What game has the worst story ever?

It can't be something basic, like Diddy Kong Racing DS or Super Mario Galaxy. It has to be a fleshed out story that is meant to add to the experience, rather than just say, "We need a reason for you to do this."

Going by these rules, I would have to say Valkyria Chronicles wins this "award." I honestly can't think of too many other games that are worse than it. Maybe if I played some of the games I liked back then now, I would think differently, but as of right now, I am going with that game.

Also, don't jump on me and say I just made this thread to knock Valkyria Chronicles. It's not my fault the latter fits in to so many bad categories.

Anyway, what say you?

For a game that wants to have a good storyline?

I found Elder Scrolls: Oblivion main storyline pretty horrible, it's not the worst.. But that will just have to do.

Merchant's of Brooklyn is pretty bad, maybe it is just that I hear the horrible voice acting when I picture the story.

Star Wars: Force Unleashed, and GTAIV

Shining Soul.

Your a hero, its your duty to defeat the Dark Dragon.... so you do it.

But its a way fun game :D

For a game that wants to have a good storyline?

I found Elder Scrolls: Oblivion main storyline pretty horrible, it's not the worst.. But that will just have to do.

Yandere

And by galaxy, did you mean, super mario sunshine

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For a game that wants to have a good storyline?

I found Elder Scrolls: Oblivion main storyline pretty horrible, it's not the worst.. But that will just have to do.

Saturos3091

I forgot about the Call of Duty games, they are horrible.. When I do decide to play FPSes I find it really hard to listen to the storyline, it's worse then B-grade films.

SSBB's "story mode" is pretty bad. For a game that's all about multiplayer, it's not surpising that the single player "story mode" sucks.

This gen? Either Perfect Dark Zero, Killzone 2, or Resistance 2.

98% of doujin visual novels they are just.... not right. more traumatic than any other game storyline probably.funsohng

Arent they like visual fanfics? If so, not surprised.

Metal Gear Solid 2 anybody? I mean a game just shouldn't leave you saying WTF just happened?

Super Mario Sunshine made me facepalm on many occasions with its incredibly stupid story. Also, Sonic Rush Adventure's story and dialogue are so atrocious that I skip all the dialoge screens.

[QUOTE="funsohng"]98% of doujin visual novels they are just.... not right. more traumatic than any other game storyline probably.-Oath

Arent they like visual fanfics? If so, not surprised.

Yeah, it's unfair to say something that is made by fans. :cry:

Don't make fun of my visual novels funsohng, or I take revenge!

Metal Gear Solid 2 anybody? I mean a game just shouldn't leave you saying WTF just happened?

Serraph105

[QUOTE="funsohng"]98% of doujin visual novels they are just.... not right. more traumatic than any other game storyline probably.-Oath

Arent they like visual fanfics? If so, not surprised.

Farcry 2 =>good gameplay + good graphics + not so good story. enjoyed it though...

I forgot about the Call of Duty games, they are horrible.. When I do decide to play FPSes I find it really hard to listen to the storyline, it's worse then B-grade films.

Yandere

To be fair, only one of the Call of Duty games had a story. The others had plenty of history. ;)

[QUOTE="-Oath"]

98% of doujin visual novels they are just.... not right. more traumatic than any other game storyline probably.funsohng

Arent they like visual fanfics? If so, not surprised.

Yeah, it's unfair to say something that is made by fans. :cry:

Don't make fun of my visual novels funsohng, or I take revenge!

Ninja gaiden

but it has one of the best gameplay (also replay value)

Metal Gear Solid 2 anybody? I mean a game just shouldn't leave you saying WTF just happened?

Metal Gear Solid 2 anybody? I mean a game just shouldn't leave you saying WTF just happened?

[QUOTE="-Oath"]

[QUOTE="funsohng"]98% of doujin visual novels they are just.... not right. more traumatic than any other game storyline probably.Yandere

Arent they like visual fanfics? If so, not surprised.

Yeah, it's unfair to say something that is made by fans. :cry:

Don't make fun of my visual novels funsohng, or I take revenge!

... Would Amateur Visual Novels be a better way to describe them?

[QUOTE="Serraph105"][QUOTE="Androvinus"] umm....no... mgs2 had a fantastic story and you dont have to have an IQ of 165 to understand itAndrovinus

[QUOTE="Androvinus"][QUOTE="Serraph105"] dude I have played through it 6 times and I am still not sure what was supposed to have happened in that game. Tell me something did the fight with Fatman actually happen or was it a VR dreamworld?Serraph105

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Metal Gear Solid 2 anybody? I mean a game just shouldn't leave you saying WTF just happened?

