LOL...sorry about that, I was being very sarcastic. Earthbound is actualy one of my favs.

The worst story in an RPG IMO is quest 64... i actually played thru that game too.

Rogue Galaxy And White Knight Chronicles

I am older than you and my brain development is complete. I understood these stories and they all suck. Ok, let`s pretend I am the idiot here. Let me ask some questions to see if you understood anything more than I did in these plots:

How did Schala end up as a student in modern Japan? What is the real color of her hair? If Chrono and all of his friends (the most powerfull beings in the planet) were killed by a shitty furry, how can a scarecrow, a pink dog, a 60 cm fairy, a giant toadstool, a old lady, a chef, a fisherman outpower him?

How did Chopin knew about the word Jazz 60 years before it was used? Where did he learn about the silly anime cliches present in his dream?

GF`s make you forget things. How did the characters never forgot the lessons they took? Quistis should have forgotten it first considering she used it more.

There is a evil God that will destroy the world (no significant reasons given). It was sealed inside some kid by a cyborg (this is stupid enough). Why can`t another cyborg seal it again? All that takes to drive away the evil God is the willpower of some idiotic kid that has a single deep social experience (4 social link needed out of 23).

How does the primitive pre socratic views of the basic elements and modern science mix? What is the difference between a earth fonon and fire fonon? Even better what is fonslot? Fonon poisoning? Can you tell me with a straight face that Van`s motive is not among the top10 most retarded reasons a villain has to destroy the world?

If mankind is all about hatred and war, is it a good idea to destroy it just to teach them a lesson? Grandia 3 plot says so.

There is a old man with a terminal disease and his hobby is torturing other people. Just like the movie Saw. But his victims do not learn any lesson about life. He does this because he is a sadistic bastard. He is part of a ancient civilization that mastered advanced technology like giant ostrich robots and mind controlling vacuum cleaners. So mankind last hope lies in some kids without personality. After being deafeated the evil man parrot-lizard  has a Megazord like transformation, explain his motives in a retarded plot twist and attack. What part of that plot is not stupid?

There is evil empire that loves conquering weaker countries. The princess of one of those conquered countries go on a journey to defeat the evil empire. She takes along a prisioner, a pirate, a playboy bunny, a orphan with strong homosexual tendencies and little girl that cries in a corner at the first sign of danger. To acomplish her goal she seeks a piece of magic plutonium (or another rock with high destructive power). The catch is that insted of killing her with radiation the magic rock is evil and keep tempting her with promises of power. 80% of her adventure is about exploring ruins and wastelands while killing the local fauna. How does this all help to accomplish her political goal?

^ You got to love wikipedia.

But honestly, give me the names of your favorite RPGs and I will be able to point out a dozen flaws in their stories. Remember, they're just games. IMHO your just spreading about flame. Instead of picking a game and giving a good argument about why the story sucked, it sounds more like you spent the last 24 hours doing research on those games you posted looking for the slightest flaws.

Fallout 3. If you've played the game I have no need to elaborate.

ItsaMii tends to think he is better than everyone else just because he is older.  He is being arrogant and selfish towards anyone he wants.  I am not trying to be mean, just being frank and honest.  He could list any game story he liked and I could just as easily take shots at it.

I'm interested in what stories he could like...since he hates a lot of excellent stories. If he says Rogue Galaxy....

Infinite Undiscovery - The main story isn't horrible by JRPG standards, but the script and the characters were dreadful. It gets a little better at the end, but it's too little too late.

Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy 4, Fire Emblem RD, Dragon Quest 2, 4, 5, 8, Tales of Phantasia/Symphonia, Lufia 2, Breath of Fire 2, Paper Mario series

That won`t work

1) I am not an idiot, I don`t play a RPG for stories. If I wanted a good plot I would read a book(and I usually do, that is why I know when a story is rotten).

2) The best I hope for a RPG plot is to either entertain me or not get into the way by being retarded. That is why I have no problem with simple or generic (to some degree) stories.

3) I am not a insecure kid who lose his reason to live when someone tell me one of my favorite games suck. So if you find flaws (real or not) with my game I won`t tell you to stop playing games. BTW that is a reference to the 2 facist sympathizers, not you.

4) CT and the Tales games plot is nothing special, but the characters are interesting. Final Fantasy 4 plot is retarded, but it was good game for its time and I love the battle system. Dragon Quest is as generic as it can get (defeat the evil lord and save the world), I play it for the classic feeling and challenge. Lufia 2 is generic but has awesome puzzles and great dungeon design. Fire Emblem had a good (more political) plot, but they screwed it at the end. That did not affect the rest of the amazing game for me. I like BOF 2 gameplay and I am indifferent to its plot. Paper Mario greatness lies in the fact that it do not take itself seriously.

Last, I would like to say that there is no such info on Wikipedia. I remember most of those games plot, I did not spend 24 hours researching (I have more important stuff to do) on these shitty games. When I make a claim about a game, I usually have a way to back it up. Ask me anything about these games (gameplay, plot, design) and I will tell what my problem is. I did not make a elaborate post on the plot of each game because that would take too much time. I just tried to remember the worst offenders.