My gaming has halted - I need a good story based game

After having forked a month and half into WoW I've suddenly stopped liking it. I came to realize how hollow and pointless it really is. Not only that, but my "need" for playing has halted and I can't come up with single game that interest me.

So now I'm looking for a game with a good story, I don't mind playing an older RPG game as long as the story is actually good and intriguing.

I already own Mass Effect 1/2 and The Witcher wasn't really me.

Any ideas?

Amnesia: The Dark Descent (Not really an rpg but it's heavy on story and cheap)
Baldur's Gate
Deus Ex
Dragon Age: Origins
Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind (There's a modpack called Morrowind 2011 that makes the game look nice)
Fallout: New Vegas

After having forked a month and half into WoW I've suddenly stopped liking it. I came to realize how hollow and pointless it really is. Not only that, but my "need" for playing has halted and I can't come up with single game that interest me.

So now I'm looking for a game with a good story, I don't mind playing an older RPG game as long as the story is actually good and intriguing.

I already own Mass Effect 1/2 and The Witcher wasn't really me.

Any ideas?

danish-death

• Grim Fandango

• The Longest Journey

• Planescape Torment

• Syberia

• Knights of the old Republic 1 & 2

• Baldur's Gate 1 + expansion; Baldur's Gate 2 + expansion

• Beyond Good & Evil

• Fallout 2

• Silent Hill 2

Cryostasis has a brillliant story that interacts well with the gameplay. It runs like crap, though, so you'll need a good PC.

Okay it seems like I should've posted a few more games I've played. I've also played the following: Dragon Age, Knights of the old republic, Fallout 3, Oblivion and Silent Hill 2. I must admit, that I'm not much of a horror gamer. Can Baldurs Gate and Planescape be bought online?danish-death

olice quest 1-4.. now of GoG for $10

There are some very good suggestions in this thread. I would like to add that since you already own Oblivion, you may be interested in checking Nehrim out. In terms of story, I wouldn't say it's as good as Planescape or The Longest Journey, but it's pretty dang good. The main quest will compel you to keep playing as it's interesting and at times just plain exciting. Also, the main quest is huge. There are 5 acts total and I'm not even finished with Act 2...and I've already got 36 hours in the game.

There are some very good suggestions in this thread. I would like to add that since you already own Oblivion, you may be interested in checking Nehrim out. In terms of story, I wouldn't say it's as good as Planescape or The Longest Journey, but it's pretty dang good. The main quest will compel you to keep playing as it's interesting and at times just plain exciting. Also, the main quest is huge. There are 5 acts total and I'm not even finished with Act 2...and I've already got 36 hours in the game.

StrawberryHill

[QUOTE="StrawberryHill"]

There are some very good suggestions in this thread. I would like to add that since you already own Oblivion, you may be interested in checking Nehrim out. In terms of story, I wouldn't say it's as good as Planescape or The Longest Journey, but it's pretty dang good. The main quest will compel you to keep playing as it's interesting and at times just plain exciting. Also, the main quest is huge. There are 5 acts total and I'm not even finished with Act 2...and I've already got 36 hours in the game.

RK-Mara

The voice acting remains in German, but all of the dialog is subtitled in the English version...they did a really good job of translating it. It's kind of like watching a foreign film with subs, except you're playing it.

been following this game..

http://reckoningthegame.com/

[QUOTE="RK-Mara"][QUOTE="StrawberryHill"]

There are some very good suggestions in this thread. I would like to add that since you already own Oblivion, you may be interested in checking Nehrim out. In terms of story, I wouldn't say it's as good as Planescape or The Longest Journey, but it's pretty dang good. The main quest will compel you to keep playing as it's interesting and at times just plain exciting. Also, the main quest is huge. There are 5 acts total and I'm not even finished with Act 2...and I've already got 36 hours in the game.

StrawberryHill

The voice acting remains in German, but all of the dialog is subtitled in the English version...they did a really good job of translating it. It's kind of like watching a foreign film with subs, except you're playing it.

