THQ and Vigil games are dead, with nobody having bought Vigil, and all of it's staff having been laid off, but let's talk what if here- if THQ/Vigil, were to make a CV game? Im basing this off of Darksiders. They also made an interconnected map. Most everything is accessible by foot. and if not, by warp point.
Of course, it is hack n slash at it's core, and has orchestrated music, so most of the CVD would just designate it a GoW ripoff. (protip: it's not- it's a Zelda ripoff)