Ordinary people They tell stories about how they go to work, sit with friends in a cafe and sleep during breaks. To live brighter and have more cool stories in your arsenal about how you rescued princesses from the clutches of dragons, saved the world from the Forces of Evil and stole the cars of civilians at your leisure, take up the right thing- play games.
An important point: this is not the top of the generally recognized best games, these are toys recent years, in which we, 2x2 employees, spent more than one night and which we would recommend to everyone. Trust us, we will not give bad advice.
The Witcher 3. Wild Hunt
Platforms: PC, PS4, XBOX ONE
Geralt, a specialist in the destruction of monsters, travels through a fantasy world in search of the girl Ciri, who can stop the coming of the Wild Hunt (just accept the fact that it is bad and scary). Walks through fields and forests, kills griffons, sleeps with beauties and jokes during breaks. Both the reaper and the trumpet player.Every part of The Witcher is obscenely good, and with each subsequent toy in the series everything only gets better. This is even unfair to competitors, who a priori should be very ashamed of how they are compared to The Witcher. "Wild Hunt" is super-elaborate quests, many of which have an unreal cool story behind them. All completed quests and decisions affect the ending of the game, which is cool and motivating. The combat system here has received many advantages since the time of the second part. Signs have gained in usefulness, the world is detailed and open as much as possible.
Even those who just love cool novels will like it. And oh my, how many Localization gave rise to the most epic coubs!
Journey
Platforms: PS3, PS4
You are a mysterious someone, your goal is to get to a very distant mountain. The plot synopsis is more than fully described by this, but you can’t even imagine what a magical and unusual gaming experience is hidden behind it. This is very meditative and beautiful game- music, graphics, landscapes - in which you will need to go through very picturesque locations.
Everything here is really unusual and unusual. No map, no tips, no multiplayer as such, but! During your journey, you can meet another player and move with him to that same mountain. You know absolutely nothing about your companion - except that he is a living person. You have no means of communication other than some sort of screaming, and only at the end, after completing the Journey, do you see your companion's name in the credits. A very unusual and cool gaming experience.
Grand Theft Auto V
There's no point in advertising GTA. Every Pokemon has known about the delights of this world since the days of Vice City. But the fifth part (aka the 15th game in the series) is something. Oh my God, Rockstar killed 266! millions! dollars! into game development! There are 3 main characters here with well-developed characters, whose stories are intertwined. The final goal is to rob the US Federal Storage, taking out more than 200 million dollars in bags and pockets. Oh my!
GTA V has maximum freedom: an open dynamic world, the ability to switch between heroes at any time and as many as 3 endings to the main storyline. Steal, go to strip clubs, steal cars, love, watch TV, do yoga, play Tamagotchi, take selfies, smuggle contraband! Everything is possible here.
And breaking news for those who have slept in a hole in recent years: GTA V finally has multiplayer. Now you can do the same thing online with your gang, and having friends is not at all necessary. But be prepared for a Game of Thrones style death - very, very sudden.
Deponia The Complete Journey
Platforms: PC
Deponia is a cool humorous quest that improves logic and erudition. An ideal option for those who can’t stand shooting games and consider ordinary quests primitive and boring. The plot of the quest is that Rufus, tired of life on a small planet littered with garbage, makes ridiculous escape plans one after another.
You don’t need a Friend level IQ to pass, don’t be alarmed, but The puzzles and plot are really cool, and the solutions are not always obvious. Deponia The Complete Journey is one of the best representatives in its genre. The only thing is to be prepared for the fact that localization killed a good half of the jokes, so if English allows, go in the original.
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Platforms: PC, PS3, XBOX 360, PS4, XBOX ONE
A fabulous cooperative puzzle adventure with not the most intricate plot, but a very powerful moral underpinning. There are two brothers whose mother died a long time ago, and then suddenly their father became very ill. The only thing that can save him is the sap of a huge tree that grows behind mountains, forests, fields and generally very far away. A strong and dramatic story that the creators managed to tell without using words (at least humanly understandable) at all.
There is no cooperative as such here: you will play as both brothers at the same time(get your joysticks ready, it will be hard without them). At first, the brain will refuse to understand how this is even possible, but over time it will get involved and even begin to enjoy such a process. The gameplay is original and intuitive: only two buttons to interact with the outside world, and two sticks to control the brothers.
There is nothing here besides the main storyline, and it goes through quite quickly - in about 4 hours. All scenes and tasks are very original and atmospheric, there are no repeating mechanics, but there are magnificent colorful landscapes. The story itself is cruel and bloody in places, but most importantly, very magical and emotionally powerful.
Platforms: PC, PS4, XBOX ONE
Team-based online shooter from Blizzard with fantasy art. In the future, the machines have risen after all, as the Terminator promised. But the Overwatch organization was able to overcome the rebel robots. Everything calmed down, the guys from the organization ceased to be needed by humanity, which is why they were forced to go home. But a few years later, crime gained momentum, and Overwatch members had to reunite as a team and take up arms in order to save civilians.
