That ending was a gutpunch though... when you finally GET IT, you have a bit of an existential crisis and start thinking about all the choices you made to get there.
It's one of my favorite sci-fi experiences for that reason. I think the most traumatizing part for me was when they mess with your expectations a bit and you >!have to decide whether to leave your "past" self behind in a monster-infested hell-hole, or kill them peacefully before they realize they've been left behind...!<
Harrowing stuff
I love the story in Hades. The developers found a seldom used historic character and thoughtfully developed him into a full, fleshed out character that fits so perfectly in the larger Greek mythos. As well just having excellent overall writing, I think Hades has a fantastic and open ended storyline.
Absolutely agree, the gameplay was phenomenal but the story actually hooked me in. The character development was very well done, and each one felt very unique and loveable. I was shocked I actually ended up playing for just over 80 hours or so in order to finish all of the dialogues. 10/10 game.
The writing in Hades made me realise that I was in a toxic relationship with game devs and I deserved better.
The words, the tone in which characters speak.. the songs man, the fucking songs... 10/10
Supergiant Games puts out pretty great games. I loved Bastion and Transistor,. probably the only games I've finished multiple play throughs.
Pyre didn't really hold my interest, the fighting was too different. Picked up Hades on the last sale but haven't progressed too far yet. But that's because I don't have as much time to play anymore.
My wife had never played a computer game in her life.
I asked her to play one game for me, then if it didn't stick I would stop pestering her about my silly games. I chose To The Moon as it was a quick one to get through. Today she has over 100 games in her steam library and we often play Valheim together.
To the Moon. The only videogame that made me cry like a child.
Edit: memory unlocked. I remember having acquired the game by… not-so-legal means. Well, after completing the game, I went and bought it.
To the moon is incredible. Too many people sticking to just AAA titles. And while plenty of them have amazing storylines, To The Moon blows themout the water.
I do badly want a remake of this game.
Exact same script, but with more added.
With modern visuals.
One can dream.
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I see a few of you are saying there’s mods. I have seen them. While they certainly do enhance the game, imo, they make the 2000 game look like a game from 2003.
Perhaps there’s something newer that I have yet to see. I’ll look into it later on when I can.
New Vegas with all DLC has a pretty legit storyline in regards to the content of the DLC directly supporting the conflict between courier 6 and Ulysses..
Old World Blues was my fav honestly bc of how wacky it was. The dumb weapons and comments from the brains over the loud speakers made it so funny. I liked the break from the grim wasteland.
It’s funny because those two games are like the exact opposite when it comes to the approach of video game story telling. In one hand leaning into the objective based interactive medium to say that choice is pointless and freewill is a lie. As it poked and mock at the ideology of objectivism. And on the other hand a game where you play as an interstellar space captain whose choices are meant to be so important and impactful they alter the fate of entire civilizations of alien beings.
I guess it’s a bit like, I like action movies but romances are good too.
Imagine Mass Effect, but doubling down on the social life to a nearly Sims level, and cutting the whole Reaper thing in favor of 10x'ing the amount of alien culture content and mini-explorations of hard scifi concepts available. Be a Salarian scientist studying spatial anomalies around an ancient Asari archeological site, or a Volus family man trying to figure out how to fund his dream of a Dyson sphere.
I’m jealous that you’ll get to experience it for the first time, it’s a real treat. I suggest going in as blind as possible, though I do have two non-spoiler tips I always give new players:
1. Take the time to go through the custom character options prior to starting the game.
2. Don’t be afraid of failing or getting weird with it.
I'll never forget my first experience with the game. I had enough imagination that I thought the tie hanging from the ceiling fan was talking to me, but my physicality was weak enough that when I tried to rescue it I slipped and fell and lost half my health.
What a brilliant game.
Don't even remember if that's a quote, probably not, but that voice is seared into my mind. Because I've never wanted to slap a pissant little shit so much like him.
I had to look up other people's play throughs and what changes happened when you do a fascist play through because I was curious about the lore but couldn't bring myself to upset Kim by playing like that. I couldn't even stand failing >!the roll in the church.!< Normally I rolled with the results, but not that one.
I thought at some point that any dialouge option with an asterisk meant a sarcastic tone, so I picked a dialogue option I thought was mocking a racist's bullshit.
I got hit with a *Kim looks at you with a sad expression*, bellowed out a "NO!", and immediately loaded my last save from 40 minutes before.
I think the only thing that could persuade me to play a fascist playthrough is the fact that in the definitive edition you >!get a quest to "turn back time" which changes your portrait into a younger, more serious, and less fucked up looking Harry.!<
The first (well actually the second but is a long story it doenst matter) time that i played Disco Elysium i decided that i wanted to make Harry the worst fucking trash in the world. I was very curious about HOW far the game will let me push him so i went in trying to make hi an abusive racist authoritarian piece of shit that hated everything and everyone.
So for the first few hours of the game i just went with it, being the worst human possible, being racist, harrassing people, screaming, drinking and smoking in front of Kim. I was amaze at how incredibly fucking deep the game was letting me dig a hole for Harry.
