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[jasminlovesyoux]

I enjoyed the story of the Last Guardian immensely. FfXv had a story that was barely told coherently. People only voted ffxv over tlg because ffxv blatantly has the makings of a typical RPG with its plethora of voice acting, cut scenes, dialog ect. To the naked eye that makes for a better story than what little dialog tlg offered. But the story was beautiful in tlg, and even as a shorter game it left me more intrigued and awe inspired than ff. To each their own.

 

[Dangansona]

I literally shed tears at "you guys... are the best"

Same dude. Actually there were a couple moments in the end that made me a little emotional.

 

[DangerMouse]

Yeah. While the way the story is told sucks, the actual story behind everything is actually quite good.

Yeah, though Luna was trash aside from a nice design, unfortunately it seems clear they had to put the story into the game on the fly. Probably why it took so long to get a story trailer. But the story itself seems pretty good so far.

But because of that I'd put TLG above it, since it does both very well.

 

[yunbuns]

The fumes whenever FFXV receives even an ounce of critical or commercial success.

I LIVE for it, tbh.

lmao it's great.

 

[hydrophilic attack]

let's be outraged at this fan-voted internet list

 

[- J - D -]

The story of boy love is pretty compelling to a large segment of the fanbase, so I'm not surprised.

 

[bigol]

Final Fantasy XV has a traditional story even if it's badly narrated, TLG has hints of story but it's more like the tale of a growing bond between the boy and Trico,the story of the Nest and its lore.It's much more subtle and similar to Souls games lore.

Maybe people prefer a more traditional approach even if poorly executed. I prefer the TLG and Souls way.

 

[Gbraga]

Isn't this a community vote thing? How is it surprising that a game that sold a lot more had more votes than the game that sold a lot less?

I like to joke around with "The Last Guardian got robbed", but it's absolutely expected that it would win less awards. Not only less people played it, but it's also a bit of a divisive game.

My GOTY by far, without a doubt, also best story easily, but there's no controversy here.

For example, maybe Inside is a better game than Dark Souls III, Hyper Light Drifter or Final Fantasy XV, but it didn't place higher than these games on my personal list simply because I didn't play it.

 

[icespide]

I literally shed tears at "you guys... are the best"

they're such good friends that they consider themselves brothers

 

[Zemm]

I forgot that they're actually patching in story to FF15 in an attempt to make it make more sense

 

[Kusagari]

Only one character in XV feels fleshed out and it's the villain.

 

[DOWN]

Isn't it just based on vote count? A game that's less popular and only out for four weeks would have less votes, no?

 

[Hastati]

It's interesting, FFXV has a pretty great world, setting, atmosphere and whatnot. It even has some great (but not all great) characters. It would be interesting to see how it would have turned out about two decades ago.

As it is, I'm very happy with the game, but in no way does it deserve accolades for its story, considering as others have said how awful the storytelling itself was. The game deserves accolades for its gameplay, music, its Prompto's and photoshoots independently, and should definitely be criticized instead of commended for its standard narrative.

It would have been better actually without the standard narrative, since the experience of running around and doing fun stuff in the world is great and the disjointed nature of the cutscenes kinda just distracts.

 

[Alucrid]

i hope they mail tabata a silver trophy and he has the realization about how good ff xv's story is and halts all patches. it's perfect as is

 

[Bronetta]

FFXV prolly sold 10x more than TLG.

Even if 1/10th of the player base voted for FFXV, that would be more votes even if every TLG player voted for it.

 

[Whompa02]

OH MY GOD SOMEONE FREAK OUT

 

[Human Trashcan]

FFXV has a good story. But bad story telling. That is different.

It's actually not

 

[Athreous]

FFXV prolly sold 10x more than TLG.

Even if 1/10th of the player base voted for FFXV, that would be more votes even if every TLG player voted for it.

True, some friends and I just canceled the pre order, not worth paying it's full price for what the game become =(

 

[hydrophilic attack]

OH MY GOD SOMEONE FREAK OUT

i'm so freaked out i can barely

 

[pezzie]

I'd have voted FFXV too

I mean I'd have voted Uncharted 4 over that, but I didn't play TLG.

