Personally, I don't really look out for shortcuts when trying to complete my quests. It makes me feel like I cheated which leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
Seriously, it's one wrong call on the battle tactics to be used in the village that led to the massacre. One of his teammate was really against the use of White Phosphorus.
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and Metro 2033 are my favorites dystopian environment games. With the nuclear wastelands in Metro 2033 where the characters have to live in cramped tunnel in Moscow gives a great picture of the entire gaming environment.
I can't recall the game name obviously because I find it very difficult to play games with such poor graphics not to talk more about remembering the name.