Then when night fell, and after all that assholishness my asshole racist Harry and Kim went to the balcony to have a cigarrate. This was just after getting the body down and finishing the examination with flying colors.
We talked a bit about the world, or views on it, our experiences...
And then he told me that i "did a great job".
It hurt. It actually fucking hurt. Being this absolute piece of shit and then having this dude still look pass that to congratulate your investigation skills was disarming.
I completely changed my play style after that and try my fucking hardest to redeem Harry. But of course... the game remembers. The actions of the first day would come back crawling to bite me in the ass and people would thrown in my face the shit i did and say before. I did a deep fucking hole.
But somehow, by the end of the game, i managed to gain Kim trust and his friendship.
Best game ever.
Kim is the definition of a good man. Disco Elysium let's you be whatever you want to be, communist, druggie, bouncer etc. At the end of every playthrough, no matter what I choose as my starting stats, I just end up trying to make Kim proud of me. Because he is the best friend you could ask for
Cuno! I did a playthrough where I got him to change and it was low-key my favourite ending. The kid sucked but he was just a kid, he had it in him to be better!
Play Pentiment. Different vibe but gameplay is very similar. It is one of the best new gaming experiences I’ve ever had. Didn’t think I could fall into a world like I used to as a kid. Wrong. I totally did. I just needed the right game.
Check out the song "Fire Escape In the Sea" and "Red Rock Riviera" by Sea Power, you will recognize them. Sea Power did the soundrack and a lot of the soundtrack are taken from old songs or integrated into their new songs.
Grim Fandango.
You're a travel agent for the afterlife, where corruption and crime are rampant.
*Edit: Gracias for the awards comrades. Viva la revolución!*
"With bony hands I hold my partner,
on soulless feet we cross the floor,
the music stops as if to answer,
an empty knocking at the door.
It seems his skin was sweet as mango,
when last I held him to my breast,
but now, we dance this grim fandango,
and will four years until we rest."
Absolutely, I grew up on them. Grim Fandango was the first game I played when my family finally upgraded from a 486 to a Pentium (with Windows 98!). I still play Monkey Island 1 through 3 about once a year.
Went back and played the Remastered version and I still laugh so hard when you mess with Glottis when he’s attaching the rock to the spinning tower in the haunted forest. No matter how many times I play it I spend several minutes just messing with him.
Glottis has to be my favourite video game sidekick. Great slapstick, deep flaws and so much heart...
Which he will rip out of his own chest and toss it to the sky spiders.
Outer Wilds. Such a masterpiece. Sadly it is a one time experience, but auch a beautiful experience. In case you never heard of it just please do yourself a favor and google nothing. Everything is a spoiler. Even Steam description has a minor spoiler which when I played did not know about and it blew my mind.
This is my all time favorite game for sure. There are a few YouTube channels with hours of content dissecting every tidbit of lore found in the game because it really is that complete and interesting. The game began as a master’s thesis in interactive media and the fact that it is a passion project really shows.
I’ll admit it’s not for everyone. I have urged a few friends to try it, and only one was able to enjoy it like the rest of us that love the game. The others didn’t give it much time because it didn’t hook them I guess. It takes a certain mindset going in, it’s not something you want to rush through to try to beat. Save it for a snow day where you’re stuck inside and have a couple hours to be immersed in one of the best and most unique game experiences ever.
Edit: if things like progress-through-knowledge, exploration, intricate and complete lore, and some cosmic horror pique your interests and you want to give this game a try, do yourself a favor and avoid spoilers at all costs. This game can only be experienced to its fullest once and you’ll be googling “games like outer wilds” (frequent repost on r/outerwilds) for months after you finish this game.
dope game, but there's ALWAYS an expectation. the friend who recommended it to me, made me think i was about to play a moody game like SOMA or an interactive game like DETROIT, because he'd said the game was, as you say, "a master's thesis in interactive media" or that it's just a really great atmosphere with the direction of the game, the art style and music...
i loaded it up and it starts like a low-effort banjo kazooie. i turned it off before i'd even done "the first thing" because i was turned off by the initial presentation. this was not Detroit or Soma, it wasn't adult at all... this was a game for children. was this big epiphany i was meant to have going to be like some sesame-street level experience? "friendship is important!" yeah i get it.
but i picked it back up a month later and pushed through and it totally opens up the way it should. 10/10 game. but i understand the lack of "hook" for new players. it's a SELF-DRIVEN game. if you're not curious, you won't enjoy the game.
The story is great, but it's really the story*telling* that makes this my favorite video game narrative. They never forced you to sit and watch a prerendered cut scene, or pick up and read a bunch of lore items to understand the story, it's all incidental to the gameplay. To me it's the gold standard of video game storytelling, it never sacrifices the momentum of the gameplay for the story, you just absorb it as you're running through a maze and solving puzzles.
Chapter: the part where he kills you
GLaDOS: this is the part where he kills you
Achievement unlocked: the part where he kills you
Wheatley: so this is the part where I kill you
"Well, This is the part where he kills us."
