(WARNING MASSIVE SPOILERS WITHIN) Game with the best story?

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#1 Edited By Lamashtu

As the title suggests, which game do you think has the best story?

The Homeworld series takes the cake in my book.

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Homeworld has one of the most emotional stories in a game yet. It's odd that the design and the nature of the game actually disconnects you from what little individual characters there are in the game, but wierdly, it actually works for it, since the main character isn't Fleet Command/Karan Sjet per se, but the Kushan/Hiigaran people on a whole.

Having been exiled to a hellishly hot and inhospitable planet of Kharak, the Kushan adapt by the narrowest of margins until they happen upon a guidestone serving as a map back to their homeworld, and a hyperspace module to help them get there. The Kushan unfortunately pay dearly for this discovery as the ones that banished them set Kharak ablaze while the newly created Mothership is on a shakedown drill, apparently the terms of a long-forgotten treaty. And so, with nothing left but to push on, the Kushan embark on one of the most unforgettable space operas yet.

One of the things I like about Homeworld is that it doesn't overwhelm you with lore and needless background info that a lot of other games do. Add to that that Homeworld has one of the best soundtracks out there.

It also gets my vote for best ending to a game ever:

The Marathon series is a close second, though.

14 years ago

Ramyun

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#2 Edited By Ramyun

Why are there two posts that are the same??

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#3 Edited By Lamashtu

@Ramyun:
Acidentally double posted, tried to delete the other one.

14 years ago

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#4 Edited By Hamz

Deleted the duplicate and fixed your spoiler tags in this topic :)

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#5 Edited By flaminghobo

I will always remember Baldur's Gate's storyline. That was the truly the age of story telling.

14 years ago

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#6 Edited By breadfan

Half-Life

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#7 Edited By Piamonte

I'd have to go with the Metal Gear Solid franchise. It has so much depth to it and it just seems to pull you in.

14 years ago

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#8 Edited By xyzygy

Half Life is awesome in it's obscurity.

Mass Effect is awesome in it's presentation and awesome characters. Saren and Sovereign are AMAZING.

14 years ago

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#9 Edited By Gabriel

Half Life, God of War I and II have great stories, obviously Bioshock (First 2/3) anyway, I am still waiting for the 2001 a space odyssey for video game stories, do you ever think stories will get this deep in the videogame format.

14 years ago

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#10 Edited By spankingaddict

MGS

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#11 Edited By Poki3

Fate/stay night

Hope visual novels are not baned.

14 years ago

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#12 Edited By DarkGamerOO7

@Gabriel said:

" Half Life, God of War I and II have great stories, obviously Bioshock (First 2/3) anyway, I am still waiting for the 2001 a space odyssey for video game stories, do you ever think stories will get this deep in the videogame format. "

No simply because it easier to sit down and watch a movie for two to three hours, than to play a game and retain everything that happened for eight to ten hours. Not to mention the way of telling a story in a game is much harder than in a movie. I mean I guess it is possible, but it won't happen for a while.

On the game with the best story? Well I don't want to say this because I KNOW I will be criticized for this but probably the Halo series.

14 years ago

Lamashtu

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#13 Edited By Lamashtu

@xyzygy:
While I'll admit that I adore the Half-Life story, it's obscurity (most notably the importance of the G-Man) is what I've found infuriating.

Honestly, I think Valve is actually having trouble figuring out where this is all going and they have no overaching plan on what the overall story is about.

14 years ago

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#14 Edited By ShaneDev

Homeworld is awesome and the those cutscenes are great.

EDIT: This is favorite Homeworld 2 cutscene

14 years ago

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#15 Edited By SammydesinasNL

@DarkGamerOO7:
To me it might not be the best, but I do think it's very good. I played the third simply for the story. I used to like the gameplay when I played 1v1 years ago, but now I hate it.

I think Half life 2 (I have never finished the first) has a very good story, but it's especially good in storytelling. Their aren't any cutscenes and Gordon Freeman knows just as much as the player.

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#16 Edited By Belonpopo

Over the course of the TV show and games the Dragon Ball series.

14 years ago

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#17 Edited By Jeust

A coin toss between the most disturbing or the most awesome story i've experienced.

Silent Hill 2 or KOTOR.

Silent Hill 2 was unexpected and gory, having a twist that really tore the heart out and influenciated games like Dead Space.

KOTOR is the best massage to the ego, and has a story that spans the universe, philosophy, a well developed romance, giving me everything i wanted from it.

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#18 Edited By MoonlightMoth

The Longest Journey / Dreamfall

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#19 Edited By NathHaw

Xenogears

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#20 Edited By Absurd

I always thought the Max Payne story was fucking badass. It's either that, or one of the many adventure games I've played. (Grim Fandango, the Monkey Island series or The Longest Journey)

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#21 Edited By sionweeks

For some reason Fahrenheit (Indigo Prophecy) hooked me even though it was kinda stupid. I liked the Vice City story but Bioshock was probably my favourite. Always liked listening to the diaries.

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