Dragon Age - masterful. biggest_loser

[QUOTE="StrawberryHill"]

[QUOTE="RK-Mara"]Why haven't I heard of Nehrim before? I see the mod is German, so is the English localization any good? I'm afraid my German vocabulary of fantasy words isn't good enough to enjoy the game.RK-Mara

The voice acting remains in German, but all of the dialog is subtitled in the English version...they did a really good job of translating it. It's kind of like watching a foreign film with subs, except you're playing it.

Happy hunting. :)

Planescape: Torment.

I've just started playing it and it's undoubtely one of the best RPGs ever crafted.

[QUOTE="biggest_loser"]Dragon Age - masterful. SkyWard20

One of the worst story an RPG could have...thats Dragon Age...it sucks donkey ballz...

Anyways...

For OP...

If you didnt like The Witcher(story wise)...than i think you should gave up ur searching for a good story based game...if THAT story wasnt for you than you will never find a game with a story that you would like...

P.S. try The Longest Journey or Syberia series...if that dosent satisfies you...than give up gaming all together!

Get Drakensang: The River Of Time, only 20$ and is a nice old school type of rpg that just came out. Has a good story and fun characters.

Divine Divinity, The Witcher, Dragon Age, PLanscape Torment, Risen and Baldurs Gate2 also worth checking out.

Neverwinter Nights 2 + Mask of the betrayer. That will keep you busy for a long time!

[QUOTE="SkyWard20"][QUOTE="biggest_loser"]Dragon Age - masterful. rhazzy

One of the worst story an RPG could have...thats Dragon Age...it sucks donkey ballz...

Anyways...

For OP...

If you didnt like The Witcher(story wise)...than i think you should gave up ur searching for a good story based game...if THAT story wasnt for you than you will never find a game with a story that you would like...

P.S. try The Longest Journey or Syberia series...if that dosent satisfies you...than give up gaming all together!

[QUOTE="SkyWard20"][QUOTE="biggest_loser"]Dragon Age - masterful. rhazzy

One of the worst story an RPG could have...thats Dragon Age...it sucks donkey ballz...

Anyways...

For OP...

If you didnt like The Witcher(story wise)...than i think you should gave up ur searching for a good story based game...if THAT story wasnt for you than you will never find a game with a story that you would like...

P.S. try The Longest Journey or Syberia series...if that dosent satisfies you...than give up gaming all together!

Alright so I got Baldurs Gate and I'm having some serious issues. When equip a sword in the shield/sword equipment slot my game crashes. It also crashes when I try to use the key. danish-death

Where did you get the game? Is it patched? Which OS are you using? Are you using any mods (like the high rez. patch)? In other words, more information please.

One of the worst story an RPG could have...thats Dragon Age...it sucks donkey ballz...

Anyways...

For OP...

If you didnt like The Witcher(story wise)...than i think you should gave up ur searching for a good story based game...if THAT story wasnt for you than you will never find a game with a story that you would like...

P.S. try The Longest Journey or Syberia series...if that dosent satisfies you...than give up gaming all together!

rhazzy

I disagree. DAO had a great story and based on lore that will just suck you in.

Other good story based games would be: The Witcher, Mass Effect, KOTOR and lots of others, mostly RPGs.

It seems you played most of the bioware games you should try jade empirethe pc versionhas pretty good graphics if you play on high res.
It's like kotor only more action based and not That long.
Also I agree you should give the witcher another try you will get used to the combat.
And of course just get fallout new vegas its a solid rpg.
Some other rpg's you might like are risen,divinity 2 and neverwinter night2.

If you want a game with a good story and you haven't played Deus Ex. Play Deus Ex. It's freakin epic. Trust me.

[QUOTE="danish-death"]Alright so I got Baldurs Gate and I'm having some serious issues. When equip a sword in the shield/sword equipment slot my game crashes. It also crashes when I try to use the key. -wildflower-

Where did you get the game? Is it patched? Which OS are you using? Are you using any mods (like the high rez. patch)? In other words, more information please.

If you want a game with a good story and you haven't played Deus Ex. Play Deus Ex. It's freakin epic. Trust me.

iamrob7

It seems you played most of the bioware games you should try jade empirethe pc versionhas pretty good graphics if you play on high res.
It's like kotor only more action based and not That long.
Also I agree you should give the witcher another try you will get used to the combat.
And of course just get fallout new vegas its a solid rpg.
Some other rpg's you might like are risen,divinity 2 and neverwinter night2.

hungry_pirate

How's Risen?

