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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...
arousing sapphire chapel
  04/22/26
if you're putting Crackdown you lose all credibility
aqua coffee pot partner
  04/22/26
Crackdown is a masterpiece
arousing sapphire chapel
  04/22/26
I only like botw
walnut anal alpha
  04/22/26
I only played the gta games as a sandbox to cause mayhem I n...
arousing sapphire chapel
  04/22/26
Immortals Fenyx Rising is fun
Racy new version mad-dog skullcap
  04/22/26
Ubisoft 🤮
arousing sapphire chapel
  04/22/26
GTA 5 was great. And I am in the minority here as enjoying T...
disgusting goal in life puppy
  04/22/26
BOTW was a triumph and i quit playing tears about 3 hours in...
carmine spot
  04/22/26
You are better off starting with GTA: San Andreas or just go...
disgusting goal in life puppy
  04/22/26
Vice City is good too. I'd skip 3 at this point, and just go...
Chartreuse Aggressive French Chef
  04/22/26
GTA IV is even better than those, especially if you ever liv...
low-t puce elastic band
  04/22/26
Cant skip III; he needs a primer on the Australian-American ...
chrome dilemma
  04/22/26
Is the original Legend of Zelda "open world"? Wha...
Exciting buff mad cow disease
  04/22/26
Elden Ring’s is pretty good if you have a lot of time ...
Territorial bat-shit-crazy theater sweet tailpipe
  04/22/26
I'm never gonna play any of these parry & roll around w/...
arousing sapphire chapel
  04/22/26
Elden Ring is quite literally hundreds of square miles of no...
Chartreuse Aggressive French Chef
  04/22/26
You never saw the late game and its Dungeons. Also there&...
Territorial bat-shit-crazy theater sweet tailpipe
  04/22/26
Absurd you left RDR2 off this list. It is a TRIUMPH.
Charcoal appetizing hospital milk
  04/22/26
https://x.com/HadesRise/status/2046996354883358779
arousing sapphire chapel
  04/22/26
Witcher 3 was excellent and still plays well.
flatulent national security agency
  04/22/26
Fake open world linear game
arousing sapphire chapel
  04/22/26
Shots fired
overrated blood rage
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it was worse than 1 and 2 and the best parts of 3 were the l...
umber galvanic whorehouse gaping
  04/22/26
1 might've been the most interesting, despite the shitty nev...
flatulent national security agency
  04/22/26
On a somewhat related subject, I never get tired of 4chan /v...
overrated blood rage
  04/22/26
i enjoyed daggerfall
Garnet personal credit line plaza
  04/22/26
180
overrated blood rage
  04/22/26
Red Dead 2 wasn’t that bad, come on
Bistre multi-billionaire toaster
  04/22/26
Intriguing poast-moniker synergy
overrated blood rage
  04/22/26
😆
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overrated blood rage
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Irradiated high-end lodge juggernaut
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overrated blood rage
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narrow-minded quadroon generalized bond
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overrated blood rage
  04/22/26
crackdown was badass
umber galvanic whorehouse gaping
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...
arousing sapphire chapel
  04/22/26
Oblivion deserves credit for finally fulfilling the basic pr...
comical unholy hairy legs
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overrated blood rage
  04/22/26
glad you mentioned Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction. T...
Chartreuse Aggressive French Chef
  04/22/26
180
arousing sapphire chapel
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I realize these are completely different games than what OP ...
big bright kitty cat
  04/22/26
...
overrated blood rage
  04/22/26
people dont see each other irl twisted metal would be ma...
Garnet personal credit line plaza
  04/22/26
*You, me, Emilio and frutiger aero tp four-boxing Mario kart...
big bright kitty cat
  04/22/26
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
overrated blood rage
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arousing sapphire chapel
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overrated blood rage
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Missing a POTUS off the list btw: Shenmue https://www.red...
Irradiated high-end lodge juggernaut
  04/22/26
I think lawman8 really loved this game
Garnet personal credit line plaza
  04/22/26
series was really good and i hate these types of games
Irradiated high-end lodge juggernaut
  04/22/26
i notice that you CONSPICUOUSLY left out LA Noire.
balding greedy ladyboy doctorate
  04/22/26
ff7
Khaki Heady Tanning Salon
  04/22/26
A triumph
Territorial bat-shit-crazy theater sweet tailpipe
  04/22/26
Hardwar
soul-stirring light striped hyena feces
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...
Vibrant becky
  04/23/26
a rich open world
Histrionic roommate
  04/22/26
180!
overrated blood rage
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...
arousing sapphire chapel
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overrated blood rage
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...
silver space
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fallout new vegas kingdom come deliverance
maize boyish resort
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Cyberpunk 2077 was great
Insecure potus
  04/23/26
😴
Territorial bat-shit-crazy theater sweet tailpipe
  04/23/26
...
arousing sapphire chapel
  04/23/26
(Goymer)
arousing sapphire chapel
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MGSV was the best other than having a chunk of story cut off...
aqua coffee pot partner
  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: arousing sapphire chapel

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=2E#49833947)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 8:23 PM
Author: aqua coffee pot partner

if you're putting Crackdown you lose all credibility

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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 11:35 PM
Author: arousing sapphire chapel

Crackdown is a masterpiece

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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 10:03 AM
Author: walnut anal alpha

