Best Game Story / Plot
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I always loved the Baldurs Gate series, but to be honest, it was the fact that you were so central (yet so unique), and it played with a healthy dose of action. That and I loved the NPCs who shared the story with you. Baldurs Gate is my all time favourite series, but its because the story played off other amazing aspects, not because it was the best.
Also from Bioware is Mass Effect, but thats the new kid, and I dont think its earned the respect to compare to the older ones yet (and of course, considering the story isnt even bloody finished yet).
Im just going to go ahead and say it, it doesnt matter how few people agree, Planescape: Torment is one of the best there is, and my vote for all time best. Not many other games can pull off the "Ive lost my memory" shtick without infuriating me, but this game makes it central to the bloody story, and its still freaking awesome! This is a game where only a very select few people in it CAN ACTUALLY KILL YOU!!! If thats not evidence that the story is phenomenal even with that in mind, then.... Sod it, it IS evidence! Torment deserves to be praised for as long as there is such a hobby called gaming!
For anyone who suggested Oblivion has a good story, you only have to compare it to Morrowinds story to see it isnt so. Look at the central individual you play for christ sakes: In Morrowind you are the reincarnation of an ancient general prophesised to return and reunite a nation. In Oblivion you ARE...... Ohh, erm, Im not quite sure? The lackey/toady/goon of the illegitimate son of the Emperor? A wo/man who is very good at running into a tower and stealing a stone? Oblivion had some high points, but compare much of Oblivion to Morrowind and the game becomes increasingly crap. But Im pretty sure its tradition to compare a Elder Scrolls game to its predecessor and ***** and moan about what you didnt like, so Ill stop there.
Silent Hill is pretty good for stories too. I really just stuck to the 1st and 2nd games. The first was good, but the whole goofy cult thing threw a little bit of cheese into the mix I thought. 2 was good though, as with many great stories it was personal and not planet-wide-apocalypse business.
Metal Gear Solid has good stories, but in a kind of goofy action movie way. Its more about acting cool than being great. Thats what I think about MGS stories "Wow, thats so cool - if a little cheesy", not "ZOMG, graytist stori eva told!"
I dont rate any of the Half Life games very highly "story" wise, as I have never truly felt like there was one. I always just played Half Life by instinct, or by feeling my way through. I have never once stopped and considered the Half Life "story" while playing. The only time I have ever felt like there was something approaching a storyline was when youre at Black Mesa before anything goes wrong. After that its just a run and run and solve puzzle battle for survival. Thats why originally the Xen/Nihilanth "if you dont stop this thing, there wont be much to come back to" aka "save the world" was originally so jarring for me. That said, I still love Half Life.
Ehh, cant really think of anything else right now. Though I dont really need to, do I? Like I said: Planescape: Torment.
Also from Bioware is Mass Effect, but thats the new kid, and I dont think its earned the respect to compare to the older ones yet (and of course, considering the story isnt even bloody finished yet).
Im just going to go ahead and say it, it doesnt matter how few people agree, Planescape: Torment is one of the best there is, and my vote for all time best. Not many other games can pull off the "Ive lost my memory" shtick without infuriating me, but this game makes it central to the bloody story, and its still freaking awesome! This is a game where only a very select few people in it CAN ACTUALLY KILL YOU!!! If thats not evidence that the story is phenomenal even with that in mind, then.... Sod it, it IS evidence! Torment deserves to be praised for as long as there is such a hobby called gaming!
