'Mature' games – as in games featuring gore, sex and swearing – are ten a penny these days, but genuinely mature games – as in games that tackle themes only an adult could understand and appreciate in a responsible, thoughtful way – are much, much harder to come by. Still, we have managed to pull together this list of ten games that truly have something to offer grown ups…
Half-Life 2 art director and Dishonored designer Viktor Antonov has died aged just 52.
One of my biggest art heroes. His work and vision were truly one of a kind, and he’s been a huge inspiration to my own work. Such a heartbreaking loss.
Remember seeing Dishonored for the first time when it released, fell in love with the art style straight away, so striking! And because of it, still holds up and will for years to come, RIP Viktor
Yep I remember seeing some of the earliest concept art for Dishonored and hearing that the art director of Half-Life 2 was working on it and being excited.
And you are absolutely right, each of those games (HL2 and Dishonored) has a distinct art style that stands the test of time.
So sad to hear this. I absolutely love the Dishonored series and love the world and art style. It looks great and unique. I'm still hoping for a Dishonored 3
The PS2 is one of the most celebrated consoles of all time, and what makes it better is that a lot of its games have managed to age better than most.
As PlayStation celebrates its 30th anniversary, let's explore the best PlayStation games Sony has to offer.
There's too many games to choose from
No Metal geat solid 1,2,3,4?
No Resident evil?
No Silent hill?
No Midnight club 3?
No NfS Underground 2?
No Final Fantasy?
No Burnout 3?
No Dragon quest 8?
No Days gone?
No Ace combat?
No Tekken/Soul calibur?......
just from the top of my head
PS1 era was full of great RPGs, PS2 was racing generation i would pick top 200 and even that would be just a fraction.
30 is way too low over the entire history of Playstation, I just wouldn't be able to narrow it down that much, I would pick 100 at least.
Yeah...really odd list. I get that it is personal preference and I love most of the games listed, but my list would definitely be different. I agree though, it would be incredibly difficult to come up with just 30.
I only picked first-party titles. Otherwise, I agree!
EDIT: Except for Days Gone, I don't get the love for it but you do you!
i love half life 2, bioshock, shadow of colosus and heavy rain
BioShock was a truly adult game until the point where it regressed to being just a shoot-em-up. Great story, world, characters… terrible end boss. In fact, terrible that it had a boss at all.
good list, a lot of true masterpieces here.
My personal fav' is Deus Ex, a game still unmatched in many ways imo, but most of the others are awesome too. Half Life 2, Shadow of the Colossus, Bioshock... all great games that tell their story through excellent gameplay and incredible immersion
Which looks to be made up by someone who hasn't played many games :/
After all, there are still many games which provide genuine mature themse being released even today - they're just not released by the big studios as this list was.
By the mid-90s video gaming was trying to copy Hollywood's most brainless titles and that's where they've stayed.
Only the Japanese and indie developers in the west are making games with deep mature themes (and the Japanese like to wrap most of them in manga graphics diminishing the impact).
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I've never really thought of games having gore and sex to be mature simply because they have gore and sex.