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.
God of War, COD, RDR???????????????????????? Metal Gear??? Half Life???? These games have the best story out there, he just put some random games on here lmao
@@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.
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
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.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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 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
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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!
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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).
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
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
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.
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
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! 😉
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.
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.
I think the lore of Pokémon is lowkey underrated. Legendary Pokémon that literally control time and space, all of creation. What you learn in Lavender Town, the lore about the “Pokémon War”. It’s just so much to get into
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.
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
Search and Destroy was a PS2 game. You play as a tank, just a tank, where you fight in a rebellious unit and free 3 islands from the bad empire before defeating that island. Before each island there is background info on that island... if you "talk" to islanders after liberation they give you lore into the before, during, and hopes for the future. During the last island to free there is a point you must choose 1 of 3 options and each has a different outcome that effects your final boss fight.
@@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.
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.
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 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.
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.
@@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.
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
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)
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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
@@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
The Witcher is so rich in lore. I lost myself in the books and games for years now. The fact that the games have so many books to dip into for lore is obviously a boon, but the world - books and games - is amazing.
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.
I nominate Horizon Zero Dawn for the simple reason that humanity's return to hunter gatherer tribes as a result of the apocalypse was because the person responsible for the apocalypse didn't want to be remembered as the one responsible for it. He sabotaged the systems that would have educated future humans about their past, erasing all of human history and him with it.
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.
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! 😁
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 🤔
Been playing the Mass Effect trilogy again after so many years thanks to the Legendary Edition. The lore is one of the many things that makes it so enjoyable for me. Really like how much backstory and fictional history they made for all the races and the narrative overall. It adds so much depth and just makes it more immersive overall
I came here to hear Bloodbornes mention. I was not disappointed. It is honestly one of the few games I have been interested in reading into the lore of, and the more I do the more intriguing it becomes. Yea Bloodborne fans sound nuts, but it's such a great story.
Haven't watched the video but I can say warframe and destiny 2 lore are amazing. The gamegives em to you as you progress the story so it makes sense as to what's going on
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.
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.
Nier: Automata story is amazing and it's delivered in a completely different way than Dark Souls or Mass Effect: the story is not plain written in a wiki or documents, it's told as you play and you'll have to makr some deductions (nothing too complicated, don't worry). Also the story telling has great plot-twists and revelations. It was the game that susprised me the most. I was expecting hack-n-slash anime gameplay but got a week of jaw-dropping nihilism. Also you don't need to play the previous games. The only 'important' thing/character from previous games is Emil, but he's not too relevant
It's a fantastic game, I might have to replay it soon, got fascinated by the lore after finishing it and I still listen to the soundtrack from time to time, one of my all time favourites.
I have yet to find a game the captures me like Automata did. Replicant was fun, but given it was originally a PS3 game, it plays like one. With the world feeling much smaller. 5 years later, and I still haven't found a game that has filled the void.
The Sinking City is definitely up there - drawing on all of Lovecraft’s literature, huge amounts of readings, books breaking down the Mythos… it’s fascinating
Well - It might be not the type of game that is usually presented her, but there is a whole game series that does not only an incredible job with building a entire world, but also all the people within it. Not only the playable characters in the game have an complete (often multilayered) backstory, but also almost all NPC's that are in the game also have a story (and backstory) that progresses not only throughout one game, but several games in a row. Those games have sometimes seemly insignificant things that turn out to be huge things in later games. During the games you learn about an civilization from the past that was more advanced than the present, but was destructed for some reason and plunged the whole continent into the dark ages. During the games you slowly discover what really happened and what it means for the future. These games are full of plot twists, and slowly but surely things are going out of control, until a complete continent is plunged into a massive destructive threat. It is a game series that started back in 2014 (for the English translated version) and has it's climax in 2021. The whole series consists of 9 games (so far) and is still not finished (although it is for a part of the continent). I am talking about the JRPG series "The Legend of Heroes". It started way back with "Trails in The Sky" and was followed by "Trails in The Sky SC", Trails in The Sky the 3th", Trails From Zero", "Trails to Azure" and "Trails Of Cold Steel" I, II, II and IV (if you do not want to play the whole series, these last four games can be a good starting point). All these games are no short by any means and are very fun to play. The amount of text and thus story in them is mind boggling, and the way the games are connected and intertwined with each other is fantastic. I started playing these series years ago, and I will keep playing every single game in this series whenever it will be released. I think these series simply belong in this list. Sure - It's not a single game, but it's the only complete game series that tell a story and build a world that grow bigger and bigger each game. There are no other games I know about that do this kind of thing.
