The 5 fundamentals of good Open World game design!

[Blackberry-Streetz]

Here's the 5 main factors to take into account when designing an open world game;

The missions need to be as open ended as possible!

(Think of something like Hitman. Destructable terrain can certainly help here too)

The world needs to be as truly dynamic/interconnected as possible!

(Imagine if the whole game plays out kinda like one massive tactical shooter level)

There must be unique/cool items and information to scavenge/find everywhere!

(As seen in a good survival game. With crafting mechanics offering real engineering, as seen in Tears of The Kingdom)

There must be a something mysterious/interesting about the world tempting you to investigate all over!

(Think of something like Outer Wilds)

And unless you'd prefer to play as a total clown, then the player you play as needs to be cool!

(Somebody like Aragorn)