Most games give us a functional “story;” more of a framework to help explain game mechanics, concepts and objectives rather than something to be remembered. Monomyth ad nauseum.
Which is why the few games with great stories stand out so much.
Vampire games are making a comeback of late, and gamers hoping this is a new trend should look back at the 7 best vampire games ever made.
What is a list? A miserable little pile of scribbles.
A Best Vampire Game list and no Bloodborne. A bold choice, indeed.
No Blood Omen? Even today it's one of my favourite vampire games. We could really do with a release on modern platforms.
I really enjoyed Vampyr. The combat is a little clunky and could use some work. However, the story, characters, dialog. setting, and pretty much everything else in the game is great.
The PlayStation 3 may not have been the strongest generation for Sony, but there were still some diamonds in the rough that deserve a revisit as PS5 remasters.
Even if they could just remaster and put on PSVR2, some would still look great as VR titles and could do a whole lot to bolster the headset w these exclusives! I'd imagine the investment of reworking these titles into VR would be way less than building new games from the ground up, and they could be amazing experiences, and VR often makes flat games feel fresh again. The Resistance and Killzone games are particularly what I want to see!!
The time is perfect for a resistance fall of man game campaign coop multiplayer
Resistance was ok but Warhawk and Starhawk was better and kept me coming back for almost a decade of fun and petty revenge on the loud mouth unskilled players 🤣
Edit I loved capture the flag dropping the pot on the flag carrier was extremely satisfying as well as transforming your plane in bot form and stumping them to death 😱
Bungie and CDPR on the creative process behind new Destiny 2: Season of the Wish gear, launching today.
I liked Heavenly Sword. It was heavenly!
Another Blood Omen game would be great!
Ive never heard of Wing Commander?
Is it some kind of Star Wars rip off? Cause that looks alot like Chewy!
I can't speak for Wing Commander.
And I would have trolled HARD if Kain hadn't been on the list.
Have to disagree with The Witcher, though. It's a great game, but it really shines with the sidequests. The main storyline, while well-executed, is pretty standard fare.
And for some other games with great narratives:
Suikoden II
Suikoden V
.hack//G.U.
Yakuza 2
Valkyria Chronicles
Nier
Dragon Quest VIII
Dragon Quest VI
Plenty of games have had great narratives... well, fewer and fewer with each passing year, it seems.
.hack//G.U. has a touching story too.