Games with great story but bad gameplay
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Ah! Yes! Spot on, that's pretty much exactly what made me wary and very unhappy whenever 'dialogue' sequences popped up. At first, I thought I just misread due to some momentary lapse or a fit of ADHD.Sixcess said:
I even replayed some sequences because of it, but, as it turned out, the options I took either made me look like a complete jerk (which was not what I went for) or they made me hop into bed or onto the kitchen table to get down and dirty and have recreational intercourse (again, not what I went for). That sure as hell stopped me from being nice to people.
Deadly Premonition. I mean, everything aside from the story is bad, but I still found the game to be strangely enjoyable
I remember being VERY surprised with the A.I. in the first "F.E.A.R." game. I'd say it's better than the one in "Halo".daveman247 said:Maybe in the way the game plays... but i have yet to see a shooter with better enemy AI, even if they screwed it up a bit in the latest halo
I'l raise you ultima 8 Pagan. I first played it 15 years after release, so I diddn't play the completely broken version and found the story really interesting and different from the other games i'v played from the series (IX,IIX part one and 2). The game play however, OH BOYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY. From broken platforming (WTF), randomly exploding chests, bland boxish world, Awful UI and constant crashing made the thing almost unplayable. See THE Spoony one's review to see just how bad it is.AD-Stu said:I'll show my age and nominate the "good" Ultima games (IV through VII - the gameplay of the others was definitely bad too, but so were their stories
And then yeah, I'd agree with a lot of the modern stuff above (ME1, Spec Ops, Alpha Protocol, etc)
I'll put a vote in for Too Human. The premise was interesting and I liked a lot of the story, but that horrible, horrible gameplay...
Oh and a vote for Dark Souls. Love the story, atmosphere and everything. But having a character who wields a dagger likes it's 50 lbs killed me... literally.
Oh and a vote for Dark Souls. Love the story, atmosphere and everything. But having a character who wields a dagger likes it's 50 lbs killed me... literally.
I would like to elect Soul Reaver from the Legacy of Kain series. I don't know about the rest of the series, but man, those were some weird control issues restricting the gameplay.
Even though I love the game to death, I'd say Persona 4. One of the most engaging narratives I've ever seen, some of the deepest and most likeable characters in gaming, and a cool, unique aesthetic puts this game pretty high on my favorites list. Unfortunately it has a boring turn based combat system and visual novel style dialogue scenes.
I'm also going to put out Asura's Wrath. While I wouldn't call the story "good", I found it laughably entertaining. The issue is the game essentially plays itself, being a 8 hour long anime that occasionally remembers it was supposed to be a game and lets you do a few quick time events that have literally no consequences for failure. I'm reasonably sure there was less than an hour of actual gameplay in the whole thing
I'm also going to put out Asura's Wrath. While I wouldn't call the story "good", I found it laughably entertaining. The issue is the game essentially plays itself, being a 8 hour long anime that occasionally remembers it was supposed to be a game and lets you do a few quick time events that have literally no consequences for failure. I'm reasonably sure there was less than an hour of actual gameplay in the whole thing
Planescape: Torment, Psychonauts and Rule of Rose. Good games to watch.
In my opinion, Bioware isn't that bad. I'm having fun with Baldur's Gate again, and I don't even like turn-based combat. The first Mass Effect is clunky and imbalanced, but more or less fun when you get used to it.
In my opinion, Bioware isn't that bad. I'm having fun with Baldur's Gate again, and I don't even like turn-based combat. The first Mass Effect is clunky and imbalanced, but more or less fun when you get used to it.
Dragon Age. I've only played the first one and the story is maybe a little cliché "oh look we need to kill a dragon". But I think some of the characterization was brilliant.
Utterly hated the gameplay though
Utterly hated the gameplay though
Yeah fears good too, but halo's better. Theres a command structure in halo (all the grunts panicking once you take out an elite.)Iwata said:I remember being VERY surprised with the A.I. in the first "F.E.A.R." game. I'd say it's better than the one in "Halo".daveman247 said:Maybe in the way the game plays... but i have yet to see a shooter with better enemy AI, even if they screwed it up a bit in the latest halo
Its surprising how few shooters have good enemy AI :/
Yeah the powers were fun in kotor, but the act of using them was still boring - choose from menu and watch. Same problem with the combat. Its definiteley the story/ characters/ choices you play forUrinalDook said:
Have to agree. The shooting isn't in any stretch of imagination, but it's nowhere near spectacular or unique. Uncharted, a similar game (in fact, both protagonists are voiced by the same person) has this beautiful climbing mechanic, good melee use, and okay stealth. What does Spec Ops have? Sand. And sand is not even a gameplay feature, it's more of a scripted event that you can avoid entirely.sextus the crazy said: