Best storyline so far this gen?

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#101 falconclan
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Easily the darkness. It was quite possibly my favorite story in any game i have ever played, and since I OWN over 700, I've played a lot.
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#102 Danm_999
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If half of you had played System Shock 2, there's no way this many people would be voting for Bioshock.

Atlas = Polito. Fontaine = SHODAN. Ryan = Xerxes. Twists happened in all the same places, and the story structure was near identical.

On top of that, while being a ridiculously straight copy of SS2, the themes Bioshock dealt with were just so much weaker. The thin veneer of moral choice that was harvesting Little Sisters had nothing on the contrasts between SHODAN and the Many System Shock 2 had going.

The other big one I had a problem with mentioned in this thread was Mass Effect. Yes, the universe Bioware made was well formed, but the story wasn't the best this generation. Lore and plot are two different things.

I understand that my opinion might change when the trilogy is finished, but so far the plot suffered from some pretty big weaknesses.

Weaknesses such as the near total absence of Saren (the antagonist) for most of the game and that character development was forced into short, sharp and awkward dialogue blocks that often came of as too strong and deep when you have them every 5 minutes.

This last problem was something I think GTA 4 was guilty of too, I don't know about the rest of you, but generally when I go out I don't get bombarded with existential diatribe about making life work outside prison (looking at you Dwayne...)

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#103 skrat_01
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Bioshocks story fell apart after meeting Andrew Ryan. It hit its peak, then dropped into oblivion right after.

Portals was great, for such a short game.

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#104 gorilazandgames
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[QUOTE="Exile91"]

[QUOTE="TMontana1004"]Mass Effect was spectacular.sensesxfail

Erm, I don't mean to insult your opinion or anything, but how exactly was it spectacular? I thought the story was pretty boring, with the exception of the ending.

One word.

Wrex

fixed. :)
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#105 skrat_01
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If half of you had played System Shock 2, there's no way this many people would be voting for Bioshock.

Atlas = Polito. Fontaine = SHODAN. Ryan = Xerxes. Twists happened in all the same places, and the story structure was near identical.

On top of that, while being a ridiculously straight copy of SS2, the themes Bioshock dealt with were just so much weaker. The thin veneer of moral choice that was harvesting Little Sisters had nothing on the contrasts between SHODAN and the Many System Shock 2 had going.

The other big one I had a problem with mentioned in this thread was Mass Effect. Yes, the universe Bioware made was well formed, but the story wasn't the best this generation. Lore and plot are two different things.

I understand that my opinion might change when the trilogy is finished, but so far the plot suffered from some pretty big weaknesses.

Weaknesses such as the near total absence of Saren (the antagonist) for most of the game and that character development was forced into short, sharp and awkward dialogue blocks that often came of as too strong and deep when you have them every 5 minutes.

This last problem was something I think GTA 4 was guilty of too, I don't know about the rest of you, but generally when I go out I don't get bombarded with existential diatribe about making life work outside prison (looking at you Dwayne...)

Danm_999
Post quoted for the thoroughness in speaking the truth.
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#106 Spanks113
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I couldn't pick just one. I would have to go with a few, Mass Effect, Bioshock, The Orange Box, and Graw 1&2.

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#107 FrozenLiquid
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If half of you had played System Shock 2, there's no way this many people would be voting for Bioshock.

Atlas = Polito. Fontaine = SHODAN. Ryan = Xerxes. Twists happened in all the same places, and the story structure was near identical.

On top of that, while being a ridiculously straight copy of SS2, the themes Bioshock dealt with were just so much weaker. The thin veneer of moral choice that was harvesting Little Sisters had nothing on the contrasts between SHODAN and the Many System Shock 2 had going.

The other big one I had a problem with mentioned in this thread was Mass Effect. Yes, the universe Bioware made was well formed, but the story wasn't the best this generation. Lore and plot are two different things.

I understand that my opinion might change when the trilogy is finished, but so far the plot suffered from some pretty big weaknesses.

Weaknesses such as the near total absence of Saren (the antagonist) for most of the game and that character development was forced into short, sharp and awkward dialogue blocks that often came of as too strong and deep when you have them every 5 minutes.

This last problem was something I think GTA 4 was guilty of too, I don't know about the rest of you, but generally when I go out I don't get bombarded with existential diatribe about making life work outside prison (looking at you Dwayne...)

Danm_999

I don't think the fact that Bioshock is a carbon copy of SS2 detracts it from being a contender for a storyline within this generation. Stories don't "evolve" over time, so just because we have a copy and paste job which originated from a 1999 game doesn't mean that all the other "original" stories of of 2005-2008 are better by default.

