Which PC Game has best story line??

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Ethan_Hunt

Aspiring Novelist
ctrl_alt_del said:
And oh, how could I forget the classic : QUAKE III ARENA!
Pray tell me, where did you find a story in that game?!!!

lol....its a simple one.....Xaero is supposed to be the Grand champion of a Arena (God Knows where that is)......and then there's u trying to take that championship title from him(atleast thats what i know) .....See not much talk in this game....but just the walk and "Blow whatever u see in front of ya" funda for this 3D FPS :wink:
 

ctrl_alt_del

A Year Closer To Heaven
Actually the story line goes something like you are placed in an arena where you fight for the entertainment of the ruler there. To ensure that the fight goeson forever, you are immidiately re-spawned the moment you are killed. Actually its almost a page long story but I just cant recall it. Hey Prof., care to post the story yet again?

@Prof: Know what? I tried to wade through your 2829 posts at Skoar! to find that one post where you had put up the story!
 

enoonmai

Cyborg Agent
No problem, cody. Here it is:

Untold centuries ago the Vadrigar, the mysterious Arena Masters, constructed the Arena Eternal for their own infernal amusement. Virtually nothing is known of these beings except that they savor the carnage and clamor of battle. As such, they have stocked the arena with the greatest warriors of all time. And you have just joined their ranks.

As a gladiator in the Arena Eternal, you must not only survive, but also win each and every battle against ever more powerful opponents. Don't worry overly much about getting "fragged." The Vadrigar won't be cheated of their favorite sport by a little thing like death. Those who fall are instantly restored to life and immediately thrust back into the battle, perhaps a little wiser for their misfortunes.

When the dust, blood, and gibs settle, all warriors will have earned the right to battle again, providing further entertainment for the Vadrigar. But only the warrior who has fragged the most foes will be lauded as the winner. The victorious gladiator advances to a more challenging array of arenas, until, at last, he or she faces Xaero, Lord of the Final Arena.

Source: Quake 3 Arena Help File
Path: Quake3 directory/Extras/Help/Manual/index.html

@cody: Wading through all the posts? LOL, you're crazier than I imagined. :D Even *I* dont dare do that. :lol:
 

ctrl_alt_del

A Year Closer To Heaven
Thanks Prof! So as the help file surmises, thats the Quake 3 story. But the best story of all times??? Sorry, next please!
 

drvarunmehta

Wise Old Owl
no one lives forever
no one lives forever 2
command & conquer red alert 2
Broken Sword - The Sleeping Dragon
syberia
curse of monkey island
 

enoonmai

Cyborg Agent
Yeah, that was one of the lamest "stories" I ever heard. It sounds cool, but it literally has next to nothing to do with the game or its gameplay. Heck, Q2 had a better storyline. Technically, the best "story" that has come out of id Software so far has been Doom 3 and RtCW.

Technically speaking, Half-Life was the first game to have a semblance of a story, and it was the first time someone professional actually worked on the script of the game. Marc Laidlaw literally was the first scriptwriter for an FPS. And it was so appealing because it WAS a true first-person shooter. You got to find out everything through the eyes of Freeman. (Man, how I loved the part where at the end of "Surface Tension" Freeman gets ambushed by the grunts who throw him in the trash compactor. Literally everything goes black and you only hear your heartbeat before you faint and wake up when you're thrown into the compactor)

Having said that, I dont know if id hired a scriptwriter for Doom 3. They must have, the storytelling was so good in that game.
 

ctrl_alt_del

A Year Closer To Heaven
Infact they did :
For the game, id has enlisted the services of science fiction writer Matthew Costello to pen the game story and dialogue. Costello is no rookie to this sort of thing -- you may recognize him as the writer of the 7th Guest and The 11th Hour games. The game has already been storyboarded from start to finish

Source:*archive.gamespy.com/e32002/pc/doom3b/

To Myself: Should go and study now. Sems starting tomorrow! :(
 

moshel

Padawan
hard_rock said:
Story wise nothing can beat MAFIA the last scene was hearttouching,and Tommy's dialogues are awesome..........they really make u think abt wat he said....I liked the story very much.

I agree with you m8 nothing beats the ending of Mafia. That is one of very few games with a sad ending...... :(

The story depicts the true life of many people who go on the wrong path due to bad circumstances.
 

ctrl_alt_del

A Year Closer To Heaven
Damn! Missed the sarcasm there! :) LOL! Anyways, we did learn something, didnt we? That games with a wafer thin story also sometimes make for a fun gameplay!
 

gamefreak14

Journeyman
MODS...Whats with the damn 'guest' post..Remove my earlier post please!


Storywise...The Max Payne series has to be the best. The story is very consitent, totally believable and the dark, brooding atmosphere almost lets you feel like you really are max, out to even the score. The almost poetic narrative simply blew me away..I can't wait for MP3...
Mafia - Very good story for an awesome game....sad they won't be making a sequel for it..
Half-Life had a great story but they totally trashed it in the sequel with a very subdued, uneventful ending....I'm not sure if valVe themselves know who the old 'man in black' really is.
Doom 3s story never really bothered me in the first place....The 'fear factor' felt so contrived that I started skipping those emails altogether...and you just go thru the motions.
 

CyCo

In the zone
hey ppl in the heat of the action games lets not forget VICE CITY !!!

i agree MP1&2 had a good storyline but VC has an awesome one too and in the end u rule the city !@!

and wat abt POP:SOT ?? awesome story ..especially the endin ;) ... still playin WW so will find out the full story later ... but its good till now ...
 

satanlives

Journeyman
story wise id say
Metal gear solid which had an awesome twist in the end
Hey u guyz forgot the resident evil series :p
The king of the crop for me has to be pop ww as well as sot awesome story u know u feel connected to the prince especiall in ww and feel like finishing the game to see what happns to the prince :p.
Ofcource max payne2 awesome story
hehehehhehhe hey mario had a nice story :)) :mrgreen:
Also Unreal 2 really awesome game and a cool story.
 

vysakh

Padawan
I liked Vice City. Basically you start from nothing and slowly but gradually you become the most rich person and starts controlling all the stuff


I also liked POP (both) , freelancer etc
 
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