Your favorite game- for the STORY?
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Persona 3. Most definitely. I've played some good stories before, but P3 was the most realistic, original and gripping. Unless P4 turns out to be better.
The Shin Megami Tensei series, in particular, the Persona sub-series. Persona 4 has one of the most entertaining stories from all games I have played up until now. Also, Tactical Espionage Action: Metal Gear Solid (the series as a whole, except maybe 2) are worth a mention.
But, for something more down to the ground, I'd say Yakuza. The gameplay is meh, but the story is very enthralling, has good twists that really catch you off-guard, and keeps you playing just for the sake of knowing what will happen next. Unfortunately, I'm yet to get my hands on Yakuza 2, so I can check if the story is as good as the first one's.
But, for something more down to the ground, I'd say Yakuza. The gameplay is meh, but the story is very enthralling, has good twists that really catch you off-guard, and keeps you playing just for the sake of knowing what will happen next. Unfortunately, I'm yet to get my hands on Yakuza 2, so I can check if the story is as good as the first one's.
Planescape: Torment wins hands down. Perhaps to its detriment as a game, since at times it feels as though you're reading through a novel.
Star Control 2 manages to do the space opera stuff extremely well, so that gets an honorable mention.
Star Control 2 manages to do the space opera stuff extremely well, so that gets an honorable mention.
Metal Gear Solid for Game Boy Colour. I don't remember a whole lot of the plot but it probably is a decent entry to Snake's world.
Holy crap, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney was the first game I completed in full, I have since completed other games years after I purchased them, but Phoenix Wright gave me a reason to keep playing, even though it was getting emotionally intense. The Miles Edgeworth being accused of murder case was TIGHT.
Valkyria Chronicles is one of the better J-RPG plots I have seen, but Final Fantasy IV was the first Final Fantasy game I truly "played", I still haven't finished it, but when the knight dude Cecil or whoever accidentally burns down a village with the king's item, that was epic, that was something that made me say "You finally did it, damn you. You blew it up! DAMN YOU ALL TO HELL!" in a Charleston Heston voice.
The World Ends With You has a pretty oddball plot for a Square Enix game, first ever skinny androgynous protagonist I've seen in a Square Enix game which is only tortured emotionally by modern emo standards, not "My entire family was killed and nobody loves me" standards. Neku feels like a more real kind of angsty teen, rather than an angsty manchild who wishes he was still a teen such as Cloud. Neku is redeemable and probably has problems which are mainly with Japan's societal structure rather than with human beings like he thinks he has problems with.
Holy crap, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney was the first game I completed in full, I have since completed other games years after I purchased them, but Phoenix Wright gave me a reason to keep playing, even though it was getting emotionally intense. The Miles Edgeworth being accused of murder case was TIGHT.
Valkyria Chronicles is one of the better J-RPG plots I have seen, but Final Fantasy IV was the first Final Fantasy game I truly "played", I still haven't finished it, but when the knight dude Cecil or whoever accidentally burns down a village with the king's item, that was epic, that was something that made me say "You finally did it, damn you. You blew it up! DAMN YOU ALL TO HELL!" in a Charleston Heston voice.
The World Ends With You has a pretty oddball plot for a Square Enix game, first ever skinny androgynous protagonist I've seen in a Square Enix game which is only tortured emotionally by modern emo standards, not "My entire family was killed and nobody loves me" standards. Neku feels like a more real kind of angsty teen, rather than an angsty manchild who wishes he was still a teen such as Cloud. Neku is redeemable and probably has problems which are mainly with Japan's societal structure rather than with human beings like he thinks he has problems with.
Yeah...looks hard for them to establish any continuity.Mercanary57 said:
Especially with how the 2 endings were so polarized and far-reaching to leave much space in-between.
Gotta agree with the above.
The plot twist about 3/4 of the game through was fucking reality-shattering.
Also, Mass Effect (though I haven't seen how it concluded yet), and generally most RPG's I play, which all have pretty in-depth and complex storylines, though to varying degrees of course.
Yeah, and Halo.
Say what you want about Fanboyism, but the story really kept me on board for the whole 3 games...
Really wanted to see how its vast, galaxy-spanning, and yet deeply personal, storyline finished.
Not to mention the ambient HDR bloom effects and the spectacular graphics in general with which it was told.
Silent Hill 2. Best tragic romance I've seen in ANY media. There's just something very mystifying about the whole thing. And it gave us effing PYRAMID HEAD!
Xenosaga. 1st game was a great exposition. 2nd game was a little so-so, but essential to the story nonetheless. And the 3rd game was a great send-off to this aborted-earlier-than-expected series (was supposed to be six games, but was cut short due to internal turmoil).
Bioshock, no explanation needed there.
Xenosaga. 1st game was a great exposition. 2nd game was a little so-so, but essential to the story nonetheless. And the 3rd game was a great send-off to this aborted-earlier-than-expected series (was supposed to be six games, but was cut short due to internal turmoil).
Bioshock, no explanation needed there.
The Elder Scrolls III : Morrowind. Any game that basically let's you make your own story has got to be great.
#1: Mass Effect
#2: Starcraft/brood war
#3: the Halo series (the books fill in a lot
so no WTF! moment when playing the games.)
#4: Bioshock, somewhat ruined by the fact that i have read atlas shrugged and similar books (the sword of truth series by terry goodkind comes to mind.)
kotor 1 & 2 also have excellent story, to the point (and i know I will get some hate for this.) where i find it more entertaining and fascinating than the films (original & new ones!).
#2: Starcraft/brood war
#3: the Halo series (the books fill in a lot
so no WTF! moment when playing the games.)#4: Bioshock, somewhat ruined by the fact that i have read atlas shrugged and similar books (the sword of truth series by terry goodkind comes to mind.)
kotor 1 & 2 also have excellent story, to the point (and i know I will get some hate for this.) where i find it more entertaining and fascinating than the films (original & new ones!).
