Best Plot / Atmosphere

[I.S.T.]

Diablo has atmosphere out the ass.

[Tallgeese]

I never played Betrayal at Krondor... have I missed out on fun?

[funkyass]

its fun.

[Gil_Hamilton]

Any music is better than Chrono Cross's music.

Chrono Cross had a great soundtrack.

[Lord Alpha]

Some of my Favorites

Deus Ex
Chrono Trigger
MDK2
The Space Quest series
Ys: Ark of Napishtim - the plot was utterly predictable, but the atmosphere was nicely done
Wild ARMs 2
Tales of Phantasia (can't vouch for the other games in the series)
Xenogears

Any music is better than Chrono Cross's music.

Chrono Cross had a great soundtrack.

Agreed.
And I also suck at quoting borked quotes. {OP note: you're right}

[Agozer]

Silent Hill 2

Also awesome, but I personally preferred Silent hill 3, all the Silent Hill references made me smile.

Well yeah, Silent Hill 3 is more or less a sequel to the first game. But yeah, references to other games in the series kick ass.

Personally, I'm torn between Silent Hill 2 and 3 as my favorite game in that series.

[l3v3l]

Zelda III - ALttP

Err... what ? It's a great game, but... plot ? Ok, so kidnapping Zelda might not have been that overused back then, but did you actually get a kick out of such a miserable plot ?
It doesn't have the slightest beginning of twist or anything of the sort.

At that time I was 8 years old and YES, i got a kick

But anyway, you are right.. This kick would have been more due to the ATMOSPHERE and not to the PLOT.

[Rashidi]

so kidnapping Zelda might not have been that overused

kidnaping hm? i always like the game with kidnapping gals:
Super Mario Bros, Double Dragon, Dragon Warrior, Zelda, Ghost 'n Ghouls, Altered Beast, Spirit Avenger (Gameboy) etc....

basicaly kidnaping girls may lead to wide variety of genre, and most occuring sequels (or spin-off)

[l3v3l]

Best atmosphere:
...
Unreal is nice, too.

True. Regarding Atmosphere one has to mention Half-Life (1&2)!

..and Diablo II, Starcraft, (maybe C&C1 / RA1) as well.

[Gil_Hamilton]

so kidnapping Zelda might not have been that overused

kidnaping hm? i always like the game with kidnapping gals:
Super Mario Bros, Double Dragon, Dragon Warrior, Zelda, Ghost 'n Ghouls, Altered Beast, Spirit Avenger (Gameboy) etc....

basicaly kidnaping girls may lead to wide variety of genre, and most occuring sequels (or spin-off)

Or maybe you just have a bondage fetish.

[neo_bahamut1985]

Any music is better than Chrono Cross's music.

Chrono Cross had a great soundtrack.

Okay, I take that back; just the normal battle music drove me crazy. I like the boss battle theme, though.

[grinvader]

But anyway, you are right.. This kick would have been more due to the ATMOSPHERE and not to the PLOT.

Oh, no objection then. Great atmosphere.

*strikes cuckoos some dozen times and gets feather raped

[darkbenny]

Any music is better than Chrono Cross's music.

Chrono Cross had a great soundtrack.

Okay, I take that back; just the normal battle music drove me crazy. I like the boss battle theme, though.

the normal battle music drove me nuts as well! Seriously, it was so annoying it contributed to me dropping the game half way through.

[Neo Kaiser]

Oh! Oh I forgot to mention Final Fantasy Tactics.

[Gonzo]

Just remembered The Suffering, that game had atmosphere up the wazoo

[I.S.T.]

It really did. I need ot get ahold of that game again one of these days.

[Lord Alpha]

American McGee's Alice, too.

[MisterJones]

I haven't seen any mention of Planescape: Torment. WTF is wrong with you guys?

Also, I loved the atmosphere on both Half-Life 1 and 2. On the first one, I really felt I was a semi-defenseless dude surviving its way out the Compound; on the secon, I really felt being chase by corrupted policemen.

[Neo Kaiser]

Ys: Ark of Napishtim - the plot was utterly predictable, but the atmosphere was nicely done

You mean like the huge eye inside the glass found on the Ruins of Amnesia's biomechanical lab? That eye was also seen on the intro but it was not part of the story.

[grinvader]

That eye was also seen on the intro but it was not part of the story.

Fucking master of the obvious. WE PLAYED IT, DURR.

[creaothceann]

Half-Life 1 and 2

lol yes

[Johan_H]

I never cared particularly for HL1, but 2 is just excellent game design everywhere, both plot and atmosphere are really great (I suppose there's no need to point that out). I prefer faster gameplay in FPS's though.

[Neo Kaiser]

That eye was also seen on the intro but it was not part of the story.

Fucking master of the obvious. WE PLAYED IT, DURR.

But what if someone didn't notice it? Huh?

[Gil_Hamilton]

Shadow Hearts 1 and 2.

Also the original Koudelka, which is apparently in the same continuity.

Pity Sacnoth tore themselves apart over that one.


(Guy that founded Sacnoth was an ex-Squaresoft guy. He left so he could to make genuinely new stuff instead of generic FF knockoffs.
Then the guys that left with him went japanese and decided that making generic FF knockoffs wasn't that bad an idea.

So there was a big pile of headbutting over what the game should be like, and it's a bit of a mixed bag.

The founder quit out of frustration after one game, and then everyone else did Shadow Hearts.)

[Tallgeese]

I wish I could get a copy of Koudelka.