Best story in a game ever?

Bioshock in my opinion.

And I just want to give a large LOL at anyone who said Metal Gear Solid (any of them).

Bioshock in my opinion.

And I just want to give a large LOL at anyone who said Metal Gear Solid (any of them).

vdastampede

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[QUOTE="finalfantasy94"]

I have a feeling alo of people like MGS3 story the most cause its more staright forward a-b then the others. I just didint like it as much cause none of the villians had a backstory. Only the boss and electro man had a backstory. They did it in 1,2 and was happy when they brought it back with 4.

Silent-Hal

Well yea of course it works on it own as stand alone. Its the very start of the whole series :P

[QUOTE="Silent-Hal"][QUOTE="finalfantasy94"]

I have a feeling alo of people like MGS3 story the most cause its more staright forward a-b then the others. I just didint like it as much cause none of the villians had a backstory. Only the boss and electro man had a backstory. They did it in 1,2 and was happy when they brought it back with 4.

YankeeDan345

Thats what I was basicly saying. MGS3 story was very staright forward for a MGS game. With like 3 twist planted here and there and the fun dream part. Thats why I guessed why more people liked it even those that werent into MGS before. Me I like the complicated stuff makes the experiance more fun and keeps you thinking after its all over. To me MGS1 is still the best of the series. Man I love that story.

Bioshock's setting/atmosphere is amazing, the story isn't.

System Shock 2's is better. But so are many games.

The Legacy of Kain games,Soul Reaver ect (all 5 of them).By far best story told in gaming imo.I really love MGS and I've played through all of them but they dont come even close.

[QUOTE="ThatsSimtastic"][QUOTE="angelkimne"]What? Mass Effect has mountains of backstory/lore in the game and spin-off books, Bioshock just has a few audio logs :?angelkimne

Just go and look on the Wiki's for both games and it's pretty clear which universe is deeper.

[QUOTE="angelkimne"]

[QUOTE="ThatsSimtastic"] Bioshock had a whole back story of it aswell. Listening first hand to people during the downfall of rapture was intense! Ryan's personal diarys of how he knew fontaine was planning to take rapture etc,etc.akai_reaver

Just go and look on the Wiki's for both games and it's pretty clear which universe is deeper.

"What can change the nature of a man?" Play Planescape: Torment to find the answer.

The Legacy of Kain games,Soul Reaver ect (all 5 of them).By far best story told in gaming imo.I really love MGS and I've played through all of them but they dont come even close.

beganoo

I always wanted to get into the series. The funny thing is I beat the last in the seires and I think I understood every kinda bitter sweet for raziel. I really liked him. I was thinking of buying LOK for PS1 since its on the PSN.

[QUOTE="beganoo"]

The Legacy of Kain games,Soul Reaver ect (all 5 of them).By far best story told in gaming imo.I really love MGS and I've played through all of them but they dont come even close.

finalfantasy94

I always wanted to get into the series. The funny thing is I beat the last in the seires and I think I understood every kinda bitter sweet for raziel. I really liked him. I was thinking of buying LOK for PS1 since its on the PSN.

Legacy of Kain was an amazing series, one of the best story/gameplay wise. I think it should return somehow.

My new favorite story is Batman:AA. It was pretty good even considering how good the DCU is right now.

Not overall favorites but one of my favorites of games I beat recently.

soul reaver 1 (minus the ending, the ending was the biggest let down in a game i've ever experienced. but up until the ending i was HOOKED lol.

Mass Effect was my favorite story ever.

[QUOTE="vdastampede"]

Bioshock in my opinion.

And I just want to give a large LOL at anyone who said Metal Gear Solid (any of them).

jasonharris48

COD4. Short, but totally awesome.

[QUOTE="Mr_Cumberdale"]

The best story in order for me is

1. Final Fantasy X
2. Kingdom Hearts 3
3. Onimusha 3
4. Silent Hill 2

Good times, good times.

Lionheart08

Can you fill me in on how that one went down? :P

[QUOTE="jasonharris48"]

[QUOTE="vdastampede"]

Bioshock in my opinion.

And I just want to give a large LOL at anyone who said Metal Gear Solid (any of them).

vdastampede

Again nice opinion.

[QUOTE="vdastampede"]

[QUOTE="jasonharris48"] Yea LOL at anyone who has a different opinion from yours

finalfantasy94

Again nice opinion.

[QUOTE="finalfantasy94"]

[QUOTE="vdastampede"] Oh, my bad. I forgot that some people might like horribly written, cruddy context that makes little to no sense. It's like one person finding humor in another person claiming the 50 cent game was poetic. Shame on them.

pyromaniac223

Again nice opinion.

I know you hate MGS4 you have said it a million times. Doesint make you any more right. Im not saying its freaking William Shakespeare,but its still good to me and many others. In the end its your opinion and thats it.

[QUOTE="pyromaniac223"][QUOTE="finalfantasy94"]

Again nice opinion.

finalfantasy94

I know you hate MGS4 you have said it a million times. Doesint make you any more right. Im not saying its freaking William Shakespeare,but its still good to me and many others. In the end its your opinion and thats it.

