Best Game Story / Plot
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Not sure Half-Life would qualify as best story/plot. It's masterfully "told" and experienced by the player, but the actual story is cliche upon cliche: scientific-experiment-gone-wrong-government-sends-soldiers-to-cover-it-up/kill-everybody. You had never played this story like that before, but it WAS the same old story of a hundred previous movies, novels and games.
HL2 is better. Personally, I really like when a game (or whatever) takes a familiar universe and turns it upside down, old enemies become friends, etc. The story was maybe too abstract, but things like the newspaper clipings made it more inmersive.
HL2 is better. Personally, I really like when a game (or whatever) takes a familiar universe and turns it upside down, old enemies become friends, etc. The story was maybe too abstract, but things like the newspaper clipings made it more inmersive.
Hmm, I do love FFVIII, but does it technically have a good plot? I know it's told pretty well and maybe that's enough... And the development story of Squall is probably the best one of all the characters in the series, no matter how much he is hated (for some reason) nowdays.obie said:
Far Cry had a good story, Liked how xbox story was completely different to the PC.
This needs to be more common.
This needs to be more common.
Considering my position as a skeptical conspiracy buff, MGS as a series has a fairly poor story overall. MGS3, on the other hand, was EXCELLENT since the story directly affected things happening to the characters rather than saying "Oh yeah, and this happened too" or "lol cheap twist", though I would prefer more backstory on each member of the Cobra unit and why they are able to throw their voice so well with their last breaths.
KOTOR is the game equivalent of Empire Strikes Back in terms of twist, execution, and all around awesomeness, AND being followed up by something good but disappointing in the former's shadow.
Earthbound (Mother 2) is a lot like the boat ride in Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory, in that it starts off cute, quirky, and apparently innocent but gradually becomes more trippy and dark as it progresses and pulled off the whole subconscious mind journey thing before Psychonauts. Also Giygas quotes a rape scene from some movie to GREAT effect, "...it hurts,...it hurts..." "I feel... g... o... o... d...". Also also I think Pokey looks pretty snazzy in a suit
KOTOR is the game equivalent of Empire Strikes Back in terms of twist, execution, and all around awesomeness, AND being followed up by something good but disappointing in the former's shadow.
Earthbound (Mother 2) is a lot like the boat ride in Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory, in that it starts off cute, quirky, and apparently innocent but gradually becomes more trippy and dark as it progresses and pulled off the whole subconscious mind journey thing before Psychonauts. Also Giygas quotes a rape scene from some movie to GREAT effect, "...it hurts,...it hurts..." "I feel... g... o... o... d...". Also also I think Pokey looks pretty snazzy in a suit
Fallout.
The curse of monkey island.
Starcraft.
Bloodlines. And it's pretty unknown prequel, which was awesome as well.
Deus ex.
Jedi knight: Dark forces 2.
Diablo, the first one. It just sucked you in.
Morrowind gets a mention for depth, even if the storytelling wasn't the greatest. Sure the stories were all great, but the way they were presented wasn't.
The curse of monkey island.
Starcraft.
Bloodlines. And it's pretty unknown prequel, which was awesome as well.
Deus ex.
Jedi knight: Dark forces 2.
Diablo, the first one. It just sucked you in.
Morrowind gets a mention for depth, even if the storytelling wasn't the greatest. Sure the stories were all great, but the way they were presented wasn't.
Easy one
The best one is star ocean the secone story, because you have complete controll over how it folds out
The best one is star ocean the secone story, because you have complete controll over how it folds out
Best:
Half Life series
Rez (yes Rez XD i think it's pretty unique)
Mass Effect
GTA IV
Bioshock
Portal
Ratchet & Clank: Up your Arsenal (my favorite Ratchet & Clank)
Worst:
Crackdown
Mercenaries
Halo Series
Assassins Creed
Half Life series
Rez (yes Rez XD i think it's pretty unique)
Mass Effect
GTA IV
Bioshock
Portal
Ratchet & Clank: Up your Arsenal (my favorite Ratchet & Clank)
Worst:
Crackdown
Mercenaries
Halo Series
Assassins Creed
I agree, it's kinda overrated. I didn't find it bad but it certainly doesn't belong in any "best story" forums.JulioCortez said:
the broken sword games have good stories, along with bioshock,slinter cell: double agent, the halo series and fahrenheit. The tomb raider: legend game had a great story aswell
Final fantasy IX, harvest moon back to nature, and I-spy: Industrial espionage (what was a legend of a game!)
I really loved the plot of Suikoden 5, though it's a bit of a test to get to the good bits, 8 hours of slow character development and then 60+ hours of basically non-stop warfare, action and intrigue made all the more meaningful because you took the time to get to know the characters before hand.