What games have a perfect harmony of gameplay and story telling?

[QUOTE="Master_ShakeXXX"]

[QUOTE="jasonharris48"] You know you're my buddy Shake, but MGS3>>>>>MGS4 (just to upset you Peace Walker>>MGS4 :twisted: )

GreenGoblin2099

Ah it seems we are destined to always disagree about that (MGS4 is soooo much better :P ). But in the end it is our love for MGS as a series that will always keep us remaining friends :D

Can't argue the Peace Walker comment as I haven't played it unfortunately, but I refuse to believe that a mere handheld title could ever come near MGS4!

PW is the ****, man... if you say you love MGS but haven't played PW, then you're doing it wrong.

So wrong that you don't even deserve to play Vanquish anymore.

I'll get around to it some day! And bull s*** I don't deserve to play Vanquish anymore! I have been advertising that damn game around here so much that I should be legally entitled to pay checks from Sega!

[QUOTE="Master_ShakeXXX"]

Naaaaah. MGS4 >>>>> MGS3, which is saying a lot because MGS3 is still amazing. GOTY 2004 that one was.

Arach666

Nope,that would be World of Warcraft. ;)

I hear that WOW can actually eat people's souls if they're not careful. I would never condone such a game :?

Braid. Amazing gameplay, music, art & an ending that leaves you thinking & interpreting the game for hours, even days to come..

[spoiler] Then after those few hours/days, you decide to go online & compare your thoughts to others & realise you haven't actually trully finished the game, which then drives you to jump back in & spend hours searching for stars (or in one case, waiting) & ultimately getting the true ending which clears much of the story up, while still remaining interesting & amazing. [/spoiler]

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[QUOTE="Master_ShakeXXX"]

Naaaaah. MGS4 >>>>> MGS3, which is saying a lot because MGS3 is still amazing. GOTY 2004 that one was.

Master_ShakeXXX

Nope,that would be World of Warcraft. ;)

I hear that WOW can actually eat people's souls if they're not careful. I would never condone such a game :?

That´s how good they are. ;)

Ok, I'll play along but I want my cookies upfront, you hear?GreenGoblin2099

Then kindly grant us your wisdom on this matter. Cherokee_Jack

My response is now in a later post by you, buddy :P

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Twin-Blade

Wow, I had no idea about that. Guess I'll be playing it a second time.

[QUOTE="GreenGoblin2099"]

[QUOTE="Master_ShakeXXX"]

Ah it seems we are destined to always disagree about that (MGS4 is soooo much better :P ). But in the end it is our love for MGS as a series that will always keep us remaining friends :D

Can't argue the Peace Walker comment as I haven't played it unfortunately, but I refuse to believe that a mere handheld title could ever come near MGS4!

Master_ShakeXXX

PW is the ****, man... if you say you love MGS but haven't played PW, then you're doing it wrong.

So wrong that you don't even deserve to play Vanquish anymore.

I'll get around to it some day! And bull s*** I don't deserve to play Vanquish anymore! I have been advertising that damn game around here so much that I should be legally entitled to pay checks from Sega!

Sorry, man I don't make the rules... hand it over!! You can have it back once you come here truly saying PW is the ****.

[QUOTE="Master_ShakeXXX"]

[QUOTE="Arach666"]

Nope,that would be World of Warcraft. ;)

Arach666

I hear that WOW can actually eat people's souls if they're not careful. I would never condone such a game :?

That´s how good they are. ;)

I wont deny that. Both Diablo games sure came awfully close to devouring my life. I'm terrified of D3's release day :shock:

This guy. All of his games. They're my SP GOTG (Game of the generation.) I cannot pick which one I like best though. The story is grade A+, and the gameplay is surprisingly fun.

People using the real color scheme can still see that, dude. :P[spoiler] So from what I understand, Dormin was sealed away in a prison because he was supposed to be some kind of entity with world wrecking powers, and because he had gotten out of control. Now when this girl died (no idea who the girl was, by the way), Wander, in his desperation to bring her back to life, decided to make for the sparse and desolate Forbidden Land, where legend had it that there existed an entity that could revive the dead. He knew most likely that what he was doing was gonna do nothing but spell trouble, but he decided to do it anyway, because he wanted the girl back, no matter what the personal cost to himself.

Anyway, each colossus probably resembled one more seal on the gateway that kept Dormin sealed away. As Wander began to kill the Colossi, Dormin began to free himself and channel his powers through Wander (which explains what happened every time Wander killed a colossus).

Now this is where Lord Emon enters the picture- I don't really know how he knew, but somehow, he was on to Wander, he knew that Wander was going to revive Dormin, and he couldn't have that. He entered the Forbidden Land himself, and tried to stop Wander, but that didn't work out, it was too late. Wander was possessed by Dormin, but Emon ultimately managed to bring the entire situation under control, though Wander was lost in the conflict. FInally, even as Emon left the Forbidden Land, the girl was brought back to life, and in the pool, she found a horned kid who would go on to become the ancestor of ICO. [/spoiler] There. Now delete it from yours.

