Games that got away with having a mediocre story?

I think Skyrim comes out in the top of my head where reviewer didn't seem to bother talking much about the story. COD seem to also gotten a pass for a while now while others were judged far more harshly for their story.

Like 99% of games

CoD

MGS4

GTAV

I think even Destiny story should have been criticized more harshly but good thing there were reviewers with some sense.

You're talking about 90% of all games.

It was heavily criticized. The story, or complete and utter lack thereof, is brought up all the time.

95% or more of them have mediocre/terrible stories.

Far Cry 4

99% of shooters released in the last decade

Souls series.

Yeah there are heaps of games that have average stories... One of the high profile ones for me is GTA V (and IV for that matter).

All the Uncharted games.

Fucking every video game ever.

Came in to say this. Shut this shit DOWN

Yeah, how did all those old gaming classics get away with having mediocre stories? What were gamers thinking!

Halo

@TheFadeForever: Almost every single one of them, save for maybe five.

It's only more noticeable now because of the increased emphasis on storytelling and cinematics.

Hell, even that's being very generous. Probably closer to 99.9%

/thread.

@ConanTheStoner I'd say 99.99%.

All of them?

Considering any discussion involving video game stories is similar to how this thread has gone down so far, I don't think many games really get away with much in terms of stories.

That being said, If I played some JRPGs again that I haven't played in years I'm sure I'd find it harder to appreciate some of their stories now.

Word.

It only matters if the game focuses on story.

I don't care that I'm "saving the President's daughter" in Resi 4.

Max Payne 3 and most MGS games.

Halo.

Unfarted 1,2,3
The Order didn't get away with it.

95% of all games.

Thank David Cage later.

Any game focusing more on gameplay than storytelling. So yeah, 99% of games.

The games that don't get away with weak stories are the ones where the gameplay barely holds up, so in other words: The Order.

@iknowwhatswrong:

But David Cage Doesn't Make Games..... :0

Quantic Dream?

@iknowwhatswrong:

Heavy Rain, Beyond Two Souls, and Fahrenheit aren't Games.

I did what you see there : /

@iknowwhatswrong:

You what ?

This. People need to understand the games suck at story telling. I understand that many are invested in some games and they are intrigued by the idea but the story is typical horrendous.

the story was what could have save the order from being total shit but even the game couldn't do it right

People play Skyrim and COD for the plots and characters?

Get out.

I took a hiatus from gaming heavily during college, came back when I had landed the career job and played KOTOR... I've been unfairly and unreasonably chasing that story ever since...

What I've come to observe is that video game stories border on a line between developers not giving a single **** about the story to developers not knowing how to tell a compelling story, to the unicorn where the story is competent enough to sit alongside the gameplay to keep you engaged.

I think games do better when they introduce great characters rather than try and tell a magnum opus.

This.

On a more positive note I'm playing Child of Light right now and I think the story is great.

But yeah most video game stories are a lot of what? or very predicatable

Bayonetta

Almost all of them. The story is there to try and tie the game together to a theme,

A better thread would be games with an underappreciated story.

Ie. Resistance 3, Spec ops the line and homefront

You are being far too generous.

No they don't. Games as a media has every potential to be good at storytelling. The devs are just lazy and try to implement existing formula fitted for other media, which is why it sucks so much.

Ni No Kuni. Brilliant game, terrible story, dire dialogue. It would have been better served with a notice at the beginning 'Save the world or some shit, just because' then you play the game rather than justify the drivel they served up.

Rather have a good gameplay then a good story.