Top 10 Best Video Game Stories

6. Braid

Whoever said that great video game stories need to have memorable dialogue or characters you care about? In Braid, Jonathan Blow gives us a wonderful and moving story disguised as a story of a young hero looking to save a princess from a monster. It's the rewind mechanic that gives this tired old storytelling device new life. By the time you finish Braid's glorious final chapter, you'll probably have to pick up your jaw from the floor.

5. Red Dead Redemption

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Open world games don't often focus on their narratives, but Red Dead Redemption is a different beast. The story follows John Marston, a former outlaw who keeps getting dragged back into the very life he wanted to escape from. With his wife and son taken hostage by the government, Marston has no choice but to hunt down some of the old friends from his former gang. Some of the best westerns deal with the themes of the painful transition into the 20th century, and Red Dead Redemption is the prime video game example.