... Its really really far from being the worst out there, thats for sure.Spartan Bannana post=9.74835.848618 said:
While you didnt care so much for the characters themselves, halo had a good story. (in my opinion). (see longer up this thread for my pics)PersianLlama post=9.74835.848833 said:
Agreed. While that game had some flaws, it was adventurous and had a great story. It also had David Bowie.Darth Marsden post=9.74835.848308 said:
I think some (and I do mean a very small few) video game stories are just as powerful, indepth, and thought provoking as any film or book. It's just that video games have a very different way of telling their story, just as movies differ greatly from books. Video games, in some cases, allow the player/viewer/reader to literally experience the story from the characters point of view and in many cases, influence what actually transpires. Take one of my personal favorites, Half-Life. Within the series, you never once view or experience anything within the tale that does not specifically pertain to the main character, Gordon. You only see what he sees. What I mean is, if there's some dastardly devious plot taking place between a few characters in some far flung corner of the story, you don't know about it unless you either get swept up in the plot or some other character, who is already privy to that devious plot (through some means) tells you about those other characters. This is drastically different from films and books where in you are presented the story from an almost God-like view. Plot points are presented to you as they become relevant, no matter what point of view the author/director is presenting the story in. Some games do follow the film/book like structure, and many seem poorly written in doing so, but every once in a while a developer does it right and creates a game that, while presenting many plot points and character interactions through cutscenes, also presents many elements of the story and moves it forward through the actual gameplay and level design. One of the best examples I can think of is Pyschonauts. Were one to yank out the gameplay elements and replace them with more cutscenes, you'd have yourself one hell of an expertly written animated film. While the gameplay did have it's faults, the sheer depth, complexity, and level of character interaction with witty dialog more than made up for it.asacatman post=9.74835.847889 said:
