Top 20 Open World Games

So, here is my top 20 (might do a little write up for each one later):

1. GTA: Vice City

2. Red Dead Redemption

3. Elder Scrolls: Skyrim

4. GTA: San Andreas

5. GTA V

6. Far Cry 3

7. L.A. Noire

8. Batman: Arkham Knight

9. Far Cry 2

10. Elder Scrolls: Oblivion

11. Fall Out 3

12. The Witcher 2

13. Burnout Paradise

14. Infamous Second Son

15. Everybody's gone to the Rapture

16. Mercenaries 2

17. GTA IV

18. Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

19. True Crime: New York

20. Final Fantasy XII

I've had to leave out Witcher 3 (haven't played enough of it) and Fallout 4 (haven't finished it).

This would be a fun list for me to do since I love open world games. I'd definitely have many of the games you mentioned. True Crime is an interesting addition. Streets of L.A. and New York were among my first open world (and M-rated) games I played alongside San Andreas, which was my favorite game for a long time.

Gta 5

red dead redemption

Assassins creed black flag

Dead island

Skyrim

Fallout 3

Fallout new Vegas

Gta 4

Far cry 3

1. Final Fantasy VII

2. The Witcher 3

3. Dragon Age: Origins (if it counts, its kinda open world)

4. Metal Gear Solid V

5. Final Fantasy Type O

6. Final Fantasy XII

7. GTA Vice City

8. Fallout 4

9. Fallout 3

10. GTA V

11. Final Fantasy IX

12. Mass Effect 2

13. LA Noire

14. Fallout New Vegas

15. Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster

16. Final Fantasy VIII

17. Legend Of Dragoon

18. Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

19. Grand Theft Auto IV

20. Mad Max

(I woulda prolly put Skyrim but I've only played the first hour of it. Will purchase remaster.

Only games that I have played (all on PC):

1. Far Cry 4

2. Far Cry 3

3. The Witcher 3

4. GTA V

5. Flight Simulator X

6. Watch Dogs

7. Far Cry 2

8. STALKER: Call of Pripyat

9. Elder Scrolls: Oblivion

That's it.

I'm happy playing just the top 5 games. I haven't bought a new game this year.

I loved True Crime back in the day, especially New York and it's changing environs depending on how bad an area got, or something along those lines, I can't remember fully lol But it just felt so raw and alive. Probably pales in comparison to modern titles technological but can't beat playing it back then.

Good list Jim, I would have added ME2 too but I didn't feel it was truly open world. There was a central hub (the normandy among a couple others) and then other planets to visit which really felt like open levels, rather than fully open worlds.

I'm too lazy to actually give a top 20 list so I'll give a top 3

Oblivion

Fallout 3

GTA V

Don't know if these should go in the top 20 or not, but they deserve honorable mentions.

Sleeping Dogs, Mad Max, Saints Row series.