best stories/lore in gaming

Discussion in 'Video Game and Fantasy Football Board' started by Odin, Apr 28, 2017.

  1. Odin

    Odin social distancing since 1990
    Donor
    Alabama Crimson TideAtlanta BravesChelseaMetal

    this thread is inspired by all of user IV's horrible opinions on gaming, specifically mass effect. what's your favorite stories? why did they stand out? are you a shallow fuck who enjoys anything with swords and magic or do you look for a interesting plots and real character progression?
     
  2. Odin

    Odin social distancing since 1990
    Donor
    Alabama Crimson TideAtlanta BravesChelseaMetal

    no particular order, just listing elite stories and lore

    SOMA
    Bioshock/Bioshock Infinite
    The Last of Us
    KOTOR
    Kingdom Hearts
    FF7
    Spec Ops: The Line
    Bungie era Halo
    Half Life
    OoT
    The Witcher series
    Bloodborne
    MGS games involving Kojima
    Silent Hill 2
    The Walking Dead, well, season 1 at least
    Mass Effect trilogy (i don't actually hate it, it's just very good and not quite best ever, i like the lore more than the actual plot)
    Destiny (presentation is ass, lore is phenomenal)
    Elder Scrolls (same as destiny)
    FF6
    Chrono Trigger
     
  3. CUtigers

    CUtigers Well-Known Member
    Donor
    Clemson TigersDenver Broncos

    Ni-No-Kuni
    Nier:Automata
     
  4. TrustyPatches

    TrustyPatches Life is is a bunch of ups and Caleb Downs
    Donor
    Alabama Crimson TideChicago CubsNew Orleans PelicansWu-tang

    Stories alone

    1: Bioshock/infinite
    2: Red Dead Redemption
    3: KOTOR
    4: TWD season 1
    5: Metal Gear Solid 3
     
  5. Odin

    Odin social distancing since 1990
    Donor
    Alabama Crimson TideAtlanta BravesChelseaMetal

    I know i say thats in no order but SOMA might actually be #1 for me.
     
  6. pearl

    pearl Fan of: White wimmens feet
    Donor TMB OG
    Southern Mississippi Golden EaglesLos Angeles ChargersAvengersSneakers

    The Last of Us
    God of War 1
    Red Dead Redemption
     
  7. prerecordedlive

    prerecordedlive Sworn Enemy of Standard Time
    Donor TMB OG
    Florida State SeminolesTampa Bay RaysOrlando CityWolverhampton WanderersBarAndGrill

    Where does Shadow of the Colossus fall on this list?
     
  8. TrustyPatches

    TrustyPatches Life is is a bunch of ups and Caleb Downs
    Donor
    Alabama Crimson TideChicago CubsNew Orleans PelicansWu-tang

    Hahaha

    I wouldn't be the least bit offended to see someone have SoC #1 on this list. My beef with that game lies nowhere near the story. The story is top notch and the ending could be argued as the best in gaming. My beef is with the overall game and those who like to say it's the GOAT.

    Game still gotta be fun yo
     
    prerecordedlive likes this.
  9. Can I Spliff it

    Can I Spliff it Is Butterbean okay?
    Donor

    Silent Hill 2
    The LISA Trilogy (The very first entry, LISA: The First, isn't necessary, and is really weird and abstract and somehow more disturbing than the other 2. You should start at Lisa: The Painful (the second entry), and then Lisa: The Joyful )
    Chrono Trigger
    Metal Gear Solid 2
     
    #9 Can I Spliff it, May 3, 2017
    Last edited: May 3, 2017
  10. Can I Spliff it

    Can I Spliff it Is Butterbean okay?
    Donor

    LISA will fuck you up, emotionally and otherwise. Don't bother looking up anything about it, just go buy it on steam totally on my recommendation. Probably just splurge on the complete edition for the soundtrack too
     
  11. TLAU

    TLAU Dog Crew
    Donor
    Auburn TigersAtlanta BravesAustin FC

    Glad to see Chrono Trigger getting love

    Secret of Mana is right up there with it for me
     
    InZahnWeTrust and letan like this.
  12. Odin

    Odin social distancing since 1990
    Donor
    Alabama Crimson TideAtlanta BravesChelseaMetal

    Started watching a lets play for the trilogy last night. Im not too far in but its pretty hilarious and fucked up.
     