 

[nickgia]

FF XV could have had a good story, but the character motives and reason of progression was poor. I did enjoy it for what it was.

 

[Kssio_Aug]

Haven't played any, but I do believe that would not be right at all by everything I read and also giving my incredible experience with ICO and SoTC.

Yet, since it was voted, I think it makes sense, nothing actually surprising

I'm sure there are way more people who played FFXV than TLG, and also some people think that where's dialogue there's story... they do not even evaluate the quality of said dialogues, or how things turn out, if characters reactions are believable, or anything. TLG in other hand, if SoTC and ICO is something to go by, does not present much conversation and cut-scenes, so people think there's no story involved in such a game.

 

[matrix-cat]

I liked the part where a major event occurred off-camera and I was expected to feel super guilty and/or emotional about it.

 

[Bronetta]

True, some friends and I just canceled the pre order, not worth paying it's full price for what the game become =(

Are you talking about FFXV or TLG? Because if TLG by God go buy it now you won't regret it if you have even an ounce of interest in it!

 

[massoluk]

It's actually not

I'd argue otherwise, like Previously Recorded folks said, Batman Arkham Knight has bad story, but very good story telling

 

[CaviarMeths]

The fumes whenever FFXV receives even an ounce of critical or commercial success.

I LIVE for it, tbh.

OT, but damn this girl has a beautiful smile.

 

[Magwik]

Hundreds of thousands of more people played FFXV than TLG. Shocked that it got more votes from fans.

 

[Wagram]

That's more of an issue with how The Last Guardian presents its story. That style is completely lost on some people and others are enveloped by it. FFXV being in any best story category is some categorical bullshit though. The story sucked and rewarding them with "awards" only gives them the wrong messages.

 

[robotrock]

I'd argue otherwise, like Previously Recorded folks said, Batman Arkham Knight has bad story, but very good story telling

If you read PS Blog's description for their winner for best story, they praise the storytelling.

 

[Hashmal_Bringer_of_Order]

Hundreds of thousands of more people played FFXV than TLG. Shocked that it got more votes from fans.

Millions, probably.

 

[Yabberwocky]

It's amazing TLG came up at all, honestly, considering the amount of sales in comparison to the others. Congrats to UC4, W3, FFXV, and TLG. Nice to see Batman, Firewatch, and Mafia 3 for honorable mentions.

 

[giant_frying_pan]

Blood and Wine (rightly) won this award, but it isn't mentioned in the thread title?

[EDIT - Ah, I guess the Platinum convention extends to awards.

But that still doesn't warrant a mention for Uncharted 4?]

 

[icespide]

a bad story with good storytelling > a good story with bad storytelling.

Every time

 

[N.Domixis]

I guess I have to say it again, Con Grats Naughty Dog!

 

[texhnolyze]

Yeah. While the way the story is told sucks, the actual story behind everything is actually quite good.

Yeah, this. I can totally see their vision with the game. I could see how FFXV should've been if they told the story better. It should've been one of the best story in PRG in years. It should've be remembered as one of the best and memorable FF game to date. It kinda breaks my heart everytime I think about it.

 

[Auctopus]

The PS Blog awards are made up of very casual voters who would consider the game with the most cutscenes as to be the game with the best story. Those 4 games are probably the only games the majority of them played this year.

I'll make a wild prediction for you, TLOU Part 2 will win PS Blog best story the year it releases, regardless of quality.

 

[robotrock]

mass effect 2's actual plot is dogshit but damn i did like how it was told!

 

[Gbraga]

Blood and Wine (rightly) won this award, but it isn't mentioned in the thread title?

[EDIT - Ah, I guess the Platinum convention extends to awards.

But that still doesn't warrant a mention for Uncharted 4?]

Nah, man, gotta shit on FFXV. It's more important.

 

[shandy706]

It's a user poll so if drastically more people played one game over another, it's probably going to win.

Same for nearly any poll. The voting here on gaf goes that way often too.

 

[Human Trashcan]

I'd argue otherwise, like Previously Recorded folks said, Batman Arkham Knight has bad story, but very good story telling

I just don't think you can separate the two and say one is good while the other is bad. The quality of a story is mostly in the telling. Anything less than a holistic approach is nonsensical to me.

