10 Games With MIND-BLOWING LORE

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  • Many video games give us fascinating and complex stories that only get better the deeper you dive in. Here's some of our favorite video game lore.
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    0:00 Intro
    0:23 The Dark Souls Series
    2:16 Mass Effect 1-3
    4:00 The Legend of Zelda
    5:52 The Witcher Series
    7:28 The Destiny Series
    8:46 Remedy Shared Universe
    10:06 The Nier Series
    11:42 The Kirby Series
    12:47 Bloodborne
    14:15 Elder Scrolls
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  • @jasonvalentine7618
    @jasonvalentine7618 2 ปีที่แล้ว +207

    As with dark souls, knowing bloodborne's lore makes any fight against a named person like ludwig or Gascoigne much more impactful after you learn their full story.

  • @ryanmitchell4426
    @ryanmitchell4426 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1710

    Fallout deserves an honorable mention, there is a ton of lore in that series as well.

    • @sadpuckerr5359
      @sadpuckerr5359 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Yes!

    • @eddiedean312
      @eddiedean312 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      The lore behind the Great Divergence is one of my all time favorites.

    • @juniorsanchez4157
      @juniorsanchez4157 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      YES I watched this whole video expecting at least a mention of them somewhere some of the best lord in gaming in my opinion

    • @bigrick3267
      @bigrick3267 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Same with Horizon imo

    • @reggie9595
      @reggie9595 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@eddiedean312 Some people tend to overthink that part of the lore however, and think that it's something that happened at a specific point in time rather than something that took place gradually.

  • @abridgedbog7753
    @abridgedbog7753 2 ปีที่แล้ว +204

    Halo has some crazy lore too, especially regarding the precursors, the origin of the flood and why the humans are called reclamers.

    • @WalleBrown
      @WalleBrown ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I agree, Halo has awesome lore. I feel that the shift from Bungie to 343 really saw a disconnect in the depth of lore for the halo-verse. The flood is basically the main antagonist and mastermind behind the events of the series, and we haven't truly interacted with them since Halo 3.

    • @zoeyredmond5501
      @zoeyredmond5501 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      How tf did halo not make this list? It’s lore goes soooo deep it almost rivals starwars

  • @Cra5hOverride
    @Cra5hOverride 2 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    The Dishonored series actually has a surprising amount of lore to it. Pretty fascinating too.

  • @SkillJoy.
    @SkillJoy. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +648

    I love how the TES lore can go from pretty logical, to absolutely batshit insane

    • @ooginator12
      @ooginator12 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Anything is possible with a Dragon Break

    • @dylaz13
      @dylaz13 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      Isn't there a rumour that one of the writers for Morrowind went on a drug binge for a week and wrote a majority of the lore lol? I think this is just a funny rumour but still, imagine

    • @Giraffinator
      @Giraffinator 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      the The Elder Scrolls
      Until next time.

    • @kendallcochran8487
      @kendallcochran8487 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@dylaz13 disagree with you

    • @whateveryousaygroomer131
      @whateveryousaygroomer131 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And everything in between.

  • @StalxD
    @StalxD 2 ปีที่แล้ว +664

    dragon age,bioshock,mass effect dishonored are great lore games

    • @dascreeb5205
      @dascreeb5205 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      My game crashed as I was about to assassinate the second twin :(
      That Dishonored mission is so long :(.

    • @dascreeb5205
      @dascreeb5205 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      My game crashed as I was about to assassinate the second twin :(
      That Dishonored mission is so long :(.

    • @arturofernandez4058
      @arturofernandez4058 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@dascreeb5205 The one in the Golden Cat? It seems pretty average in length. There are much longer missions in the game

    • @dascreeb5205
      @dascreeb5205 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@arturofernandez4058 I am relatively new, and a crash is always sad.

    • @Rickdegraaf
      @Rickdegraaf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@dascreeb5205 true

  • @joshuamacey6791
    @joshuamacey6791 2 ปีที่แล้ว +241

    I think Dragon Age deserves a spot on this list!

    • @honky9466
      @honky9466 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      I was expecting it through the whole video, disappointed to see it wasn't even mentioned. You can literally spend hundreds of hours reading codex throughout the series. There's over 600 entries just in DAI.

    • @renderxtravels8464
      @renderxtravels8464 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Couldn't agree more, I've spent at least 1000 hours on all three games, each time I play (currently playing through Origins again) I learn something new. Surprised it wasn't on here myself

    • @jifij89
      @jifij89 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      100%, i’m surprised it’s not on the list!

    • @icequeensamwich9309
      @icequeensamwich9309 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yeah, I definitely would've put Dragon Age over Mass Effect, both in total amount of lore (as DA has the novels which expand the lore), and for complexity of it. Kept waiting for it to be on the list.

    • @martanowicka3340
      @martanowicka3340 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Exactly... I was waiting whole video for it. I'm amazed that Mass Effect made into the list and DA didn't...

  • @rev31089
    @rev31089 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Horizon (Zero Dawn and Forbidden West) games definitely deserve recognition as well. I find that plot wise, it’s one of the more unique games out there right now and there’s a ton of history and details you can read throughout the world in the recordings and data points. And also, the idea of technology and AI destroying the world and rebuilding is not an unrealistic concept.

    • @CHEEBnRUN
      @CHEEBnRUN 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It really is a fascinating concept and story. Def one that could be a HBO series.

  • @TheMoonShepard
    @TheMoonShepard 2 ปีที่แล้ว +836

    There's something wondrous about exploring a game world and learning its history and uncovering its secrets.

    • @perkyshmurky
      @perkyshmurky 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      really makes the story better

    • @thothtahuti5509
      @thothtahuti5509 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      It's a major part of why I game, games are a living (at least visually) experience, it's got to have a good story

    • @xavier9183
      @xavier9183 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Outer wilds, bloodborne, nier: automata

    • @sephy980
      @sephy980 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      more immersive that way. feels like the world exists and always has done regardless of the players presence.