Multiplayer ideal, raised to absolute. Based on the experience of Team Fortress 2, which is played even almost 10 years after its release, it is basically obvious: team shooters live outside of time, like Tsoi, once they conquer their audience. Blizzard did not impose its game - the noise around it arose and did not subside from the first days of the beta release. And after the release, the servers, which were designed for something inhuman, crashed. The flow of people wanting to play turned out to be greater than this very “inhuman” thing.
Overwatch is very different characters, each with its own history and skills, a bunch of arenas and modes(3 cards each). Persians do not need leveling or customization, everything is decided only by your personal skills- nothing extra. Gameplay is intuitive and clear, and even your girlfriend will like it due to the drawing: she will stick to the monitor while you create destruction.
Platforms: PC, PS4, XBOX ONE
The nuclear boom has given rise to a post-apocalypse. Only those who managed to reach the bunker survived. Everything is either half-destroyed or half-mutated. After 200 years, the hero crawls out of the bunker and goes for a walk through the destroyed world in search of his son, Sean.
Generally recognized as one of the most anticipated projects of 2015 more likely to succeed than not. The locations are well-developed, the enemies are very terrifying, the quests are interesting(although, to be fair, there is also wild boredom like “bring me that thing that’s quietly lying across the road”), the overall plot is gaining momentum, and in the end it turns out that the hero is involved in some wild story. For fans of the original duology it will cause pain and a burning sensation below the back, but for everyone else it will be very playable.
Platforms: PC, PS3, PS4, XBOX 360, XBOX ONE
Hipster adventure movie quest, Very cool interactive everyday life, in which you live the life of a girl student, Max. At a critical moment, the gentle creature discovers the ability to rewind time and correct mistakes. At first, the skill is used mainly for everyday student trifles, but as the action progresses, it turns out that the city of Max is facing an apocalypse, and it would be good to prevent it.
The game was released as a series, episode by episode, and if the first parts are similar to a girl's series with a teenage drama, then somewhere in the middle the suffering fades into the background, and the main thing becomes The hellish mystery of the disappearance of a girl in the style of "Twin Peaks". Every decision and action has its fruits and sooner or later it will definitely come back to haunt you. Included - cool soundtrack, well done detective story, realism with a pleasant dose of mysticism. The disappointing thing, however, is that the final choice is the same for everyone and does not depend on your previously made decisions.
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Platforms: PS4
The main character Nathan and his wife bought a house, chose curtains to match the color of the sofas and happily live a quiet life until Nathan’s older brother shows up. long years considered dead. Oh, yes: in the previous parts of the game, Nathan was a treasure hunter. Little has changed here: suddenly the living brother says that there is a treasure waiting in Madagascar, and the guys go in search of the mythical Libertalia.
Impossible beautiful exclusive for Sonya, which forced many stubborn PC people to get a console. "A Thief's End" is elaborate third-person action with puzzles, shootouts(there are more weapons in the arsenal, and shootouts are approaching the title of ideal), action scenes at the level of Hollywood action films and the ability to choose answers in dialogues. But be prepared for a very poor Russian localization.
Need for Speed (2015)
Platforms: PC, PS3, PS4, XBOX 360, XBOX ONE
There is no point in talking about the legendary Need for Speed racing - they earned their name back in the distant 2000s. This is not just a game, it's the most present era. The 2015 restart has everything that the mutated series managed to lose in the last parts: advanced car tuning, a brave new open world, and police racing.
At first it seems that restarting the series is not the idea of the creators, but of PR people who wanted more gold from an already obsolete product. But in reality it turns out that the game is from the 15th year absorbed all the best from the previous parts, and the output was the very essence of Need for Speed. A must for anyone who has ever felt the rush of adrenaline behind a keyboard, joystick or a real steering wheel.
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim
Platforms: PC, PS3, XBOX ONE
Welcome to the interactive Game of Thrones. You are the Dragonborn who conveniently arrives in the province of Skyrim just when he is needed most. The world is threatened with death from dragons, and you need to overcome a lot of difficulties to stop the fire breathers and their lord Alduin.
The world here is also infinitely open, the player can do whatever he wants. The graphics are wildly beautiful and cause multiple aesthetic orgasms. Plus complete creative freedom: you can start a family, you can become a thief, a murderer, a noble knight - or even a princess. Eat spectacular battles, the ability to upgrade certain attacks and skills. The good thing about the plot is that certain RPG mechanisms generate their own stories, which is original and addictive.
The most honest Skyrim trailer ever.
Platforms: PC, PS3, XBOX 360
Everything here is as gloomy as in the horror stories about “a black, black street in a black, black city.” Humans have been decimated by a disease that turns everyone into undead, and main character goes on a long trip to restore white balance and stop the approaching Age of Darkness. And so you walk around the world, completing quests and fighting enemy creatures.
It won't be fun or easy - only difficulty level 180 and fear, only hardcore. Remember "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" on Dandy, in which, when you died, you found yourself at the very beginning? It's about the same here, but lighter. Every creature taller than half a meter kills you in two spits, and each death throws you back strongly, taking away the accumulated experience. But at least not to the beginning.
builds character and creates magic with nervous system , and against the backdrop of a clear trend towards simplifying games, it is delightful and especially valuable. A must for those who really like to overcome difficulties.
