One of the best things about open world games is that they vary in genre, game mechanics, side missions, and more importantly, their storylines.
Black Myth: Wukong is an example, making good use of the reference platform from Journey to the West to further develop its own story.
However, when considering the quality of the plot, Black Myth: Wukong still seems to be unable to compare with the open world games below.
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim
Players who have completed the title may know that the conflict in The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim is an ongoing civil war between the Imperial Legion and the Stormcloaks. However, there are thousands of years of history behind the game's story and it borrows heavily from previous installments of the series. The conflict between the Nords and the ancient race of Dragons is also well documented, as the player, taking on the role of the Dragonborn, will have to set out on a journey to defeat Alduin, the dragon lord.
Not only does Skyrim mine a lot of lore from this long-standing conflict, but it also touches on other lesser-known aspects of the gods and legends, with Deadric princes like Azura, Molag Bal, Sanguine and Sheogorath interferes with many of the game's side quests and world events.
Horizon: Zero Dawn
The game's story begins about 1,000 years ago when gamers explored the world as Aloy. In the early 2020s, humanity faces a serious problem related to climate change, ocean pollution levels, and mass extinction of species globally. Scientists around the world have come up with a solution: creating mechanical animals to improve the Earth.
In the following centuries, human colonies were repeatedly hit by massive earthquakes, famine and conflict, and humanity was forced to return to a nearly primitive state of trading and hunting. and gathering, among other subsistence activities became the main focus of the society.
Elden Ring
The lore behind Elden Ring is so vast that a single article is not enough to describe it. The game is set in the Lands Between, which is blessed and under the protection of Greater Will, a god who ensures the prevalence of chaotic order. Through Erdtree, the giant golden tree that sees all and protects all, Greater Will communicates his commands in a variety of ways. Serving as a vessel of Greater Will, Queen Marika the Eternal has made death impossible in her kingdom. And while this was considered a blessing, it eventually became a curse.
Marika's first marriage to Godfrey, the first Lord of Elden, as well as her second marriage to Radagon both produced children – candidates to replace herself. Some accept their fate, some reject them and from here, the plots of the Lands Between are gradually revealed.