10 Single Player Games That Were ALMOST A Masterpiece 

Just recently starting playing it again on the rog ally and playing it at 60fps man if this game got a modern day update on consoles it would be amazing criminally underrated assassins creed

AC Unity deserves a remaster or even a remake.

Unity parkour was the best AC ever did and I loved the hidden crossbow bolt gadget! The only thing I didn’t love was the melee combat was really really slow. Speed it up and I think it would be my fav AC

I got lucky with the launch on this game and I had zero issues technically. Always thought it was one of it not the best AC games.

Frrrr idk why people hated it so much I loved playing this ac

Completely agreed. Sometimes its nice to have small missions like that.

Same. Just adds more of an unexpected experience to an overwhelmingly amazing story / game. One of the few modern games that I played all the way through twice! Watching videos of it makes me want to give it a 3rd run, I'm ready for more virtual Yoga!!! 😹😹😹

Yep. Putting GTA V on this list was nothing but comment bait.

​​​​@@SpealerI always thought that's a big part of what GTA is all about big, high action heists and conspiracies with long setups where your sneaking in places undercover to do purposefully boring ordinary jobs while your scoping places out and gathering intel, like mopping floors at Life Invader etc. And some of the best parts of San Andreas was the mundane life sim elements like going to the gym!

I really hated the yoga mission and the mission like it. The low rider car dance mission or the dancing to the button timing on the beach in Sanandras. The gym stuff. All just felt like filler in the game.

ok but for that series it needs a flaw

Me too, for me it's almost perfect. The story, the ability and the low tone graphic. The whole environment feels like a chill vibe.

Completely agree

Once u play dishonoured every game you play after becomes a disappointment because you're co mparing it to the gold standard

The bad thing about Dishonored 1 for me is that you can finish it very fast..

MGSV?

​@@alphamineronmetal gear solid v

I've put so many hours into that game and I still love watch the character go from crouch walking to crawling it's just so smooth

and the game ending speech was fucking beautiful. i guess I got lucky bc I didn't play it at release and when I finally played it there wasn't any bugs

You mean one of the slowest parkour? Stealth does work well though and the environment is well detailed.

​@@MachuPicchu95honestly I liked the slower parkour. Felt a bit more realistic for me personally.

Good stealth would require AI that doesn't just idly watch as you stab every living thing in its line of sight and then waits for you to walk up to them and stab them too. It's ridiculous how they don't react to anything whatsoever, you can just stab whoever you want whenever you want with impunity.

I love unity and had the weirdest experience with it because when I played it on Launch I never experienced any of the bugs others did... and was baffled when I saw the reviews calling it a buggy mess.

It was my first AC game. After I beat it I immediately got the first 3 games. Now I’ve played every mainline game except for Odyssey, Valhalla, & Mirage

Who cares man

@@danieljones3846no one asked u mate

T.I.T

If the story wasn't absolute garbage, it could have been the best AC game ever made

Played it on PC, PS3 and PS4 and it's easily one of my all time favourites. The shooting wasn't good and driving was a little wonky but the game is such a fantastic classic. It's awesome that it started out as True Crime Hong Kong. Hopefully one day we get a sequel

And man what a really great story it had

And the MJ gameplay...Those were annoying.

MJ missions are shoehorned in there to remind you that it is not game of the year material

​@@STARPHASE MJ is worst female character ever. Poor dumb spidey...

I have to agree, both on the stealth and the MJ missions, but I also think that the swinging wasn't as great as it could have been. Both Spider-Man 2 and Web of Shadows did some nice things with swinging that Marvel's Spider-man just doesn't. Especially the fact that you can't really f up swings close to the ground or do loops even when technically fast enough are a bit sad. I will say, however, that Marvel's Spider-Man is a lot better in the MJ department than its successor at least.

The first time I played that mission, it reminded me of a similar mission way back on the SEGA MegaDrive/Genesis. One of the last missions on Michael Jacksons (weird) Moonwalker game level 6-2 (I just had to google it).

