10 Open World Video Games That Mock You For Exploring

10. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

The bread and butter of the Grand Theft Auto franchise has been the appeal of giving players a massive open world sandbox and letting them just tear it up however they see fit.

Except, in San Andreas, Rockstar had an odd, slightly hilarious punishment for anyone who got a little over-ambitious and attempted to access areas of the game world which hadn't yet been unlocked through the story.

If you're playing the game as Rockstar intends, you need to complete 27 missions in Los Santos before accessing San Fierro, and 64 before unlocking Las Venturas, but that doesn't mean you can't just swim to these places before that.

However, doing so will result in you instantly receiving a four-star wanted level, ensuring the near-full might of the San Andreas Police Department (SAPD) quickly comes crashing down on you.

Granted, cops Tenpenny and Hernandez tell you not to leave Los Santos in the early stages of the game for good reason, but when Rockstar dropped players in the middle of such a rich, gorgeous world, did they really expect them to patient wait for it all to open up organically?