The "smartest" game you ever played

[Viper1]

kenzomatic said:

 

Kasz216 said:

Viper1 said:
Eternal Darkness.

Phoenix Wright series.

SimCity - Ok, not really story wise but still takes some brains to make it work good.

I dunno. As awesome as Eternal Darkness is... it's a lovecraft ripoff in many respects.

I mean i'd consider the Romance of the Three Kingdoms games smart but they're based off like a book with over 1,000 pages. 

Eternal Darkness was good, and without the lovcraft elements it would suck. Recycling elements doesn't make a story dumb though. The best stories steel many elements.

Anyways to answer the question I agree with the list you have plus what I metnioned but I think the word smart is a bad word to use. 

I mean Isaac Asimov was a smart writer with "smart stories." I just don't know if your asking that or for "great stories" because they are different.

I think what made ED smart was the way it tied everything together through many centuries of time and then did it again via 3 alternative realities.  Finally when played through all 3 alternatives, the story really comes to life as all 3 were intertwined.