Tomb Raider (2013)
Platforms: PC, MAC, PS3, XBOX 360
Tomb Raider (2013) is a prequel to the very first game in the series. Here Lara famously transforms from an archaeological university graduate into a fierce sex symbol for all gamers. In the story, Lara and her expedition are looking for a lost civilization, but a terrible storm destroys the ship, and then throws all the survivors onto the shore of a seemingly uninhabited island.
When Crystal Dynamics announced that it was planning to... bring gaming's most famous woman up to date, the world held its breath: it’s clear that restarts are a terrible thing. But in the end it turned out very well: a perfectly executed third-person combat system, enjoyable gameplay and a realistic system for acquiring survival skills. Is it true, brain-racking puzzles have gone into oblivion, for which old Lara was so famous. But this is compensated by a large number of advantages - take at least a good competitive multiplayer system and Lara’s breasts, which retained their firmness.
Platforms: PC, PS4, XBOX ONE, ANDROID, IOS
Dandy's dead joysticks and childhood will never go away, but time passes. In recent years, “Mortal” has been gaining momentum and evolving, and in the “top ten” this is felt especially powerfully: the bones crunch here as loudly as ever. For example, Sonya and Johnny Cage had children who inherited their parents' love for blood and also rip out the insides of everyone they come across. For example, in the 10th part, you can destroy, ugh, a father’s manhood with the hands of his own daughter.
New heroes like Predator, and also those who returned from vacation (for example, Tanya from part 4). In general, ideal k-k-combo pairs for fights. And there’s more variety: Now you can choose priorities in battle for each hero. From controversial points, an opportunity arose... buy Fatality. The archaic keystroke system still works, but now you can get away with it simply by paying.
Platforms: PC, PS3, XBOX 360, NINTENDO WII U, PS4, XBOX ONE
It’s also known as “Watch the Dog”, “Watch the Dog” and how else this name has not been joked about. A guy in a fashionable cap is engaged in magical hacking - he hacks the phones of rich and respected people using Bluetooth. At one party, he is fired upon and a chase begins, during which the hero’s niece dies in an accident. And he decides to become an avenger.
Basic the plot is not that wow, not particularly memorable or stands out in any way. But there are funny dialogues and jokes that smooth out the situation. There is complete beauty and detail all around, Although There are problems with physics and textures. There will be many plot Easter eggs, games of hide and seek, action, shootouts, racing and good tasks outside the main storyline.
True, we still didn’t understand What do dogs have to do with all this?.
Platforms: PC, PS3, XBOX 360
Mix of adventure-shooter-RPG first-person, in which you play as a guy whose vacation hasn't gone according to plan. Jason Brody (this is you, meet me) comes with friends to an exotic island, where they hang out, have fun, take selfies, jump with parachutes, until one day they are captured by sadistic pirates. Jason manages to escape, and he is fired up with a desire to take terrible revenge.
A cool open world with frighteningly realistic graphics and a plot that you won't want to tear yourself away from.. Players will need to storm pirate territories, hunt all kinds of living creatures and evolve from a weakling into cool guy, who saved his friends and matured during the time you spent with him. A special treat for fans of "Lost".
Platforms: PC, PS3, XBOX 360
A shooter that captures the imagination and amazes it to the deepest depths. Private detective Booker receives an order: to get to a flying city, whose location is not really known, and rescue a girl from there. Then it turns out that some kind of absolute horror is happening in the world and a devastating war is about to break out.
The plot setups are quite classic- a princess in a tower, a hero with a dark past, the world is on the verge of disaster. But all this is summed up in such a way that the result is something completely new.. And although the game world is fictional, you still immerse yourself in it and believe: atmosphere and detail take their toll. Here's what's cool Every little detail is important to the plot, but only. Spectacular fights for real complicated story, told in a movie-like shooter form.
Platforms: PC, PS4, XBOX 360, IOS
Something very terrible happened in the world: everything fell apart into small pieces, and the only place that survived was the Bastion. The blond guy, whom you have to play for, wakes up in an incomprehensible place and is going to go towards this very Bastion, where he finds out that the fortress has been destroyed, and in order to restore it (and the world) and destroy the universal Evil, you will have to make a lot of effort than you and get busy.
A very nice and detailed adventure game, in which it is not immediately clear what WTF is going on here . You travel to different locations, fight local bosses and difficulties, then move back to Bastion, where you choose what weapons you will take and what potions you will throw in before your trip. Towards the middle you are already getting ready strategically choose the right equipment, which adds a decent amount of advantages to the game’s interestingness.
Platforms: PC, PS3, XBOX 460, PS4
Fantasy adventure, which at first glance is very similar to Bastion (the same developer, after all), but in fact it is something completely different. You will have to play as the red-haired singer Red, whose life was recently attempted and who is determined to fiercely take revenge for this. On her side is a huge talking sword, Transistor, in which the consciousness of the unknown person who saved Red’s life is placed.
Outwardly, everything is similar to Bastion: a third-person action RPG in which you need to travel through a beautiful fantasy world, fight and do all sorts of little things. But the gameplay has become deeper since the studio's first game, the story is more personal, and the atmosphere is atmospheric. If you give free rein to whining, you can say about Monotonous battles and fairly short game duration.
