Best story in a video game?

[inogen]

Portal 2 is kind of fun

Yeah, Portal(s), Max Payne and Alien Isolation.

Tbh, I only really play games like this. Though I did get hooked on Loadout.

I did enjoy the Bladerunner game in the 90s. They should have another go at Bladerunner.

And Rebellion really should be developing a good Judge Dredd game. And Rogue Trooper. The stories are already written.

 

[Bubo]

I am going to bang in Stalker Shadow of Chernobyl in, before arc wossname does, story driven by the absolutely epic atmosphere more than anything else. As rpg-ish first person shooters wrapped around a storyline go this is at the top of the pile for me.

 

[ZXSpectrum]

Most recently I have to say Red Dead Redemption 2 easily imho had the best story in a game. Character development, pacing, suspense were all top notch.

 

[SiDeards73]

Everquest! and the story is still going

Lord of the Rings Online was a decent story too Haha

 

[Radox-0]

Well, no Japanese games for me. Westerns tend to do narrative better, so Planescape: Torment, probably.

i thought the same and never bothered with them. But tried some like Dragon Quest 11, they are actually pretty amazing, think you may be surprised by some Japanese games which have been converted well.

 

[Fluffybob]

Halflife Series & Bioshock Series, really involved storylines.

 

[Bickaxe]

Kotor 2, Witcher 3, Kingdom Come, My 4 seasons with Coventry City in Football Manager 2017.

Going through RDR2 at the moment and so far it's a contender.

 

[HKZonda]

Batman Arkham series
Tomb Raider Trilogy
Life is Strange series

 

[Arthur Hucksake]

Mass Effect 1 and 2
The Last of Us
Red Dead Redemption 1 & 2

 

[arc@css]

F. E. A. R.

 

[humanlaptop]

RDR2

 

[humanlaptop]

GTA all of them

 

[Washout]

Planescape Torment. OR Paperboy.

What can change the nature of a man?

 

[Gerard]

I liked how valve took the approach to the Half Life 2 story, you sort of had to piece it together from bits and pieces in the world, it wasn't someone standing giving a diatribe in a cut scene for 5 minutes.

 

[MouthBoy]

Pillars of Eternity 1, and also 2 but not as good as 1, although 2 was overall a better game.

Mass effect 2 was incredible.

I personally loved FF8 but I am probably alone in that.

Also, and I know it spreads over Warcraft games but the arthas storyline.

 

[Tourm]

Half Life 1/2
Last Of Us
Red Dead Redemption

 

[MatteH Oxford]

The original Deus Ex for me, the Ion Storm/Warren Spector one in the early 2000s.

 

[arc@css]

The original Deus Ex for me, the Ion Storm/Warren Spector one in the early 2000s.

Amazing game.

 

[Rezident]

Half-life
Bioshock
Max Payne
COD: Modern Warfare
Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines

 

[snips86x]

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.

+1 to this

I also enjoyed Alien Isolation, Batman Series and Half Life 2