#GameStorytelling #VoiceActing #GameplayVersusWriting
Hey there fellow gamers! 🎮 Have you ever played a game where the writing and voice acting were so top-notch that you could overlook some questionable gameplay? I sure have, and it got me thinking – what are some other examples of games where the writing and voice acting are significantly better than the gameplay?
I mean, Mafia 3 is a perfect example, right? The gameplay might be a bit lackluster, but the writing and voice acting are on another level. It’s like watching a gripping movie unfold right in front of you!
So, I’m curious to hear your thoughts! Drop some names of games that you think fall into this category. Let’s get a discussion going and see if we can discover some hidden gems together. Who knows, we might uncover some amazing narratives that we’ve been missing out on!
Let’s share our experiences and insights, and maybe even recommend some games to each other. I can’t wait to hear what you all have to say! 🔥💬 #GameStorytelling #VoiceActing #GameplayVersusWriting.
Until Dawn
“Twelve Minutes” probably fits in this category!
Maybe Alan Wake? (haven’t played the second one yet/ need a new gpu or a PS5) The gameplay isn’t terrible, but it’s fairly basic, gameplay/levels are linear. The story and writing are good and interesting though.
Wolfenstein new colossus & new order.
The gameplay is…OK…but the story and characters are great
Mass Effect 1
I honestly have no problem with the gameplay of Mafia 3.
But i would say Kane & Lynch series.
TLOU seems like an obvious answer here. I’m gonna say a more controvertial one as well – Fallout NV. The dialogue is stellar but the gunplay is… yeah, it just is
I remember the gunplay and brutality being really decent
The guardians of the galaxy game.
The gameplay was repetitive and boring. But the story and visuals were so fun, I just had to slog through
While stealth was way too basic, imo the driving and gunplay was great in Mafia 3.
But Wolfenstein comes to mind as an example. The gameplay is mediocre, but everything else is great!
Yakuza 0. No other series can compete with the voice acting and writing quality in this game.
Sub-bitching; Mafia shooting mechanics take away the joy of a lot of parts of any Mafia game. The way npc’s react to gunfire also breaks the immersion like a game breaking bug. But I stayed for the driving mechanics and story
GTA!!!! Specially the old ps2 games, everything was so stiff and janky, from the shooting to the movement, I mean i guess driving was ok
Guardians of the Galaxy. Great writing and genuinely funny. Contrasted with boring combat, linear levels, and crappy optimization.
Plague Tale: Innocence and Requiem come to mind. Amazing graphics, great voice acting but rather clunky gameplay.
I do think Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice is pretty much just a puzzle game with some repetitive combat thrown in there, but damn did I enjoy every minute of its story and can’t wait for sequel.
Enter the Matrix & Path of Neo
OG Nier release, much less true for the remake
Mafia (and the remake) is one of my favourite games ever made. Mafia 2 is also very, very good. Mafia 3 I managed about 2 hours of, I just couldn’t get in to it. I have skeptical hopes for mafia 4 but I really hope they do it justice
FF16 is full of Geordies. It’s god damn fantastic.
Gone Home
And the soundtrack. That was good.
Detroit: become human
Fallout: New Vegas
Although that is Bethesda’s fault, not Obsidian.
I finished it after few years only thanks to nofuckinggrind mode
Fallout: New Vegas. Which is why I rank it never higher than 5/10.
Mafia III’s issue is mission progression, not so much core gameplay. The fact that you’re literally doing the same mission structure over and over, and each chapter just has you doing it more times than the last, becomes quite grating after a while. And it, unfortunately, gets to the point where it overshadows everything good about the game because you get horribly bored after a while.
Surprised noone said Spec Ops yet. I wish I can forget about it so I can play it going in blind again.