What game has the best story of 2015?

I'm going with Bloodborne. I like games that leave things up to interpretation and also don't feed you with cut scene after cut scene. I've ready a few theories about Bloodborne's plot and they all amazing. The story of the hunter is one of my favorites. What about you, SW? What is your favorite story of 2015?

Xenoblade Chronicles 3D

majoras mask.

so you like games with no story? sounds about right.

its probably the witcher so far for me.

I am bookmarking this for when Uncharted 4 or TLOU sequel come out filled with cutscenes.

For me, The Witcher 3 no doubt. It is GOTY at this point.

Life is Strange is the one that has grabbed me most.

Haha, good call. Don't forget MGSV.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

@SolidGame_basic: Fail. You know as well as the rest of us, you are going to jizz in your pants with Uncharted 4 and another TLOU which are what you don't prefer by your own admission.

The Witcher 3 thus far.

Here you go.

yea, i get it. people have to make their own stories and lore up because the developers didnt bother.

Tales from the Borderlands.

Any day all day

Definitely Bloodborne. It's the story with the deepest Lovecraftian influence. Definitely much better than the sub-par edgy 3rd grade stories you find in videogames, like Witcher 3, Halo, Gears of War and a lot of other games.

Well.... no... but if that's what you want to think.... okay.

Ill go with Xenoblade Chronicles 3D, i played it on Wii and it was awesome, very immersive. I actually cared about the side stories and stuff. Its hard though, i enjoyed Splatoon story a lot, it made me think a lot, Heroes of the Storm had a cool vague type story, but dont feel it really counts cause its kinda cheap, so got to give it to Xenoblade out of the games ive played in 2015. I guess its kinda cheating though since the game is technically pretty old now.

Witcher 3 has the best stories. I say plural because there's tons of really good ones. I hesitate to add the main story isn't necessarily one of them lol.

Haven't played the Witcher yet, so far this year Majora's Mask always has a good one, but that's not necessarily a new game.

Hyperdimension Neptunia Rebirth 3 has a very fun story, not a deep story in the slightest, but their writing and characters in this one were very enjoyable

I'm liking Batman's story so far.

The plant part is a little ridiculous....even for comic book fictional stories....but overall....it's good.

Yeah it's definitely a stand-out for me too.

facts are facts broski.

lol

I've probably enjoyed Life Is Strange the most so far for story

I'm weird, but I actually liked Arkham Knights story. I had no idea who the Arkham Knight even was until like a scene or two before they unveiled it.

Really want to play this but I'm waiting for it to all be released.

lol

Steins Gate, hands down.

Steins Gate is one of the best-written science fiction stories in any medium, good enough to hold up against the best science fiction of film and television, let alone video games.

Technically, Steins Gate was originally a 2009 release in Japan, but didn't get a Western console release until 2015. Either way, no other video game released from 2009 to 2015 comes close to Steins Gate's quality of writing and storytelling.

Bloodborne might be one of my favorite game stories of all time, so that.

I'll say Ori & The Blind Forest, sure as a platformer it might not do story great from beginning to end like a game like Life Is Strange, bu its opening scene, tugged on my heartstrings, like the "Up" of video games.

Witcher 3 and Xenoblade Chronicles 3D.

Bloodborne? That game doesn't have a story. That game has LORE, and there is a massive difference between lore and an actual story.

Nope. You are confusing story for narrative, there is a difference.

Story refers to the overall movement and framework- it has two components, the narrative, which is the active movement of the story (what most people commonly refer to as the story or the plot, or what have), and the context, which provides the framework for the narrative to move in (which is colloquially called backstory, or lore, or what have you). There is also characterization, but let's pass over that right now, since it is tangential to the discussion.

Bloodborne may have a weak narrative, but it has an incredibly strong context- overall, it averages out to being one of my favorite game stories of all time.

Heavensward

@charizard1605: So it also doesn't have a plot.

On topic: The Order 1886.

Episode 4 should be coming soon. They're doing some final touches on it. Supposed to be the most ambitious episode yet.

Yeah, that's fair. Episode 4 is almost out. And 5 should be the last one.

Bloodborne. It's not my favorite shit in the series because Lovecraft never totally absorbed me and Dark Souls presents its basic stuff better at least so the player doesn't have to resort to YouTube, but it's still really really good.

Bloodborne.

the events that happen during one night from people going insane and killing each other because of jealousy, to a little girl looking for her mother and father, then finding out the truth and well if you keep up you know what happens and its so sad. everyone has a story to tell, you just have to listen and understand.

@Salt_The_Fries: Depends on how you define plot- if you mean plot as in narrative... sure?

Final Fantasy 14: Heavensward

remember the day when games didnt really focus so much on dramatic stories? you just put in the game ,played and beat it..Gaming has turned to "real" and dark and serious for me at times..Sometimes i "feel" it..but other times Im thinking,..I play games to get away from such things..

Witcher 3

Hotline Miami 2

Technobabylon

Pillars of Eternity (this is by far the best)

definitely witcher 3 ! till mgs comes out

@Jag85: How does the anime stack up to the game if you've seen it? Loved the show and have had the game on my radar for a while now

I think the Steins Gate anime did a pretty good job adapting the original VN game, but like with any adaptation, it loses a lot in the process. The original VN has a much longer script (when combining all the branching story paths, it's longer than The Lord of the Rings novels combined), with a lot of dialogues not found in the anime, as well as Okabe's inner-thought monologues (which add a lot of depth to the story and character development), a glossary (explaining scientific theories and Japanese culture), and non-linear storytelling (choices & consequences, branching story paths, and multiple endings). The anime did a decent job adapting many of the story paths into a linear format (though heavily condensed), but left out a major story path (about Mr. Braun and his daughter). The VN is still worth checking out even if you've seen the anime adaptation.

Bloodborne and The Witcher 3. They scratch different itches but they're both equally awesome.

Bloody borne. I like the way those games tell their stories. Kinda like an interactive book.

1. Pillars Of Eternity

2. Witcher 3

3. Her Story

Nothing else is even in the same ball park as these 3 games as far as writing goes. You people who list Bloodborne are either blind fanboys or never played Witcher 3 and Pillars because the writing in Bloodborne is terrible compared to those two.

Dark Souls and Bloodborne might have good gameplay but the writing for the story, characters and dialogue is some of the worst in the rpg genre. Did you guys also think Skyrim had a great story? I mean come on.... Bloodborne is garbage storywise.. fun gameplay, nice level design but story? Its horrid writing. Compared to other rpg's, Bloodbornes writing is trash. Been playing rpgs for 25+ years now and to be honest Dark Souls and Bloodborne have some of the worst writing ever in rpgs. Hell alot of jrpgs have better story lol.

Looking forward to the new Metal Gear, those always have good writing. Also looking forward to the new Torment, that should have wonderful writing with Inexile and Chris Avellone working the writing.