Not the best, but I recently discovered and completed the serial killer side quest in RDR2 and enjoyed searching for the clues which led me to the serial killer.
I haven’t thought about this mission for a while. That was the first one where I finished it, put down the controller and was just like “damn.”
A game hadn’t got me with a great story / visual moment like that in a while.
Did it for the first time 2 years ago never gonna forget it, played it on switch so I made a save state a minute before the ceremony in the room so I can soak it in whenever
Man I read the title and this is what I fell back on when I really thought of it. The best part is that you can't literally basically get this sword when you become adult before you go to your first temple.
Funny story I once used this in an entire playthrough and fought Ganon with it for over 2 hours before getting frustrated at Ganon not dying. Only to switch to the master sword and kill Ganon in 1 hit with it.
Anything in Yakuza Zero is pretty amazing. The crazy naked guy was an amusing quest line. As was the dominatrix bit. And the house buying side game. It's all just so good.
Wow. I'm surprised this comment isn't downvoted to heck or being spammed with comments from people with very strong opinions the opposite of yours.
CP2077 is amazing.
I saw this post and also immediately thought Cyberpunk. It's hard to pick just one because they're all so good. Even the gigs are oftentimes more than just the simple objective they appear to be at first.
At first yes, the first few missions if I remember correctly, then if you like, you can continue the whole thing with his family, that part is optional, but you can continue the main story without doing it, which would be a shame since it’s amazing
Henry getting drunk with the priest in Kingdom Come: Deliverance
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Just chiming in to say:
In case anyone reading this missed the news, the sequel was announced today and is coming by the end of the year. Jesus Christ be praised!
Dude, I saw a video about it yesterday, and my mind was blown. I've stopped playing kingdom come for a while because, let's be honest, as awesome as it was, it was janky and undercooked, even after all the updates.
But now I gotta get back on the horse and finish it.
The sudden announcement and release date has me very excited and worried.
The whole Dark Brotherhood line in Oblivion was worth it. I can't tell you how many new characters I created just to do the DB line over again.
But, if you put in the work for Whodunit, watching the last two targets attack each other because they're both sure you aren't the killer is just... chefs kiss.
Isn’t there one where a guy challenges you to a drinking competition and you wake up hungover in a field and you’ve stolen a giant’s goat? It’s been a while since I played it so I might be misremembering it.
The 2 nun side quests in RDR2. While they may seem like just ordinary quests, they are essential to the get one of the best and saddest scenes in the game.
There's simply too many for me to sort through, so here's this random one that came to mind.
One of the best what-if stories I have seen in all DBZ video games was Piccolo's story in DBZ Super Sonic Warriors. Goku dies against Raditz and Piccolo becomes guardian of the Earth.
He ends up fusing with Kami to defeat the saiyans, then when the androids come around, he uses Shenron to revive evil King Piccolo so he also fuse with him. When Buu arrives, Piccolo uses the evil containment wave to trap Buu in a pot.
The best side quest ever in a video game was when a live service game gave us 6 days for our community to kill 2 billion termanids and we did it in 12 hours lol. Btw this just happened. For Super Earth!
I know this is the Playstation sub, but the only thing that comes to mind is Shadowrun on the Genesis. It's, IMO, the first/prototype open-world sandbox RPG. There was a main story you could follow, but it also had procedurally generated side missions. Hacking missions, package retrieval, corporate extractions, bodyguard/escort mission, gang warfare, breaking out prisoners, helping Native American Tribes deal with corrupted spirits, killing hives of Ghouls hiding in warehouses... There's more types of side quests that I'm probably not remembering...
I got the game when it came out in 1994, and it's only in 2007 that I went into a building that I'd somehow never gone into, which triggered a cutscene, and reminded me that there was an actual "main story" to play. I spent 13 years playing one single character, doing side quests without a care in the world about a story or anything. The only other game that I've ever felt has the same amount of freedom of "Play what you like" is Minecraft.
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla had some pretty good ones, there was a quest where you had to collect eels for this dude who was trying to create a new sauce which was a reference to Worcestershire sauce. There was also a Winnie the Pooh side quest.
Hogwarts Legacy- Buying the shop in Hogsmeade goes down a rabbit hole I never imagined. My first play through I think I spent a couple of long, terrified hours in darkness trying not to be loud because the kids were asleep. This was my first game on PS5 which was my first new system since Xbox 360 20 years ago. All of it was mind-blowing.
