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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...
mind-boggling lime ratface
  04/22/26
if you're putting Crackdown you lose all credibility
Wine hall
  04/22/26
Crackdown is a masterpiece
mind-boggling lime ratface
  04/22/26
I only like botw
Orange Free-loading Knife Shrine
  04/22/26
I only played the gta games as a sandbox to cause mayhem I n...
mind-boggling lime ratface
  04/22/26
Immortals Fenyx Rising is fun
Fear-inspiring Corn Cake
  04/22/26
Ubisoft 🤮
mind-boggling lime ratface
  04/22/26
GTA 5 was great. And I am in the minority here as enjoying T...
Sticky sepia candlestick maker kitty
  04/22/26
BOTW was a triumph and i quit playing tears about 3 hours in...
ungodly chapel
  04/22/26
You are better off starting with GTA: San Andreas or just go...
Sticky sepia candlestick maker kitty
  04/22/26
Vice City is good too. I'd skip 3 at this point, and just go...
drunken irradiated selfie
  04/22/26
GTA IV is even better than those, especially if you ever liv...
well-lubricated slap-happy garrison
  04/22/26
Cant skip III; he needs a primer on the Australian-American ...
electric tanning salon factory reset button
  04/22/26
Is the original Legend of Zelda "open world"? Wha...
Lilac Institution Party Of The First Part
  04/22/26
Elden Ring’s is pretty good if you have a lot of time ...
aromatic wild brunch kitty cat
  04/22/26
I'm never gonna play any of these parry & roll around w/...
mind-boggling lime ratface
  04/22/26
Elden Ring is quite literally hundreds of square miles of no...
drunken irradiated selfie
  04/22/26
You never saw the late game and its Dungeons. Also there&...
aromatic wild brunch kitty cat
  04/22/26
Absurd you left RDR2 off this list. It is a TRIUMPH.
Mildly Autistic Hyperventilating Ticket Booth
  04/22/26
https://x.com/HadesRise/status/2046996354883358779
mind-boggling lime ratface
  04/22/26
Witcher 3 was excellent and still plays well.
chartreuse haunted graveyard feces
  04/22/26
Fake open world linear game
mind-boggling lime ratface
  04/22/26
Shots fired
Laughsome impressive windowlicker
  04/22/26
it was worse than 1 and 2 and the best parts of 3 were the l...
fishy hateful locale
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1 might've been the most interesting, despite the shitty nev...
chartreuse haunted graveyard feces
  04/22/26
On a somewhat related subject, I never get tired of 4chan /v...
Laughsome impressive windowlicker
  04/22/26
i enjoyed daggerfall
aqua yarmulke
  04/22/26
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Laughsome impressive windowlicker
  04/22/26
Red Dead 2 wasn’t that bad, come on
Boyish friendly grandma
  04/22/26
Intriguing poast-moniker synergy
Laughsome impressive windowlicker
  04/22/26
😆
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Floppy plum community account roommate
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Laughsome impressive windowlicker
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crackdown was badass
fishy hateful locale
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mind-boggling lime ratface
  04/22/26
Oblivion deserves credit for finally fulfilling the basic pr...
Jet-lagged stead goyim
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Laughsome impressive windowlicker
  04/22/26
glad you mentioned Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction. T...
drunken irradiated selfie
  04/22/26
180
mind-boggling lime ratface
  04/22/26
I realize these are completely different games than what OP ...
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  04/22/26
...
Laughsome impressive windowlicker
  04/22/26
people dont see each other irl twisted metal would be ma...
aqua yarmulke
  04/22/26
*You, me, Emilio and frutiger aero tp four-boxing Mario kart...
Crawly Frum Patrolman
  04/22/26
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Laughsome impressive windowlicker
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mind-boggling lime ratface
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Laughsome impressive windowlicker
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Missing a POTUS off the list btw: Shenmue https://www.red...
supple abode pozpig
  04/22/26
I think lawman8 really loved this game
aqua yarmulke
  04/22/26
series was really good and i hate these types of games
supple abode pozpig
  04/22/26
i notice that you CONSPICUOUSLY left out LA Noire.
appetizing swollen casino jewess
  04/22/26
ff7
adulterous meetinghouse milk
  04/22/26
A triumph
aromatic wild brunch kitty cat
  04/22/26
Hardwar
Angry Crackhouse Mental Disorder
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...
Pearly chest-beating legal warrant idiot
  04/23/26
a rich open world
Slate location telephone
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180!
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mind-boggling lime ratface
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Laughsome impressive windowlicker
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bat-shit-crazy charcoal cumskin national
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fallout new vegas kingdom come deliverance
out-of-control obsidian forum azn
  04/22/26
Cyberpunk 2077 was great
underhanded ceo
  04/23/26
😴
aromatic wild brunch kitty cat
  04/23/26
...
mind-boggling lime ratface
  04/23/26
(Goymer)
mind-boggling lime ratface
  04/23/26
MGSV was the best other than having a chunk of story cut off...
Wine hall
  04/23/26
I should try that
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  04/23/26
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Date: April 22nd, 2026 10:02 AM
Author: mind-boggling lime ratface

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=2в#49833947)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 8:23 PM
Author: Wine hall

if you're putting Crackdown you lose all credibility

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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 11:35 PM
Author: mind-boggling lime ratface

Crackdown is a masterpiece

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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 10:03 AM
Author: Orange Free-loading Knife Shrine

