Story-lines in videogames.

[Fyrus]

I don't think there is a best way to tell a storyline. Half-Life has one of my favorite stories, with no out-of-character-ness at all. Everything is a 1st person point of view.

Then you have Mass Effect, another game I love, which is all about cutscenes.

[Azt3k]

Needs moar KotOR

[Spindel]

HL has a great story?!

You got to be kidding me!

Let's see:

Scientist conduct experiment.
Experiment goes wrong and opens a rift to another dimension.
Scientist/action hero dude goes to save the day.


Just for kicks let's compare this story with original Dooms story:

Dodgy company conducts experiments.
Experiment goes wrong opens a rift to another dimension.
Action hero dude goes to save the day.

[Darth Alec]

Gears campaign is awsome. That's a great story.

Half-Life was a tough one, I missed a few points every now and then because of the "go where you want all the time" cutscenes.

[Chibi Kitsune]

smash bros 64 had the best story eva

[lol_pc]

Where's the love for The Darkness? Yeah the gameplay was a little repetitive but the story was great with some good twists, really if the story wasn't that good in The Darkness I probably would've skipped it.

[lol_pc]

Originally Posted by Spindel

HL has a great story?!

You got to be kidding me!

Let's see:

Scientist conduct experiment.
Experiment goes wrong and opens a rift to another dimension.
Scientist/action hero dude goes to save the day.


Just for kicks let's compare this story with original Dooms story:

Dodgy company conducts experiments.
Experiment goes wrong opens a rift to another dimension.
Action hero dude goes to save the day.

It's not about the main headlines in a story that counts, it all comes down to how you manage to take use of twists and turns, just look at all of those who said Mass Effect was a Halo rip off just because it shared some of the main headlines.

[Ark]

As long as most of the story is not told during gameplay...
I mean, I don't mind a few seconds of dialogue but usually while i'm playing I sometimes forget about whats going on and instead focusing on how i"m supposed to get thru the level or stage...

[Juno]

Originally Posted by Spindel

HL has a great story?!

You got to be kidding me!

Let's see:

Scientist conduct experiment.
Experiment goes wrong and opens a rift to another dimension.
Scientist/action hero dude goes to save the day.


Just for kicks let's compare this story with original Dooms story:

Dodgy company conducts experiments.
Experiment goes wrong opens a rift to another dimension.
Action hero dude goes to save the day.

Uh... In essense all stories follow a similar structure. What makes a good story different to a bad story is how it is told and fleshed out, something that HL has done very well and Doom didn't do.

Originally Posted by Leon

Watching a story in first person (Half Life) is more like looking through a window or something, the attempt at immersion feels more like detachment.

That doesn't make sense. Do you feel that way in real life then? If so I think you have problems with reality.

For me Lost Odyssey shows exactly how a good story is told in a game. Wonderfully voiced cutscenes, fluid story telling and brilliantly written snickets of the character's pasts. It's definitly some of the best story telling I've seen this gen.

[boffo]

Originally Posted by Chibi Kitsune

smash bros 64 had the best story eva

Now I definately can't get Brawl until I've played the first game at least.