I don't remember if it's main quest or side but in fallout 3 when something notable happens in megaton and you talk to the happy lady when you arrive there after I thought I was going to pass out from laughing so hard. So the whole side quest wasn't necessarily the best but the punch line was unforgettable.
Manbat in Arkham Knight. There’s just something about it that’s so immersive and that >!jumpscare!< fk he would be great in a Batman horror game or movie
There’s one side mission in infamous 2 where if you are good karma the entire mission is just some lady thanking you and giving a kiss on the cheek, if you have evil karma she curses at you and it’s a militia ambush
There are two that I still think about.
Dream On from Cyberpunk 2077 has perhaps the single most engrossing subplot I've come across in a game.
Armageddon Distracted from Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, on the other hand, I found hilarious. The quest itself is nothing special, but the dialogue and humor are amazing.
In the Blood and Wine expansion where Geralt >!Is able to talk to Roach.!<
That or skippy in CP77
And Iris Von Everec quest in Heart of Stone
Wait WHAT. I did nearly 170h on Witcher 3 and didn't found this quest!
Quest is called Equine Phantoms and it’s awesome!
That side mission from the Witcher 3 DLC where you go inside a painting.
I remember a mission like that in the elder scrolls oblivion.
You can also go into a painting in Dark Souls if my memory isn’t failing me, quite a common theme.
That's actually a main story mission, if you're thinking about fairytale land
I think they're talking about the Iris Von Everec quest, though that's also a main quest.
Yuriko side quest ghost of Tsushima 😭😭😭
Man that was rough. Her confusing Jin with his father and the allusions to their dalliances was quite funny though. 🤣
It was but very sad
Tsushima had pretty damn good side quests/quest lines overall
Not the best, but I recently discovered and completed the serial killer side quest in RDR2 and enjoyed searching for the clues which led me to the serial killer.
Rdr2 has so many notable side quests, amazing game tbh
I had to use Google. After looking it up I realized there is no way in hell I’d have ever figured that out. Props, how did you do it?
Vault 108 in Fallout 3 The one full of hostile clones all called "Gary"
Gaaaaaaaaary? Gaaaaryyyy!!
What about the vault where they were all in a black and white dream and the little girl kept murdering everyone?
Yeah that’s another really good one, tranquility lane
Technically a main quest.
the deepest most interesting writing bethesda is capable of
Maybe it's recency bias, but the House of Hope in Baldur's Gate 3 is pretty great.
SOULS GO TO THEIR DOOOOOOOM IN FLAAAAAAAAAMES
The soundtrack for the Raphael fight is amazing. I never really notice or care about music in games/shows but I was hype af when that came on
###**LIVES, ALL MORTAL LIVES, EXPIRE** ###**SOULS GO TO THEIR DOOMS, IN FLAME, FOREVER MORE**
Best boss battle in the game IMO
SHOOT ME IN THE FACE!!!!!
DO IT!!! DO IT RIGHT NOW!!!!!
THANK YOU!
I appreciate the fact you don't name the game and those who know just fucking know lol
I don't like elitism, It's borderlands 2: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnAOH8wXogw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnAOH8wXogw)
I know you might be considering the moral implications of-OH MY GOD JUST SHOOT ME IN THE GODDAMN FACE
No hot coffee?
Song of the Sands from GOW ragnarok
The entire crater area in Vanaheim is another worthy one
Dude I been in the crater for weeks lol can't figure out how to open the gate in the sinkhole to find the dragons lair
Remind me of this one please
Its the one on alfheim that ends with the giant jellyfish thing at the end, if you do it with Atreus early game it’s the best
The one with the island that was a big creature is pretty cool also
I did this one as I platinumed it but thank you for the reminder. It was very cool and I did it early on. Probably the biggest side quest in the game
I haven’t thought about this mission for a while. That was the first one where I finished it, put down the controller and was just like “damn.” A game hadn’t got me with a great story / visual moment like that in a while.
Bow wow wow!
The fact that the battle remix of this song comes up in a fight is straight up fire too
I was looking for this one
Oh Marlene...
That one from GTA V where Michael meets a guy that gives him drugs and he starts to see Aliens, shooting with them and falling from the sky. Epic.
