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Offline titanic3

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Best Storyline in a Game?
« on: August 14, 2012, 09:58:28 PM »
The main thing that gets me hooked on a game is the storyline. What are some of the best? Preferably on PC and with modern graphics (ie, no Fallout 1/2, or Planescape Torment, even though the stories were great).

For me:

Neverwinter Nights with all the expansion packs.
Call of Duty (the stories were great but disappointingly short).
Dragon Age
The Witcher 1 + 2
Dear Esther
Amnesia the Dark Descent
Mass Effect 1+2+3
Skyrim (short main story, but a crap ton of other side quests made it up)
Fallout 3
Metro 2033


  the game is concentrated on combat, not on shaking the screen.

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Re: Best Storyline in a Game?
« Reply #1 on: August 14, 2012, 10:11:57 PM »
Assassins Creed 1 & 2 were fun, but kinda dropped off when they added the extraterrestrial element to the game.

The new one coming out this year looks promising.

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Re: Best Storyline in a Game?
« Reply #2 on: August 14, 2012, 10:17:43 PM »
I'm actually trying to play through the first Assassin Creed now but IMO, the sci fi part just seems out of place. The lack of subtitles also make it hard to follow what anyone is saying since there's so much ambient noise going on, even with headsets on.

  the game is concentrated on combat, not on shaking the screen.

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Re: Best Storyline in a Game?
« Reply #3 on: August 14, 2012, 10:47:43 PM »
Call of Duty has a good storyline.
The new Assassin Creed looks like it's going to be awesome!
But the game that I love the most is the Ace Combat series. AC5 has one awesome storyline, AC0 is brilliant, and I loved AC4. AC6 was good too, just not on the same level as the others though.

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Re: Best Storyline in a Game?
« Reply #4 on: August 14, 2012, 11:05:59 PM »
Brothers In Arms Series
Fallout 3 and Vegas
Call of Duty MW 1,2,3
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Re: Best Storyline in a Game?
« Reply #5 on: August 14, 2012, 11:08:19 PM »
The Brothers in Arms series, and Metal Gear Solid series.   And Fallout 3 and New Vegas

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Re: Best Storyline in a Game?
« Reply #6 on: August 14, 2012, 11:47:36 PM »
Half life series
Halo series
Elder Scrolls...

The old Medal of Honour games
The old Call of Duty games   (don't like any of the new ones, no passion on them in my opinion)

Bioshock
hmmm there are many I forgot right now...
I still have to buy a new dark messiah of might and magic because I lost the one i had before completing it  :o
and also there is this one that I really like the background story, have played the previous version and am waiting for the release:
http://www.chivalrythegame.com/blog/?page_id=83
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Re: Best Storyline in a Game?
« Reply #7 on: August 14, 2012, 11:50:42 PM »
metal gear series was always good for me


also these forums contain enough of a story to keep me around  :lol

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Re: Best Storyline in a Game?
« Reply #8 on: August 15, 2012, 12:00:47 AM »
Dear esther! hah! I remember playing it when it was free mod, so different! loved it!

Check out the source mod called "the stanley parable"
really cool! :D

Also a really good one is a source mod called "underhell" currently in development but the prologue was out long ago. seriously, it is AMAZING the story is a REALLY creative thing on it!
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Re: Best Storyline in a Game?
« Reply #9 on: August 15, 2012, 12:13:17 AM »
Read Dead Redemption

Mass Effect series.
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Re: Best Storyline in a Game?
« Reply #10 on: August 15, 2012, 02:23:35 AM »
Call of Duty
Resistance
God of War
Red Dead Redemption
Battlefield 3 (barely making it to my top)
Mario
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Re: Best Storyline in a Game?
« Reply #11 on: August 15, 2012, 09:05:52 AM »
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Re: Best Storyline in a Game?
« Reply #12 on: August 15, 2012, 09:21:55 AM »
Call of Duty MW 1-2-3
Mass Effect 1-2-3
Metro2033

Skyrim is my favorite game though just not the best story, because your always the "Chosen One".
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Re: Best Storyline in a Game?
« Reply #13 on: August 15, 2012, 09:34:19 AM »
Planescape: Torment
Bioshock
Fallout 1 and 2
Mass Effect 2


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Re: Best Storyline in a Game?
« Reply #14 on: August 15, 2012, 09:43:10 AM »
God of War
Halo
COD
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