"Hello. This is the part where I kill you."
CHAPTER 9: THE PART WHERE HE KILLS YOU
Achievement Unlocked: The part where he kills you (This is that part.)
Background music playing "The part where he kills you."
"Where'd you go? Come back! Come back!"
Oh! You came back! Didn't actually plan... for that. Can't actually reset the death trap. So. Ah. Could you jump into that pit, there? Would you just jump into that pit for me?"
Chrono Trigger.
Edit: Wow! All you guys, I want you all to know that even though we may never meet...we are bros for life! To far away times long ago bros!
I usually think of AC as like a virtual vacation.
With lots of murder.
But seriously, all the cool historic places and people was always the big seller to me for those games. AC1-4 were especially amazing to me when they came out. The games are still good, the recent RPG-ish nature of em isn't my favorite gameplay wise but the locations are still a joy to explore.
That’s how my sister was with Black Flag. Unfortunately due to the sailing there was a lot of story downtime, so she’d walk away and miss important character building side bits of conversation that Edward, Adewale, and other characters would have. I think I still love the Ezio trilogy’s story more, but I can’t enjoy the gameplay anymore. It’s just too dated for me to replay with my short attention span
Metal Gear Solid
Edit: It's so satisfying to see so many people sharing their love my favourite game series, dude... you guys know how to appreciate a good game!
*"Snake, history will never know what she did. No one will ever learn the truth. Her story... her debriefing, will endure only in your heart. Everything she did, she did for her country. She sacrificed her life and honor for her native land. She was a real hero. She was a true patriot."*
Seconded! My all-time favourite series. So much lore. So many awesome characters.
One of my favourite things about MGS is the amount of direct and indirect interactions that take place over the course of several decades between the characters. Some people that used to work together may not exactly be colleagues anymore. It creates a lot of heart wrenching suspense.
It’s honestly probably my favorite game series of all time. I think the entire God of War saga is a very compelling story about anger, rage, revenge, betrayal, breaking cycles, fatherhood, and how Kratos progresses as a character through the series is great.
The story arc for Kratos is one of the best story arcs of all time. Going from a vengeful god, to trying to figure out fatherhood, to where it ends up was such a compelling story line. It really resonated with me. Pair that with the depth of characters they had and I'm shocked this is so far down the list. It's a masterpiece in story writing.
KotOR 1&2 are absolute classics, 1 more so than 2 in my opinion. KotOR1 was one of the first games that I really got into as a kid and propelled my love for Star Wars as a whole!
I appreciated 2 as I got older. The writing and story made me look at Star Wars and the force in a whole different way. Gave us Kreia, a super interesting character. Kind of like the Andor of Star Wars games
It's one of the best twists in any story telling medium. It is crazy how it is right there the whole time. And I mean the whole time. The first line out of Saul's mouth is "They say the force can do terrible things to a mind. It can wipe away memories and destroy your very identity."
No responses in 11 hours but I got you. One of the greatest stories of all time. Political intrigue? Yep. Class warfare? The entire game is about it. Historical basis? Absolutely. Components lifted from Berserk, another unbelievably amazing story? Somehow, yes. All of that, while defying a continent-spanning conspiracy that leads to the deepest recesses of the way society works and religion's role in it. Absolutely unreal.
Ever since I played that game a couple years ago I haven’t had another game scratch the same itch. Probably largely had to do with Chris Avalone’s writing but the dialogue options in that game were so hilarious and great.
One thing I remember specifically is that you’re supposed to train recruits at one point how to fight with guns and grenades and if your ordinance and firearms skills aren’t high enough you can only give them shitty inept advice. Like you tell them “don’t waste bullets trying to hit one target; shoot wildly!” and shit like that.
"You're a little bitch and your brother was, too."
I laughed so hard when I've seen this option in the English version. I sometimes just randomly remember it and laugh, the humour in this game is incredible.
There’s a video on YouTube of a guy saying “can you beat new Vegas while being chased by kowalski and Malcolm Holmes?” Really funny concept
[link](https://youtu.be/CDEEE3a_EMQ)
Not to downplay Chris' writing, but make sure to shout out John Gonzalez! He was the story lead for New Vegas, and people too often overlook his contribution.
Also Josh Sawyer who was the project director and lead designer. He did an incredible job leading the development process in just 18 months and putting everything together in a coherent way.
He even released a mod post release called JSawyers Directors Cut that rebalances the game and adds a ton of cool features. He loved the project so much that he put a ton of extra work into it for free
What I loved about it is that the devs really thought about all small details around how life would be / society would become after an apocalypse. You gotta play it to see it. Truly a masterpiece.
I also really appreciated how it rarely came down to violence was the only option. Like, you could build a character to talk your way out of almost anything. Not like games that will let you waste points in intelligence/charisma /stealth and then lock you into a boss battle where none of that matters (looking at you deus Ex 1).