Platforms: PC, PS3, XBOX 360
A high-quality puzzle experiment with fairly complex puzzles- for logically thinking masochists who like to test their wits and cannot imagine life without difficulties. The plot is simple: the main character, Chell, wakes up in one of the cells of the highly scientific laboratory Aperture and attempts to escape. At her disposal - portal gun, with which you can move yourself and other objects.
It won't be too difficult at first, but that's just the beginning.: further even primitive things will become confusing, and an empty room will turn into a quest. Extremely good localization and a lot of high-quality humor. It is bound to appeal to those who love brainstorming games and want to get the maximum profit from games.
Wandering around the Internet, I found on PlayGround.ru the top 10 games with the most exciting story. All this was done through voting by site participants...
P.S. I don’t agree with some places... but alas. -_-
Endless rain, loud impacts on the water, a dark and complicated story with kidnappings, murders and sudden twists and turns... Well, how can you get past this? Quantic Dream always takes a very long time and carefully studies each dialogue, verifies every word in the angry tirade of the villains and does it at a quite decent Hollywood level. "Heavy Rain" would make a great movie!
“Interactive Drama,” however, also turned out great. First they paint us an almost ideal American dream - big house, high paying job, happy family. And then they sharply hit their face against the rough wall of reality, take away all the benefits of civilization and throw poor dad Ethan Mars to the very bottom of suffering and constant questions “Why did everything go wrong?”
Each scene with self-sacrifice is literally filled with that very “psychologism”, which more than once forces one to empathize with, albeit not real, but convincing virtual actors. Just cutting off a finger is worth it! It’s only for these “deep” and memorable moments that “Heavy Rain” is worth playing.
Games with the most exciting storylines. top 10
Games with the most exciting storylines. top 10
The French pioneers of the “interactive drama” genre are not destined to reach prizes. But it’s still nice that two games from Quantic Dream hit the top ten at once. So the studio is on the right track!
"Fahrenheit" touches the soul from the first minutes. The camera sweeps over cold and snow-covered New York, looks into an ordinary American diner - the performance begins! The main character’s hands are covered in blood, a corpse lies nearby, and his memory is gone! The screen, in the best traditions of modern cinema, is divided into two parts, showing how a policeman imposingly enters the cafe.
The nerves of the innocent “murderer” Lucas are slowly losing steam. Having hastily cleaned up the crime scene, he flies out of the restroom, leaves money for lunch and runs like a bullet to a taxi. The opening scene of Fahrenheit makes your jaw hit the parquet loudly, fill it with saliva and demand a continuation this very second.
Alas, by the end, “Fahrenheit” lowers the quality bar, throwing up some kind of “Matrix” with battles for “ main secret in the universe,” but... But this cannot overshadow all the bright moments that David Cage and the team gave in “Fahrenheit.” For which we thank him in particular and Quantic Dream in general.
Games with the most exciting storylines. top 10
Games with the most exciting storylines. top 10
To put it bluntly, the main storyline in Fallout was never that important. And what, in principle, is interesting there? The destroyed world with sparse cities and small population, who always has a couple of tasks for the lonely wanderer.
This is what captivated everyone about the first two parts of "Fallout". Fallout 3 is proud of this too. Traveling around the world and completing seemingly optional, but very nice side quests here captivates you much faster than the search for your father.
Handy people from the shelter will come in handy everywhere - one wastelander will ask for help to neutralize (well, or blow up) atomic bomb. Another will instruct the letter to be delivered to relatives, without warning, however, that the search for relatives will turn into a whole investigation. Almost a drug! Although there are not many quests, wandering around lifeless lands does not become any more boring. Fortunately, the constantly changing trees of dialogues and choices with the obligatory decrease/increase in the character’s karma are great at maintaining interest.
Games with the most exciting storylines. top 10
Games with the most exciting storylines. top 10
The Poles from CD Projekt not only managed to please the devoted Witcher fan club, but also made a game that would appeal to people far from novels of the same name about a gray-haired hunter of evil spirits. The world and mythology created by the main "witcher" Andrzej Sapkowski was dragged by "CD Projekt" into virtual world, flavored with a scattering of polygons and a fantasy spirit, captivating all those who like to wander through medieval villages and castles.
The rich system of forks in the dialogues also came in handy. What to do and which side to choose in a confrontation between several factions? We give answers to all these questions over the course of several chapters, wandering around the town of Vizima, checking the sewers for the presence of monsters, or wading through a disgusting swamp. Along the way, naturally, trying to unravel the tangle of intrigue and understand all the chaos going on around the royal throne.
In a word, The Witcher grabs you from the first minutes and doesn’t let go until the very final battle, where the fate of Geralt of Rivia will be decided.
Games with the most exciting storylines. top 10
Games with the most exciting storylines. top 10
Mafia
That it’s hard to tear yourself away from the canonical “Godfather” and that from “Mafia” are both treasures modern culture They offer a plunge into the criminal world in which the Italian mafia was brewed in the 30s and 40s of the last century. And at the same time, look at the ascent to the heights of the “family”, which quickly becomes dear and unique, from the very bottom of the hierarchical ladder.
