PC Games with excellent stories

[chris_uk333]

I have recently become a big fan of games with really gripping stories and would like to ask for any recommendations of good story games. Specificly i thought Yakuza 3, GTA games, Metro, were really good in this department.

Cheers

 

[Touchstone]

mass effect. play one before 2

 

[Streeteh]

Of the modern titles Mass Effect 1 + 2 and Dragon Age are pretty spiffing.

If you're willing to go classic there's a whole heap:

Grim Fandango
The Longest Journey
Knights of the Old Republic 1 + 2
Nexus: The Jupiter Incident
Beyond Good and Evil
Broken Sword 1 + 2
Baldur's Gate 1 + 2
Warcraft 3 (yes a RTS with an awesome storyline!)
Starcraft 1 (another RTS, sadly 2 had a pretty naff storyline imo)
Metal Gear Solid (i think this had a PC release? If not, emulators ahoy!)
Fallout 1 + 2 (3 is too open world and as a result i feel the central storyline suffers)

As just a taster, those will last you months. I'll brainstorm for some more. I still maintain that Final Fantasy 7, 8 and 10 have the finest storylines in gaming, mainly due to excellent character development (the end of 8 and 10 were a little flakey but i'll let them off due to the characters). Sadly 10 was never released on the PC, just the PS2.

 

[iv-tecman]

Batman Arkham
Grim Fandango

 

[killer_uk]

Mafia 1 and probably 2 (when its released later this month)

 

[adamknox]

oblivion obviously!! fallout 3 is a bit..boring, Othergames with good story are the C&C tiberium wars and redalert! MGS series (i think you can get them on pc.. not sure tho) silent hill 2 and 4 are amazing too!

 

[.Lethal]

Final Fantasy 7
Metal Gear Solid series.

 

[Streeteh]

oblivion obviously!! fallout 3 is a bit..boring, Othergames with good story are the C&C tiberium wars and redalert!

I'd rate all of those, aside from maybe red alert, as having horrific storylines. Great games (aside from tiberium) but due to the open nature of the former and the general terrible acting in the latter the storylines aren't anything decent.

 

[MoratJG]

The Witcher
STALKER
Psychonauts

 

[coltpython3]

The Witcher!!

 

[wordy]

mass effect. play one before 2

My man!

 

[Makhaira]

Deus Ex
Half Life
Dreamfall

 

[gettothechopper]

Stalker / Clear sky / Call of pripyat
KOTOR 1 / 2
Monkey island 1/2/curse/escape/tales

 

[Antar Bolaeisk]

Deus Ex
Half Life
Dreamfall

Except for the fact the Dreamfall has a horrible ending and there's never going to be a sequel for it

+ another one for "The Witcher".

 

[Makhaira]

I can't believe I just missed this off my list

Day of the Tentacle

 

[Relentless81]

STALKER Series

Bioshock has a gripping story and twist

 

[Craig R]

Bioshock

 

[pearce64]

Batman Arkham
Grim Fandango

Good call

 

[pearce64]

Can't believe no one has mentioned the Half Life series.

 

[shaggyd]

Company of Heroes & Opposing Forces - When you complete the campaigns, the characters told are based on true stories.

Act of War - This felt like a Tom Clancy novel and the story seemed more believable than other rts of similar genre (CnC?).

Unreal Tournament - Just the intro sets the scene brilliantly of the game - flyby thru a dystopian city with a female narrator explaining the collapse of society and the rise of blood sports sponsored by the Liandra corporation that are watched by millions around the galaxy. Simple, but again believable.