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Resident Evil 2 2019
Why it still holds upPlayed today it keeps the tension through scarcity: ammunition is short, zombies need their heads destroyed to stay down, and a first run takes about eight hours.
Xbox One third-person shooters that still hold up
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Resident Evil 2 2019
Why it still holds upPlayed today it keeps the tension through scarcity: ammunition is short, zombies need their heads destroyed to stay down, and a first run takes about eight hours.
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Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain 2015
Why it still holds upWhat it still offers is a big sandbox where you choose how each infiltration goes, and where the base, the soldiers and the weapons you research feed into the next mission.
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Control 2019
Why it still holds upEach of its shifting, brutalist rooms leads to a fight, and powers on cooldowns beside a weapon that changes form still keep those fights moving today.
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Hitman 3 2021
Why it still holds upIts maps are built to be replayed, and every routine and every disguise is another way to the same target, which is why it is worth going back to now.
Gears 5 2019
Why it still holds upWith all three built around playing with others, it is still a game for company.
Hitman 2016
Why it still holds upBig levels with room for improvised kills are what keep it replayable today.
Sunset Overdrive 2014
Why it still holds upTouching the floor is what the rails still punish today.
Gears of War 4 2016
Why it still holds upThe weather as a third side in every fight is still what stands out today.
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2018
Why it still holds upThe sliders still let you choose which half you came for.
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Remnant: From the Ashes 2019
Why it still holds upThe rolled world still means the boss you got was not the boss your friend got.
Watch Dogs 2 2016
Why it still holds upThe phone still turns every stranger's pocket into something to read today.
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Sniper Elite 4 2017
Why it still holds upChoosing your own order and approach in each level still gives the stealth a lot of room.
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Saints Row IV 2013
Why it still holds upPowers that make its own city unnecessary are the game laughing at itself, which is still its charm today.