Story over gameplay, what was the last game that you were addicted to because of its story/writing?

[la-le-lu-li-lo]

mass effect & metal gear.
i appreciate the intricate storyline.

 

[About To Crash]

I see a lot of love fro Mass Effect, but it didn't really do it for me... Maybe because I was awful at the combat. Anyway the last one that really hooked me in... Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles. The stories of the NPCs are fantastic, and most of them you have to figure out on your own, plus the ending story segment blew my mind.

 

[Worgen]

mass effect then cod 4 then assassins creed (not the future dna memory bs but the rest of the plot was interesting)

aww crap, I forgot all the asian rpg games that did it too like oden sphere, grim grinoir (they both had fantastic stories, GO PLAY THEM NOW!!!) super robot taiesen endless fronter ( very good writing and likable chars) breath of fire 2 (bad translation but one of the more compeling stories Ive encountered once it really got going with it)

 

[AngloDoom]

Mass Effect/

Never before had I realised that if I ever got my hands on armour that could deflect a laser-guided polar bear, I'd be pretty willing to start fights.

 

[Naeo]

KOTOR 1 and 2; Morrowind; Phantom Dust; Half Life 2 to a lesser extent.

 

[Zacharine]

Psychonauts, hands down.

Tales of Vesperia before that was nice.

Mass Effect and Kotors deserve an honorary position.

Before that it would be the classic Betrayal At Krondor. That game was Awesome when it came to story.

 

[Vern]

The last game that had that effect on me was Call of Duty 2. I played it for the first time in the last three weeks mind you, but the story is amazing. This is mainly due to the fact that it's based in actual history. Replaying the actions of the people during the battle of Stalingrad, El Alamein, Point du Hoc, no fictional story can ever be more powerful. I do wish they would've had more Soviet missions, the Soviet war during WWII seems to be passed by the wayside so we can have more American and British wanking.

 

[Demon Messiah]

Had to register just to put my 2 cents in.
For me, the last game that I loved for the story and couldn't stand the gameplay for was the Legacy of Kain and Soul Reaver Series. I freakin HATE platformers. Leaping into the air and trying to land in a certain VERY small spot is not my idea of fun. And the combat was boring as hell. But the story kept me coming back and now I own the entire series. All 6 games played one after the other rock.
Mass Effect and Kotor have great stories as well, but I'm an rpg'er at heart so the gameplay is something that I actually enjoyed.

 

[Castigar0]

definitely PROTOTYPE, its game play was beautiful but it's story was addicting, i wanted to hunt down your ex-girlfriend and make her eat muscle mass

 

[mjhhiv]

Cryostasis: Sleep of Reason. It's got one of the best stories I've ever played in a game, with rather mediocre/awful gameplay. But hell, I finished Cryostasis three times. I'm not sure I can call Cryostasis a good game even, because the gameplay can be so bad -- the story is just so good, it makes up for the shortcomings, in my book.

 

[Finnboghi]

In the spirit of actual 'storytelling'; Braid.

In the spirit of 'story'; The Path.

If you haven't played them, they have a far more powerful and immersive story than any mainstream game.

In fact, the strongest driving force behind me playing Braid (aside from the beautiful art and incredibly innovative gameplay) was to follow the story.

 

[HuntrRose]

Bioshock and Assassin's Creed is mine. Although AC got good points on the gameplay as well. Nothing like stabbing people in the throat with a sharp blade.

Still, from other posts, it seems I need to give Mass Effect a try...

Edit: Oh, one more, for the sarcastic comments of the storyteller, Bards Tale! Oldi, but the comments still crack me up.. I need to reinstall that one...

 

[la-le-lu-li-lo]

has anyone other than me ever played shadow of destiny?

and enjoyed it? :cringes: i did.

 

[DJ Lord Destructocon]

Me, personally, was MGS4. I don't care what anyone else says, I absolutely loved the story to MGS4. To further emphasize the point, I cried at the end of the game.

Manly tears of course.

This is pretty much what happened to me (after watching the 3 feature-length films worth of cutscenes, I was so engrossed I forgot to eat for a while)

It was that experience that taught me the importance of waiting until after the credits are finished.

 

[Paperplanes79]

Resistance: Fall of Man. I just bought a PS3 and it was 20$ so i picked it up just to blow through it to get to Resistance 2. But i can't stop it. It's by no means a masterpiece of story but the god damned pacing is perfect. They keep things just far enough out of reach that they feel attainable but when you reach it it truly pays off and this is what keeps me up till 3 in the morning just trying to find out what's next.

But if your going by just story itself KOTOR

 

[DoomyMcDoom]

Overlord!! The gameplay was kinda repetitive but the story was so awesome I forgot about it

yeah that game was teh win for story, I was gripped till the end and then i played it again like a month after and still liked it. Mass effect also was damn nice on the story too. I hope they do as well storywise with the second one, even though from what i've seen they're cranking alotta effort into gameplay too so i hope they don't get stingy on what was a storygasm in the first...

also found FF6 to have an awesome story.(i know it's a JRPG but still it was back when they were more creative in some ways, and along with chrono trigger they marked one of the finest bits of my adolescent gaming time)
also the Character and main timeline kinda storyline in the Fallout series was sweet just like goin through findin all the little story tidbits in their hidden computer archives and whatnot reading about where and the how of all sorts of things in the gameworld... good times.

 

[THEMILKMAN]

Mine would definately be Rule of Rose. (GREAT story)

2nd would be Hotel Dusk and 3rd would be the whole MGS series.

 

[mendokusai]

http://spidweb.com/geneforge5/index.html
Shazam, Geneforge 5. Horrific graphics, occasionally frustrating gameplay, no WASD, but hands down some of my most favorite story telling of all time. The entire series along with Avernum found on the same site have some of the best story-lines I've ever played. Also take into account the development team numbers around 3 people.

One of my favorite things about this is the number of endings and differences in them. You can finish:
With the Extremist Rebels
With the Regular Rebels
With any one of the six Council Members, each with their differing levels of extremism, all with different ending story-lines
Or if you are truly an inglorious bastard, you can actually piss off so many people that the entirety of the Empire government and Rebel forces will join forces to slay you. I'm serious. That's just amazing.

Wow, someone else who has actually played the Geneforge games. And you're right, the stories in those games are brilliant.

Otherwise, I'd have to say both KOTOR kept me playing because of the stories.

 

[KarumaK]

Mass Effect and Lost Odyssey, both had me completely absorbed in the game.

Tales of Vesperia also gets a nod.