10 Games With MIND-BLOWING LORE

[@StalxD]

dragon age,bioshock,mass effect dishonored are great lore games

[@dascreeb5205]

My game crashed as I was about to assassinate the second twin :( That Dishonored mission is so long :(.

[@dascreeb5205]

My game crashed as I was about to assassinate the second twin :( That Dishonored mission is so long :(.

[@arturofernandez4058]

@@dascreeb5205 The one in the Golden Cat? It seems pretty average in length. There are much longer missions in the game

[@dascreeb5205]

@@arturofernandez4058 I am relatively new, and a crash is always sad.

[@Rickdegraaf]

@@dascreeb5205 true

[@SkillJoy.]

I love how the TES lore can go from pretty logical, to absolutely batshit insane

[@ooginator12]

Anything is possible with a Dragon Break

[@dylaz13]

Isn't there a rumour that one of the writers for Morrowind went on a drug binge for a week and wrote a majority of the lore lol? I think this is just a funny rumour but still, imagine

[@Giraffinator]

the The Elder Scrolls Until next time.

[@kendallcochran8487]

@@dylaz13 disagree with you

[@whateveryousaygroomer131]

And everything in between.

[@DeadshotDealer]

I think Dragon Age deserves a spot on this list!

[@honky9466]

I was expecting it through the whole video, disappointed to see it wasn't even mentioned. You can literally spend hundreds of hours reading codex throughout the series. There's over 600 entries just in DAI.

[@renderlifestyle]

Couldn't agree more, I've spent at least 1000 hours on all three games, each time I play (currently playing through Origins again) I learn something new. Surprised it wasn't on here myself

[@jifij89]

100%, i’m surprised it’s not on the list!

[@icequeensamwich9309]

Yeah, I definitely would've put Dragon Age over Mass Effect, both in total amount of lore (as DA has the novels which expand the lore), and for complexity of it. Kept waiting for it to be on the list.

[@martanowicka3340]

Exactly... I was waiting whole video for it. I'm amazed that Mass Effect made into the list and DA didn't...

[@ryanmitchell4426]

Fallout deserves an honorable mention, there is a ton of lore in that series as well.

[@sadpuckerr5359]

Yes!

[@eddiedean312]

The lore behind the Great Divergence is one of my all time favorites.

[@juniorsanchez4157]

YES I watched this whole video expecting at least a mention of them somewhere some of the best lord in gaming in my opinion

[@bigrick3267]

Same with Horizon imo

[@reggie9595]

@@eddiedean312 Some people tend to overthink that part of the lore however, and think that it's something that happened at a specific point in time rather than something that took place gradually.

[@JLConawayII]

Horizon: Zero Dawn has some crazy lore. It was obvious going into the game that our present-day civilization fell, but I don't think anyone expected just how monumentally cataclysmic the event was that caused it. Reading all the ancient data points about these events unfolding, it was chilling.

[@CasepbX]

It was basically just skynet...

[@coldbore5601]

I honestly thought the lore was better than the actual story of the game

[@JLConawayII]

@@CasepbX No. Not even close.

[@thegaminglord2190]

What lore tho, what is the lore of this game beside this one event?, everything before it was normal earth, and after it was is the present day in the game, this game has "a" lore not a mind blowing one, especially when we find out the scientist alloy is cloned from basically took the "halo" way out of the problem.

[@alexterieur8813]

Honestly just imagining all these cities getting wiped out one after the other....

[@DarkNeogen]

The Legend of Heroes series also deserves a mention. In a textual form there's so much lines of dialog and lore. The series spans the Trails in the Sky, Trails from Zero, Trails to Azure, Trails of Cold Steel 1-4, Trails into Reverie and the soon to be 'Kuro no Kiseki' duology.

[@charlesclements7382]

Someone else understands. I'm sorry but dark souls and elder scrolls haven't come close to the quality of lore in legend of heroes. The ways it's weaved in things as unimportant as Antoines journey to things as importantly as the still unknown objectives of the grandmaster to random NPCs showing up games later giving you tales of the heroes from the previous games. Not just honorable mention but #1 spot for sure

[@webs_n7]

I love exploring the codex in the Mass Effect series every time I start a new game. Even after playing the Legendary Edition years after I first started, I’m still learning new things about that universe.