After all, everything starts small. Apparently he helped a couple of bandits escape from their pursuers in his taxi and even earned some money. The idyll, however, will quickly fall apart and leave the main character Tommy no choice. As they say, either to the coffin or to the family that will warm and protect.
For several years, the boy will be engaged in robbery, contract killings and searching for moles who do not sleep and are always ready to stick a knife in the back. And playing cat and mouse and searching for black cats is always exciting! Honestly, Mafia is worth going through just for the strong and stunning ending. A little bit of life, truth and very impressive. There's still time before the release of Mafia 2, so if you missed Mafia, trust me, it's worth your time to fill in the gaps.
Games with the most exciting storylines. top 10
Games with the most exciting storylines. top 10
"BioWare" has always been different from other studios in that it can not only work out the main storyline to the smallest detail, but also create full-fledged worlds. With its own mythology, with its own rules, races, inhabitants and orders. Worlds in which you don’t just spend an hour or two after “hard work,” but in which you plunge headlong. You live, if you like.
"Dragon Age: Origins" did not drop the labor banner and continued the holy fantasy work begun by the Canadians back in "Baldur's Gate". The influence of the Forgotten Realms universe is felt from the very threshold, the kingdom of Ferelden pleases with its scale, and the wicked, as befits in " dark and scary little worlds, they try to frighten and tear apart the unwary wanderer. Several warring races only add color to the local universe and the relationships between the characters. It’s very, very difficult not to fall in love with “Dragon Age: Origins.”
Games with the most exciting storylines. top 10
Games with the most exciting storylines. top 10
All representatives of the GTA-like squad always have one plot - a difficult ascent to criminal Olympus. Over the heads of competitors, over mountains of corpses and through dozens of robberies. The plot may be the same, but the difference is in the presentation. Some games manage to convey the atmosphere of dashing chases and gangster shootouts, others - not so much.
Of course, GTA4 belongs to the first category. Rockstar Games really succeeded in telling the story of immigrant Niko Bellic. The story has all the elements of a good crime drama. Chase? Available. Large-scale shootouts and clashes of interests of various gangs on the streets? That's right, it's on the list. Convoluted relationships between characters and obligatory betrayals? That's it, the obligatory set of plot moves is in place!
Well, don’t forget about the acting. Rockstar spent a lot of money on voice acting. And the stern and cynical Niko, played by Michael Hollick, is one of the best characters in the entire history of GTA. This means something.
Games with the most exciting storylines. top 10
Games with the most exciting storylines. top 10
Bronze this time goes to theoretical physicists who are madly in love with saving the world, armed with one crowbar. Valve Software created an excellent story about a scientist who became an icon for a whole generation of players, and the attack on Earth by evil alien invaders, who soon enslaved weak humanity.
It seems that it’s not the best original story, but coupled with innovative technologies in 2004, Half-Life 2 en masse stole the hearts of more than one million people. But success, in fact, was built on the same silent Gordon Freeman and constantly wagging friends. However, coupled with dynamic and well-staged cut scenes, constant action and a very active narrative that literally drives forward and only forward, the second part of HL has become something more than just a game. You think what you want, but it was with Half-Life 2 that a new era in the development of shooters began. No more, no less.
Games with the most exciting storylines. top 10
Games with the most exciting storylines. top 10
The second game from BioWare in the top was much more fortunate. Several hundred grams of silver go to Canadian astronauts who study and sometimes save the galaxy from various misfortunes.
In two and a half games, Commander Shepard managed to fall in love with millions of fans of serious science fiction with elements of conspiracies on a universal scale and a war of interests of each of the races living in the universe. Mass Effect 2 grabs the player by the breasts from the starting line. A quiet and calm beginning in one minute turns into the destruction of Normandy and the death of the entire crew, leaving us with our jaws hanging to the floor and the question “What the hell is going on here?” on our faces. Meanwhile, the Cerberus organization is brought onto the stage, the deceased Shepard is revived and they begin to throw new questions at the players.
BioWare has had a bunch of answers ready for a long time and no one doubts that in the third part of Mass Effect all the threads will definitely lead to a logical ending. All that remains is to wait. BioWare has never let us down so far.
Games with the most exciting storylines. top 10
Games with the most exciting storylines. top 10
Fanfare, confetti, congratulations and a personalized golden cup are once again sent to the Ubisoft offices. "Assassin's Creed 2" was awarded high ratings and sales of millions not because of Ezio's beautiful eyes. The detailed recreation of 15th-century Italy, the corrected acrobatic component, and many more small strokes on the huge canvas played a role here.
And one of the strong points of “Assassin’s Creed 2” is the plot, which has matured and become stronger. If in the first part the entire narrative part quickly slipped to the level of “sat on a bench, killed, listened to a couple of meaningless phrases,” then in the sequel watching the story of Ezio has become much more interesting. His path to becoming an assassin is laid out through decades of honing his skills. The bully and bully, as Ezio is depicted on the threshold of his youth, eventually turns into one of the central figures of the brotherhood of assassins, acquires new uniforms and takes revenge for his. family, following in the footsteps of the Templars. Whatever you say, revenge as a plot motivation sounds better than “find and bring back an artifact.”
