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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...
emerald state messiness
  04/22/26
if you're putting Crackdown you lose all credibility
odious opaque meetinghouse
  04/22/26
Crackdown is a masterpiece
emerald state messiness
  04/22/26
I only like botw
curious shrine philosopher-king
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I only played the gta games as a sandbox to cause mayhem I n...
emerald state messiness
  04/22/26
Immortals Fenyx Rising is fun
Pea-brained friendly grandma
  04/22/26
Ubisoft 🤮
emerald state messiness
  04/22/26
GTA 5 was great. And I am in the minority here as enjoying T...
jade exhilarant sound barrier codepig
  04/22/26
BOTW was a triumph and i quit playing tears about 3 hours in...
ocher zombie-like school haunted graveyard
  04/22/26
You are better off starting with GTA: San Andreas or just go...
jade exhilarant sound barrier codepig
  04/22/26
Vice City is good too. I'd skip 3 at this point, and just go...
Spectacular business firm crotch
  04/22/26
GTA IV is even better than those, especially if you ever liv...
Overrated internet-worthy boltzmann
  04/22/26
Cant skip III; he needs a primer on the Australian-American ...
hot crackhouse round eye
  04/22/26
Is the original Legend of Zelda "open world"? Wha...
brindle home
  04/22/26
Elden Ring’s is pretty good if you have a lot of time ...
Diverse clown
  04/22/26
I'm never gonna play any of these parry & roll around w/...
emerald state messiness
  04/22/26
Elden Ring is quite literally hundreds of square miles of no...
Spectacular business firm crotch
  04/22/26
You never saw the late game and its Dungeons. Also there&...
Diverse clown
  04/22/26
Absurd you left RDR2 off this list. It is a TRIUMPH.
laughsome hell sweet tailpipe
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https://x.com/HadesRise/status/2046996354883358779
emerald state messiness
  04/22/26
Witcher 3 was excellent and still plays well.
talented hall elastic band
  04/22/26
Fake open world linear game
emerald state messiness
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Shots fired
sepia degenerate garrison
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it was worse than 1 and 2 and the best parts of 3 were the l...
Sick piazza trust fund
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1 might've been the most interesting, despite the shitty nev...
talented hall elastic band
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On a somewhat related subject, I never get tired of 4chan /v...
sepia degenerate garrison
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i enjoyed daggerfall
razzle-dazzle dark juggernaut church
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180
sepia degenerate garrison
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Red Dead 2 wasn’t that bad, come on
indigo dashing lay
  04/22/26
Intriguing poast-moniker synergy
sepia degenerate garrison
  04/22/26
😆
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sepia degenerate garrison
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crackdown was badass
Sick piazza trust fund
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emerald state messiness
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Oblivion deserves credit for finally fulfilling the basic pr...
heady crystalline fanboi institution
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sepia degenerate garrison
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glad you mentioned Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction. T...
Spectacular business firm crotch
  04/22/26
180
emerald state messiness
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I realize these are completely different games than what OP ...
Hateful adventurous principal's office
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...
sepia degenerate garrison
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people dont see each other irl twisted metal would be ma...
razzle-dazzle dark juggernaut church
  04/22/26
*You, me, Emilio and frutiger aero tp four-boxing Mario kart...
Hateful adventurous principal's office
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sepia degenerate garrison
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sepia degenerate garrison
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Missing a POTUS off the list btw: Shenmue https://www.red...
Khaki office
  04/22/26
I think lawman8 really loved this game
razzle-dazzle dark juggernaut church
  04/22/26
series was really good and i hate these types of games
Khaki office
  04/22/26
i notice that you CONSPICUOUSLY left out LA Noire.
Gold vibrant rehab
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ff7
Burgundy Histrionic Mad-dog Skullcap
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A triumph
Diverse clown
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Hardwar
Bat Shit Crazy Cyan Marketing Idea
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citrine pit coffee pot
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a rich open world
Sapphire gas station place of business
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180!
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sepia degenerate garrison
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milky lodge
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fallout new vegas kingdom come deliverance
Maniacal saffron antidepressant drug
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Cyberpunk 2077 was great
cobalt pisswyrm
  04/23/26
😴
Diverse clown
  04/23/26
...
emerald state messiness
  04/23/26
(Goymer)
emerald state messiness
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MGSV was the best other than having a chunk of story cut off...
odious opaque meetinghouse
  04/23/26
I should try that
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Date: April 22nd, 2026 10:02 AM
Author: emerald state messiness

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: odious opaque meetinghouse

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: emerald state messiness

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: curious shrine philosopher-king

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: emerald state messiness

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: Pea-brained friendly grandma

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: emerald state messiness

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: jade exhilarant sound barrier codepig

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: ocher zombie-like school 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: jade exhilarant sound barrier codepig

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: Spectacular business firm crotch

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: Overrated internet-worthy boltzmann

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: hot crackhouse round eye

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: brindle home

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: Diverse clown

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: emerald state messiness

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: Spectacular business firm crotch

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: Diverse clown

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: laughsome hell sweet tailpipe

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: emerald state messiness

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: talented hall elastic band

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: emerald state messiness

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: sepia degenerate garrison

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: Sick piazza trust fund

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: talented hall elastic band

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: sepia degenerate garrison

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: razzle-dazzle dark juggernaut church

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: sepia degenerate garrison

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: indigo dashing lay

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: sepia degenerate garrison

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: Hateful adventurous principal's office

😆

(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: sepia degenerate garrison



(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: Khaki office



(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: sepia degenerate garrison



(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: obsidian resort



(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: sepia degenerate garrison



(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: Sick piazza trust fund

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: emerald state messiness



(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: heady crystalline fanboi institution

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: sepia degenerate garrison



(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: Spectacular business firm crotch

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: emerald state messiness

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: Hateful adventurous principal's office

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: sepia degenerate garrison



(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: razzle-dazzle dark juggernaut church

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: Hateful adventurous principal's office

*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: sepia degenerate garrison

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

(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: emerald state messiness



(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: sepia degenerate garrison



(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: Khaki office

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: razzle-dazzle dark juggernaut church

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: Khaki office

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: Gold vibrant rehab

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: Burgundy Histrionic Mad-dog Skullcap

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: Diverse clown

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: Bat Shit Crazy Cyan Marketing Idea

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: citrine pit coffee pot



(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 gas station place of business

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: sepia degenerate garrison

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: emerald state messiness



(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: sepia degenerate garrison



(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: milky lodge



(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: Maniacal saffron antidepressant drug

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: cobalt pisswyrm

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: Diverse clown

😴

(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: emerald state messiness



(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: emerald state messiness

(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: odious opaque meetinghouse

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: emerald state messiness

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: sepia degenerate garrison



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