Games with a great story?

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jaykikass

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Ive just finished final fantasy IX for the 6th time and i need a new game that has a great story and recommendations?
 

TriggerHappyAngel

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Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance and it's sequel Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn both have an epic story imo.
 

endnuen

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Everything BioWare.
And whatever flaw their stories may hold is soundly beaten away by excellent storytelling.
 

Dioxide45

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I'd have to third (or perhaps fourth or fifth, depending on how many people post before I finish typing) Bioware games. I've heard Deus Ex does too, but I have yet to get through it.
 

joe90

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shin megami tensei: digital devil saga 1 and 2 had a combination of great characters, great turn based combat and a great soundtrack IMO
 

suitepee7

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Bioshock 1, the second was alright, but nowhere near as good. The firsts storytelling style was subtle, but i loved it. The falll of rapture being told through diaries, the twists about atlas. I just loved it.

Another choice of mine would be the first MGS, loved the story of that with the codec calls. They're kinda mainstream choices, but i can't deny how awesome they are xD
 

Vault101

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many may disagree but i found the events in dead space to be interestung enough to keep me going

even saints row 2 sure its not a story based game but I always wanted to know what happens next, and this is coming from somone who NEEDS a half decent story to play a game
 

Tib088

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I say the Civilization games.
Not because of a set story (is there even one?) but because the story is yours and completely what you make of it.

But if I had to go with a proper solid story I'd say the Kingdom Hearts games, The compilation of Final Fantasy 7, the Mass Effect games and Fallout 3 (not really the main story but all the mini stories in the games world).
 

70R4N

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Neverwinter Nights 2 Mask of the Betrayer. Do yourself a favor and play it. You will be surprised by the awesome story.

Also, Bioware....
 

Turio

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Anything from Troika, Black Isle, Obsidian, Bioware to get at least a decent story.

My personal pick for games that excel in the area from these developers.

Troika

Arcanum
Vampire: Bloodlines

BlackIsle

Planescape Torment (Best written game. Probably of all time)
Fallout 1&2
Icewind Dale (1) (The first few areas of the second are also very well written. But its all downhill from there)

Obsidian

NWN2: Mask of the Betrayer
Fallout: New Vegas (Special Mention goes out to its DLC Dead Money that, while hard, easily beats nearly all other full games (including its main game) in terms of story/charachter depth(Naturally not in scope. Think of it as an excellent short story))
Alpha Protocol (Especially for its reactive C&C)
KOTOR 2 (I would wait a while with this one. The story shipped unfinished. Including major questlines. There are mods in the making to restore the bigger ones so wait till they are finished)

Bioware

BG2 (Especially Throne of Baal)
KOTOR
Mass Effect 1 (2 counts too. Less for its storyline more for its charachter interaction)
Dragon Age
 

warm slurm

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Lost Odyssey, Metal Gear Solid 1-3, Fallout 1&2, Mass Effect (1), Dragon Age: Origins, Persona 4, Beneath a Steel Sky, Infinite Undiscovery (if you can trudge through the first two hours or so) and Alan Wake.
 

Thaliur

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I actually thought Tron 2.0 had a great story. Not surprising though, since the script was originally planned for a movie.
 

Cybele

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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time has a great story.
Amnesia was is pretty good if you can come with a few sleepless nights.
 

Sakurazaki1023

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joe90 said:
shin megami tensei: digital devil saga 1 and 2 had a combination of great characters, great turn based combat and a great soundtrack IMO
Pretty much every SMT game since Nocturne has had an excellent story. I'd try to list my favorite, but I can't...

Some other excellent story based games (that aren't SMT)

9 Hours 9 Persons 9 Doors (if you own a DS, buy this)
Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings And The Lost Ocean
Baten Kaitos: Origins
Golden Sun
Resonance Of Fate
Tactics Ogre: The Knight Of Lodis
Shadow Hearts: Covenant
Valkyria Chronicles
Jeanne D'Arc
 

dragonslayer32

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Red Dead Redemption has a fantastic story, I think it is actually one of the best I have seen in a game.