High quality interesting story has always been an advantage for computer games. Difficult quests related to moral choices and their consequences are what gives the player the opportunity to identify himself as much as possible with his character and feel the atmosphere of the game universe. Projects with a thoughtful and interesting plot are, as a rule, online client games in the MMORPG genre that need to be installed on a PC. But our list also includes browser-based projects. If you value the story component of a game, then pay attention to this list.
Client-side MMORPGs and shooters with a fascinating story
In online games with a client, as a rule, there is a large-scale backstory and a detailed description of the game universe. Although if a project is focused primarily on PvP, then it happens that the developers do not pay much attention to the setting, but this, of course, rarely happens. Therefore, in most cases, client MMOs have good stories.
Neverwinter - Next Generation MMO
Over the many years of its existence, the Forgotten Realms universe has acquired such an impressive history of the world that Neverwinter Online was doomed to become a game with a high-quality interesting plot and quests. As is customary in MMORPGs, the narrative unfolds as major story additions are released, which, in addition to new quests, contain other interesting content.
Blade and Soul is a game with excellent graphics
Futuristic shooter Warframe
Runes of Magic - step-by-step plot development
Runes of Magic is a classic MMORPG from the studio Runewaker Entertainment, released in Russia in 2009. The main story is presented gradually, revealing itself over several chapters (in Russia there are now five, and on Asian servers there are even more). Explore the bright and colorful world of Taborea, discover ancient secrets, collect powerful artifacts and become a great hero!
Kingdom Under Fire 2 is a very complex and confusing story
Tera Online - a simple story
The history of the world in the MMORPG Tera Online is not distinguished by sharp plot twists. You will become a representative of one of the six intelligent races inhabiting the planet Arborea. In ancient times, they were in a state of permanent vendetta with each other. Now a new danger has forced former opponents to unite into the Valkyon Federation. At this point you will join the story.
Black Desert - war for the Black Stones
The world of the MMORPG Black Desert is divided between two warring states - the kingdom of Valencia and the Republic of Calpheon. The former represent a theocratic state, and the latter are materialists who value primarily technical progress. Their lands are separated by the Black Desert, on whose territory endless wars take place.
Classic MMORPG Aion
MMORPG with ambition - Revelation
A monstrous MMORPG in its concept from the Chinese, who at one time localized WoW and Diablo. There is a huge world inhabited by different races. Here magic and technology, swords and firearms. The game has many interesting story quests. The incentive to complete them is the experience accrual system: you can only level up normally by completing tasks.
Browser games with a story
In projects that do not require downloading a client, most often there is no detailed history of the game universe. Here the developers focus more on the current state of the world, plot and narrative. In addition, there are often cases when in browsers most of the information is presented in the form of text, so you have to read a lot. However, if the story is really interesting, this will not be a burden.
Shini Game - a story based on the famous series
Pride of Taern - an unusual browser-based RPG
Dragon Hunter - 2017 game with beautiful videos
Storm Online is a browser localized in 2017
In Storm Online you will again find yourself fighting evil, dragons and ghosts. The plot, of course, is not outstanding, but it is quite popular. Beautiful locations, an abundance of activities and, of course, the opportunity to build your own virtual family await you. Well, for those who like to look around with different angles view, the ability to rotate the camera is available.
Bright special effects or touching stories? Gamers are divided into two militant camps: the first to show a detailed rendering of each bush in 4K resolution, and the second love games with a good adventure plot. Developers strive for a symbiosis of visual and story parts, but not every company manages to competently combine these two branches in games on the PC.
Looking for an adventure game with best story users spend more than one day. Beginner players should pay attention to such franchises as The Witcher, Half-Life, Portal, Mass Effect, Mafia and others. And progamers need to break away from AAA projects and take a closer look at indie studios. For example, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrfice is a worthy competitor to big-budget titles.
Passing singles games with good story on PC, do not pay too much attention to technical errors, but focus on the story - this will make immersion in the virtual world much more enjoyable. From the article you will learn about the best plots in single-player games that will easily captivate any gamer with their atmosphere.
Mass Effect: Andromeda
One of the controversial projects of last year was the fourth episode of the space epic Mass Effect. It's disappointing that the devastating comments regarding the latest installment of the franchise are justified: the deplorable facial animation and sometimes sparse dialogue create an unpleasant first impression of the game. Despite the controversial moments, this is still the same old Mass Effect with the best fantastic plot and a thoroughly developed Universe, which fans of space battles should definitely get to know.
The plot in Mass effect andromeda is based on the BioWare classic: the world is in danger, and it seems that thanks to special totems everything can be fixed, but alien villains do not allow the hero to calmly save humanity. While walking through Andromeda, there is a very pleasant feeling: as if you are becoming part of something important. The inhabitants of the Milky Way have not yet arrived in the new galaxy, but they are already creating colonies and forming new organizations and, over time, begin to build cities. Therefore, in Mass Effect Andromeda, you can’t help but feel that you are standing at the very beginning of something unknown and majestic.
Explore a new galaxy, learn the touching stories of your companions and complete quests against the backdrop of futuristic space stations. And make sure that Mass Effect is not an ordinary fantasy adventure game, but the most fantastic saga in the modern gaming industry.