KOTOR 2 wasnt made by Bioware, it was Obsidian. Im not going to deny that Bioware doesnt always succeed (Neverwinter Nights was awful until Hordes of the Underdark redeemed it), but saying "Baldurs Gate sucked" is completely ignoring the amount critical praise the game received, much in regards to the great story. I personally (now that I have grown up) consider the Zelda games to have some of the most abysmal storylines ever, Majora's Mask included, but out of the respect other gamers have for Zelda, I wouldnt use the words "Zelda games suck", though I certainly could if I wanted to. (Though Yahtzee has recently taught me that Nintendo fanboy/girls are some of the most annoying shits on the planet).Tatter said:
For anyone who suggested Oblivion has a good story, you only have to compare it to Morrowinds story to see it isnt so. Look at the central individual you play for christ sakes: In Morrowind you are the reincarnation of an ancient general prophesised to return and reunite a nation. In Oblivion you ARE...... Ohh, erm, Im not quite sure? The lackey/toady/goon of the illegitimate son of the Emperor? A wo/man who is very good at running into a tower and stealing a stone? Oblivion had some high points, but compare much of Oblivion to Morrowind and the game becomes increasingly crap. But Im pretty sure its tradition to compare a Elder Scrolls game to its predecessor and ***** and moan about what you didnt like, so Ill stop there.
Silent Hill is pretty good for stories too. I really just stuck to the 1st and 2nd games. The first was good, but the whole goofy cult thing threw a little bit of cheese into the mix I thought. 2 was good though, as with many great stories it was personal and not planet-wide-apocalypse business.
Metal Gear Solid has good stories, but in a kind of goofy action movie way. Its more about acting cool than being great. Thats what I think about MGS stories "Wow, thats so cool - if a little cheesy", not "ZOMG, graytist stori eva told!"
I dont rate any of the Half Life games very highly "story" wise, as I have never truly felt like there was one. I always just played Half Life by instinct, or by feeling my way through. I have never once stopped and considered the Half Life "story" while playing. The only time I have ever felt like there was something approaching a storyline was when youre at Black Mesa before anything goes wrong. After that its just a run and run and solve puzzle battle for survival. Thats why originally the Xen/Nihilanth "if you dont stop this thing, there wont be much to come back to" aka "save the world" was originally so jarring for me. That said, I still love Half Life.
Ehh, cant really think of anything else right now. Though I dont really need to, do I? Like I said: Planescape: Torment.
I'd have to go with the Legacy of Kain series. I'm a huge fan of the over complicated convoluted -up-the-arse storyline and LoK delivers. No other game story has had me mentally screaming OMFGSTFU!!! so many times. If I had to pick a single game from the series it would be Defiance, seeing as it finally kind of wrapped up the story in a semi-satisfying way - opposed to every other game which just ***** slapped you with cliffhangers.
Other than LoK, I heartily enjoyed Morrowind's emphasis on detail, moral ambiguity, and the theme of uncertain history.
Other than LoK, I heartily enjoyed Morrowind's emphasis on detail, moral ambiguity, and the theme of uncertain history.
The World Ends With You - honestly, a very original story, original format, and you really got to care about the characters. The fact they actually had pretty witty dialogue was a huge plus.
*raises hand* I am also a huge fan of FF9's story. I think it has the strongest/most complete story out of all of them, and it honestly got me teary eyed at the end when Garnet and Zidane were reunited. The end of X made me bawl like a baby. I also rather liked FFXII's story, but I'm very interested in political science and that sort of thing just appeals to me.
*raises hand* I am also a huge fan of FF9's story. I think it has the strongest/most complete story out of all of them, and it honestly got me teary eyed at the end when Garnet and Zidane were reunited. The end of X made me bawl like a baby. I also rather liked FFXII's story, but I'm very interested in political science and that sort of thing just appeals to me.
Zero Wing - All your base are belong to an extremely polite cyborg named CATS. Your base has been destroyed. Your comrades are gone. As the lone survivor of CATS' attack, you are completely alone. At this point, there's nothing left to fight for. Everyone is dead. Nothing can ever bring them back. You can't save anyone. You can either fight in vain against CATS or simply lie down and accept the destruction to which you are on the way.
But... there is still something left to fight for. You're not fighting to save some princess, or even the world. No. You're not fighting for a person. You're fighting for an ideal. You're fighting for the most honourable cause known to man. You know what you doing. You're fighting.... FOR GREAT JUSTICE!!
But... there is still something left to fight for. You're not fighting to save some princess, or even the world. No. You're not fighting for a person. You're fighting for an ideal. You're fighting for the most honourable cause known to man. You know what you doing. You're fighting.... FOR GREAT JUSTICE!!