@@xxZwei Control was an absolute brilliant story, but to each their own. It's basically, in my opinion, the best video game since Breath of the Wild, and one of my top 5 of all time.
@@jamesfoster9613 I think you are mixing gameplay that remedy always does well with the story that was a mess and i read everything. At the end i did understand everything but it wasn't told properly.
What I find interesting is that people (including me) are so endlessly interested in the lore and history of a virtual world, while our world, has a rich history and lore as well. Yet that gets labeled as boring by the average person.
It's probably because people (children) are forced to learn it without enjoying it. I cannot explain it that well but something like when you wanna do the dishes, but then your parents come and command you to do it, you don't wanna do it
People are get easily engrossed in “what ifs” and “wouldn’t it be awesome if” ideas. Video game lore is so compelling because it is based on creativity and imagination more than what can happen in reality. Real world history is limited by real world laws of nature. Video game history has no limits. Just my thoughts anyways 😁
The Destiny series and the mass effect series lore is very complex and multi layered. They are great stories told over multiple years and are not given the love they deserve. Both games set up the end of the series at the beginning with out giving it away and builds on its self to a big ending you won't see coming. Two of the best game series ever made, each answer presents a new question, with great stories and lores tied in to game play. True you can play them without ever knowing the lores or stories but you most likely won't know what's going on in the games truely or why things happen the way they did.
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.
@@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
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.
@@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.
Personally, the Lore of the fnaf series has always fascinated me and continues to do so despite the original creator being retired, so many secrets to uncover, so many theories and debates about huge matters such as the soul(s) possessing Golden Freddy or much simpler matter like the Mangle's gender. It truly is a lore haven.
Agreed it's interesting but there was no grand design through most of it. It's like a dungeon master didn't plan out a campaign and is just winging it every session, and it shows.
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.
Dark Souls has zero plot holes. The most amazing lore for any media. The developers worked tirelessly through the night on details people would never even see without 4th wall breaking like the fire keepers cut off feet. Game is on another level.
@@utkarshverma7 you are correct! Extremely hard to follow and truly only the developers know the truth about it all. But the ambiguity of it is also what makes it fascinating.
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.
I can’t believe that of all the games out there WoW was not mentioned at all. The amount of Lore could give Token a run for his money, especially when you get into the ancient pass.
every single blizzard game has 10 times better lore than at least half of this list. But I'm so sure that everyone is avoiding blizzard games with all the controversy sorrounding them.
@@seebbsss *had They somehow managed to screw their own lores with inconsistencies, character assassination, and being absolutely stubborn with how they portray them. Both WoW and Overwatch had their time, but they went the wrong way and now faded into irrelevancy.
@@CrnaStrela maybe, but diablo and starcraft lores are tight AF xD. Diablo goes as far s having lore books for the enitre mythos around the games. D3 is a bit weak as a game, but holy shit the lore is amazing. and don't get me started on starcraft o:. But to your point those are old frachises that are untouched now for at least 8 years
Well as far as I am concerned you missed out on Legacy of Kain series and Planescape: Torment. Both games had amazing worlds and both had incredible stories to tell
Surprised you kept Warcraft off this. Also, very long and deep lore, very little of which is really in the newer expansions. Every zone has deep backstories, every race and faction. Pre-cataclysm it was pretty amazing
Agreed. It's I'm long removed from the game, but I definitely remember that feeling of getting to a new region and learning more about the lore. Great stuff.
