OK! So today’s discussion was on the classification of a game as a sandbox.
Wikipedia has this to say
An open world is a type of video game level design where a player can roam freely through a virtual world and is given considerable freedom in choosing how to approach objectives.Video games that include such level design often are referred to as “free roam” games.
The term is sometimes used interchangeably with “sandbox” and “free-roaming”;however, the terms open world and free-roaming describe the game environment itself and allude more to the absence of artificial barriers,[4] in contrast to the invisible walls and loading screens that are common in linear level designs. The term sandbox refers more to the mechanics of a game and how, as in a physical sandbox, the user is entertained by his ability to play creatively and with there being “no right way”of playing the game.
So is GTA sand box or open world?
Sandbox
however theres other games with allow you to play your way but with rpg capabilities so what would they be?
Its Open-World.
Games like Minecraft and Terraria do combine genres and are hard to pin down to one genre. I would place them in the sandbox category even though the player does not have control over physics, the sheer creativity displayed by players show more sandbox than open characteristics.
Platform Name – Nintendo Wii
Platform Type – Video Game Console
Processor – PowerPC Broadway Processor
Memonry – 88 MB Main Memory
Graphics – ATI “Hollywood”
Communication – Wi-fi and Bluetooth
Storage – 512 MB of Internal Flash Memory