If you want to get technical about it, the first Pokémon game to have multiple maps was Gold & Silver. After you beat the Johto Elite Four, you could then take on the Indigo League over in Kanto.
Rather than going for a massive open-world game, though, Obsidian has focused on creating smaller, richer spaces filled with quests and characters to discover and meet. Skull & Bones, eat your heart ...
Meanwhile, Monster Hunter Wilds is set to take expand the franchise with its open-world environments ... for new games to play this February, here's a list of the seven biggest games launching ...