I only like botw

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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 10:04 AM
Author: arousing sapphire chapel

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=2E#49833957)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 10:15 AM
Author: Racy new version mad-dog skullcap

Immortals Fenyx Rising is fun

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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 10:22 AM
Author: arousing sapphire chapel

Ubisoft 🤮

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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 10:17 AM
Author: disgusting goal in life puppy

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=2E#49833996)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 3:57 PM
Author: carmine spot

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=2E#49834762)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 4:01 PM
Author: disgusting goal in life puppy

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=2E#49834779)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 8:02 PM
Author: Chartreuse Aggressive French Chef

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=2E#49835586)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 10:27 PM
Author: low-t puce elastic band

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=2E#49836088)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 11:10 PM
Author: chrome dilemma

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

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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 4:02 PM
Author: Exciting buff mad cow disease

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

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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 4:10 PM
Author: Territorial bat-shit-crazy theater sweet tailpipe

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=2E#49834794)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 6:56 PM
Author: arousing sapphire chapel

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=2E#49835316)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 8:04 PM
Author: Chartreuse Aggressive French Chef

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=2E#49835592)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 11:19 PM
Author: Territorial bat-shit-crazy theater sweet tailpipe

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=2E#49836168)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 4:54 PM
Author: Charcoal appetizing hospital milk

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

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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 6:58 PM
Author: arousing sapphire chapel

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

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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 4:56 PM
Author: flatulent national security agency

Witcher 3 was excellent and still plays well.

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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 7:00 PM
Author: arousing sapphire chapel

Fake open world linear game

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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 7:20 PM
Author: overrated blood rage

Shots fired

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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 7:16 PM
Author: umber galvanic whorehouse gaping

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=2E#49835398)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 7:51 PM
Author: flatulent national security agency

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=2E#49835522)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 7:21 PM
Author: overrated blood rage

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=2E#49835415)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 6:58 PM
Author: Garnet personal credit line plaza

i enjoyed daggerfall

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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 7:21 PM
Author: overrated blood rage

180

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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 6:59 PM
Author: Bistre multi-billionaire toaster

Red Dead 2 wasn’t that bad, come on

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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 7:21 PM
Author: overrated blood rage

Intriguing poast-moniker synergy

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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 7:57 PM
Author: big bright kitty cat

😆

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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 7:57 PM
Author: overrated blood rage



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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 8:41 PM
Author: Irradiated high-end lodge juggernaut



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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 9:19 PM
Author: overrated blood rage



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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 9:33 PM
Author: narrow-minded quadroon generalized bond



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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 10:02 PM
Author: overrated blood rage



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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 7:18 PM
Author: umber galvanic whorehouse gaping

crackdown was badass

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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 11:35 PM
Author: arousing sapphire chapel



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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 7:54 PM
Author: comical unholy hairy legs

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=2E#49835536)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 7:57 PM
Author: overrated blood rage



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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 8:05 PM
Author: Chartreuse Aggressive French Chef

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=2E#49835600)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 8:35 PM
Author: arousing sapphire chapel

180

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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 8:10 PM
Author: big bright kitty cat

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=2E#49835633)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 8:21 PM
Author: overrated blood rage



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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 8:24 PM
Author: Garnet personal credit line plaza

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=2E#49835701)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 8:40 PM
Author: big bright kitty cat

*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=2E#49835750)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 9:18 PM
Author: overrated blood rage

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

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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 9:25 PM
Author: arousing sapphire chapel



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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 10:02 PM
Author: overrated blood rage



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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 8:36 PM
Author: Irradiated high-end lodge juggernaut

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=2E#49835741)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 8:41 PM
Author: Garnet personal credit line plaza

I think lawman8 really loved this game

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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 8:41 PM
Author: Irradiated high-end lodge juggernaut

series was really good

and i hate these types of games



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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 11:02 PM
Author: balding greedy ladyboy doctorate

i notice that you CONSPICUOUSLY left out LA Noire.

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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 11:17 PM
Author: Khaki Heady Tanning Salon

ff7

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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 11:23 PM
Author: Territorial bat-shit-crazy theater sweet tailpipe

A triumph

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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 11:30 PM
Author: soul-stirring light striped hyena feces

Hardwar

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



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 2:53 PM
Author: Vibrant becky



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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 11:32 PM
Author: Histrionic roommate

a rich open world

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



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 12:13 AM
Author: overrated blood rage

180!

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



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 2:18 PM
Author: arousing sapphire chapel



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



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 2:18 PM
Author: overrated blood rage



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



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 3:25 PM
Author: silver space



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



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 11:58 PM
Author: maize boyish resort

fallout new vegas

kingdom come deliverance



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



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 12:06 AM
Author: Insecure potus

Cyberpunk 2077 was great

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



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 7:59 AM
Author: Territorial bat-shit-crazy theater sweet tailpipe

😴

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



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 2:18 PM
Author: arousing sapphire chapel



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



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 2:18 PM
Author: arousing sapphire chapel

(Goymer)

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



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 2:38 PM
Author: aqua coffee pot partner

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=2E#49837428)



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 2:47 PM
Author: arousing sapphire chapel

I should try that

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



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Date: April 23rd, 2026 2:49 PM
Author: overrated blood rage



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