Games that had you hooked by their story/world

sharprm · 24 January 2010, 10:37

Its hard to remember but try to remember which games had you really interested initially in terms of the world they were set in or the story (doesn't matter if the actual game was crap - more interested in the box art, story on box or manual, title screen + intro)

The chaos engine http://www.mobygames.com/game/chaos-engine
Tusker http://www.mobygames.com/game/tusker
Darkseed http://www.mobygames.com/game/dark-seed
Beneath a steel sky http://www.mobygames.com/game/beneath-a-steel-sky
Dragon's breath http://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=1738
Eye of the beholder http://www.mobygames.com/game/eye-of-the-beholder
Shadow of the beast 2 http://www.mobygames.com/game/shadow-of-the-beast-ii

edit: Can I change this thread a little bit. I had this idea maybe you could look at games that were good and games that sucked and find patterns. Then you could use these rules to make your own games (if u make hobby games) better. I realise now it is going to take me too long looking at these games I haven't played. So could you also add why you thought the game had a good story and atmosphere, and any ideas you think about what makes a good game story/atmosphere in general. thx

Jope · 24 January 2010, 11:24

Pushover, marble madness. :-)

StingRay · 24 January 2010, 11:25

Darkseed, Waxworks.

Predseda · 24 January 2010, 11:34

Nemac IV, Zeewolf 1 + 2, Simon the Sorcerer, It came from the desert, Wings - all these have nice background story.

Steve · 24 January 2010, 11:49

'Beneath a Steel Sky' had a pretty good story. Cool ending too. Oh you already mentioned that. lol. Ok, the Monkey Island games then.

Muzkat · 24 January 2010, 12:08

Another World
It Came From the Desert
Gods
Monkey Island

Sidewinder also had a very cute and colourful sci fi world that appealed to me.

s2325 · 24 January 2010, 12:10

Toki - taking our girlfriend, changing us to ape, REVENGE! :P

sharprm · 24 January 2010, 12:16

@Jope: I only had a pirated version did marble madness have a good box art or something?

Thx for the replies I will look up these games I haven't played.

Can I change this thread a little bit. I had this idea maybe you could look at games that were good and games that sucked and find patterns. Then you could use these rules to make your own games (if u make hobby games) better. I realise now it is going to take me too long looking at these games I haven't played. So could you also add why you thought the game had a good story and atmosphere, and any ideas you think about what makes a good game story/atmosphere in general. thx

As an example, The Chaos Engine has a story that could be made into a novel maybe. Isn't it a bit like Frankenstein and 2001 a space odyssey? They spend this huge picture showing how victorian era people would photograph a dinosaur. Banshee I didn't like even though it has nice graphics (I only played it on the emulator so I may be bad judge ...) and the story is really unbelievable. So maybe the rule could be make the world seem grounded in our own world.

For atmosphere I don't know. Hired guns, shadow of the beast 2, darkseed, dragon's breath, they are all really bleak + depressing. Maybe that makes a good game.

gimbal · 24 January 2010, 12:18

Hooked into the world eh? Well Monkey Island would list at the top then for me. Dungeon Master and Captive following closely though. The Valhalla series also had me immersed deeply.

MazinKaesar · 24 January 2010, 12:21

Gothic series, (especially Gothic 3), Secret of the Silver Blades, and Droyan, a little and obscure Korean RPG... it was funny and with a nice story. The end sequences was really cool.

Jonathan Drain · 24 January 2010, 15:12

I loved games that had big manuals full of story. You could read the manuals while your brother was hogging the Amiga

K240 had interesting background information in the manual even though the game had no story at all. You got the impression that there was more to the world than you saw in the game.

Beneath a Steel Sky had a good story. I played it only recently on Nintendo DS. I did some detective work and discovered that the Union City was a future Sydney, Australia. You can work this out from the names of underground railway stations (St James and Museum). I had thought these stations were used in The Matrix for the fight scene between Neo and Agent Smith, but apparently it was a set built at Rozelle railway yards. Same city, though.

