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[HarryKS]

God of War PS4.

 

[Mr Hyde]

Bloodborne uses the medium to great effect when it comes to presenting the writing in an interesting and unique way. Crafting the story in such unusual manners, for me, it elevates it beyond standard storytelling because not only does it highlight the strength of the medium, it also serves to further enhance the thought provoking themes by letting the audience figure out most of it by themselves in order to connect the dots. It also features great characters and very well written dialogue, a rarity in this particular genre.

 

[Helios]

Silent Hill 2 has amazing writing, but it was hindered by the generic engrish dub.

The english "dub" was chosen specifically by the developers. Also I think generic is the last thing I'd described it.



If you want generic, look at the HD Collection

 

[petran79]

Infocom games

 

[Grand Theft Scratchy]

I like the writing in the first two Max Payne games and Alan Wake.

GTA IV, in my opinion, also has the best writing in any GTA game.

 

[dirthead]

Honestly don't think it's happened yet.

Every example here still falls firmly in the cheese category for me.

 

[brian0057]

 

[Generic]

Shadow of The Colossus.

One of the few games that knew how to tell a compelling story in a medium that is far different than film.

The game wasn't good because of the story.

 

[Birdo]

The game wasn't good because of the story.

Yep. It had a great story and great gameplay.

Double the greatness.

 

[Shmunter]

SOMA anyone?

Yep, Soma was genuinely masterful in its story telling, atmosphere and execution.

 

[Generic]

Yep. It had a great story and great gameplay.

Double the greatness.

People like it mostly for the story.

 

[_Ex_]

The best writing I've experienced in video gaming were via these two adventure titles:

Highly recommended to fans of the genre.

 

[Phase]

I know some of you savants on here consider Halo to be beneath you, but I consider Halo 2's campaign to be a great example of an intriguing story told perfectly for gaming.

 

[EverydayBeast]

Bioware is successful at writing.

 

[SLoWMoTIoN]

I know some of you savants on here consider Halo to be beneath you, but I consider Halo 2's campaign to be a great example of an intriguing story told perfectly for gaming.

zerg rush

 

[Vampire On Titus]

 

[JoduanER2]

Soma
Max Payne
Control
Homeworld

..They're masterworks all, you cant go wrong

What?! Control's writing is a mess.

 

[molasar]

Dreamweb

 

[What A Shame...]

Deus Ex.

Amazing writing, meme-worthy voice acting.

 

[Shift!]

There is no mention of Final Fantasy Tactics.

 

[Hobbygaming]

Perhaps.

What frustrates me with this conversation is that the like a of Naughty Dog are making people think that the pinnacle of video game design is to be found in the writing. This, in my opinion, is utterly, utterly incorrect.

Mechanics, then visual design, then soundtrack, then, in clear last place, the written element.

Anyway, Bioshock floated some interesting ideas and had a good Agatha Christie turn.

Naughty Dog are great at telling stories and the gameplay in their games is very underrated

 

[TUROK]

The Jackal tapes from Far Cry 2 are extremely well written and acted.

 

[Shift!]

I know some of you savants on here consider Halo to be beneath you, but I consider Halo 2's campaign to be a great example of an intriguing story told perfectly for gaming.

Halo 2's storytelling is okay. it's campy and gaudy. Cortana sometimes is a spritely image of honesty and shrewdness, but she blows it occasionally to seem more daring and vigorous. The writing itself is a little robust and definitely breaks ground in sci-fi formula, but I wouldn't consider it the finest example of video game storytelling available.

 

[Vampire On Titus]

The best writing I've experienced in video gaming were via these two adventure titles:

Highly recommended to fans of the genre.

Fantastic games. If you liked those (and haven't already) you should play Another Code: Two Memories (Trace Memory in America) and Another Code R: A Journey Into Lost Memories. Same studio and the same game designer and scenario writer, Rika Suzuki. You'll be able to tell from her writing style right away. It's that penchant for the smaller scale personal stories within the framework of a larger mystery and genuinely well rounded, believably deep characters.

CiNG closing down is one of gaming's biggest losses. I really miss Rika's writing and her presence in games.

 

[royox]

FFXIV SHADOWBRINGERS. Or a perfect example of "how to make the player feel like he's the bad guy while he's doing what he has to do". Emet Selch is one of the characters with best lines I've ever seen after Kreia.

 

[Naibel]

You sir, just won this thread !
Just add Nier and Xenogears to this list and we'll be BFFs !

 

[NiiloPielinen]

Betrayal at Krondor

 

[_Ex_]

If you liked those (and haven't already) you should play Another Code: Two Memories (Trace Memory in America) and Another Code R: A Journey Into Lost Memories.

I have indeed played through those, as well as every other CiNG adventure game, including Again and Glass Rose. I very much enjoyed Ashley Mizuki Robbins' tales.

I agree that Rika Suzuki is an exceptional writer, far beyond the norm. She especially excels at creating believable characters, which do not come across as shallow information dispensers.

 

[iconmaster]

Portal 2 (Valve)

I’m fairly down on writing in games but I have to give it to Portal 2.
Even in total isolation its lines still make me laugh.