I only like botw

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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 10:04 AM
Author: mind-boggling lime ratface

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=2в#49833957)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 10:15 AM
Author: Fear-inspiring Corn Cake

Immortals Fenyx Rising is fun

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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 10:22 AM
Author: mind-boggling lime ratface

Ubisoft 🤮

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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 10:17 AM
Author: Sticky sepia candlestick maker kitty

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=2в#49833996)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 3:57 PM
Author: ungodly chapel

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=2в#49834762)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 4:01 PM
Author: Sticky sepia candlestick maker kitty

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=2в#49834779)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 8:02 PM
Author: drunken irradiated selfie

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=2в#49835586)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 10:27 PM
Author: well-lubricated slap-happy garrison

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=2в#49836088)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 11:10 PM
Author: electric tanning salon factory reset button

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

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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 4:02 PM
Author: Lilac Institution Party Of The First Part

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

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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 4:10 PM
Author: aromatic wild brunch kitty cat

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=2в#49834794)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 6:56 PM
Author: mind-boggling lime ratface

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=2в#49835316)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 8:04 PM
Author: drunken irradiated selfie

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=2в#49835592)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 11:19 PM
Author: aromatic wild brunch kitty cat

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=2в#49836168)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 4:54 PM
Author: Mildly Autistic Hyperventilating Ticket Booth

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

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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 6:58 PM
Author: mind-boggling lime ratface

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

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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 4:56 PM
Author: chartreuse haunted graveyard feces

Witcher 3 was excellent and still plays well.

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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 7:00 PM
Author: mind-boggling lime ratface

Fake open world linear game

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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 7:20 PM
Author: Laughsome impressive windowlicker

Shots fired

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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 7:16 PM
Author: fishy hateful locale

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=2в#49835398)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 7:51 PM
Author: chartreuse haunted graveyard feces

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=2в#49835522)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 7:21 PM
Author: Laughsome impressive windowlicker

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=2в#49835415)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 6:58 PM
Author: aqua yarmulke

i enjoyed daggerfall

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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 7:21 PM
Author: Laughsome impressive windowlicker

180

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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 6:59 PM
Author: Boyish friendly grandma

Red Dead 2 wasn’t that bad, come on

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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 7:21 PM
Author: Laughsome impressive windowlicker

Intriguing poast-moniker synergy

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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 7:57 PM
Author: Crawly Frum Patrolman

😆

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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 7:57 PM
Author: Laughsome impressive windowlicker



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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 8:41 PM
Author: supple abode pozpig



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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 9:19 PM
Author: Laughsome impressive windowlicker



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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 9:33 PM
Author: Floppy plum community account roommate



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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 10:02 PM
Author: Laughsome impressive windowlicker



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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 7:18 PM
Author: fishy hateful locale

crackdown was badass

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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 11:35 PM
Author: mind-boggling lime ratface



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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 7:54 PM
Author: Jet-lagged stead goyim

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=2в#49835536)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 7:57 PM
Author: Laughsome impressive windowlicker



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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 8:05 PM
Author: drunken irradiated selfie

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=2в#49835600)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 8:35 PM
Author: mind-boggling lime ratface

180

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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 8:10 PM
Author: Crawly Frum Patrolman

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=2в#49835633)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 8:21 PM
Author: Laughsome impressive windowlicker



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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 8:24 PM
Author: aqua yarmulke

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=2в#49835701)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 8:40 PM
Author: Crawly Frum Patrolman

*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=2в#49835750)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 9:18 PM
Author: Laughsome impressive windowlicker

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

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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 9:25 PM
Author: mind-boggling lime ratface



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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 10:02 PM
Author: Laughsome impressive windowlicker



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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 8:36 PM
Author: supple abode pozpig

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=2в#49835741)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 8:41 PM
Author: aqua yarmulke

I think lawman8 really loved this game

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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 8:41 PM
Author: supple abode pozpig

series was really good

and i hate these types of games



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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 11:02 PM
Author: appetizing swollen casino jewess

i notice that you CONSPICUOUSLY left out LA Noire.

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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 11:17 PM
Author: adulterous meetinghouse milk

ff7

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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 11:23 PM
Author: aromatic wild brunch kitty cat

A triumph

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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 11:30 PM
Author: Angry Crackhouse Mental Disorder

Hardwar

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



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 2:53 PM
Author: Pearly chest-beating legal warrant idiot



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 11:32 PM
Author: Slate location telephone

a rich open world

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



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 12:13 AM
Author: Laughsome impressive windowlicker

180!

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



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 2:18 PM
Author: mind-boggling lime ratface



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 2:18 PM
Author: Laughsome impressive windowlicker



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 3:25 PM
Author: bat-shit-crazy charcoal cumskin national



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 11:58 PM
Author: out-of-control obsidian forum azn

fallout new vegas

kingdom come deliverance



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



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 12:06 AM
Author: underhanded ceo

Cyberpunk 2077 was great

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



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 7:59 AM
Author: aromatic wild brunch kitty cat

😴

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



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 2:18 PM
Author: mind-boggling lime ratface



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 2:18 PM
Author: mind-boggling lime ratface

(Goymer)

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



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 2:38 PM
Author: Wine hall

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=2в#49837428)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 2:47 PM
Author: mind-boggling lime ratface

I should try that

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



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 2:49 PM
Author: Laughsome impressive windowlicker



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