lets see.
Bastion.
Deus Ex: HR

That's all I got so far.

To the Moon is one of the best storyline games I've played. However, some people don't like indie games, so those aside I'd say Kotor 1 and 2.

Bastion, Mass Effect 1 and 2, and Bioshock.

The Walking Dead by Telltale, that has to be THE BEST story I've encountered in a game this year.

I would probably say Modern Warfare, but the Mega Man fanboy in me instantly throws in the entire Zero series.

red dead redemption for sure (ps3, xbox 360)

Final Fantasy has some pretty good ones (except for the first one... yeesh) but i also have to point out Portal 2. Hilarious, tricky, and a ending that is either stupidly epic or epicly stupid! either way, Valve has got guts galore, got it?

It would have to be Crysis 2

Originally posted by Jace447:

It would have to be Crysis 2

:P First Crysis was better.

Portal 2, both Crysis and Borderlands, TES 4 & 5 (did not play Morrowind). GTA IV feels like a repeat of everything, person comes to city wanting a new life, person kills everyone and there is no new life for him.

I still really like the Mass Effect series. Even the third game. I don't like the colour-coded endings (even though the endings themselves are fundamentally different, the way they're executed is a cheat), but that is one heart-rending third chapter.

Portal 2 all the way! I wish someone taught valve a way too count too 3 :C

Deus Ex: Human Revolution's setting was amazing and the socialogical struggle of augmentation vs purity was extremely well done however the story itself was just good.

Mass Effect 2 is highly debatable because the story itself was the characters and the "main plot" was nothing but a driving factor to introduce the characters. That plot was actually poorly done with heavy handed reveals and an almost complete lack of emotional connection.

Mass Effect 1 was great but it was fairly generic. It's execution was what set it apart, not so much it's content. To say it had a good story is a bit inaccurate as a result.

I can't really name a single game that I've played whose story really excelled. Usually there's some other part of the experience that sets it apart.

However if I had to choose it would probably be Deus Ex Human Revolution for me. Mainly because it really nailed the political and existential struggle inherent in the setting and, although the story was a bit silly, it was still really well executed and engaging.

If a game can get me invested in a story about the Illuminati, I say it succeeded.

Portal 2 and Borderlands 1 and 2.

Well a lot of people are gonna disagree with this and a lot of people think that the story of this franchise is very confusing and perhaps even silly. My choice for the best story of all time would go to the Metal Gear series. Hideo Kojima is amazing making stories IMHO.