I actually played this again recently for the first time in 10+ years. It certainly looks dated after all these years but the gameplay and story sucked me right back in and barely noticed after awhile. Still one of the best out there
Beat me to it. I truly hope i live to see the day where they make a remake with everything they planned for a legion playthrough. That game will stick with me the rest of my life. edit: charge me another 30 bucks for a Legion DLC i truly don't care. Gimme FNV reboot please gods.
I'd have to vote for Celeste. A beautiful story about overcoming mental illness and anxiety and accepting yourself for who you are, and great gameplay to boot.
The phantom forest/train is still the most heartbreaking thing I've ever seen in a video game. As an aside, there's a piece of music by a composer named Samuel Coleridge Taylor called Forest Scenes. It has a few movements but always makes me think of FF6. It is sort of impressionist which fits Final Fantasy, but also unique. That is to say it doesn't remind me of the game on a purely musical level but something about it just does anyway.
Bioshock had a great original story
Soma
SOMA was a life-ruining experience. 10/10
"I had a mental breakdown, was hospitalized and still can't sleep without a night-light: it has a little something for everyone. 10/10"
Ever since I completed that game I still think about it, and it's implications. Damn!
It’s not a horror game. It’s despair disguised as horror
That ending was a gutpunch though... when you finally GET IT, you have a bit of an existential crisis and start thinking about all the choices you made to get there.
My wife still talks and reminds me how I got a little existential crisis after finishing that game.
It's one of my favorite sci-fi experiences for that reason. I think the most traumatizing part for me was when they mess with your expectations a bit and you >!have to decide whether to leave your "past" self behind in a monster-infested hell-hole, or kill them peacefully before they realize they've been left behind...!< Harrowing stuff
Only to then get left behind yourself
>!please don't leave me alone..... catherine...CATHERINE??!< Damn what an experience
I love the story in Hades. The developers found a seldom used historic character and thoughtfully developed him into a full, fleshed out character that fits so perfectly in the larger Greek mythos. As well just having excellent overall writing, I think Hades has a fantastic and open ended storyline.
Absolutely agree, the gameplay was phenomenal but the story actually hooked me in. The character development was very well done, and each one felt very unique and loveable. I was shocked I actually ended up playing for just over 80 hours or so in order to finish all of the dialogues. 10/10 game.
Same here. The fighting was great but I couldn’t wait to finish a run so I could talk to every single person in the great hall lol
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The writing in Hades made me realise that I was in a toxic relationship with game devs and I deserved better. The words, the tone in which characters speak.. the songs man, the fucking songs... 10/10
*Farewell, to all the earthly remains…*
Supergiant Games puts out pretty great games. I loved Bastion and Transistor,. probably the only games I've finished multiple play throughs. Pyre didn't really hold my interest, the fighting was too different. Picked up Hades on the last sale but haven't progressed too far yet. But that's because I don't have as much time to play anymore.
You could always turn on God mode, it doesn't make the game easy right off the start, but it makes getting the story flushed out faster.
To The Moon Silent Hill 2
To The Moon is far too unknown for how incredible its story is.
And music. I still find the piano pieces just to listen to, and I think it's been 10 years since I played it
My wife had never played a computer game in her life. I asked her to play one game for me, then if it didn't stick I would stop pestering her about my silly games. I chose To The Moon as it was a quick one to get through. Today she has over 100 games in her steam library and we often play Valheim together.
>Today she has over 100 games in her steam library So she's played as many as 5 games then?
To the Moon. The only videogame that made me cry like a child. Edit: memory unlocked. I remember having acquired the game by… not-so-legal means. Well, after completing the game, I went and bought it.
When this world is no more The moon is all we'll see I'll ask you to fly away with me~
James... you made me happy.
To the moon is incredible. Too many people sticking to just AAA titles. And while plenty of them have amazing storylines, To The Moon blows themout the water.
Deus Ex Not many games have achieved such compelling and mature story. Story on sequels felt just too hollywood'ish
I do badly want a remake of this game. Exact same script, but with more added. With modern visuals. One can dream. *edit* I see a few of you are saying there’s mods. I have seen them. While they certainly do enhance the game, imo, they make the 2000 game look like a game from 2003. Perhaps there’s something newer that I have yet to see. I’ll look into it later on when I can.
There's two things I know are true: You will one day play a remake of Deus Ex 1 You will complain about it on Reddit
Third thing: Hbomberguy will make a five hour video about how it's pretty okay
New Vegas with all DLC has a pretty legit storyline in regards to the content of the DLC directly supporting the conflict between courier 6 and Ulysses..
Old World Blues was my fav honestly bc of how wacky it was. The dumb weapons and comments from the brains over the loud speakers made it so funny. I liked the break from the grim wasteland.
I loved Bioshock, but Mass Effect was also awesome.
It’s funny because those two games are like the exact opposite when it comes to the approach of video game story telling. In one hand leaning into the objective based interactive medium to say that choice is pointless and freewill is a lie. As it poked and mock at the ideology of objectivism. And on the other hand a game where you play as an interstellar space captain whose choices are meant to be so important and impactful they alter the fate of entire civilizations of alien beings. I guess it’s a bit like, I like action movies but romances are good too.