  13. AIP

    AIP Team bush
    Donor
    Temple OwlsPhiladelphia PhilliesPhiladelphia EaglesPhiladelphia Flyers

    Red dead
    Bioshock
    Mass effect
    Borderlands 2
     
    Swim Cantore and IV like this.
  14. BlazingRebel

    BlazingRebel Dog Crew Founder Migraine Connoisseur
    Donor
    Alabama Crimson TideUSA RugbyAtlanta BravesWashington CapitalsBaltimore Ravens

    My favorite game yes, is it the best game ever that is a negative.
     
    TrustyPatches likes this.
  15. RSK

    RSK Well-Known Member
    Donor TMB OG
    Rutgers Scarlet KnightsBrooklyn NetsBaltimore RavensNew Jersey DevilsManchester United

    What?? You like MGS2 for the story? I liked it for everything but the story.
     
    BlazingRebel likes this.
  16. pearl

    pearl Fan of: White wimmens feet
    Donor TMB OG
    Southern Mississippi Golden EaglesLos Angeles ChargersAvengersSneakers

    Please tell me that he meant MGS3
     
  17. Can I Spliff it

    Can I Spliff it Is Butterbean okay?
    Donor



    Imma dork
     
    pearl likes this.
  18. Arrec Bardwin

    Arrec Bardwin La Araña Discoteca
    Donor
    Auburn TigersAtlanta BravesAtlanta FalconsChelseaAtlanta United

    First Disgaea is a fucking awesome story.
     
  19. Odin

    Odin social distancing since 1990
    Donor
    Alabama Crimson TideAtlanta BravesChelseaMetal

    totes agree

    Laharl is one of my all time favorite characters.
     
    Arrec Bardwin likes this.
  20. TrustyPatches

    TrustyPatches Life is is a bunch of ups and Caleb Downs
    Donor
    Alabama Crimson TideChicago CubsNew Orleans PelicansWu-tang

    Suikoden 2 is a fantastic story and probably should be in my top 5
     
    BlazingRebel likes this.
  21. Super Vegeta

    Super Vegeta I'm starting to feel like I'm entering my slut era
    Donor
    South Carolina GamecocksCarolina Panthers

    The Walking Dead telltale games has a very good first season.

    Never played the ones after it.
     
    BlazingRebel and TrustyPatches like this.
  22. You

    You Gold Jacket, green jacket, who gives a shit. Ogre.
    Donor

    I tell you what, I watched the whole damn thing. Pretty interesting perspective.
     
  23. Can I Spliff it

    Can I Spliff it Is Butterbean okay?
    Donor

    and very, very applicable to today
     
  24. TrustyPatches

    TrustyPatches Life is is a bunch of ups and Caleb Downs
    Donor
    Alabama Crimson TideChicago CubsNew Orleans PelicansWu-tang

    I guess I'll fuckin watch it now
     
  25. Odin

    Odin social distancing since 1990
    Donor
    Alabama Crimson TideAtlanta BravesChelseaMetal

    story was there, the presentation just wasn't. like at all. crazy good lore but it wasn't in the game really.

    which is fine, i don't mind 2nd screening for a large portion of the lore but having to do so for 98% of it is absurd
     
  26. je ne suis pas ici

    je ne suis pas ici Well-Known Member
    Donor

    I played the first wk. Will never play a destiny game ever again bc if it
     
    UncleItchyBalls likes this.
  27. TrustyPatches

    TrustyPatches Life is is a bunch of ups and Caleb Downs
    Donor
    Alabama Crimson TideChicago CubsNew Orleans PelicansWu-tang

    I gave up after the first month and came back after Crota. Had a ton of fun with destiny but it belongs nowhere near this thread
     
    DUCKMOUTH and IV like this.
  28. Odin

    Odin social distancing since 1990
    Donor
    Alabama Crimson TideAtlanta BravesChelseaMetal

    it's the best feeling gameplay in the history of the genre. it's foolish to give up on an mmo in week 1, they never have great launches. we live in an age where games are released as incomplete products because publishers force the games out well before the devs are done with it because of money and the ability to update at any point. the changes made to destiny over it's lifespan are go far beyond anything i've ever seen in a game, except final fantasy 14 which went from completely unplayable to one of the best mmos ever released.

    if you don't like repetitive gear grinds in co op form regardless of how great the gameplay is you were never going to like destiny. hating it because the story was fractured due to activision is understandable but at the same time it's ridiculous to make up your mind about a game like this so early in it's lifespan.

    unless you have a good group of friends to play the game with (probably 10-12 who play it obsessively) you were never going to have a good time. it's not the kind of game that's to be played solo. luckily tmb has a phenomenal destiny ps4 following so it really took off for those of us who gave bungie time to figure out how an mmo is actually supposed to work.

    disagree, the lore and universe are great with awful presentation. very similar to the dark souls approach.
     
    letan, BlazingRebel and lazy bum like this.
  29. TrustyPatches

    TrustyPatches Life is is a bunch of ups and Caleb Downs
    Donor
    Alabama Crimson TideChicago CubsNew Orleans PelicansWu-tang

    Dark souls doesn't belong here either and I'm full on gay for that franchise.