I don't get it to this day what people's problem is with that mission. Just aim, do 1-2 shots, move to next. It was really so simple

The mission was simple, the achievement was not

Man that section of chapter 4 can burn in hell

@@Hahnfruh It throws TOO many asteroids at me and I can't keep track for every single piece. I literally cannot do that mission without taking damage unless you wanna be a professional. It is a boring point-n-click turret garbage, just like the one from Resident Evil 5.

I wish I could erase my memory and play those for the first time again.

ME3's ending wasn't bad at all. Eliminating the universe's greatest threat by synthesizing humans.

I thought the ME3 ending was pretty damn awesome. Life is not always fairy tales with happy endings and I’m glad the game creators decided to go with the ending choices. Mass effect series is my favourite series ever!

It's among some of my favorite video games of all time too, so many good memories and the citadel dlc was fantastic. I really hope they don't mess up the upcoming game. Andromeda could've been something but the story didn't have that same energy to it and the characters were less interesting .

I remember replaying all three just to get multiple endings, not to mention a replay on the ps4. Is the legendary edition on ps5 good? I've been waiting to upgrade for a while, to let sony iron out bugs, hopefully get a bit cheaper etc thinking legendary mass effect and the new horizon zero dawn.... but that will have to wait until $$ are stable, lol

Yeah this guy has no clue what he is talking about . All those things is what makes gta fun . The one thing I hated was the Martian battle. That was stupid .

@@christiansoldier77 I agree, I loved all of the missions he talked about. The martian stuff though is the actual pain in the ass

​@@christiansoldier77it's just one person's opinion, relax

I like it too. If you come from the 3D universe to the HD universe I understand why many people find it annoying but it helps a lot with grounding the player in the more realistic world of the HDU. I also like the slower dialogue heavy missions in Rockstar’s games since they usually add a lot of character information and development.

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Big call 🤔

I'm in a similar boat to you I was born in the late eighties and played a lot of games throughout the 90 until about 2005. Haven't played much at all since but recently found some good deals on games and got a bunch of PS3 Xbox 360 games and a few others

When did you play it for the first time? I started playing it this year. Only the co-op missions are broken so I avoided them. For some reason I am unable to swing my sword when I try to fight an enemy. The enemy also had their swords out but they just stare at me. It is really annoying when the game won't do what I want it to do. I did get stuck on a ladder which made me fail a mission.

Same. I only had some pretty bad bugs during some co-op missions, but only did like 2. Outside of some flying baskets with apples (because the holder was scared and run) I never had any issues. They were really ahead of their time with that game. And sadly never did again.

@@rakuloeDid you have the bug where combat wasn't working in co-op?

parkour is inconsistent due to object placement more so than parkour itself, patches and especially mods never fixed that. while messing around in the city is fine for the most part, strangely enough all the weirdness comes in the missions. the rest of the game is simply unfinished, Arno does not even talk in moments you would expect him to. so... yay it is a great game to run around without any purpose..

@@zachtwilightwindwaker596 back during launch in 2014

I think he nailed it: the open world looks so cool... but there is nothing to do except these copy+paste quick missions and zip around. But I agree with you on the sneaking missions. It's as annoying as the follow missions on AC Black Flag.

I think Spider-Man 2 did a better job with having a good amount of balance where as the first game had way too many MJ missions, Spider-Man 2 was significantly better with how it handled them. The downside with SM2 is that is then got rid of the more difficult to find collectibles which made it way too easy to platinum. SM2 49 hours from 0-100% Not terrible but could have been better.

