Best story in a Nintendo developed game

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GoOnKid on 16 August 2017

Startropics. And of course Earthbound.

Also agree on the Metroid Prime games, Fire Emblem and Pikmin.

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Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.

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Super Metroid or Earthbound.

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Green098 on 17 August 2017

Hmm... I'm not that super into games with that much focus on story, probably Xenoblade Chronicles X and Pokémon Sun and Moon would be my picks since they're the only really games I've played with much of a story. Does Subspace Emissary in Super Smash Bros Brawl count as much of a story...? There probably is something I'm not remembering...

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Airaku said:
The Fire Emblem games imho have pretty good stories. Sometimes the dialogue gets silly but overall the well developed characters push that series a long way.

I guess the question is whether or not those would be considered to be Nintendo-developed.

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Airaku on 17 August 2017

VGPolyglot said:

Airaku said:
The Fire Emblem games imho have pretty good stories. Sometimes the dialogue gets silly but overall the well developed characters push that series a long way.

I guess the question is whether or not those would be considered to be Nintendo-developed.

True, I always thought they were owned by Nintendo and technically a first party title. They are so closely partnered with Nintendo that they even once operated in their R&D offices I believe.

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Bofferbrauer2 on 17 August 2017

Fire Emblem Tellius (Path of Radiance/Radiance Dawn) without a doubt for me

Mother 2/Earthbound is a close contender though

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AngryLittleAlchemist said:
Definitely not BOTW. Practically false advertising. Offensively bad.

Anyways out of all the Nintendo games I've played(which isn't the most mind you) it would definitely be Majora's Mask, and I don't see that changing tbqh. One of the BEST stories in video games.

Yessssss I can't overstate this enough! I'm watching a friend play through the game now actually, who hasn't played it before, and they think that it's a wonderfully crafted world with a beautiful story. And yet, they don't even know half of the hidden stuff yet =p

Alkibiádēs said:

Metroid Prime 2 for sure, no Nintendo game has a better atmosphere or back-story. A truly under-rated gem. Read some of those scan logs and tell me I'm wrong lol.

Pretty strong contender too, no doubt. That game added a lot to the Metroid franchise for me, looking back it was definitely underrated back in the day. The gameplay is a different question (since some people had qualms with it), but the story/atmosphere was just *MWAH*

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curl-6 on 17 August 2017

caffeinade said:

Xenoblade Chronicles.

My vote as well. It consistently kept me engaged with a constant stream of reveals and surprises; every time I thought I had it all figured out, what I knew turned out to be only a small part of a larger picture.