Enslaved......Best story in game this year?

RDR story was good but another revenge story? ME2's was decent but no way as good as the first

is Enslaved the best narrative and story in game this year?

if not whats your pick?

Enslaved is a pretty good game but i wouldn't go as far as saying best story imo of course.

Enslaved is a pretty good game but i wouldn't go as far as saying best story imo of course.

pppjjj

whats your pick for story of the year?

I haven't played Enslaved but it seems great. I actually really loved Heavenly Sword for what it was. The plot in summary was meh, but it was entirely character driven and the characters were amazing. My vote for the best story goes to the original Mass Effect though.

EDIT: nevermind, I thought you said 'in a game ever'. Yeah, its probably the best story this year/

Heavy Rain > all of those you mentioned.

Not played it yet, but remembering how good Heavenly Sword's characters were, not gonna argue.

Heavy Rain > all of those you mentioned.

hd5870corei7

Completed it twice but its riddled with too many plot holes to be considered as good as Enslaved's well constructed narrative

(and Heavy Rain's story certainly isnt as good as Mass effect 1's, if you were including that game)

What's the game even about? I never really paid much attention to it. Either way, it has an uphill battle againast games like MGS4, Heavy Rain, Uncharted 2, Mass Effect...Not-A-Stalker

are people even reading the words 'this year'

Enslaved is in the top 5 for me.

[QUOTE="Not-A-Stalker"]What's the game even about? I never really paid much attention to it. Either way, it has an uphill battle againast games like MGS4, Heavy Rain, Uncharted 2, Mass Effect...gillri

are people even reading the words 'this year'

If it has anything that actually resembles a "story" and not what RDR and ME2 were sporting (busy work mostly)... then I wouldn't doubt it. Though, I have yet to play Dead Rising 2... and thought the original Dead Rising's story was great, both for its camp and the small seriousness about the over-production of beef for the ever-consuming American public.

RDR story was good but another revenge story? ME2's was decent but no way as good as the first

is Enslaved the best narrative and story in game this year?

if not whats your pick?

RDR story was good but another revenge story? ME2's was decent but no way as good as the first

is Enslaved the best narrative and story in game this year?

if not whats your pick?

[QUOTE="gillri"]

RDR story was good but another revenge story? ME2's was decent but no way as good as the first

is Enslaved the best narrative and story in game this year?

if not whats your pick?

JordanizPro

yeah I liked Alan Wake's, I think its narrative was excellent but the way it was told (i.e. the story) was not done as well as it could have, good shout as I forgot about that game

Alan Wake and Heavy Rain certainly are very story based games,

[QUOTE="gillri"]

RDR story was good but another revenge story? ME2's was decent but no way as good as the first

is Enslaved the best narrative and story in game this year?

if not whats your pick?

texasgoldrush

I completely understand that, overall ME2 is a better game than the first due to the gameplay improvements and the many and awesome characters you could get to know, the amazing locations also,

but ME1's story was soooooooooo epic and the majority of ME2's narrative was collecting a crack teamfrom around the galaxy, which makes for a very interesting game (well GOTY interesting) but not a great narrative or story IMO

[QUOTE="texasgoldrush"][QUOTE="gillri"]

RDR story was good but another revenge story? ME2's was decent but no way as good as the first

is Enslaved the best narrative and story in game this year?

if not whats your pick?

I completely understand that, overall ME2 is a better game than the first due to the gameplay improvements and the many and awesome characters you could get to know, the amazing locations also,

but ME1's story was soooooooooo epic and the majority of ME2's narrative was collecting a crack teamfrom around the galaxy, which makes for a very interesting game (well GOTY interesting) but not a great narrative or story IMO

Its good you think that and i hope its true. I loved Heavenly Sword and hope Enslaved matches/surpasses it in that department. HS has a simple story but it was beautifully told and has a great cast. The demo didnt show much but i liked what little i saw and could see it being great.

Saying that, I doubt its as good as NIER's.

Heavy Rain > all of those you mentioned.

hd5870corei7

Mass Effect 2's story lies with its characters...people just don't get this. The crew is the story unlike the first game.texasgoldrush

I completely understand that, overall ME2 is a better game than the first due to the gameplay improvements and the many and awesome characters you could get to know, the amazing locations also,

but ME1's story was soooooooooo epic and the majority of ME2's narrative was collecting a crack teamfrom around the galaxy, which makes for a very interesting game (well GOTY interesting) but not a great narrative or story IMO

Alan Wake so far for me, but I haven't played Enslaved yet.

Alan Wake so far for me, but I haven't played Enslaved yet.

DarkLink77

is it really fair to praise it as its based on a book?campzor

Alan Wake so far for me, but I haven't played Enslaved yet.

it's just the monkey king story told for the umpteenth time over the last what? 6 centuries? kinda tough to screw it up.

Alan Wake so far for me, but I haven't played Enslaved yet.

BioShock 2, Heavy Rain, Alan Wake would be my picks.

professor layton and the unwound future has the best story of any game this year imo.

