Jade Empire by a long shot. It was my second Bioware RPG after KOTOR. the story, art, combat, and even the writing were brilliant.
Game and movie stories rarely surprise me, but this one caught me off guard. Even KOTOR's plot twist didn't quite get me. It was high on the list of probable outcomes. Seeing the Glorious Strategist's 20 year plan to take the throne come to fruition was amazing.
Also, I wish games with morality systems would justify the evil options better, like the "closed fist" options where you're not an asshole, but you're nobody's ***** and you believe that strife makes people stronger. Contrast with the first half of Fable 3. What possible reason could you have to be an asshole to the people who you are trying to gather support from? If you were truly evil, you'd bide your time, let others do the questing for you, steal the credit, and seize the throne in a bloody, unexpected coup.
Game and movie stories rarely surprise me, but this one caught me off guard. Even KOTOR's plot twist didn't quite get me. It was high on the list of probable outcomes. Seeing the Glorious Strategist's 20 year plan to take the throne come to fruition was amazing.
Also, I wish games with morality systems would justify the evil options better, like the "closed fist" options where you're not an asshole, but you're nobody's ***** and you believe that strife makes people stronger. Contrast with the first half of Fable 3. What possible reason could you have to be an asshole to the people who you are trying to gather support from? If you were truly evil, you'd bide your time, let others do the questing for you, steal the credit, and seize the throne in a bloody, unexpected coup.
