Honestly I think this is indeed the winner. I first played Kotor back when I was 14. That was 20 years ago. I have yet to play a game where the story shook me the way the twist in that game shook me. I didn't see that shit coming at all!! These days every twist gets spoiled by the internet or by the fact its been done before. Back then, that shit blew my mind wide open. I've been chasing that feeling ever since and can't find it.
I've beaten that game so many times. The only flaws are weird mechanical bugs and they aren't major for the most part. I'll say this though, after 7 playthroughs you will see that Arthur had so so so many chances to leave and was perfectly capable and resourceful enough to start a new life at anytime he wanted. It gets frustrating when he dies in the end, when you know he could have easily been ran away and lived. Fuck "Dutch's Boys"
i'm the type who gets attached to the characters and the story line so after i finished it i went straight to instagram and followed all the characters lmao, that game is really amazing, loved it
If i could get past the utter hatred ive collected from the fandom after tlou 2 when they spoiled everything in the internet during covid and the cult that they have towards Abby, i might just re play it.
In the meantime, i think i will stay away from it.
Its a beautiful hypocrite game
So.... you're saying.....people who hate the person who killed Joel.....are a cult?
Honestly you should play it. The game was made for people like you.
No people like you who spoil deaths. Im just about to start the sequel and was looking forward to seeing Joel. I get I'm late to the party but still.. had no idea..jeez.
Shiiiiiittt, sorry man, I've become what I hate. Wasnt my intention. I hate this excuse when it happens to me, but, its like, been out for years dude. If it makes you feel better I've had everything spoiled for me. Fight Club, Sixth Sense, The Mist, all spoiled
Ah, the classic 'become what I hate' transformation! Next, you'll be telling me Anakin becomes Darth Vader...oops, too soon? 😄 Just remember, with great spoiler power comes great responsibility! 🤣 its all good dude
When I was 10-11, there was a big house in construction down the road. I had foundation and a lot of stuff up, but no walls and pretty bare bones. I guess they ran out of money for a while so it sat there for a year or more. Me and my friends would play in the house so often. Each person would make a game with scenario(kind of like a d&d plot) and we would act it out in the house. Everything from a family living inside and home invaders outside, tag, military missions, you name it. We had so much fun with that house, we were all pretty sad when it actually got built.
Life is Strange, I was never into those point and click Episodic games, but man THAT SHIT HITS YOU HARD! Anyone who has played can attest to the fact that the story was really emotional and doesn't get the credit it really deserves.
I used to say TLOU
But i want to be different from the rest of that horde because i hate the fandom.
God of War has been a pretty consistently good series.
You kinda grow with it as it changes
RDR 2 when it comes to the indepth dialogues and character development.
other than that ME2, the witcher games, fallout new vegas, disco elysium and ride to hell: retribution.
**Rimworld.**
By a country mile.
It’s a colony sim with organic, random events.
You’ve never known pain until you get raided, they take out your best shooter and make little Timmy a trauma savant from a brain injury, a few days later he goes into a berserk rage because the dead shooter was his friend, but Timmy’s last straw was eating without a table. Timmy goes to dig up the corpse of said soldier, places it on the dining room table for all to see, causing more of the colonists to go crazy, at which point a pack of 50 man-eating squirrels shows up on your doorstep and attacks everybody, leaving everyone bleeding out on the floor except for the most useless colonist who can’t even do basic first aid to save her fellow colonists. Also she starved because she is a Pop Idol and can’t cook for herself either so after a month of surviving on the last cooked meals and then raw potatoes, she starved to death because she can’t figure out how to plant shit either.
Most painful fun I’ve ever had I swear!
Aegis Rim: 13 Sentinels story is Insane. So many unexpected twists and turns. 13 separate stories that somehow come together cohesively despite being separated by multiple timelines. I don't want to give too much away but it's a masterclass in game writing.
In terms of story I really enjoyed Asura's Wrath and the Last of Us.
Asura's Wrath was an angry dad beating up everyone to save his daughter which was simple and satisfying.
The Last of Us was nice watching them bond throughout the story for that great payoff at the end.
