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Zekkyou on 18 August 2017

It's a space Nintendo as a whole doesn't usually delve that deeply into, but i'd say Xenoblade Chronicles's story rivals almost any JRPG's. The genre has a habit of aiming for narrative goals beyond what it can reasonably achieve which ultimately leads to stories that feel unfocused, and occasionally just outright bizarre (bless your heart Ar Tonelico). Xenoblade Chronicles certainly skirted the edges of the latter on occasion, but overall it's extremely good at hitting the right notes when and where they're most needed.



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HandofPrometheus on 19 August 2017

From what I played Skyward Sword



NightDragon83 on 19 August 2017

Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door



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bigtakilla on 19 August 2017
Jumpin said:

It has to be Fire Emblem Blazing Sword/Binding Blade. These are some of the best stories of any game ever.

On Xenoblade, while I liked much of the game, I didn't find the plot was particularly strong, especially compared to Xenosaga and Xenogears. My biggest beef with Xenoblade was the rigid and drawn out feeling of a lot of the plot, it wasn't very smoothed out, and it was way too chopped up at parts. This was especially evident on my second play through which I did immediately after playing XCX. To be honest, I liked XCX's story more; while there was lots of subplot, I found it WAY more interesting than the majority of XC's story - particularly the stuff from the opening segments to the Fallen Arm; although the Fallen Arm segment is my favourite bit in any Xenogame since XS3. I suppose my issue is that XCX's story felt more enjoyable most of the time, but XC had the best bit.

My two cents, I feel XC story felt like a more complete experience, while the story of XCX felt like an installment of something bigger. While I prefer XC story as of now, X2 could easily tilt the scales permanently in the other direction. Basically, XCX has FAR more potential than XC, and interests me far more, but XC (a game meant to be a single entry) told a complete story. I hope we get the answers to XCX so I can give a real decision.



Chaimo on 19 August 2017

What about Golden Sun? Never played the series but it seems story-heavy to me.



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elric316 on 19 August 2017

I was mesmerized by Hotel Dusk :)



Jumpin on 19 August 2017
bigtakilla said:
Jumpin said:

It has to be Fire Emblem Blazing Sword/Binding Blade. These are some of the best stories of any game ever.

On Xenoblade, while I liked much of the game, I didn't find the plot was particularly strong, especially compared to Xenosaga and Xenogears. My biggest beef with Xenoblade was the rigid and drawn out feeling of a lot of the plot, it wasn't very smoothed out, and it was way too chopped up at parts. This was especially evident on my second play through which I did immediately after playing XCX. To be honest, I liked XCX's story more; while there was lots of subplot, I found it WAY more interesting than the majority of XC's story - particularly the stuff from the opening segments to the Fallen Arm; although the Fallen Arm segment is my favourite bit in any Xenogame since XS3. I suppose my issue is that XCX's story felt more enjoyable most of the time, but XC had the best bit.

My two cents, I feel XC story felt like a more complete experience, while the story of XCX felt like an installment of something bigger. While I prefer XC story as of now, X2 could easily tilt the scales permanently in the other direction. Basically, XCX has FAR more potential than XC, and interests me far more, but XC (a game meant to be a single entry) told a complete story. I hope we get the answers to XCX so I can give a real decision.

Well put. XCX did play out a lot like an intro to something larger. I found the climactic scenes at the end to be better in XCX (especially with the Kadamony revelation; which Xenogears fans may have found more value in), still, but there's definitely not the closure/falling action that XC had in tying off the ending. There's a lot on the table for XCX, but I don't think a direct sequel is necessary, they could jump ahead in time to an era where the planet has multiple human settlements. They could even go 10,000 years into the future, open up the world a little more, and do a spiritual retelling of Xenogears; with an explanation of the fate of the Mim civilization and the rise of the XCX version of Cain, the Gazel ministry, Miang, and Abel. It wouldn't be the exact same as Xenogears, if it were to actually be closer: Mira and New LA would be one of the early human space settlements, and the capital would be New Jerusalem - assuming New Jersusalem doesn't end up being on Mira - or New LA is XCX's version of New Jerusalem.



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elric316 on 19 August 2017
RingoGaSuki said:
Pikmin 1 and 2. They don't try to be overly complicated, it's just the story of Olimar (and Louie in 2) trying to put food on the table for his family, and to get back to them at the end of the day. 2 fleshes out Olimar's character massively as well, his letters from home at the end of each day, as well as his notations on all of the treasures/monsters allow you a really deep insight into who he is as a person. Out of all of Nintendo's characters, he is the most relatable and the most human. Consequently, I felt a lot more invested in the story and getting him back home, to support his family.

Do you think the caves in Pikmin 2 were a bit frustrating? A lot of my friends feel 1 was better than 2 and were not happy with some of the additions.



S.T.A.G.E. on 19 August 2017
curl-6 said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:

Damn. I didn't expect this much of a response. I've really missed out on some great years of Nintendo. Hopefully they will update the Nintendo virtual library so I can catch up. Kudos everyone! This has been an interesting read.

What was your last Nintendo system, which ones have you missed?

Gamecube, but I only kept it the first half of the gen and traded it so I could get an Xbox. 



meOwMiXmUnCHiEZz on 19 August 2017

id say ocarina of time's story was pretty damn good. its the kind of story i like. its not in your face and its not what the game is all about, but its there and its solid. i like the story that spans the first 3 metroid games as well. same deal, the story is good and interesting, but not forced on you as if its the only thing the game has to offer.