The two best stories of this generation.

Mass Effect & Lost Odyssey was just dreamy. :o :P

I should just just let people know.. If you're going to buy NIER because of all the talk about it having a fantastic story.. Don't give up on it. Play it to the end... And then play it again.

..Just do it. Definitely one of my top few favourite games of the generation, and of all time.

Deadly Premonition.Despite being a moronic game,it had a good story.

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Mass Effect & Lost Odyssey was just dreamy. :o :P

sts106mat

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[QUOTE="sts106mat"] did someone give you permission to use "dreamy" now? i didn't see anyone give you the OKsts106mat

Did it really take 2 whole pages before somebody to say Red Dead Redemption? :?

irrelevant thread is irrelevant.

But on topic, Infamous 2 and Red Dead Redemption.

really? thats your plot hole?

lightleggy

[spoiler] Wasn't the box explained ? He kept it because it was all he had left from his son. He didn't trust the cops to bring the killer to justice, thats what I figured [/spoiler]

Did it really take 2 whole pages before somebody to say Red Dead Redemption? :?StrongDeadlift

[QUOTE="StrongDeadlift"]Did it really take 2 whole pages before somebody to say Red Dead Redemption? :?foxhound_fox

I say inFamous. :)

Very underrated story-wise.

UnrealLegend

This, just finished saw the evil ending for Infamous 2 and it ties in the first game ending so well

No Cryostasis? No cigar.

GTA 4 and............................................Can't really think of anything else. Portal 2 I suppose if you consider that a story.

And Red Dead Redemption as well.

GTA 4

speedfreak48t5p

I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

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GTA 4

DraugenCP

I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

See ya. Nice knowing ya. :P

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GTA 4

DraugenCP

I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

So far I have to go with the Mass Effect games (love the story in them and the sci fi setting) and have to go with The Witcher games (dark fantasy ftw).

Call of Duty. :PEasyle

You win. :lol:

To the Moon, Mass Effect 1, The Witcher 1.

No, that's MGS3 and Braid.

Seriously.

I enjoyed Portal 1/2, Bioshock, Assassin's Creed 2, Infamous, and Fallout 3 story-wise. I've just started my first Mass Effect playthrough, and it's intriguing so far.

Probably gonna get a lot of hate for this but the two best stories to me were Mass Effect 2 and Gears of War 3. Honorable mentions go to Assassin's Creed 2, Bioshock, and Halo 3.

Best story is far too subjective. Best TOLD story, on the other hand, is not. Uncharted 2.

The 'Mask of the Betrayer' expansion has the best story of this generation, it's a dramatically different, and superior campaign compared to Neverwinter Nights 2. I can't think of anything els in the same league this generation alone.. Maybe Dreamfall: The Longest Journey, which i have mixed feelings for, i absolutely love most of its story, but it really dropped the ball towards the end in a catastrophic way, not a worthy sequel compared to the original which is infinitely better.

I would say Mass Effect and Alan Wake.

Well last gen it was Wind Waker. I never experienced a video game story of that calibur before or after its release.

I really don't know about this gen... I definately haven'y played through one even remotely at the calibur of Wind Waker this gen, but that might be asking for too much. Most games just aim to entertain or force an emotion on you. Wind Waker actually had a purpose and a great deal of weight to its narrrative. It used so many layers of metaphor so ingeniously and naturally I get a tingle down my spine just thinking about it.

Best story is far too subjective. Best TOLD story, on the other hand, is not. Uncharted 2.

Heirren

Best story is far too subjective. Best TOLD story, on the other hand, is not. Uncharted 2.

Heirren

Even that is subjective. Uncharted 2 tells its story well, but it tells it as if it was a movie. I feel the best ways to tell a story in a video game is to tell it in the environments and during gameplay. Taking control out of the hands of a player is something that should happen rarely IMO

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really? thats your plot hole?

Sagem28

spoiler

then thats one stupid person...its not even something he had from his son, it was a box, filled with clues, sent by the killer...the guy could have easily handed that to the cops, im pretty sure he had better things to remember his son than a box sent by the guy who killed him. its like saying that the father of a girl who was raped and murdered will keep the panties she was wearing that day because it reminds him of her.

Well last gen it was Wind Waker. I never experienced a video game story of that calibur before or after its release.

I really don't know about this gen... I definately haven'y played through one even remotely at the calibur of Wind Waker this gen, but that might be asking for too much. Most games just aim to entertain or force an emotion on you. Wind Waker actually had a purpose and a great deal of weight to its narrrative. It used so many layers of metaphor so ingeniously and naturally I get a tingle down my spine just thinking about it.

Pikminmaniac

If you want two stories that will change your life than play either Planescape: Torment (with a few mods that i could recommend for visuals and bugs) or Xenogears.

Red Dead Redemption blew me away. Definitely the best story I've played this gen.

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Best story is far too subjective. Best TOLD story, on the other hand, is not. Uncharted 2.

Pikminmaniac

Even that is subjective. Uncharted 2 tells its story well, but it tells it as if it was a movie. I feel the best ways to tell a story in a video game is to tell it in the environments and during gameplay. Taking control out of the hands of a player is something that should happen rarely IMO

Well I jumped the gun. I agree with you for the most part. This is why I stand by Nintendo. I'm currently on Twilight Princess--60 or so hours in and, as you brought up WW earlier, I'm almost inclined to say that Twilight is even better. But to your point. I agree with your statement in regards to the environment. That cohesive world is very important. NIntendo is a master of this. When I first entered the Woods to get the master sword in TP I felt like a kid watching a disney film. There's that unwritten magic that goes along with things--when things are tightly knit together.

However, I still stand by my statement. Uncharted 2 really weaved things in perfectly. Cutscenes came at the right time, right as the player needed a breather. Uncharted 2, imo, is the epitome of this generations core game design from an audio, visual, cinematic, and gameplay experience. The voice acting/writing exceeds most films coming out today, and the story is rather complex from an inter personal perspective.

Umm....no best storytelling is subjective too :)moose_knuckler

Not really, there's a craft to it.

Gamespot's Story of the Year. No, I can't stop talking about it.

Mass Effect & . . . . . i dont know. I could mention another 12 games here but im not going to. Lets just say Mass Effect is the only correct answer

Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer and The Witcher.