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Old 12-26-03, 06:57 PM
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Best Video Game Story?
I was thinking about the shitty video game movies to come out and I think one of the reasons is because they keep choosing games with no story. They're fun games to play but I don't think they could make the jumb to live action well, i.e. Mario Bros, Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, Tomb Raider, it's success only seemed to be because of a bounce feature.

But what video game's have the best story?

 
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Old 12-26-03, 10:29 PM
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FF VII and Phantasy Star II come to mind as games with incredible storylines. Either one would have made a good movie script.

I also liked the storyline of Snatcher. Kind of a mystery/adventure story.
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Old 12-27-03, 12:50 AM
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I always thought Chrono Trigger (SNES) would make a decent movie, if they would "darken" it a little.
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Old 12-27-03, 01:45 AM
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Chrono Trigger, FF VI (III in the US), FFVII, Lunar the Silver Star
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Old 12-27-03, 07:11 AM
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Actraiser. Great story and an even better soundtrack.
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Old 12-27-03, 08:04 AM
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If and when they ever finish the Kain/Raziel story from Legacy of Kain/Soul Reaver it will be pretty interesting.
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Old 12-27-03, 11:36 AM
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Prince of Persia: Sand of Time had a good story that tied in really well to the actual gameplay. Excellent ending that tied it all together.
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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
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Old 12-27-03, 04:09 PM
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Old 12-27-03, 08:01 PM
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Old 12-27-03, 08:50 PM
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Final Fantasy VII is going to be a movie. Just so you know.
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Old 12-27-03, 09:08 PM
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The best video game story is one with none or little at all.
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Originally posted by PixyJunket
The best video game story is one with none or little at all.
And a radish is not a radish until it's been planted.
 
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I loved the FFVI(3) storyline.
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The Metal Gear Solids, Finaly Fantasy 6 and 7.
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While I didn't much care for the actual game, I have to admit that the story in FFVII was one of the best in memory.

Chrono Trigger and Vagrant Story also had great storylines, and the Zelda series never disappoints.
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Old 12-28-03, 03:45 PM
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I think E.T. would make an ok movie
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