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Video Games that have plots that have impressed you?

I don't know about you guys, but I used to be a HUGE gamer freak. The games industry lately has been disappointing me across the board, shifting my interest to movies for the search of interesting narratives, but I still fondly remember several games that I treasure for the plots most of all.

Persona 4:

The only Persona game I've ever played and now my favorite JRPG of all time. The mystery of the plot was interesting, in that it asks you to think about and try to guess the solutions of the murders as you go along. Most of all, I love the character interactions in getting to know your friends and deal with their Ids made physical. The essential theme of the plot is about how deep inside, we're all fucked up, but we need to accept and reconcile those dark halves to control those overboard tendencies and become a better, self-loving person. The plot is so deliciously Jungian, I savor it constantly.

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Permalink Reply by Shiro on November 4, 2009 at 3:24pm: Kingdom Hearts; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Shavone Granville on November 4, 2009 at 4:35pm: Metal gear solid
ever since the first one for super nintento all the way the one to the ps3 one; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Rob Wilson on November 5, 2009 at 5:30pm: Uncharted is pretty damn good. Uncharted 2, dont know if anyone here has played it, is damn near legendary for a video game. The way they mix the story in the action and not just cut scenes works very well. It was one of the best written games I have played.

the other replies are really good too.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Kent on November 7, 2009 at 4:20pm: IT really is a masterpiece. I did a video about it on my youtube channel.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by crawlspacesRcreepy on November 5, 2009 at 8:01pm: Fatal Frame. Dreamfall. KotOR.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Brian Wilder on November 5, 2009 at 8:04pm: Final Fantasy X & Final Fantasy X-2; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Sav-vy-bag on November 7, 2009 at 4:24pm: I loathe X2....; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by steven cowie on November 6, 2009 at 6:40am: silent hill 2; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by AcE! on November 6, 2009 at 8:30am: I'll second Final Fantasy X. I hate turn based games, so I just watched my sister play through the whole thing. We used cheats to make ourselves stronger because we only cared about the story and wanted to get through as fast as possible.

That style of game kind of lends itself to story though.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Kent on November 7, 2009 at 4:13pm: GTA 4's main story was pretty awesome. IT was muddied by all that random crap you had to do to get to the real meat and that was a shame.

I really enjoyed the story and writing of both Uncharted games.

I think there were moments in GOW2 that really stood out as well written, especially when compared to the first.

Oh and I think the story for ODST was WAY better than all three of the other Halo FPS games.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by The Black Co-Host on November 7, 2009 at 7:21pm: I enjoy a good story as much as the next guy, but come on. The primary function of video games is fun and enjoyable gameplay, not the narrative. I don't know why poor storytelling would turn you off of gaming. That's just so weird. It's like disliking movies because of their poor interactivity.; ▶ Reply to This