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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 พ.ค. 2024
- Open-world was, and still might be the standard for video games. Over the past 2 decades, we’ve seen them rise to fame and dominate the single-player gaming scene. From humble beginnings that resembled more of a dumpster fire than a video game, to modern miracles that are basically treated as the second coming of Christ, open-world games have changed a lot since their inception. And in an unprecedented change of fate, the last four years have seen open-world games fall from grace in an incredible fashion.
This is a video that’s close to my heart, as open-world games are my favorite genre. Almost all of my favorite games of all time are open world, and they hold a special place for me. The ability to lose yourself in a world that is perfectly tailored to the game you’re playing is an unparalleled experience, and has created some of the most magical moments in my experience playing games. But even I find myself having a hard time enjoying the genre today. Today, we’re going to take a look at what went right, what went wrong, and how we (that’s right, you and me) can save gaming forever.
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Chapters:
Intro - 0:00
Setting the Stage - 0:52
The Dark Ages (also known as the 80s) - 3:10
The Catalyst - 6:10
The Grand Arc - 10:00
The Golden Age - 14:13
The Downfall - 19:00
The Fix & the Future - 23:07
Outro - 25:41
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BACKGROUND VISUALS/WALLPAPER
Firewatch
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Various Nintendo Songs
DR. KEYZ - Minecraft LoFi Remix and Sweden Remix
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hope you guys enjoyed the video! a few notes since this released:
elden ring is really good. there may be hope yet.
assassins creed odyssey is set in Greece, not in Rome - somehow my dumb goblin gamer brain got the two confused when remembering!
sorry for the microphone issues - my pop filter broke before recording. wont happen again 😈
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missed you guys :)
hope you enjoy. next video will be in the next few weeks
I have actually been checking daily to see if you’ve posted and had a stroke of luck turning on my phone right when you posted.
@@itshusin9160 same man
Missed you!
Yo, I made a comment you saw yesterday. Thank you for making awesome videos.
Whenever you're ready! No rush! We're patient and will happily enjoy what you have to give.
Welcome back!
It has been a long time, but it was worth the wait. Your content is amazing, always so well put together and just really enjoyable. I can't wait to see what's coming next!
thanks so much Markus!
I would watch Merkai upload any kind of content, whether it's deeply thought story videos or if he started to play games or stream. I would stick around for the road trip along the TH-cam wave 🌊
15:23. The amount of nostalgia i just felt hearing this music and then seeing ralof gave me goosebumps.
hahaha i’m so glad. one of my favorite parts to edit
@@merakimerakimeraki im glad you did. I thought you would just cut to you talking about skyrim, but letting the realization that it’s the opening of one of the best games ever seep in was crazy.
Skyrim was the peak of open world games. Maybe we will never get such a gem again. Maybe TES VI but who knows. Bethesda lost their quality lately.
One of my best experiences with gaming in general comes from Breath Of the Wild. I had finished the somewhat difficult climb to the gerudo map tower and had no idea what was on the other side. It was dusk, and when I got to the top I just looked out at the desert and it looked so big and flat, both on the map and view that I wasn't actually sure what I was looking at. The world looked endless at that point. When I glided down into the desert, I was almost immediately scared and murdered by Naboris. Gerudo remains one of my favorite places in any game.
thanks for sharing, Darth! i can't wait to play through it again, i lost my cartridge :(
I had the exact same experience
The editing on this video is incredible! Fantastic video on the topic!
thank you :)
it’s been more than a year and you’ve never left my mind. Shows how good and high quality your content is. Keep it up man!
This is one of the best game documentaries I have ever seen
It's a crime you're not more popular
I think probably my favourite open world game of all time has to be The Long Dark. It's a Canadian survival-horror game with a story mode taking place in the Canadian wilderness after a geomagnetic disaster causes the main character's plane to crash. It's definitely a game about choices, and I have a really big appreciation for the themes of change and survival in it. It came out in 2014, and honestly, wasn't great back then imo. But it's definitely been given a lot of love in recent years. I think with the romanticism of it all, the brutality of nature and of the self, and just of how the game makes you feel. The helplessness of being stuck in a blizzard in the middle of nowhere, slowly freezing to death. Or the sinking feeling of knowing you're about to get mauled to death by wolves. It's a very memorable game experience, and it'll always be close to my heart. If you're into games like Subnautica, The Forest, and even almost Firewatch in terms of story depth anyways, it's definitely worth it.
So glad you're back! Great video man, can't wait for more!!!
Lets go Meraki, most underrate and best youtuber!!!
haha thank you bro!