It was good until they started retconning it every year. Then they started selling the retcons in book form. I cant imagine it's worth anyone's time or money today.
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.
NO ELDER SCROLLS LORE BETTER
God of War, COD, RDR???????????????????????? Metal Gear??? Half Life???? These games have the best story out there, he just put some random games on here lmao
Fallout deserves an honorable mention, there is a ton of lore in that series as well.
Yes!
The lore behind the Great Divergence is one of my all time favorites.
YES I watched this whole video expecting at least a mention of them somewhere some of the best lord in gaming in my opinion
Same with Horizon imo
@@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.
The Dishonored series actually has a surprising amount of lore to it. Pretty fascinating too.
Dishonorable mention😂
HALF LIFE ASWELL HAS A LOT
I love how the TES lore can go from pretty logical, to absolutely batshit insane
Anything is possible with a Dragon Break
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
the The Elder Scrolls
Until next time.
@@dylaz13 disagree with you
And everything in between.
There's something wondrous about exploring a game world and learning its history and uncovering its secrets.
really makes the story better
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
Outer wilds, bloodborne, nier: automata
more immersive that way. feels like the world exists and always has done regardless of the players presence.
Its easy to get lost in thats what I love about it
Halo has some crazy lore too, especially regarding the precursors, the origin of the flood and why the humans are called reclamers.
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.
How tf did halo not make this list? It’s lore goes soooo deep it almost rivals starwars
HALF LIFE ASWELL
dragon age,bioshock,mass effect dishonored are great lore games
My game crashed as I was about to assassinate the second twin :(
That Dishonored mission is so long :(.
My game crashed as I was about to assassinate the second twin :(
That Dishonored mission is so long :(.
@@dascreeb5205 The one in the Golden Cat? It seems pretty average in length. There are much longer missions in the game
@@arturofernandez4058 I am relatively new, and a crash is always sad.
@@dascreeb5205 true
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...
I can relate. Bloodborne did that for me.
@@ChristopherRockhill Bloodborne also did that for me. Reignited my love for video games.
glad you are better now, games are amazing
Congratulations on your recovery 🙌
Hey now that’s pretty cool, good to hear you’re doin better :))
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.
It really is a fascinating concept and story. Def one that could be a HBO series.
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.
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.
TES lore is the king of all lore.
The game itself feels ancient because it runs on the bones of 20+ year engine lol
@@lopiklop I just clicked this video to make sure TES is on Top 1 spot. ^^
@@lopiklop Along with pretty much any FromSoft game’s lore
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.
I wish every entry were narrated. I would flop down with a pillow on the sofa and go to sleep to that
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
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.
Hollow knight lore is skin deep even more than dark souls
@@eranronen573
girl please
@Albert A. you're joking, hollow knight's lore is nice but there's very little of it
@@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
@Albert A. as I said it's nice, I wouldn't compare it to destiny tho
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.
It was basically just skynet...
I honestly thought the lore was better than the actual story of the game
@@CasepbX No. Not even close.
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.
Honestly just imagining all these cities getting wiped out one after the other....
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 .
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.
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.
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.
Came to say this
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!
Bro the halo books !!!!,
Yeah, Halo is what came to mind for me. SO much lore.
Dude, you literally nailed the exact two that came to my mind.
Halo and Elder Scrolls… good stuff
Mortal kombat has some wacky stuff goin too
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.
This was actually my first thought. What I’m playing now. But like how every machine has its own specific weaknesses and strengths etc
Absolutely. Just finished the game and the lore around the game was so interesting and the presentation was absolutely fantastic as well
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
@@ABadassDragon Replace "influential guy" by Fauci and the sci-fi look like an anticipation story.
Also the psychological aspect when hearing all the voice memos and documents is just mind-blowing.
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.
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.
