Reminder, it doesn't have to be complex or deep for that matter, it just has to have a narrative that you enjoyed or liked playing through. Honorable mentions that I couldn't fit here are Wet, Prototype, Mafia 2, Portal 1, Web of Shadows, Resident Evil 4, (NO WAY FAG) and Prey 2006. (This is a good one btw)You can make one here. We had a good thread yesterday though, appreciate you guys.https://topsters.org/
>>736576403kid icaruspathologic 1 (havent played 2 or 3 yet)eye divine cybermancy (yes)deus exfallout nvkotor 2twilight princess (atmosphere is immaculate)planescapegrimms hollowreminders disco is ass. its not a dective game nor is it a crpg
jesus christ video games have such bad writing
>>736576752>Jesus Christ, video games have such bad writing.True, true. You have stuff like SO:TL and TLOU2 out there, which admittedly doesn't help to raise standards in terms of writing in video games at all.
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>>736576403The Top row doesn't need any introduction beyond that i think demonbane is a well done super robot story that resonates with me at a personal level. I also think MGS1 is underrated, at least i don't think enough people appreciate Snake's actual character and themes of the game and just reduce it to 'War bad' when the game isn't even about that, politics or nukes.As for the bottom row. I think FE4 has an underrated cast, i think seliph is a great lord with some moments like when he gets to calphy and his convo with Oifey that really make him feel alive. And i think both persona 3 and twewy should be obligatory 'plays' during your formative years as i think they are great coming age stories and can help you sort some thougths here and there. Astlibra is TTGL is vidya form, and i'm a sucker for true love stories.I've come to appreciate OoTs narrative a lot in recent years. Its low in charactrer but i think it's pretty rich in themes, kinda like The Little Prince but for vidya.DMC3 is a shea
>>736576403My list will probably be boring but I never tried to answer this before so let's see
>>736576403>Witcher 3, especially with DLCs combinedwhen it comes to a open world game with tons of content that tries to make characters sound like real people and put tons of depth into the cast and good lore>Dragon Age - Originsif you enjoy a very classic tolkien-esque adventure around the world uniting the good races against a evil, doesnt insist upon itself and is a really fun simple not-uk/not-france fantasy world with a strong companion cast>KotOR 2If you like a nice spin on Star Wars, with some very strong villain cast and companion cast, as well as deeply branching dialogues, not a strong conclusion sadly and expects a KotOR 3 that never came>SOMAid spoil too much if i speak, but its not the best gameplay game, but it made me tear up at the end>Last of Us 1I think the first game was good, and about as good as you gonna get out of the guy with fucked up life finding a daughter/son that he bonds with and is his light in the world, very nice writing imo again doesnt insist upon itself, ignore the terrible sequel>The Wolf Among UsI think it's the best telltale game, honestly kind of carried by artstyle/atmosphere, but assuming it gets a sequel that is good, I think it has very good dialogue and castNot enough space to talk about everything but I think there's a lot of honorable mentions that idk which one I'd put in top 10 as many are also flawed but have good things about them.>Heavy RainGreat interactive movie type game imo, maybe hasn't aged the best but I remember it fondly>Vtm - Bloodlines>Fallout - New Vegas>Mass Effect 1>Detroit - Become Human>Grand Theft Auto IV>Silent Hill 2>Stanley Parable>Firewatch>KotOR>BioShock 1>LISA The painful>Deus ExBut it depends on what you value, if you consider good writing just heavy prose and expression of technical writing skills you won't really find that in gaming, it's not a medium built for that, I guess there's some respected visual novels from JP, or stuff like Disco and PST.
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>>736576403You're asking me to effortpost.
I really like it when themes are carried through like some of these. DQV I love the from child to father story the game does, never really seen a JRPG attempt something like that again.
>>736576403Gonna exclude visual novels in favor of video games proper.>SignalisThe best story in video games, or at least, of what I've played. Very much feels like a plot that actually had its 9 years of development behind it. Strong sense of pathos, and a masterclass of symbolism. Still thinking about it today.>Metro 2033Extremely tight adaptation that benefits from excising a lot of the original's meandering. Excellently involves the player in its themes. Extremely soulful game besides.>Banner SagaCheating slightly as the overall narrative is more what's important here, but the moment to moment writing is probably the best of what I've played. Plot is strong and player choices do matter.>Deus Ex 1Classic. Both 'about' something real, and a very interesting and relevant projection of the future. Memorable characters and iconic deliveries.>Deus Ex 4Very tightly written entry in the same series. Some on-the-nose social politics get in the way of otherwise fantastic quest and narrative design. Unfortunately unfinished, but it's good enough you can see the trajectory and story beats of what would have come next.>Lone SurvivorPsychological horror with a broader message that doesn't just feel like a retread of Silent Hill 2. A very strong sense of 'mes en scene' where everything is always just a bit off, and there's very few answers.>DarkwoodA very strong study on how less is more. An excellent story told mostly in atmosphere. Multiple 10/10 endings.>Demon's SoulsExcellent albeit minimalist story. Masterful use of mechanics as metaphor, and more thematically elegant than any other Souls game after it.>Spec Ops: The LineKinda overrated, but the subversive theme was really bold for the time. Definitely a game that came out swinging with a message.And if I had to pick a #10, it'd be:>Dead Space 2Pretty much just a very well written action movie. Tight and snappy dialogue, good twists, and an excellent expansion on the concepts of the first game.