You are awesome too keed 😎
so glad to have you back meraki. This is amazing.
So glad you're back! :) I enjoy your essays a lot - from wording to background music and video ✨
thank you :)
Welcome back man, great video
Another fantastic video even after the long break. Keep it up 👍
Bro ur one of my favourite in depth youtubers out there especially cause you go over these interesting video game topic I been waiting for what feels like forever for you to upload can’t wait to watch your future vids
thanks man! it’s so good to be back, can’t wait to upload again
Good to have you back! Ive really missed you!
HOW TF DID I MISS THIS UPLOAD UNTIL NOW IM SO EXCITED YOU CAME BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nice to see you coming back!
You are finally back! Can't wait for all the future content!
thanks so much! i’m already writing the next video!
i always forget how great your videos are cuz how infrequently you upload :( would love to see some more meraki in my life, you have so much potential man!
i’m going to upload more!
@@merakimerakimeraki POG
Glad to have you back!
Great video, nice to see you uploading again. Thumbs Up
It´s nice to have you back, keep up the great Content
Greets from Germany
Hallo! good to have you back too! thanks for watching
YESSSSSSSSS! I thought you left for good. So glad I stayed subbed. Definitely worth the wait.
thanks for waiting :)
It has been a long time ! Even more happy to see you again !
happy to see you too!
What a big return! I love your videos so mutch :)
thank you ❤️
Glad you’re back bro. Missed your videos :)
missed you too broski :)
AHH I'm so happy you're back!! I really love your videos, hope you're doing well :D
i am :D
Wow it's been a while, but what a good video again! Loved watching it :)
Just discovered this channel and this video was great, surprised it doesn’t get more attention
One of the best experiences i had was while playing rain world(Pretty underrated game and I recommend giving it a try, it might be pretty tough tho) The backgrounds of the game make me really feel that I am traversing ruins of a long dead civilization not to mention the AI in rain world pretty freaking good when the enemies are not focused at killing you they don't just stand there, every entity in rain world has a daily routine and this makes the game feel actually alive like it's an actual dynamic ecosystem. I could just go on about this game but Foekoe did a way better job at reviewing rain world than I could ever do so I recommending watching his video on the game.
I‘m so glad you’re back!!! :D
Omg finally ur back I’m so happy and also open world games are definitely some of my favorite games especially when you find a good Multiplayer one and play with friends
This awesome video deserves more views to and awesome video man :]
It’s been a long time since you’ve uploaded, but as usual, it was an absolutely great vid, can’t wait to see some more of ur vids again. Quality.
thanks so much :) sorry to keep you waiting!
How the Hell is this content soooooo MASSIVELY underrated?? I just found myself scrolling through channels I subscribed to, and saw that you posted not one, but TWO excellent videos since the last time your channel was in my feed. And the only reason is probably because I didn't have the bell icon checked. Love this content, and I really hope you can do something for some more exposure, because this content is way more than worth a wider audience. Best of luck to you! ✌️
RETURN OF THE KING. So great to see a new video! 2022 just became so much better. 💯
Hey meraki, its been a long wait but it was completely worth!
i’m glad you enjoyed !
Nice to see you back, also really love how you showed some appreciation for Witcher 3, it’s also my favourite game
it’s so so good. i’m overdue for a replay
😭 you stopped uploading so I thought the covid .. but glad to see you back and if you have time then make videos about hotline Miami too
Amazing content as always
This is proper content, this is worked on, this deserve recognition
thanks man! i’m glad you liked it
Love your videos much appreciated
For such a long video, you worked well with the retention I won't lie.
thanks so much! i hope it kept your interest :)
Welcome back dude
Meraki is, by far, one of the most underrated TH-camrs on the platform.
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Hey Meraki! Good to see you back from your hibernation! Great video and just you wait for that breath of the wild 2 my guy that shit is gonna be awesome
i know i can’t wait
such a great video! hopefully u will no longer be underrated and the algorithm will pick this up
wow, a really good video, as expected! good job Meraki 👍
I hope that you will really upload a video in the next few weeks and not have fooled us 😆
my love started for open world games as a young kid, i guess it was cars the game for wii i played on my big brothers wii.
I god damn loved to be able to drive arround anywhere i want as well as on roofs haha. This dopamin hit of open world exploration still kicks me to helicopters or airplanes in games.
Its just wonderful to explore the ingame world through your own interactions, thats why i love the game industrie even it might be the end soon through lootboxes and bugged game releases.. .
