So, I've been chatting with Kurdtthegoat about games and stuff as I usually do and he mentioned something that never pinged with me before.
Lately, I've been crackalacking on open world games. Not so long ago I finally finished Red Dead Redemption. Knocked off Arkham knight( I think this counts to a small extent), Just Cause 2 and am playing thought JC3 and have bought, but not yet played Shadow of Mordor. I'm also looking at nabbing Horizon ZD.
Kurdt brought up the prospect of being burnt out on open world games, as they are a time sink and I thought, that is a possibility. Until RDR, I had never actually finished one, despite playing GTA (VC and SA) a fair bit. However I guess that's a good thing about them. I feel like I can play them without having to finish the story. As long as I feel like I get my money's worth from running around causing my own hi-jinx, then I am fine to sell/trade/shelf it with no regrets.
It also got me thinking, is the sandbox/open world genre the new JRPG fad of times before?