Skyrim has one of the best lore in my opinion every quest has its own story
@@ardnahc_edm 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
@@GAMEOVERttp Hope so
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.
Witcher lore is far more extensive than he made it sound
Same for warhammer lore.
@@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.
yeah warframe gets pretty weird and interesting
Those books are heavily plagiarized from decades of writing by Michael Moorcock, so yeah.
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.
game was crap, next
@@F.E.M.T.O can't be any worse than your opinions hahaha
Facts all over great game
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).
@@info0 everyone has their opinion! I'm really enjoying Forbidden West more than I did the first one! Lol
I think Dragon Age deserves a spot on this list!
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.
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
100%, i’m surprised it’s not on the list!
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.
Exactly... I was waiting whole video for it. I'm amazed that Mass Effect made into the list and DA didn't...
My son loves hollow knight and the lore is surprisingly deep
Hollow knight:
Pros: good game.
Fun.
Cool characters.
Cons:
Lore that will give you depression.
@@dascreeb5205 Cons: Nightmare King Grimm.
I literally can't react fast enough to beat him. lol
Yah picking kirby over hollowknight or halo is a bit of a headscratcher
@Sava-spoon, witch queen. don't forget the anxiety of waiting on information on the sequel lol
Very good game and lore
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.
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.
Right I couldn't agree more no love for Warframe or free to play games!
Was just about to comment this same thing.
Came to back Warframe. Sometimes the sick story gets lost in the grind but the lore is DOPE.
went looking for this in the comments
👍
Dead Space has extremely interesting lore as well as halo and dishonored
Warframe too, check out xayl for his loreframe vids
The lore of all Halo games could have been fit into 2 games.
@@ongbak190 ammm nop, its pretty extense and detailed
@@ongbak190 obv you've never paid attention
Dragon age has an insane amount of lore. You can literally spend hundreds of hours reading everything between all 3 games
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
Haha me too.With other games too 🤣 😂
Whats the difference when u think about it, both forms of history will never affect in u life besides just being info n entertainment
Honestly I get more joy from knowing ES' lore than real life.
@@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.
@@Nytephyre really? In your life right now u need world history to keep u from doing something stupid? Stopppppp it son
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.
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
Espescially when a hologram shows how the environment looked like back then
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.
One of my favorite games just because of the story 🔥
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!
Noone understands weeb junk its just meant so sound smart.
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
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.
true. i was hopin to see bioshock too
Agreed!
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
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.
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.
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
I love how Dark Souls and Mass Effect are two radically opposite ways of exploring world lore. And both are so immersive to me.
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
yasss
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.
I was hoping for it as well, half life is one of my absolute favorite games of all time
sorry but pc games are not allowed
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.
And may it never change us.
Funny it’s like 2:30 pm where I’m at lol greeting from California, hope all is well your way!
Never seen so much ass kissing in my life
@@TheBloatedChap lmao
Nanomachines son.
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).
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
EXACTLY! And understanding the lore requires replaying the game again and again, as your understanding for the game increases the darker it gets.
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
Elite also has lore like that when it comes to in-universe politics.
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.
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
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! 😉
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 :)
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.
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.
Seconding this, just an amazing journey and lore throughout as it keeps getting crazier
it's not deep but it's really constructed, it's in a top 5 for me for sure
@@raven-0621 idk man maybe you're lacking on learning some lore of you think it isn't deep. Js
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.
there is also hundreds maybe thousands of irl books and lots of factions and religions with massive timelines and history
Not to mention 2 full universes(currently).
Its more like games that built on a lore... Like warhammer 40k series
I think the lore of Pokémon is lowkey underrated. Legendary Pokémon that literally control time and space, all of creation. What you learn in Lavender Town, the lore about the “Pokémon War”. It’s just so much to get into
I feel like DOOM and Warframe’s lore should have been on this list. The lore in both of those games are batshit crazy.
Learning the Warframe's lore is a GARGANTUAN effort. It's friggin' enormous.
