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There are like 4 total "open world" video games that have been actually good

GTA 3 & Vice City (same game so counts as 1) Mercenari...
saffron hairraiser elastic band
  04/22/26
if you're putting Crackdown you lose all credibility
floppy pearly point
  04/22/26
Crackdown is a masterpiece
saffron hairraiser elastic band
  04/22/26
I only like botw
honey-headed mind-boggling box office legend
  04/22/26
I only played the gta games as a sandbox to cause mayhem I n...
saffron hairraiser elastic band
  04/22/26
Immortals Fenyx Rising is fun
alcoholic antidepressant drug athletic conference
  04/22/26
Ubisoft 🤮
saffron hairraiser elastic band
  04/22/26
GTA 5 was great. And I am in the minority here as enjoying T...
Supple well-lubricated newt chapel
  04/22/26
BOTW was a triumph and i quit playing tears about 3 hours in...
yellow unhinged home round eye
  04/22/26
You are better off starting with GTA: San Andreas or just go...
Supple well-lubricated newt chapel
  04/22/26
Vice City is good too. I'd skip 3 at this point, and just go...
Dashing sound barrier masturbator
  04/22/26
GTA IV is even better than those, especially if you ever liv...
gaped rehab rigor
  04/22/26
Cant skip III; he needs a primer on the Australian-American ...
coral passionate office
  04/22/26
Is the original Legend of Zelda "open world"? Wha...
Red Indecent Corner
  04/22/26
Elden Ring’s is pretty good if you have a lot of time ...
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  04/22/26
I'm never gonna play any of these parry & roll around w/...
saffron hairraiser elastic band
  04/22/26
Elden Ring is quite literally hundreds of square miles of no...
Dashing sound barrier masturbator
  04/22/26
You never saw the late game and its Dungeons. Also there&...
federal topaz toilet seat center
  04/22/26
Absurd you left RDR2 off this list. It is a TRIUMPH.
Sooty therapy
  04/22/26
https://x.com/HadesRise/status/2046996354883358779
saffron hairraiser elastic band
  04/22/26
Witcher 3 was excellent and still plays well.
carnelian aromatic bawdyhouse death wish
  04/22/26
Fake open world linear game
saffron hairraiser elastic band
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Shots fired
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it was worse than 1 and 2 and the best parts of 3 were the l...
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1 might've been the most interesting, despite the shitty nev...
carnelian aromatic bawdyhouse death wish
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On a somewhat related subject, I never get tired of 4chan /v...
Bateful Useless Brakes
  04/22/26
i enjoyed daggerfall
bistre orchestra pit
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180
Bateful Useless Brakes
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Red Dead 2 wasn’t that bad, come on
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  04/22/26
Intriguing poast-moniker synergy
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😆
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crackdown was badass
Stimulating Angry Stead
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Oblivion deserves credit for finally fulfilling the basic pr...
Impressive soul-stirring temple
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  04/22/26
glad you mentioned Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction. T...
Dashing sound barrier masturbator
  04/22/26
180
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I realize these are completely different games than what OP ...
Tripping Theater
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people dont see each other irl twisted metal would be ma...
bistre orchestra pit
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*You, me, Emilio and frutiger aero tp four-boxing Mario kart...
Tripping Theater
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Missing a POTUS off the list btw: Shenmue https://www.red...
180 whorehouse idea he suggested
  04/22/26
I think lawman8 really loved this game
bistre orchestra pit
  04/22/26
series was really good and i hate these types of games
180 whorehouse idea he suggested
  04/22/26
i notice that you CONSPICUOUSLY left out LA Noire.
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ff7
Cheese-eating Brilliant Piazza
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A triumph
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Hardwar
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...
fiercely-loyal beady-eyed abode
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a rich open world
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180!
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fallout new vegas kingdom come deliverance
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Cyberpunk 2077 was great
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😴
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...
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(Goymer)
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MGSV was the best other than having a chunk of story cut off...
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  04/23/26
I should try that
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Date: April 22nd, 2026 10:02 AM
Author: saffron hairraiser elastic band

GTA 3 & Vice City (same game so counts as 1)

Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction

Zelda Breath of the Wild but not the sequel

Crackdown 1

The Rest are abysmal gash

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49833947)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 8:23 PM
Author: floppy pearly point

if you're putting Crackdown you lose all credibility

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49835698)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 11:35 PM
Author: saffron hairraiser elastic band

Crackdown is a masterpiece

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49836194)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 10:03 AM
Author: honey-headed mind-boggling box office legend

