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00:00Man, these games aren't worth just your money.
00:03They'll steal what's most precious to you, your time.
00:06You think you're in control, until you step into these open worlds.
00:10They'll literally steal your life, and you'll thank me for it.
00:14Let's get to the list.
00:17Number 1. Grand Theft Auto V
00:20Look, we've all been in Los Santos for over a decade now,
00:25but there's a reason we don't leave.
00:27GTA V is the ultimate life thief.
00:31I remember the first time I switched from Franklin to Trevor
00:34and found him passed out on a beach in his underwear.
00:37That sensation of a world that keeps moving even when you aren't looking
00:42is what makes it so valuable.
00:44You aren't just playing a character.
00:46You're managing three chaotic lives in a city
00:49that feels like a breathing satire of modern life.
00:52The gameplay is the gold standard for doing whatever the hell you want.
00:57One minute I'm planning a high-stakes heist with cinematic camera angles,
01:01and the next I'm just driving through the Winewood Hills listening to the radio.
01:06The impactful emotion hits you in those quiet moments between Michael and his family.
01:12You realize he's just a guy who succeeded at the wrong things.
01:16If I'm being honest, the shooting mechanics feel a bit dated now compared to modern FPS games,
01:22and the wanted system can be annoying when you just want to explore.
01:26But the sheer amount of content?
01:28It's insane!
01:30This is where the game changed for me,
01:32when I stopped trying to finish the story and just started living in the sandbox.
01:37You'll spend 50 hours just messing with the physics and never get bored.
01:41It's the ultimate just-five-more-minutes game.
01:482. Just Cause 3
01:50If GTA is a satire,
01:54Just Cause 3 is a 1980s action movie on steroids.
01:58This game stole my life purely through the sensation of chaos.
02:02You play as Rico Rodriguez,
02:04and your only job is to blow up everything owned by a dictator.
02:08The wingsuit and grappling hook combo?
02:11Man, that ruined travel in every other game for me.
02:14Flying over the Mediterranean-inspired islands of Medici feels so liberating.
02:20The gameplay is built on creative destruction.
02:23I spent an entire afternoon just tethering gas canisters to enemy soldiers,
02:28and watching them fly into the sky like fireworks.
02:31There is zero realism here, and that's why it's so addictive.
02:34You don't play this for a deep, philosophical story.
02:38You play it for the memory of tethering two jet fighters together,
02:42and watching the explosion from a parachute.
02:44The downside is that the performance can chug a bit when too many things explode at once,
02:50and the side challenges can feel like a grind just to get upgrades.
02:54But who cares?
02:55When you're soaring through a military base,
02:57rain of fire below you,
02:58you feel like a god.
03:00I didn't expect this moment,
03:01but I ended up spending more time just playing with the physics
03:05than actually doing the missions.
03:07It's pure, unadulterated fun that eats your clock for breakfast.
03:143. Assassin's Creed Valhalla
03:17This game is a literal mountain of content.
03:22Assassin's Creed Valhalla doesn't just ask for your time.
03:25It demands it.
03:26I remember stepping off the longship into the English countryside for the first time.
03:32The sensation of the fog and the ancient ruins.
03:35It's incredibly moody.
03:38You play as Ivor,
03:39and the journey from Norway to England feels like a true Viking saga.
03:44It's a slow burn journey that makes you feel the weight of every axe swing.
03:48The gameplay is massive.
03:51You're raiding monasteries,
03:52building your settlement of Ravensthorpe,
03:54and forging alliances across the kingdoms.
03:57The world events replaced the old boring side quests,
04:01and they're so much better.
04:03I once helped a guy who had an axe stuck in his head,
04:06and it's a memory that still makes me laugh.
04:09The impactful emotion comes from Ivor's struggle with their Norse identity
04:13versus the changing world.
04:15The main problem is that it's almost too big.
04:20If you're a completionist,
04:21this game will steal 150 hours of your life
04:24and still have things for you to do.
04:27It can feel a bit repetitive in the mid-game alliance arcs,
04:31but when you're leading a raid,
04:32blowing your horn,
04:34and seeing your crew hit the shore,
04:36the adrenaline is real.