Ugh I hated the side character sneaking missions as well

@@tdevries4290 Exactly. Slows the pace of the game up, and the moment you're caught they instantly give up

I struggled with this part as well & it annoyed me how fanboys ignored it... ~For me the annoying part was alot of moves werent Smooth... In Arkham Knight you could learn the combo moves for every gadget/move etc. Like hold LB & B instread of opening the gadget wheel and highlighting the freeze grenade. Rocksteady shoulda made a Batman Arkham vs Justiceleague singleplayer. Not the garbage Live Sevice game that will be dead on arrival just like the other Gotham game. ~~~Plus it's a cop out that we are attacking the JLA cause they are mind controlled..how lame.. Why not just because Amanda Walller hates them... SHe shoulda did it with 1 hero we play as similar ot batman. Maybe Deathstroke or Azrael,,Nightwing,,Catman or Catwoman i dunno......

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Haha same. It’s my favorite ME game. I found the overall story more compelling than ME2 while having the best gameplay qualities of the previous 2 games. Understand the dislike of the ending but all else was incredible.

For me after Miranda mission. The Citadel DLC is my ending lol. Then just my imagination for the rest 😂

Yup. However one feels about the last 30 minutes, 99% of the game is amazing. The characters are real people you've grow attached to and follow through to a deeply-satisfying (or tragic) conclusion. The love scenarios are some of the best and deepest you can find. The climax to long-building story arcs (like the Genophage) are incredibly emotional. And the Citadel DLC Mission/Party might be the most joyful few hours in all of gaming.

It was perfect!

I must say, Elise shouldn't have tried to 1v1

Nice, I always avoided it due to reviews at launch time. Will give it a go 👍

Oh good. I was wondering if the co-op missions were broken for somebody else.

RIGHT!! That guy was the WORST!

Almost as bad as the soul crushing escort mission that inexplicably precedes the final boss 😅

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I think that ppl "dread" replaying those missions simply because they already know the story TBF its a problem with any linear story driven game, there's really no replayability. You just cant hit those moments again with the same impact

Robbing banks not good either lol. You literally going for a bank and jewelery robbery with 2 other people you know nothing of. And it's ending sucks too, nothing emotional at all. 4's ending was a masterpiece.

@@omgnumbers9944 The story itself is too mundane and boring, I can play GTA 4 or Skyrim multiple times and wouldn't get bored. I literally memorized Skyrim and Fallout 4's every mission yet still playing them because they are just so good. In GTA 5 even the bank robberies boring, except the Frank, you literally going out of a giant bank robbery with people you know nothing of. You don't even steal a wallet with someone like that, all it takes is a 1 second decision of the other guy wants the money for himself.

@@omgnumbers9944for me its not even fair to judge any longer game for replayability. most people usually dont even complete whole game once, so to make big game replayable it doesnt make sense. game should be best as possible with first playthrough, and then lets play other games.

@@IcyWixen so the game sucked cuz it didn't have an emotional ending? lmao that's just your preference and it doesn't make the game bad. V went with the happy ending approach. Gta IV is ass because it just doesn't suit the GTA vibes at all. You'd know if you played the other gta games

It really feels like that I think i almost never saw rain in grass hills or forests, but every time I was somewhere with mountains to climb it would start raining when I mid climbing

It shows what weather is coming up on the screen, I'd just light a fire and rest until morning

If I'm mid climb I can't just yeet myself off a mountain to make a fire. And what if I don't have the materials? The weather system in both games is fucked.@@loz1991

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Love the game too but it’s also not perfect like he said, I would recommend though

I remember playing it and don't even understanding what was I doing, just going from A to B destroying shit because reasons Sick gameplay tho

I didn't give a rip about the story, like I didn't care about the plot in Dead Island; it's just an excuse to wander around ripping people apart, and I'm not fighting that. For Prototype, my only complaint was the main character was really just not likable. Mercer struck me as an asshole and the whole game feels like there was supposed to be a morality system but they forgot to put one in.

​@@louiemarks8501thats why in prototype 2, mercer is villain 😂😂

@@Anonymous-hp1tg they also made the gliding more intuitive and improved the shields. Prototype was good, but then you play 2 and it's like "oh, damn... I got so used to that I forgot it was annoying at first, but this way's a lot better".

