Name that game

[u/TrickyRipper]

Bioshock.

[u/Ideal_Careful]

Bioshock

[u/ResidentCommand9865 → u/Ideal_Careful]

Yeah, that's agreeable. First ones story was awesome, second one allowing weapons and plasmids fucking rocked.

Third one is a bit of both worlds, the story is interesting, though a tad confusing, the Gameplay has some pretty great moments, but also feels a lot more rushed pace and not as claustrophobic as the setting in Rapture.

Either way, would still love a Bioshock 4. One was confirmed to being worked on back in 2019, but who knows.

[u/Bubacxo → u/ResidentCommand9865]

Judas is the upcoming game with the same lead

[u/drowsypants → u/ResidentCommand9865]

The dlc on the third made the story Amaing it literally blew my brain

[u/davidwoodstock → u/drowsypants]

https://giphy.com/gifs/wGNOkOPIZ0uek

[u/ForwardObligation109 → u/davidwoodstock]

There's always a lighthouse

[u/Internal-Mushroom171 → u/drowsypants]

I'm a huge bioshock fan and didn't even realize there was a dlc. Appreciate the heads up after near 20 years of obliviousness.

[u/er11eekk → u/Internal-Mushroom171]

Wait, it’s been almost 20 years? Come to think of it, I do remember reading the gaming magazine (remember those?) feature on bioshock when I was… in high school. Damn, I’m getting old

[u/drowsypants → u/Internal-Mushroom171]

So after you finish this and realise I helped you out I'm pre saying this.... You welcome I'm happy I allowed you to enjoy it

[u/MindYerBeak]

Prototype

[u/deadeye0691 → u/MindYerBeak]

Had to scroll too far to see this!

Had so much fun with the second game, just disappointed that they didn't go the direction the previous game hinted at.

[u/Ponchoalfonso]

Insomniac Spider-Man

[u/JMPHeinz57 → u/Ponchoalfonso]

Poster-child of this. First game’s story is top tier, but man is the gameplay of 2 stellar

[u/practicalpropsFX → u/Ponchoalfonso]

Was gonna say that

[u/Tball2]

Shadow of Mordor / Shadow of War

[u/bruh_wh_y → u/Tball2]

Find myself coming back to shadow of war, always enjoy the the combat and doing stupid shit with my captains

[u/K4m30 → u/bruh_wh_y]

I can play Shadow of War but I can't finish it I just end up doing my own thing and then dropping the story. 

[u/SirRubet → u/K4m30]

I thought the story was kind of fun, especially the character progression. But 90% of my time was spent doing something else

[u/Durango_41 → u/Tball2]

I’m gonna keep it a buck, I’ve spent more hours on both of those combined than most video games I’ve ever played and I never once even bothered to focus on the story lmao

[u/Grouchy-Notice-9951 → u/Durango_41]

The story is my arch nemesis beating the shit out of me every few hours before I break his mind on accident

[u/Inevitable_Reward823]

Star wars Knights of the old republic. Revan's story in the first one is amazing but there was some much-needed gameplay overhauls in the second one.

[u/AstronomerDramatic36 → u/Inevitable_Reward823]

I think there's a ton of examples, but this was the one that came to mind.

I'd say I preferred the first one, but I definitely replayed the second one more because of the gameplay

[u/KGeddon → u/AstronomerDramatic36]

Would it interest you to find out that people agreed with that so much they made a way to play the first game in the second games engine?

[u/vetheros37 → u/Inevitable_Reward823]

This is the argument I always make when people compare the two. KOTOR II felt slightly disjointed with the story, but KOTOR was so great. People remember the first time when the twist was revealed, or figured it out for themselves over twenty years later, but the same can't really be said for KOTOR II. Now as for boss fights when your options are blowing up bacta tanks versus your Sith mentor with three lightsabers, I'm taking triple sabers.

[u/SauliCity → u/Inevitable_Reward823]

I'd say it's the opposite. 2's story was imo way better, with more (bu smaller) mysteries, better villains, and an actually meaningful dark path. But oh boy the game is broken without mods.