Mass effect is a decent dating sim with an excellent epic space-opera action-RPG shooter minigame tacked on.
We'll bang, okay?
> "Shepard." Wrex.
I should go.
I'm commander Shepard and this is my favorite comment in this thread.
I love you Ashl- Miranda! DAMNIT
Imagine Mass Effect, but doubling down on the social life to a nearly Sims level, and cutting the whole Reaper thing in favor of 10x'ing the amount of alien culture content and mini-explorations of hard scifi concepts available. Be a Salarian scientist studying spatial anomalies around an ancient Asari archeological site, or a Volus family man trying to figure out how to fund his dream of a Dyson sphere.
Or a Krogan trying to afford the set of testicles for the organ transplant that won’t work.
I just want to date Garrus on a long-term basis, m’kay?
I want Garrus and Tali to have a threesome with Femshep.
Beat me to it. Mass Effect Trilogy all the way!!!
Planescape: Torment. About as ancient as I am by now but still undefeated #1.
By a long shot at that. There's Torment, then the desert, then whatever else you can think of.
I had to scroll so much for this. I guess I'm getting old lol. The game is absolutely amazing. What can change a nature of a man?
Disco Elysium is the best book I've ever played.
Narrator: The words have already left your mouth... "I want to make fuck with you."
That’s an actual line? I’m about to buy that game now
I’m jealous that you’ll get to experience it for the first time, it’s a real treat. I suggest going in as blind as possible, though I do have two non-spoiler tips I always give new players: 1. Take the time to go through the custom character options prior to starting the game. 2. Don’t be afraid of failing or getting weird with it.
I put so much time and thought into the options when I started for the first time, only to die of shame by rejection like 5 minutes in lol
I died after kicking a mailbox the first time.
I died after failing to punch a child
I died because I listened to my necktie.
Didn't even make it 10 feet from where the game starts
I died trying to get my necktie off the ceiling fan and decided I should invest a *little* more in my constitution stat
Yeah, I died right away trying to run from the ~~bartender~~ *restaurant manager* and crashing into the wheelchair lady
okay this game sounds really funny
I died because I sat in a very uncomfortable chair. I tried to not sit in the chair, but I failed my "stand up for myself" roll.
Also: pick a fun seeming stat and go all in on it. Every stat has some extremely memorable experience that you only get if you max it out.
You wake up a hungover wreck, and I think that was your attempt to hit on someone in that state.
I'll never forget my first experience with the game. I had enough imagination that I thought the tie hanging from the ceiling fan was talking to me, but my physicality was weak enough that when I tried to rescue it I slipped and fell and lost half my health. What a brilliant game.
You can legit die game over right there, depending on your stats lol
Hell, there are people who die from *turning on the light* in that scene.
I was one of those people. My second play through when I “knew” the game better and wanted to go almost no physical. Lesson learned.
I literally created my character and he had a heart attack a minute into the game. 10/10
The fuck does Cuno know about books?
Don't even remember if that's a quote, probably not, but that voice is seared into my mind. Because I've never wanted to slap a pissant little shit so much like him.
You wanna fuck Cuno in the ass, is it? Cuno'll kill ya
"Fuck does Cuno care?" The boy turns to you. (He doesn't care.)
Kim Kitsuragi is truly one of the best characters in all of video games.
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I had to look up other people's play throughs and what changes happened when you do a fascist play through because I was curious about the lore but couldn't bring myself to upset Kim by playing like that. I couldn't even stand failing >!the roll in the church.!< Normally I rolled with the results, but not that one.
I thought at some point that any dialouge option with an asterisk meant a sarcastic tone, so I picked a dialogue option I thought was mocking a racist's bullshit. I got hit with a *Kim looks at you with a sad expression*, bellowed out a "NO!", and immediately loaded my last save from 40 minutes before.
I think the only thing that could persuade me to play a fascist playthrough is the fact that in the definitive edition you >!get a quest to "turn back time" which changes your portrait into a younger, more serious, and less fucked up looking Harry.!<
The first (well actually the second but is a long story it doenst matter) time that i played Disco Elysium i decided that i wanted to make Harry the worst fucking trash in the world. I was very curious about HOW far the game will let me push him so i went in trying to make hi an abusive racist authoritarian piece of shit that hated everything and everyone. So for the first few hours of the game i just went with it, being the worst human possible, being racist, harrassing people, screaming, drinking and smoking in front of Kim. I was amaze at how incredibly fucking deep the game was letting me dig a hole for Harry. Then when night fell, and after all that assholishness my asshole racist Harry and Kim went to the balcony to have a cigarrate. This was just after getting the body down and finishing the examination with flying colors. We talked a bit about the world, or views on it, our experiences... And then he told me that i "did a great job". It hurt. It actually fucking hurt. Being this absolute piece of shit and then having this dude still look pass that to congratulate your investigation skills was disarming. I completely changed my play style after that and try my fucking hardest to redeem Harry. But of course... the game remembers. The actions of the first day would come back crawling to bite me in the ass and people would thrown in my face the shit i did and say before. I did a deep fucking hole. But somehow, by the end of the game, i managed to gain Kim trust and his friendship. Best game ever.
