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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...
Aphrodisiac Stain Newt
  04/22/26
if you're putting Crackdown you lose all credibility
Bright People Who Are Hurt Elastic Band
  04/22/26
Crackdown is a masterpiece
Aphrodisiac Stain Newt
  04/22/26
I only like botw
Galvanic indirect expression queen of the night
  04/22/26
I only played the gta games as a sandbox to cause mayhem I n...
Aphrodisiac Stain Newt
  04/22/26
Immortals Fenyx Rising is fun
heady judgmental abode
  04/22/26
Ubisoft 🤮
Aphrodisiac Stain Newt
  04/22/26
GTA 5 was great. And I am in the minority here as enjoying T...
Startling Violent Personal Credit Line
  04/22/26
BOTW was a triumph and i quit playing tears about 3 hours in...
jet trip hissy fit karate
  04/22/26
You are better off starting with GTA: San Andreas or just go...
Startling Violent Personal Credit Line
  04/22/26
Vice City is good too. I'd skip 3 at this point, and just go...
180 pink church building tank
  04/22/26
GTA IV is even better than those, especially if you ever liv...
adventurous hateful prole
  04/22/26
Cant skip III; he needs a primer on the Australian-American ...
startled jew boistinker
  04/22/26
Is the original Legend of Zelda "open world"? Wha...
swashbuckling stage
  04/22/26
Elden Ring’s is pretty good if you have a lot of time ...
Diverse scourge upon the earth generalized bond
  04/22/26
I'm never gonna play any of these parry & roll around w/...
Aphrodisiac Stain Newt
  04/22/26
Elden Ring is quite literally hundreds of square miles of no...
180 pink church building tank
  04/22/26
You never saw the late game and its Dungeons. Also there&...
Diverse scourge upon the earth generalized bond
  04/22/26
Absurd you left RDR2 off this list. It is a TRIUMPH.
Thriller buck-toothed halford
  04/22/26
https://x.com/HadesRise/status/2046996354883358779
Aphrodisiac Stain Newt
  04/22/26
Witcher 3 was excellent and still plays well.
chrome bateful crackhouse
  04/22/26
Fake open world linear game
Aphrodisiac Stain Newt
  04/22/26
Shots fired
Wonderful charcoal corner
  04/22/26
it was worse than 1 and 2 and the best parts of 3 were the l...
hairraiser territorial locale skinny woman
  04/22/26
1 might've been the most interesting, despite the shitty nev...
chrome bateful crackhouse
  04/22/26
On a somewhat related subject, I never get tired of 4chan /v...
Wonderful charcoal corner
  04/22/26
i enjoyed daggerfall
Stirring lemon school
  04/22/26
180
Wonderful charcoal corner
  04/22/26
Red Dead 2 wasn’t that bad, come on
Well-lubricated kitty cat
  04/22/26
Intriguing poast-moniker synergy
Wonderful charcoal corner
  04/22/26
😆
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Wonderful charcoal corner
  04/22/26
crackdown was badass
hairraiser territorial locale skinny woman
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Aphrodisiac Stain Newt
  04/22/26
Oblivion deserves credit for finally fulfilling the basic pr...
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Wonderful charcoal corner
  04/22/26
glad you mentioned Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction. T...
180 pink church building tank
  04/22/26
180
Aphrodisiac Stain Newt
  04/22/26
I realize these are completely different games than what OP ...
Provocative Dead Piazza Dopamine
  04/22/26
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Wonderful charcoal corner
  04/22/26
people dont see each other irl twisted metal would be ma...
Stirring lemon school
  04/22/26
*You, me, Emilio and frutiger aero tp four-boxing Mario kart...
Provocative Dead Piazza Dopamine
  04/22/26
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wonderful charcoal corner
  04/22/26
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Aphrodisiac Stain Newt
  04/22/26
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Wonderful charcoal corner
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Missing a POTUS off the list btw: Shenmue https://www.red...
Geriatric histrionic office gaping
  04/22/26
I think lawman8 really loved this game
Stirring lemon school
  04/22/26
series was really good and i hate these types of games
Geriatric histrionic office gaping
  04/22/26
i notice that you CONSPICUOUSLY left out LA Noire.
fear-inspiring spruce casino pervert
  04/22/26
ff7
excitant cerise stag film
  04/22/26
A triumph
Diverse scourge upon the earth generalized bond
  04/22/26
Hardwar
Ebony persian
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appetizing twinkling uncleanness
  04/23/26
a rich open world
hairless potus
  04/22/26
180!
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  04/23/26
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cracking locus
  04/23/26
fallout new vegas kingdom come deliverance
supple rose public bath
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Cyberpunk 2077 was great
orange round eye
  04/23/26
😴
Diverse scourge upon the earth generalized bond
  04/23/26
...
Aphrodisiac Stain Newt
  04/23/26
(Goymer)
Aphrodisiac Stain Newt
  04/23/26
MGSV was the best other than having a chunk of story cut off...
Bright People Who Are Hurt Elastic Band
  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: Aphrodisiac Stain Newt

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: Bright People Who Are Hurt Elastic Band

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: Aphrodisiac Stain Newt

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: Galvanic indirect expression queen of the night

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: Aphrodisiac Stain Newt

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: heady judgmental abode

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: Aphrodisiac Stain Newt

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: Startling Violent Personal Credit Line

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: jet trip hissy fit karate

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: Startling Violent Personal Credit Line

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: 180 pink church building tank

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: adventurous hateful prole

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: startled jew boistinker

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: swashbuckling stage

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: Diverse scourge upon the earth generalized bond

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: Aphrodisiac Stain Newt

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: 180 pink church building tank

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: Diverse scourge upon the earth generalized bond

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: Thriller buck-toothed halford

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: Aphrodisiac Stain Newt

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: chrome bateful crackhouse

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: Aphrodisiac Stain Newt

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: Wonderful charcoal corner

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: hairraiser territorial locale skinny woman

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: chrome bateful crackhouse

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: Wonderful charcoal corner

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: Stirring lemon school

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: Wonderful charcoal corner

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: Well-lubricated kitty cat

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: Wonderful charcoal corner

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: Provocative Dead Piazza Dopamine

😆

(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: Wonderful charcoal corner



(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: Geriatric histrionic office gaping



(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: Wonderful charcoal corner



(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: Underhanded heaven deer antler



(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: Wonderful charcoal corner



(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: hairraiser territorial locale skinny woman

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: Aphrodisiac Stain Newt



(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: abusive bbw

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: Wonderful charcoal corner



(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: 180 pink church building tank

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: Aphrodisiac Stain Newt

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: Provocative Dead Piazza Dopamine

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: Wonderful charcoal corner



(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: Stirring lemon school

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: Provocative Dead Piazza Dopamine

*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: Wonderful charcoal corner

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

(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: Aphrodisiac Stain Newt



(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: Wonderful charcoal corner



(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: Geriatric histrionic office gaping

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: Stirring lemon school

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: Geriatric histrionic office gaping

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: fear-inspiring spruce casino pervert

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: excitant cerise stag film

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: Diverse scourge upon the earth generalized bond

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: Ebony persian

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: appetizing twinkling uncleanness



(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: hairless potus

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: Wonderful charcoal corner

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: Aphrodisiac Stain Newt



(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: Wonderful charcoal corner



(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: cracking locus



(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: supple rose public bath

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: orange round eye

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: Diverse scourge upon the earth generalized bond

😴

(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: Aphrodisiac Stain Newt



(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: Aphrodisiac Stain Newt

(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: Bright People Who Are Hurt Elastic Band

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: Aphrodisiac Stain Newt

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: Wonderful charcoal corner



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