[u/autist4269 → u/Inevitable_Reward823]

Kotor 2 had a better story imo. I love both of course though.

[u/blackcray]

Watch_Dogs 1 and 2.

[u/OnixEwok → u/blackcray]

Was going to post these .

[u/SimisFul → u/blackcray]

I love going back to 2, it's so nice and it has been slept on by many

[u/Extreme_2Cents → u/SimisFul]

I play it every October from start to finish just to enjoy the world in that game. So many great options and unique mechanics. The drones are just awesome.
https://giphy.com/gifs/EaEWuES5SDSpcnOlRt

[u/turtleship_2006 → u/blackcray]

Playing the second game and then the first is similar to what people who watched the new Spider-Man then decided to watch the punisher show must feel like

[u/ZedSwartz → u/blackcray]

exactly

[u/WeltyFern]

Ghost of Tsushima

Ghost of Yotei

[u/_-Generic-_-Name-_ → u/WeltyFern]

Was coming here to say this. Wholeheartedly agree

[u/whowhathow2 → u/WeltyFern]

So just learned about these games a few months ago and I’m almost finished with Yotei. Definitely in the top 5 favorite games I’ve ever played. Any recommendations for similar games for the next challenge?

[u/11swoosh → u/whowhathow2]

Sifu has similar elements but the game itself is a bit different.

Nioh too but nioh got repetitive for me.

Sekiro I think is the closest to GoT, GoY albeit much more challenging.

Metal gear rising is also a good shout, it has parry as well

[u/IanLooklup → u/11swoosh]

GoY is harder than Sekiro? Didn't play it but I would be pretty surprised since Sekiro is so notorious for its difficulty

[u/Obvious-Border-7716 → u/IanLooklup]

I think they meant that Sekiro is akin to GoT and GoY but is much harder than those two games

[u/IanLooklup → u/Obvious-Border-7716]

My reading comprehension is getting more dogshit by day istg

[u/I_DO_JUMPING_JACKS → u/whowhathow2]

For a similar feel and gameplay loop I think God of War 2018/Ragnarok.

But the Ghost games are a couple of my favorites and I'm currently on a GoW kick, so I may be biased.

[u/avdangles → u/WeltyFern]

Yep. This was mine

[u/Important-League4555]

Last of us

[u/Yaboi680 → u/Important-League4555]

In my personal opinion this is by far the best example.

[u/lynypixie → u/Important-League4555]

My daughter basically never replay the first one, but I think she did the second one 3 times.

Yet she hates the second season of the show.

So yeah, this is a good answer.

[u/Jaketones → u/lynypixie]

The second season of the show was a massive disservice to the second game.

[u/Crisis_panzersuit → u/Jaketones]

The second season was an absolute departure from the source material to put it nicely. 

Huge swing and a miss. 

[u/youthuck → u/Important-League4555]

The gameplay in two was genuinely mind blowing.

[u/Plattypus12 → u/Important-League4555]

Couldn't agree more. And I know i will get flack for this, but I found the sequel an absolute slog to finish and detested it by the end. I get the world is a horrible and violent place full of shitty and desperate people - the first one captured that perfectly. But the second went all in on constant violence to the extent where i just felt nothing for anyone or anything in it by the end and wanted them both to fucking die. Maybe that was the point but it wasn't just the story that made me feel that it was the constant fucking grind of rinse and repeat pointless violence that held no meaning/jeopardy anymore.

And don't get me started on the last chapter. Wait - you want me to skulk about looking for scraps while moving through houses and taking out horrible dudes again after doing it for like 30 hours. Great.

