Board 8 > Hott take time: What is the best story you've ever seen in a story-driven game?

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TheRock1525
05/25/21 5:19:35 PM
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Honestly I don't have my own answer yet, I have a bunch I'd probably choose from.

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05/25/21 5:23:26 PM
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Leonhart4
05/25/21 5:23:32 PM
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I have the definitive top 3 according to user KamikazePotato

1. FFX
2. MGS3
3. PW: T&T

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GuessMyUserName
05/25/21 5:26:34 PM
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I've never really thought about it but the first thing to come to mind when I try is Trials & Tribulations

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CasanovaZelos
05/25/21 5:29:18 PM
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I feel like there are a few ways to look at it.

For presentation, I would go with Return of the Obra Dinn. The story is told in a way that can only really work in a video game to phenomenal results. A perfect showcase of video games as a distinct narrative form.

For the narrative itself, there are too many options and I'm not sure how I would decide upon just one.

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Xiahou Shake
05/25/21 5:30:36 PM
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This is really hard but the Utawarerumono mask duology is absolutely up there.

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KamikazePotato
05/25/21 5:33:45 PM
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Disco Elysium, The House in Fata Morgana, and Planescape: Torment

If we're discounting games that are super text-heavy and light on gameplay, then it's Nier Automata

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LiquidOshawott
05/25/21 5:35:09 PM
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Hm probably Edith Finch

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Mac Arrowny
05/25/21 5:36:37 PM
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Saya's Song
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Snake5555555555
05/25/21 5:42:05 PM
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Silent Hill 2 followed pretty closely by Silent Hill 3.

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NFUN
05/25/21 5:43:08 PM
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Steins;Gate

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FFDragon
05/25/21 5:50:38 PM
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Silent Hill 2

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ChainLTTP
05/25/21 5:58:02 PM
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Mass Effect, but I really haven't played too many of the "literary" games like Planescape.

Shout out to Grim Fandango.
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TheRock1525
05/25/21 11:52:48 PM
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Bumpo. Still thinking on my own answer.

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Johnbobb
05/25/21 11:59:41 PM
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Want to say Bioshock but there are some great other contenders, like Edith Finch.

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azuarc
05/26/21 12:58:29 AM
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Anyone have the rankings from that topic last year?

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LeonhartFour
05/26/21 1:03:13 AM
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azuarc posted...
Anyone have the rankings from that topic last year?

@KamikazePotato

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KamikazePotato
05/26/21 1:18:09 AM
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Ask and thou shalt receive!

1.Final Fantasy X
2.Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations
3.NieR: Automata
4.Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
5.Undertale
6.Final Fantasy VII
7.Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward
8.Life is Strange
9.Silent Hill 2
10.Nier
11.Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
12.The House in Fata Morgana
13.Disco Elysium
14.The Last of Us
15.Planescape: Torment
16.Umineko
17.Chrono Trigger
18.Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors
19.BioShock
20.The Walking Dead: A Telltale Games Series
21.The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky 1&2
22.Steins;Gate
23.Suikoden II
24.Portal 2
25.The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
26.Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4
27.Xenogears
28.Final Fantasy IX
29.Mass Effect 2
30.Final Fantasy VI
31.Metal Gear Solid
32.Deadly Premonition
33.Grim Fandango
34.Xenoblade Chronicles
35.Final Fantasy Tactics
36.Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
37.To the Moon
38.Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
39.Outer Wilds
40.Red Dead Redemption 2
41.SOMA
42.Utawarerumono Mask of Deception & Mask of Truth
43.Mother 3
44.Horizon Zero Dawn
45.Dark Souls
46.Persona 5 & Persona 5 Royal
47.What Remains of Edith Finch
48.Spec Ops: The Line
49.Tales of Berseria
50.Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
51.The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
52.Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers
53.Celeste
54.Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
55.Tales of the Abyss
56.The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
57.Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
58.Doki Doki Literature Club
59.Vagrant Story
60.Gone Home
61.Gyakuten Kenji 2
62.Yakuza 0
63.Super Paper Mario

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agesboy
05/26/21 1:21:23 AM
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rance 10

the setting, writing, and scale are too good

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UF8
05/26/21 1:23:55 AM
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Narcissu 1st and 2nd
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Epyo
05/26/21 1:25:51 AM
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metal gear solid 2

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TheRock1525
05/26/21 1:39:13 AM
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So yeah, I'm settled on Undertale.