[QUOTE="-wildflower-"]

[QUOTE="danish-death"]Alright so I got Baldurs Gate and I'm having some serious issues. When equip a sword in the shield/sword equipment slot my game crashes. It also crashes when I try to use the key. danish-death

Where did you get the game? Is it patched? Which OS are you using? Are you using any mods (like the high rez. patch)? In other words, more information please.

Youre not doing anything wrong , but for me - thats the joy of BG series . I love magic system in that game , may be overwhelming at 1st , but if few hours you can get a hang of it .

If you dont like to command all party , then you shouldve said that you dont like party based rpgs from the start ^^

One thing you can do is install BG tutu or how its called ( if you have BG2 installed) it will run BG1 on BG2 engine .

[QUOTE="danish-death"][QUOTE="-wildflower-"]

Where did you get the game? Is it patched? Which OS are you using? Are you using any mods (like the high rez. patch)? In other words, more information please.

kazakauskas

Youre not doing anything wrong , but for me - thats the joy of BG series . I love magic system in that game , may be overwhelming at 1st , but if few hours you can get a hang of it .

If you dont like to command all party , then you shouldve said that you dont like party based rpgs from the start ^^

One thing you can do is install BG tutu or how its called ( if you have BG2 installed) it will run BG1 on BG2 engine .

[QUOTE="iamrob7"]

If you want a game with a good story and you haven't played Deus Ex. Play Deus Ex. It's freakin epic. Trust me.

danish-death

Not really, the graphics and mechanics are seriously dated now obviously. However the story and the way it evolves hasn't really been topped to this day. How far did you get into it? If you didn't get very far before stopping, you are missing out. If you are looking for a good story based game, then there is none better, still.

[QUOTE="hungry_pirate"]

It seems you played most of the bioware games you should try jade empirethe pc versionhas pretty good graphics if you play on high res.
It's like kotor only more action based and not That long.
Also I agree you should give the witcher another try you will get used to the combat.
And of course just get fallout new vegas its a solid rpg.
Some other rpg's you might like are risen,divinity 2 and neverwinter night2.

danish-death

How's Risen?

Risen is a lot of fun. It was one of my favorite games of 2009. There isn't much of a story, though.

dreamfall

I'm thinking Witcher so you can get ready for Witcher 2

been following this game..

http://reckoningthegame.com/

Gladestone1

Dragon Age

Fallout

Torchlight (gameplay like Diablo 2 but with better graphics, single player only)

Install D2 like I do and then uninstall it a week later only cause it gets uber repititve, then install it again 2 weeks later.

Starcraft 2 if you really want a challenging game...very very challenging. That game takes a lot of skill, patience, strategy..everything basically you have to be on your toes.

Honestly I have the same problem from time to time and what has helped me was...Honestly don't put any game on top of the pedastal. Just play a game for 10mins if you have to, enjoy it, and just move onto another game. If your looking for something with more meaning, something that just intrigues you and gets you to play, then I recommend RPG. Games today are just so alike, they follow trends in media/movies, and everything is just a remake of another.

It just depends what your flavor of the week is and that is likely to change all the time. Just find your balance and you should be ok lol

Dragon Age

Fallout

Torchlight (gameplay like Diablo 2 but with better graphics, single player only)

Install D2 like I do and then uninstall it a week later only cause it gets uber repititve, then install it again 2 weeks later.

Starcraft 2 if you really want a challenging game...very very challenging. That game takes a lot of skill, patience, strategy..everything basically you have to be on your toes.

Honestly I have the same problem from time to time and what has helped me was...Honestly don't put any game on top of the pedastal. Just play a game for 10mins if you have to, enjoy it, and just move onto another game. If your looking for something with more meaning, something that just intrigues you and gets you to play, then I recommend RPG. Games today are just so alike, they follow trends in media/movies, and everything is just a remake of another.

It just depends what your flavor of the week is and that is likely to change all the time. Just find your balance and you should be ok lol

jun-hax

Playing it now..Its tough at times..It reminds me of the old gothic games..Cant go into certain areas until a lvl..Mobs do own you at times..Very good rpg in my eyes...