[u/Substantial_Army_639 → u/Important-League4555]

Hard agree came to comment the same but wanted to see if some one already posted

[u/MDeimos → u/Important-League4555]

Amen

[u/MrExtravagant23 → u/Important-League4555]

Personally I think the second is better in every way except for pacing. Both are masterpieces but I will concede that TLOU Part I is the better story for general audiences

[u/Nightmane11]

Horizon

[u/khorenF → u/Nightmane11]

Came here to say that, the story of the first one was so good, specially the building sense of discovering what happened to humanity in the past. The second one has crazy beautiful world (the submerged casino is gorgeous) and much better gameplay but the story…I mean it’s serviceable but nothing compared to Horizon 1

[u/stinky-bungus → u/Nightmane11]

Horizon 2 gameplay is better in every way except that there are way more enemies that dig underground, I hate those guys.

[u/dalsiandon → u/Nightmane11]

This would be my take. I enjoy both and agree with the reasoning here. I also think Mass Effect could be here too

[u/adiiriot → u/Nightmane11]

This 100%. It's unfortunate that HFW has the misfortune of being the middle game of a hopefully eventually completed trilogy, but the gameplay was absolutely such a step up over HZD.

[u/Jazzlike-Lunch5390 → u/Nightmane11]

Second one isn't as good. 

[u/Sad-Horse1598 → u/Jazzlike-Lunch5390]

Seconds ones combat and traversal is leagues better, story is nowhere near as good as the first game though

[u/ChaosDoggo → u/Sad-Horse1598]

I just wish getting parts could be a bit easier. I stopped cause I had to upgrade my stuff for the final fight and the upgrading was such a drag.

[u/Massive_Taint → u/ChaosDoggo]

There is a setting you can change for that

[u/That_one_sander]

God of war Norse saga

[u/cwx149 → u/That_one_sander]

Yeah the spear is too good

[u/TheRedWoIf → u/That_one_sander]

I was looking for this comment, I'd even say you could say the same for God of war Greek Saga because GOW2 is peak!

[u/LittleJoshie → u/That_one_sander]

This. Story still very solid for ragnarok but it’s the gameplay in ragnarok that I thoroughly enjoy

[u/Psudodrake]

Mass Effect

[u/OttovonBismarck1862 → u/Psudodrake]

Those fucking Mako sections lmao

[u/Ok-Caterpillar-4213 → u/OttovonBismarck1862]

Unironically I love the mako lmao

[u/Clockwork-XIII → u/Ok-Caterpillar-4213]

It may handle like a drunk rhino but it can take a hit and climb for days.

[u/Comfortable-Idea-191 → u/Clockwork-XIII]

She’s built like a steakhouse, but handles like a bistro!

[u/heyitsrobd → u/Comfortable-Idea-191]

You win again, gravity!

[u/Pod_Rocker → u/Clockwork-XIII]

It can take a hit until a thresher maw surfaces directly below it. That’s always been an insta kill for me

[u/newmemeforyou → u/Ok-Caterpillar-4213]

Me too, it's one of my favorite parts of the first one! Gave it more of an explorer feel.

[u/Lord_Lenu → u/Ok-Caterpillar-4213]

The Mako is where I always place the memorial for the Normandy

RIP best Mako

[u/Super-G1mp → u/Ok-Caterpillar-4213]

Ikr I always loved that fucker. Personally I feel like it's just a skill issue for some people

[u/SadMacaron3192 → u/Psudodrake]

thank god for the 3rd entry being the perfect mix of both aspects

[u/Alfred_The_Sartan → u/SadMacaron3192]

They knocked it out of the park with that franchise. The story actually had moments were I thought 'You know, the bad guys are talking a lot of sense here'. The idea that your choices in game one would have consequences to the story in games 2 and 3 was just mind blowing to me.

[u/LazyThorny → u/Alfred_The_Sartan]

mass effect story remind me of the game of throne show . the ending is very controversial/bad/mid etc but overall the whole thing . the story was a amazing run!

[u/The_Billy_Dee → u/Psudodrake]

My first thought.

[u/GramZanber → u/Psudodrake]

Had to scroll way to far for this.

[u/Darth-Boogerus → u/Psudodrake]

Nah, 2’s story is peak.