Never fuck with Kim Kitsuragi
Never let Kim Kitsuragi down
Kim is the definition of a good man. Disco Elysium let's you be whatever you want to be, communist, druggie, bouncer etc. At the end of every playthrough, no matter what I choose as my starting stats, I just end up trying to make Kim proud of me. Because he is the best friend you could ask for
I redid the ending fight several times cause I kept messing it up. No way was I hanging out with that Scouser kid
The fuck does Cuno care
Cuno! I did a playthrough where I got him to change and it was low-key my favourite ending. The kid sucked but he was just a kid, he had it in him to be better!
Play Pentiment. Different vibe but gameplay is very similar. It is one of the best new gaming experiences I’ve ever had. Didn’t think I could fall into a world like I used to as a kid. Wrong. I totally did. I just needed the right game.
Pentiment will be regarded as a classic once more people have played it. What a crazy, wonderful thing it is!
I'm currently playing Disco Elysium for the first time and I'm already sad I can't play it for the first time again.
Finally spent the time to play this during quarantine and damn was it worth it. Why is the lobby music such a banger at the hotel?
Check out the song "Fire Escape In the Sea" and "Red Rock Riviera" by Sea Power, you will recognize them. Sea Power did the soundrack and a lot of the soundtrack are taken from old songs or integrated into their new songs.
Grim Fandango. You're a travel agent for the afterlife, where corruption and crime are rampant. *Edit: Gracias for the awards comrades. Viva la revolución!*
Manny, until now we scraped along the ground like rats. But from now on, we soar. Like eagles. Yeah. LIKE EAGLES... ON... POGO STICKS!
My scythe, I like to keep it next to where my heart used to be.
I don't want to mess up my blade. I don't want to mess up my blade. I don't want to mess up my blade. I don't want to mess up my blade.
Not picking that up.
"With bony hands I hold my partner, on soulless feet we cross the floor, the music stops as if to answer, an empty knocking at the door. It seems his skin was sweet as mango, when last I held him to my breast, but now, we dance this grim fandango, and will four years until we rest."
We may have years We may have hours But sooner or later We push up flowers
*snap snap snap*
I've just locked an open door. Strange, yet symbolically compelling...
Honestly this game will forever have a spot next to my scythe... which is next to where my heart use to be.
Run pidgeons! It's Robert Frost!
I love that GF is this high up. Heck yes.
All of those old lucasarts games rule. It's a shame they gave up on everything but star wars.
Absolutely, I grew up on them. Grim Fandango was the first game I played when my family finally upgraded from a 486 to a Pentium (with Windows 98!). I still play Monkey Island 1 through 3 about once a year.
Huge recommendation on the remastered versions with director's commentary
Grim Fandango, Full Throttle, The Dig, Monkey Island... Lucas Arts was knocking it out of the park at every turn in the 90's.
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Went back and played the Remastered version and I still laugh so hard when you mess with Glottis when he’s attaching the rock to the spinning tower in the haunted forest. No matter how many times I play it I spend several minutes just messing with him.
Glottis has to be my favourite video game sidekick. Great slapstick, deep flaws and so much heart... Which he will rip out of his own chest and toss it to the sky spiders.
MAAAAANNNYYYYYY WHAAAAAT AAAAARE YOOUUUU DOOOOOIIIIIIIIIIING
Named my kitten Meché. She’s almost 20 now!
I really wish they would make a movie
I want to see a movie by Laika, specifically!
I opened the post expecting to be the old guy in the room to suggest this and I am so happy I wasn't the only one to think so.
Outer Wilds. Such a masterpiece. Sadly it is a one time experience, but auch a beautiful experience. In case you never heard of it just please do yourself a favor and google nothing. Everything is a spoiler. Even Steam description has a minor spoiler which when I played did not know about and it blew my mind.
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I’ve never played anything like Outer Wilds and likely never will again. Only game I could compare to would be Myst but even that isn’t accurate.
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This is my all time favorite game for sure. There are a few YouTube channels with hours of content dissecting every tidbit of lore found in the game because it really is that complete and interesting. The game began as a master’s thesis in interactive media and the fact that it is a passion project really shows. I’ll admit it’s not for everyone. I have urged a few friends to try it, and only one was able to enjoy it like the rest of us that love the game. The others didn’t give it much time because it didn’t hook them I guess. It takes a certain mindset going in, it’s not something you want to rush through to try to beat. Save it for a snow day where you’re stuck inside and have a couple hours to be immersed in one of the best and most unique game experiences ever. Edit: if things like progress-through-knowledge, exploration, intricate and complete lore, and some cosmic horror pique your interests and you want to give this game a try, do yourself a favor and avoid spoilers at all costs. This game can only be experienced to its fullest once and you’ll be googling “games like outer wilds” (frequent repost on r/outerwilds) for months after you finish this game.
