Dragon's Dogma is one of my all time favorites and while the sequel is disappointing in many ways, man would I love to see more RPGs with this kind of open world design!
Explorable in its entirety from the get go, no activity icons, no adjusting for player's level, tons of secrets and treasures/collectibles that are actually valuable.
From recent games, only Elden Ring comes to mind. Unless I'm forgetting something obvious?
