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[LakeOf9]

Mod edit: Spiderman added in there (given the reaction to a LOT of the dialogue), so added as an option



We've received a lot of great and praised games the last year or so, but a lot of the very praised games have ended up having some pretty bad writing and storytelling. In some cases, where the writing and storytelling is not really the point of the game, like in Zelda, it isn't as acute a problem (but still worth pointing out). Other games, like FF16 and Starfield, that insist on putting their writing front and centre, shine a bigger spotlight on the relatively poorer writing they have. And then there are games like Ragnarok, which alternate between having very good and VERY BAD writing in the same game.

So which of these four games do you think has the worst writing, and why?

 

[EverydayBeast]

Ganon’s existence was well written in tears of the kingdom.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

God of War Ragnarok for sounding more like an American College campus than a mythological world.

(Spoilers) God of War: comparing writing/dialogue style between the old and new games.

What I felt was absent from Ragnarock was classically inspired writing which was adopted for the older games but absent from the new games. The new games seem to adopt a modern Hollywood style of humour in the character dialogue ,filled with quips which I felt clashed a lot with a mythological...

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[Topher]

As much as I enjoyed playing Starfield, the writing just wasn't good, particularly in the main campaign. Some of the faction quest stories were ok though.

Parts of GoW: R were fairly cringey as well, but overall thought it wasn't too bad.

 

[Mortisfacio]

Starfield wasn't good, but we're going on 38 years since the first Zelda released and I can't say a single one of them ever had good writing. They've always just been gameplay/exploration games.

 

[Monad]

Zelda has writing?

 

[tommib]

Zelda has writing?

A lot, actually. There are books in many houses and long dialogues with NPCs. What would you call it if not writing?

 

[Draugoth]

Starfield, not even a contest.

 

[mayham2199]

Starfield wasn't good, but we're going on 38 years since the first Zelda released and I can't say a single one of them ever had good writing. They've always just been gameplay/exploration games.

I thought Orcania of time had good writing.

 

[LakeOf9]

Ganon’s existence was well written in tears of the kingdom.

It contradicts every single previous Zelda game so far, including and up to its own direct predecessor

 

[Optimus Lime]

They were all mediocre.

But God Of War Ragnarok's Kratos is so pathetic, and based on the wishful thinking of a very specific kind of American left wing undergraduate, where his real function is to repent for his errant masculinity over and over and over again, that I can barely tolerate playing it.

It is a worldview of, frankly, lesbian feminists and the pink haired, polyamorous, impotent child molesters who enable them. Kratos was to me, a far healthier, more well rounded, and better character when he existed to fuck bitches, kill things with chains, and be a man.

And his kid is a piece of shit who should be summarily executed.

 

[WorldHero]

OP forgot Spiderman 2 lol

 

[Werewolf Jones]

Haven't played Starfield but


Tears of the Tik Tok Kingdom>>>>>>FF XVI>>>>God of War Ragnarok.

 

[Thirty7ven]

They were all mediocre.

But God Of War Ragnarok's Kratos is so pathetic, and based on the wishful thinking of a very specific kind of American left wing undergraduate, where his real function is to repent for his errant masculinity over and over and over again, that I can barely tolerate playing it.

It is a worldview of, frankly, lesbian feminists and the pink haired, polyamorous, impotent child molesters who enable them. Kratos was to me, a far healthier, more well rounded, and better character when he existed to fuck bitches, kill things with chains, and be a man.

And his kid is a piece of shit who should be summarily executed.

What the hell?

How dumb and deluded do you have to be to post garbage like this?

 

[adamsapple]

That one whole scene / segment with MJ (you know the one) in Spider-Man 2 probably more than any of the noms in OP.

 

[tommib]

What the hell?

How dumb and deluded do you have to be to post garbage like this?

Turbo-culture wars. There’s not one single thread that isn’t derailed by edgelord shit like this lately.

 

[Banjo64]

They were all mediocre.

But God Of War Ragnarok's Kratos is so pathetic, and based on the wishful thinking of a very specific kind of American left wing undergraduate, where his real function is to repent for his errant masculinity over and over and over again, that I can barely tolerate playing it.

It is a worldview of, frankly, lesbian feminists and the pink haired, polyamorous, impotent child molesters who enable them. Kratos was to me, a far healthier, more well rounded, and better character when he existed to fuck bitches, kill things with chains, and be a man.

And his kid is a piece of shit who should be summarily executed.

A little extreme but no lies detected

 

[LakeOf9]

What the hell?

How dumb and deluded do you have to be to post garbage like this?

Turbo-culture wars. There’s not one single thread that isn’t derailed by edgelord shit like this lately.

Yeah, at this point my go-to way of dealing with it is to just ignore it, because engaging with it only keeps it going, this way it's a single post that'll be one of dozens

 

[tommib]

That one whole scene / segment with MJ (you know the one) in Spider-Man 2 probably more than any of the noms in OP.

You can now vote for it.

 

[Optimus Lime]

What the hell?

How dumb and deluded do you have to be to post garbage like this?

I get that you're triggered, sweet cheeks.

But, it's about to get worse for you:

 

[LakeOf9]

You can now vote for it.

I actually have no idea how, because I didn't add it lol.

EDIT: I guess I do now

 

[Topher]

That one whole scene / segment with MJ (you know the one) in Spider-Man 2 probably more than any of the noms in OP.

The side quests overall in SM 2 deserve a nomination for worst writing. It's just shit.

 

[Optimus Lime]

Turbo-culture wars. There’s not one single thread that isn’t derailed by edgelord shit like this lately.

I don't know what an 'edgelord' is, because I'm not 22 years old and just finishing my women's studies degree.