[@editorrbr2107]

I wish every entry were narrated. I would flop down with a pillow on the sofa and go to sleep to that

[@aeli999]

I love reading the planet descriptions also in 2 and 3. So much lore that pops up now and again in various conversations or as parts of other lore. And sometimes after you've played through and you are doing so again it's like, I totally didn't catch that the first time. NPC conversations and the news can be like that too though if I have to hear "disgraced Commander Shepard" one more time... lol

[@basicsimp8798]

For me, Horizon Zero Dawn has one of the best post apocalyptic lore out there. Love that almost every machine you encounter was created to initially create the world they live in too.

[@LegendOfKhaos12]

This was actually my first thought. What I’m playing now. But like how every machine has its own specific weaknesses and strengths etc

[@Bakedcakeyyy]

Absolutely. Just finished the game and the lore around the game was so interesting and the presentation was absolutely fantastic as well

[@ABadassDragon]

Its damn belivable too. The apocalypse happens because of one influential guy does what he wants, ignoring the expert and when everything does go to hell, then he asks the expert to clean his mess

[@omegaman7377]

@@ABadassDragon Replace "influential guy" by Fauci and the sci-fi look like an anticipation story.

[@BrimDStone]

Also the psychological aspect when hearing all the voice memos and documents is just mind-blowing.

[@Cra5hOverride]

The Dishonored series actually has a surprising amount of lore to it. Pretty fascinating too.

[@alexandroswashere3089]

Dishonorable mention😂

[@NigerianCrusader]

HALF LIFE ASWELL HAS A LOT

[@Devine2712]

The warframe lore is a piece of art! From the different lore pieces of the frames of War them selfs to the zariman ten zero ship accident, or the lore behind ordis and the orokin are just unmatched compared to lores of other free to play games.

[@Clevelandschamp90]

Right I couldn't agree more no love for Warframe or free to play games!

[@godzelda123]

Was just about to comment this same thing.

[@loganfields159]

Came to back Warframe. Sometimes the sick story gets lost in the grind but the lore is DOPE.

[@jobbx6474]

went looking for this in the comments

[@stanleyharjadi1574]

👍

[@brentbjerke1619]

There are so many games with cool stories, but I’m surprised neither HZD or Halo made the list. This could easily be a multiple video series. Can’t wait for the next one!

[@bradchampion687]

Bro the halo books !!!!,

[@jonesyjones5648]

Yeah, Halo is what came to mind for me. SO much lore.

[@charlie7mason]

Dude, you literally nailed the exact two that came to my mind.

[@ND_Dova]

Halo and Elder Scrolls… good stuff

[@arbiter5999]

Mortal kombat has some wacky stuff goin too

[@MakeyJu]

from the games that I've played I love the lore of Mass Effect, The Elder Scrolls, Dragon Age and Witcher the most 🧡 I also have to mention Warcraft. yes, it's gotten ridiculous at this point in WoW but the universe they created is so big and impactful, you just can't ignore it

[@cyunt8167]

yasss

[@tynanbarnes6506]

I know fallout makes like 60% of the lists but I was really surprised to not see it on this one. The amount of character back story and terminals talking about things people did who you will never actually meet in game is insane.

[@vipset87]

true. i was hopin to see bioshock too

[@bran4996]

Agreed!

[@aeli999]

Yeah I have to read every terminal because sometimes it's sad, sometimes it's really interesting, and sometimes it's downright hilarious. Like, I used to work with these people kind of feeling. lol

[@MassiveJetGrind]

I'd like to add 'Warhammer' as an honorable mention. 'Warhammer' is initially and primarily a tabletop game, but there are video games, and the lore is insanely massive.

[@quentinh3140]

yeah but the video games themselves dont add much to the lore and dont have the best stories. You dont play warhammer games for the games' lore but you play them to see the lore you already know in action.

[@achtsekundenfurz7876]

I guess that WH / Wh40K count as TTGs. Their videogame tie-ins don't contribute much to lore, they merely expand upon the existing lore. It's a similar situation as -Superman 64_ -- it didn't add to the Superman lore, which was already written down in comic books and some movies. Video games muat be the (or "a" at least) primary medium to qualify for this list.

[@derpsiroop1884]

Came to say this

[@Mayor_Of_Eureka17]

Lore is the secret sauce in videogames. This is exactly what brought me to them . Natal Technologies and Tomb Raider lore and Umbrella..I mean .. unreal stuff as a kid to sink your teeth into .