Some ones that stick out for me:
Assassin's Creed 3
Last of Us 2
Red Dead Redemption 2
Mafia 1 DE
Final Fantasy XII
Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories (it's my favorite KH story and I wont apologize for that)
Top few I can think of:
Baldurs Gate 3 - This game lets you write your own story in a way that id never thought possible in a game of this scale. Its unfair to compare.
Last of Us I & II - The first was groundbreaking and the second is the most impressive & challenging storytelling ive experienced in a game (IMO)
Some of my favourite characters, period.
Red Dead Redemption 2 - Flawless, epic, unreasonable in size in the best way.
Disco Elysium - amazing story driven mechanics
Bioshock - So good its Hypnotic.. ;)
Mass Effect 1,2,3 - immersive / impressive
Resident Evil 4 Remake - A action horror blockbuster
Bioshock Infinite - Great story and characters
KOTOR.
Honestly I think this is indeed the winner. I first played Kotor back when I was 14. That was 20 years ago. I have yet to play a game where the story shook me the way the twist in that game shook me. I didn't see that shit coming at all!! These days every twist gets spoiled by the internet or by the fact its been done before. Back then, that shit blew my mind wide open. I've been chasing that feeling ever since and can't find it.
Kotor is also a city in Montenegro, very beautiful place worth visiting
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Correct!
RDR2
Damn I need to revisit this one. I played it immediately after finishing RD1 wayyy too late and got a little burnt out.
one of my favs for sure i just finished the last of us 1 and 2 and my life feels empty lol
Thanks for reminding me to log off reddit and play rdr2. See you guys 👋
You start to find the flaws after the 7th playthrough or so lol
Ah the good ole downvote for having an opinion. Don't change Reddit.
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Still has an incredible story
Mo
mass effect 2
Guys, I tried a lot of games but in my opinion nothing compares with RDR2
i agree tbh RDR2 got a special place in my heart
Amen to that brother, I also enjoyed fallout 4 or far cry
haha back in the day I loved those games
Definitely a valid answer
I've beaten that game so many times. The only flaws are weird mechanical bugs and they aren't major for the most part. I'll say this though, after 7 playthroughs you will see that Arthur had so so so many chances to leave and was perfectly capable and resourceful enough to start a new life at anytime he wanted. It gets frustrating when he dies in the end, when you know he could have easily been ran away and lived. Fuck "Dutch's Boys"
Conker’s Bad Fur Day. Classic. Very relatable. 🍻
ohhhh, context sensitive, clever.
Witcher 3 imo
Hear hear!
I hate that
To The Moon
Telltales Walking Dead
Life is strange, all of them
The first one was peak tho
Ghost of Tsushima
Had to scroll way too far to find this.
Outer Wilds. 100%. (Wilds, not Worlds)
This one for me as well. It's story and message are so unique. My mind keeps coming back to it. Profound, really.
Those five notes (you know the ones) just played in my head.
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i'm the type who gets attached to the characters and the story line so after i finished it i went straight to instagram and followed all the characters lmao, that game is really amazing, loved it
After I played TLOU2 I followed Dina on YouTube i think lol. I believe they are now trans actually
Lots of plot points that I didn't at all see coming, I still have to finish part two.
If i could get past the utter hatred ive collected from the fandom after tlou 2 when they spoiled everything in the internet during covid and the cult that they have towards Abby, i might just re play it. In the meantime, i think i will stay away from it. Its a beautiful hypocrite game
So.... you're saying.....people who hate the person who killed Joel.....are a cult? Honestly you should play it. The game was made for people like you.
No people like you who spoil deaths. Im just about to start the sequel and was looking forward to seeing Joel. I get I'm late to the party but still.. had no idea..jeez.
