25 Years Later, GTA 3 Is Still the Most Fascinating Open-World Experiment

The artwork’s nothing to write home about, just a collage of pictures in red, blue, and green hues, featuring obscure faces, a police chopper, and a car up in flames. Your instinct is to just go with your gut; Silent Hill 2 is what you came here for, after all. But something’s telling you otherwise. Maybe it’s the store clerk going on about its open-world premise, or the name itself that strikes a chord within you. Whatever reason incites it, you make the ultimate decision. Little did you know, you’d be walking home with one of the greatest achievements in video game history.