Topic: Best story in the video game medium

[JR]

Have to agree on Assassin's Creed. Can't wait to play the new one to see where the story goes.

Although I'm not really so much a Metal Gear fan anymore, I think MGS1 had one of my most favorite stories in all of gaming. That and Bioshock are probably tied for the top for me. Something about The Witcher was pretty satisfying, too.

I keep consistently hearing that the Legacy of Kain games are the best written out of any games, bar none. I still have to get back into the first one (a few hours in, but it's been so long I'll probably have to start fresh). I hear nothing but praise for the first game and (especially) Soul Reaver, but how about the other games? Are they worth looking into?

[Claimh Solais]

Have to agree on Assassin's Creed. Can't wait to play the new one to see where the story goes.

*high fives*

Although I'm not really so much a Metal Gear fan anymore, I think MGS1 had one of my most favorite stories in all of gaming. That and Bioshock are probably tied for the top for me. Something about The Witcher was pretty satisfying, too.

Strange as it is, SOPA is the main antagonist of MGS2.

I keep consistently hearing that the Legacy of Kain games are the best written out of any games, bar none. I still have to get back into the first one (a few hours in, but it's been so long I'll probably have to start fresh). I hear nothing but praise for the first game and (especially) Soul Reaver, but how about the other games? Are they worth looking into?

Yes, definitely. I've only played Blood Omen, and the two Soul Reaver titles, but the story is phenominal (nothing on Assassin's Creed, though).

[Abnormal Freak]

I always wanted to play this game yet I don't have a dreamcast. And that game is Shenmue anyone whos has played that what impression did one get from that game.

I've always wanted to play that as well but never had a Dreamcast.

But there's this:

SHENMUE ROCKS! (HD)

I keep consistently hearing that the Legacy of Kain games are the best written out of any games, bar none. I still have to get back into the first one (a few hours in, but it's been so long I'll probably have to start fresh). I hear nothing but praise for the first game and (especially) Soul Reaver, but how about the other games? Are they worth looking into?

From what I've played of Blood Omen, it's got some killer writing, that's for sure. Silicon Knights are some classy folks. Eternal Darkness ought to get some recognition for its story and writing.

[Neobelmont]

I've always wanted to play that as well but never had a Dreamcast.

But there's this:

SHENMUE ROCKS! (HD)

From what I've played of Blood Omen, it's got some killer writing, that's for sure. Silicon Knights are some classy folks. Eternal Darkness ought to get some recognition for its story and writing.

Yep HCG good stuff I remember watching this one a while ago Plus1 to you Abnormal for reminding me of HCG.

 Yu Suzuki crazy, but genius I want to even play it more now might have to buy a dreamcast. Oh and excuse me,have you seen any sailors?    . let's play are good, but in the end I just really want to play it. It still probably the most expensive game ever huh?

[Nail_Bombed]

The Fallout franchise, without a doubt, has some awesome stories in it. The whole post-apocalyptic premise, with the addition of remnants of the old-world like the Enclave trying to bring 'order' to the wasteland, and the Super Mutants - who can either be dumb as posts or very smart, like Marcus -, and the Brotherhood Of Steel... much awesome stuff in those games.

[A-Yty]

Silent Hill 2.

[Mooning Freddy]

Oh yeah Legacy of Kain gotta love that giant talking octopus who thinks he's god. 

[Sumac]

Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, Metal Gear Solid 2 and Metal Gear Solid 3.
MAFIA (as a gangster story in a video game).
Silent Hill 2.

[RichterB]

Hard to say...but Metal Gear Solid 1 really stands out in my mind. Forgive the unintentional pun, but it's pretty "solid."

[Kingshango]

Surprisingly, Spec Ops The Line of had the most well done story in a third person shooter. Here I was exepecting another dudebro third person shooter story (Granted it started off like one) but then it takes a big psychological left turn and flips the script on the player. It also has some of the best character progression I've seen in a game today with the main character slowly becoming more agressive in his actions as the game goes on and your actions reflect what ending you get.

While the gameplay was average, the story definitely came out nowhere for me and was well worth the rent.

[Ratty]

Eternal Darkness ought to get some recognition for its story and writing.

Ehhhhhh, I don't know about that. Basically all they did was knock-off Lovecraft, and come up with a time-spanning plot so they could use the same handful of areas in an exploration focused game 3 or 4 times apiece. "Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth" is an actual licensed Lovecraft game which is largely an adaptation of what is arguably his best story "The Shadow over Innsmouth". It is far more subtle and scary than "Eternal Darkness" though they really shouldn't have tried to shoehorn action scenes into what is essentially a point and click adventure.

[A-Yty]

Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake

what

[Sumac]

what

Comparing to the standard stories of the 8 bit action games (kill bad guys) it is very good.

[A-Yty]

Yeah, I suppose. It just had so much silliness, even for Kojima. Even if its contemporaries had less deep storylines, shooting an old man with remote-controlled missiles to get him to stop strangling you is something you'd expect to see in Postal or perhaps Duke Nukem. And poisonous hamsters..?

I still get a chuckle out of this:

http://slowbeef.com/MG2/

[Ahasverus]

I respectfully disagree about Assassins Creed.
Granted, it's very entertaining, and the emotional arch they created on Ezio (And to a lesser extent Altair) is second to none, however it's kinda nonsensical and god knows there are lots of plot holes, that without mentioning how silly is that "present arch" (seriously, it's nonsense over nonsense). To be fair, it was perfect until 2, but brotherhood took a nosedive. Revelation redeemed it a lttle, but the present day stuff is already messed up (Please, tell me, WTH happened with Lucy?)