(Please avoid giving away any spoilers)
So in my English class today, the subject of video games came under discussion. My english teacher considers himself to be a tech savy person who enjoys video games, though I don't think he is fully a part of the video game scene (He thought the Final Fantasy series was only up to FFIX or FFX). While we were discussing them he said he didn't think video games were fully up to scratch in the storyline department, and were often filled with cliches. He asked if anyone could think of any good ones, myself and a few friends quickly rolled off the ones that came to mind first such as Final Fantasy, Bioshock and Fallout.
But I can't just let him go on thinking that all video games have shit storylines and I want to tell him about a few more. So I decided to make a thread and ask you what games you think have really good story lines that aren't very cliched
So, what are some games that have really good storylines? Maybe say why - was it really confusing, or really gripping?
When we get enough, I'll send a list off to him.
Edit: If you could list the console(s) the game is on if the game is on if it's kind of unknown, that might be useful too.
It doesn't matter how old or new they are.
Okay so here's what we came up with. I added some of my own, and some I found in other 'top 10 lists' or whatever.
Assassins Creed
Bioshock
Braid
Portal
Hotel Dusk: Room 215
Suikoden 3
Chrono Cross
Chrono Trigger
Dues Ex
Fallout 2
Beyond Good & Evil
Planescape: Torment
Final Fantasy IV
Final Fantasy IX
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core
Final Fantasy VIII
Final Fantasy X
Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Final Fantasy XII
Fire Emblem series
God Of War II
Grim Fandango
Half-Life 1
Half-Life 2
Kid Icarus
Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts Chain Of Memories
Kingdom Hearts II
KOTOR 2
Lair
Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
God of War
Longest Journey and Dreamfall
Breath of Fire V
Fallout 1
Max Payne
Metal Gear Solid
Metal Gear Solid 2
Metal Gear Solid 3
Metal Gear Solid 4
Starcraft & Starcraft: Brood War
Metroid
Metroid Prime
Metroid Prime 2
Metroid Prime 3
Monkey Island
Persona 3
Persona 4
Ico
Phoenix Wright series
Planescape Torment
Resident Evil Series
Resistance 2
Resistance: Fall of Man
Shadow Hearts 2
Grandia Series (Apparently not so great, but the person who recommended it liked it)
Shadow Of The Colossus
Mass Effect
Lunar SSSC
Silent Hill Series
Suikoden 2
Suikoden 5
Shadow Hearts 1
Super Metroid
System Shock 2
The Legend Of Zelda: A Link to the Past
The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess
The Theif
Tom Clancy
Valkyria Chronicles
Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria
Valkryia Chronicles
Folklore
Phantasy Star Portable
Star Ocean: Till the end of time
Star Ocean: The Last Hope
Warcraft Series
Xenogears
Xenosaga
KOTOR 1
