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Some open world games depict places in real life. It's much more convenient than creating fictional settings because no one can call them “inaccurate”. Players love being able to move around in real-life settings.
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There are more and more scandals in the gaming industry, including integrating spyware in the game. Always keep your eyes open.
https://www.polygon.com/2018/6/20/17485762/red-shell-spyware-pc-games-controversy-steam
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/red-shell-spyware-controversy
Here are games with Metacritic score no less than 75. A little fictional settings are allowed. If you are interested, you can pay a visit to these sites to find more information:
Introduction:
- Fandom (the community is on the right side of the search result)
Review:
Forum:
Video and Live:
Mod:
Speedrun:
Open-Source Remake:
Main
Grand Theft Auto
Locations:
- New York City (III, Liberty City Stories, IV, Chinatown Wars)
- Miami (Vice City, Vice City Stories)
- Los Angeles (San Andreas, V, Online)
- San Francisco (San Andreas)
- Las Vegas (San Andreas)
GTAIII is the originator of the current open world concept. 7 years later, the legendary GTAIV was born, and 5 years later, another miracle, GTAV.
In this franchise, you play as some bad guys. You can enjoy the story lines as well as exploring the cities.
Red Dead Redemption
Location: American frontier (1, 2)
There are several great Western movies, but only one great Western game franchise.
Yakuza (Ryū ga Gotoku)
Locations:
- Kabukichō, Tokyo (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 0, Kiwami, 6, Kiwami 2, Judgment)
- Dōtonbori, Osaka (2, 5, 0, Kiwami 2)
- Shinsekai, Osaka (2)
- Okinawa (3)
- Nakasu, Fukuoka (5)
- Susukino, Sapporo (5)
- Sakae, Nagoya (5)
- Onomichi, Hiroshima (6)
You can play as a gangster in Yakuza. Of course not the whole Tokyo, Tokyo is too big.
Sleeping Dogs
Location: Hong Kong
It was originally “True Crime: Hong Kong” and thankfully it is not another True Crime game.
In this game, you play as an undercover police officer.
Watch Dogs
Locations:
- Chicago (1)
- San Francisco (2)
- London (Legion)
You play as a hacker and have free access to all kinds of electrical devices in a “smart city”.
Marvel's Spider-Man
Location: Manhattan, New York City (Marvel's Spider-Man, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales)
Play as the Spider-Man. You can also take the subway.
Assassin's Creed
Locations:
- Masyaf (I, Revelations)
- Jerusalem (I)
- Acre (I)
- Damascus (I)
- Florence (II)
- Venice (II)
- Tuscany (II)
- Monteriggioni (II)
- Forlì (II)
- Rome (Brotherhood)
- Constantinople (Revelations)
- Cappadocia (Revelations)
- Boston (III)
- New York City (III)
- Havana (IV: Blackflag)
- Kingston (IV: Black Flag)
- Nassau (IV: Black Flag)
- Londonn (Syndicate)
- Egypt (Origins)
- Greece (Odyssey)
- part of England (Valhalla)
- part of Norway (Valhalla)
- Vinland (Valhalla)
This is an era-crossing action game franchise, with impressive adventure and bug fix patches.
L.A. Noire
Location: Los Angeles
It is in 1947. You play as a police officer, a detective.
Mafia
Location: Chicago (I, II)
You play as a gangster. Its map actually resembles the New York City's.
Mafia III is also in the same place. Its score is lower than 75, so it's not mentioned above.
Ghost of Tsushima
Location: Tsushima
It is about historical Mongol invasions of Japan.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Location: Kingdom of Bohemia
It is historically accurate, so accurate that some people can't accept. Criticism includes not portraying non-white people and other political correctness bullshit.