Your Favorite PS Game Plots & Storylines

[DrRipley]

I don't often pay much attention to plots in video games because all I ever care about is the actual game itself. That said, I have played some games where even I had to commend the developers for their creativity in creating an interesting plot that only fuels your want to reach goals and finish the game even more. I can't think of all the stories that have affected me during game play, but just off the top of my mind I'd say that I favor Twisted Metal's character plots very much. They were often silly and over the top, but they fit in really well in a game with such over the top gameplay.

Another one I think is worth mentioning would be God of War. They always start you off just right, in that in some versions they would start you off with all powers and have it taken away from you and explained with the means of a well written storyline. I also remember my brother speaking highly about the PSP's version of Silent Hill. I never got to play it myself, but since he's not here I thought I'd mention it for him. Which PS games' plots did you find commendable?

 

[Haze]

I would say for me - Red Dead Redemption and Heavy Rain. They are the first come to mind, especially Heavy Rain as it was very story-heavy.

 

[lindbergh]

The very first game that captured my imagination and really sucked me in with its story is Xenogears for the PS1. Though it told a complicated tale about god, religion, man, and machine, it combined it all together into one epic, memorable, and heart warming story that still lingers with me up to this day.

 

[Joker99352]

If we're talking about all PlayStation platforms, and exclusive games in particular, I'd definitely have to go with Final Fantasy or Kingdom Hearts in general. I think those are kind of the go-to games in terms of story, but for a good reason. Kingdom Hearts could get a bit cheesy at times, but it was always interesting. It's even better if you're a fan of the classic Disney films, which I certainly am.

 

[Joel]

I'm going to go back in time and put Breath of Fire III into the mix. Its not that it was defining to my gaming career, but it was something that consumed easily 60 hours of time. It didn't have a story like Chrono Cross, it didn't have the demand of your life like my completion run of Kingdom Hearts and it didn't pull at you the way Final Fantasy X did. What it did was take an average game company's talent and produce an above average product.

You could jump in for ten minutes or play for a good couple hour session. There wasn't any restrictions to what you could do. There wasn't millions of side quests. It was simple, it was fun, it had a simple mechanic in creating your ultimate dragon and some of the art was straight out of DBZ. Its easy to forget those games that might not be on anyone's forever awesome list, but its definitely something that accomplished taking you into their world and you enjoyed it.

Legend of Dragoon should also have an honorable mention. Its darker story line and PS 1 style graphics led you into another 20 - 30 hour experience where you deal with a world's dying last days and how you're trying to bring it back.

Finally, anyone have some Dark Cloud love? It existed and it was awesome.

 

[Joker99352]

Now that I think about it, I wasn't all that concerned about storylines back in the day. It wasn't until about the time of the PS2 that I started concerning myself with the story, and my tastes were more refined by the time the Xbox 360 and PS3 came out. I'm frequently blown away by the depth of the storylines in games. Actually, I think the point where I started paying more attention was when I started playing Tales of Symphonia for the Gamecube (which was also released for the PS2, I believe), which was the first Tales game I ever played.

 

[lindbergh]

Legend of Dragoon should also have an honorable mention. Its darker story line and PS 1 style graphics led you into another 20 - 30 hour experience where you deal with a world's dying last days and how you're trying to bring it back.

I also remember playing Legend of Dragoon. It was a pretty good RPG during its time and it served as a nice preparation before Final Fantasy VIII went out. Though I found most of its parts to be cliche, it was also very memorable. There were a lot of places to go to and a lot of characters to meet and interact with.

 

[RawF0rce]

Heavy Rain has a amazing plot, and it should since the entire game is plot-based. Indigo Prophecy also was good but I don't recall that being on PS platforms. I can't remember.