>>736581885Darkwood is pretty good, very disgusting looking game and very fucked up and oppressive feeling from beginning to end, but really interesting even if I had hoped they'd reveal a bit more in the end about what actually happened but I guess a open end mystery ending is probably for best.
>#1: The Hundred LineI don't care if some thirty odd hours are spent on complete filler, it's the only game I ever played where I liked more than five members of the cast by the end and one of the rare ones where I'm actually excited by the prospect of story DLC.In the time it took for me to finish this game, it successfully sold me on the following>A polyamorous relationship>Hating the disabled>Lazy people innately being subhuman>Genocide is probably bad>Just because a girl if your childhood best friend, the love interest can still be the hot taller dominatrix girl>It is unjust to kill someone before they do anything truly wrong, but once they fuck with you mercy is completely off the table>Brainwashing is a moral good when it's done to people who don't like you>Suicide bombing is bad because it never worksRest will be a simple list just because>#2: Dragon Quest VII>#3: Slitterhead>#4: Siren 2>#5: Gravity Rush>#6: Silent Hill>#7: Dragon Quest V>#8: Resident Evil Code Veronica>#9: No More HeroesI cannot think of a tenth game with a story that I like, so I choose to leave it at 9.
>>736582002Yeah, I oddly had fun with going through that game. Personally, I think an ambiguous ending fits Darkwood rather than an open and shut conclusion.
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>>736582002Did you ever end up getting the Burn Them All ending? It pretty much answers all the games major questions. The standard ending is still great though.
I'll give a brief explanation for each.>Live A LiveGenuinely my favorite RPG, and probably game, of all time. I played it exactly when I was supposed to for all the beats to hit perfectly at home and it has stuck with me since. Remake was OK.>TWEWYSecond place but everything I said above still rings true for this one.>Z.H.P.Far and away my favorite NIS game, I still believe it's one of the closest perfect blends to humor and storytelling as a combined unit.>PMD:EoTYou've already know why. I don't have to explain this one. For reference, I had just moved prior to playing this game and I was around 10. You can imagine.>PyreI usually hate these artsy fartsy type games but damn, not only was the rugby pretty fun but the characters were pretty damn endearing. It was tough saying goodbye to a good few of them, but at least I got my Orb Wife.>MMZ4Had a rough time deciding between Zero 3 and Zero 4, but the ending to Zero 4 really does clinch it for me. Series really should be viewed as a whole, though.>DissidiaYeah, it's just crossovers and fanservice but having played half of the games here (FF1-FF6), I'm a real big sucker for a lot of the fanservice. One day I'll get around to the 3D FFs.>SotNI wish I could include it as a double pick with Rondo because it is half the experience, but Alucard's half of the story is certainly the much more full-bodied of the two.>CotM2This one surprised me. The story is admittedly rather simple, but I loved the vignettes between every level showing the characters all living life. It's the little things, sometimes.>FFT A2This one requires explanation. There IS no story in A2. Luso does nothing at all and leaves Ivalice the same as he entered. This is undeniable, and yet, I was utterly charmed by the "Saturday Morning Cartoon" feel the game had with its very definitive status quo that it had to follow. It's so unique in a way few games are story-wise, and I love it for that. Not a common opinion, but it's my genuine one.
>>736584870My memory is a bit blurry but I don't recall it really resolving everything. If I understand correctly the forest is a living organism of these alien creatures that landed and absorb land and have humans come into their mastership to be used as slaves and feed on them. But then if you burn it and escape, you think you escaped, but the game hints pretty heavily that the city you are in has something off about it, and that your cozy home is not as cozy as you think and you see little signs of odd shit like humans not behaving as intended or something weird about your bed and its hinted that you havent escaped, so wouldnt that make that ending kind of a red herring too? Or am I mismembering
>>736585512Yeah, a bit of a backwards order but that's more or less it. Some kind of entity is in the woods drawing people to the center, and turning them into 'sleepers'. It could be benevolent, but is also likely the cause of the expanding woods. It's not super clear exactly how much is real and how much is a dream after this point, but when you get to your apartment you can choose not the sleep, and instead find the roots in your apartment and, wake up from being a sleeper. You get a flamethrower and end up starting a fire that destroys the entity and burns down a huge amount of the forest. In one version, the Polish military comes and helps some of the survivors from the village in Act 1.
