Game you played with the best storyline?

quantum break. i cant fault it. remedy has genuine trouble with boss fights, and sure some criticised QB for not having enough shooting, but their storytelling and pacing and world building was on point in QB.

also hellblade, remember me, the witcher, soma, oxenfree and the wolf among us

these games arent necessarily the BEST of the best in terms of gameplay, and there are lots of games i really LOVE as complete experiences, but when it comes purely to narrative aspects (which is what the thread is about) i find these to be the ones that really got to me.

based on storyline:

mass effect 1 (the rest are a mess)
dragon age 1 (same as ME)
witcher 1-2-3
bioshock 1 (bs 2 was the same and infinite is terrible)
dishonored 1-2
baldur's gate 2
the long dark (still not finished but it's doing great so far)
borderlands 2 (1 was ok but too simple, presequel and 3 are 100% trash)

Disco Elysium, Planescape: Torment, The Cat Lady, Gabriel Knight 1-3, The Longest Journey saga (all three games, but especially the first one), Grim Fandango, Night in the Woods, Oxenfree (an important notion: it should be played twice, NG+ is compulsory in this case), The Wolf Among Us, Blade Runner (it's finally available for purchase on GOG), Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines, The Witcher 2-3. I also absolutely adore simplistic, yet beautiful narrative of Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons and Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice. Also basically anything by Wadjet Eye.

Deus Ex: Human Revolution,
Max Payne 1,
Need for Speed: Most Wanted 2005,
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin,
Assassins Creed 2 & Brotherhood

Very few of the recent games have good storylines IMO, most are recycled cliches

Not my number one favorite but since no one mentioned it yet I'm gonna say Silent Hill 2. Shout out to Silent Hill Shattered Memories which is a masterpiece but often forgotten. Would love to see a remake/remaster of this one since neither the wii or the ps2 (and certainly not the psp) could handle it very well.

Deja Vu

• Of course, no good mystery begins with all or even half of the details, and Deja Vu shoots for just that. In the start of the game, you wake up in a bathroom stall with no recollection of who you are or how you got there. A little exploring reveals that you're in a bar called Joe's, there's a dead man upstairs in the office, and it looks like you're about to be framed for a murder you didn't commit (or at least, don't remember you committed).

Best story line? Hard to say, but a few I really liked were:
Final Fantasy 6-10
Grandia 1 and 2
Persona 4 (PS2 version)
Undertale

Yakuza (Ryu ga gotoku) Franchise .

I'd have to say:

Subnautica (It is a sort of non-linear linear story).

At first, you have no idea, but then as you slowly come across more and more things, you begin to get guided towards small goals, which slowly turn into bigger goals. Absolutely love this game, and the story. The lore, world, and story are all very well done.

(Subnautica: Below Zero Is currently in development, I bought it on release day, so far it's shaping up to be pretty good too)

Metro:

Metro 2033, and Metro: Last Light

Absolutely amazing stories, told in an amazing way. You do have to be in the right 'mood' for them to really hit though. Haven't played exodus yet, maybe get back to me in about a month or two :P

the last of us and uncharted

The one you suggested?

Tyranny, got so obsessed with it i finished it 3 times in a row and i was still not treated for my adhd. Meaning it had to really fucking obsess me to not finish once but 3 times.

I don't think anyone has mentioned Firewatch yet. It was short, but I loved the story and characters.

What Remains of Edit Finch was pretty interesting as well.

To The Moon

Dragon Age: Origins

I absolutely loved Prince of Persia Sands of Time and especially Warrior Within. That game rocked with alternate endings, great music, great mechanics, time travel and combat and damn great rocking soundtrack. I loved PoP 4 too the one that a love story with a different hero. Great corrupted to restored worlds, mechanism, love story, character interaction, romance and sad ending. Loved Return to Castle Wolfenstein. Serious Sam 2 for sheer mayhem and bosses + humor and parodies it offered on alien worlds.

Yakuza 1 kiwami, The last of us, The Talos Principle, Half-life 1 & 2, Undertale, Metro 2033 and all of Kan Gao games (Freebird games, he made To the moon).
Honorable mention to Titanfall 2, because I didn't expect such a good experience both in gameplay and in storyline, and to Serious Sam (still waiting, Croteam!)

• The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind <- absolutely best :)
• Age of Decadence (but in this game you can beat whole game without getting any knowledge about game world, to get full story you should play via science/speaking/exploring/etc, not with powerful combatant character).
• Tyranny <- very interest and unusual storyline

Transistor, Deus Ex, Horizon Zero Dawn, System Shock 2 and The Dig are the games where I enjoyed the story the most.

The walking dead telltale series

Batman Arkham City/ Asylum
The Witcher 2
Firewatch has an unexpected ending and great atmosphere
Skyhill
Hotline Miami
The Walking Dead
Far Cry 4
Bioshock Infinite