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Red Dead Redemption
Average rating: 94%
Release date: May 18, 2010
Developers and Publisher: Rockstar San Diego / Rockstar / Take-Two Interactive
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360. Powered by Xbox One backward compatibility program
Oddly enough, the Western genre is quite rare in the gaming industry, and therefore developers can create their projects without strong competitive pressure. It’s no surprise that Rockstar has taken a key spot in this niche. Without further ado, the developers realized that the Wild West is perfect for playing in an open world like GTA. Instead of noisy cities, players got picturesque deserts, forests and prairies, and instead of car theft stealing horses. Who in childhood has not dreamed of being in the role of a cowboy or a bounty hunter? Tie a black handkerchief over your face and burst into the city, firing into the air from revolvers, rob a train speeding at full steam, or stand with the enemy face to face in a duel like Clint Eastwood
Not surprisingly, Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption is the main successor to GTA. In front of the players, open spaces of incredible size, full of dangerous adventures, treasures, bandits, poisonous snakes, cacti and other essential attributes of any Western. In addition to everything, RDR has the strongest storyline of any Rockstar game.A tough, revisionist Western-style story from the late ’60s follows a former criminal, John Marston, who is forced to work for the state and hunt down ex-gang friends in order to have a chance to see his wife and son again.

Yakuza
Average rating: 87%
Release date: March 12, 2015
Developers and publisher: SEGA
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Windows. In Japan, she also came out on the PlayStation 3.
The series on the criminal side of modern Japan reached its pinnacle with the release of the lavish Yakuza 0, which is a prequel to the entire story.
The main characters are the young stars of the franchise — Kazuma Kiryu and Goro Majima. The first is just beginning to climb the career ladder of the underworld of Tokyo, becoming hostage to a complex political game, where several powerful organizations fight for Kamurocho. The second is having fun in a hostess club in the suburbs of Soutenbori. At first glance, unrelated stories unite in a powerful denouement.
In addition to a fascinating plot, the game relies on side quests where you can find completely insane stories, such as a sidequest about an underground network of schoolgirls who sell their underwear to perverts, or missions about punks who try to maintain the image of the twists in front of their fans.but in fact they love to bake pancakes and play with puppies. The game perfectly strikes a balance between a serious plot with touching moments and complete madness, which some call traditional Japanese flavor. Local mini-games, such as phone sex, where the main character entertains bored housewives in a languid voice, are just that. Fishing, dancing in the club, bowling, mahjong, karaoke, racing on radio-controlled cars — there is simply no time to get bored here.

Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven
Average rating: 89%
Release date: August 27, 2002
Developers and publisher: Illusion Softworks / Gathering of Developers
Platforms: Windows. Then the game was unsuccessfully ported to Xbox and PlayStation 2
One of the most significant PC games is inspired by classic cinematography and offers its own version of The Godfather with an interesting storyline and dense atmosphere of the first half of the 20th century.
Mafia is a look into the past — the story of the main character of the game, Tommy Angelo, who decides to turn in all the ins and outs of the Salieri family in exchange for protection. About how he accidentally got into the mafia, what crimes he committed and why he went to the police.
The City of Lost Heaven is one of the few games with a truly grown-up story and interesting plot twists. The project allows you to trace the evolution of the inner world of the protagonist, who was forced to become part of the underworld, but is trying to save a human face. At the same time, from a gaming point of view, “Mafia” is already pretty outdated. In particular — transport management. Thought that a helicopter mission in Vice City was the hardest thing a gamer could give birth to? I will disappoint you.
However, the project may still surprise you with some unique moments. For example, you can be fined for speeding or driving through a red light.
Now the first “Mafia” is worth playing at least because of the plot and powerful atmosphere. Especially considering the failure with the second and third parts.
L.A. Noire
Average rating: 89%
Release date: May 17, 2011
Developers and Publisher: Team Bondi / Rockstar
PS3, Xbox 360, Windows. Then came the port for PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch
Subtle and very atmospheric L.A. Noire is just pretending to be a clone of GTA. In fact, this is a great detective adventure — a real adventure game about the work of a police officer in Los Angeles in the mid-20th century.
Playing as WWII veteran Col Phelps, you start as a regular patrolman, then become part of the homicide department, get into the drug department, and then the arson department. At first glance, the game seems to be a set of unrelated missions, but at the end, all the storylines converge into one common and very complex bundle of conspiracies of the elite ruling the city.
The game still surprises with the elaboration of character models and unique facial animation, on the basis of which local interrogations of witnesses and suspects are arranged. Watching the facial expressions of local characters and matching alibis and clues is a pleasure.
It’s a shame that Rockstar allowed Team Bondi to close, and we will never see new projects from this talented team in Australia again.
Originally published at https://gtasteam.com on May 6, 2021.
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