[u/NomisTheNinth → u/Darth-Boogerus]

The actual "human reaper" is pretty stupid but the rest of the story is excellent.

[u/Dymodeus → u/Darth-Boogerus]

I think the story of 1 is better, but the characters in 2 are fantastic (except Jacob)

[u/Fat_Alphonse → u/Psudodrake]

I'm one of the rare ones that preferred the gameplay of the first game.

[u/cwx149]

Hades and Hades 2

[u/lucasberg7 → u/cwx149]

Tbf the story for Hades was always gonna be a pretty tough act to follow. Hades 2 still has a pretty good story

[u/Euneek → u/lucasberg7]

The ending of Hades 2 is incredibly poorly done.

[u/ThatIckyGuy]

Mass Effect

[u/sailtothemoon17]

Xcom and Xcom 2

[u/CombTop17]

Fallen Order and Jedi:Survivor

[u/tOaDeR2005 → u/CombTop17]

Just played Survivor again. Exploration is loads better. Enough that I have a hard time going back to Fallen Order, even though the story is so much better.

[u/Sad_Outside_4228]

Dishonored

[u/jankkhvej → u/Sad_Outside_4228]

I love both games,
the first was already perfect but Arkane managed to come up with really cool new gameplay ideas for the second one,
the only downgrade imo is the movement being less smooth/ glitching out more often.
On the story side I don’t really like how they retroactively made the no kills ending of the first game’s DLC seem like the wrong choice because then the villain comes back, but I assume they just wanted to build on the character.

[u/RobHibicus]

Borderlands 2 & 3

[u/True-Reward-483 → u/RobHibicus]

May be a little controversial, but I would also say borderlands 2 and the pre-sequel.

I absolutely love the low gravity and Lazer weapons. Then again, the story is also awesome.

[u/Content_Career1643 → u/True-Reward-483]

BLASPHEMY.

On a more serious note. Borderlands 2 and the PS are realistically 2 sides of the same coin. They work perfectly together. They both have amazing stories, they both have practically the same gameplay, with a few gimmick differences that are mostly tuned to their respective environments.

Borderlands 2 is the pinnacle of the franchise though. Nothing would ever top that game. The PS is the only one that got close.

[u/LambCo64]

Batman Arkham Asylum.

Batman Arkham City.

[u/OttovonBismarck1862 → u/LambCo64]

I don’t know, man. Feels like the jury’s still out on AC. Admittedly, it could just be the nostalgia goggles but I remember the story being fairly well-received at the time and anticipation for the sequel was astronomically high.

[u/DatDominican → u/OttovonBismarck1862]

You might be confusing Arkham city and Arkham knight .

Arkham city was universally well received and I don’t know anyone that prefers asylum over city

Wait I misunderstood . I think you’re arguing city has a better story

Which I wouldn’t say is wrong . I enjoyed it more but the story feels more cohesive in asylum

[u/w33b2 → u/LambCo64]

Arkham City has the best story in all of the Arkham games what are you talkin about

[u/LambCo64 → u/w33b2]

I'm of the opinion that as a narrative piece the first one works better as a cohesive experience. And Im not saying the Arkham City Story is bad, it's great, but The open world Nature of Arkham City makes the story a little disjointed by comparison. Is has vastly superior gameplay in almost every conceivable way though. Just my two cents.

[u/Nop_Nop_]

South Park:

Stick of Truth was much funnier

Fractured but Whole had better gameplay

[u/Last_Vacation8816 → u/Nop_Nop_]

This is the best example for this phenomenon!

Every few minutes I was like “Aww, I wish this feature would have been in the first one, aswell.” But it was still funny and entertaining all the way, even side missions were so worth the extra effort.

[u/cookiedoughchips]

Kingdom Hearts

[u/23_Pepper_PhD → u/cookiedoughchips]

I was looking for this comment. I totally agree!

[u/Xinck_UX → u/cookiedoughchips]

KH2 had a good story as well.