Doom lore though
nah
@@jonasbs86 the fkin psychology you need to learn to understand a lot of it, its amazing
Ahhh Warframe I miss the lore,not the game
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.
I recently played Control and I was so impressed, both gameplay and story were on of the best!
Personally, I have always been obsessed with the Assassin’s Creed lore about the Isu and how all the games tie together
Some of the worst lore out there by far
I agree even though gameplay changes is iffy at times i love the lore
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
assassins creed was better off with conspiracy-style lore from the Ezio trilogy’s puzzles
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
Dark souls and bloodborne tickle me just the right way when it comes to lore. I love finding the story through context
Anything fromsoftware has interesting lore even Sekiro. vaatividya does an awesome job explaining bosses background and even npcs
Search and Destroy was a PS2 game. You play as a tank, just a tank, where you fight in a rebellious unit and free 3 islands from the bad empire before defeating that island. Before each island there is background info on that island... if you "talk" to islanders after liberation they give you lore into the before, during, and hopes for the future. During the last island to free there is a point you must choose 1 of 3 options and each has a different outcome that effects your final boss fight.
Totally agree with TES as number 1, somehow, I think there needs to be a part 2 (and probably 3) to this video!
Did you know Vivek means 'Enlightened consciousness'
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).
@@dacsusnonsense. TES > WOW in case of complexity and depth
How did kingdom hearts not make this list, the lore is absolutely crazy in these games
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.
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
@@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.
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.
The Half-Life/Portal shared universe has so greatly written and mysterious lore behind it, it surely deserves a mention.
Disco Elysium has such a great lore, the world building on that game is amazing
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
@@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%.
@@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.
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
Mass Effect has one of my favorite lore in gaming and that's what I love about the series.
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.
I played every part, it's such a great series. Unbelievable.
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?
Those are great games, they were also good at proving how dumb I am 😂
@@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.
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
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)
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
@@OrphanCrippler1 no destiny’s lore is amazing
@@OrphanCrippler1 so true
@@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
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.
Horizon zero dawn, and Dishonored both have deep rich intriguing lore.
A way out has the deepest lore I’ve ever seen in a two player game it’s enough too make a grown man cry
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
Hzd a load of shit.
HZD is easily one of the best games out there. I love it.
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
@@thegaminglord2190 You clearly haven't read the logs and listened to all the dialogues. 🙂
@@Pedrooko Right? Poems, logs, adverts, code fragments, overheard conversations, collectable coffee mugs...
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.
Yeah man, I almost forgot that Warcraft has also deep lore.
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.
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.
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.
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
I never Played DS but I love the Lore that’s an Elder Scrolls have some of the best lord
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
I’ll second this, I wasn’t a huge fan of the game but found myself watching lore videos about the lore
Loved the games and lore,huge fan of queen myrrah and her backstory😁
I would include the Dragon Age series (Bioware is usually great with lore) and the Tomb Raider series, especially the reboots.
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.
Yes yes 1000000x ..Yes
I'd put Blasphemous here as well.
Great recommendation. I loved the stories in that series.
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.
Some games deserved honorable mentions like Final Fantasy Series, Warcraft, Warhammer Series, etc.
Halo is one of the kings of hiding secrets and lore, I would love to see you guys cover it in a video
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
@@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
@@Tapppss Pretty surprising since there are 30 novels lmao
The Witcher is so rich in lore. I lost myself in the books and games for years now. The fact that the games have so many books to dip into for lore is obviously a boon, but the world - books and games - is amazing.
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.
The Destiny series has amazing lore.
real talk yo
The lore is one of the only reasons i still occasionally play destiny 2
I nominate Horizon Zero Dawn for the simple reason that humanity's return to hunter gatherer tribes as a result of the apocalypse was because the person responsible for the apocalypse didn't want to be remembered as the one responsible for it. He sabotaged the systems that would have educated future humans about their past, erasing all of human history and him with it.
cool spoiler i guess.
