Best Videogame Writer?

Sam Lake

Why is your list missing Robert Kurvitz?

Cory Barlog.

Sam lake. not on poll.

All these guys are awful writers.

Marc Laidlaw

He told an amazing story without ever taking control away from the player. It's always the player who is in control and who is the one going through the story, not some B-rate TV actor.

The one that wrote The Lusty Argonian Maid

Chris Avellone

Drew Karpyshyn

Definitely not Kojima.

My personal pick goes for Ragnar Tørnquist.

That's probably the worst list of anything anyone has ever created.

I love how the poll is 50/50 between Kojima-San and Neil Druckmann. Literally the two greatest video game writers in history.

@mrbojangles25:

Is this a real book in Skyrim and where can I find it? 😂

Umm... what a weird poll.

Where is Chris Avellone, Robert Kurvitz, Gen Urobuchi, Shigesato Itoi, Hiroyuki Owaku?

Awful list.... Amy Henig is responsible for Forespoken. Need I say more?

The best video game writers I've seen are the following visual novel writers:

• Jun Maeda - Kanon, Air, Clannad, Little Busters, Angel Beats
• Hayashi Naotaka - Remember 11, Chaos Head, Steins Gate, Robotics Notes
• Kinoko Nasu - Tsukihime, Fate/stay night, 428: Shibuya Scramble

The poll could've had better options. But among the ones in the poll:

• Kazushige Nojima - Glory of Heracles, Final Fantasy VII/VIII/X, Kingdom Hearts, Sakura Note
• Hideo Kojima - Metal Gear, Snatcher, Policenauts, PT, Death Stranding
• Amy Hennig - Legacy of Kain, Soul Reaver, Uncharted 1-3

BTW, why is Neil Druckmann listed multiple times?

She was not responsible for the script or screenplay. She only came up with the story concept.

inb4 that guy who thinks he has impeccable writing tastes dismisses video game writing lol

@DarthaPerkinjan:

David Cage is the best in this list. Actually he was famous for Detroit, Heavy Rain & Beyond video games, i was grown by playing these wonderful games & those are unforgettable goldens days.

LMAO ... none of the above, especially not Druckmann (the guy with only one good writing gig in gaming) nor Kojima who pretty much writes Fanfics.

@Jag85: Because it’s not actually a poll about what we think but rather the OP’s desire to tell everyone that their favorite writer is Neil, under the guise of a poll. Let’s all jump on the TLOU bandwagon.

Such shilling by TC and yet he can't spell it correctly. It's Druckmann not Druckman.

Gonna defend Kojima bro.

Everyone mocks him here (assholes), but his writing and story-telling isn't boring.

When play shit like Metal Gear Solid 1/2/3, I actually will watch the cutscenes because i'm being entertained by them.

Unlike most shit.

I'll go with Josh Sawyer of Obsidian