AW>ME2>HALO REACH> RDR

Alan Wake beats everything imo... the official plot thread on the AW website is 200 pages long, and when you read it, you begin to realize just how deep that narrative really is. And unlike some, I found the Red Dead story to be brilliant. I haven't played Enslaved, and probably won't until it's a lot cheaper, but I'm glad people are digging it.donalbane

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[QUOTE="texasgoldrush"] Mass Effect 2's story lies with its characters...people just don't get this. The crew is the story unlike the first game.texasgoldrush

I completely understand that, overall ME2 is a better game than the first due to the gameplay improvements and the many and awesome characters you could get to know, the amazing locations also,

but ME1's story was soooooooooo epic and the majority of ME2's narrative was collecting a crack teamfrom around the galaxy, which makes for a very interesting game (well GOTY interesting) but not a great narrative or story IMO

I agree, character development is better than ME1 and has the greatest cast of characters in a RPG since Chrono Trigger, i mean thats obvious

but ME1 still has a better story, epic doesnt usually mean better, in this case it does, was there anything as sombre and poignant as Vigil's epic story in ME2?

I dont think there was, it had more emotion to it than ME2 and it was more epic, and im talking about core narrative here not side stories

[QUOTE="hd5870corei7"]

Heavy Rain > all of those you mentioned.

gillri

Completed it twice but its riddled with too many plot holes to be considered as good as Enslaved's well constructed narrative

(and Heavy Rain's story certainly isnt as good as Mass effect 1's, if you were including that game)

for 22 different endings of course there's going to be a few plot holes. luckily none of them are big enough to put the whole story in jeopardy, which imo HR has one of the best stories in a game this year. how many different endings did enslaved have? were there any games that came out this year with more options/as many endings as heavy rain?

please use spoiler tags, but what plot holes did you come across? I can try to help in filling those for missing plot points for ya.

also, I've been REALLY enjoying the castlevania: lords of shadow story. altho I wouldn't put it at the top of my list, the narration and voice acting by patrick stewart/robert carlyle = pure epic!

Haven't played Enslaved, but the story which the demo showed was rather "meh" and remembered me somehow on #9 oO It's hard to choose a game for best story, looking back, all were rather weak. I hope Front Mission will deliver ^^

Heavy Ran

Half life series

Bioshock

Enslaved

Uncharted series

[QUOTE="hd5870corei7"]

Heavy Rain > all of those you mentioned.

Dead-Memories

i can't believe you think Heavy rain had a good story let alone one of the best stories.

It had many plotholes and story was the main aspect of the game

[QUOTE="Dead-Memories"][QUOTE="hd5870corei7"]

Heavy Rain > all of those you mentioned.

BIacckAce

i can't believe you think Heavy rain had a good story let alone one of the best stories.

It had many plotholes and story was the main aspect of the game

For me it would be Mass effect 2 or Alan Wake .

I don't know, maybe. I liked Bioshock 2 too. And RDR was also good. Heavy Rain and Mass Effect i didn't like.

Heavy Rain was all over the place, it had a lot of noticeable potholes and inconsistencies, useless characters, ect.

Mass Effect 2 was just unimaginative and just crap, classic Bioware.

Call me too optimistic but Nev Vegas hasn't come out yet. I think that will take first place as story of the year. And Alpha Protocol i haven't played but I'm sure the storytelling is good.

Heavy Rain > all of those you mentioned.

hd5870corei7

Heavy Rain > all of those you mentioned.

hd5870corei7

[QUOTE="texasgoldrush"][QUOTE="gillri"]

I completely understand that, overall ME2 is a better game than the first due to the gameplay improvements and the many and awesome characters you could get to know, the amazing locations also,

but ME1's story was soooooooooo epic and the majority of ME2's narrative was collecting a crack teamfrom around the galaxy, which makes for a very interesting game (well GOTY interesting) but not a great narrative or story IMO

I agree, character development is better than ME1 and has the greatest cast of characters in a RPG since Chrono Trigger, i mean thats obvious

but ME1 still has a better story, epic doesnt usually mean better, in this case it does, was there anything as sombre and poignant as Vigil's epic story in ME2?

I dont think there was, it had more emotion to it than ME2 and it was more epic, and im talking about core narrative here not side stories

I don't know, maybe. I liked Bioshock 2 too. And RDR was also good. Heavy Rain and Mass Effect i didn't like.

Heavy Rain was all over the place, it had a lot of noticeable potholes and inconsistencies, useless characters, ect.

Mass Effect 2 was just unimaginative and just crap, classic Bioware.

Call me too optimistic but Nev Vegas hasn't come out yet. I think that will take first place as story of the year. And Alpha Protocol i haven't played but I'm sure the storytelling is good.

GeneralShowzer

feel free to list some of the plotholes since the TC hasn't so far (make sure it's in spoilers) and I can do my best to explain how it actually fit with the story.

destructoid did an entire article about plotholes yet, all the 'plot holes' they listed didn't appear as plot holes if you thought of it in the right context.

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Saying that, I doubt its as good as NIER's.

Slashkice

My man.

The story in Nier was such a pleasant surprise, one of my favorites in the medium.

Haven't played Enslaved (and probably won't), but I really liked Deadly Premonition's story. Lots of interesting characters, and it was generally presented in a pretty interesting way.

I'd say it's my favorite so far this year.