The Vault: Top 10 Open-World Games

GodisaGeek: "The list does not include purely sandbox titles, like Minecraft or Garry’s Mod, because open-world games with a great story often have a more profund effect; regardless of the fun of those sandbox games."

[JebusF]

inFamous 2 would on my list, I loved that game.

[SlapHappyJesus]

I say GTA 4's and Mafia 2's open worlds, in terms of truly realized cityscapes, are the most impressive out of all of them.

Crackdown's from a purely entertainment standpoint.

While it's not on the list, I give mention to S.T.A.L.K.E.R.'s open world. The game's atmosphere is almost unmatched, let alone as far as open world games go.

[Antholex]

I was always quite impressed by the open-world of the first 2 GTA games, those cities always felt 'alive' to me.

[KentBlake]

Yay for Saboteur...very underrated game, in my opinion.

[pandehz]

I would add Stalker Call of Pripyat and defo Skyrim

[GodisaGeek]

Interesting that nobody is saying "Fallout 3" etc?

[Kaos_Vll]

a game like crackdown/saboteur beats out GTA:SA? wow

I can only imagine why...

[GodisaGeek]

Personal taste, would be the reason why.

[Kaos_Vll]

Looking at the main characters from your lists,I have ZERO doubt it's personal taste.