    • @lavishsavage6743
      @lavishsavage6743 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Its easy to get lost in thats what I love about it

  • @TheWindii
    @TheWindii 2 ปีที่แล้ว +452

    The Elder Scrolls manages to actually make its world feel as old as the lore claims it to be. That's something a lot of games, or fiction in general, fail to do.

    • @dejay4568
      @dejay4568 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Fr skyrim is my favourite game because of that. I find it so immersive because it feels like a real place thousands of years ago because it has so much history and lore.

    • @lopiklop
      @lopiklop 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      TES lore is the king of all lore.

    • @LuisMiguel-on5oe
      @LuisMiguel-on5oe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      The game itself feels ancient because it runs on the bones of 20+ year engine lol

    • @luzifersohn5010
      @luzifersohn5010 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@lopiklop I just clicked this video to make sure TES is on Top 1 spot. ^^

    • @GodJack2099
      @GodJack2099 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lopiklop Along with pretty much any FromSoft game’s lore

  • @DarkNeogen
    @DarkNeogen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    The Legend of Heroes series also deserves a mention. In a textual form there's so much lines of dialog and lore. The series spans the Trails in the Sky, Trails from Zero, Trails to Azure, Trails of Cold Steel 1-4, Trails into Reverie and the soon to be 'Kuro no Kiseki' duology.

    • @charlesclements7382
      @charlesclements7382 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Someone else understands. I'm sorry but dark souls and elder scrolls haven't come close to the quality of lore in legend of heroes. The ways it's weaved in things as unimportant as Antoines journey to things as importantly as the still unknown objectives of the grandmaster to random NPCs showing up games later giving you tales of the heroes from the previous games. Not just honorable mention but #1 spot for sure

  • @albestos
    @albestos 2 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    What would certainly deserve a spot on this list is Hollow Knight. It's rather similar to the Soulsborne games in terms of how it's delivered, and it is both fascinating and emotionally impactful - especially in regards to the late game.

    • @eranronen573
      @eranronen573 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hollow knight lore is skin deep even more than dark souls

    • @albestos
      @albestos ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@eranronen573
      girl please

    • @eranronen573
      @eranronen573 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Albert A. you're joking, hollow knight's lore is nice but there's very little of it

    • @albestos
      @albestos ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@eranronen573
      Very little is absolutely an exaggeration. And besides, even if that were true, there doesn't need to be a ton of lore for it to be great. Kind of the other way around really

    • @eranronen573
      @eranronen573 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Albert A. as I said it's nice, I wouldn't compare it to destiny tho

  • @wayne20uk
    @wayne20uk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +718

    True story : A few years back i was battling a deep depression with suicidal thoughts and attempts etc but at the same time i decided to try Dark Souls 1, i got so engrossed by the lore that it took my mind off those things and made me want to live to see how it played out. Sad tale but sadly true. Im all better now btw...

    • @ChristopherRockhill
      @ChristopherRockhill 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      I can relate. Bloodborne did that for me.

    • @Theophiloz
      @Theophiloz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@ChristopherRockhill Bloodborne also did that for me. Reignited my love for video games.

    • @vrare6178
      @vrare6178 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      glad you are better now, games are amazing

    • @varuntamrakar4101
      @varuntamrakar4101 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Congratulations on your recovery 🙌

    • @aprilsnappy3318
      @aprilsnappy3318 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Hey now that’s pretty cool, good to hear you’re doin better :))

  • @JLConawayII
    @JLConawayII 2 ปีที่แล้ว +140

    Horizon: Zero Dawn has some crazy lore. It was obvious going into the game that our present-day civilization fell, but I don't think anyone expected just how monumentally cataclysmic the event was that caused it. Reading all the ancient data points about these events unfolding, it was chilling.

    • @CasepbX
      @CasepbX 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It was basically just skynet...

    • @coldbore5601
      @coldbore5601 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I honestly thought the lore was better than the actual story of the game

    • @JLConawayII
      @JLConawayII 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@CasepbX No. Not even close.

    • @thegaminglord2190
      @thegaminglord2190 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      What lore tho, what is the lore of this game beside this one event?, everything before it was normal earth, and after it was is the present day in the game, this game has "a" lore not a mind blowing one, especially when we find out the scientist alloy is cloned from basically took the "halo" way out of the problem.

    • @alexterieur8813
      @alexterieur8813 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Honestly just imagining all these cities getting wiped out one after the other....

  • @TUGASTYLE97
    @TUGASTYLE97 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    What about the Kingdom Hearts series? Monty Zander has this Lore Dump series containing 11 videos explaining the Lore in the KH universe, plus some videos on other games. The longest video about KH is over 4h long. All 11 videos add to a total of 1 day, 5 hours, 45 minutes and 23 seconds, which is absolutely insane.
    I haven't watched his series yet, so idk how good it actually is.
    And I just wanna say I just found your channel yesterday and I've watched like 20 videos already. Great content! Already subscribed and excited to keep watching!

    • @MforMovesets
      @MforMovesets 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Noone understands weeb junk its just meant so sound smart.

  • @alexanderkowolowski5194
    @alexanderkowolowski5194 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    The Half-Life/Portal shared universe has so greatly written and mysterious lore behind it, it surely deserves a mention.

  • @brentbjerke1619
    @brentbjerke1619 2 ปีที่แล้ว +182

    There are so many games with cool stories, but I’m surprised neither HZD or Halo made the list. This could easily be a multiple video series. Can’t wait for the next one!

    • @bradchampion687
      @bradchampion687 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Bro the halo books !!!!,

    • @jonesyjones5648
      @jonesyjones5648 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Yeah, Halo is what came to mind for me. SO much lore.

    • @charlie7mason
      @charlie7mason 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Dude, you literally nailed the exact two that came to my mind.

    • @ND_Dova
      @ND_Dova 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Halo and Elder Scrolls… good stuff

    • @arbiter5999
      @arbiter5999 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Mortal kombat has some wacky stuff goin too

  • @webs317
    @webs317 2 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    I love exploring the codex in the Mass Effect series every time I start a new game. Even after playing the Legendary Edition years after I first started, I’m still learning new things about that universe.

