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[Hahs]

Catherine

And/or. LA Noire - scantly clad brutality & underage sex is no joke

 

[inked_illusion]

Spec Ops: The Line and Catherine would probably be my answer as well

 

[toddhunter]

Killer 7 and Fear Effect stand out most to me.

Mature? Fear Effect? Really?

 

[HalfwayOrb]

To The Moon.

 

[Wozman23]

The Last of Us was the first M rated game I played where I felt like the rating was warranted, and necessary for the narrative. Nothing felt gratuitous, and without the grit and brutality it would have felt like a lesser experience.

 

[AAK]

Killer 7 no contest.

 

[Renekton]

Mature as in really gory/sexual, or something that older people might prefer?

For example, Witcher 1 and 2 have loads of explicit content, but feels otherwise quite juvenile (e.g. sex cards, rescue elf = random sex).

 

[Nvzman]

Catherine

Conker's Bad Fur Day

Manhunt.

I'd throw in Wolf Among Us....game played it very strange concept incredibly straight faced without a hint of irony...had some fairly difficult decisions as well.

I agree.

Shattered Memories also deals with mature themes in a non-juvenile way.

Also, the ending is one of my all-time favourite video game endings. I couldn't stop thinking about it for quite a while.

All of these answers plus the last of us are absolutely correct.

 

[GoldenCrow]

Mature as in really gory/sexual, or something that older people might prefer?

For example, Witcher 1 and 2 have loads of explicit content, but feels otherwise quite juvenile.

I personally always view "maturity" in media as from the perspective of maturity rather than mature themes.

 

[Muscle Wizard]

 

[paragonpro]

Rockstar always manages to push the envelope, so with that in mind, I'd say GTA V, and man hunt.

 

[Confrontation]

Soldier of Fortune 2

Mp_kam2!

 

[Nocturno999]

The Last of Us easily. The story and dialogue was supreme for a video game.

 

[darkwing-buck]

Hitman:Contracts and Blood Money's tone are extremely dark.

 

[paragonpro]

I would also say the walking dead, season 2 in particular gets very real.

 

[Nickle]

GTA is played by millions of children, I wouldn't say it's the most mature game out there.

 

[dab0ne]

Manhunt
TLoU
Mass effect (it tries)

 

[Malleavel]

Not sure if it's rated M, but This War of Mine might be a good candidate.

 

[Platy]

Majora's ... oh not rated M ?

Silent Hill than.

Honorable mention to Bad Mojo =P

That is actualy way more mature than it appears with this cover.... it has some pretty good parodies and satire of violence culture

 

[cj_iwakura]

Killer 7 and Fear Effect stand out most to me.

Yep. Especially Killer7. Wow, does that push the envelope.

 

[way more]

Catherine. It captures what it's really like to read a manga about an adult relationship that is written for a audience of teenagers.

 

[B_Spooky13]

But those kills were so much fun

 

[One-Shot]

The Witcher series for sure.