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3) Mad Max
Fans are well aware, or at least should be aware, of the legacy of the Mad Max movie franchise. Coinciding with the release of 2014's instant action classic, Mad Max: Fury Road, this underrated gem from Avalanche Studios packs quite the punch.
The game sets itself apart by not being canon or part of the Mad Max movie franchise, but as a standalone title that follows Max Rockatansky in his journey through the Wasteland.
The title succeeds on many levels, delivering the similar high-octane, over-the-top, furious action of the movies. This is the perfect game for fans of great combat driving mechanics as well as fantastic ground combat. In a post-apocalyptic world where cars are worshipped as gods and deities, the player must build the ultimate war machine.
The title truly doesn't ever let up as one combat sequence leads into the next exceptionally well, and the game always keeps players on the go with an engaging gameplay loop.
2) Mafia II
If players are cautious about running into the standard Ubisoft-style checklist approach to the open-world that consists of merely checking off a list of objectives from a mini-map, perhaps Mafia II is the game for them.
It is the most unconventional open-world title on this list, with not much of an expansive open-world to explore and complete its objectives. The game feels a tad bit more linear, but the devs understood something about the open-world that some often miss.
More often than not, the open-world structure works against the game and its quality rather than complement it, taking away from the game's narrative by providing needless distractions and detours.
Mafia II's sole focus is on narrative, and the open-world exists simply to provide players an immersive experience, and truly feel engrossed in Vito's story. As a result, the narrative hits a home run with every beat, crescendoing in perhaps one of the best endings in a game of all-time.
1) Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
To this day, audiences cannot seem to come to a consensus over whether Metal Gear Solid V is indeed a masterpiece or only a misguided effort from a genius left incomplete.
The story of the development of MGSV is not exactly shrouded in mystery to the public. Legendary game-maker Hideo Kojima's continuing struggles with publisher Konami led to his unceremonious departure from the company, and the development of MGSV was hurried and left incomplete.
However, playing the game tells a more different story as it feels more polished, rewarding, and deeply immersive than many of its contemporaries. Its narrative suffers quite a bit, but it isn't the crux of Metal Gear Solid this time around.
The gameplay is front and center in this swan song of the franchise as players deploy various tactics and approaches to finish missions in the Phantom Pain. However, that is not to say that the story lacks ambition, because, in all honesty, it has ideas and questions that most games dare not tackle.
Metal Gear Solid V is a flawed masterpiece, but a masterpiece nonetheless.
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