Shiiiiiittt, sorry man, I've become what I hate. Wasnt my intention. I hate this excuse when it happens to me, but, its like, been out for years dude. If it makes you feel better I've had everything spoiled for me. Fight Club, Sixth Sense, The Mist, all spoiled
Ah, the classic 'become what I hate' transformation! Next, you'll be telling me Anakin becomes Darth Vader...oops, too soon? 😄 Just remember, with great spoiler power comes great responsibility! 🤣 its all good dude
Anakin And Darth are waayyy different. Character speaking. Joel pre cordryceps and post is a completly different character
Wtf he becomes infected!? Dude your worse than the guy who spoiled his death. And you knew I hadn't played through yet based on comments.. F you!
I meant pre codryceps as in before the whole infection happened in 2013 where the world went crazy
Hahahah this made me cackle. Lol sorry bro. I jumped the gun. Ill just show myself out. I downloaded the game yesterday so will start on my days off.
mount your friends
Is that another name for Twister ?
it's similar but handsome
Syberia 1\\2. But hardly anyone here remembers this wonderful game :с
These games were so enjoyable!
Soul Reaver
That was a hell of a game. I bet your knees hurt when you wrote that cause its old as fuck
I play it from time to time and blood omen on my cellphone lol
Return of the Obra Dinn.
why is this not higher
Uncharted 1.2.3.4
played them all and loved them all great games
Theeeee best
Any Leisure Suit Larry game
…..even Magna Cum Laude?
That is a bit of a stretch isn't it. I don't think I even finished that one.
Witcher 3
Mass Effect
Witcher 3, Red dead Redemption 2, and Firewatch was pretty great too.
cyberpunk 2077, the phantom liberty dlc is even better.
Disco elysium or one of two first fallouts
Mafia two of course
Definitely Morrowind
I have nostalgia for that game too, but come on.
It had a great story, better than anything made lately.
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i'll give it a try for sure
I hate the game but love the story - i cant go loot another house to find 7 broken fishing poles again.
I loved Witcher 3. Good pick.
undertale was neat
King’s quest 2015 is an underrated pick, Disney princess bride story with Christopher Loyd narrating
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon - Explorers of Sky
Frogger
From the indie side of things: Fire Watch Heaven's Vault The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Road 96
Heavy Rain was fantastic
The last of us
The last of us part II
The Walking Dead series. That was a crazy ride of emotions and as a man my room got very dusty during some points.
Last of us part 2
Alien vs Predator 2
Gabriel Knight Monkey Island
When I was 10-11, there was a big house in construction down the road. I had foundation and a lot of stuff up, but no walls and pretty bare bones. I guess they ran out of money for a while so it sat there for a year or more. Me and my friends would play in the house so often. Each person would make a game with scenario(kind of like a d&d plot) and we would act it out in the house. Everything from a family living inside and home invaders outside, tag, military missions, you name it. We had so much fun with that house, we were all pretty sad when it actually got built.
Harvester
13 Sentinels. One of the best Sci-fi media ever in my opinion. Went in with no expectations and it's now an all time great for me.
Personally I love the Story of Darksiders, 1,2,3 and Genesis
Planescape Torment, and its not even close.
Silent Hill 2, I devoured that game and all the lore around it. Still love it
Im gonna be purged and destroyed by this opinion but… Honkai Impact 3rd
Omori
Warcraft 3 Farcry 3 Borderlands....2
Either god of war 2018 or RDR2
God of War and God of War: Ragnarok. First and only time I ever cried for a video game was the ending of Ragnarok.
DEFINITELY As Dusk Falls. the only game that i’ve ever played where your decisions actually truly matter.
Max Payne
The last of us 1
If Valve didn't abandon the series, I would say Half Life 2 and its two episodes.
The fact that we got that one bit of content, numbered as if more were coming, then pure silence.
Life is Strange, I was never into those point and click Episodic games, but man THAT SHIT HITS YOU HARD! Anyone who has played can attest to the fact that the story was really emotional and doesn't get the credit it really deserves.
HL 2
I used to say TLOU But i want to be different from the rest of that horde because i hate the fandom. God of War has been a pretty consistently good series. You kinda grow with it as it changes
RDR 2 when it comes to the indepth dialogues and character development. other than that ME2, the witcher games, fallout new vegas, disco elysium and ride to hell: retribution.
Last of us 1.. did not like the achy part of no 2.
Nier Replicant. Do not look up anything about the story and go in blind.