    The lore is fine and there's some great characters but you gotta get out of here saying it should be in a thread about the greatest video game stories ever. Not a fucking chance man. Lore doesn't matter any in this discussion.
     
    IV and BlazingRebel like this.
  30. TrustyPatches

    TrustyPatches Life is is a bunch of ups and Caleb Downs
    Donor
    Alabama Crimson TideChicago CubsNew Orleans PelicansWu-tang

    I do agree with your response to swim tho
     
  31. Odin

    Odin social distancing since 1990
    Donor
    Alabama Crimson TideAtlanta BravesChelseaMetal

    lore absolutely matters. 2nd post in this thread says lore matters and i made the thread so yeah. lore is as important as anything else. i care far more about the universes the devs create than the singular overarching plot which even if tlou/bioshock tier is still only part of the bigger picture.
     
  32. Odin

    Odin social distancing since 1990
    Donor
    Alabama Crimson TideAtlanta BravesChelseaMetal

    if D2 is everything D1 is right now except more and bigger with a story that is logical and actually goes somewhere everyone will forget about pre-taken king era Destiny.

    also the crucible is ass and will never be able to compete with battlefield/cod/overwatch unless they make some drastic fucking changes.
     
  33. TrustyPatches

    TrustyPatches Life is is a bunch of ups and Caleb Downs
    Donor
    Alabama Crimson TideChicago CubsNew Orleans PelicansWu-tang

    Let me rephrase then, you should not have an opinion that a game belongs in a "best story" thread, simply based on lore.
     
    IV likes this.
  34. Odin

    Odin social distancing since 1990
    Donor
    Alabama Crimson TideAtlanta BravesChelseaMetal

    i changed the thread to avoid dumbass semantics arguments. this is supposed to be all inclusive. anything awesome about the universe of a game is worth discussing. don't be an asshole.
     
  35. Odin

    Odin social distancing since 1990
    Donor
    Alabama Crimson TideAtlanta BravesChelseaMetal

    overwatch absolutely deserves mentioning because of the most relatable characters in the history of gaming and a rich universe people are just begging to see more of even if it isn't presented in the game. but there's nothing that even resembles a story and it's more worthy of inclusion than destiny, which had something that kind of resembled a story.
     
  36. TrustyPatches

    TrustyPatches Life is is a bunch of ups and Caleb Downs
    Donor
    Alabama Crimson TideChicago CubsNew Orleans PelicansWu-tang

    I'm just of the opinion that there should be a proper balance of lore and in game experience as a qualifier.
     
    BlazingRebel likes this.
  37. Odin

    Odin social distancing since 1990
    Donor
    Alabama Crimson TideAtlanta BravesChelseaMetal

    tlou has bottom tier lore. there is no substance there outside of the best character development ever.
     
  38. TrustyPatches

    TrustyPatches Life is is a bunch of ups and Caleb Downs
    Donor
    Alabama Crimson TideChicago CubsNew Orleans PelicansWu-tang

    I'm just saying that when you bring lore into the equation, it should co-exist with a solid in game story.

    A lot of games can give you just lore and does little to effect what you see on screen. Some games just hit you with a solid story and that translates to the actual in the moment experience. Some games (very rarely) do both (mass effect/the Witcher). Games like Destiny that have solid lore and little presentation end up feeling like a cop out from the story perspective.

    But in the end, doesn't matter if the game is still a good time
     
  39. Odin

    Odin social distancing since 1990
    Donor
    Alabama Crimson TideAtlanta BravesChelseaMetal

    i'm not sure there's anything that does both other than bioshock, of course I still haven't played TW3. mass effect always fell a bit flat to me.
     
  40. je ne suis pas ici

    je ne suis pas ici Well-Known Member
    Donor

    God of war too low
     
  41. AIP

    AIP Team bush
    Donor
    Temple OwlsPhiladelphia PhilliesPhiladelphia EaglesPhiladelphia Flyers

    The division had a good story if you collected all the phone recordings and reports
     
  42. Odin

    Odin social distancing since 1990
    Donor
    Alabama Crimson TideAtlanta BravesChelseaMetal

    i think you're mistaken. that game was made by ubisoft.
     
    AIP likes this.