Video Games are portals to many different things; sometimes distant worlds, alternate dimensions, and even foreign continents. Avid gamers are allowed to step foot on earth they've never seen and explore vast lands while following a character's story that leads them on a journey they could never imagine. Among some of the most beautiful and mystical settings, Asia is often a common location a lot of games bring into the digital world.
Asia, being the largest continent in the world, is no small task to create inside a video game. Many stories that follow ancient samurai, futuristic warriors, and even haunted city streets are set in the many countries that reside in Asia and are some of the best games that have been released today. Asia is rich in many cultures, monuments, and scenery that make for a great setting for a video game.
8 Judgment
Coming as a direct spin-off to the renowned Yakuza games, the developers at Ryu Ga Gotoku have come together once again to create a visceral masterpiece of violence and drama within Judgment.
Judgment takes place in the red-light district in Tokyo, Japan, where a private investigator takes on the case of a lifetime. In not stop action and spine-tingling thrills, players will take to the streets to put a stop to a vicious string of murders and stay in one piece in the process.
7 Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice exploded on the difficult game scene as a drastically innovative take on the Souls-like genre of video games that have had a recent flourish of success over the last few years. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice was developed by the masters of the genre, Formsoftware.
Known for Bloodborne and Dark Souls, FromSoftware did things a tad differently with Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. Gone were the European Medieval fantasy epics, as FromSoftware told a more oriental tale about a lone shinobi who sets out on a mission that leads him through some of the most deadly battles against both inner and outer demons.
6 Far Cry 4
The Far Cry series is one of the most highly praised franchises in the market for its consistent deep storytelling and legendary villains. Far Cry 4 was released off of the polarizing success of the previous game and placed players in a highly volatile situation as a war between royalty and common folk breaks loose.
Playing as Ajay Ghale, players will take on his mission of bringing peace to his war-torn home as he returns to scatter his mother's ashes across her homeland. Unfortunately, the King of Kyrut is a vile and ruthless man who has no interest in peace and has no hesitation to turn the entire region to ash to get what he wants.
5 Yakuza 0
The Yakuza series of games retain a large amount of popularity, having garnered a wide cult following since its early releases in the mid-two-thousands. The story of Yakuza spans decades and places players in rising stories in various periods in the criminal underworld of Japan.
Yakuza 0 tells the separate yet entwined story of Kazuma Kiryu and Goro Majima. The latter, an exile who now lives his day-to-day running a run-down nightclub. When Goro is allowed to return to his old life and regain a strip of his standing, a series of chaos ensues, one that directly involves Kiryu, a hunted former Yakuza member.
4 Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain
The Metal Gear franchise is the crown jewel of Konami, helmed by the narrative genius Hideo Kojima. The long line of Metal Gear games tells the multifaceted story of a post-WMD world about a covert military group of pseudo-super soldiers taking on global threats to ensure the country's safety.
Through the complex stories told in each game, Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain is the first to drop layers into a massive open world as Venom Snake ventures through Afghanistan and overcomes insurmountable odds to discover a hidden truth about his existence.
3 Assassin's Creed
Assassin's Creed is one of the most vital franchises under the Ubisoft banner. With over ten games in the Assassin's Creed franchise, each title takes players through historical events and locations. The original Assassin's Creed has players enter the story of Altair, as he tries to stop the Templars and Crusades in the Holy Land.
The original Assassin's Creed remains a classic even among most current generation consoles as the story of Altair begins the vast universe that the Assassin war against the Templars resides. Assassin's Creed allows players to become the perfect killer while exploring the generous open world available to them.
2 Sleeping Dogs
Similar to the Yakuza games, Sleeping Dogs was developed by United Front Games and tells the heart-racing story of Wei Shen, an undercover detective who attempts to take down Hong Kong's most dangerous gang, the Triad.
Sleeping Dogs is highly praised for its story and combat, but most of all for its total package and complete level of care by the developers. More than just GTA-like beat-em-up game, Sleeping Dogs takes players on an adventure of blood, bullets, and betrayal.
1 Ghost Of Tsushima
The developers at Sucker Punch caught lightning in a bottle with the worldwide success Ghost of Tsushima, which takes place during the Mongol invasion of Japan. Players take control of Jin Sakai, a fallen samurai who seeks to get revenge for his fallen people and rid his country of the invading Mongolian forces who have ravaged his homeland.
Players will explore feudal Japan and encounter waves of enemies, discover new types of warfare, and struggle with staying true to the code of the samurai or adapting to the need to win a war in this tale of honor and kinship.