Best series for story?

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#1 gaming25
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Which series do you think has the best story? For me, its MGS.

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#2 ScottMescudi
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Gears of War

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#3 AAllxxjjnn
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Max Payne is a good one.
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#4 DireOwl
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In recent memory I'd say Mass Effect series.

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#5 KC_Hokie
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Probably KOTOR.
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#6 Michael0134567
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I don't know,but I particularly enjoyed the story in No More Heroes.Memorable characters and a great sense of humour :).Knows when to be serious,and when to joke.

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#7 Maroxad
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Does the ICO universe count? If not, I will go with Gabriel Knight.

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#8 TheEpicGoat
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Halo is pretty good imo

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#9 Mozelleple112
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Halo is pretty good imo

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hahahaohwow.jpg Metal Gear series for me anyways. Followed by Final Fantasy and Bioshock then Dragon Age.
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#10 EliteM0nk3y
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Halo is pretty good imo

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I think it has potential, just Bungie doesn't seem to be very good a delivering great stories.

The Mass Effect series has to be my personal fav.

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#11 Arach666
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The Myst series is certainly up there.
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#12 Michael0134567
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[QUOTE="TheEpicGoat"]

Halo is pretty good imo

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hahahaohwow.jpg Metal Gear series for me anyways. Followed by Final Fantasy and Bioshock then Dragon Age.

Haha oh wow.

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#13 Hatiko
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Halo is pretty good imo

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Yes it is. People just say it isn't because it is ms and a shooter.

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#14 enterawesome
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Halo is pretty good imo

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It is. I don't think a lot of the story in Halo is told in a traditional way though, Bungie mostly communicates the story through visuals and sound instead of dialogue. Portal is my favorite, however. Followed by ME.
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#15 Merex760
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Forgotten Realms games Baldur's Gate 1 and 2 Icewind Dale Neverwinter Nights
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#16 Kiro0
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I'd probably say Silent Hill even though the entries in the series are pretty standalone for the most part. Otherwise definitely MGS. Most games with excellent stories sadly never wind up as franchises, or if they do the sequels suck.

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#17 good_sk8er7
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Mass Effect!

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#18 DarthBilf
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Halo is pretty good imo

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I think Bungie has a good story in their heads, they just don't always do the best job of conveying that story. I do agree Halo's story is underrated though.
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#19 bobcheeseball
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Mario's story is pretty impressive.
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#20 Head_of_games
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In my experience, the Professor Layton games were most excellent. Especially the third.
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[QUOTE="Mozelleple112"][QUOTE="TheEpicGoat"]

Halo is pretty good imo

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hahahaohwow.jpg Metal Gear series for me anyways. Followed by Final Fantasy and Bioshock then Dragon Age.

Haha oh wow.

MGS1, 2 and 3 were great as far as game stories go. The train wreck started afterwards with Portable Ops and then MGS4 destroyed everything the series ever stood for. I would have answered MGS for this topic had it not been for the latter installments. I dont really have any series I look to for good story anymore, but I guess I'll say Final Fantasy. I really enjoyed the stories a lot in some of their older games. 4, 6, 7, 9, and 10 were great. 12 was good too just the pacing was so bad.
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#22 funsohng
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I don't know. Mass Effect has good story, but it sometimes a bit cliched, and the main story rarely is deep. I haven't played The Witcher 2 yet, but I have a feeling it will be even better than the first one, which was already great with its story.
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#23 funsohng
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[QUOTE="Michael0134567"]

[QUOTE="Mozelleple112"] hahahaohwow.jpg Metal Gear series for me anyways. Followed by Final Fantasy and Bioshock then Dragon Age.ConanTheStoner

Haha oh wow.

MGS1, 2 and 3 were great as far as game stories go. The train wreck started afterwards with Portable Ops and then MGS4 destroyed everything the series ever stood for. I would have answered MGS for this topic had it not been for the latter installments. I dont really have any series I look to for good story anymore, but I guess I'll say Final Fantasy. I really enjoyed the stories a lot in some of their older games. 4, 6, 7, 9, and 10 were great. 12 was good too just the pacing was so bad.

