10 Essential First-Person Shooter Campaigns You Must Play

5. Far Cry 3

Although Ubisoft had been releasing Far Cry games with relative consistency for years, it wasn't until the this 'third' (read: eighth) instalment that they nailed a formula that the whole world could get on board with.

Playing as run-of-the-mill student Jason Brody, the story is supposed to make a point about how one young man slowly devolves into tribalistic killings and religious brainwashing - but it fails in this regard, because said twists are unbelievably forced.

Regardless, it thankfully doesn't matter, because gameplay, environmental progression, the unlocking of abilities and general feel of stealth'ing your way through outposts and checkpoints is immaculate.

You'll unleash a slew of arrows into the craniums of hundreds of guards, machete your way across the island and slowly recover your captured friends one by one, tackling the fantastic villain, Vaas, every step of the way.