.M., then it came back again
A worrisome half-hour later!
"This day/night progression is quite a transgression"
Commentated a nearby commentator

— Yahtzee, "The Day the World Opened"

"It's a sandbox in almost the most literal sense, in that you explore a whole bunch of sand and do a lot of bare-knuckle boxing."

— Zero Punctuation on Mad Max (2015)

"Afghanistan's a big place. I expect you'll become quite familiar with those binoculars as you plan your next move. How and where you'll make it...well, that's up to you."

— Revolver Ocelot to Venom Snake, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

"[Elden Ring]’s a game that has the confidence to let its world speak for itself. It’s not the beautiful vistas or the characteristically tight Dark Souls atmosphere and combat; any old twit can have those. Only the truly strong of character can laboriously put it all in and then still be fine with the player missing some of it ‘cause they were staring at a wall texture the whole time. 'Here is my world,' the ideal sandbox says, 'I don’t care where you go in it because, wherever you go, you will find something good.' That requires supreme confidence. So this may be correlation rather than causation, thinking about it. A good sandbox is confident enough to let the player off the leash, and it’s more likely to be that confident if it knows that it’s a good sandbox."

— Extra Punctuation, "Elden Ring Lets its Open World Speak for Itself"

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