    • @editorrbr2107
      @editorrbr2107 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I wish every entry were narrated. I would flop down with a pillow on the sofa and go to sleep to that

    • @aeli999
      @aeli999 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I love reading the planet descriptions also in 2 and 3. So much lore that pops up now and again in various conversations or as parts of other lore. And sometimes after you've played through and you are doing so again it's like, I totally didn't catch that the first time. NPC conversations and the news can be like that too though if I have to hear "disgraced Commander Shepard" one more time... lol

  • @Supreet908
    @Supreet908 2 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    We don't know the whole series just yet, but I am fascinated by the world of Horizon. Zero Dawn had some great backstory and lots of loose ends to tie up and plenty of room to expand as well.

    • @F.E.M.T.O
      @F.E.M.T.O 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      game was crap, next

    • @Supreet908
      @Supreet908 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @@F.E.M.T.O can't be any worse than your opinions hahaha

    • @soroushai2374
      @soroushai2374 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Facts all over great game

    • @info0
      @info0 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      well, while I do agree with 1st game being interesting and having great story, I can't say rn for 2nd. Not gonna spoil it tho, but for me, it's a step down from Zero Dawn. There was just something hooking you in 1st game (for me it was seeking who Aloy is and where did the machines originate from).

    • @King_Bates00
      @King_Bates00 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@info0 everyone has their opinion! I'm really enjoying Forbidden West more than I did the first one! Lol

  • @jesseelielgoncalves3836
    @jesseelielgoncalves3836 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I'd say Dragon Age and the Pillars of Eternity series deserved honorable mentions, at least. They contain many lore events to take note of.

  • @Mayor_Of_Eureka17
    @Mayor_Of_Eureka17 2 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    Lore is the secret sauce in videogames. This is exactly what brought me to them . Natal Technologies and Tomb Raider lore and Umbrella..I mean .. unreal stuff as a kid to sink your teeth into .

  • @gr8dragonx322
    @gr8dragonx322 2 ปีที่แล้ว +141

    Dead Space has extremely interesting lore as well as halo and dishonored

    • @Radioactivejason
      @Radioactivejason 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Warframe too, check out xayl for his loreframe vids

    • @ongbak190
      @ongbak190 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The lore of all Halo games could have been fit into 2 games.

    • @undo5659
      @undo5659 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@ongbak190 ammm nop, its pretty extense and detailed

    • @gr8dragonx322
      @gr8dragonx322 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ongbak190 obv you've never paid attention

  • @MakeyJu
    @MakeyJu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    from the games that I've played I love the lore of Mass Effect, The Elder Scrolls, Dragon Age and Witcher the most 🧡 I also have to mention Warcraft. yes, it's gotten ridiculous at this point in WoW but the universe they created is so big and impactful, you just can't ignore it

  • @Dr.Gortman
    @Dr.Gortman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Destiny’s lore is so massive, and starts at the beginning of time of the Destiny universe. If you choose to read the lore you unlock, or just learn it all from byf, it’s really interesting. I really enjoy the Hive lore.

  • @joshuacope2616
    @joshuacope2616 2 ปีที่แล้ว +123

    My son loves hollow knight and the lore is surprisingly deep

    • @dascreeb5205
      @dascreeb5205 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Hollow knight:
      Pros: good game.
      Fun.
      Cool characters.
      Cons:
      Lore that will give you depression.

    • @John-bj1zx
      @John-bj1zx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@dascreeb5205 Cons: Nightmare King Grimm.
      I literally can't react fast enough to beat him. lol

    • @jaysmith6466
      @jaysmith6466 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yah picking kirby over hollowknight or halo is a bit of a headscratcher

    • @joshuacope2616
      @joshuacope2616 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Sava-spoon, witch queen. don't forget the anxiety of waiting on information on the sequel lol

    • @hollowknight9528
      @hollowknight9528 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Very good game and lore

  • @basicsimp8798
    @basicsimp8798 2 ปีที่แล้ว +267

    For me, Horizon Zero Dawn has one of the best post apocalyptic lore out there. Love that almost every machine you encounter was created to initially create the world they live in too.

    • @LegendOfKhaos12
      @LegendOfKhaos12 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      This was actually my first thought. What I’m playing now. But like how every machine has its own specific weaknesses and strengths etc

    • @Bakedcakeyyy
      @Bakedcakeyyy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Absolutely. Just finished the game and the lore around the game was so interesting and the presentation was absolutely fantastic as well

    • @ABadassDragon
      @ABadassDragon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Its damn belivable too. The apocalypse happens because of one influential guy does what he wants, ignoring the expert and when everything does go to hell, then he asks the expert to clean his mess

    • @omegaman7377
      @omegaman7377 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ABadassDragon Replace "influential guy" by Fauci and the sci-fi look like an anticipation story.

    • @BrimDStone
      @BrimDStone 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Also the psychological aspect when hearing all the voice memos and documents is just mind-blowing.

  • @MassiveJetGrind
    @MassiveJetGrind 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    I'd like to add 'Warhammer' as an honorable mention. 'Warhammer' is initially and primarily a tabletop game, but there are video games, and the lore is insanely massive.

    • @quentinh3140
      @quentinh3140 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      yeah but the video games themselves dont add much to the lore and dont have the best stories.
      You dont play warhammer games for the games' lore but you play them to see the lore you already know in action.

    • @achtsekundenfurz7876
      @achtsekundenfurz7876 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I guess that WH / Wh40K count as TTGs. Their videogame tie-ins don't contribute much to lore, they merely expand upon the existing lore.
      It's a similar situation as -Superman 64_ -- it didn't add to the Superman lore, which was already written down in comic books and some movies. Video games muat be the (or "a" at least) primary medium to qualify for this list.

    • @derpsiroop1884
      @derpsiroop1884 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Came to say this

  • @honky9466
    @honky9466 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Dragon age has an insane amount of lore. You can literally spend hundreds of hours reading everything between all 3 games

  • @sabakandashvili5373
    @sabakandashvili5373 2 ปีที่แล้ว +149

    I know more about elder scrolls lore than my own country's history. There is so much lore! From Anu and padomay to dwemer and hist! I just love the elder scrolls lore

    • @arkhamknight6371
      @arkhamknight6371 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Haha me too.With other games too 🤣 😂

    • @arkhamknight6371
      @arkhamknight6371 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Whats the difference when u think about it, both forms of history will never affect in u life besides just being info n entertainment

    • @starmorpheus
      @starmorpheus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Honestly I get more joy from knowing ES' lore than real life.