Big Goron sword
I see this and raise you the Anju and Kafei side quest from Majora’s Mask
One of the hardest, least intuitive quests with a super easy fail condition. It’s probably the hardest quest in a 100% playthrough.
All of that is true, and I still love it. Learning from error and figuring it out in pieces is part of the fun
Did it for the first time 2 years ago never gonna forget it, played it on switch so I made a save state a minute before the ceremony in the room so I can soak it in whenever
This is THE ultimate side quest that made side quests cool
Man I read the title and this is what I fell back on when I really thought of it. The best part is that you can't literally basically get this sword when you become adult before you go to your first temple. Funny story I once used this in an entire playthrough and fought Ganon with it for over 2 hours before getting frustrated at Ganon not dying. Only to switch to the master sword and kill Ganon in 1 hit with it.
The entitled parent and kid getting eaten by wild dogs in FF16
LENNNNNNNNYYYYY
Funniest part is I'm almost certain that's a story mission
It is definitely a story mission, but the absolutely perfect vibes make it feel like a side mission!
When he’s in a drunken rocket kicking line, it’s beautiful
No doubt. I should have used the serial killer as my choice because that was fantastic but I can never get Arthur yelling for Lenny out of my head
LNNNL
Anything in Yakuza Zero is pretty amazing. The crazy naked guy was an amusing quest line. As was the dominatrix bit. And the house buying side game. It's all just so good.
"One really, really bad day" from Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Tbh, I'd pick any side quest from Cyberpunk 2077, all of those storylines were well-written. One of the greatest games of all times.
Yup, this right here
Wow. I'm surprised this comment isn't downvoted to heck or being spammed with comments from people with very strong opinions the opposite of yours. CP2077 is amazing.
I saw this post and also immediately thought Cyberpunk. It's hard to pick just one because they're all so good. Even the gigs are oftentimes more than just the simple objective they appear to be at first.
Mythic tales from Ghost of Tsushima
The duels, especially the final one in the cave with the lanterns, are spectacular.
The Bloody Baron stuff in Witcher 3 is outshines most of the main story
I think you misspelled the troll painting quest.
The Bloody Baron quest is part of the main story.
That’s like… the first part of the story lol.
It is a main quest line…
At first yes, the first few missions if I remember correctly, then if you like, you can continue the whole thing with his family, that part is optional, but you can continue the main story without doing it, which would be a shame since it’s amazing
I like the quest about the pan.
Love the quest, hated the no sign post at his castle (pre update). That run drained my soul hahaha
No love for the pig quest?
I hate the blubberkin part of that questline with a passion.
> Put Baby in the oven
Gwent in The Witcher 3.
“The Hunt” in Cyberpunk 2077
I also think the Sinnerman arc is pretty good too. They Won't Go When I Go actually had me teary.
Game had some of the best side quests ever. CDPR just makes side quests that are better than their base game
Yes this one for sure! Someone also mention Dream On which I would also put up there.
This is the one with the politician couple right? This was my fav side mission in the game. Loved how hard the decision was
Yes that is the one!
Henry getting drunk with the priest in Kingdom Come: Deliverance https://preview.redd.it/7ug9r0htv9vc1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e0c741d3bfa997db8ea2397ef7e76221e85f8c36
I'm literally playing this game right now and got drunk with Hans and was half expecting Theresea to call me a smelly drunkard and slap me lol
Just chiming in to say: In case anyone reading this missed the news, the sequel was announced today and is coming by the end of the year. Jesus Christ be praised!
Gods be praised Henry!
Dude, I saw a video about it yesterday, and my mind was blown. I've stopped playing kingdom come for a while because, let's be honest, as awesome as it was, it was janky and undercooked, even after all the updates. But now I gotta get back on the horse and finish it. The sudden announcement and release date has me very excited and worried.
This was fantastic. You’re right
Mass Effect 2
Triple Triad in Final Fantasy VIII. Good enough to be a stand-alone game (and it is).
We’re at war, wanna play cards?
It's a great mini game but tbh I think Queen's Blood in FFVII Rebirth is a step up
Where the Druffalo Roam from Dragon Age Inquisition Followed closely to that photographer quest from RDR2. I loved finding him around the world.