04:38That's when I realized something was different.
04:40I wasn't an assassin.
04:42I was a conqueror.
04:464. Marvel's Spider-Man
04:49Swinging through Manhattan in Marvel's Spider-Man
04:52is the most therapeutic thing you can do in a video game.
04:56The sensation of momentum,
04:58the way the music swells as you dive off the Empire State Building
05:01is just perfection.
05:03I've spent literal hours just doing backflips over traffic,
05:07completely ignoring the emergency crimes happening nearby.
05:10It's the first game that actually made me feel like I was the webhead.
05:15The gameplay is fast, vertical, and fluid.
05:18Combat feels like a rhythmic dance of gadgets and punches.
05:22But the real life-stealer here is the heart.
05:25This is a Peter Parker story as much as a Spider-Man one.
05:29Watching him balance his messy life,
05:31his relationships, and his duty to the city
05:33has a massive impactful emotion,
05:36especially when things start to go south with Doc Ock.
05:39By the end, I wasn't the same person.
05:42That final boss fight actually broke me a little.
05:45My only gripe?
05:46Some of the side activities,
05:48like catching pigeons or doing research station puzzles,
05:51feel a bit like busy work.
05:52But the main story and the traversal are so top tier that you won't mind.
05:57It's a game that makes you want to 100% the map
06:00just because being in Peter's shoes is so much fun.
06:03It's a polished, vibrant, and incredibly valuable experience.
06:11Number five.
06:12Rage 2.
06:14If you took Mad Max and injected it
06:16with a gallon of pink neon and pure adrenaline,
06:19you'd get Rage 2.
06:21The sensation of the combat in this game
06:23is, honestly, some of the best in the entire industry.
06:26It's developed by id Software and Avalanche,
06:29so you get that Doom-style gunplay in a massive wasteland.
06:33I remember the first time I used the Shatter ability
06:36to literally blast an enemy out of their armor.
06:38It's a memory of pure visceral power
06:41that I haven't found anywhere else.
06:43The gameplay is all about the push.
06:46You aren't hiding behind cover.
06:47You're dashing, double jumping,
06:49and using overdrive to turn into a god of destruction.
06:53This is where the game changed for me.
06:55I stopped caring about the map icons
06:57and just started driving the phoenix
06:59toward every plume of smoke I saw on the horizon.
07:02The world feels like a playground for your powers.
07:05Now, the story is pretty thin.
07:07Let's be real.
07:08You're not here for a deep narrative
07:10about the human condition.
07:12You're here to blow things up.
07:13The open world can feel a bit empty
07:16between the outposts, which is a bummer.
07:18But the second you step into a bandit camp
07:20and the music kicks in,
07:22you'll realize that's when something was different.
07:24You're not playing a survival game.
07:26You're the thing everyone else is trying to survive.
07:29It steals your time
07:31because the combat loop is just that addictive.
07:37Six, Saints Row.
07:39I'm talking about the classic Saints Row vibe here,
07:42specifically when the series decided to stop trying to be GTA
07:46and started being its own beautiful purple brand of insanity.
07:51The sensation of building your empire
07:53from a street gang to a global phenomenon
07:56is just a blast.
07:58It's all about the rule of cool.
08:01I spent so much time in the character creator alone.
08:04It's a life thief before you even start the first mission.
08:07The gameplay is pure, unfiltered chaos.
08:11Whether you're using a dubstep gun
08:13to make a whole street dance to their death
08:15or jumping out of a jet just to sky surf on a tank,
08:19the game never says no to your bad ideas.
08:22I didn't expect this moment,
08:24but I found myself getting genuinely attached to my crew.
08:28The banter between the boss, Shondi, and Pierce
08:31makes the world feel like a home,
08:33even when it's a ridiculous one.
08:34The downside is that it can get a bit too wacky
08:38for some people,
08:39and the mission structure can feel a little dated.
08:42But the impactful emotion hits you
08:44when you realize that beneath the jokes,
08:46it's a story about loyalty.