    • @Nytephyre
      @Nytephyre 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@arkhamknight6371 That’s not true at all. It’s important to learn history so that you do not repeat mistakes of the past. I weep for the future.

    • @arkhamknight6371
      @arkhamknight6371 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Nytephyre really? In your life right now u need world history to keep u from doing something stupid? Stopppppp it son

  • @raiden6428
    @raiden6428 2 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    Ah another great night due to Gameranx's uploads. If only all nights could be like this. Oh, wait... they are! It is a good life we lead, Falcon. May it never change.

    • @Gebro_gaming891
      @Gebro_gaming891 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      And may it never change us.

    • @kaseyrolow
      @kaseyrolow 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Funny it’s like 2:30 pm where I’m at lol greeting from California, hope all is well your way!

    • @TheBloatedChap
      @TheBloatedChap 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Never seen so much ass kissing in my life

    • @dithery6622
      @dithery6622 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@TheBloatedChap lmao

    • @Thereallifebasil
      @Thereallifebasil 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nanomachines son.

  • @OGCreete
    @OGCreete 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I just started my first playthrough of Oblivion and I'm extremely excited! I know next to nothing about the game and I can't wait to experience it all for the first time.

  • @manuelcellini5708
    @manuelcellini5708 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The mind-blowing thing about TES lore is that it goes from quantum physics kind of stuff to ancient gnostic concept: it's not just the authors being creative; it's often clear they did a lot of research (or at least that they have lots of personal interests).

  • @Devine2712
    @Devine2712 2 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    The warframe lore is a piece of art! From the different lore pieces of the frames of War them selfs to the zariman ten zero ship accident, or the lore behind ordis and the orokin are just unmatched compared to lores of other free to play games.

    • @Clevelandschamp90
      @Clevelandschamp90 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Right I couldn't agree more no love for Warframe or free to play games!

    • @godzelda123
      @godzelda123 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Was just about to comment this same thing.

    • @loganfields159
      @loganfields159 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Came to back Warframe. Sometimes the sick story gets lost in the grind but the lore is DOPE.

    • @jobbx6474
      @jobbx6474 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      went looking for this in the comments

    • @stanleyharjadi1574
      @stanleyharjadi1574 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      👍

  • @deadgum11
    @deadgum11 2 ปีที่แล้ว +211

    Witcher lore feels very extensive because it has the books, which makes it special imo. Warframe definitely deserves a mention, as well as Bioshock, Fallout and Halo. TES and Nier were great choices.

    • @noobjitsu1743
      @noobjitsu1743 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Witcher lore is far more extensive than he made it sound

    • @dale7326
      @dale7326 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same for warhammer lore.

    • @toshiroyamada2443
      @toshiroyamada2443 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dale7326 Warhammer has like 200 novels by various authors. Not sure if they are all considered kanon as I'm only on book 23 of the audiobooks.

    • @mckanescott9423
      @mckanescott9423 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      yeah warframe gets pretty weird and interesting

    • @BioHunter1990
      @BioHunter1990 ปีที่แล้ว

      Those books are heavily plagiarized from decades of writing by Michael Moorcock, so yeah.

  • @ChalkInTheLand
    @ChalkInTheLand 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm 38. I grew up playing the NES, then the SNES and Sega. It's so incredible to see how far video games have come

  • @whoeveruwantittobe
    @whoeveruwantittobe ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love that you added the Remedy expanded universe to this list. I thoroughly enjoyed those games and all of the amazing detail baked into them.

  • @tynanbarnes6506
    @tynanbarnes6506 2 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    I know fallout makes like 60% of the lists but I was really surprised to not see it on this one. The amount of character back story and terminals talking about things people did who you will never actually meet in game is insane.

    • @vipset87
      @vipset87 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      true. i was hopin to see bioshock too

    • @bran4996
      @bran4996 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Agreed!

    • @aeli999
      @aeli999 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah I have to read every terminal because sometimes it's sad, sometimes it's really interesting, and sometimes it's downright hilarious. Like, I used to work with these people kind of feeling. lol

  • @GAMEOVERttp
    @GAMEOVERttp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    I've just finished skyrim from start to finish level 100 all skills player level 252 and platinumed it on playstation. Took me 2 months of none stop play. And I still havnt read all books or finished all side quests....its totally mad. Of I continue my play through I will have to try complete all quests the game for a offline game does not end.

    • @Ardnahc_FL
      @Ardnahc_FL 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Skyrim has one of the best lore in my opinion every quest has its own story

    • @GAMEOVERttp
      @GAMEOVERttp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Ardnahc_FL yes and even if the story isnt great it's always related to the lore in some was hopefully ES6 will not be a flop and live up to ES5

    • @Ardnahc_FL
      @Ardnahc_FL 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@GAMEOVERttp Hope so

  • @visionhawk4403
    @visionhawk4403 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I would include the Dragon Age series (Bioware is usually great with lore) and the Tomb Raider series, especially the reboots.

  • @drhomer38
    @drhomer38 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I feel like Battletech/MechWarrior doesn't get enough love for its lore. So many great stories that feel very relatable to our world especially the Amaris Civil War, Star League Exodus, Fedcom Civil War, and of course the lore behind the mechs.

  • @skjoldrodinson408
    @skjoldrodinson408 2 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    I feel like Horizon Zero Dawn has some incredible lore. I absolutely loved finding out what events had caused the world you explored as you played the game.