[u/TrisketYums → u/Xinck_UX]

Story depends on your taste. KH1 captures the magical whimsy youd expect from disney the best by far

[u/vchWaltzball-911]

Judgment and Lost Judgment

[u/LanternsAreLit]

Assassins Creed 1 & 2

https://giphy.com/gifs/lpclotgBJIHlnEL6fL

[u/dave7243 → u/LanternsAreLit]

I came to say this but scrolled to see if anyone already had. The story in 1 was new and interesting and the story was great. The gameplay wasn't bad, but you could counter kill anybody, so most combat turned into waiting for them to swing then stabbing them.

[u/East-Pen-8008 → u/LanternsAreLit]

Imo the gameplay and story are both better in AC II

[u/Fun-Calligrapher4716 → u/LanternsAreLit]

Accurate gif. 1's gameplay and story were way inferior to 2's.

[u/rocky44r]

Gothic

[u/Big_Z_Beeblebrox]

Halo

[u/5thor6th → u/Big_Z_Beeblebrox]

Updoot just for the username

[u/Big_Z_Beeblebrox → u/5thor6th]

Waiter! Two Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters for this very cultured fifth (or sixth) person

[u/SorryNotTalking]

Fable

[u/OknaC]

Dead Space

[u/terran_cell]

KOTOR

[u/EavyDrop]

Dead space ( even tho, both are fucking masterpiece )

[u/JimTobin89]

I cant believe no one has said this yet but...

The Division.

[u/waterbury01]

Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2

[u/Poobeast241]

Diablo

[u/Excellent_Yak365]

RDR1/2

[u/Mrmojorisincg → u/Excellent_Yak365]

Yeah its tough because RDR2 had a great storyline too. Game is legendary and they are an amazing pair. The only reason I can’t do RDR1 replays is the gameplay just feels too dated for me now

[u/LucasCBs → u/Excellent_Yak365]

I find the story of rdr2 quite a lot better than the story of rdr1

[u/Excellent_Yak365 → u/LucasCBs]

RDR1 was an actual western, which I loved better. Questline wise and content wise- yes RDR2 wins

[u/bgolbov]

Gears of War

[u/OneTwoFar_]

This could be used to describe the films Alien and Aliens (first one had a stronger script and story, second one had stronger action sequences and emotional scenes)

[u/EliteACEz]

Ghost Recon Wildlands and Ghost Recon Breakpoint

[u/PapaGrande1984]

Dishonored, some really great moments in 2, and being able to play as Emily having different abilities was super cool — But Dishonored 1 IMO was perfect.

[u/Baby_Speece]

Horizon zero dawn/forbidden west

[u/Zirofal]

Cod black ops series

[u/SainteSombre]

Botw v totk

[u/SuperSocialMan]

Ratchet & Clank.

[u/Obvious_Candy7912]

South park stick of truth / fractured but whole

[u/RedPanda0003]

Horizon.

Zero Dawns gameplay isn't bad, but everything added in the second game is so much better. Seeing where you can climb, shield wing, all the new weapons and enemies.

Same thing with Forbidden West. The story isn't bad, but the mystery behind the world is so engaging in Zero Dawn, the all the eventual reveals are absolutely perfect.

[u/grey5310]

Blasphemous

[u/devlin1888]

Horizon Zero Dawn and Horizon Forbidden West

[u/gockberry]

Last of us

[u/OknaC]

WW1 and WW2

[u/Enderdavid_HD]

Transport Fever

[u/mathias_freire]

A plague tale

[u/FatFKingLenny]

BioShock

[u/ChingadoJacksonJr]

Divinity

[u/sCarry61]

Witcher

[u/Jonnyscout]

Prototype

[u/dsmithcc]

Mass effect

[u/Luke-slywalker]

Star Wars KoTOR 2

[u/HallowLeotis]

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

[u/PsychicSidekikk419]

The Force Unleashed

[u/somnamballista]

Watchdogs

[u/alfiejr23]

Mass effect

[u/BvdB432]

Horizon Zero Dawn and Horizon Forbidden West

[u/Muskiller]

Dishonored

[u/Jonny_Sniperr]

Horizon:ZD and FW.

