To start it off, as I mentioned, I'm looking for video games with good story. I have perimeters, but I'm not going to add them, because I just want to see any and all options and gauge my interest in all of them. And I mean all of them. It doesn't really matter what type of game, I just wanna see if I'm interested.

In exchange, I can help with things like good movies, maybe? I can help you out in the search for a good story too.

I edited the title of the thread to be more universal, thank you for the recommendations!

...I'll... dip my pinky toe into the gatcha world. With a full free-to-play hazmat suit on. Sometimes I hear the story is good, sometimes I do not. I wonder if the anime girls and pay to win transactions hide a good story underneath, you know? So I figure I judge for myself. Though I don't think I'll travel into genshin or F/GO atm. But thank you for having me think about the topic.

I presume "frustration" as in the games are hard, yeah? Project Moon games... are they all in the same universe? To your knowledge? I know Project Moon from Limbus Company, but I didn't know any of their other games. I remember getting a few adds promoting the game here and there. But that's also a Gatcha game, isn't it?

I've always heard of Nier and Drakengard both being good (mainly Nier since it's more popular). But they haven't grown on me yet. Same with Hades.

But that's the thing, usually when it comes to most games I end up playing and liking, it usually starts with me having a neutral relationship the first time I interact with them, then it interests me enough to play it.

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Tbh gacha games have a bad rep because of their fanbase imo, but understandable if you're not willing to go into that genre xD. If you're interested, though, I've heard that Arknights and Honkai Star Rail are pretty good. The latter came out recently. I only know them by name and because some acquaintances say they're good games. Anyways, the gacha is basically just trying your luck like spinning a roulette or something, so if you're interested in checking out the games I suggest you priotitize the gameplay and story.
I guess the Project Moon games are hard, but I acn't say for sure. I wasn't aware Limbus was a Project Moon game, I've only heard about it from the friend who gave me these recs and according to them it's an entertaining with with gacha as a secondary thing. I know next to nothing about this, either in gameplay or story, but I remember liking the idea behind the Limbus characters (if only I could remember what it was exactly though lol).
Imo it's perfectly fine to take that approach to games. Keeps you from getting disappointed too xD and sometimes you chance on things you weren't expecting in the first place and maybe be pleasantly surprised by them!

I'd be interested in story recs! I don't know how or if I'll be able to check them out but I'm definitely interested in hearing what you have to say :eyes:

Yee. I just hope you find something you like, whatever kind of game it is :3.

Hmm I don't know xD I think I don't have many preferences, so, what are the things you'd recommend the most? Whatever kind of media it is.

i've got some games with stories. all fromsoft games have at least six different stories, three of which can decide how you end the game, and the other three just make you sad as fuck. and also they all have various smaller stories, which get fully explored in like a mini dungeon or something. the easiest one to get into is elden ring, since it has a number of quality of life improvements from their earlier games(such as: no more boss runs, you can just spawn right outside most boss rooms. and also running doesn't drain your stamina unless you're in combat). the only problem is that there's only one story in each game that you don't have to look for. the main story, which isn't enough to carry most of them on its own. so basically if you want a story outta fromsoft: you best get in yer indiana jones cosplay and start lookin for them.

hollow knight and celeste also have compelling stories, and doom eternal has great combat and platforming mixed in with a pretty good story if you look through the lore notes. the latest two god of war games make a great two part story from what i've heard.

@Ash
Ah I see, aren't  most of the souls-like games from fromsoft nonlinear? Like, really non linear, like to the point you can just play and you'd never even know the story.

I do like watching VaatiVidya videos every now and then, but I sometimes worry that this sort of storytelling is a lot of trying to find the story instead of interpreting the story (which in a way is two sides of the same coin). Is this true Ash? Not that there is an issue, its just I'm unsure that that sorta thing is always my style.

@Specter
Here are a few ones that I had. You probably have heard them already, because if I think something may be good, I talk about it on my homethread.

Some books that I have read recently and liked:
Fiction:
- Six of Crows Duology by Leigh Bardugo: I read this a few years back actually, so this grading may be outdated or maybe I may be too mature for it now, but from what I remember, I thought it was pretty cool. A group of young thieves, lead by a prodigy mastermind, plans a heist against the most secure location in the world. I though that the mastermind was cool, because seeing him deduce and plan was fun and clever. I enjoyed the world's magic system as well. It's a hard magic system, but still, pretty cool. It's a duology, and also apart of a larger world, but I never really got to reading the other books besides the duology.

- Mistborn Trilogy By Brandon Sanderson
Ok... I'll admit, I'm not even done reading the first book. But I've been enjoying what I have been reading so far! It's also a hard magic system like Six of Crows... and it also stars a crew of thieves... and it also has a teen prodigy as a main character. Huh.

Well, instead of actually stealing something, this thieving crew has decided to overthrow an empire that has lasted over 1000 years and ruled by an immortal demigod! I kinda find the magic system to be interesting. Characters are given their powers and limits, but new powers and such are added as time goes on, and in a what that we learn more of the world naturally, instead of everything being shoved in our face immediately.

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@Ash
Ah I see, aren't  most of the souls-like games from fromsoft nonlinear? Like, really non linear, like to the point you can just play and you'd never even know the story.

I do like watching VaatiVidya videos every now and then, but I sometimes worry that this sort of storytelling is a lot of trying to find the story instead of interpreting the story (which in a way is two sides of the same coin). Is this true Ash? Not that there is an issue, its just I'm unsure that that sorta thing is always my style.

no, they almost always contain a rather linear main story, so long as you stay on track better than me. and most of the story needed to understand what you're doing is told to you by npcs, bosses/boss loot, and the intro cutscenes. the main story is rather simply told to you, but you need to find the other stories by reading lore notes on loot and boss souls and such. and even then, they never give you the story so completely that you can't interpret from them. they say some things happened, a few other lore notes will imply a reason or two for that thing, and then you can interpret it as you want.

also i don't really watch vaatividya because they'll state headcanons and other such things never stated or implied in game as though truth, i much prefer smoughtown because he's more than willing to state when it's just his interpretation and provide other's interpretations. like for instance, vaatividya states in one of their videos that melina is a child of the marika/radagon fused single person, despite that never being stated or easily implied in the game.

i've not a clue, i play the games but i stay uninvolved with the fandom. that's how i usually do with things i enjoy.

and i've never heard of armored core before, but if it's a fromsoft game don't trust a bald man who squats a lot. never trust the fromsoft bald men.

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ithe latest two god of war games make a great two part story from what i've heard.

Oh, I've heard of this as well. I hope it really grows on me to the point I actively wanna play it. I hear it's a good story, but Vikings weren't really ever my thing. I find that for me, I need a really, really good hook or for it to grow on me. Else I won't get the motivation to look into it.