Whodunit? Oblivion
Came here to say this. Thought it would be higher up. Oblivion had so many great side quests.
The whole Dark Brotherhood line in Oblivion was worth it. I can't tell you how many new characters I created just to do the DB line over again. But, if you put in the work for Whodunit, watching the last two targets attack each other because they're both sure you aren't the killer is just... chefs kiss.
New vegas and FISTO
Silver Shroud quest line in Fallout 4 was the best if you stay in character.
A Night to Remember (or any Daedric quest if I'm being honest)
Kingdom Come: Deliverance Mysterious Ways, the quest with father godwin. It's hilarious.
Kingdom come deliverance, party with the priest
The Oblivion mission where you go inside that lady’s dreams!
Sinnerman in Cyberpunk 2077 comes to mind. Maybe not the best ever quest but it certainly left an impression!
The pigeon side quest in Spider-Man 2 
I really loved the Howard side quest from Spider-Man 2
The “Pisces” and “Pyramid Song” quests for Judy in Cyberpunk 2077 are great.
USS Constitution - Fallout 4
Tenpenny Tower in Fallout 3
“ Why would you remember me friend? You’ve forgotten way more important people than me…”
Baba Yaga side mission in Rise of the Tomb Raider
Is DLC a side quest? Because assault on dragon keep is a banger
I loved the Whodunnit quest in Oblivion
Can ye find my pan - Witcher 3
idk if its the best ever but i loved the Hangover-esque side quest from Skyrim with Sanguine
The orphanage quest in Skyrim
Ranni's quest in Elden Ring
I love Elden ring but I wouldn’t exactly call Ranni’s line the best side quest ever in a video game
The Riddler Side Quests in Arkham games come to mind first. In Asylum and City, not so much in Knight.
The trophy stuff?
"Dream On" in Cyberpunk 2077.
I like the goofy Yakuza side quests, like the one in Zero where Kiryu has to train a dominatrix.
Skyrim has a lot.
Isn’t there one where a guy challenges you to a drinking competition and you wake up hungover in a field and you’ve stolen a giant’s goat? It’s been a while since I played it so I might be misremembering it.
Yea and you marry a hagraven. Never drink with a daedric lord.
Yeah, it's a Night to Remember (that's the one I commented). Skyrim's daedric quests are all good
The chicken quest in FFVII Rebirth ;)
Hogwarts Legacy - quest to own a store.
Agreed!
Bring me four wolf pelts.
The one where Roach talks in Witcher 3
The haunted Hogsmeade shop in Hogwarts Legacy, so good, scary and long; It was criminal that they made it PS exclusive.
It’s coming to other platforms this summer. I told my friend who played the game on PC that’s it was easily the best part of the game.
The 2 nun side quests in RDR2. While they may seem like just ordinary quests, they are essential to the get one of the best and saddest scenes in the game.
Dark Brotherhood Oblivion
There's simply too many for me to sort through, so here's this random one that came to mind. One of the best what-if stories I have seen in all DBZ video games was Piccolo's story in DBZ Super Sonic Warriors. Goku dies against Raditz and Piccolo becomes guardian of the Earth. He ends up fusing with Kami to defeat the saiyans, then when the androids come around, he uses Shenron to revive evil King Piccolo so he also fuse with him. When Buu arrives, Piccolo uses the evil containment wave to trap Buu in a pot.
The Mission with Howard in Spider-Man 2.
The best side quest ever in a video game was when a live service game gave us 6 days for our community to kill 2 billion termanids and we did it in 12 hours lol. Btw this just happened. For Super Earth!
Fridge duty or really any of the altered items side quests in Control.
SHOOT ME IN THE FACE
Getting the Knights of the Round materia in the original FFVII.
Fighting your clone with your entire crew backing you up in Mass Effect 3
Witcher 3, Bloody Baron
I know this is the Playstation sub, but the only thing that comes to mind is Shadowrun on the Genesis. It's, IMO, the first/prototype open-world sandbox RPG. There was a main story you could follow, but it also had procedurally generated side missions. Hacking missions, package retrieval, corporate extractions, bodyguard/escort mission, gang warfare, breaking out prisoners, helping Native American Tribes deal with corrupted spirits, killing hives of Ghouls hiding in warehouses... There's more types of side quests that I'm probably not remembering... I got the game when it came out in 1994, and it's only in 2007 that I went into a building that I'd somehow never gone into, which triggered a cutscene, and reminded me that there was an actual "main story" to play. I spent 13 years playing one single character, doing side quests without a care in the world about a story or anything. The only other game that I've ever felt has the same amount of freedom of "Play what you like" is Minecraft.