I only like botw

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49833951)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 10:04 AM
Author: saffron hairraiser elastic band

I only played the gta games as a sandbox to cause mayhem I never did any "missions" or story

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49833957)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 10:15 AM
Author: alcoholic antidepressant drug athletic conference

Immortals Fenyx Rising is fun

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49833992)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 10:22 AM
Author: saffron hairraiser elastic band

Ubisoft 🤮

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49834006)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 10:17 AM
Author: Supple well-lubricated newt chapel

GTA 5 was great. And I am in the minority here as enjoying Tears of the Kingdom despite it being The Same Game.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49833996)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 3:57 PM
Author: yellow unhinged home round eye

BOTW was a triumph and i quit playing tears about 3 hours in because it was the same. i'd never played GTA before i just fired up GTA III on steam the other night, but the entire game just seems to be running driving missions for scum NPCs for virtual money (ie take this hooker to this house and get the car painted at this other place). is that the entire game?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49834762)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 4:01 PM
Author: Supple well-lubricated newt chapel

You are better off starting with GTA: San Andreas or just going straight to GTA 5. GTA III is great, but it is dated. It gets to be more fun for sure, but it doesn't have the variety or dynamism of later games.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49834779)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 8:02 PM
Author: Dashing sound barrier masturbator

Vice City is good too. I'd skip 3 at this point, and just go to VC and SA

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49835586)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 10:27 PM
Author: gaped rehab rigor

GTA IV is even better than those, especially if you ever lived in nyc

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49836088)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 11:10 PM
Author: coral passionate office

Cant skip III; he needs a primer on the Australian-American War.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49836154)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 4:02 PM
Author: Red Indecent Corner

Is the original Legend of Zelda "open world"? What about Majora's Mask?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49834783)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 4:10 PM
Author: federal topaz toilet seat center

Elden Ring’s is pretty good if you have a lot of time on your hands or ingenious intuition about things. The way that some quests progress is like NES Simon’s Quest tier if not more cryptic.

Every one of these games that has lots of Fields and Land bores me automatically btw. They need to stop making these imo. Like Zelda’s open world has shrines which have Things inside of them. Land and trees and Herbs and Caves are bullshit if that’s all there is.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49834794)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 6:56 PM
Author: saffron hairraiser elastic band

I'm never gonna play any of these parry & roll around w/ sword games that Fromsoft churns out, it just looks like way too much going on for me

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49835316)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 8:04 PM
Author: Dashing sound barrier masturbator

Elden Ring is quite literally hundreds of square miles of nothing. Oversized World just for the sake of being Oversized, no real point.

Oh yeah, and the "rolling INTO the attack" mechanic is fucking gay as fuck

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49835592)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 11:19 PM
Author: federal topaz toilet seat center

You never saw the late game and its Dungeons.

Also there’s a cool af underground area with multiple entrances and exits on the overworld. Other things like that too probably which I never found.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49836168)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 4:54 PM
Author: Sooty therapy

Absurd you left RDR2 off this list. It is a TRIUMPH.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49834903)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 6:58 PM
Author: saffron hairraiser elastic band

https://x.com/HadesRise/status/2046996354883358779

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49835324)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 4:56 PM
Author: carnelian aromatic bawdyhouse death wish

Witcher 3 was excellent and still plays well.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49834913)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 7:00 PM
Author: saffron hairraiser elastic band

Fake open world linear game

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49835338)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 7:20 PM
Author: Bateful Useless Brakes

Shots fired

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49835411)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 7:16 PM
Author: Stimulating Angry Stead

it was worse than 1 and 2 and the best parts of 3 were the least open world bits

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49835398)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 7:51 PM
Author: carnelian aromatic bawdyhouse death wish

1 might've been the most interesting, despite the shitty neverwinter nights engine. I still enjoyed doing side quests and other open world stuff in 3 than pretty much every oblivion-esque game, although the dlc and main story were far better.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49835522)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 7:21 PM
Author: Bateful Useless Brakes

On a somewhat related subject, I never get tired of 4chan /v/ Witcher 3 waifu threads, either

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49835415)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 6:58 PM
Author: bistre orchestra pit

i enjoyed daggerfall

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49835328)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 7:21 PM
Author: Bateful Useless Brakes

180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49835418)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 6:59 PM
Author: sable anal juggernaut theater stage

Red Dead 2 wasn’t that bad, come on

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49835332)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 7:21 PM
Author: Bateful Useless Brakes

Intriguing poast-moniker synergy

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49835420)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 7:57 PM
Author: Tripping Theater

😆

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49835551)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 7:57 PM
Author: Bateful Useless Brakes



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49835555)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 8:41 PM
Author: 180 whorehouse idea he suggested



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49835752)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 9:19 PM
Author: Bateful Useless Brakes



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49835875)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 9:33 PM
Author: lascivious lettuce



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49835911)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 10:02 PM
Author: Bateful Useless Brakes



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49836022)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 7:18 PM
Author: Stimulating Angry Stead

crackdown was badass

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49835406)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 11:35 PM
Author: saffron hairraiser elastic band



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49836191)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 7:54 PM
Author: Impressive soul-stirring temple

Oblivion deserves credit for finally fulfilling the basic promise of an open world fantasy game

And then New Vegas is an obvious top tier game

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49835536)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 7:57 PM
Author: Bateful Useless Brakes



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49835556)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 8:05 PM
Author: Dashing sound barrier masturbator

glad you mentioned Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction. That Game was fun as fuck back in the day. The sequel was really disappointing

I would add GTA 5 to the OP List.

Otherwise, he is pretty much spot on.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49835600)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 8:35 PM
Author: saffron hairraiser elastic band

180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49835735)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 8:10 PM
Author: Tripping Theater

I realize these are completely different games than what OP is talking about, but Destruction Derby and Twisted Metal on PlayStation 1 were fun as fuck to mess around with your bros and I don’t know why they don’t ever make games like that any more.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49835633)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 8:21 PM
Author: Bateful Useless Brakes



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49835682)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 8:24 PM
Author: bistre orchestra pit

people dont see each other irl

twisted metal would be made into an online only shit fest where u play against no life losers who MUST win every game at all costs

people cant even have fun anymore

i remember spending hours on the paris map in twisted metal trying to get to the top of teh effiel tower then destroying it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49835701)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 8:40 PM
Author: Tripping Theater

*You, me, Emilio and frutiger aero tp four-boxing Mario kart on a 20 inch CRT on our day off from school, eating Dunkaroos (after we were done with our Torino’s pizza rolls)*

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49835750)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 9:18 PM
Author: Bateful Useless Brakes

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49835874)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 9:25 PM
Author: saffron hairraiser elastic band



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 10:02 PM
Author: Bateful Useless Brakes



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49836021)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 8:36 PM
Author: 180 whorehouse idea he suggested

Missing a POTUS off the list btw: Shenmue

https://www.reddit.com/r/Shenmue/comments/1dh3i6t/shenmue_was_truly_the_first_true_3d_open_world/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49835741)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 8:41 PM
Author: bistre orchestra pit

I think lawman8 really loved this game

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49835751)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 8:41 PM
Author: 180 whorehouse idea he suggested

series was really good

and i hate these types of games



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49835754)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 11:02 PM
Author: Ocher exciting fanboi pocket flask

i notice that you CONSPICUOUSLY left out LA Noire.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49836144)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 11:17 PM
Author: Cheese-eating Brilliant Piazza

ff7

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49836164)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 11:23 PM
Author: federal topaz toilet seat center

A triumph

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49836176)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 11:30 PM
Author: Drunken New Version Pozpig

Hardwar

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49836184)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 2:53 PM
Author: fiercely-loyal beady-eyed abode



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49837470)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 11:32 PM
Author: Sapphire abnormal hairy legs degenerate

a rich open world

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49836188)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 12:13 AM
Author: Bateful Useless Brakes

180!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49836227)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 2:18 PM
Author: saffron hairraiser elastic band



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49837335)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 2:18 PM
Author: Bateful Useless Brakes



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49837337)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 3:25 PM
Author: vivacious tanning salon



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 11:58 PM
Author: frisky hospital

fallout new vegas

kingdom come deliverance



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49836218)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 12:06 AM
Author: Flirting boltzmann tank

Cyberpunk 2077 was great

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49836224)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 7:59 AM
Author: federal topaz toilet seat center

😴

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49836467)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 2:18 PM
Author: saffron hairraiser elastic band



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 2:18 PM
Author: saffron hairraiser elastic band

(Goymer)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49837338)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 2:38 PM
Author: floppy pearly point

MGSV was the best other than having a chunk of story cut off at the end. But best gameplay outside of GTA games and Saints Row 1/2

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49837428)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 2:47 PM
Author: saffron hairraiser elastic band

I should try that

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49837449)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 2:49 PM
Author: Bateful Useless Brakes



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