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BlAcK TuRtLe
05/26/21 1:58:19 AM
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Metal Gear Solid 3, Final Fantasy Tactics, Mass Effect 1

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Arti
05/26/21 3:35:38 AM
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Dragon Quest V

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MZero
05/26/21 4:47:08 AM
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FFX

Which is apparently an ice cold take but oh well!

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malyg
05/26/21 5:11:17 AM
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planescape torment or grim fandango
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DeepsPraw
05/26/21 8:04:04 AM
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I've always been fond of Riven: the Sequel to Myst

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Peace___Frog
05/26/21 8:05:52 AM
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Pyre

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ViolentAbacus
05/26/21 9:05:13 AM
#29:


Nier Gestlat/Replicant
Pyre
Edith Finch
Yakuza 0

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Mega Mana
05/26/21 9:46:11 AM
#30:


Life is Strange for me

428 Shibuya Scramble is way up there, too

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UshiromiyaEva
05/26/21 10:26:01 AM
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Umineko and Fata Morgana, which are also my two favorite games.

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pyresword
05/26/21 10:37:19 AM
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Not 100% sure but most likely a Trails game.

Looking up my votes in that topic Kamikaze ran:
+10 The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC
+9 Eiyuu Densetsu: Ao no Kiseki [AKA Trails of Azure but I guess I wanted an official title]
+8 The House in Fata Morgana
+7 Higurashi When They Cry
+6 Final Fantasy IX
+5 Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth
+4 Steins;Gate
+3 Ever17: Out of Infinity
+2 Final Fantasy X
+1 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater


Haven't played anything since that would change this and the order would only change slightly if at all. A bit surprised I didn't give anything to Persona 3 which was probably my #11, but maybe I decided competition was already fierce and that it was more noteworthy for its atmosphere and themes than for the story itself.
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xp1337
05/26/21 11:17:58 AM
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I'm not entirely sure. I keep drifitng to Ao no Kiseki/Trails of Azure but it feels weird to pick that since for now I only watched a comprehensive LP for it.

Past that/games I've actually played... I'm thinking it's some kind of three-way deathmatch between Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth, Chaos;Child, and Trails in the Sky SC.

Some HM shoutouts that haven't been mentioned yet: Ar nosurge and Pillars of Eternity.
Some HMs that have: Steins;Gate and Planescape: Torment

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UshiromiyaEva
05/26/21 11:52:28 AM
#34:


I keep forgetting I played Chaos;Child, which is strange because I liked it quite a bit.

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pyresword
05/26/21 12:20:50 PM
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I wanted to like Chaos;Child more but that really was a case of the final 2-3 hours (of the first route) souring my impression of the whole thing. A lot of it was really good though.
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Mac Arrowny
05/26/21 1:14:52 PM
#36:


CC definitely suffers from being too long. I think it's like twice as long as Chaos;head? Quite a bit longer than Steins;Gate too.
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UshiromiyaEva
05/26/21 1:21:13 PM
#37:


Yeah I remember it taking a while. It was shortly after I played Umineko so it was short by comparison, so it didn't bother me.

VN wise I also liked Raging Loop a lot. Not sure it belongs here but it's heavily under played. Fatal Twelve as well.

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agesboy
05/26/21 1:24:32 PM
#38:


i feel like raging loop should be a lot more appreciated on b8 than it is, considering its mafia and also great

probably in my top 10

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UshiromiyaEva
05/26/21 1:27:36 PM
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It's just a wierd VN concept without mass appealing art (I like the art a lot but I get it's a little off) and basically no advertising, from a studio known for putting out dozens of shitty $3 generic RPGs a year. I know it would be popular if people played it but they just won't play it. It's a real shame.

Chiemi so good.

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Tom Bombadil
05/26/21 1:31:41 PM
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Raging Loop is one of fifty million VNs I don't know much about on my wishlist, but will keep those last few posts in mind next time I'm buying stuff.

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Evillordexdeath
05/26/21 2:04:52 PM
#41:


Mother 3 followed by Omori.

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