Who would you say is the best storyteller in gaming?

[Neuromancer]

Like if you had to choose, who told the best stories in gaming what name comes to mind? Kojima? Eric Nylund? Marcin Blacha? Sam Lake?Susan O’Connor?




For me it's probably

Drew Karpyshyn or Sam Lake.

What about you?

 

[Jaguar93]

Tetsuya Nomura

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

 

[Kamikaze Revy]

Tetsuya Nomura

This smooth brained moron is the only human being in history to be capable of making a story more convoluted than Hideo Kojima.
Stop it.

 

[Jaguar93]

This smooth brained moron is the only human being in history to be capable of making a story more convoluted than Hideo Kojima.
Stop it.

Nah Kojima’s shyt makes sense. Now Nomura’s bs is all over the place.

 

[Mr. Manhattan]

Tetsuya Nomura

ur joking right?

and the answer is Dan Houser Red Dead, GTA, Max Payne etc

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

Reaffirming after tonight’s TLOU season 2 episode

 

[Jaguar93]

 

[s@n]

no one. I know it's a very minority opinion, but I don't give a flying fukk about story in video games. Unstoppable cutscenes (especially those with QTE tied to them) drive me insane. Dog, I don't care. I like mechanics. What can we do in this MF. Most of these stories are so unbelievably boring and pale to what's readily available in the grand canon of literature. Once we get some games doing magical realism on the level of Sorrentino or Bolaño, I'll tap in. Until then, I'm mashing X

 

[Diondon]

No one in the stratosphere as Naughty Dog. And save me the kiddie anime, rescue the princess, evil lose, good win safe ass Disney shyt

 

[rabbid]

Yeah it's either Kojima or Druckmann. I guess Kojima at this current point but he's still in dangerous need of an editor. I could see Sam Lake getting in there eventually-

 

[RennisDeynolds]

Tetsuya Nomura

Jesus Christ he dresses like his character designs


Suspenders, wallet chains, and zippers

 

[tripleaamin]

Surprise at no mention of Yoko Taro mention. I haven't dived into Drakengard, but both Replicant and Automata have fantastic stories. I do love how the style is different.

• Replicant offering a more character focused narrative with NieR, Kaine and Emil.
• Automata is a more theme focused narrative. The 2nd half of that really sets that in tone.

Also, Katsura Hashino deserves mention. He was the creator of Persona 3 and 4. Persona 3 literally saved Atlus from a brink of collapse. He was also the director of both Persona 5 and Metaphor. Also credited as the writer for both to note.

 

[feelosofer]

Kojima and Katsura Hashino are my top picks. I think they both have extensive experience in writing (Kojima def does) and it shows in how thoughtfully their stories are written out.

 

[Tribaligenesis]

Sam Lake especially with what he's build with the Alan wake connected universe now.