[QUOTE="jasonharris48"]

[QUOTE="vdastampede"]

Bioshock in my opinion.

And I just want to give a large LOL at anyone who said Metal Gear Solid (any of them).

vdastampede

[QUOTE="vdastampede"]

[QUOTE="jasonharris48"] Yea LOL at anyone who has a different opinion from yours

Again nice opinion.

[QUOTE="finalfantasy94"]

[QUOTE="vdastampede"] Oh, my bad. I forgot that some people might like horribly written, cruddy context that makes little to no sense. It's like one person finding humor in another person claiming the 50 cent game was poetic. Shame on them.

vdastampede

Again nice opinion.

Yea that was a very lame comparison to the discussion. You think its crappy writing and makes no sense. I think the writing is ok and I understand whats going on. Nice try though.

Ocarina of Time.

I was going to say Super Mario Bros just to piss people off, but I decided not to.

[QUOTE="vdastampede"][QUOTE="finalfantasy94"]

Again nice opinion.

Yea that was a very lame comparison to the discussion. You think its crappy writing and makes no sense. I think the writing is ok and I understand whats going on. Nice try though.

I honestly find it a bit weird that everyone is saying Bioshock. I don't know I played the game and found nothing special about the story. If anything it was insanely predictable.

Now Planescape Torment has one of the best storys in a game:)

[QUOTE="finalfantasy94"]

[QUOTE="vdastampede"] Is it? If someone argues with you that the moon is made of cheese and you consistantly tell them their wrong and they reply "Oh well, you have your opinion and I have mine" you're not gonna find that the least bit funny? That's what I thought.vdastampede

Yea that was a very lame comparison to the discussion. You think its crappy writing and makes no sense. I think the writing is ok and I understand whats going on. Nice try though.

No i get it. Its like me having a blue shirt on and you say its green and I say ok thats your opinion. Thats just dumb. Its fact that my shirt is blue not green. Now its your opinion that you hate the writing and dont understand it. Its my opinion that its ok in writing and that I understand whats going on. I dont get why your trying to force feed your thoughtsto me. I mean is it wrong for me to disagree with you. If you dont like it fine with me. Just saying its your opinion.

[QUOTE="finalfantasy94"]

[QUOTE="vdastampede"] Is it? If someone argues with you that the moon is made of cheese and you consistantly tell them their wrong and they reply "Oh well, you have your opinion and I have mine" you're not gonna find that the least bit funny? That's what I thought.vdastampede

Yea that was a very lame comparison to the discussion. You think its crappy writing and makes no sense. I think the writing is ok and I understand whats going on. Nice try though.

No it isn't. You compared something that was subjective to something that wasn't. :|

Planescape: Torment is the correct answer.

Yikes, such a hard question for me. I found the characters in Metal Gear Solid 4 all to be full of emotion and their words had weight to them. The atmosphere created by the world and audio logs in Bioshock was enthralling. The vast scope and connection to the cast of Mass Effect is breath-taking. The sheer immersion and ominous tone of Half Life 2 truly sticks out, especially being a First Person Shooter. But for me, Kingdom Hearts, the entire series, is very close to my heart and it may be unfair, but this series stands alone for me. I have never felt more connected to a story than I did with Sora on his journey for his friends. A mature tale hidden behind colourful characters and vibrant worlds are a real treat.... Ugh I miss the old days :)

[QUOTE="vdastampede"][QUOTE="finalfantasy94"]

Yea that was a very lame comparison to the discussion. You think its crappy writing and makes no sense. I think the writing is ok and I understand whats going on. Nice try though.

finalfantasy94

No i get it. Its like me having a blue shirt on and you say its green and I say ok thats your opinion. Thats just dumb. Its fact that my shirt is blue not green. Now its your opinion that you hate the writing and dont understand it. Its my opinion that its ok in writing and that I understand whats going on. I dont get why your trying to force feed your thoughtsto me. I mean is it wrong for me to disagree with you. If you dont like it fine with me. Just saying its your opinion.

I'm not trying to force feed you anything. I don't expect you to agree with me by the end of all this or change your mind. I don't have a problem with someone disagreeing with me or having an opinion different than mine.

That doesn't mean, however, that I'm not going to retort when someone makes a terrible point. I don't expect everybody to dislike the MGS story, but for someone to state it's "the best story ever"? You wouldn't find it odd if someone told you "George Clooney was the best Batman ever"? Or "I think Jack and Jill went up the hill" is the best song ever? Many would and many would argue that they're wrong because, let's face it, they are. No, there isn't any scientific facts or proof that disproveGeorge Clooney is the best Batman, but that doesn't make it true no matter how many people think he is despite it being their opinion.

Same applies to MGS. Remember the dialougue between Sunny and Naomi and how painfully slow, boring, and pointless it was? Is that the best story telling? Or Snake constantly looking at Eva's cleavage? That's the best story telling? The resolution to that awesome cliffhanger in MGS2? Codec messages with characters that feel the need to explain every bit of detail of every little freakin thing? THATS the best story in video game history?