    • @bigrick3267
      @bigrick3267 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I can't wait for Forbidden West next month, Horizon's story is fantastic and i'm really looking forward to continuing it
      Feb gonna be crazy with Horizon, dying light 2 and Elden Ring, looking forward to all 3

    • @alitfirdaus3609
      @alitfirdaus3609 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Espescially when a hologram shows how the environment looked like back then

    • @Silver_Salvation
      @Silver_Salvation 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Horizon lore is super cool but it was all explained in the game through the main story line. Other games like FNAF have crazy lore that needs to be puzzled together with the games, books, voice lines and source code of websites. its just insane.

    • @manushabearfield
      @manushabearfield 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      One of my favorite games just because of the story 🔥

  • @bibochu7939
    @bibochu7939 2 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    horizon zero dawn's take on a post apocalyptic event was also unique and presented so well throughout the course of the game. then there's also dragon age and its depiction on magic and myths, which was really satisfying

  • @nuclearthrone2497
    @nuclearthrone2497 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I recently played Control and I was so impressed, both gameplay and story were on of the best!

  • @nightingale2211
    @nightingale2211 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    It’s been 4 years since I played Nier Automata and to this day, after having read EVERYTHING I could find about the story, I still have troubles explaining it

  • @dorabrooks76
    @dorabrooks76 2 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    I really enjoy the lore from Horizon Zero Dawn. Piecing together the back story while exploring was super engaging and entertaining! Can't wait to find out more, as there are still so many mysteries- ach, Forbidden West is coming out so soooooon!!! 😁
    Hollow Knight is also a great game for lore. Depressing, sure, but awesome! 😉

    • @PriestOfShits
      @PriestOfShits 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same HZD lore was really good imo but since i am PC player im sad ..hope the new one will come to pc sooner then later :)

  • @1987cadams
    @1987cadams 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Warhammer, there's so much to it and it's cool. I think it started off as a tabletop game but they made some games that touch a little here and there. What little lore I know is really really cool.

    • @jamestewhetu944
      @jamestewhetu944 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      there is also hundreds maybe thousands of irl books and lots of factions and religions with massive timelines and history

    • @DrayvinAximov
      @DrayvinAximov 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not to mention 2 full universes(currently).

    • @bervirus
      @bervirus 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Its more like games that built on a lore... Like warhammer 40k series

  • @heatherperkins9737
    @heatherperkins9737 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Love seeing Mass Effect on this list. I got so involved with the characters and storylines I wanted to start the trilogy over again as soon as I finished my first playthrough. Cant wait to see what the next Mass Effect game is like.

  • @danesmith2133
    @danesmith2133 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    On of my favorite games for lore was the first original game of Resident Evil. Because the first portion of the game is a mystery thriller there are some really mind blowing files and reports tucked away in various computers that can read to try and piece together the events leading up to the Hive going silent. I was disappointed when most of this shrouded lore all got ignored starting with RE4, but it was such a cool thing to get caught up in at the time.

  • @SamuraiCypher
    @SamuraiCypher 2 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    I love how Dark Souls and Mass Effect are two radically opposite ways of exploring world lore. And both are so immersive to me.

  • @ParabellNine
    @ParabellNine 2 ปีที่แล้ว +119

    My favorite lore has to be the NieR Series, it's such a mind blowing feeling when you realize everything what's happening in the game and what happened to that world before you take part in it
    But it's even more mind blowing when you realize how philosophical and deep that lore actually is. Most games lore are just that, a story to tell, and even if it is insanely big like Elder Scrolls, it doesn't have a message or a real reason to be that big.
    That's the difference with NieR

    • @renrivera3914
      @renrivera3914 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      EXACTLY! And understanding the lore requires replaying the game again and again, as your understanding for the game increases the darker it gets.

    • @pepepls6660
      @pepepls6660 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Nier series is overshadowed, as it should, by 2Bs booty but the lore behind it is hands down one of the most interesting and mind bending ones in the history of my 20 years of gaming

    • @samueljohnson8911
      @samueljohnson8911 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Elite also has lore like that when it comes to in-universe politics.

    • @shriyanshpandey112
      @shriyanshpandey112 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      To each their own, but a world is where different stories happen but none is the story of the world, is my best approach to lore, so philosophical meanings and moral of the story/ies ain't my thing.
      And that is why I love the elder scrolls because it's universe isn't centered around someone or something or some concept, it's just a separate world, like ours but different. And even the lore in the books in the game are just attempts of people in that universe to understand the world around them, like people thought of flat earth in the real world so does the people of the TES universe think about the structure of Nirn,Oblivion and Aetherius.

    • @c.a.a.n7874
      @c.a.a.n7874 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yee too bad the gameplay is repetitive, annoying, and tedious to an ungodly level. If they made the games fun I'd definitely play em but God I'd rather stick a fork into an anthill and receive the all mighty wrath of million spawn

  • @dirtyfrench2926
    @dirtyfrench2926 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Myst universe has an insane amount of lore across all the games.

  • @tajb2595
    @tajb2595 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    How is Halo not on here? In my opinion it is the greatest space opera story ever written. The entire lore of ancient humanity, the covenant, forerunners and precursors and all the individual alien races is so interesting.

  • @CommanderCodyChipless
    @CommanderCodyChipless 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    My favorite lore has to be Bloodborne. It's deep, and it doesn't rely on tropes of storytelling like having every single event be based on something grand, rather the story is more realistic in the sense that important characters make mistakes.

    • @jjcoola998
      @jjcoola998 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Seconding this, just an amazing journey and lore throughout as it keeps getting crazier

    • @raven-0621
      @raven-0621 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      it's not deep but it's really constructed, it's in a top 5 for me for sure

    • @CommanderCodyChipless
      @CommanderCodyChipless 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@raven-0621 idk man maybe you're lacking on learning some lore of you think it isn't deep. Js

  • @TheGreatInternetSurfer
    @TheGreatInternetSurfer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +148

    I feel like DOOM and Warframe’s lore should have been on this list. The lore in both of those games are batshit crazy.

    • @jonasbs86
      @jonasbs86 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Learning the Warframe's lore is a GARGANTUAN effort. It's friggin' enormous.

