What games do you remember most thanks to their story

[gimbal]

Originally Posted by alexh

Dungeon Master.

Really? Its the "look, there is this evil mastermind that wants to destroy the world, go get him" kind of deal isn't it?

Perhaps there was a booklet bundled with the game that gave more back story, unfortunately I never owned an original of this gem.

[TCD]

Die Kathedrale. You only get small hints at the start what's actually going on and then you have to explore the place thoroughly to discover the bits that make the story. Too bad this was never translated to English, as it's really a good text-adventure.

[alexh]

Originally Posted by gimbal

Perhaps there was a booklet bundled with the game that gave more back story

Yup. Including a mini-novel called "Chaos Unleashed".

link removed due to site containing kickstart and WB images - BippyM

[Predseda]

I think the best example is this:

NOW IT IS THE BEGINNING OF A
FANTASTIC STORY!! LETS MAKE A
JOURNEY TO THE CAVE OF MONSTERS.
GOOD LUCK

Is there anyone who doesn't know which game this comes from?

[TCD]

I do know What's the prize if I post it?

[gimbal]

Originally Posted by Predseda

NOW IT IS THE BEGINNING OF A
FANTASTIC STORY!! LETS MAKE A
JOURNEY TO THE CAVE OF MONSTERS.
GOOD LUCK

Epic (no, that's not the game name). Simple and effective, who needs 20 minutes of FMV to introduce the game?

"YEAH YOU HAVE TO GO DO THINGS WITH STUFF. GOOD LUCK!"


edit: ah, a quick google query gave the answer I should have remembered this one.

[Monsterland]

The little novel that came with some versions of elite was pretty good as well

[TCD]

@the red 'story'
A friend of mine and my humble self played it on the C64 nearly every day during the autumn vacations. We saw that one quite often (), so it's burnt in my mind

[pubzombie]

cinemaware games blew me away back in the day. Hell i still like playing them now. Wings is just so much fun, and it came from the desert had me laffing outloud.
i think there is a youtube interview with the cinemaware guys

[ck1200]

Another World amazed me as a child and kind of still does lol!!

[Mike55]

The Kings Quest adventure games from Sierra were an interesting series.

[Adropac2]

Yes Another World does a great job such is it's mystery- it really is key to why games feel fairly souless today

Flashback also has a story or rather a story told through adventure.Most games really i guess even occasionally the more minimal of games like the Atari 2600 manage this like Indiana Jones

The Pawn, Guild of Thieves, Living on Borrowed time all do an excellent job too

[rsn8887]

Dreamweb AGA!

[Predseda]

One of the greatest introductions ever had Captive II: Liberation. But I don't want to turn this thread to "Best game intros" topic. Just think that the story about rebelling droids is very well written.

I also like Beneath a steel sky story. It was drawn in the comic book, included in the game package.

[gimbal]

Flight of the Amazon Queen had a cool story also. It plays like an interactive movie, like the Indy adventure games.

[Predseda]

Wonderful political story had also Zeewolf 2 nad Subwar 2050.

[PowerPie5000]

Originally Posted by rsn8887

Dreamweb AGA!

Are there actually any major differences between the AGA and OCS/ECS versions

[Raid27]

Originally Posted by pubzombie

i think there is a youtube interview with the cinemaware guys

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As for the question about which game? I'm a cinemaware veteran too and Wings is on the top-ten, I still have to say Wing Commander.
The story really drew you in.

[Snyfls]

• Elite and Froniter
• Monkey Island games
• Moonstone

[Freakyweakywoo]

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