Horizon Forbidden West is one of my favorite games of all time. I'm actually replaying it again right now. But Zero Dawn had a better overall story, with a lot of cool discoveries, shock moments and more character development.

Forbidden West is just a better game overall compared to Zero Dawn however.

[u/JodieWhittakerisBae]

Mass Effect.

[u/NyassaV]

Mass effect

[u/Hello-Tones]

The Evil Within kinda. The first one gives you purposely little information to make the whole thing feel surreal and thus scary. The second one has arguably better gameplay (although I miss some stuff from the first game) but treats the whole brain world basically like The Matrix.

[u/Dancing_with_Jak]

TOTK/BOTW

[u/AardvarkOkapiEchidna]

Portal? The 2nd one added more story but didn't have the same eerie vibe of the first one.

[u/Soggy_Accident4844]

Red Dead Redemption, the first had an unmatched narrative, but RDR2 made world interaction feel like absolute magic.

[u/Meowster11007]

Every game ever going by the comments. Also infamous

[u/Brutananadilewski_]

South Park. SoT vs FBW

[u/Current-Effect3706]

Mass Effect

[u/Affectionate_Smile85]

Bioshock, although the story of 2 is also peak.

[u/R3DEMPTEDlegacy]

Jan 2 and Jak 3 

[u/crisdd0302]

Watch Dogs is exactly this, with the 3rd one having the best... Ideology? Its heart is in the right place with everything going on the world right now.

[u/SuicidalSmoke]

Watch Dogs

[u/NSFW-Alt-Account69]

The Darkness

[u/RowdyB666]

Death Stranding 

[u/Leonidaself]

Kingdom Come Deliverance

[u/Positive_Sign_5269]

Horizon Zero Dawn/Forbidden West

[u/BrewItYourself]

Super Mario galaxy

[u/VanillaRoadie]

Pillars of Eternity

[u/ControversyisKey]

Ghosts of Tsushima Ghosts of Yotei

[u/Sad-Horse1598]

Horizon

[u/Just_another_gamer3]

Xenoblade Chronicles

[u/Voltvoltvolt27]

Starcraft

[u/Practical_Shine9583]

Batman: Arkham Asylum and then Arkham City

[u/JotaRata]

Kerbal space program

[u/RealWarriorofLight]

State of decay.

[u/Euphoric-Flow7324]

Kingdom Hearts

[u/Ok-Caterpillar-4213]

Mass Effect

[u/Saint_JROME]

Horizon series

[u/AgePsychological4955]

The Evil Within

[u/manny2206]

Mass effect

[u/The_Bunny_Jedi]

Spider-Man But with the first one being both SM1 and Miles Morales both having better stories imo than 2

[u/SirWilliamM32]

Mass Effect,the first one is torture to play at times, but its story and roleplaying capabilities are much better than the other three.

[u/Number42420]

Metal Gear.

[u/MrZoro777]

The Last of Us

[u/fradarko]

Psychonauts by a lot

Kingdom Hearts maybe?

[u/TheOriginalAKJames]

baldur's gate. massive resolution jump and QOL upgrades (at the time lol) for BG2

[u/Hother]

dragon age 1 & 2

[u/triwyn]

mass effect

[u/DjNormal]

The Surge.

[u/Gamezcat]

Might get me crucified, but Xenoblade.

[u/samurai0]

Last of us.

[u/MagizZziaN]

The Witcher imo. Not saying the story of witcher 2 is bad, far from it. But atmosphere and story wise, the first witcher is the best in the trilogy imo. But the combat in it is horrendously bad. Would have actually preferred a remaster of the first game, rather than the third we are getting. I’m not complaining either way. But would love to play the first one again, but with good combat..

[u/NexgenHacker47]

No More Heroes 1 and 2

[u/Case_Kovacs]

Mass Effect 1 has a much better story than 2 but the gameplay of 2 is way better than 1 which is very janky