I think the desire of letting players have fun exploring the game world brought me into game development, its just a nice feeling and dopamin hit when people actually enjoy your game and you just seeing them smile while they playing, ya.. its nice.
Its amazing to see you back here on TH-cam Meraki! ❤
Danu, thanks so much for the comment! I’m so glad you liked the video.
Welcome back man :) and I never really realized but yeah there was a fall to open world games, I wouldn’t say they fell off completely but just disappeared for a bit. I’m excited for BOTW 2 though that’ll be hype for open world games
Woahh ..remarkably well made and paced
thank you!
Open World Games are like a story game, but they don't hold your hand the whole time, which I thinks provides rise to games like Minecraft and Legend of Zelda.
I went to an official Nintendo Switch preview event in San Francisco in February 2017, and I have vivid memories of walking out into the world for the first time in the Breath of the Wild demo. It was truly amazing, unlike anything I'd ever played :)
ur hella underrated my dude love the vids
thank you man :)
THE MAN IS BACK
welcome back my friend
thank you my friend
He’s Back!!
where you been man? glad youre back
graduating, getting a job, moving! a lot!
ah yes i've been waiting for this, also know great vid even before I watch it
I could listen to Meraki talk about anything all day
Hes backkkk. and good timing too. cus during his break iv gotten into gaming especially, open world. so i can relate a lot to this video. he's done a great job. I'm extremely happy He's back. he should also start a discord server.
My favourite title that I played last year was Bug Fables and I would consider it one of the most criminally overlooked games in the past few years. The world is so perfectly crafted that it so easily appeals to the eyes and the soul. Please play it :D
i gotta give it a try!
One of my favorite open world games is Elite (1984), mostly because of how ahead of its time it is. There are 2048 star systems to trade, smuggle, mine, bounty hunt, and engage in piracy in. It may not seem like much today, but it's seriously impressive how the developers managed to get something as involved to exist on 8 bit pcs. It may be the first 3d open world, depending on how you define the term.
I love your comments section . It seems like you really appreciate your community
i really do :)
We had to wait a long time, but it was worth it ^^
Hello I love your videos you are a genius!
Edit:First time I’ve got noticed by a TH-camr !! Thank you and good luck.
15:38 The nostalgia from that skyrim music, wow. Even though I played Skyrim only a year ago or so by now.
I think that nostalgia comes less from Skyrim, and more from the mashup pack of it made for minecraft console edition. I spent so much time in that small world of only a few builds, listening to the music, that when I played Skyrim for the first time, I found myself humming to the overworld music, and saying I know that one so many times. Good memories of old times.
I think one of my favorite things to do in any game is just collecting resources. In BotW for instance, I really enjoyed 100 percenting the game because I would just be walking around doing shit. When you're doing the main quests, you're only focused on getting to the end of them, and can only really appreciate them after. But when you're just chilling and collecting stuff, I always find myself getting this happy floaty feeling that I'm appreciating the world and exploring, but also knowing exactly what I want to do. Something about having a list of resources to collect to make something gives my monkey brain so much dopamine too, lol.
i totally agree man, thanks for sharing :)
The legend returns
“I think I died in an accident ‘cause this must be heaven”
- Ye West
jeez, first jakey comes back, then you right after?? 2022 is shaping up to be a pretty good year
honestly jakeys return got me hyped up
@@merakimerakimeraki as it did for all of us, i’ll bet
He's back!
Ahh finally correct description of Open World Game.
hey nice to have you back only there ist a error around 20:16 you talk about AC: Odyssey thats greek and greek mythologie not roman :D
holy cow did i seriously say rome
nice catch! i can’t believe i misspoke!
no way! he's back!
Two words, Elden Ring. I really agree with everything you say but I feel like Elden Ring is the light at the end of this long tunnel of open world games. I hope you cover it when it comes out. Love the videos!
i will! i really really hope it's good
Your videos are always amazing , I love them all with the music and research you put in.
But there are still a few amazing linear games like Uncharted , doom or undertale. A very good open world game is Metro Exodus . I love the story and the scenery. If you haven‘t played it , you should! It‘s one of my favourite games of all time
thanks so much for the kind comment! i'm glad you appreciate the music, i put a lot of work into it.
i haven't played that yet! i'll put it on my (evergrowing) list :)
Welcome Back 🥳
I'm all for realism and immersion, but at times I had a to-do-list of chores in RDR2 bigger and more intimidating than my chore-list IRL. Crafting bullets and cooking food, having to go to the shops to buy medicine for my horse, do the accounts for the ranch etc.