 

[tommib]

I actually have no idea how, because I didn't add it lol.

 

[Meicyn]

I get that you're triggered, sweet cheeks.

But, it's about to get worse for you:

I don't know what an 'edgelord' is, because I'm not 22 years old and just finishing my women's studies degree.

love the emotionally stunted teenager energy here

 

[Topher]

I actually have no idea how, because I didn't add it lol.

tommib willed it so

 

[Optimus Lime]

love the emotionally stunted teenager energy here

 

[Thabass]

Tears of the Kingdom had the best Zelda writing in many, many years.

The only one on that list I could think of that's "bad" in any sense was Starfield. But a lot of it the writing in the game was good. I think what hurt it for me the most was

Spoiler: STARFIELD SPOILERS

the whole reliving your events again after you beat the game. It was just kinda meh.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Spiderman 2 almost made me question my allegience

 

[PanzerCute]

What's the point of such a negative thread?

Are you 13 years old?

Ffs

 

[Topher]

Wait.....if we are going to add games after the fact then we need to give folks the option to change their vote

 

[LakeOf9]

What's the point of such a negative thread?

Are you 13 years old?

Ffs

How is it negative? These are all praised games that sold a lot, obviously they're beloved games - Ragnarok and TOTK are even already called GOAT contenders. You can still discuss specific failings of these games. I think Ragnarok has stupid writing and TOTK has poor writing, both are still my favourites of their respective years

Wait.....if we are going to add games after the fact then we need to give folks the option to change their vote

Done

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

For the games in the poll

Starfield and Zelda equally because xbox/switch is shit yadadadada PS is best yadadadada

FF16 is better

 

[SlimySnake]

What the hell?

How dumb and deluded do you have to be to post garbage like this?

He’s 100% right. Playing the dlc confirmed this. These writers threw away all the character development of the 2018 game as tyr and mimir guide kratos through a therapy session where they justify all his bloodthirsty murders against the greek gods and people as self defense and noble acts of a Spartan lord simply protecting his people.

The game is insanely preachy with everyone giving each other lectures on how to behave as if they are in 21st century college campuses. It is some of the worst writing I’ve ever seen. Spider-Man 2 is like citizen Kane in comparison.

 

[Hudo]

God of War: Ragnarok, easily.

Atreus is such a shit character (in both writing and how he is mechanically implemented into the gameplay) that he played a very big part in me dropping the series altogether (other part being the combat).

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

He’s 100% right. Playing the dlc confirmed this. These writers threw away all the character development of the 2018 game as tyr and mimir guide kratos through a therapy session where they justify all his bloodthirsty murders against the greek gods and people as self defense and noble acts of a Spartan lord simply protecting his people.

The game is insanely preachy with everyone giving each other lectures on how to behave as if they are in 21st century college campuses. It is some of the worst writing I’ve ever seen. Spider-Man 2 is like citizen Kane in comparison.

I'm going to murder my wife and child out of protest

#NotMyKratos

 

[TommyCronin6969]

Ragnarok easily.

 

[Musashipan]

Who cares
Games aren't movies, should worry too much about it.

 

[adamsapple]

For the games in the poll

Starfield and Zelda equally because xbox/switch is shit yadadadada PS is best yadadadada

FF16 is better

 

[Optimus Lime]

He’s 100% right. Playing the dlc confirmed this. These writers threw away all the character development of the 2018 game as tyr and mimir guide kratos through a therapy session where they justify all his bloodthirsty murders against the greek gods and people as self defense and noble acts of a Spartan lord simply protecting his people.

The game is insanely preachy with everyone giving each other lectures on how to behave as if they are in 21st century college campuses. It is some of the worst writing I’ve ever seen. Spider-Man 2 is like citizen Kane in comparison.

Exactly. Thank you. It is fucking insufferable. Whiny, preachy, ball-less garbage by woke imbeciles, and it utterly ruined any enjoyment I had out of it. Same as Spiderman 2. I don't give a fuck about their shitty undergraduate politics, I just want to kill things.

That it has support here just blows my mind.

 

[TexMex]

I think a lot of the answers here are just people voting for their least favorite game overall instead of just the writing in a vacuum. Starfield is the worst game on this list but the writing is the least of its worries.

 

[ADiTAR]

I thought the writing in Zelda was ok, also it was short, which I think is already a winner.

 

[Optimus Lime]

I don’t give a shit what you think of Valhala and what it means for Ragnarok. If you think they took a shit on GOW then you are illiterate to the point of not even understanding what was happening in GOW18.

If you think the garbage he wrote is remotely true let’s just leave it at that. Everybody is entitled to look like an idiot.

"UR DUM LOL"

There's someone here who is embarrassing himself, kiddo. And it ain't me.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

 

[ikbalCO]

tho i don't like starfield, some of the side missions and most of the main mission has fantastic writing. it is not the writers fault that the gameplay is shite.

meanwhile, Zelda has no writing. just great set pieces which are not writing. don't mistake ganandorf FANTASTIC design as good writing.

 

[Meicyn]

kiddo

i too am a navy seal

 

[Majormaxxx]

If chat gpt was out in 2022,we could have had decent writing in the games. Instead we had actual human weirdos write and here's the result.

 

[Optimus Lime]

i too am a navy seal

I have no idea what this means.

 

[Cornbread78]

Hmm, which exclusive do I own the console for and which cpnsole do I hate? Lets pick that one!

 

[Majormaxxx]

I don't know what an 'edgelord' is, because I'm not 22 years old and just finishing my women's studies degree.

Is this sarcasm? It's sarcasm,right?