Video games with engaging story lines

[Diligence109]

I haven't personally played it, myself, but I'm really surprised that Uncharted 2 hasn't been mentioned in this thread yet. I haven't played Heavy Rain, either, but I'm glad to see it getting its deserving mention from many of you, already

I can't think of any games that I really enjoyed the storyline from :\ Mostly what comes to mind is Zelda games (A link to the past, mainly) and Metroid Prime. Oh - and adventure puzzle games:

Myst (and Riven but no other sequels - they got worse as time went on)
The Neverhood (amazingly done in painstaking frame by frame claymation!)
Zork (Hilarious game and story!)

[EpsilonX]

Dragon Age: Origins
Metal Gear Solid series (1 and 3 have the best stories, 2 and 4 aren't bad but aren't nearly as good as 1 and 3)
Xenosaga
Silent Hill 2

Those games really just grabbed me and pulled me in and didn't let go story-wise.

[MeshiaSamurai]

I was wondering when someone was going to mention Dragon Age: Origins. The title itself is indicative of a dynamic storyline, after all.

I have to give a +1 to all the mentions of the Final Fantasy series; especially the earlier titles.

Oblivion has all the depth of lore and narrative that you could ask for, and in a non-linear package, no less.

I haven't played the latest Halo titles, but I was quite impressed with the depth of the story in Halo 2.

[norid]

Legend of the Dragoon....need i explain
Rogue Galaxy in my opinion a more enjoyable version of FF with cell shading graphics.
Kindom Hearts idk why
Uncharted 2 was a power house transcending the globe.
I just wanted to have one from every PS consul (no psp)

[EpsilonX]

Legend of the Dragoon....need i explain

as much as i love legend of dragoon, the plot gets kinda bland towards the end. it starts off realistic, but gets more and more convoluted as it goes on

[HiTechSavvy]

Myst (and Riven but no other sequels - they got worse as time went on)
The Neverhood (amazingly done in painstaking frame by frame claymation!)

Oh man, a blast to the past. I havnt played Riven for a really long time now! Nice to see some of the underrated games getting their well deserved credit

[Samus-Fan]

Uncharted 2 was a power house transcending the globe.

I personally liked the story from the first Uncharted better.
It was far more original, where as the seconds was almost like a copy.

[norid]

I personally liked the story from the first Uncharted better.

I didn't like it too much...to me it was like a copy of indiana jones. The whole set pieces of Uncharted 2 helped move the story idk i just enjoyed that one more.

as much as i love legend of dragoon, the plot gets kinda bland towards the end. it starts off realistic, but gets more and more convoluted as it goes on

idk...in all honesty compaired to FFVII (i was going to put that) in my opinion was more enjoyable and i was able to follow it alot more clearly... that just my opinion though

[EpsilonX]

idk...in all honesty compaired to FFVII (i was going to put that) in my opinion was more enjoyable and i was able to follow it alot more clearly... that just my opinion though

it was easier to follow, and imo a better game, but by the end with all the talk about magic and the divine tree and the moon and creator and stuff...disc 1 is my favorite cuz it's like a war instead of all this magic stuff. one of my favorite games lol. i'm just sayin, the story loses me towards the end but i still like playing it

[Andross]

hands down i gotta say ff7 and kingdom hearts