08:49By the end, I wasn't the same person.
08:51I was the leader of the Third Street Saints,
08:53and I'd spend hours just customizing my cars and gang members.
08:57It's a value-packed sandbox
08:59that doesn't take itself seriously,
09:01and that's why it's perfect.
09:047. The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt
09:10Here he is, the White Wolf.
09:13The Witcher 3 didn't just steal my life,
09:16it moved in and started paying rent.
09:19The sensation of the wind howling through the trees and Velen
09:22while a Lelalee track starts to play
09:25is something that still gives me goosebumps.
09:28You play as Geralt of Rivia,
09:30and the world feels so morally gray and dirty.
09:34It's not about saving the world,
09:35it's about a father trying to find his daughter
09:38in a world gone mad.
09:40The gameplay is legendary for its side quests.
09:43I've spent literal weeks of my life
09:45just doing contracts because the writing is so good.
09:48A simple quest to find a missing goat
09:51can turn into a tragic story about an ancient curse.
09:55The road mattered more than the destination in this game,
09:58because every village had a story that felt worth telling.
10:02And let's not even talk about Gwent.
10:04I've lost more time to that card game than I care to admit.
10:07My only gripe is that the combat can feel a little floaty
10:11compared to more modern action games.
10:13But the impactful emotion of the Red Baron's questline
10:17or the ending of the Blood and Wine DLC?
10:20That's 10 out of 10 stuff.
10:22This is where the game changed for me.
10:24When I realized I wasn't playing for XP anymore,
10:27I was playing because I genuinely cared about Ciri and Yennefer.
10:31It's a masterclass in worldbuilding that will steal your soul.
10:37Number 8.
10:41The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim
10:44There's a reason we're still playing Skyrim
10:47more than a decade later.
10:49It is the ultimate life simulator.
10:52The sensation of stepping out of that cave in Helgen
10:55and realizing you can go anywhere
10:57is the peak of the open world genre.
11:00You aren't just a dragonborn,
11:02you're whatever you want to be.
11:04I've had playthroughs where I didn't even touch the main quest,
11:07for 50 hours because I was too busy being a master thief in Riften.
11:12The gameplay is all about discovery.
11:15You see a mountain, you can climb it.
11:17You see a weird glowing mushroom in a cave,
11:20there's probably an entire underground civilization down there.
11:24The memory of my first dragon fight.
11:27The music, the fire, the Fus Ro Dah is a core gaming memory for me.
11:33That's when I realized something was different.
11:36I wasn't just following a story, I was writing my own.
11:40Let's be honest, it's buggy,
11:42the combat is a bit like swinging a pool noodle,
11:45and the voice acting is basically five people doing a hundred voices.
11:49But none of that matters.
11:51The atmosphere of a blizzard in the Reach,
11:54or the peace of a sunset in Whiterun is unmatched.
11:58It steals your life because it's a world that actually feels like it belongs to you.
12:03If you haven't lived a life in Skyrim,
12:06you haven't fully experienced what gaming can be.
12:099. Dragon's Dogma Dark Arisen
12:17If you want a game that feels like a true D&D adventure brought to life,
12:23Dragon's Dogma is your fix.
12:25The sensation of combat here is just...
12:28different.
12:29You aren't just hacking at a monster's ankles,
12:32you are literally climbing a three-story tall chimera
12:35while it's trying to shake you off.
12:37I remember the first time I grabbed onto a griffin's wing,
12:41and it took off into the sky with me hanging on for dear life.
12:45That's a memory of pure epicness you just don't get in other RPGs.
12:49The gameplay is famous for the pawn system.
12:53You create your own AI companion,
12:55and they learn from your playstyle and even other players' worlds.
12:59I didn't expect this moment,
13:01but I actually started feeling a weird sense of pride
13:04when my pawn came back from another player's game
13:07with new knowledge and a gift.
13:10It makes the world feel connected in a very strange, cool way.
13:15The story is a bit bare-bones until the very, very end,
13:19where it gets absolutely insane.
13:21And the constant walking back and forth can be a slog
13:25if you don't manage your stamina.