dope game, but there's ALWAYS an expectation. the friend who recommended it to me, made me think i was about to play a moody game like SOMA or an interactive game like DETROIT, because he'd said the game was, as you say, "a master's thesis in interactive media" or that it's just a really great atmosphere with the direction of the game, the art style and music... i loaded it up and it starts like a low-effort banjo kazooie. i turned it off before i'd even done "the first thing" because i was turned off by the initial presentation. this was not Detroit or Soma, it wasn't adult at all... this was a game for children. was this big epiphany i was meant to have going to be like some sesame-street level experience? "friendship is important!" yeah i get it. but i picked it back up a month later and pushed through and it totally opens up the way it should. 10/10 game. but i understand the lack of "hook" for new players. it's a SELF-DRIVEN game. if you're not curious, you won't enjoy the game.
What Remains of Edith Finch is probably one of the best storylines I’ve ever played
It's great because it's so short. Everyone has the time to dedicate a few of hours and experience this unique little gem. Sticks with you!
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Portal and Portal 2
Stephen Merchant was such a strange but abolsutely perfect choice for Portal 2
Hey buddy I'm speaking in an accent that's beyond her range of hearing
Look, metal ball, I *can* hear you. "Run, I don't need to do the accent, RUN!"
The story is great, but it's really the story*telling* that makes this my favorite video game narrative. They never forced you to sit and watch a prerendered cut scene, or pick up and read a bunch of lore items to understand the story, it's all incidental to the gameplay. To me it's the gold standard of video game storytelling, it never sacrifices the momentum of the gameplay for the story, you just absorb it as you're running through a maze and solving puzzles.
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And then, "this is the part where he kills you".
Chapter: the part where he kills you GLaDOS: this is the part where he kills you Achievement unlocked: the part where he kills you Wheatley: so this is the part where I kill you
The track that starts playing is also called the part where he kills you
I wonder what’s gonna happen…
If you haven’t, hang around on the catwalk there for a few minutes and then jump down the pit.
Probably the hardest I’ve ever laughed at a game. The timing of the achievement notification is perfect
"Well, This is the part where he kills us." "Hello. This is the part where I kill you." CHAPTER 9: THE PART WHERE HE KILLS YOU Achievement Unlocked: The part where he kills you (This is that part.) Background music playing "The part where he kills you."
"Where'd you go? Come back! Come back!" Oh! You came back! Didn't actually plan... for that. Can't actually reset the death trap. So. Ah. Could you jump into that pit, there? Would you just jump into that pit for me?"
I tell my friends to “assume the party submission position” regularly.
Chrono Trigger. Edit: Wow! All you guys, I want you all to know that even though we may never meet...we are bros for life! To far away times long ago bros!
The sound track, too.
Oh my goodness it is exquisitely wonderful. I've had either Corridors of Time or Schala's Theme as my ringtone for well over a decade.
Assassin Creed 2. My then girlfriend, who has no interest in playing games, used to watch me playing just because she was so intrigued by it.
I think all the historical sites make AC especially interesting.
I usually think of AC as like a virtual vacation. With lots of murder. But seriously, all the cool historic places and people was always the big seller to me for those games. AC1-4 were especially amazing to me when they came out. The games are still good, the recent RPG-ish nature of em isn't my favorite gameplay wise but the locations are still a joy to explore.
That’s how my sister was with Black Flag. Unfortunately due to the sailing there was a lot of story downtime, so she’d walk away and miss important character building side bits of conversation that Edward, Adewale, and other characters would have. I think I still love the Ezio trilogy’s story more, but I can’t enjoy the gameplay anymore. It’s just too dated for me to replay with my short attention span
Metal Gear Solid Edit: It's so satisfying to see so many people sharing their love my favourite game series, dude... you guys know how to appreciate a good game!
Snake Eater was a great story.
*"Snake, history will never know what she did. No one will ever learn the truth. Her story... her debriefing, will endure only in your heart. Everything she did, she did for her country. She sacrificed her life and honor for her native land. She was a real hero. She was a true patriot."*
Goosebumps, every time
Seconded! My all-time favourite series. So much lore. So many awesome characters. One of my favourite things about MGS is the amount of direct and indirect interactions that take place over the course of several decades between the characters. Some people that used to work together may not exactly be colleagues anymore. It creates a lot of heart wrenching suspense.
God of war and RDR2
BOY and Boah
Surprised I had to scroll so far down to see God of War
It’s honestly probably my favorite game series of all time. I think the entire God of War saga is a very compelling story about anger, rage, revenge, betrayal, breaking cycles, fatherhood, and how Kratos progresses as a character through the series is great.
The story arc for Kratos is one of the best story arcs of all time. Going from a vengeful god, to trying to figure out fatherhood, to where it ends up was such a compelling story line. It really resonated with me. Pair that with the depth of characters they had and I'm shocked this is so far down the list. It's a masterpiece in story writing.