He’s back
am I first? anyway, love how much effort you put into your videos. thanks for taking the time to make them
thanks for taking the time to watch them
I have played breath of the wild since launch, and still haven't beat it yet. There is just such an amazing amount of content, I think it truly embodies what it means to be an open world game.
ps. Welcome back Meraki, missed ya bud!
thanks so much Jacob! missed you too!
and i feel you there, it took me a full two years to finally beat it!
Damn good video man
thank you !
Literally the second I heard the carriage and the horses clacking on the black screen I fuckin knew it was gonna be Skyrim and I still started bawling 😭😭😭
Any chance you might make a video on the innovations introduced by 2000s games generally? As much as people love to pump the '90s as the golden age of games, I've long thought that it was the 2000s when gaming truly hit its stride and led to the momentous rise of casual gamers (probably in largest part thanks to the Wii).
I’ve thought about a video game you can do. Magic of Mario Kart 8 soundtrack. Even the Mario kart series or Mario video game series would be fun to watch.
HES BACK!!!! (btw you look like Robby from cobra kai lol)
I've been slowly working my way through the Witcher 3 and I love it.
Im played breath of the wild as my first and only open world experience so I am not very burnt out and very excited for elden ring
FINALLY A NEW VIDEO YEEESS
Minecraft and Zelda botw, have been some of my all time favorite open world games. Recently tho, games that are somewhat like open world games like A Short Hike, Animal Crossing NH and Aer have been some of my favorites. While they might not quiet qualify as open world, they have that joy to them that beings back those feelings of first playing mc or botw.
Aer I think is the least well known and smallest budget. It's Machias are so fascinating reminding me of Feather, another small indi game. Both being lower quality graphics with an emphasis on a small, yet interesting world(s) explored through flight. Aer also has some really nice macanicts that don't involve fighting at all but instead puzzle solving. It honest was nice considering the type of game, almost refreshing. Because of its lower budget though, the world is emptier then not and not too long of a play time. Still brought me that that joy I had for bigger, a bit older open world game titles.
To be honest I can so easily go in depth on each game I love but I think my ramblings about Aer sum them all up fine enough. They being back that feeling of exploring and being able to make my own story in a story that is already made.
Hey bro your video is really good but am suprised you didn't talk about any jak and daxter game those games were I Think one of the first games that are open world and don't have any loading screen still a very good video well done
i don’t have much experience with them! i’ll go check em out!
thanks for watching
📌I used to collect every single treasure chest in an open world game even if it only contains a cotton shirt. But one day I stopped playing a game with 100 treasure chests still left on the map. That's when I knew my attitude was changing towards open world games. After that, I didn't finish 3 open world games and quit right in the middle. That has never happened before. I used to finish every single game even if I'm not enjoying it. But now I have no problem moving on to the next title.
Yay finally a new video. Wonderful 🤩 Are you going to enable patreon too again?
Yes sir! It's in the description
Loved the video game history lesson and also the cake metaphor & honesty about the role of the gamer concerning open world fatigue. Don't have enough time for much gaming but I had the same feeling with many titles I started in the last 5 or so years (and never finished). Might really need to find a better balance with more linear games and less parallel gaming...
My first gaming experience was my parents commodore 64. I was born in the 80's and consider myself lucky enough to experience it all from the 80's until today.
My parents then bought themselves a brand new computer in 1998 and..... Dial up internet was introduced into the household.
The new computer brought me into the exciting world of gaming like the Sims and Age of Empires until the Christmas of 1999, my parents fulfilled mine and my brothers dreams by gifting us a Nintendo 64 and i was gone.
Super Mario 64, Super Smash Bros, Pokémon Snap and Zelda Ocarina of Time had me turning into the biggest gaming freak during my early teenage years and my collection of N64 Games kept growing and even now in my late 30's is still growing (I kept the N64 we were given that Christmas and its still working as perfectly today and the day we unwrapped it). My gaming only progressed further when the first xbox was released and Halo was born.
I got hooked onto GTA, The Sims again and Forza.
Going into my late 20's and 30's my gaming experience started dwindling as parenting and work responsibilities took over my life and never really progressed further into new games after playing Forza Horizons and GTA Vice City.
Not sure why i just deluged all of that other than wanting to share my gaming experiences from the 80's until now and obviously reminiscing over time when gaming had me intoxicated. Nostalgia at it's finest i suppose.
Oh and gameboy colour too I got for my birthday in 1999. Turned me into a pokemon master over and over again.
Good video
You. Deserve. More. Subscribers.
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