@@dogz4028 You... came... to a video about lore hoping you wouldn't read any lore?
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.
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! 😁
yes
Yep and I can not wait for witch queen
Cannot wait for witch Queen! 🤘🏽
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 🤔
Been playing the Mass Effect trilogy again after so many years thanks to the Legendary Edition. The lore is one of the many things that makes it so enjoyable for me. Really like how much backstory and fictional history they made for all the races and the narrative overall. It adds so much depth and just makes it more immersive overall
I came here to hear Bloodbornes mention. I was not disappointed.
It is honestly one of the few games I have been interested in reading into the lore of, and the more I do the more intriguing it becomes. Yea Bloodborne fans sound nuts, but it's such a great story.
Haven't watched the video but I can say warframe and destiny 2 lore are amazing. The gamegives em to you as you progress the story so it makes sense as to what's going on
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.
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.
Nier: Automata story is amazing and it's delivered in a completely different way than Dark Souls or Mass Effect: the story is not plain written in a wiki or documents, it's told as you play and you'll have to makr some deductions (nothing too complicated, don't worry). Also the story telling has great plot-twists and revelations. It was the game that susprised me the most. I was expecting hack-n-slash anime gameplay but got a week of jaw-dropping nihilism.
Also you don't need to play the previous games. The only 'important' thing/character from previous games is Emil, but he's not too relevant
It's a fantastic game, I might have to replay it soon, got fascinated by the lore after finishing it and I still listen to the soundtrack from time to time, one of my all time favourites.
I have yet to find a game the captures me like Automata did. Replicant was fun, but given it was originally a PS3 game, it plays like one. With the world feeling much smaller. 5 years later, and I still haven't found a game that has filled the void.
Devola and Popola join the chat
The Sinking City is definitely up there - drawing on all of Lovecraft’s literature, huge amounts of readings, books breaking down the Mythos… it’s fascinating
IA!
IA, CTHULHU!
Well - It might be not the type of game that is usually presented her, but there is a whole game series that does not only an incredible job with building a entire world, but also all the people within it. Not only the playable characters in the game have an complete (often multilayered) backstory, but also almost all NPC's that are in the game also have a story (and backstory) that progresses not only throughout one game, but several games in a row. Those games have sometimes seemly insignificant things that turn out to be huge things in later games. During the games you learn about an civilization from the past that was more advanced than the present, but was destructed for some reason and plunged the whole continent into the dark ages. During the games you slowly discover what really happened and what it means for the future. These games are full of plot twists, and slowly but surely things are going out of control, until a complete continent is plunged into a massive destructive threat.
It is a game series that started back in 2014 (for the English translated version) and has it's climax in 2021. The whole series consists of 9 games (so far) and is still not finished (although it is for a part of the continent). I am talking about the JRPG series "The Legend of Heroes". It started way back with "Trails in The Sky" and was followed by "Trails in The Sky SC", Trails in The Sky the 3th", Trails From Zero", "Trails to Azure" and "Trails Of Cold Steel" I, II, II and IV (if you do not want to play the whole series, these last four games can be a good starting point). All these games are no short by any means and are very fun to play. The amount of text and thus story in them is mind boggling, and the way the games are connected and intertwined with each other is fantastic. I started playing these series years ago, and I will keep playing every single game in this series whenever it will be released.
I think these series simply belong in this list. Sure - It's not a single game, but it's the only complete game series that tell a story and build a world that grow bigger and bigger each game. There are no other games I know about that do this kind of thing.
The fact that Remedy Shared Universe is here alongside Zelda, ME, and the others is simply brilliant and amazing to me. Bravo.
Sam Lake is my favorite writer in gaming
Nah.. they can't say that control made a good job with the mess of the story it was. They didn't mention the legend of heroes nor Fallout.
@@xxZwei Control was an absolute brilliant story, but to each their own. It's basically, in my opinion, the best video game since Breath of the Wild, and one of my top 5 of all time.