MGS2 was horrible story-wise. It was way too far-fetched and in the end didn't make much sense nor did it accomplish anything other than introducing some new characters. One of the reasons MGS4 was so messed up was because MGS2 screwed up the story so much that no matter how well you damage control in MGS4, it was bound to be ridiculous.
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#25 RandomWinner
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Depends what story your going for.

A complicated but intelectually stimulating story?MGS(1-3)
An exciting and well told story? Half-Life, Uncharted
An artistically engaging story? ICO, SotC

However, even Assasin's Creed has a good story if your willing to really tread through it, but I had trouble making sense of it. I don't know the players well enough to follow whatever statement they are trying to make with the games.

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#26 ChrisSpartan117
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I like the overall concepts they had for Halo, though it feels like they're always holding back in the games.

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#27 aSchizophrenic
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It's definitely MGS, best story based games I have ever played in my opinnion.

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#28 Master_ShakeXXX
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MGS is clearly the best.
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#29 pills4louis
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MGS (I'm not even much of a fan, can't stand stealth gameplay, but I love the story.)

Silent Hill (before Origins and Homecoming reared their ugly heads)

Pre-FF7 Final Fantasy

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#30 webhead921
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The first Bioshock, Red Dead Redemption, Final Fantasy Tactics, Prince of Persia Sands of Time, The World Ends With You

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#31 Golden_Boy187
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Mass Effect

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#32 theuncharted34
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not really a series, but this gen NIER definitely had the best story. hands down.

as a series, I'm going to have to say zelda.

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#33 Golden_Boy187
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MGS story has so many holes in it that it could never be considered a good story.

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#35 Master_ShakeXXX
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not really a series, but this gen NIER definitely had the best story. hands down.theuncharted34
This man knows what he's talking about.
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[QUOTE="theuncharted34"]not really a series, but this gen NIER definitely had the best story. hands down.Master_ShakeXXX
This man knows what he's talking about.

why thank you 8)

:P it's a shame more people didn't get to experience that game. horribly underrated.

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#37 vashkey
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Mass Effect, I guess. I'm honestly having a tough time thinking of a series with a good story. A single game is easy though.
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#38 i5750at4Ghz
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Half life.
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#39 catfishmoon23
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Mass Effect series has a pretty good story going, particularly 1. Halo is also good, but I feel you need to read the books to get the most out of it. I just finished Fall of Reach and in the middle of The Flood. Even though though the Flood is just the novelization of Halo CE, I'm still hooked. Going to order the rest of the books soon.

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#40 PhazonBlazer
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Mario. It's always consistent.

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Mass Effect and Alan Wake. And I am disturbed at the lack of love for AW :(

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#43 sethman410
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Uncharted, ME, or MGS.
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super mario galaxy.
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Gears of War

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#46 jettpack
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Half life series/portal series, Fallout series, this generation rockstar games, bioshock, bioware games, planescape torment

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#47 UnrealLegend
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My personal favourite is the Assassin's Creed series. It is unique, complex and very interesting. Others include Red Dead Redemption and Portal (just because it is so well told).

As for the most underrated story, that title goes to inFamous. Many people see it as a cliche "guy get superpowers" story, but those who have seen the very impressive ending would know that a huge amount of thought and skill has gone into the writing of the story. Hopefully inFamous 2 will be no exception :)

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#48 NaveedLife
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Metal Gear Solid

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#49 NaveedLife
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[QUOTE="Master_ShakeXXX"][QUOTE="theuncharted34"]not really a series, but this gen NIER definitely had the best story. hands down.theuncharted34

This man knows what he's talking about.

why thank you 8)

:P it's a shame more people didn't get to experience that game. horribly underrated.

Really? I have not tried it, but I have faith in your game tastes I think :P. USUALLY we seem to agree lol.

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#50 theuncharted34
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[QUOTE="theuncharted34"]

[QUOTE="Master_ShakeXXX"] This man knows what he's talking about.NaveedLife

why thank you 8)

:P it's a shame more people didn't get to experience that game. horribly underrated.

Really? I have not tried it, but I have faith in your game tastes I think :P. USUALLY we seem to agree lol.

well, it has some flaws and is pretty bad graphically,

but the combat is VERY satisfying, and the soundtrack is easily one of the best this gen. what an epic soundtrack :D and of course the story is really amazing. It's one of those games that everyone should play, you may end up loving it. :)