13:26But the combat?
13:27It's the gold standard.
13:30This didn't feel like progress.
13:32It felt like distance.
13:33Every time I ventured out into the dark at night,
13:36where it's actually pitch black and terrifying,
13:39I felt like I was on a real dangerous trek.
13:42It's a cult classic for a reason.
13:44Number 10.
13:51Red Dead Redemption 2.
13:53I'm just gonna say it.
13:54Arthur Morgan is the best protagonist rock star has ever written.
13:59Red Dead Redemption 2 is less of a game
14:01and more of a life simulator set at the end of the Old West.
14:06The sensation of the world is heavy and deliberate.
14:09I've spent literal hours just hunting in the mountains
14:12or fishing by a lake,
14:14completely forgetting that there's a main story.
14:17The level of detail,
14:19the way Arthur brushes his horse,
14:21or the way the snow deforms,
14:23is actually borderline scary.
14:26The gameplay forces you to slow down.
14:28You can't just sprint everywhere.
14:30You have to take care of your camp,
14:32your guns,
14:33and yourself.
14:34The impactful emotion hits you in the quiet moments,
14:38like sitting by the fire,
14:39listening to Dutch's latest plan
14:41while the gang sings songs.
14:43That's when I realized something was different.
14:46I wasn't just playing as an outlaw.
14:48I was mourning a way of life that was disappearing.
14:51The only downside is that
14:54it can feel too slow for some people.
14:57The animations take time,
14:59and the movement can feel a bit sluggish.
15:01But for me, that's the charm.
15:04By the end, I wasn't the same person.
15:06I felt the weight of every choice Arthur made.
15:09It's a 60-hour tragedy
15:11that steals your life
15:13because it's so convincingly real.
15:15You don't just finish this game.
15:17You survive it.
15:23Number 11.
15:24Far Cry 6.
15:26Now, if you want a tropical playground
15:28that's all about the vibes,
15:30Far Cry 6 is a total time sink.
15:33The sensation of being in Yara,
15:35this frozen-in-time Caribbean island,
15:37is just gorgeous.
15:39You play as Donny Rojas,
15:41and for the first time in a while,
15:43the Far Cry protagonist
15:44actually feels like a real person
15:46who talks and sings along to the radio.
15:49But the real star
15:50is Giancarlo Esposito
15:52as Anton Castillo.
15:54He brings this cold, terrifying gravity
15:56to every scene he's in.
15:58The gameplay is classic Far Cry,
16:01but with a MacGyver twist.
16:02You're building Supremo backpacks
16:04that shoot rockets
16:05and guns made out of motorcycle engines.
16:08I didn't expect this moment,
16:10but I spend way too much time
16:11just hanging out with my amigos,
16:13especially Chorizo,
16:15the little dog in a wheelchair.
16:17How can you not love that?
16:19Clearing out outposts with a silent bow
16:21or going full Rambo
16:22is as fun as it's ever been.
16:25My gripe?
16:26The gear system replaced
16:28the traditional skill tree,
16:29which I wasn't a huge fan of.
16:31It felt a bit like
16:32it was trying to be an RPG
16:34when it didn't need to be.
16:35But the world?
16:36It's massive and beautiful.
16:39This is where the game changed for me,
16:41when I stole the tank
16:42and just started liberating the countryside
16:44while listening to Latin pop.
16:46It's a high-octane, colorful life thief
16:49that's perfect for when you just want
16:50to blow stuff up in paradise.
16:5712. Watch Dogs Legion
16:59This game had a crazy premise.
17:02Play as anyone.
17:04And honestly, it's a blast.
17:06This sensation of a near-future,
17:08dystopian London
17:09is incredibly atmospheric.
17:11Walking through Piccadilly Circus
17:12with all the drones and neon lights
17:14is a memory of a smart open world
17:17that I really appreciated.
17:19You aren't a single hero.
17:20You're a resistance movement.
17:22The gameplay is all about the recruit loop.
17:25I spent hours just scanning NPCs
17:27to find the perfect team.