[@ParabellNine]

My favorite lore has to be the NieR Series, it's such a mind blowing feeling when you realize everything what's happening in the game and what happened to that world before you take part in it But it's even more mind blowing when you realize how philosophical and deep that lore actually is. Most games lore are just that, a story to tell, and even if it is insanely big like Elder Scrolls, it doesn't have a message or a real reason to be that big. That's the difference with NieR

[@renrivera3914]

EXACTLY! And understanding the lore requires replaying the game again and again, as your understanding for the game increases the darker it gets.

[@pepepls6660]

Nier series is overshadowed, as it should, by 2Bs booty but the lore behind it is hands down one of the most interesting and mind bending ones in the history of my 20 years of gaming

[@samueljohnson8911]

Elite also has lore like that when it comes to in-universe politics.

[@shriyanshpandey112]

To each their own, but a world is where different stories happen but none is the story of the world, is my best approach to lore, so philosophical meanings and moral of the story/ies ain't my thing. And that is why I love the elder scrolls because it's universe isn't centered around someone or something or some concept, it's just a separate world, like ours but different. And even the lore in the books in the game are just attempts of people in that universe to understand the world around them, like people thought of flat earth in the real world so does the people of the TES universe think about the structure of Nirn,Oblivion and Aetherius.

[@Iced_Milk_NNF]

Yee too bad the gameplay is repetitive, annoying, and tedious to an ungodly level. If they made the games fun I'd definitely play em but God I'd rather stick a fork into an anthill and receive the all mighty wrath of million spawn

[@TUGASTYLE97]

What about the Kingdom Hearts series? Monty Zander has this Lore Dump series containing 11 videos explaining the Lore in the KH universe, plus some videos on other games. The longest video about KH is over 4h long. All 11 videos add to a total of 1 day, 5 hours, 45 minutes and 23 seconds, which is absolutely insane. I haven't watched his series yet, so idk how good it actually is. And I just wanna say I just found your channel yesterday and I've watched like 20 videos already. Great content! Already subscribed and excited to keep watching!

[@MforMovesets]

Noone understands weeb junk its just meant so sound smart.

[@skjoldrodinson408]

I feel like Horizon Zero Dawn has some incredible lore. I absolutely loved finding out what events had caused the world you explored as you played the game.

[@bigrick3267]

I can't wait for Forbidden West next month, Horizon's story is fantastic and i'm really looking forward to continuing it Feb gonna be crazy with Horizon, dying light 2 and Elden Ring, looking forward to all 3

[@alitfirdaus3609]

Espescially when a hologram shows how the environment looked like back then

[@Silver_Salvation]

Horizon lore is super cool but it was all explained in the game through the main story line. Other games like FNAF have crazy lore that needs to be puzzled together with the games, books, voice lines and source code of websites. its just insane.

[@manushabearfield]

One of my favorite games just because of the story 🔥

[@bibochu7939]

horizon zero dawn's take on a post apocalyptic event was also unique and presented so well throughout the course of the game. then there's also dragon age and its depiction on magic and myths, which was really satisfying

[@raiden6428]

Ah another great night due to Gameranx's uploads. If only all nights could be like this. Oh, wait... they are! It is a good life we lead, Falcon. May it never change.

[@Gebro_gaming891]

And may it never change us.

[@kaseyrolow]

Funny it’s like 2:30 pm where I’m at lol greeting from California, hope all is well your way!

[@TheBloatedChap]

Never seen so much ass kissing in my life

[@dithery6622]

@@TheBloatedChap lmao

[@Thereallifebasil]

Nanomachines son.

[@OGCreete]

I just started my first playthrough of Oblivion and I'm extremely excited! I know next to nothing about the game and I can't wait to experience it all for the first time.

[@CommanderCodyChipless]

My favorite lore has to be Bloodborne. It's deep, and it doesn't rely on tropes of storytelling like having every single event be based on something grand, rather the story is more realistic in the sense that important characters make mistakes.