 

[Azelover]

Metal Gear Solid 1 & 2

 

[Tesseract]

planescape sits at the top of my list

 

[-Arcadia-]

planescape sits at the top of my list

Off-topic, and I’ve never played it, but for 15 years, I read this as Planetscape. I see that it’s on Switch one day, go to search for more info, and the shocking, horrible revelation hits me.

I refuse to believe it’s real. I genuinely believe someone, maybe a troll from 2080 4chan, went throughout history deleting all the Ts, and I still remember the collapsed timeline. I mean? Planescape? That doesn’t even make fucking sense.

Time travel is real, and it’s fallen into the hands of shitposters.

 

[Silent Duck]

This is the game you choose? You really are BAKA.

 

[Kumomeme]

recent one is Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers

and worth looking for Heavensward too..that single player quality storyline there..not to mention among the best alongside others single player rpg

Definitely one of the best Final Fantasy

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Mostly the Visual Novels have a interesting story.

 

[Bonfires Down]

Off-topic, and I’ve never played it, but for 15 years, I read this as Planetscape. I see that it’s on Switch one day, go to search for more info, and the shocking, horrible revelation hits me.

I refuse to believe it’s real. I genuinely believe someone, maybe a troll from 2080 4chan, went throughout history deleting all the Ts, and I still remember the collapsed timeline. I mean? Planescape? That doesn’t even make fucking sense.

Time travel is real, and it’s fallen into the hands of shitposters.

The Mandela effect is real

 

[Eiknarf]

Yep, Soma was genuinely masterful in its story telling, atmosphere and execution.

Hey
I’m just hearing about SOMA today. I think

I just finished Days Gone and Control in the PS4 and was searching for a title to try?

What’s SOMA most similar to, and is it digital only? I can’t seem to find a physical disk version.

thanks in advance

 

[Sub_Level]

No Japanese games, I can tell you that much. They can be compelling in an emotional or goofy way but fall short of great.

I'm willing to say this might be due to translation. Something made explicitly for English will sound more slick than something translated. A lot of anime games probably sound like Shakespeare in Japanese, how would I know.

 

[SLoWMoTIoN]

No Japanese games, I can tell you that much. They can be compelling in an emotional or goofy way but fall short of great.

I'm willing to say this might be due to translation. Something made explicitly for English will sound more slick than something translated. A lot of anime games probably sound like Shakespeare in Japanese, how would I know.

FF Tactics doesn't exist.

 

[Torrent of Pork]

Undertale will always have a place in my heart.

Just ignore the utterly cancerous fandom.

 

[rofif]

Soma, The Darkness (2007), rdr2, gta iv, Alan Wake, Max Payne 1 and 2, Syberia1

 

[Shmunter]

Hey
I’m just hearing about SOMA today. I think

I just finished Days Gone and Control in the PS4 and was searching for a title to try?

What’s SOMA most similar to, and is it digital only? I can’t seem to find a physical disk version.

thanks in advance

I would say if System Shock/Bioshock were a walking simulator = Soma. There is no combat or rpg elements.

It has hide and seek encounters, similar to Alien Isolation but it’s not the main focus. The world building and the tale it tells is it’s triumph.

Only digital to my knowledge.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

What?! Control's writing is a mess.

Sometimes mess is fun. I can enjoy something without it being spelt out to me.

 

[molasar]

 

[Fuz]

I think we need to add Disco Elysium on the top of this list.

 

[alabtrosMyster]

My answer in these topics is always Discworld Noir.

I have the original discs but I cannot get it to run. I gave up on GOG and decided to load it on my psclassic.

It is a sin this game is so overlooked. One of the best point and click adventures ever.

Here are some quotes I googled:

Lewton: With my brains and your looks, we could go places.
Carlotta: What about with my brains and your looks?
Lewton: We could still go places; they just wouldn't be as nice.


Lewton: The troll stepped out of the shadows like light was too intimidated to illuminate him. He seemed like the quiet sort, but you got the feeling that if you stepped out of line you'd get your teeth kicked down your throat. For that matter, he could kick your throat down your chest and your chest through your legs, but I was hoping it wouldn't come to that because none of my clothes would fit.


Butler: If sir is not too busy, the master of the house wishes a word with you.
Lewton: And if I am too busy?
Butler: The master of the house still wishes a word with you, and I shall be forced to beg.
Lewton: That sounds like it could be fun.
Butler: Did I say "beg," sir? I meant, "resort to violence".
Lewton: In which case, lead the way.

I bet whoever wrote this has kids, because he does the best dad jokes!

(It could be a woman for all I know)

 

[MisterBrimstone]

Grim Fandango is on another level. Watching from above.

There's also the Monkey Island series, Fallout 1, Fallout 2, New Vegas and the newly arrived Outer Worlds.

There's lots, Deus Ex, Dark Souls.

OK I must stop now, I'm missing tons.

 

[flacopol]

SOMA , my biggest dafaq when

Spoiler: Spoiler

you think you are on board the last ship... and yes you are... but a copy of yo... mind blow

 

[Kharnivore2099]

Deus Ex, Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers, I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream, Fallout 2. Some of Dark Souls is great too.

There are way too many to mention though.

 

[GreetingsMortal]

Final Fantasy 9’s writing is incredible