Dragon Age
The masters from BioWare decided to show a master class not only in creating space adventures, but also in the fantasy RPG genre. This is how Dragon Age Origins appeared, which, even at the development stage, positioned itself as an “old school” role-playing game.
If you're used to the tired cliché of noble knights forever defeating evil, then the third-person slasher fantasy Dragon Age: Origins will be a real discovery for you. The game world in BioWare's RPG is much more complex than it seems at first glance. Get ready for unexpected plot twists! Despite the medieval setting with dragons, the developers perfectly showed the harsh reality. For example, casual acquaintances are constantly trying to drag the character into the next adventure.
All the fun in Dragon Age rests on the tasks and relationships between the heroes. What will please you is the non-linear completion of quests, where you have to choose between justice and your own comfort. But in Origins morality is very vague. For example, you meet bandits who took tribute from the poor, you kill and think that you have become a real hero! But in fact, these were the defenders of the city, who protected their lands from the influx of refugees.
Dragon Age is a deep RPG with an intriguing, serious story. An invaluable find for ardent fans of the “realistic fantasy” genre. Brutal scenes of violence, a fantasy ghetto, and bloody massacres every five minutes deservedly earned a “+18” rating. And many users will be pleased that the game works on the platforms pc ps3 ps4, xbox 360 and mac os x.
Alan Wake
Alan Wake has always been a standout among games - a mystical 3rd person thriller with a good plot and open world. The main character is Alan Wake, a talented writer experiencing a creative crisis. Yielding to the persuasion of his beloved, he moves to the small town of Bright Falls. The writer settled in a cozy house among breathtaking mountain landscapes. Alan hopes that the change of environment will benefit him and he will continue his creativity.
A good, atmospheric plot captivates you from the first seconds. The hero quarrels with his wife and goes outside to “cool down,” but suddenly he hears an incomprehensible noise, and then the terrible screams of his wife. The writer runs towards the voice and sees his beloved falling into the depths of a mysterious lake and dives after her without hesitation. The hero woke up in the forest, driving a car and with a laceration on his face. After a while, Wake learns that more than a week has passed since his jump into the lake, about which he remembers absolutely nothing. Now the hero is occupied with only one question: what the hell is going on in Bright Falls.
Alan Wake is a third-person stealth adventure that keeps you on the edge of your seat and creates empathy for the protagonist. The hero's crazy games of imagination are fascinating, and the plot itself is essentially a medley based on the stories of Stephen King and the television series Twin Peaks.
Fahrenheit
Movie lovers should pay attention to the role-playing action third-person shooter Fahrenheit, released in 2005. The French noir thriller Fahrenheit became a pioneer in the game genre of “interactive cinema”. It was thanks to him that at one time we received such masterpieces as Heavy Rain and Beyond: Two Souls.
Lucas Kane is the main character of the game, who is suspected of murder. The plot centers on Lucas denying his guilt to everyone accessible ways. Conventionally, the game can be divided into two plots: in one part we watch Lucas’ experiences, and in the second – his attempts to prove his innocence in the face of the law. Completing Fahrenheit takes a couple of days, but there is very little gameplay. Often all you have to do is pick your cues and enjoy Quantic Dream's best storytelling of the past decade.
For lovers of good graphics, in 2015 a re-release of Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered was released for PC, Xbox, PS, Android, iOS. It differs from the original version only in the improved picture and support for HD mode.
Fallout 4
Developers from Bethesda manage to create exciting gaming universes that captivate gamers for dozens of hours. In their projects, you can spend hours simply studying the map or reading local books. Fallout is one of the popular franchises in the ranking of the favorite franchises of many gamers.
The protagonist of the series is a nameless daredevil who is trying to survive in a cruel post-apocalyptic world. Get ready to plunge into the rich atmosphere of a destroyed world and fight fantastic mutants. Fallout 4 meets players with interesting quests, exciting stories, weapon fetishism and an open world. Thanks to this freedom of action, the game series has gained a large army of fans.
Mafia III
After the release of the first Mafia, subsequent parts of the series were rightfully considered the best games in the noir genre. Players awaited the release of each story with special trepidation and hope. And for good reason! After all, the series takes gamers to the USA, when gangster groups actively appeared one after another. The plot itself is based on the confrontation between gangster groups over territory.
The open-world adventure Mafia 3 on PC continues the story from the perspective of Lincoln Clay. The action takes place in the sixties. Of all the successors, the familiar works of The Animals and The Rolling Stones. The main reason Mass shootings on the streets of New Bordeaux are becoming racist. In general, the developers did a great job with the atmosphere. And then - shootouts against the backdrop of mafia intrigues and conspiracies accompanied by an amazing soundtrack. Hangar 13 seems to be showing what titles in the action role-playing genre should look like.
Everyone knows that the success of a computer game lies in several parameters at once. One of them is graphics, since a gamer always wants to see a bright and colorful picture in front of him. Physics are also important because realism has always been highly valued in games. The development of characters and the possibility of their comprehensive development is also very important aspect, without which some games can lose a lot in the eyes of users. But few projects can do without a quality storyline. And we are talking about those in which it is not even implied. For example, in a game belonging to the sandbox genre - "Minecraft" - there is no plot at all. But its meaning lies not in it at all, but in complete freedom of action. In most cases, you cannot do without a plot. And the better it is, the more fun the gamer will get. Therefore, games with a good plot, both previously and now, are in great demand. This is especially true considering that many stories have already been told and retold more than once. So developers have to try very hard to surprise anyone. And if you don’t know which game to choose, then you should pay attention to the top 10 projects with the best plot, compiled according to user voting.
