Tombraider 2
Warhammer online
Halo
Skyrim - Morrowind standalone mod
The hours that go into these deserves the companies respect and should be allowed to be honest. At least companies who put fans/customers first and not money (yeah im looking at you blizzard, EA, Ubisoft)
Actually it's great, there's no hand holding, no Survival Instinct, no white paint showing you where to climb. You have to use your eyes and explore, try, try, try oh and die, alot.