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shio on 20 April 2008

NOT RANKED

Metal Gear Solid (1998, PlayStation, PC)
Grim Fandango (1998, PC)
The Longest Journey (2000, PC)
GTA: San Andreas (PS2, Xbox, PC, 2004)
Beyond Good & Evil (PS2, Xbox, GameCube, PC, 2003)
Astro Boy: Omega Factor (Game Boy Advance, 2004)
Portal (Xbox 360, PC, PS3, 2007)
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers (PC, 1993)
Bioshock (Xbox 360, 2007)
Planescape: Torment (PC, 1999)
Fallout 2 (PC, 1998)
God of War (PS2, 2005)
Star Wars: KOTOR (Xbox, PC, 2003)
Final Fantasy VI (Super Nintendo, 1994)
Silent Hill 2 (Xbox, PS2, PC, 2001)

http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-best-videogame-stories-ever/a-200804179337286093

This is actually a decent list, even though I don't agree with some of the choices. I'd remove GTA: San Andreas, God of War and Kotor from the list, and add: Deus Ex, NWN2: Mask of the Betrayer, and Kotor 2.

I'd also exchange Fallout 2 with Fallout 1, since the first game feels just right.

I never played Astro Boy, so I can't comment on it.



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shio on 20 April 2008

what, no love for stories? Anyway I just added the release dates and platforms of the games.



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thekitchensink on 20 April 2008

All I can say is: Where the hell is Kingdom Hearts?



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guild525 on 20 April 2008

No Fire Emblem? I always thought Fire Emblem games had good stories...



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BenKenobi88 on 20 April 2008

I don't agree with Portal. All my gaming friends were talking about it to my non-gaming friends the other day, saying it's so great because it's a puzzle game but it has an awesome story as well.

Clever writing and a good atmosphere...but the plot's pretty simple...you're a test subject in a facility run by a crazy robot...you disobey its orders, kill it, and escape.



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shio on 20 April 2008
BenKenobi88 said:
I don't agree with Portal. All my gaming friends were talking about it to my non-gaming friends the other day, saying it's so great because it's a puzzle game but it has an awesome story as well.

Clever writing and a good atmosphere...but the plot's pretty simple...you're a test subject in a facility run by a crazy robot...you disobey its orders, kill it, and escape.
The writing, characerizations, atmosphere and believability are also part of the story. Having a simple plot doesn't mean it's not deserving of being called one of the best.

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dtewi on 20 April 2008

There is a typo. Portal (Xbox 360, PC, PS3, 2007) should be Kingdom Hearts II(Playstation 2, 2006)



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shio on 20 April 2008
dtewi said:
There is a typo. Portal (Xbox 360, PC, PS3, 2007) should be Kingdom Hearts II(Playstation 2, 2006)
Nope, it should be System Shock 2 (PC, 1999) or Baldur's Gate 2 (PC, 2001)

 



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Sky Render on 20 April 2008

Like so many things in this world, story is really hard to fairly judge. What do you go by? The quantity of story? The quality? The consistency? The believability? The depth of focus? The presentation? All of the above in varying measure? There's so many categories you can gauge a story by, and I've never seen one that managed to score high in all categories.



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Lavos on 20 April 2008

I really like Silent Hill 2... great story... and obviously MGS rules...
Portal was nice... but simple... at least it got me glued until I finish the game...

I don't Know about GTA San Andreas... it is long but kind of mehh...

Ahhh... Grim Fandago is really nice... is fun... and somehow conforting...



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