There are some games like this, they are of very good quality, and even could have become gods, but because the plot dragged its legs, resulting in word-of-mouth controversy.
So what are the games that are dragged down by the plot like this?
Brutal Proto 2
The game "Torture and Kill Prototype" may have been contacted by many friends, and the sandbox gameplay of the cornice walking wall and the tide of corpses in the game attracted many players in that year.
The male protagonist, Brother A, wears a hood and transforms into an infernal walker between cities, like a sharp blade in the darkness. He is not a male protagonist in the traditional sense, decisive in killing, never soft on the enemy, and a cold-faced avenger.
Unfortunately, after "Torture And Kill Prototype 2", the protagonist was replaced by a black brother, and Brother A became the villain BOSS, and finally died at the hands of the male protagonist. At that time, seeing such a plot, it was really difficult to reconcile.
The contrast between the two protagonists is too great to accept for a while. The plot is also much more mediocre than that of a generation, and Brother A's blackening is too inexplicable. But these factors aside, "Killing Prototype 2" is still a good game.
Paladin 2
In the Paladin series, Paladin 2 is an underrated game. Whether it is the combat system, the game soundtrack, the move action, the animated CG, it is definitely the top level at that time.
The four major systems of Imperial Spirit, Formation, Breeding Clams, and Tiger Fire are not outdated from the current point of view, and they are a highly playable game.
The plot of the first half of the game is quite remarkable, but since the end of the game, there are obvious signs of plot rush in the second half of the game.
The protagonist team opened and hung up en masse, the villain BOSS Chiba Zen Master hastily ended, and Li Xiaoyao's light obviously overshadowed Wang Xiaohu.
Because of the plot and human settings, the reputation of "Paladin 2" is not prominent in the past generations, in fact, it could have done better.
The Last of Us 2
There has been enough controversy about the game's plot, and there has been a polarization among players about the handling of the end of the story and the views of the heroine Ellie as a character.
Some say that Ellie's heart is overflowing, and joel's vendetta is not repaid and chooses to forgive Abby, which is really difficult to accept. Some players are surprised by such an unconventional plot arrangement, believing that this is the real connotation of the game.
Regardless of the view, the only thing that is certain is that The Last of Us 2 cannot receive the same praise as the previous game, so it will naturally be questioned by some players to include it in the category of god works.
Divine Dance Fantasy
"Divine Dance Fantasy" is the most detailed domestic stand-alone game with the most detailed picture quality and character modeling so far.
Different from the previous station pile dialogue mode, motion capture technology is widely used in all aspects of the game, which can be said to be a relatively close to the AAA masterpiece.
It's just a pity that this fairly good game has been pulled back by the plot. Players who have played the Fantasy Romance of the Three Kingdoms series should have a similar feeling about Divine Dance Fantasy.
In fact, most of the core creators of "Divine Dance Fantasy" have participated in Yu Jun's "Fantasy romance of the Three Kingdoms" series, and even the screenwriters are the same person.
But the problem is also here, the script of "Divine Dance Fantasy" is still stuck at the level of more than ten years ago, the story is boring, the plot is bloody, the plot development is too jumpy, the dubbing is out of the play, and the two male protagonists are not pleasing.
The bad script forced a lot of passers-by to back off, which was a fatal blow to a nascent series.
Final Fantasy XIV
"Final Fantasy XIV" is the first attempt at the sandbox world mode in the series, where four young people who kill Matt drive a sports car through the vast Gobi, which has a kind of travel film temperament.
The game battle mode has also changed from the turn-based system unchanged for thousands of years to the real-time action class, and I am still relatively satisfied with this change, when playing "Final Fantasy 13" that year, because the turn-based design was too boring, I almost gave up playing halfway.
In stark contrast to the gameplay improvements, the game's plot is really unsatisfactory. There are very few girls in the protagonist team, and every day they watch the four macho men playing selfies there, engaging in ambiguity, which is really hot eyes.
In addition, the main plot of the game is too short, and there are obvious signs of deletion. Although there is a movie version of "Sword of Kings" to pave the plot, the plot still does not reach the average level of the series.
It seems that SE has focused on the open world, which may not be a good thing for players who like traditional plots.
"Purple Plug Autumn Wind"
This is a rare game in recent years that reflects the customs and customs of the Northwest. The game integrates some of the bridge sections of "Dragon Gate Inn", and the movie mirror is also quite distinctive.
The windy night of the inn, the desert pursuit battle, the Dunhuang defense war, the various scenes are progressively layer by layer with a kind of western martial arts film temperament.
However, after the game came out, it suffered a word-of-mouth Waterloo, and the poor save mechanism and UI interface became its deduction points.
The biggest problem is that the plot development of the whole game is somewhat inexplicable. The appearance of various characters is inexplicable, the exit is inexplicable, and the lack of plot preparation.
In the end, perhaps because it can't be done, the game has a serious bad ending.
After passing the "Purple Plug Autumn Wind", his biggest feeling is that the plot is terrible, destroying this game that could have been included in the category of gods, it is really painful, sad!
Evil Spirit Possession 2
The producer of the first part of "Evil Spirits" was Shinji Mikami, and for many players who like Resident Evil 4, the generation is undoubtedly a work that meets expectations.
The game's nightmare scene of combining virtual and real makes people unable to distinguish between reality and illusion, and has a feeling of "Silent Hill".
The fragmented narrative adopted by Shinji Mikami avoids large sections of dialogue and hides the main story line in various details, and it has to be said that this technique is quite clever and very suitable for the horror atmosphere of the game.
However, after the second generation changed producers, the game's style of painting instantly became "Fallout 4". All kinds of garbage picking, standing pile dialogue makes people almost forget that this is a horror game.
As for the plot, not to mention, the typical American tough guy rescue routine is much inferior to the mysterious narrative style of a generation.
Because the plot is too cheesy, "Evil Spirit Possession 2" has lost a lot of points, and those players who have experienced a generation are obviously not very satisfied with this game.
But if you ignore the plot and just treat it as a zombie game, it is also a very good game.
postscript
Nowadays, it is often heard that the plot and gameplay cannot be both, and only one can choose one. Many games choose to cut or weaken the plot in order to make the level design smoother, but the evaluation is mixed.
So in everyone's mind, what are the games that combine plot and gameplay?