[@jjcoola998]

Seconding this, just an amazing journey and lore throughout as it keeps getting crazier

[@raven-0621]

it's not deep but it's really constructed, it's in a top 5 for me for sure

[@CommanderCodyChipless]

@@raven-0621 idk man maybe you're lacking on learning some lore of you think it isn't deep. Js

[@count3rcultured]

The two games I'm missing from this list are Dishonored and Horizon Zero Dawn. Though, I do agree with all of them being on the list

[@mrmagoo756]

Hzd a load of shit.

[@Pedrooko]

HZD is easily one of the best games out there. I love it.

[@thegaminglord2190]

How is horizon zero dawn is mind blowing in lore, the whole game talk about 1 event that fucked everything up and the scientist that our character is cloned from had to take the "halo" route to save earth that's it the game has no lore other than that 1 event, in no way it could be on a list of "mind blowing" lore

[@Pedrooko]

@@thegaminglord2190 You clearly haven't read the logs and listened to all the dialogues. 🙂

[@MonkeyJedi99]

@@Pedrooko Right? Poems, logs, adverts, code fragments, overheard conversations, collectable coffee mugs...

[@whoeveruwantittobe]

I love that you added the Remedy expanded universe to this list. I thoroughly enjoyed those games and all of the amazing detail baked into them.

[@Aryan-eo4hb]

Rusty Lake is a point and click puzzle game series which also has a great and deep lore. They’ve done a great job in introducing characters, telling their backstories and retaining some mystique as well. If you’re looking to play some light games with a deep and interesting lore, I would definitely recommend this.

[@nolejd50]

I played every part, it's such a great series. Unbelievable.

[@kfj6709]

What would be some other games like this since you mentioned light. Is this like the vanishing of ethan Carter or dear eshther and the like?

[@FaZeloffOfGlizzywood]

Those are great games, they were also good at proving how dumb I am 😂

[@Aryan-eo4hb]

@@kfj6709 Ethan Carter might be similar to Rusty lake in terms of a mysterious setting/story but it’s not gameplay-wise. Ethan Carter is a walking simulator while Rusty Lake is a Point and click game. Through abandoned, Forgotten Hills and Silent Age are some similar games gameplay-wise.

[@cshack30]

How did kingdom hearts not make this list, the lore is absolutely crazy in these games

[@greypolar2720]

It's tacked-on lore though, as a way of explaining why there's another game, similar to how each Metal Gear just makes the story more contrived.

[@GlossArt]

I think it's different in the sense that the direct *narrative* of the kingdom hearts series is what's crazy, the *lore* isn't on the same level

[@daniellaniganohara2456]

@@GlossArt Thats an interesting distinction, honestly, but you're not wrong. Everything in the Kingdom Hearts lore is just there to serve the story, but it still does get pretty complicated.

[@nuclearthrone2497]

I recently played Control and I was so impressed, both gameplay and story were on of the best!

[@danesmith2133]

On of my favorite games for lore was the first original game of Resident Evil. Because the first portion of the game is a mystery thriller there are some really mind blowing files and reports tucked away in various computers that can read to try and piece together the events leading up to the Hive going silent. I was disappointed when most of this shrouded lore all got ignored starting with RE4, but it was such a cool thing to get caught up in at the time.

[@Siris6771]

I feel like Gears of War deserves a shout out, yes the main story of the series is easy to follow, but all the side lore about the locusts and their motivations gets really interesting once you start digging deeper

[@jjcoola998]

I’ll second this, I wasn’t a huge fan of the game but found myself watching lore videos about the lore

[@Death0Row]

Loved the games and lore,huge fan of queen myrrah and her backstory😁

[@BlackishSayian]

If you count LOTR games, that is one of the craziest universe lore out there, along with star wars. The elder scrolls can contend with them which is very impressive.

[@ericmramalho]

Legacy of Kain should be on this list. Easily top 5 best game lore ever. When you understand the lore and the timelines, the game is just amazing. Blood omen, soul reaver 1 and 2 and defiance were mindblowing. Too bad they didnt finish the history.

[@Mitchasauraus]

Yes yes 1000000x ..Yes

[@Tonius126]

I'd put Blasphemous here as well.

[@MaraxisArcanist]

Great recommendation. I loved the stories in that series.

[@arthurduarte7705]

Disco Elysium has such a great lore, the world building on that game is amazing

[@latima123ify]

Man one of the few games I got out of curiosity. Usually I look up games I like but I saw it pop up like become a legend or disaster and that it had a lot of choices. It was such a good game

[@arthurduarte7705]

@@latima123ify Yeah man, such a great game. It impacted me so much, in a deeply emotional level. A lot of great choices, agree with you 100%.