I somewhat disagree with Mass Effect as well. It just plain sucks, both lore and story, period. The storytelling is one of the best though, so in a way it's the Half Life of RPGs.

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I think one of the more engaging stories to come out of this generation is Next Life. It's a budget adventure game, and has shoddy storytelling, but the plot is A-grade novel or movie material.

For the more big budget action games, I think Assassin's Creed was pretty darn unique. Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core is pretty good as well, though I think I'm only scratching the surface.

I know I always hate on this game, but after I second play-through, I'm starting to appreciate the simplicity of Gears of War's story. It's about a couple of meatheads finding some sort of mapping device to get rid of the enemy, and that's it. Maybe it's the interactive story-telling, or the surprisingly awesome lore behind Gears, but it's definitely peaked my interest after a year of despising it.

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#108 killab2oo5
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Lost Odyssey with The Witcher in close 2nd.
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#109 NinjaMunkey01
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I would like to think its MGS4 so far on consoles. I will be playing it on saturday but if ita anything like MGS1, 2 and 3 it will definately be the winner for me. its not so much when it on its own, but when you put all the games toghether the story is great.
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#110 Dr_Corndog
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Super Smash Bros. Brawl :P
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#111 ZimpanX
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Mass Effect, MGS4 and The Witcher.
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#112 omgimba
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Definitly MGS 4.

On a second place I think its mass effect, good storyline eventhough the storytelling is pretty bad (Lousy dialogues..)

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#113 Dave2500N
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1) Uncharted drakes fortune

2) Bioshock

3) Twillight princess

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#114 ClawKiller
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Mass Effect

Half-Life Episodes 1 and 2

The Witcher

Halo 3

Portal

(not Netal Gear Solid its really silly)

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#115 Mordred19
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Weaknesses such as the near total absence of Saren (the antagonist) for most of the game

Danm_999

I actually consider this a positive. His presence is not overdone by too much screen time, and the way he is built up as a dangerous force from indirect sources is a nice form of development for him. When you finally do meet up with him, the impact is much greater.

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#116 t3hTwinky
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[QUOTE="t3hTwinky"]

The only twist, when you find out what the conduit is, isn't really that big. You know about the reapers the whole game, I pretty much knew how the story would go down after about half an hour.

The silly part came when they tried to tack on a reason for the reapers doing what they do, which was something along the lines of "their reasons are beyond our understanding," which roughly translates to, "we haven't made it up yet, lol".

I'm not saying the story is bad, I just think it gets the job done, and that's about it.

Shafftehr



I can understand having gripes with ME's storyline - I have a few myself... But the one you pick is an odd one. "which roughly translates to, 'we haven't made it up yet, lol'"... You know this... How? This is a three part game. To criticize it for not revealing a MAJOR fact about the main antagonist in part 1 of 3 seems a bit odd, seeing as you have no idea what's to come in segment 2 and 3.

I get that impression because of how that particular conversation went down. When you're talking to that prothean VI, he starts out by saying that you need to understand the reapers in order to beat them, but like ten seconds later he says that you don't need to understand them, you just need to beat them.

I think its a clear sign of the writers wanting to have a 'better' reason for everything happening than just killer robots being asshats.

But we'll see. Like you said, there's two more games coming out, but right now Mass Effect's story isn't anything to brag about, but the characters more than make up for it, and really that's all I care about.

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#117 Velric
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Bioshock.

Not even a contest.

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#118 WAIW
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[QUOTE="AAllxxjjnn"][QUOTE="bstarter29"]

MGS4. Nothing will top it this gen, or possibly ever.

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:lol: oh brother....

Brother!!! It's been too long!!!

LOL :lol:

MGS4 is the best imo, great way to wrap up Snake's story. Assassin's Creed's wasn't too shabby either.

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#119 naruto7777
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Crisis Core
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#120 T3rry_Wr1st
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Duh...MGS4.

I doubt any game this gen wil surpass it, unless we're talking about MGS5 that is.

el_rika

wrong. bioshock is the best

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#121 T3rry_Wr1st
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Bioshock.

Not even a contest.

Velric

I second that motion!

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#122 Falcon4AF_Ace
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Super Mario Galaxy :lol:

Metal Gear Solid IV blows everything away.

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#123 evilross
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I'm really stunned that some of you think Nicholas Cage is a good actor. The guy is horrid, maybe one step above Keanu Reeves. Enjoying some of the films he's been in is one thing, but praising his acting ability is another.
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#124 club-sandwich
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BioShock and The Darkness.