[QUOTE="Master_ShakeXXX"]

[QUOTE="GreenGoblin2099"]

PW is the ****, man... if you say you love MGS but haven't played PW, then you're doing it wrong.

So wrong that you don't even deserve to play Vanquish anymore.

GreenGoblin2099

I'll get around to it some day! And bull s*** I don't deserve to play Vanquish anymore! I have been advertising that damn game around here so much that I should be legally entitled to pay checks from Sega!

Sorry, man I don't make the rules... hand it over!! You can have it back once you come here truly saying PW is the ****.

If I can't have it no one can!

*jumps off cliff with copy of Vanquish in hand*

People using the real color scheme can still see that, dude. :P There. Now delete it from yours.

Cherokee_Jack

If I can't have it no one can!

*jumps off cliff with copy of Vanquish in hand*

Master_ShakeXXX

I call dibs on his gif sig! :P

Since Vanquish was made by the same director as RE4...at least I think it was, and I freakin' love RE4...would I enjoy Vanquish? Thinking about renting it tomorrow. Can't buy it since I gotta buy Crysis 2, Homefront, and then The Witcher 2 CE.

Thanks, that clears it up.

Still a weird-ass story, though.

...AND HOW DID THE HORSE CLIMB UP THERE? :x

[QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"]

People using the real color scheme can still see that, dude. :P There. Now delete it from yours.

charizard1605

Meh!! What you said is not far from what I said... you just added fancy names that you probably made up. Hmph!!! :evil:

I call dibs on his gif sig! :P

Since Vanquish was made by the same director as RE4...at least I think it was, and I freakin' love RE4...would I enjoy Vanquish? Thinking about renting it tomorrow. Can't buy it since I gotta buy Crysis 2, Homefront, and then The Witcher 2 CE.

ChubbyGuy40

Why rent it?? just fetchit off his rotten corpse down that cliff :P

[QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"]

People using the real color scheme can still see that, dude. :P There. Now delete it from yours.

charizard1605

[QUOTE="Master_ShakeXXX"]

If I can't have it no one can!

*jumps off cliff with copy of Vanquish in hand*

ChubbyGuy40

I call dibs on his gif sig! :P

Since Vanquish was made by the same director as RE4...at least I think it was, and I freakin' love RE4...would I enjoy Vanquish? Thinking about renting it tomorrow. Can't buy it since I gotta buy Crysis 2, Homefront, and then The Witcher 2 CE.

Ok, I know that I'm supposed to be dead and it doesn't make much sense that I'm talking having just lept off a giant cliff but YES. It definitly needs to be experienced any way possible. It's not quite as good as RE4 but it's still a masterpiece. Shinji Mikami does no wrong when it comes to TPS.

Thanks, that clears it up.

Still a weird-ass story, though.

...AND HOW DID THE HORSE CLIMB UP THERE? :x

Cherokee_Jack

[QUOTE="charizard1605"]

[QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"]

People using the real color scheme can still see that, dude. :P There. Now delete it from yours.

Arach666

Also, hey, don't blame me, Glitchspot hates me :cry:

[QUOTE="charizard1605"]

[QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"]

People using the real color scheme can still see that, dude. :P There. Now delete it from yours.

GreenGoblin2099

Meh!! What you said is not far from what I said... you just added fancy names that you probably made up. Hmph!!! :evil:

Also, hey, don't blame me, Glitchspot hates me :cry:

charizard1605

Yeah...I don´t remember ICO that well tbh,Only finished it once and it was when it came out,game wasn´t mine so I never played it again since.... :(

Still have SotC though,with that nice special cardboard box with the nice postcards. :P

Final Fantasy X.

[QUOTE="charizard1605"]

Also, hey, don't blame me, Glitchspot hates me :cry:

Arach666

Yeah...I don´t remember ICO that well tbh,Only finished it once and it was when it came out,game wasn´t mine so I never played it again since.... :(

Still have SotC though,with that nice special cardboard box with the nice postcards. :P

[QUOTE="Not-A-Stalker"]Heavy Rain, haters gonna hatejasonharris48

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[QUOTE="Not-A-Stalker"]Heavy Rain, haters gonna hateNot-A-Stalker

[QUOTE="Master_ShakeXXX"]

[QUOTE="Arach666"]

Nope,that would be World of Warcraft. ;)

Arach666

I hear that WOW can actually eat people's souls if they're not careful. I would never condone such a game :?