Paul_s · 24 January 2010, 20:53

for most addictiveness - cannon fodder without a shadow of a doubt. That game was the best I've ever played and still is to this day. Nothing comes close

prowler · 24 January 2010, 21:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Muzkat

Another World

Yes, this one qualifies on both counts.

What a shame that "Heart of the Alien" (released on Mega CD only) was such a disappointing sequel.

Interceptor · 24 January 2010, 21:38

Wing Commander for me.

kamelito · 24 January 2010, 21:39

Another world
Monkey 1&2
flashback
hero quest 1 Sierra
operation stealth
best of all time for me not on the Amiga Ico on PS2

Dan Locke · 24 January 2010, 22:56

Another World

Flashback

Shadow of the Beast II

Monsterland · 24 January 2010, 23:29

It came from the desert and Wings really sucked me in as a kid.

Dastardly · 25 January 2010, 00:11

The Chaos Engine - I think theres a lot of potential in this story and the characters are great.

Cadaver - This has a good back story if you look into it. You really get a feel for some of the characters you read about while playing through the game, and most of them you never actually meet.

The Beast games - All of them have a very rich atmosphere and unique worlds. I think theres a lot of potential for more story in these too.

Galahad/FLT · 25 January 2010, 00:37

Shadow of the Beast series

Elite - The Dark Wheel

Predseda · 25 January 2010, 08:12

Another interesting background story has the weird manic insane game Burton bird (one of my most favourite). Just read it in the game, really funny.

24 January 2010, 10:37	#1
sharprm Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Melb Posts: 56	Games that had you hooked by their story/world Its hard to remember but try to remember which games had you really interested initially in terms of the world they were set in or the story (doesn't matter if the actual game was crap - more interested in the box art, story on box or manual, title screen + intro) The chaos engine http://www.mobygames.com/game/chaos-engine Tusker http://www.mobygames.com/game/tusker Darkseed http://www.mobygames.com/game/dark-seed Beneath a steel sky http://www.mobygames.com/game/beneath-a-steel-sky Dragon's breath http://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=1738 Eye of the beholder http://www.mobygames.com/game/eye-of-the-beholder Shadow of the beast 2 http://www.mobygames.com/game/shadow-of-the-beast-ii edit: Can I change this thread a little bit. I had this idea maybe you could look at games that were good and games that sucked and find patterns. Then you could use these rules to make your own games (if u make hobby games) better. I realise now it is going to take me too long looking at these games I haven't played. So could you also add why you thought the game had a good story and atmosphere, and any ideas you think about what makes a good game story/atmosphere in general. thx Last edited by sharprm; 24 January 2010 at 12:17.

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24 January 2010, 11:24	#2
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,882	Pushover, marble madness. :-)

24 January 2010, 11:25	#3
StingRay move.l #$c0ff33,throat Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Berlin/Joymoney Posts: 6,863	Darkseed, Waxworks.

24 January 2010, 11:34	#4
Predseda Puttymoon inhabitant Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tromaville Age: 46 Posts: 7,557	Nemac IV, Zeewolf 1 + 2, Simon the Sorcerer, It came from the desert, Wings - all these have nice background story.

24 January 2010, 11:49	#5
Steve I Identify as an Ewok Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: North Lincolnshire Age: 45 Posts: 2,356	'Beneath a Steel Sky' had a pretty good story. Cool ending too. Oh you already mentioned that. lol. Ok, the Monkey Island games then.

24 January 2010, 12:08	#6
Muzkat Into the Wonderful Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Earthrealm Age: 42 Posts: 1,429	Another World It Came From the Desert Gods Monkey Island Sidewinder also had a very cute and colourful sci fi world that appealed to me.