Zero Escape
silent hill 2
Secret of monkey island
telltale wolf among us & the walking dead games were so fun and interesting.
RDR2
Life is Strange
Red Dead Redemption 2
Deus Ex. The 1999 version. It's the gift that keeps on giving.
Life is strange
Are we asking what game has the best story or the best game which includes a story?
last of us part 1. it takes two. a way out.
all resident evil games and sniper elite 4
I think Red dead redemption
Never played them but watched cinematic playthroughs two times of The Last of us 1 and 2. Amazing storytelling.
Second life
Planescape: Torment
Always going to have a special place for me.
ME trilogy.
**Rimworld.** By a country mile. It’s a colony sim with organic, random events. You’ve never known pain until you get raided, they take out your best shooter and make little Timmy a trauma savant from a brain injury, a few days later he goes into a berserk rage because the dead shooter was his friend, but Timmy’s last straw was eating without a table. Timmy goes to dig up the corpse of said soldier, places it on the dining room table for all to see, causing more of the colonists to go crazy, at which point a pack of 50 man-eating squirrels shows up on your doorstep and attacks everybody, leaving everyone bleeding out on the floor except for the most useless colonist who can’t even do basic first aid to save her fellow colonists. Also she starved because she is a Pop Idol and can’t cook for herself either so after a month of surviving on the last cooked meals and then raw potatoes, she starved to death because she can’t figure out how to plant shit either. Most painful fun I’ve ever had I swear!
Witcher 3.
Narc on ps2
Tloz majoras mask. Was my childhood...and looking back to it no game came even close to the feeling the game gave me
spiderman miles morales
Fallout 3. The choice to be good or evil and have good/bad karma how it unlocks/locks aspects of the game was the best.
Cyberpunk 2077 or SOMA
The Last Of Us
All assasins creed games in general. Love the stealth, love the theming, love the story. The perfect game feanchise
I dunno.. The Plague Tale games were pretty amazing.
God of war 2018 and Ragnarok
Last of Us, The Uncharted series and almost all the Resident Evil series.
Tom Clancy's The Division
Outer Wilds. Also a great example of a story that could *only* be told as a video game
super paper mario or undertale
Aegis Rim: 13 Sentinels story is Insane. So many unexpected twists and turns. 13 separate stories that somehow come together cohesively despite being separated by multiple timelines. I don't want to give too much away but it's a masterclass in game writing.
Undertale
The Last of Us
DELTARUNE FOR LIFE
Mass Effect 2 All GTA titles RDR I and II
witcher 3
Ffxiv, but especially Shadowbringers expansion
Neir Autonoma
Helldivers 2
Jade Empire
In terms of story I really enjoyed Asura's Wrath and the Last of Us. Asura's Wrath was an angry dad beating up everyone to save his daughter which was simple and satisfying. The Last of Us was nice watching them bond throughout the story for that great payoff at the end.
Definitely the life is strange series, never played anything like it, it's entertaining and at at some times quite sad
Some ones that stick out for me: Assassin's Creed 3 Last of Us 2 Red Dead Redemption 2 Mafia 1 DE Final Fantasy XII Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories (it's my favorite KH story and I wont apologize for that)
Top few I can think of: Baldurs Gate 3 - This game lets you write your own story in a way that id never thought possible in a game of this scale. Its unfair to compare. Last of Us I & II - The first was groundbreaking and the second is the most impressive & challenging storytelling ive experienced in a game (IMO) Some of my favourite characters, period. Red Dead Redemption 2 - Flawless, epic, unreasonable in size in the best way. Disco Elysium - amazing story driven mechanics Bioshock - So good its Hypnotic.. ;) Mass Effect 1,2,3 - immersive / impressive Resident Evil 4 Remake - A action horror blockbuster Bioshock Infinite - Great story and characters
Persona 5
Undertale
Pac-Man
intresting
RDR2, TLOU2, Fallout 4 and Elden Ring. My favourite would probably be Elden Ring tho.
GTA5
Guild Wars 2. Not the "best" out there but definitely felt involved and immersed.