A grappling hook, a parachute and an island dictatorship to blow up; physics as a toy.
Karnaca, the Clockwork Mansion and a level that switches between two times.
The village, the chainsaw and the merchant, remade; what a remake should be.
An open-world stealth sandbox in Afghanistan and Africa; Kojima's last Metal Gear.
Masks, one-hit kills and a synthwave soundtrack in 1989 Miami.
Old Snake, the microwave corridor and a ninety-minute ending; Kojima closes the story.
The two-hour prologue at Camp Omega; every approach to one base.
Corvo in Dunwall with Blink and a heart that whispers; Arkane's immersive sim.
Lara Croft's origin on the island of Yamatai; the survival reboot.
Max in Sao Paulo, bald and drunk, in Rockstar's slow-motion finale.
An undercover cop in the Hong Kong triads; the open-world game with martial arts.
A 2D Minecraft with bosses and thousands of items; the game that never stopped updating.
A purple dildo bat, a wrestling match and a gang that owns a city; GTA as pure comedy.
Faith runs across white rooftops in first person; DICE's parkour experiment.
A writer in a Pacific Northwest town where his manuscript comes true; Remedy's Twin Peaks.
Motion sword fighting and the first story of the Master Sword.
Link as a wolf, Midna and the biggest Hyrule so far.
Rewind time, run along walls and the Prince who narrates his own mistakes.
Kratos and the Blades of Chaos against Ares; the Greek trilogy begins.
Nathan Drake on a train hanging off a Himalayan cliff; Naughty Dog's blockbuster.
Drake's last treasure hunt with his brother; the series' best-looking farewell.
Vaas explains insanity and a tourist becomes a warrior on a tropical island.
Cover shooting, the chainsaw bayonet and the Locust; Epic's Xbox 360 template.
Jade, a photojournalist on a planet under alien attack; Ubisoft's cult adventure.
Agent 47 at a Mardi Gras and an opera; the best of the old Hitmans.
John Marston hunts his old gang across the dying West; the best game of 2010.
A witch with guns on her heels and hair that becomes a dragon; Platinum's action peak.
Kratos falls from Olympus and rides the Steeds of Time; the PS2 swansong.
A walled prison district as an open world; the best superhero game.
Kiryu and Majima in 1988 Kamurocho, with karaoke and disco; the entry point to the series.
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