24 January 2010, 12:10	#7
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	Toki - taking our girlfriend, changing us to ape, REVENGE! :P

24 January 2010, 12:16	#8
sharprm Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Melb Posts: 56	@Jope: I only had a pirated version did marble madness have a good box art or something? Thx for the replies I will look up these games I haven't played. Can I change this thread a little bit. I had this idea maybe you could look at games that were good and games that sucked and find patterns. Then you could use these rules to make your own games (if u make hobby games) better. I realise now it is going to take me too long looking at these games I haven't played. So could you also add why you thought the game had a good story and atmosphere, and any ideas you think about what makes a good game story/atmosphere in general. thx As an example, The Chaos Engine has a story that could be made into a novel maybe. Isn't it a bit like Frankenstein and 2001 a space odyssey? They spend this huge picture showing how victorian era people would photograph a dinosaur. Banshee I didn't like even though it has nice graphics (I only played it on the emulator so I may be bad judge ...) and the story is really unbelievable. So maybe the rule could be make the world seem grounded in our own world. For atmosphere I don't know. Hired guns, shadow of the beast 2, darkseed, dragon's breath, they are all really bleak + depressing. Maybe that makes a good game.

24 January 2010, 12:18	#9
gimbal cheeky scoundrel Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Spijkenisse/Netherlands Age: 42 Posts: 6,950	Hooked into the world eh? Well Monkey Island would list at the top then for me. Dungeon Master and Captive following closely though. The Valhalla series also had me immersed deeply.

24 January 2010, 12:21	#10
MazinKaesar Super Robot Pilot Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Modena (Italy) Age: 49 Posts: 870	Gothic series, (especially Gothic 3), Secret of the Silver Blades, and Droyan, a little and obscure Korean RPG... it was funny and with a nice story. The end sequences was really cool.

24 January 2010, 15:12	#11
Jonathan Drain Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sector K240 Posts: 338	I loved games that had big manuals full of story. You could read the manuals while your brother was hogging the Amiga K240 had interesting background information in the manual even though the game had no story at all. You got the impression that there was more to the world than you saw in the game. Beneath a Steel Sky had a good story. I played it only recently on Nintendo DS. I did some detective work and discovered that the Union City was a future Sydney, Australia. You can work this out from the names of underground railway stations (St James and Museum). I had thought these stations were used in The Matrix for the fight scene between Neo and Agent Smith, but apparently it was a set built at Rozelle railway yards. Same city, though.

24 January 2010, 20:53	#12
Paul_s Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Amigaville Age: 46 Posts: 3,337	for most addictiveness - cannon fodder without a shadow of a doubt. That game was the best I've ever played and still is to this day. Nothing comes close

24 January 2010, 21:38	#14
Interceptor Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Essex, UK Posts: 414	Wing Commander for me.

24 January 2010, 21:39	#15
kamelito Zone Friend Join Date: May 2006 Location: France Posts: 1,819	Another world Monkey 1&2 flashback hero quest 1 Sierra operation stealth best of all time for me not on the Amiga Ico on PS2

24 January 2010, 22:56	#16
Dan Locke Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: USA Posts: 111	Another World Flashback Shadow of the Beast II

24 January 2010, 23:29	#17
Monsterland Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The Netherlands Age: 48 Posts: 208	It came from the desert and Wings really sucked me in as a kid.

25 January 2010, 00:11	#18
Dastardly Into the Wonderful Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: England Age: 49 Posts: 2,335	The Chaos Engine - I think theres a lot of potential in this story and the characters are great. Cadaver - This has a good back story if you look into it. You really get a feel for some of the characters you read about while playing through the game, and most of them you never actually meet. The Beast games - All of them have a very rich atmosphere and unique worlds. I think theres a lot of potential for more story in these too.

25 January 2010, 00:37	#19
Galahad/FLT Going nowhere Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: United Kingdom Age: 50 Posts: 9,014	Shadow of the Beast series Elite - The Dark Wheel

25 January 2010, 08:12	#20
Predseda Puttymoon inhabitant Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tromaville Age: 46 Posts: 7,557	Another interesting background story has the weird manic insane game Burton bird (one of my most favourite). Just read it in the game, really funny.

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