Yes I'm sure some people feel that way. But I'm still going to tell them they're wrong because they are. Wheather they agree with me or not.

FF6

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[QUOTE="finalfantasy94"]

[QUOTE="vdastampede"] Actually the comparison was spot on and it isn't my fault if you don't get it.vdastampede

No i get it. Its like me having a blue shirt on and you say its green and I say ok thats your opinion. Thats just dumb. Its fact that my shirt is blue not green. Now its your opinion that you hate the writing and dont understand it. Its my opinion that its ok in writing and that I understand whats going on. I dont get why your trying to force feed your thoughtsto me. I mean is it wrong for me to disagree with you. If you dont like it fine with me. Just saying its your opinion.

I'm not trying to force feed you anything. I don't expect you to agree with me by the end of all this or change your mind. I don't have a problem with someone disagreeing with me or having an opinion different than mine.

That doesn't mean, however, that I'm not going to retort when someone makes a terrible point. I don't expect everybody to dislike the MGS story, but for someone to state it's "the best story ever"? You wouldn't find it odd if someone told you "George Clooney was the best Batman ever"? Or "I think Jack and Jill went up the hill" is the best song ever? Many would and many would argue that they're wrong because, let's face it, they are. No, there isn't any scientific facts or proof that disproveGeorge Clooneyis the best Batman, but that doesn't make it true no matter how many people think he is despite it being their opinion.

Same applies to MGS. Remember the dialougue between Sunny and Naomi and how painfully slow, boring, and pointless it was? Is that the best story telling? Or Snake constantly looking at Eva's cleavage? That's the best story telling? The resolution to that awesome cliffhanger in MGS2? Codecmessages with characters that feel the need to explain every bit of detail of every little freakin thing? THATS the best story in video game history?

Yes I'm sure some people feel that way. But I'm still going to tell them they're wrong because they are. Wheather they agree with me or not.

[QUOTE="vdastampede"]

[QUOTE="finalfantasy94"]

No i get it. Its like me having a blue shirt on and you say its green and I say ok thats your opinion. Thats just dumb. Its fact that my shirt is blue not green. Now its your opinion that you hate the writing and dont understand it. Its my opinion that its ok in writing and that I understand whats going on. I dont get why your trying to force feed your thoughtsto me. I mean is it wrong for me to disagree with you. If you dont like it fine with me. Just saying its your opinion.

jasonharris48

I'm not trying to force feed you anything. I don't expect you to agree with me by the end of all this or change your mind. I don't have a problem with someone disagreeing with me or having an opinion different than mine.

That doesn't mean, however, that I'm not going to retort when someone makes a terrible point. I don't expect everybody to dislike the MGS story, but for someone to state it's "the best story ever"? You wouldn't find it odd if someone told you "George Clooney was the best Batman ever"? Or "I think Jack and Jill went up the hill" is the best song ever? Many would and many would argue that they're wrong because, let's face it, they are. No, there isn't any scientific facts or proof that disproveGeorge Clooneyis the best Batman, but that doesn't make it true no matter how many people think he is despite it being their opinion.

Same applies to MGS. Remember the dialougue between Sunny and Naomi and how painfully slow, boring, and pointless it was? Is that the best story telling? Or Snake constantly looking at Eva's cleavage? That's the best story telling? The resolution to that awesome cliffhanger in MGS2? Codecmessages with characters that feel the need to explain every bit of detail of every little freakin thing? THATS the best story in video game history?

Yes I'm sure some people feel that way. But I'm still going to tell them they're wrong because they are. Wheather they agree with me or not.

Yes it is, because if he doesn't agree with you, it is wrong!

[QUOTE="tmntPunchout"]

[QUOTE="jasonharris48"] So people are wrong because they have a different opinion from yours? Some people think that the MGS games have the best story. Its their personal opinion. Am I wrong for think that XenoGears and PlaneScape Torment have the best stories in games?

jasonharris48

Yes it is, because if he doesn't agree with you, it is wrong!

[QUOTE="jasonharris48"]

[QUOTE="tmntPunchout"]

Yes it is, because if he doesn't agree with you, it is wrong!

xionvalkyrie

The Longest Journey and Dreamfall have two of the best stories I've experienced in any game. I also enjoyed The Witcher's storyline...there are some good twists toward the end.

I LOVED the story of FFX and Mass Effect.

xenogears IMO..

[QUOTE="finalfantasy94"]

[QUOTE="beganoo"]

The Legacy of Kain games,Soul Reaver ect (all 5 of them).By far best story told in gaming imo.I really love MGS and I've played through all of them but they dont come even close.

RyuRanVII

I always wanted to get into the series. The funny thing is I beat the last in the seires and I think I understood every kinda bitter sweet for raziel. I really liked him. I was thinking of buying LOK for PS1 since its on the PSN.

Legacy of Kain was an amazing series, one of the best story/gameplay wise. I think it should return somehow.

I think they tries and it was a really really bland attempt, give it to a pro dev and id love to see another one, or even the originals story retold

So it seems like i need to go get planescape torment and play it