    • @apathy526
      @apathy526 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Doom lore though

    • @keenzo1998
      @keenzo1998 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      nah

    • @kiofguafters3510
      @kiofguafters3510 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@jonasbs86 the fkin psychology you need to learn to understand a lot of it, its amazing

    • @Venus_Raven
      @Venus_Raven 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ahhh Warframe I miss the lore,not the game

  • @solotastic4193
    @solotastic4193 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What grabs my attention is the smaller stories/side stories that the player can experience. No matter how short it may be, the lure behind the story is important.

  • @BlackishSayian
    @BlackishSayian 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    If you count LOTR games, that is one of the craziest universe lore out there, along with star wars.
    The elder scrolls can contend with them which is very impressive.

  • @wolfepakt
    @wolfepakt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +130

    Totally agree with TES as number 1, somehow, I think there needs to be a part 2 (and probably 3) to this video!

    • @AuraJewel
      @AuraJewel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Did you know Vivek means 'Enlightened consciousness'

    • @dacsus
      @dacsus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I like TES, a have all the games (except Arena) bought, but WOW lore is much deeper, sorry (from vanilla to WOTLK - then it went to shit).

  • @cshack30
    @cshack30 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    How did kingdom hearts not make this list, the lore is absolutely crazy in these games

    • @greypolar2720
      @greypolar2720 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It's tacked-on lore though, as a way of explaining why there's another game, similar to how each Metal Gear just makes the story more contrived.

    • @GlossArt
      @GlossArt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I think it's different in the sense that the direct *narrative* of the kingdom hearts series is what's crazy, the *lore* isn't on the same level

    • @daniellaniganohara2456
      @daniellaniganohara2456 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@GlossArt Thats an interesting distinction, honestly, but you're not wrong. Everything in the Kingdom Hearts lore is just there to serve the story, but it still does get pretty complicated.

  • @alsybroth
    @alsybroth ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Legacy of Kain should've gotten a mention. The lore surrounding Nosgoth is so intricate and the ongoing story behind Kain and Raziel is far more complicated than your bog-standard revenge fable.

  • @visionhawk4403
    @visionhawk4403 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Mass Effect 2's Kasumi add-on also had a kind of out-in-the-open Easter egg linking the Mass Effect series with the Dragon Age series. In Donovan Hock's vault, there's a statue of a Darkspawn Ogre in t he room. If you examine it, Kasumi will say something like "imagine finding something like that in a dark corner." I found this interesting and it felt like a vague link from Mass Effect to Dragon Age. It might have been just for fun but I like to think they're in the same universe, just millennia apart.

  • @TheBloatedChap
    @TheBloatedChap 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Dark souls and bloodborne tickle me just the right way when it comes to lore. I love finding the story through context

    • @abmtz8537
      @abmtz8537 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Anything fromsoftware has interesting lore even Sekiro. vaatividya does an awesome job explaining bosses background and even npcs

  • @davisgarrett6298
    @davisgarrett6298 2 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Personally, I have always been obsessed with the Assassin’s Creed lore about the Isu and how all the games tie together

    • @enzog1078
      @enzog1078 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Some of the worst lore out there by far

    • @jatocato
      @jatocato 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree even though gameplay changes is iffy at times i love the lore

    • @ChloeHartzog
      @ChloeHartzog 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      If we're talking about the AC series from 1 up to Black Flag, then yes
      Everything else above that are just rinse and repeat process for more money without actually adding more to the lore

    • @ofcrgry
      @ofcrgry 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      assassins creed was better off with conspiracy-style lore from the Ezio trilogy’s puzzles

    • @davisgarrett6298
      @davisgarrett6298 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Haha when I wrote this I knew all anyone would talk about is how bad the new games are but tbh the new games are my favorite

  • @cozymonk
    @cozymonk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wind Waker couldn't have telegraphed harder that it was part of a larger timeline. They tell you over and over again that there has been this hero, dressed in green, who has reincarnated and fought Gannon repeatedly throughout the ages and that at some point they had to seal him away and flood Hyrule to trap him under the ocean. Skyward Sword similarly telegraphed strongly that it was a prequel to a continuous timeline.

  • @briankelly1240
    @briankelly1240 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Would love for this to be a series!

  • @joshsmith8715
    @joshsmith8715 2 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    Destiny overall has some of the most intriguing lore with each enemy species and everything. The hive lore story is one of my favorite stories in all of gaming (from their start up until our run in with oryx and our run in with savathun next month)

    • @OrphanCrippler1
      @OrphanCrippler1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      They used to. Now its just basic, watered down bs. A lot of it has lost its mystery and become a basic sci fi story

    • @godberryyy9787
      @godberryyy9787 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@OrphanCrippler1 no destiny’s lore is amazing

    • @ww8085
      @ww8085 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@OrphanCrippler1 so true

    • @huey515
      @huey515 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@OrphanCrippler1 and that my good sir is called a opinion. You're probably complaining about the lore being bad because you don't even know any of it

    • @companioncubeismysoulmate180
      @companioncubeismysoulmate180 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      To bad the games a piece of shit, needs to be rebranded "microtransactions the game, give us all your money". Literally a dlc, season pass experience with a game added on.

  • @styx8975
    @styx8975 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    The Elder Scrolls is definitely my favourite series because of how vast and deep the lore is even though I fail to understand most of it because it’s so complex.

  • @mmcmullen7411
    @mmcmullen7411 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When I start a new game I like to watch/listen to lore videos on TH-cam. This is what keeps me interested in and going back to elder scrolls games.

  • @lanewallace.
    @lanewallace. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    I was really expecting to see Half Life on this list. The lore in those are insane, and the fact that it even connects to portal just elevates the mysterious lore.

    • @duanehall8320
      @duanehall8320 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was hoping for it as well, half life is one of my absolute favorite games of all time

    • @ShhhHhhhz
      @ShhhHhhhz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      sorry but pc games are not allowed

  • @willvilabcn
    @willvilabcn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Yeah, Warcraft should definitely be high in this one. Videogames spanning for almost 30 years + many books that go beyond what you see in any of these. Memorable lore too, great characters, great stories.

    • @crishez7539
      @crishez7539 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah man, I almost forgot that Warcraft has also deep lore.