Serraph105

See what he means?? You just don't understand it, so you think it's crappy... I think MGS2 had a great story, but just not for everybody.

As for my pick: this gen has to be R2... ****ed up what RFoM did great. Some stuff in the game just doesn't make any sense.

@Bioshock: WTF dude?? KZ2 is not any worse than the usual FPS story, "one man army saves the universe from evil forces" (looks at Halo) :roll:

after playing MGS4, most stories seem bland to me.

Killzone 2. I was disappointed even by shooter standards.

GTA IV

RE 5

Halo 3

Fallout 3

Silent Hill 5

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For a game that wants to have a good storyline?

I found Elder Scrolls: Oblivion main storyline pretty horrible, it's not the worst.. But that will just have to do.

Yandere

I forgot about the Call of Duty games, they are horrible.. When I do decide to play FPSes I find it really hard to listen to the storyline, it's worse then B-grade films.

[QUOTE="Androvinus"][QUOTE="Serraph105"] dude I have played through it 6 times and I am still not sure what was supposed to have happened in that game. Tell me something did the fight with Fatman actually happen or was it a VR dreamworld?Serraph105

The simulation was all physical. Everything you see actually happened. The people were just forced into these situations and actions by an outside force.

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[QUOTE="Saturos3091"] I thought it was horrible although not the worst, and then I played Fallout 3. :? They were both really bad (although some of the quests in Fo3 were okay, and some guilds in Oblivion were decent).

I guess you could make the case against pretty much any big FPS this generation like Crysis, Halo, or Call of Duty. They all featured mediocre to just plain bad stories that left a bad aftertaste in my mouth upon completion.

EDIT: Forgot about GTAIV. Now that game had a pretty bad main story. Perhaps the problem lay in the way it was told rather than the actual concept though. It tried pretty hard to create endearing and emotional characters but I never really felt the connection.

JangoWuzHere

I forgot about the Call of Duty games, they are horrible.. When I do decide to play FPSes I find it really hard to listen to the storyline, it's worse then B-grade films.

Talking about COD: WAW.

Ok really now the call of duty games are mainly based are historic events and even then the story that's created is not bad at all.

JangoWuzHere

and killzone 2 does have a bad story. the game tries to be an unflinching war story, but it doesn't respect basic common sense or know what to do to make you care about the characters. the potential was totally wasted, especially at the end, because the last character that had a chance to be interesting and have implications in the sequel was killed. and what was with the helghast pulling an entire fleet of warships out of their ***es at the end? jeez, no need for consistancy I guess.

The Gears story line:

Ppl R cumin up from the ground!!11! Take this bomb and plant in in they hidy-holes!! I didn't work! Get on the trainz! NOooo! Enemy on teh train! Kill big monstur! You win. Roll credits with a facepalm worthy Cole rap.

Soooo bad...

Any game that doesn't need a story yet tries to add one.

Like Gears of War 2.

and killzone 2 does have a bad story. the game tries to be an unflinching war story, but it doesn't respect basic common sense or know what to do to make you care about the characters. the potential was totally wasted, especially at the end, because the last character that had a chance to be interesting and have implications in the sequel was killed. and what was with the helghast pulling an entire fleet of warships out of their ***es at the end? jeez, no need for consistancy I guess.

Mordred19

[spoiler] Radec or Visari?? [/spoiler]

All of the Call of Duty games, I mean really who buys Call of Duty just for the campaign?

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Metal Gear Solid 2 anybody? I mean a game just shouldn't leave you saying WTF just happened?

Androvinus

[QUOTE="Mordred19"]

and killzone 2 does have a bad story. the game tries to be an unflinching war story, but it doesn't respect basic common sense or know what to do to make you care about the characters. the potential was totally wasted, especially at the end, because the last character that had a chance to be interesting and have implications in the sequel was killed. and what was with the helghast pulling an entire fleet of warships out of their ***es at the end? jeez, no need for consistancy I guess.

GreenGoblin2099

"Spoiler question"

SPOILER IF ANYONE CARES

Visari, because Radec can probably be replaced by another evil masked officer. Visari could have been a hostage for the ISA, used as a negotiation item, and we'd have still had Brian Cox's great voice work in the game.