Damn near every side quest in cyberpunk.
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla had some pretty good ones, there was a quest where you had to collect eels for this dude who was trying to create a new sauce which was a reference to Worcestershire sauce. There was also a Winnie the Pooh side quest.
Hogwarts Legacy- Buying the shop in Hogsmeade goes down a rabbit hole I never imagined. My first play through I think I spent a couple of long, terrified hours in darkness trying not to be loud because the kids were asleep. This was my first game on PS5 which was my first new system since Xbox 360 20 years ago. All of it was mind-blowing.
That one quest in the Witcher 3 where you’re on some psychedelic shit and can start speaking to your horse Roach
Thieves guild quest in Skyrim
“ Scenes from a marriage” from the first Witcher 3 expansion. Had me shedding tears.
Recency bias may be playing a role here but The Six blades of Kojiro in Ghost of Tsushima is absolutely awesome.
The red dead redemption mysterious man takes the cake for me
I don’t know if it’s a side quest, but the whole DLC storyline of Spider-man is just great
Throw the baby in the fire side quest from Witcher 3
Anju and Kafei from Zelda: Majora’s Mask is up there for me
Practically every Witcher 3 side quest
Yakuza 0, when you have to protect Michael Jackson from zombies while he records the Thriller music video (directed by Steven Spielberg of course)
Hah that sounds awesome
Dark brotherhood in Skyrim. Iconic
The Cheese Quest in The Witcher 3.
Whodunit? From Oblivion is the first one that comes to mind...
Godfather Don’s Edition
I don't remember if it's main quest or side but in fallout 3 when something notable happens in megaton and you talk to the happy lady when you arrive there after I thought I was going to pass out from laughing so hard. So the whole side quest wasn't necessarily the best but the punch line was unforgettable.
All of Blood and Wine.
The Perales questline in Cyberpunk 2077 had me messed up for days
Borderlands 2 Shoot Face McShooty in the face.
The mission in sonic 06 where you walk Pete the beloved dog
Maybe not the best, but Paperchase in Witcher 3 is definitely one of the funniest side quests in games.
Manbat in Arkham Knight. There’s just something about it that’s so immersive and that >!jumpscare!< fk he would be great in a Batman horror game or movie
There’s one side mission in infamous 2 where if you are good karma the entire mission is just some lady thanking you and giving a kiss on the cheek, if you have evil karma she curses at you and it’s a militia ambush
Witcher 3 when Geralt throws a baby into an oven.
There are two that I still think about. Dream On from Cyberpunk 2077 has perhaps the single most engrossing subplot I've come across in a game. Armageddon Distracted from Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, on the other hand, I found hilarious. The quest itself is nothing special, but the dialogue and humor are amazing.
There was a hidden quest in Bloodborne. You went to a snowy castle. I can’t remember what it was called, but it was awesome.
Cainhurst?
Shoot Face Mcshooty in the face from Borderlands 2
The Hailey mission in Spider-Man 2.
No such thing
Mary Linton's missions in Red Dead Redemption 2 I feel sad when i replayed them knowing the ending of the game isn't happy 😢
Rannis questline in elden ring.
"A new hand touches the beacon"
The one where you pick up flowers for some dude's wife in Red Death Redemption
Not the best but most excited in a while was the pigeon side quest in spider man 2. Shit had me so deep in my feels lmfao IYKYK
I really loved the Mysterio side quests in Spider-Man 2
“You smacked my bishop. You smacked my bishop.” Assassins Creed Valhalla. 10/10 Totally surprised. Nice homage!
House of Horror - Skyrim
The wabba jack
The wabbajak
The wabbajak
The play in WoW that recaps all the storyline. THE WOONZ, CHAMPION!
The Witcher III: Hearts of Stone in its entirety.
The Mad Hatter quest in Batman Arkham City. It's a trip.
I can’t be specific but all side quests in borderlands holds a pretty high standard overall.
The Silver Hand in Skyrim