What is the best written videogame ever?
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I can see that, some of the stuff like the Planescape jargon and the slang can be hard to get used to. But at the same time to me at least, the game doesn't resort to using big words for the sake of using them, just that the terminology used in the game can be a bit confusing but I think at the same time it helps set up the mood of the game.SimpleReally said:
This is true, but I don't care. Alpha Protocol, I played like four times, and believe it or not the game wasn't that bad bug wise (I'm trying to remember if the game ever actually froze on me. there were times I had to reload an earlier save but I don't remember that many huge freezing) . Or mabye it just seemed that way due to playing fallout new vegas which has WAY more bugs. I never actually played Neverwinternights 2.Bobzer77 said:
KOTOR II had a good amount of really bad glitches that made it so you had to restart or load a much earlier save though. (this one I think can easily be blamed on the short time frame Obsidian had to make the game) Bioware games have bugs as well, in ME2, more than once ahd to reload a an earlier save because I got stuck in a table or floor. Also, KOTOR did have bugs (galaxy droid...). Betheseda games seem to also have bugs from what I read in other places. Dragon AGe had bugs and glitches as well.
This doesn't excuse Obsidian, mind you, but I don't think the bugs in their games are that much worse than what is in the rest of western RPGs. Is there a good western RPG that didn't have bugs?
Best horror-atmospheric game: System Shock 2.
Best epic plot: Metal Gear everything (it's one big plot).
Best awesomely written mechanic: Chrono Trigger's time travel.
That's just what I'd say. If I had to name one game that just blew me away for all time, I guess I'd have to say Metal Gear Solid 3. It's the only game I've replayed more than twice (on my 5th playthrough now, trying to get the kerotans), and I still get really into it.
Best epic plot: Metal Gear everything (it's one big plot).
Best awesomely written mechanic: Chrono Trigger's time travel.
That's just what I'd say. If I had to name one game that just blew me away for all time, I guess I'd have to say Metal Gear Solid 3. It's the only game I've replayed more than twice (on my 5th playthrough now, trying to get the kerotans), and I still get really into it.
Metro 2033, a game who's message is to try to learn about things before making desicion and not everything is the way it seems, that rewards the player for listening to the stories of homless men and deciding not to kill Nazis after listening to them talk about how much they miss their kids and feeling bad that they had to fight Communists because they didn't have a choice either. Seriously, the game rewards you for making unbiased desicions and learning about your enemies' less evil side, the game is good at telling a story through it's world.
I agree with this guy. Arcanum wasen't just greatly written. It had tons of story dialog and nonlinear quests. Not to forget that the world was great in every way: there where interesting political conflicts, religion, comedy, situations whereas what was right and what was wrong became questionable.thenamelessloser said:
Best written game made yet.
This can vary depending on personal literary taste and game opinion but I shall give you mine.
Current Gen - Bioshock 1+2, Mass Effect 1+2, A. Creed 2, Dragon age origins, Half-Life 2.....to name a few. I would even include Modern Warfare 1 and 2 for more of a action thriller.
Previous Gens - LEGEND OF DRAGOON, Parasite eve, Jade Empire, Lost Oddessy(sp?) Baldur's Gate, ...some others but i don't want to go too far back.
Current Gen - Bioshock 1+2, Mass Effect 1+2, A. Creed 2, Dragon age origins, Half-Life 2.....to name a few. I would even include Modern Warfare 1 and 2 for more of a action thriller.
Previous Gens - LEGEND OF DRAGOON, Parasite eve, Jade Empire, Lost Oddessy(sp?) Baldur's Gate, ...some others but i don't want to go too far back.
I have to put Silent Hill 2 on here as an obvious pick, and as a less obvious pick...Banjo Kazooie, how bout that.
Mass Effect 1 and 2, Bioshock, Deus Ex, Portal, and KOTOR are all top contenders but I think the number 1 for comedy is Portal but the number one overall would be Bioshock or Mass Effect. It's tied
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Depends on the genre. I guess for sci-fi its either Mass Effect or Bioshock, or Fallout.. yeah there's a lot of choices, its best to be more specific.
Depends on the genre. I guess for sci-fi its either Mass Effect or Bioshock, or Fallout.. yeah there's a lot of choices, its best to be more specific.
I know eh? Its brilliant, though it kinda sucks how those who just steamroll through the game won't notice the many little things which make Metro great.LarenzoAOG said:
I'm suprised Metro is so popular, it seems to be one of the most mentioned games at the moment other than Call of Duty, Mass Effect and Halo whatever.
Also IGN's horrendous review of it (they gave it a 6.9 because of occassional AI blunders and because the dumbass playing it couldn't do the stealth sections and somehow got stuck in a wall) is one of the most hated game related videos I've ever seen.