@@louiemarks8501 good for you. You could still skip a good story while people who do care are stuck with quite the nothing sandwich... Something about revenge and Wolverine-like experimentation ? I just remember assimilating people for memories.

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But the fact that an entire new game that has the same price as BOTW even has the same stuff is wild and bad. I mean the art style is the same, the world is the same (Yes some new things but its really just the same), the enemys are the same (yeah there are like 4 different enemy types but thats it), bosses are the same (yeah there are like 3 new bosses but thats nothing). It also has the same problem that BOTW had, everything is repetitive and going somewhere doesnt feel special cuz you can get the same stuff you get there somewhere else (Elden ring as an Example has Special items in like caves or smth that only exist there). The sky disappointed me cuz the Island you start at is the only big one, the others are small and also repetitive. The underground is just a copy and paste mess where no location feels different and it doesnt have a purpose (No quests, no tree creatures, and just the same enemys in red smoke (There is 1 new boss in the underground but thats it). After seeing the gameplay trailer i thought i would be a lot on those sky islands and that being pushed down is something you have to care about, but the whole sky is useless and i never got pushed down. It would be "Ok" if it was an Dlc for like 30$ but an ENTIRE NEW GAME for FULL PRICE is just ridiculous. But its alright if you like the game and i respect your opinion 👍👍

I couldn't dissagree more, Totk is a sequal to botw and it really just evolves and makes botw an already good game...Even better. There's a diffrent story, new merging system, new abbilities, a whole ass underground system thats as big as the main map, a ton of sky islands, new enemies and much more...the main map has also drastically changed and for the price you are paying i'd say it is an absolute steal... if your gonna talk about "it's the sams game" or " it's a DLC" then look at mario bros from 2012 to 2019 then you'll see whats repetitive 😅​@@Forest762

Game was amazing but yes to short. Loved the varied gameplay and story. Graphic style was great and hold up like a champ. Played it for the third time not long ago. I just want more

Have you played Black flag🧐

@@istofar560 I have, and the sea shanties alone make that game one of the best

bed of chaos, only name of a boss i remember. Made me delete save and start over few days later. Blighttown was boring for me because of verticality and toxic water

Lost Izalith was a torture, that fucking lava lake is so bright that my eyes hurt by just thinking about it, it is a shame though, is cleary a rushed area, thaat had a good lore on the background, and was,in certain way, explored in DS3. But yeah, although Blighttown was a shithole because of the FPS and the fucking mosquitoes, it was bearable, some of the itens in there were worthy of the suffering, but Lost Izalith had nothing on it, all the good loot and side story in it was contained in the last section of the map, and can be easily reach by the shortcut via the Fair Lady covenant, sometimes i'd find myself going through Blighttown by the normal route, but i never go through Lost Izalith without the shortcut

Blighttowns main issue is From's inability to design platforming that works

​@@malkaviiannice long run-on sentence.

Lost Izalith was definitely the jankiest spot. But hey, at least you got that big ass club in blighttown

Why are we still here?

Yeah metal gear solid has got to be my biggest gaming disappointment. Game was fun but the story just stops, and worse it makes you replay missions without any real reason. Then once you’re done u get what feels like an awesome idea on paper with no lead up. It just wasn’t a bad good bye to mgv but to the greater metal gear solid series.

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I need them to make a part 3 😩

I fondly remember that game from my childhood. Extremely under appreciated

@@joshkafura5670 I need them to add that to the ps premium, part 2 was incredible

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I always loved ME3 and I didn't really have a problem with the ending, either. My headcanon has always been indoctrination theory, so the ending to me just seemed to fit from my point of view (I'm aware that indoctrination theory wasn't part of their intention in the official story, but it always made sense to me regardless).

it had plenty of issues besides the ending Legendary edition ME3 is the almost masterpiece, 2012 version (without all the DLCs that followed, with Day 1 Javik DLC) isn't even close to almost masterpiece I'm glad they did LE, even tho it was more or less money grub from EA, I'm glad they did, and it sold great and people experienced the masterpiece that is ME trilogy

Co-op didn't work for me. I can't sword fight anyone and the enemy also doesn't fight back.

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ac unity is garbage and anyone who says otherwise is garbage too

Community? Cringe

​@@jarlwhiterun7478 Cringetopia

I would check it out too myself

I am playing through the arkham trilogy again right now, halfway through Knight. And I personally enjoy MOST of the batmobile stuff (about 80%) of it. I am now realizing where the got the ideas/mechanics for their Mad Max game and have started to appreciate it a little bit more.

I really tried to enjoy that game, but those Batmobile segments ruined it for me.

@@NoBrainActivity7068 the riddler segments, in particular the races, didn't do it for me. But, I enjoyed the tank battles. However, once you finish upgrading the grapnel, the batmobile becomes just a novelty since grapnel travel becomes WAY faster.

As I just posted - Just recently finished first playthru of Arkham Knight, I loved it and thought the BatTank missions were fun (maybe too many of them though). My BIG issue is locking the final boss fight behind collecting like 243 Riddler Trophies - BS!

yeah, I liked the game, but I feel to much time was put into the batmobile and took away from them developing the rest of the game, and I really, really hated most of the batmobile content. Did like alot of the story beats, especially how for once Mr Freeze got a kinda happy ending.

It really is that good of a game jus take a while to get into cause it's so hard

I missed the tape that ties up the loose end of Liquid having a metal gear as a kid.

Sinverse is a masterpiece, its' similarities to GTA can't be disputed, the mafia vibes, the battle arena, the market arena, the in game characters. I'm all for Sinverse for real.

You've said it all fren!👏... the much anticipated in-game marketplace got launched this week as well,the project is ever progressive

It was also a little longer than it needed to be.

Having recently played it for the third time, I can only say: you're right@@TheMarcHicks

Jedi fallen order is far... far away from being a good game, much less a perfect one. It felt like a chore to finish it.

@@Shadow__133The new Jedi survivor is A LOT better

@@frederikcamilodahl3551 It looks that way. I didn't try it because I heard it runs like a brick on steam deck.

I'm not even surprised they did that. Everything is dumbed down for the majority.

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This. Your correct The game from ME 1 onwards always discusses AI, ai is banned in citadel space the ending was always going to involve an ai and Shephard does get to live if you are of high enough Paragon.

@@CameraObscure wow I didn’t even know Shepard could survive…but I was a bad boy every chance I got so, no chance of that lol

@@Beep.Boop.Bop. it's only a second of cut scene showing Shepard chest drawing a breath. Guessing, allowing for further sequels down the line.

I still gush about the parkour, but i also absolutely loved the combat. It felt careful and stylish at the same time.

The NPCs clearly bring the game down. Those crowds are literally why Unity runs so terribly. All those frame rate issues

@@JFVideos960 if your pc is good then it's not a problem though

@@shadowking773 I have an Xbox so it is kinda an issue, though my Xbox has FPS Boost so that makes things better

imo the weakest part of botw was the story, the gamplay was almost perfect except horses which nobody uses because it is horribly implemented

Weapons are everywhere. I just take out the next weapon and continue fighting.

I never had enough room for all the weapons I'd be finding

So true. Zelda doesn't need an in-depth story, just a theme and sense of mythology. But BotW story was fragmented and confused.

I actually liked Origins and Syndicate a lot. The last three though can keep eating ass

I was about 65% through the game and getting wrecked by the time I found out the best healer in the game is Erichan from the business side quest. Having to stop to play and beat that mode really annoyed me. I also had how they bury side quests behind the arcade. I can not play 8bit and 16bit games anymore because the scrolling on LCD and LED panels gives me vertigo - I need an old school CRT with scanlines to mitigate it ... 😔

I stop playing Yakuza Like a Dragon because of that Ichiban Confections mission. It was confusing to me. Enough said.

My main issue with it is that you couldn't switch jobs on the fly.

@@ModestPavement I know!