StaceyPowers Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 If you’ve seen more than a couple of my posts around here, you probably know that I’m obsessed with The Last of Us. There are a hundred reasons I could give, but probably the main one is that it’s a strong character-driven narrative, and it was easy for me to feel like I was walking in Joel’s and Ellie’s shoes. I got really attached to them, and even though it’s been months since I finished the game, I still think about it at some point of the day on most days. Does anyone have any other recommendations for other character-driven video games with compelling storylines like The Last of Us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantanoice Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 I find Japanese games often have compelling stories and characters. JRPGs and visual novels especially. I'm currently playing Octopath Traveler and one of the characters, Primrose, has one of the best game backstories I've come across. Visual novels are text-heavy like traditional novels but they also have visuals and audio. Hence, "visual novel". A number of these have gameplay as well. Some of the best game-y visual novels I've come across are Ace Attorney, Zero Escape and Danganronpa. They all have great stories and characters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DylanC Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 On 7/22/2018 at 12:51 PM, fantanoice said: I'm currently playing Octopath Traveler and one of the characters, Primrose, has one of the best game backstories I've come across. Aye, Primrose has an incredible story--it reminds me a lot of Arya Stark from Game Of Thrones. Hmm, I think Naughty Dog's Uncharted series has some strong and iconic characters. Telltale's The Walking Dead, Quantic Dream's Heavy Rain, Beyond: Two Souls and Detroit: Become Human all have very fully fleshed out characters, as well. They all genuinely feel like real people, which is a hell of a feat for a video game to achieve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatman Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 Far Cry 5 is one game that I could easily recommend that gives more of what you got in playing The Last Of Us. It sets the protagonist (The Deputy) on a wild mission in Montana to put an end to reign of terror by religious fanatic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
