saints row 2 hands down for me

Saints Row 2 is awesome, in some ways they made the Sandbox even more fun than GTA 4.... but the original Mafia is also one of my favorite games.  

Just Cause 2 is great. 

True Crime Streets of LA

Saints Row 2 is an absolute blast to just fuck around in, but there are other sandbox games that are of higher quality.

Most definitely Saints Row 2.

Mercenaries 2,  Crackdown, Saints Row 1&2 and Dead Rising if that can be considered open world, that's what springs to me off the top of my head anyway.

Just Cause 2 probably.

Saints Row 2 or Just Cause 2.. hmm.. 

Just Cause 2 modded with crazy things. Best sandbox ever.

Saints Row 2.  Stupid and completely ridiculous fun.  My Saints Row 2 character looked and sounded exactly like Moss from The IT Crowd.

Assassins Creed series counts right? Then that.

Assassins Creed series counts right? Then that.

Fallout 3, by far. I can't see what keeps people playing a game like Just Cause 2 or Saints Row 2 outside of achievement grinding.

@Vorbis said:

Assassins Creed series counts right? Then that.

Saints Row 2 probably.

Either Oblivion or (sorry) Far Cry 2.

That's a toughy. I'd have to say Oblivion or Assassin's Creed 2. 

I'm not really a big fan of Rockstar to begin with, so I'd go with Fallout 3 anytime, anyway ^^

Mercinaries: Playground of Destruction is the only open-world style game that has managed to hold my interest beyond fucking around, to the point where I've beaten it multiple times.

Infamous and Oblivion. Cant wait for Infamous 2 and Skyrim. I also love me some Borderlands too :)

fallout 3.

Just Cause 2 changed me. So many explosions. 

Saint's Row 2.

hello there thread 

inFamous. I also like it more than any Rockstar game.

Saints Row 2. It's the most fun I've had playing a game with an open-world setting.

inFamous

Oblivion for me.

The Assassins Creed's

fallout motha fuckers, soo damn goood

Infamous, Spiderman 2.

Just Cause 2. Skyrim may have something to say about this in November, though, we'll see.

shadow of the colossus 

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Fallout 3.

Oblivion
assassins creed
saints row 2

Same as my favorite open-world game: Morrowind.

If it has to be more GTA-like, Infamous.

First Person: Oblivion
Third Person: Assassin's Creed

Best Open World game that isn't a Rockstar title huh?

Well, I have to say Shenmue II to be honest. Fallout 3 being a close second.

Oblivion was a good game and all but personally, I didn't give a shit about the plot and therefore could not invest myself completely in the Open World that was created around it.

Saints row 2 sounds cool, but I've never played it, so Just cause 2.

@drag said: 

shadow of the colossus 

I think that might be stretching the boundaries a bit.

Fallout 3