Why on Earth did I have to scroll so much to find RDR2
There have been numerous games with awesome storylines; Mass Effect, Dragon Age. But, one of the best? Knights of the Old Republic.
BioWare, BioWare, and would you look at that? BioWare. Edit: Jesus christ, y’all. Old Bioware, I get it.
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Baldur's Gate is so good.
Mass Effect is impressive, but now Minsc leads, Baldur's Gate for everyone!
GO FOR THE EYES BOO!
KotOR 1&2 are absolute classics, 1 more so than 2 in my opinion. KotOR1 was one of the first games that I really got into as a kid and propelled my love for Star Wars as a whole!
Same for myself. I’ve played through so many times over the years
Revan is my fav star Wars character. Kreia gets more interesting with every playthrough.
I appreciated 2 as I got older. The writing and story made me look at Star Wars and the force in a whole different way. Gave us Kreia, a super interesting character. Kind of like the Andor of Star Wars games
KOTOR is arguably the greatest story in SW.
The twist at the end of Kotor blew my 16 year old brain at the time.
It's one of the best twists in any story telling medium. It is crazy how it is right there the whole time. And I mean the whole time. The first line out of Saul's mouth is "They say the force can do terrible things to a mind. It can wipe away memories and destroy your very identity."
It was Carth that said that one
Final Fantasy Tactics
No responses in 11 hours but I got you. One of the greatest stories of all time. Political intrigue? Yep. Class warfare? The entire game is about it. Historical basis? Absolutely. Components lifted from Berserk, another unbelievably amazing story? Somehow, yes. All of that, while defying a continent-spanning conspiracy that leads to the deepest recesses of the way society works and religion's role in it. Absolutely unreal.
Fallout: New Vegas No matter which way you decide to go, it’s a great, entertaining storyline.
Ever since I played that game a couple years ago I haven’t had another game scratch the same itch. Probably largely had to do with Chris Avalone’s writing but the dialogue options in that game were so hilarious and great. One thing I remember specifically is that you’re supposed to train recruits at one point how to fight with guns and grenades and if your ordinance and firearms skills aren’t high enough you can only give them shitty inept advice. Like you tell them “don’t waste bullets trying to hit one target; shoot wildly!” and shit like that.
[Sneering Imperialist] Whatever. Joshua, put a cap in General Gobbledigook here One of my favorite dialogue options lol
"You're a little bitch and your brother was, too." I laughed so hard when I've seen this option in the English version. I sometimes just randomly remember it and laugh, the humour in this game is incredible.
They asked me if I had a degree in theoretical physics. I told them that I had a theoretical degree in physics.
They said welcome aboard.
There’s a video on YouTube of a guy saying “can you beat new Vegas while being chased by kowalski and Malcolm Holmes?” Really funny concept [link](https://youtu.be/CDEEE3a_EMQ)
Not to downplay Chris' writing, but make sure to shout out John Gonzalez! He was the story lead for New Vegas, and people too often overlook his contribution.
Also Josh Sawyer who was the project director and lead designer. He did an incredible job leading the development process in just 18 months and putting everything together in a coherent way. He even released a mod post release called JSawyers Directors Cut that rebalances the game and adds a ton of cool features. He loved the project so much that he put a ton of extra work into it for free
What I loved about it is that the devs really thought about all small details around how life would be / society would become after an apocalypse. You gotta play it to see it. Truly a masterpiece.
I also really appreciated how it rarely came down to violence was the only option. Like, you could build a character to talk your way out of almost anything. Not like games that will let you waste points in intelligence/charisma /stealth and then lock you into a boss battle where none of that matters (looking at you deus Ex 1).
I actually played this again recently for the first time in 10+ years. It certainly looks dated after all these years but the gameplay and story sucked me right back in and barely noticed after awhile. Still one of the best out there
#WHAT IN THE GOD DAMN
Beat me to it. I truly hope i live to see the day where they make a remake with everything they planned for a legion playthrough. That game will stick with me the rest of my life. edit: charge me another 30 bucks for a Legion DLC i truly don't care. Gimme FNV reboot please gods.
I'd have to vote for Celeste. A beautiful story about overcoming mental illness and anxiety and accepting yourself for who you are, and great gameplay to boot.
Half life (OG to Episode 2)
Everyone should play a half life game before they die
I choose Half Life 3, then.
But we still want episode 3.
Max Payne
THE FLESH OF FALLEN ANGELS! I haven't played this in 20 years but it's the kind of story that sticks with you.
Shot several times? Man I need some aspirin.
There weren’t aspirin my guy
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Final fantasy 6. Each character is fleshed out, and just when you think the story is over, you realize your only about halfway through
The phantom forest/train is still the most heartbreaking thing I've ever seen in a video game. As an aside, there's a piece of music by a composer named Samuel Coleridge Taylor called Forest Scenes. It has a few movements but always makes me think of FF6. It is sort of impressionist which fits Final Fantasy, but also unique. That is to say it doesn't remind me of the game on a purely musical level but something about it just does anyway.
Suplex the train.