That´s how good they are. ;)

Final Fantasy X.

no_more_fayth

[QUOTE="Arach666"]

[QUOTE="charizard1605"]

Also, hey, don't blame me, Glitchspot hates me :cry:

charizard1605

Yeah...I don´t remember ICO that well tbh,Only finished it once and it was when it came out,game wasn´t mine so I never played it again since.... :(

Still have SotC though,with that nice special cardboard box with the nice postcards. :P

[QUOTE="no_more_fayth"]

Final Fantasy X.

Arach666

And the story is perfect. :)

Persona 3 & 4 were so balanced as far as gameplay and story went, I really liked them. I'm not to big on JRPGs but I really loved these games.lamprey263

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[QUOTE="Arach666"]

Yeah...I don´t remember ICO that well tbh,Only finished it once and it was when it came out,game wasn´t mine so I never played it again since.... :(

Still have SotC though,with that nice special cardboard box with the nice postcards. :P

Arach666

Shadow of the Colossus was a beautiful story and a great concept in game design packaged in a very mediocre execution of said design. I never could get used to the camera, and had to force myself to finish the game, every time I played it. And the camera... *shudders* and people criticize Epic Mickey for having a poor camera...

[QUOTE="Not-A-Stalker"][QUOTE="jasonharris48"] Not even close btw interactive movies for been around since the 90's (it's the least popular of the Adventure genre). There so many games that do a better job in regards to story telling compared to Heavy rain (not to mention far better writing)

jasonharris48

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[QUOTE="Master_ShakeXXX"]

I hear that WOW can actually eat people's souls if they're not careful. I would never condone such a game :?

jasonharris48

That´s how good they are. ;)

[QUOTE="jasonharris48"]

[QUOTE="Arach666"] Itr´s Blizzard´s magic mate,once you get into their games you don´t want anything else. :P

That´s how good they are. ;)

Arach666

Have Brood War in my PC disc tray actually, I like to pretend it's actually SCII.

Hmmm, the games that stand out to me are.... Shadow of the Colossus Ibacai

Everytime I see a screenshot or video of that game I'm blown away :shock:

I can't believe that's a PS2 game. I am soooo buying the collection.

[QUOTE="Ibacai"]]Master_ShakeXXX

Everytime I see a screenshot or video of that game I'm blown away :shock:

I can't believe that's a PS2 game. I am soooo buying the collection.

I never got the love for Ico :?

Shadow of the Colossus was a beautiful story and a great concept in game design packaged in a very mediocre execution of said design. I never could get used to the camera, and had to force myself to finish the game, every time I played it. And the camera... *shudders* and people criticize Epic Mickey for having a poor camera...

charizard1605

For me,what I enjoyed the most about ICO was the relationship between the two characters,I found it very interesting the way it developed,that simple hand holding mechaning as well,not necesarily gameplay wise but what it meant to them,

I also remember that my wife(gf at that time)was with me during most of that weekend and watched me play through almost the entire game,and at the end of that poignant end cutscene,she was actually almost crying,wich is something that I don´t recall her doing when watching movies or shows,at all...so I guess the game in some ways is something special,one just has to look. ;)

Call of Duty: Black Ops

haters gonna hateNot-A-Stalker

[QUOTE="Arach666"][QUOTE="jasonharris48"] I agree. I've been playing StarCraft 1 and Diablo 2 since middle school (I'm a sophomore in college now)

GreenGoblin2099

Have Brood War in my PC disc tray actually, I like to pretend it's actually SCII.

[QUOTE="Not-A-Stalker"] haters gonna hateBigboi500

MGS4, MGS3, Devil May Cry 3, couple FF, Kingdom hearts, Mass Effect 2 (not one, hated one), Halo Reach (believe or not excellent story), Uncharted 2, ill even add Dead Space (still playin 2, but 1 had a sick story with a mind blowing twisted at the end).

[QUOTE="Ibacai"]Hmmm, the games that stand out to me are.... Shadow of the Colossus

Everytime I see a screenshot or video of that game I'm blown away :shock:

I can't believe that's a PS2 game. I am soooo buying the collection.Master_ShakeXXX

And the collection will look even better.8)

Metroid Prime nailed exactly how a video game story should be told. You are in control all the time including whether or not you wish to know the back story to anything.

Metroid Prime nailed exactly how a video game story should be told. You are in control all the time including whether or not you wish to know the back story to anything.

Pikminmaniac

True, they even incorporated exposition into a gameplay mechanic (scanning).

Chrono Trigger. Playing the DS version right now... that game is so good. The gameplay makes me really care about the characters throughout the story, and the way you slowly level-up and gain new abilities really adds to the feeling of attachment. Plus, the story is just really good on its own.

Also - and I never thought this until recently - Zelda: Majora's Mask. It's not so much the plot itself that's impressive, but how all the characters interact with each other over the 3-day cycle, and how you learn how the world works as you repeat 3-day cycles over and over again. It's really subtle and intricate in ways I never appreciated before. Not to mention unique.

Warcraft 3.