17:29I had a grandma who was a retired spy,
17:32a street artist with a paint bomb,
17:34and a professional hitman.
17:36That's when I realized something was different.
17:38When my favorite operative died,
17:40I played on Permadeath Road,
17:41I actually felt a pang of guilt.
17:44It made the stakes feel real.
17:46Hacking into the city's infrastructure
17:47to solve puzzles or take down enemies
17:50feels as hacker-cool as ever.
17:52The story can feel a bit disconnected
17:55since there isn't one main protagonist
17:57to ground it,
17:58and some of the voice acting
17:59for the random NPCs
18:00can be a bit hit or miss.
18:02But the sheer playability of it
18:04is what steals your life.
18:06By the end, I wasn't the same person.
18:08I was a master recruiter
18:10who saw everyone on the street
18:12as a potential asset.
18:13It's a unique, valuable sandbox
18:15that offers a totally different flavor
18:17of open world.
18:22Number 13, Horizon Forbidden West.
18:28If you want a game
18:29that feels like a technical miracle,
18:32this is it.
18:33The sensation of stepping
18:34into the Forbidden West
18:36for the first time,
18:37seeing the red blight choking the land
18:39and those massive, terrifying machines,
18:42is just pure awe.
18:44You play as Aloy,
18:46and the impactful emotion of her journey
18:48this time around
18:49feels much more personal.
18:51She's not just a hunter,
18:52she's carrying the weight
18:53of the entire planet on her back,
18:56and you really feel that pressure
18:57in every conversation.
18:59The gameplay is a masterpiece
19:01of tactical combat.
19:03I spent dozens of hours
19:04just hunting Tremor Pusks,
19:06these giant mechanical mammoths,
19:09systematically ripping off
19:10their cannons to use against them.
19:12This is where the game changed for me,
19:14when I got the Sunwing mount
19:16and realized I could fly
19:17across the entire map.
19:20It turned the world
19:21into a 3D playground.
19:23The detail in the character faces
19:24and the diverse biomes
19:26from the jungles
19:27to the ruins of San Francisco
19:29is just mind-blowing.
19:31I'll be honest,
19:32the skill tree can be
19:33a bit overwhelming at first,
19:35and there's a lot of loot to manage.
19:37But if you buy this game,
19:38you won't regret it.
19:40It's a polished, deep,
19:41and incredibly beautiful experience
19:43that respects your time
19:45by filling every corner
19:46with something worth seeing.
19:48It's a world that feels so alive,
19:50it makes other games
19:51look like they're made of cardboard.
19:53This is the kind of game
19:54you don't forget.
19:5914. Elden Ring
20:02What can I say about the game
20:03that redefined the genre?
20:06Elden Ring doesn't just steal your life,
20:08it becomes your life.
20:10The sensation of discovery here
20:12is the best I've ever experienced.
20:15There are no map icons
20:16screaming at you,
20:18you just see a massive golden tree
20:19on the horizon and you go.
20:21The memory of finding Siofor River,
20:24a whole galaxy hidden under the ground,
20:27is something I'll be talking about
20:29when I'm 80.
20:30The gameplay is the gold standard
20:32of tough but fair.
20:34Whether you're a heavy armored knight
20:35or a spell-slinging mage,
20:37the freedom to build your character
20:39is insane.
20:41I didn't expect this moment,
20:42but I spent three days
20:44just trying to beat one optional boss,
20:46not because I had to,
20:48but because I wanted to prove I could.
20:50The impactful emotion
20:52of finally overcoming a challenge
20:54in the lands between
20:55is a high that other games
20:56just can't match.
20:58Yes, it's hard.
20:59Yes, it will make you want
21:01to throw your controller.
21:02And the lack of a traditional quest log
21:04means you actually have to pay attention.
21:06But this is the type of game
21:08that justifies the price.
21:10You're getting a 100-hour odyssey
21:12that treats you like an adult.
21:14It's a hauntingly beautiful,
21:16punishing,
21:16and profoundly rewarding masterpiece.
21:19It's not just a game.
21:20It's a legend.
