Best story this generation

[QUOTE="GeneralShowzer"][QUOTE="PAL360"]

Mass Effect 1

svenus97

Mass Effect

The story for Heavy Rain just reeled me in. It was fantastic, I dont care if it was a "movie" it was well done. I have not played a game that had so many unique and interesting characters, and the fact that the ending greatly changes really is awesome. Loved it.

Nothing worth noting for me so far.

It is though. As much as I love ME1 it is your typical Bioware story and not so orginal Space Opera but I still love it.

jasonharris48

[QUOTE="PAL360"]

Mass Effect 1

GeneralShowzer

1.The reapers arn't evil.
2.The hero can do plenty wrong. Every bioware game main character can do evil things like JE closing dam and letting people starve, Kotor's kill a droid who belongs a personcrazyfor it and telling that same person the droid is still alive so that person would spend their entire life looking of it. It just that your not punished for you evil deeds and ME IS NOT BLACK AND WHITE.
3. Who's the ancient evil in BG, JE, and Kotor.

Bioshock, nothing else comes close except for MGS4.

Bioshock, nothing else comes close except for MGS4.

ManUtd4life096

Prince Of Persia 2008. Often overlooked but if you like good quality writing that might compare favourably even when looking outside the field of video games, this game had it - you can hardly ever say that about a game.

[QUOTE="ManUtd4life096"]

Bioshock, nothing else comes close except for MGS4.

dreman999

The title says "this generation". MGS3 came out last generation, but I agree, it had the best story EVARR! :P

def bioshock, dead space, and alan wake.

According to the official website, Gray Matter was released in Switzerland, Germany and Austria. I dont think it has been released elsewhere though. What Adrian said, made me very pumped up for the game.

Maroxad

[QUOTE="dreman999"][QUOTE="ManUtd4life096"]

Bioshock, nothing else comes close except for MGS4.

ManUtd4life096

The title says "this generation". MGS3 came out last generation, but I agree, it had the best story EVARR! :P

me2 or mgs4

HailedJohnDman

This thread reveals just how low the storytelling standards are when it comes to video games.

If MGS4 was anything but a video game, people would laugh at its relativeincoherence, its heaps of irrelevant exposition, the silliness of the plot, the endless tangents, the **** pacing. But because it is one of the fewvideo game franchisesthat even tries when it comes to its story, it gets praised.

Oh, look! McGee is sarcastically trolling on MGS's storyline again. That goof, he always is so good about coming up with new material! :P :| Whenever I see this thread I always stop in to throw down the one, the only: BioShock. It's impressive how much character depth and internal dilemma the game produces without a heavy use of cutscenes of NPC interaction. NAPK1NS

This thread reveals just how low the storytelling standards are when it comes to video games.

If MGS4 was anything but a video game, people would laugh at its relativeincoherence, its heaps of irrelevant exposition, the silliness of the plot, the endless tangents, the **** pacing. But because it is one of the only video games that even tries when it comes to its story, it gets praised.

GreySeal9

[QUOTE="ManUtd4life096"]

[QUOTE="dreman999"] mgs3 is better.jasonharris48

The title says "this generation". MGS3 came out last generation, but I agree, it had the best story EVARR! :P

[QUOTE="NAPK1NS"]Oh, look! McGee is sarcastically trolling on MGS's storyline again. That goof, he always is so good about coming up with new material! :P :| Whenever I see this thread I always stop in to throw down the one, the only: BioShock. It's impressive how much character depth and internal dilemma the game produces without a heavy use of cutscenes of NPC interaction. Skittles_McGee

[QUOTE="ironman388"]

damn, if the stories of msg4 and mass effect 1/2 are the best of this generation, then there is definitely something wrong

NaveedLife

And you have actually played and beaten MGS1-4? I doubt it.

I've played all of them and I'd agree with him (at least about MGS. I've never played the Mass Effect games). MGS stories to me are the sort that look cool and have exciting moments, but are pretty silly when you think about them and rather poorly told with alot of questionable dialogue and pretentiousness. The only MGS game that IMOcame close to approaching any sort of greatness story-wise is MGS3 and that's only in you compare it to other games.

[QUOTE="GreySeal9"]

This thread reveals just how low the storytelling standards are when it comes to video games.

If MGS4 was anything but a video game, people would laugh at its relativeincoherence, its heaps of irrelevant exposition, the silliness of the plot, the endless tangents, the **** pacing. But because it is one of the only video games that even tries when it comes to its story, it gets praised.

