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On the third day of our anniversary, our forum member Suicidal Cockroach gives us his opinion on why there are only a few RPG's with a great story.I had originally intended this article to be about my personal favorite video game Planescape: Torment, I asked my self why this game stood out in my mind above all others. Was it the graphics, the morbid style, the thought of Sigil; a place with infinite portals to infinite worlds with infinite possibilities, these all added to my enjoyment but they were not the core reason.
Was it the combat? I think combat can make or break an RPG, and I like the D&D style, but I’ve seen better combat in other games. Was it the fact that the game appeared to be very heavily influenced by one of my favorite books ‘Pages of Pain’ by Troy Denning, this is why I bought the games in the first place, but not why I enjoyed it so much.
The reason this game stood out to me was the fact that it had a deeper and more meaningful storyline than any other game I had or have since played. As I said before, I had intended this article to be about my favorite game, this is after all a gaming site, however the more I thought about the game the more I realized there was a larger issue at hand. If this game was so good because of it’s story, then why aren’t there more games with meaningful stories? Read the full story here. |
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RPGDot 3rd Anniversary: The Missing Story