@@jamesfoster9613 I think you are mixing gameplay that remedy always does well with the story that was a mess and i read everything. At the end i did understand everything but it wasn't told properly.
What I find interesting is that people (including me) are so endlessly interested in the lore and history of a virtual world, while our world, has a rich history and lore as well. Yet that gets labeled as boring by the average person.
Agreed! Then there are games like Civilization which are a real treat for those interested in history.
It's probably because people (children) are forced to learn it without enjoying it. I cannot explain it that well but something like when you wanna do the dishes, but then your parents come and command you to do it, you don't wanna do it
People are get easily engrossed in “what ifs” and “wouldn’t it be awesome if” ideas. Video game lore is so compelling because it is based on creativity and imagination more than what can happen in reality. Real world history is limited by real world laws of nature. Video game history has no limits.
Just my thoughts anyways 😁
The Destiny series and the mass effect series lore is very complex and multi layered. They are great stories told over multiple years and are not given the love they deserve. Both games set up the end of the series at the beginning with out giving it away and builds on its self to a big ending you won't see coming. Two of the best game series ever made, each answer presents a new question, with great stories and lores tied in to game play. True you can play them without ever knowing the lores or stories but you most likely won't know what's going on in the games truely or why things happen the way they did.
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
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.
@@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
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.
@@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.
Personally, the Lore of the fnaf series has always fascinated me and continues to do so despite the original creator being retired, so many secrets to uncover, so many theories and debates about huge matters such as the soul(s) possessing Golden Freddy or much simpler matter like the Mangle's gender. It truly is a lore haven.
Agreed it's interesting but there was no grand design through most of it. It's like a dungeon master didn't plan out a campaign and is just winging it every session, and it shows.
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.
Dark Souls has zero plot holes. The most amazing lore for any media. The developers worked tirelessly through the night on details people would never even see without 4th wall breaking like the fire keepers cut off feet. Game is on another level.
its just a little to hard to follow
@@utkarshverma7 you are correct! Extremely hard to follow and truly only the developers know the truth about it all. But the ambiguity of it is also what makes it fascinating.
Meh..it didn't engage me
Great list but honestly, Horizon deserves a place on the list for sure 😊
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.
Metal Gear Solid and Resident Evil have solid lore to their respective series IMO.
unintended pun?
Metal Gear has a Solid lore, i agree
I can’t believe that of all the games out there WoW was not mentioned at all. The amount of Lore could give Token a run for his money, especially when you get into the ancient pass.
every single blizzard game has 10 times better lore than at least half of this list. But I'm so sure that everyone is avoiding blizzard games with all the controversy sorrounding them.
@@seebbsss *had
They somehow managed to screw their own lores with inconsistencies, character assassination, and being absolutely stubborn with how they portray them.
Both WoW and Overwatch had their time, but they went the wrong way and now faded into irrelevancy.
Starcraft
@@CrnaStrela maybe, but diablo and starcraft lores are tight AF xD. Diablo goes as far s having lore books for the enitre mythos around the games. D3 is a bit weak as a game, but holy shit the lore is amazing. and don't get me started on starcraft o:.
But to your point those are old frachises that are untouched now for at least 8 years
Well as far as I am concerned you missed out on Legacy of Kain series and Planescape: Torment. Both games had amazing worlds and both had incredible stories to tell
Surprised you kept Warcraft off this. Also, very long and deep lore, very little of which is really in the newer expansions. Every zone has deep backstories, every race and faction. Pre-cataclysm it was pretty amazing
Agreed. It's I'm long removed from the game, but I definitely remember that feeling of getting to a new region and learning more about the lore. Great stuff.
I'm surprised they added Destiny to this list.
i clicked on the video to find warcraft
imagine my surprise
IMO, Blizzard had games with the best lore and memorable characters with Warcraft, StarCraft and Diablo. Now look how they have massacred my boys.
It was good until they started retconning it every year. Then they started selling the retcons in book form. I cant imagine it's worth anyone's time or money today.