Arkham Knight had some great moments (the final

Spoiler

hallucination

sequence) but also some incredibly poorly-executed shit (the Arkham Knight's... everything). Production value isn't equal to good storytelling. I don't know, I just can't wrap my head around it. I've studied fiction in university and never in my life have I run into any kind of critical framework that separates story from storytelling. The storytelling IS the story. The choices the director makes wrt the framing, the dialogue, the pacing, the performances, all that stuff conveys tone, mood, emotion. That's what I mean when I say storytelling is story. And in game-specific terms, gameplay is ALSO story, especially in, say, The Last Guardian, where your bond with Trico is formed during gameplay. I don't know how anyone can consider that bad, it's amazing! The setpieces work because you have an emotional connection to the characters on the screen. That's storytelling!

 

[robotrock]

Same for nearly any poll. The voting here on gaf goes that way often too.

bayonetta 2 was #1 in 2014 my friend

a wii u game

 

[Rozart]

Blood and Wine (rightly) won this award, but it isn't mentioned in the thread title?

[EDIT - Ah, I guess the Platinum convention extends to awards.

But that still doesn't warrant a mention for Uncharted 4?]

UC4 won it actually.

edit: oops didn't see yyour edit haha

 

[Elios83]

Jesus, you are dense. You're thinking on the surface level. You're thinking "If Noctis says or does something that adds to the plot, that's a good story". But that's such a pre-modern way to look at art.

Ahah and you are a modern art critic instead ?
Since you're talking about art you should know that art is a subjective thing first of all.
The problem here is that ''best story'' is a really vague term. In this sense I'm not surprised that people voted for the game with the most complex and articulated plot and that is objectively FFXV.
TLG is a game that excels at telling the story of the bond between a kid and an animal but you can't fault people if they prefer an other story that overall touches way more elements and different emotions within it. For example the friendship between Noctis and the other guys, the conversations they have on the road, the time the lose together doing different activities, those things have been nailed really well in FFXV and they're not things related to plot complexity for example but for many they could still count as story.
So basically, just accept the preferences of the people who have voted
Personally I loved both games but for different reasons.

 

[shandy706]

bayonetta 2 was #1 in 2014 my friend

a wii u game

A lot of people played Bayo 2. I mean...unless tons that didn't play it voted for it..haha.

Also, factor in it possibly being the one game on top of every Nintendo gamers list versus more diverse lists.

I actually played Bayo 2 myself...didn't like it. Had the 1/2 pack and sold it.

Edit* Aren't points stacked based on the spot in our lists?

 

[giant_frying_pan]

Nah, man, gotta shit on FFXV. It's more important.

And here I am thinking this was a shitting on The Last Guardian thread!

 

[Lynx_7]

On the execution vs concept/story debate, I don't know if it's as simple as "good execution always trumps good ideas with subpar execution". I sometimes like messily presented but ambitious or imaginative stories over a better executed but ultimately less interesting narrative. Sometimes it's because of the novelty factor, or sometimes the concepts of said stories just gets my imagination going. Of course, no amount of good ideas can save legitimately terrible storytelling but I don't believe FF XV qualifies for that. Not that FF XV is inventive, but I do like the ideas and presentation enough to somewhat overlook its failings.

 

[CaviarMeths]

A lot of people played Bayo 2. I mean...unless tons that didn't play it voted for it..haha.

Also, factor in it possibly being the one game on top of every Nintendo gamers list versus more diverse lists.

I actually played Bayo 2 myself...didn't like it. Had the 1/2 pack and sold it.

Edit* Aren't points stacked based on the spot in our lists?

If I remember right, Nintendo actually swept the top 3 in that poll and had 4 or 5 exclusives in the top 10, so clearly Wii U gamers had more to play than just Bayo.

 

[Altered Juice]

It was ok. The main story felt extremely short and underwhelming considering the game's development.

And I wasn't a fan of the loading screens between chapters filling the gaps. The power plant is a great example

 

[Squire]

People are idiots.

Literally my first thought.

 

[ULTROS!]

People are idiots.

More like people who can't accept people's other opinions are idiots