Planescape: Torment, Freespace 2, Anachronox, Half-Life 2, KotOR, the Monkey Island series
Werthead Send a noteboard - 28/09/2009 03:37:15 PM
PLANESCAPE: TORMENT for being the most literary computer game ever written. Thematically ambitious and tremendously well-thought-out.
FREESPACE 2 for being so unrelentingly brilliant it killed the space combat genre stone dead. FREESPACE 2 perfected it, and there was nowhere for it to go afterwards. The story is brilliant, takes some genuinely unexpected turns and ends on a jaw-dropping moment.
ANACHRONOX is the most underrated RPG, maybe the most underrated game, of all time. It takes some of the ideas behind Japanese RPGs and puts them in a Western RPG setting, marrying the best ideas from both genres to excellent effect. It's very funny, quite long and the ending is genius. It also features some of the best RPG characters ever.
HALF-LIFE 2 is a rather linear experience, but it's sense of atmosphere and place is second to none. The story unfolds in front of you and it's up to you if you just rush along after events or take the time to investigate nooks and crannies where you'll find information on the Seven-Hour War and the occupation of Earth by the Combine. Very cleverly done.
KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC has a great story, riffing off the original STAR WARS movie but not derivative of it. The characters are excellent and the story very well-realised. The much darker sequel should have been better, but it was released in an unfinished state by LucasArts, which is a shame.
The MONKEY ISLAND series, particularly the first two games, are nonstop genius from start to finish, easily the funniest computer games ever made with an excellent story and a brilliantly mindblowing ending to MONKEY ISLAND 2.
FREESPACE 2 for being so unrelentingly brilliant it killed the space combat genre stone dead. FREESPACE 2 perfected it, and there was nowhere for it to go afterwards. The story is brilliant, takes some genuinely unexpected turns and ends on a jaw-dropping moment.
ANACHRONOX is the most underrated RPG, maybe the most underrated game, of all time. It takes some of the ideas behind Japanese RPGs and puts them in a Western RPG setting, marrying the best ideas from both genres to excellent effect. It's very funny, quite long and the ending is genius. It also features some of the best RPG characters ever.
HALF-LIFE 2 is a rather linear experience, but it's sense of atmosphere and place is second to none. The story unfolds in front of you and it's up to you if you just rush along after events or take the time to investigate nooks and crannies where you'll find information on the Seven-Hour War and the occupation of Earth by the Combine. Very cleverly done.
KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC has a great story, riffing off the original STAR WARS movie but not derivative of it. The characters are excellent and the story very well-realised. The much darker sequel should have been better, but it was released in an unfinished state by LucasArts, which is a shame.
The MONKEY ISLAND series, particularly the first two games, are nonstop genius from start to finish, easily the funniest computer games ever made with an excellent story and a brilliantly mindblowing ending to MONKEY ISLAND 2.
What video game(s) had the most enjoyable story to you?
26/09/2009 08:33:09 AM
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Of the top of my head... Max Payne 2, Final Fantasy VI, Half-Life 2 (and eps) *NM*
26/09/2009 02:27:36 PM
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Zelda: Majora's Mask and Zelda: Link's Awakening, Shadow of the Colossus (Spoilers)
26/09/2009 05:23:29 PM
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I am a big fan of Planescape: Torment
26/09/2009 05:43:33 PM
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A lot of Square games
26/09/2009 06:52:43 PM
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If we're talking PURELY story...
26/09/2009 06:56:47 PM
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Thank you for reminding me about Baldur's Gate 2. (as well as its expansion!) *NM*
26/09/2009 07:47:11 PM
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FFX moved me singularly. Others include FF4, Secret of Mana, Zelda, Xenosaga. *NM*
27/09/2009 05:02:45 AM
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Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
28/09/2009 01:49:40 AM
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Final Fantasy VIII (I have a soft spot for love stories I guess ... ) *NM*
28/09/2009 04:42:18 AM
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Planescape: Torment, Freespace 2, Anachronox, Half-Life 2, KotOR, the Monkey Island series
28/09/2009 03:37:15 PM
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I'm glad someone else has played Anachronox. There aren't many of us. *NM*
28/09/2009 05:03:34 PM
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FF7 and 8, Bioshock, Mass Effect *NM*
28/09/2009 07:57:12 PM
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Am I the only person who didn't like FF8?
28/09/2009 09:06:38 PM
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