Best story in a video game?
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Mass Effect series, 1, 2 and 3...forget Andromeda. They are very long though, but worth every second.
Easily the best story in video gaming ever, character progression coupled with so many choices that actually matter throughout each game. It's very special.
Easily the best story in video gaming ever, character progression coupled with so many choices that actually matter throughout each game. It's very special.
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Elder Scrolls Online. Summerset Expansion has a great story but overall the game is about storylines and quests.
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Final Fantasy VII
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
Metal Gear Solid
Half Life/Half Life 2
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
Metal Gear Solid
Half Life/Half Life 2
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Bioshock 1 is awesome, the rest are pretty good too.
As for something more recent... I can't believe I'm saying this, but here we are. The new CoD campaign was absolutely brilliant in my opinion and I'm going to replay through it this weekend.
As for something more recent... I can't believe I'm saying this, but here we are. The new CoD campaign was absolutely brilliant in my opinion and I'm going to replay through it this weekend.
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Well, no Japanese games for me. Westerns tend to do narrative better, so Planescape: Torment, probably.
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Oooo, if you're looking for a Jap style game with story, Dragon Quest XI. I really enjoyed it, easy combat with fun systems.
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Portal 2 is kind of fun
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I'd recommended Alan Wake if you love Stephen king style horror mystery. Slightly cheesy and cliche but it still pulls it off with style IMO.
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I'd agree with the Mass Effect trilogy, even though it ended in the dumbest possible way.
I'd add the Mafia series to this - mainly for the first two titles whilst the third game didn't involve itself with the series until the latter stages. Also the Red Dead series as it has a lot of characters and history, especially since the second game came out.
I'd add the Mafia series to this - mainly for the first two titles whilst the third game didn't involve itself with the series until the latter stages. Also the Red Dead series as it has a lot of characters and history, especially since the second game came out.
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Other than what suggested above, Bioshock series is a good one and relatively short. Loved infinite and it’s dlc and it’s a relatively short game 12hrs or so. Infinite remains one of my favourite games to date, amazing story.
Other than that dq11 is great but a 70-80hr game to full completion, same with dq8 emulated. Both spectacular games though.
Other than that dq11 is great but a 70-80hr game to full completion, same with dq8 emulated. Both spectacular games though.
Grim Fandango and Broken Sword are two that spring to mind. Absolutely fantastic stories.
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I'd love to say Mass Effect, Soul Reaver, or Half Life 2, but the Mass Effect 3 failed due to the cataclysmically awful ending but as standalone games ME1 and ME2 were incredible; ME3 was actually a great game but that ending leaves such a sour aftertaste that I just can't rate it. Soul Reaver and Half-Life 2 never got finished story lines and ended abruptly which is really unfortunate, but what they brought was absolute genius of storytelling.
Due to that, I'd say either Nier: Automata, The Last of Us, BioShock 1, or Final Fantasy 9... and I'd really struggle to choose just one of them as each are incredible stories for their own reasons.
Due to that, I'd say either Nier: Automata, The Last of Us, BioShock 1, or Final Fantasy 9... and I'd really struggle to choose just one of them as each are incredible stories for their own reasons.
I've had that for over two years probably and still haven't completed it! Why I don't play open world RPG games usually!