21:2715. Cyberpunk 2077
21:30I've said it before,
21:32and I'll say it again.
21:33Night City is the most impressive
21:36digital city ever built.
21:38The sensation of driving
21:40through the neon-soaked streets
21:42at night
21:42while the rain reflects off the asphalt
21:44is pure future noir perfection.
21:48Playing as V,
21:49with Johnny Silverhand,
21:51Keanu Reeves,
21:52living in your head,
21:54creates this unique,
21:55cynical,
21:56and deeply personal,
21:57impactful emotion.
21:59You aren't just saving the world,
22:01you're fighting for your own soul
22:03in a corporate hellscape.
22:05The gameplay,
22:06especially after the 2.0 update,
22:09is fast,
22:10visceral,
22:11and incredibly stylish.
22:13Whether you're quick-hacking
22:14an entire building,
22:16or using Sandevistan
22:17to move so fast
22:19time stands still,
22:20you feel like a total badass.
22:23That's when I realized
22:24something was different.
22:25I found myself
22:26just sitting in my car,
22:28listening to the radio,
22:30and watching the NPCs
22:31live their lives,
22:33totally absorbed in the vibe.
22:35The characters like Panem
22:37and Judy feel more real
22:39than characters
22:39in almost any other RPG.
22:42The launch was rough,
22:43sure,
22:44but the game we have now
22:45is a 10 out of 10.
22:48My only gripe is that
22:49I wish I could interact
22:50with more of the buildings,
22:51but the sheer style of the world
22:53makes up for it.
22:54If you buy this game,
22:56you won't regret it.
22:58It's a gritty,
22:59neon-soaked life thief
23:00that shows just how far
23:02gaming has come.
23:04This is the kind of game
23:05you don't forget.
23:1116.
23:12Kingdom Come Deliverance 2
23:14To wrap this up,
23:15we have a game that feels like
23:17a literal time machine.
23:20Kingdom Come Deliverance 2
23:21captures the sensation
23:22of the Middle Ages
23:23like no other.
23:25You play as Henry,
23:26and his journey
23:27from a blacksmith's son
23:28to a warrior
23:29is so grounded
23:30and dirty.
23:32You have to eat,
23:33you have to sleep,
23:34and you even have to
23:35wash the blood off your armor
23:36so people don't get scared of you.
23:38It's a simulation
23:39that creates a memory
23:41of a real life lived.
23:42The gameplay is famously
23:44crunchy.
23:46The directional sword fighting
23:47has a steep learning curve,
23:49but once it clicks,
23:50it's the most satisfying combat
23:52in any RPG.
23:54By the end,
23:55I wasn't the same person.
23:56I went from a peasant
23:58who couldn't swing a stick
23:59to a knight
24:00who could hold his own
24:01against three bandits.
24:02The impactful emotion
24:04comes from the humor
24:05and the heart
24:06of Henry's story.
24:07It's a tale of revenge,
24:09but it's also a tale
24:10of friendship and ale.
24:11It's a hardcore game,
24:13and it can be punishing
24:14if you aren't patient,
24:15but here,
24:16you feel that your money
24:17was worth it.
24:18It's a massive,
24:20authentic,
24:20and incredibly unique world
24:22that doesn't follow
24:23the usual fantasy tropes.
24:25It's muddy,
24:26it's bloody,
24:27and it's brilliant.
24:28If you want a game
24:29that will truly steal your life
24:31by making you live another one,
24:33this is the one.
24:34And that's the list.
24:3916 open world giants
24:41that don't just want your money,
24:42they want your soul.
24:44From the streets of Los Santos
24:46to the mud of medieval Gohemia,
24:48these are the worlds
24:49that raised the bar
24:50for what immersion really means.
24:53They're valuable
24:54because they give you experiences
24:55that stay with you
24:57long after the console is off.
24:59But hey,
25:00time is precious.
25:01Which one of these games
25:03stole the most hours
25:04from your life?
25:05Or is there a massive
25:06open world I missed
25:08that I need to go
25:08lose myself in right now?
25:10Let me know in the comments.
25:12I love seeing your takes.
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