    • @JayBigDadyCy
      @JayBigDadyCy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Unfortunately Bliz has basically ruined their own story, but I remember watching Nobbel's vids years ago and it was so engrossing to hear all this lore I had nfc about in a game I'd played since the original Warcraft rts.

    • @jgerdinggmail
      @jgerdinggmail 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Was thinking this through the whole video, how in the world is that universe not on this list?! It's so extensive and actually very interesting, to the point where you don't need to have your life dedicated to it to be intrigued by it.

  • @ClicheDudeStuff
    @ClicheDudeStuff ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Haven't played it for too long, but RuneScape should be an honorable mention.

  • @cyunt8167
    @cyunt8167 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    mass effect has my heart forever, i’ve played da, witcher, and a lot of RPGS but mass effect just feels way different and is my personal favourite 💖

  • @tallking7777
    @tallking7777 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Horizon zero dawn, and Dishonored both have deep rich intriguing lore.

  • @count3rcultured
    @count3rcultured 2 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    The two games I'm missing from this list are Dishonored and Horizon Zero Dawn. Though, I do agree with all of them being on the list

    • @mrmagoo756
      @mrmagoo756 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hzd a load of shit.

    • @Pedrooko
      @Pedrooko 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      HZD is easily one of the best games out there. I love it.

    • @thegaminglord2190
      @thegaminglord2190 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      How is horizon zero dawn is mind blowing in lore, the whole game talk about 1 event that fucked everything up and the scientist that our character is cloned from had to take the "halo" route to save earth that's it the game has no lore other than that 1 event, in no way it could be on a list of "mind blowing" lore

    • @Pedrooko
      @Pedrooko 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@thegaminglord2190 You clearly haven't read the logs and listened to all the dialogues. 🙂

    • @MonkeyJedi99
      @MonkeyJedi99 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Pedrooko Right? Poems, logs, adverts, code fragments, overheard conversations, collectable coffee mugs...

  • @danieldevito6380
    @danieldevito6380 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Remedyverse is truly incredible

  • @OXMStudios
    @OXMStudios 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What I remember and love the most about my destiny days is the literally weapon and object lore. They took the time to write something in the description even if the object is not lore accurate

  • @Aryan-eo4hb
    @Aryan-eo4hb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Rusty Lake is a point and click puzzle game series which also has a great and deep lore. They’ve done a great job in introducing characters, telling their backstories and retaining some mystique as well. If you’re looking to play some light games with a deep and interesting lore, I would definitely recommend this.

    • @nolejd50
      @nolejd50 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I played every part, it's such a great series. Unbelievable.

    • @kfj6709
      @kfj6709 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What would be some other games like this since you mentioned light. Is this like the vanishing of ethan Carter or dear eshther and the like?

    • @mynftnow9957
      @mynftnow9957 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Those are great games, they were also good at proving how dumb I am 😂

    • @Aryan-eo4hb
      @Aryan-eo4hb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@kfj6709 Ethan Carter might be similar to Rusty lake in terms of a mysterious setting/story but it’s not gameplay-wise. Ethan Carter is a walking simulator while Rusty Lake is a Point and click game. Through abandoned, Forgotten Hills and Silent Age are some similar games gameplay-wise.

  • @traytonvanderecken3311
    @traytonvanderecken3311 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Mass Effect has one of my favorite lore in gaming and that's what I love about the series.

  • @mattasticmattattack8546
    @mattasticmattattack8546 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The fact you gave ES number 1 has gave me faith your a real gamer ❤

  • @dominiccenteno1233
    @dominiccenteno1233 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I played Skyrim for a long time and I'm a bit of lore freak so I'm often on fandom wikis of anything I find myself invested in. Elder Scrolls is one of those series be it games, books or movies that the lore is so deep. Not just rich-filled lore but the concepts of CHIM and towers just totally brings it to the top for me.

  • @arthurduarte7705
    @arthurduarte7705 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Disco Elysium has such a great lore, the world building on that game is amazing

    • @latima123ify
      @latima123ify 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Man one of the few games I got out of curiosity. Usually I look up games I like but I saw it pop up like become a legend or disaster and that it had a lot of choices. It was such a good game

    • @arthurduarte7705
      @arthurduarte7705 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@latima123ify Yeah man, such a great game. It impacted me so much, in a deeply emotional level. A lot of great choices, agree with you 100%.

    • @latima123ify
      @latima123ify 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@arthurduarte7705 had to get rid of my habit of trying to exhaust every dialog option since that wasn't what you were supposed to do. And choosing the right things thenfirst time to get people talking was such a great experience , especially because you could mess up and lock yourself out of a whole route.

  • @brandonjones5879
    @brandonjones5879 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    The Destiny series has amazing lore.

    • @alexforeman8455
      @alexforeman8455 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      real talk yo

    • @Darklord_tK
      @Darklord_tK 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The lore is one of the only reasons i still occasionally play destiny 2

  • @danielkover7157
    @danielkover7157 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love lore, and I collect every book I can of it from a variety of games and other story worlds. I love digging into it. Really well-done lore is difficult, too, I think--especially for a video game. It can become convoluted real quick, especially if they make a habit of continually retconning the lore.

  • @warcomunic8914
    @warcomunic8914 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Gotta say that Divinity Original Sins 2 has awesome lore

  • @Siris6771
    @Siris6771 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    I feel like Gears of War deserves a shout out, yes the main story of the series is easy to follow, but all the side lore about the locusts and their motivations gets really interesting once you start digging deeper

    • @jjcoola998
      @jjcoola998 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’ll second this, I wasn’t a huge fan of the game but found myself watching lore videos about the lore

    • @Death0Row
      @Death0Row 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Loved the games and lore,huge fan of queen myrrah and her backstory😁

  • @Eville
    @Eville 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Shout to Vaatividya. He made it digestible and much more impactful. He literally made me go back to dark souls 1 and replay it bc of his series of videos

    • @krow5099
      @krow5099 ปีที่แล้ว

      I never Played DS but I love the Lore that’s an Elder Scrolls have some of the best lord

  • @lnigomontoya
    @lnigomontoya 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Warhammer has the biggest and craziest lore hands down. Ever since I was introduced to it from total war, I came to find out there's hundreds of books by dozens of authors. There's so many books that there's no official chronological order to them, except for the end times. And supposedly you don't miss anything by reading them out if order. That's how expansive the lore is.
    There's also warhammer 40k, which is even bigger, but it's space based while fantasy is more like lord of the rings, which I prefer.