Kan0nF0dder

I realize that. I agree with you that the Prince of Persia story is far superior to MGS and would actually translate well to another medium because it is a graceful subtle story.

I'm just saying that the overall standard of videogame storytelling is so low that poorly told silly stories like MGS4 look good simply because they put forth way more effort than say, the average FPS.

I would love to know how many people actually played MGS1-3 (beat them) then played 4 (and beat it) and think the MGS story line sucks. lol I bet not too many.

NaveedLife

Like I said, I played all four of them, and while I liked much about MGS3's storyline, the series as a whole has a very silly plot (its hard to tell if you're supposed to take it seriously at the times)and is drowned in heeps of exposition, boring tangents about technology, cheesy dialogue, etc.

[QUOTE="Maroxad"]

According to the official website, Gray Matter was released in Switzerland, Germany and Austria. I dont think it has been released elsewhere though. What Adrian said, made me very pumped up for the game.

AdrianWerner

Nice. Is the game in english? If it is, I will import it :)

[QUOTE="NaveedLife"]

I would love to know how many people actually played MGS1-3 (beat them) then played 4 (and beat it) and think the MGS story line sucks. lol I bet not too many.

GreySeal9

Like I said, I played all four of them, and while I liked much about MGS3's storyline, the series as a whole has a very silly plot (its hard to tell if you're supposed to take it seriously at the times)and is drowned in heeps of exposition, boring tangents about technology, cheesy dialogue, etc.

COMPLETELY disagree, but to each his own.

Beserk the manga ;P

Mass Effect.

[QUOTE="GreySeal9"]

[QUOTE="NaveedLife"]

I would love to know how many people actually played MGS1-3 (beat them) then played 4 (and beat it) and think the MGS story line sucks. lol I bet not too many.

Like I said, I played all four of them, and while I liked much about MGS3's storyline, the series as a whole has a very silly plot (its hard to tell if you're supposed to take it seriously at the times)and is drowned in heeps of exposition, boring tangents about technology, cheesy dialogue, etc.

COMPLETELY disagree, but to each his own.

Beserk the manga ;P

Handin

[QUOTE="GreySeal9"]

Like I said, I played all four of them, and while I liked much about MGS3's storyline, the series as a whole has a very silly plot (its hard to tell if you're supposed to take it seriously at the times)and is drowned in heeps of exposition, boring tangents about technology, cheesy dialogue, etc.

COMPLETELY disagree, but to each his own.

[QUOTE="dreman999"][QUOTE="NaveedLife"]

COMPLETELY disagree, but to each his own.

GeneralShowzer

I have to go with Mass Effect. My most played game this gen, and it was genuinely an awesome experience.

[QUOTE="GeneralShowzer"][QUOTE="dreman999"] MGS anwsete to everything was NANOMACHINES!!!!dreman999

[QUOTE="Handin"]

Beserk the manga ;P

dreman999

[QUOTE="GeneralShowzer"][QUOTE="dreman999"] MGS anwsete to everything was NANOMACHINES!!!!dreman999

[QUOTE="dreman999"][QUOTE="Handin"]

Beserk the manga ;P

[QUOTE="jasonharris48"]

[QUOTE="dreman999"] Did not come out in the 2000's. So not this gen. Pluto and 21 centry boy all the way.dreman999

[QUOTE="dreman999"]

[QUOTE="GeneralShowzer"] Mass Effect answers everything with ancient allien races. Reapers - Unknown ancient alien race. Collectors - another ancient alien race. The creativity is killing me.GeneralShowzer

The collectors are the reapers tools. They are no longer alive. They might as well be the reapers themselves, but in truth they were their avatars.

My problem is that Nanomachine in MGSare used as on big Deus ex machina. Thestory is not able nanomahines like how ME is about the reapers nor are the naomachine the antagonist of the story of mgs.

[QUOTE="dreman999"][QUOTE="jasonharris48"] Monster>All

[QUOTE="jasonharris48"]

[QUOTE="dreman999"] I havn't finished monster.dreman999

[QUOTE="dreman999"]The collectors are the reapers tools. They are no longer alive. They might as well be the reapers themselves, but in truth they were their avatars. GeneralShowzer

You did not play ME2. The reapers are organic and inorganic beings. They're not machines. Also, collects are the tool for the reapers. All this is confirmed in ME2. If you played ME2 you would know this. This fact was bluntly stated in me2 with no form of confusion over it's fact what so ever.

[QUOTE="dreman999"][QUOTE="jasonharris48"] You must finish it.