>>736576403FalloutPlanescape: TormentArcanumKotor 2MorrowindFallout: New Vegas
>>736576403Any one of these can be switched out for Silent Hill 2. Resident Evil 1-3 remakes get honorable mentions.
>>736576403>Don't leave me behind>I have a home>Come back to meThis purple gypsy alone made ME2 and ME3 worth it.
Best vidya narratives?
>>736576403* Halo 4* Splinter Cell: Blacklist* Yakuza 0* Max Payne 2* LA Noire* Witcher 3* Deus Ex* Enslaved: Odyssey to the West* Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time* Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
>>736581885>Mankind DividedAbsolutely underappreciated
>>736588847Hell yeah.Shame about Eidos, but to be honest, I don't think they could deliver the next game even if they wanted. New Vegas 2 sort of story.
>>736588627>LA NoireYou fuck young boys, anon?
Killer 7Silent Hill: Shattered MemoriesSilent Hill 2The Silver CaseFlower, Sun and RainThe 25th WardGrand Theft Auto 4Ace Attorney Investigations 2Fallout New VegasZelda: Majoras MaskIs it a copout to name visual novels? Probably.
Rule of RoseCan't think of another one I care to decisively list.
Can't make a list cause I don't really play games for the story so I'll say Ghost Trick and Ace Combat 4.
Pathologic mogs everything else I've played
Nine Sols.Monster Girl Quest is great.UhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhThere's quite a few more I love for the way the gameplay conveys the story, but surprisingly few for the story alone.
>>736576403>twisted metal blackdidn't even need to read the rest, you're an anon of respect
>>736576403Story is irrelevant
>>736593003To you, maybe.
>>736588365ME2 and 3 are fucking awful in the narrative department, get real.
Nier is a well-executed tragedy. It's one of the few in the medium where all the major players have pretty reasonable motives and aren't being dumb for the sake of drama. It's just a bad situation with no easy solutions, especially since few of the characters have a good understanding of the big picture.Soul Sacrifice has an interesting plot with some good twists and cool concepts. It's also presented really well.Blue Reflection is unusual in that the real meat of the narrative is the protagonist's character development. The story very firmly revolves around her, and she's an interesting enough character for that to be compelling. It's also one of the rare games where characterization is handled with some subtlety, rather than being directly dictated to the player or having someone's personality shift only after big, dramatic events and declarations.Virgo vs the Zodiac is mostly carried by the unique setting and some fun characters. The endings are also interesting.I liked Devil Survivor's depiction of a society falling into chaos after the emergence of supernatural forces, and the plot has some good interactivity to it.Xenosaga sets up a really compelling setting and plotline. I think the sequels and development woes in general ended up largely squandering its potential, but I still respect what it achieved, and enjoyed discussing it with some friends who played it back when it released.
>>736576403expedition 33 RDR2 all the rest suck writing wise
>>736576403Repostan from last thread
>>736576403Killer 7TerranigmaMother 3Majora's Mask Final Fantasy 7Ninja Gaiden Black (story is nothing special but i actually love the setting of a weird military dictatorship mixed with paranormal demonic stuff)
>>736600442Am retarded didn't realize it was a top 10 then the rest of my top is probably:MGS 2Half Life 2TwewyNier automata
>>736576403MGS2Silent Hill 2Disco ElysiumCurse of The Golden Idol999Hotel Dusk Room 215The Last Window: The Secret of Cape WestPersona 2: Innocent SinFinal Fantasy TacticsPortal
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>>736576403>Aliens Dark DescentA surprisingly good story for a tactics game. I never skip cutscenes even on replays>Metro ExodusOne of the few games that made me cry at the ending. >Prey 2017A good metanarative with a lot of hidden details and enviromental storytelling. You'll still find new stuff even after ten playthroughs.>Half life 2 Great worldbuilding that leaves things open>MGS2Only played it once but it had great foreshadowing and everyone knows about the twist. Can't add much on it.>Dead Space 2A fun sci fi narrative with some moral dilemas.>SignalisI enjoyed the worldbuilding and some of the story beats were wonderful. Very open to interpretation which i like.>Saints Row 2The only saints game i played but i liked the hood and gangsta stuff in it. I was always looking forward to the next cutscene.>Deus Ex Mankind DividedI still need to play the OG but i do like MD's reflections on opression even today. It also kind of made a mark in my life as i bought it a day before the invasion of Ukraine.>Sunset OverdriveMade me chuckle a few times and it had a lot of style. I don't really play games for their stories but a good one can definetly improve a game.