  • @Weaponized_Poutine
    @Weaponized_Poutine ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Mechwarrior/Battletech/MechCommander have some crazy deep lore that is almost grounded in reality (as much as a game about walking death robots can be)

  • @ericmramalho
    @ericmramalho 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Legacy of Kain should be on this list. Easily top 5 best game lore ever. When you understand the lore and the timelines, the game is just amazing.
    Blood omen, soul reaver 1 and 2 and defiance were mindblowing. Too bad they didnt finish the history.

    • @mitchmasters2103
      @mitchmasters2103 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes yes 1000000x ..Yes

    • @Tonius126
      @Tonius126 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'd put Blasphemous here as well.

    • @MaraxisArcanist
      @MaraxisArcanist 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Great recommendation. I loved the stories in that series.

  • @Dhairyasheel192
    @Dhairyasheel192 2 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    As a Destiny fan, I'm so glad Destiny's lore has been recognised and made the cut on this list!
    Even more glad its next expansion is used as the thumbnail here! 😁

    • @kiofguafters3510
      @kiofguafters3510 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yes

    • @kuro8271
      @kuro8271 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yep and I can not wait for witch queen

    • @mikes9393
      @mikes9393 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Cannot wait for witch Queen! 🤘🏽

    • @vikarsan3296
      @vikarsan3296 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      One question in Desfiny where do kids come from? You know every single relationship in Destiny it's not heterosexual so is there interchangeable sex like with the Fallen or the Hive? Food for thought 🤔

  • @landonewts
    @landonewts ปีที่แล้ว

    Mass Effect earned its spot here. The lore, character backstories, relationships, choices and impact are deep, rich and satisfying. ( like this cup of coffee I’m drinking, which is also rich and satisfying.)

  • @pacoramon9468
    @pacoramon9468 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Finding out the storyvof Bloodborne just by looking at the enemies was a great experience.

  • @eternity9099
    @eternity9099 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Destiny lore is really incredible. I love that game so much, but I don’t have the time to dedicate to just playing Destiny. I like playing a lot of different games and when I was hardcore into Destiny I stopped playing everything else.

  • @Sterling0387
    @Sterling0387 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Halo is one of the kings of hiding secrets and lore, I would love to see you guys cover it in a video

    • @MrTerrorzone2012
      @MrTerrorzone2012 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I'm kind of shocked it's not on this list. Would really fit seeing as Halo comes of at first as this Si Fi action story that's pretty basic. Yet when you dive deeper there is so much more

    • @ethantapson2470
      @ethantapson2470 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@MrTerrorzone2012 Yeah don't know why they didn't add it, there's so much lore that's deep and more intricate than most of these games on the list. There millions of years of lore there

    • @thegoat2985
      @thegoat2985 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ethantapson2470 Pretty surprising since there are 30 novels lmao

  • @robinstoel1823
    @robinstoel1823 ปีที่แล้ว

    Huge fan of the Command&conquer lore myself. especially the Tiberium games.The developers just needed a resource in the game for players to fight over and i just love how everything in the game is connected to just that 1 thing, the Tiberium.
    Even if it is cheesy/complete madness at times (looking at you Red Alert 2) it still all makes sense in the world you're playing in.

  • @canyounot4706
    @canyounot4706 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I've been with Destiny since the beginning. I think I was like 12 when I first played the beta of the first game. Now I'm 19. That game has been one of the few constants in my life for the past 7 years so seeing how the story is finally coming together fills me with pride and sadness. I know it's going to end soon. I still remember meeting Eris for the first time and hating her. I still hate her. But she my homie

  • @iceknight90
    @iceknight90 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    So glad you included the Remedy Shared Universe. I absolutely loved how wacky and intricate the world building of Control was. I went to the trouble of trying to read and watch all the collectible memos and videos, I was that invested.

  • @zachhollis3771
    @zachhollis3771 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    So glad Destiny 2 got some recognition, the lore is amazing and once you start looking into it, you'll realise just how much there is

    • @apjxult
      @apjxult 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      man i damn near went insane explaining to my new light friend the history and lore of Destiny 2. Took me over a week to do so and that’s just the stuff I know which is probably wayy less than half the lore of the game.

    • @zachhollis3771
      @zachhollis3771 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@apjxult That's the issue, the later people join the larger the amount they've gotta catch up on. I've been playing since D1, I can only imagine how overwhelming it is for new lights

    • @TheForbiddenOne55
      @TheForbiddenOne55 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's weird because usually a game brings lore and back story to life. With Destiny it's the opposite; the lore does a huge service to the narrative to the point where it's more enjoyable to read about characters and happenings than it is to play the game at times.

    • @apjxult
      @apjxult 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@zachhollis3771 oh i know. the entire time i was cussing out the game for having such a shit way of accessing the story. but hey i guess thats part of the charm.

  • @camwheat
    @camwheat 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really liked this video. Thank you. Never heard of Chim or the Sun Birds in the elder scrolls. I know I've spent many hours reading into the lore. Elder Scrolls lore video of things not many people know? Could do another on how the daedric interected with the other races across the ages as we currently understand

  • @jpmusson
    @jpmusson ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Honorable mention for the Horizon series? Yes it’s new, but you can get so deep into the lore and it’s such a big part of the games.

  • @opulenceharbingerofchaos3939
    @opulenceharbingerofchaos3939 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I see Destiny 2, I click. Seriously though, I’m REALLY glad to see this game in one of these videos.

    • @dascreeb5205
      @dascreeb5205 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Also expected Warframe.

    • @intalek305
      @intalek305 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dascreeb5205 Warframe I can understand, that lore is nuts. Destiny I have tried 4 times to deliberately delve into the lore and my biggest challenge is always staying awake.