Tenth and ninth places
In tenth place is the Alan Wake project, which tells the story of the famous writer. Games with a good story usually offer interesting characters right away. As well as the settings where the process will unfold. In this case, you will play as writer Alan Wake, who wants to return his missing wife. But at the same time he will have to go through a real nightmare in which reality and imagination are mixed. You've definitely never seen anything like this before. The Fahrenheit project is in ninth place; it became a real breakthrough in its time. Here you will have to take control of a character accused of a murder he did not commit. The game itself takes place in interactive drama mode. That is, you need to make decisions that will affect the further development of events. Games with a good story often offer the player an alternative, which allows them to achieve one ending or another. This makes such projects special.
Eighth and seventh places
The Fallout series, which was one of the first in the field of computer games to offer gamers the opportunity to plunge into a post-apocalyptic world, deservedly took eighth place. Like all other games with a good story, Fallout already in the first part offered alternative solutions and interesting development events. Like a good wine, it only got better over the years. And the third part of the trilogy already shines with incredible plot twists, well-developed characters, as well as locations in which the events unfold. The Witcher series continues the trend of high-quality role-playing games, based on the works of Andrzej Sapkowski. Here you play the role of a Witcher who has to defend himself, dear people, as well as his native kingdom. You will have to experience betrayal, unexpected help from those from whom you did not expect it, a bright love affair and much more, right up to the appearance of dragons. It is unlikely that The Witcher will be able to leave anyone indifferent, especially when it comes to role-playing projects. As you can see, the top games with the best storylines are filled with quality options, so you'll definitely find ones that suit your taste.
Sixth place
On the sixth line of the hit parade is no longer role-playing game, but a third-person shooter (or rather, two parts of it), called “Mafia”. Games with a good storyline are released on PC much more often than on consoles. Therefore, computer users can rest assured that they will always have something to do. And one of the games should definitely be “Mafia”, since its plot immerses you in the thirties of the last century, in the very center of the criminal world. These are impressions that you could hardly get in any other way, and you won’t be able to convey them in words, so you should definitely try this project on PC. Games with the best stories always impress gamers, even many years after their release. Graphics are becoming outdated, engines are being improved, and capabilities are expanding. And a competent, well-developed and interesting plot remains good and relevant at any time.
Fifth place
Another example of a game with the best story is Dragon Age. Here it is also worth taking into account a whole series of projects, since they all have a well-developed and catchy story. You never know what will happen in a few minutes, who will be on your side and who will betray you, who you will lose and who you will make contact with. This game can also be used as an example for any developers of role-playing projects, since it is here that you can develop your character to the maximum not only in terms of combat characteristics, but also in terms of personality. You can build relationships with many people at once, show your emotions, and all this will influence the development of events. These are the kinds of projects that any list of games with a good storyline should consist of.
Fourth place
In fourth place on this list is the GTA series. Naturally, the first parts cannot be taken into account, since there was practically no plot in the original game. This project was close to the sandbox in genre. But with time storylines began to appear more and more clearly. And the main merit of the series is that the “sand” elements not only were not lost, but also gained new strength. The freedom of action from one game to another increased, which resulted in the epic fourth part, in which there is an incredible plot of the rise of a former prisoner from the very bottom of the ghetto to the top. But at the same time, right there you can do absolutely whatever you want: ride cars, join conflicts with people, complete side quests, get tattoos, create new hairstyles, buy costumes, houses and shops. And all this within one project. This is what quality games with a very good story look like.
Third place
The first to rise to the podium is the legendary Half-Life series, which tells the story of Dr. Gordon Freeman, a silent physicist. He turns out to be the only person capable of saving the whole world, while wielding a crowbar and other tools. In the first part of the game, he tries to get to the bottom of the research being carried out at the Black Mesa base, and then escape from there. And in the second, he already finds himself in a post-apocalyptic world, captured by strange representatives of the authorities. And again you need to save everyone and everything. These projects are recognized as legendary and masterpieces; without them, modern game development would be completely different.
Second place
The Mass Effect trilogy, which tells the story of a spaceship captain and his crew who are trying to save not just a planet, but an entire universe from the invasion of terrifying ancient creatures, has stopped one step from the top. All this happens in the process of traveling from planet to planet, performing various missions that add up to a common chain of related events. The game itself is an RPG with action elements, and you won't even notice how you'll be immersed in the process.
First place
According to most fans of computer games, the best plot is in the series called It tells about various assassins from the Order of Assassins who find themselves in the thick of historical events. Naturally, this game would not be in first place if it were not good in absolutely everything. This is a stealth action game that offers you great dynamics with many ways to defeat the enemy, incredibly exciting stories that you will unravel as you progress, and much more: gorgeous graphics, a great soundtrack, and so on. Therefore, if you want to experience what a truly great story is, then you should definitely try one of the games in this series - they will not disappoint you.