What is the best written videogame ever?
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I'd say it's Mass Effect.
Yep, if you need to convince people that games aren't just interactive porn, you should show them Mass Effect. I mean, it's got deep, fully realized characters, complex plot-lines, great villains...everything. I mean, sure it's got that one sex scene, but it's not like anyone would just ignore all the good stuff and focus on that-OH WAIT.
Yep, if you need to convince people that games aren't just interactive porn, you should show them Mass Effect. I mean, it's got deep, fully realized characters, complex plot-lines, great villains...everything. I mean, sure it's got that one sex scene, but it's not like anyone would just ignore all the good stuff and focus on that-OH WAIT.
You pose a great question, but I honestly can't answer it. Great points though. I just started listing games, really.IBlackKiteI said:
"My name is... Bolo Santosi.... "FargoDog said:
"I hear you are looking for.... able body...Comrades"
Its like they all have a little dirty secret.
OT: I wasn't a huge fan, But Red Dead Redemption probably had some of the best dialogue in recent video gaming history. Playing off a likable dumb main character is no easy task.
Aside from the obligatory Bioshock and Mass Effect (not 2 though, not from me), i feel like pointing out Dragon Age: Origins, because not a lot of people will. Incredibly well fleshed out characters(even the minor ones), Good depth in terms of Lore, but presented a little boringly, and good, complex moral situations, the best of which are nerve-wracking to resolve. too bad the story was not up to standard and very generic.
Mass Effect
World of Warcraft
The sheer amount of lore and history in both of these games, especially WoW, is staggering. There's something like 3500 quests in WoW, each with a story behind it.
World of Warcraft
The sheer amount of lore and history in both of these games, especially WoW, is staggering. There's something like 3500 quests in WoW, each with a story behind it.
Hard to pick just one, but I'll go with Mass Effect, Portal, Half-Life 2, and Assassin's Creed II. The last one surprised me in the writing department; it was pretty mindblowing. Except for the
magnetic pole reversal. That was just silly and we know that's not what's going to happen if such an event does occur.
Out of the games I've played I have constructed a top 3 list. These are (to me) equally well written, so order doesn't matter. Psychonauts, Second Sight and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.
I haven't really found/played a current generation videogame with writing that equalls those games. Bioshock being the possible exception. But -as you may know considering I've said it every time Bioshock is brought up- I had it spoiled for me, so I couldn't really enjoy it.
I haven't really found/played a current generation videogame with writing that equalls those games. Bioshock being the possible exception. But -as you may know considering I've said it every time Bioshock is brought up- I had it spoiled for me, so I couldn't really enjoy it.
Jade Empire, it's not my favourite BioWare game, but definitely the best written one.
Final Fantasy VI (6). Awesome cast with diverse characters, while not overdoing it. Good setting, cool story. No real single main character allowing you to explore others more deeply as well. Too bad Final Fantasy really degraded after 6 into constantly appealing to the angsty teens.
BioShock. It explores the radical capitalist/anarchist philosophy and shows just how society would be under it.
Max Payne. I like film noir stories. Not perfect, but written well. I don't really see why they made some of the changes they did for the movie.
Final Fantasy VI (6). Awesome cast with diverse characters, while not overdoing it. Good setting, cool story. No real single main character allowing you to explore others more deeply as well. Too bad Final Fantasy really degraded after 6 into constantly appealing to the angsty teens.
BioShock. It explores the radical capitalist/anarchist philosophy and shows just how society would be under it.
Max Payne. I like film noir stories. Not perfect, but written well. I don't really see why they made some of the changes they did for the movie.
the syphon filter series, the plot while a tad on the cliche side was told in a rather compelling way, and in the second and third games it would show the story from mutliple perspectives as you switched between different characters, thereby allowing you to get a better overall grasp of the plot without spoiling too much, something which i havent seen recently until the call of duty series came out
also there was the instance of a villain calling out the hero on all the enemies he killed to get to that point
also there was the instance of a villain calling out the hero on all the enemies he killed to get to that point
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky.
I'm not even joking.
The fact that it made me cry at one point doubled with the fact that it's a pokemon game...
I mean damn...
I'm not even joking.
The fact that it made me cry at one point doubled with the fact that it's a pokemon game...
I mean damn...
As much as I love Halo, I have to admit that the without the books, it's pretty bad.
My vote has to go to Red Dead Redemption. The pace, the characters, the story, the storytelling and the ending/epilogue was amazing.
My vote has to go to Red Dead Redemption. The pace, the characters, the story, the storytelling and the ending/epilogue was amazing.
