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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...
Turquoise mad cow disease crotch
  04/22/26
if you're putting Crackdown you lose all credibility
Crawly aphrodisiac crackhouse
  04/22/26
Crackdown is a masterpiece
Turquoise mad cow disease crotch
  04/22/26
I only like botw
Trip school
  04/22/26
I only played the gta games as a sandbox to cause mayhem I n...
Turquoise mad cow disease crotch
  04/22/26
Immortals Fenyx Rising is fun
multi-colored filthy sweet tailpipe
  04/22/26
Ubisoft 🤮
Turquoise mad cow disease crotch
  04/22/26
GTA 5 was great. And I am in the minority here as enjoying T...
Sooty Supple Mediation
  04/22/26
BOTW was a triumph and i quit playing tears about 3 hours in...
Impressive haunted graveyard
  04/22/26
You are better off starting with GTA: San Andreas or just go...
Sooty Supple Mediation
  04/22/26
Vice City is good too. I'd skip 3 at this point, and just go...
splenetic orchestra pit
  04/22/26
GTA IV is even better than those, especially if you ever liv...
Motley maniacal mental disorder nursing home
  04/22/26
Cant skip III; he needs a primer on the Australian-American ...
crimson soggy death wish
  04/22/26
Is the original Legend of Zelda "open world"? Wha...
Contagious Address
  04/22/26
Elden Ring’s is pretty good if you have a lot of time ...
jet range
  04/22/26
I'm never gonna play any of these parry & roll around w/...
Turquoise mad cow disease crotch
  04/22/26
Elden Ring is quite literally hundreds of square miles of no...
splenetic orchestra pit
  04/22/26
You never saw the late game and its Dungeons. Also there&...
jet range
  04/22/26
Absurd you left RDR2 off this list. It is a TRIUMPH.
odious church building mood
  04/22/26
https://x.com/HadesRise/status/2046996354883358779
Turquoise mad cow disease crotch
  04/22/26
Witcher 3 was excellent and still plays well.
spectacular gold space gunner
  04/22/26
Fake open world linear game
Turquoise mad cow disease crotch
  04/22/26
Shots fired
adventurous private investor
  04/22/26
it was worse than 1 and 2 and the best parts of 3 were the l...
Burgundy headpube
  04/22/26
1 might've been the most interesting, despite the shitty nev...
spectacular gold space gunner
  04/22/26
On a somewhat related subject, I never get tired of 4chan /v...
adventurous private investor
  04/22/26
i enjoyed daggerfall
translucent galvanic idea he suggested personal credit line
  04/22/26
180
adventurous private investor
  04/22/26
Red Dead 2 wasn’t that bad, come on
doobsian spot
  04/22/26
Intriguing poast-moniker synergy
adventurous private investor
  04/22/26
😆
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stirring main people
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adventurous private investor
  04/22/26
crackdown was badass
Burgundy headpube
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Turquoise mad cow disease crotch
  04/22/26
Oblivion deserves credit for finally fulfilling the basic pr...
Wild french pit
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adventurous private investor
  04/22/26
glad you mentioned Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction. T...
splenetic orchestra pit
  04/22/26
180
Turquoise mad cow disease crotch
  04/22/26
I realize these are completely different games than what OP ...
frozen theatre
  04/22/26
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adventurous private investor
  04/22/26
people dont see each other irl twisted metal would be ma...
translucent galvanic idea he suggested personal credit line
  04/22/26
*You, me, Emilio and frutiger aero tp four-boxing Mario kart...
frozen theatre
  04/22/26
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
adventurous private investor
  04/22/26
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Turquoise mad cow disease crotch
  04/22/26
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adventurous private investor
  04/22/26
Missing a POTUS off the list btw: Shenmue https://www.red...
Cracking Shaky Stead
  04/22/26
I think lawman8 really loved this game
translucent galvanic idea he suggested personal credit line
  04/22/26
series was really good and i hate these types of games
Cracking Shaky Stead
  04/22/26
i notice that you CONSPICUOUSLY left out LA Noire.
Arrogant Famous Landscape Painting Athletic Conference
  04/22/26
ff7
Thriller site
  04/22/26
A triumph
jet range
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Hardwar
sapphire step-uncle's house
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...
Blathering Forum
  04/23/26
a rich open world
Sienna aromatic newt reading party
  04/22/26
180!
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  04/23/26
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adventurous private investor
  04/23/26
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blue zippy whorehouse azn
  04/23/26
fallout new vegas kingdom come deliverance
claret market
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Cyberpunk 2077 was great
canary home background story
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😴
jet range
  04/23/26
...
Turquoise mad cow disease crotch
  04/23/26
(Goymer)
Turquoise mad cow disease crotch
  04/23/26
MGSV was the best other than having a chunk of story cut off...
Crawly aphrodisiac crackhouse
  04/23/26
I should try that
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  04/23/26
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  04/23/26


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Date: April 22nd, 2026 10:02 AM
Author: Turquoise mad cow disease crotch

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: Crawly aphrodisiac crackhouse

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: Turquoise mad cow disease crotch

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: Trip school

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: Turquoise mad cow disease crotch

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: multi-colored filthy sweet tailpipe

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: Turquoise mad cow disease crotch

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: Sooty Supple Mediation

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: Impressive haunted graveyard

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: Sooty Supple Mediation

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: splenetic orchestra pit

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: Motley maniacal mental disorder nursing home

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: crimson soggy death wish

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: Contagious Address

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: jet range

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: Turquoise mad cow disease crotch

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: splenetic orchestra pit

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: jet range

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: odious church building mood

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: Turquoise mad cow disease crotch

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: spectacular gold space gunner

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: Turquoise mad cow disease crotch

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: adventurous private investor

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: Burgundy headpube

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: spectacular gold space gunner

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: adventurous private investor

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: translucent galvanic idea he suggested personal credit line

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: adventurous private investor

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: doobsian spot

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: adventurous private investor

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: frozen theatre

😆

(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: adventurous private investor



(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: Cracking Shaky Stead



(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: adventurous private investor



(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: stirring main people



(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: adventurous private investor



(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: Burgundy headpube

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: Turquoise mad cow disease crotch



(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: Wild french pit

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: adventurous private investor



(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: splenetic orchestra pit

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: Turquoise mad cow disease crotch

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: frozen theatre

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: adventurous private investor



(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: translucent galvanic idea he suggested personal credit line

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: frozen theatre

*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: adventurous private investor

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

(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: Turquoise mad cow disease crotch



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49835898)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 10:02 PM
Author: adventurous private investor



(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: Cracking Shaky Stead

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: translucent galvanic idea he suggested personal credit line

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: Cracking Shaky Stead

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: Arrogant Famous Landscape Painting Athletic Conference

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: Thriller site

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: jet range

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: sapphire step-uncle's house

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: Blathering Forum



(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: Sienna aromatic newt reading party

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: adventurous private investor

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: Turquoise mad cow disease crotch



(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: adventurous private investor



(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: blue zippy whorehouse azn



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49837585)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 11:58 PM
Author: claret market

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: canary home background story

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: jet range

😴

(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: Turquoise mad cow disease crotch



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49837336)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 2:18 PM
Author: Turquoise mad cow disease crotch

(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: Crawly aphrodisiac crackhouse

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: Turquoise mad cow disease crotch

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: adventurous private investor



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5859368&forum_id=2/#49837456)