5. The Beach
Credit where it's due, the sandboxes of GTA games are works of art. But where Rockstar create urban masterpieces, Ubisoft craft living, breathing, paradise islands of such staggering beauty that you'll wish your retinas could orgasm. Or would that just be crying? Either way, it's a damn feast to look at. Standing atop a mountain and watching the orange sun slowly sink into the ocean is a genuine joy, and despite the army of pirates trying to decapitate you, you wouldn't want to be anywhere else.