Hello! It’s BannerThief, your boy, host of such famous breaking points for this community as the “Best Musical” tournament and the “Most Underrated Film” tournament. And we’re here to determine…which video game has the best story?
What does that mean? Is a story merely the cutscenes in between an otherwise disconnected series of gameplay moments? Is it the mechanics informing the narrative in meaningful, impactful ways? Is it the journey you, as a player, embark upon, with trials and travails, leading to a meaningful emotional catharsis for you and only you?
Yes!
A video game’s story can and has been all of these things, and we’re here to determine which one is the best by consensus voting!
Well, “best” as determined by a bunch of nerds who occupy a sequel site to a spin-off channel of an already niche pop culture website. That’s what makes these so exciting!
Ground Rules:
1) Make your nomination with a top-level comment, and accompany the nomination with a sentence or two that describes what makes the story great. The whole reason for this is because how the story impacts YOU, the player, is what makes this fun and interesting to talk about.
2) I will not distinguish between platform, or type of story, or how the story is delivered. If some nothing action game for the Neo-Geo with no dialogue has an incredible ending screen that contextualizes the entire experience and rivals Hamlet, it counts as a story.
3) If something is nominated multiple times, only the nomination comment with the most votes will be counted towards entry. I understand people see this thread at different times, and I want to accommodate them, but I don’t want to have to parse who upvoted what. Do try and check to see if your fav already got nominated before posting.
4) Video games are art. Deal with it.
Let’s do this.