[@latima123ify]

@@arthurduarte7705 had to get rid of my habit of trying to exhaust every dialog option since that wasn't what you were supposed to do. And choosing the right things thenfirst time to get people talking was such a great experience , especially because you could mess up and lock yourself out of a whole route.

[@solotastic4193]

What grabs my attention is the smaller stories/side stories that the player can experience. No matter how short it may be, the lure behind the story is important.

[@tallking7777]

Horizon zero dawn, and Dishonored both have deep rich intriguing lore.

[@brandonjones5879]

The Destiny series has amazing lore.

[@alexforeman8455]

real talk yo

[@Darklord_tK]

The lore is one of the only reasons i still occasionally play destiny 2

[@Dhairyasheel192]

As a Destiny fan, I'm so glad Destiny's lore has been recognised and made the cut on this list! Even more glad its next expansion is used as the thumbnail here! 😁

[@kiofguafters3510]

yes

[@kuro8271]

Yep and I can not wait for witch queen

[@mikes9393]

Cannot wait for witch Queen! 🤘🏽

[@vikarsan3296]

One question in Desfiny where do kids come from? You know every single relationship in Destiny it's not heterosexual so is there interchangeable sex like with the Fallen or the Hive? Food for thought 🤔

[@Sterling0387]

Halo is one of the kings of hiding secrets and lore, I would love to see you guys cover it in a video

[@MrTerrorzone2012]

I'm kind of shocked it's not on this list. Would really fit seeing as Halo comes of at first as this Si Fi action story that's pretty basic. Yet when you dive deeper there is so much more

[@ethantapson2470]

@@MrTerrorzone2012 Yeah don't know why they didn't add it, there's so much lore that's deep and more intricate than most of these games on the list. There millions of years of lore there

[@thegoat2985]

@@ethantapson2470 Pretty surprising since there are 30 novels lmao

[@lnigomontoya]

Warhammer has the biggest and craziest lore hands down. Ever since I was introduced to it from total war, I came to find out there's hundreds of books by dozens of authors. There's so many books that there's no official chronological order to them, except for the end times. And supposedly you don't miss anything by reading them out if order. That's how expansive the lore is. There's also warhammer 40k, which is even bigger, but it's space based while fantasy is more like lord of the rings, which I prefer.

[@fellownigerianhere6378]

Haven't watched the video but I can say warframe and destiny 2 lore are amazing. The gamegives em to you as you progress the story so it makes sense as to what's going on

[@oilrigpistol]

There is a treasure hunt side quest in the Witcher 3 where Geralt follows the trail of an old Witcher who wanted to become human again. So this Witcher decided to go on a religious pilgrimage around the world and he leaves his Witcher gear which Geralt ultimately obtains. But for each check point where you get the stuff and read the notes that this Witcher left behind about his journey was so detailed and I got so immersed and obsessed with finding out how he ended up and I followed his whole trail not only for the gear but mainly to read this Witcher's story. Amazing side quest

[@maxsundram8447]

The Sinking City is definitely up there - drawing on all of Lovecraft’s literature, huge amounts of readings, books breaking down the Mythos… it’s fascinating

[@Olkv3D]

IA! IA, CTHULHU!

[@canyounot4706]

I've been with Destiny since the beginning. I think I was like 12 when I first played the beta of the first game. Now I'm 19. That game has been one of the few constants in my life for the past 7 years so seeing how the story is finally coming together fills me with pride and sadness. I know it's going to end soon. I still remember meeting Eris for the first time and hating her. I still hate her. But she my homie

[@Marksman3434]

Been playing the Mass Effect trilogy again after so many years thanks to the Legendary Edition. The lore is one of the many things that makes it so enjoyable for me. Really like how much backstory and fictional history they made for all the races and the narrative overall. It adds so much depth and just makes it more immersive overall

[@schucky12]

I can’t believe that of all the games out there WoW was not mentioned at all. The amount of Lore could give Token a run for his money, especially when you get into the ancient pass.

[@seebbsss]

every single blizzard game has 10 times better lore than at least half of this list. But I'm so sure that everyone is avoiding blizzard games with all the controversy sorrounding them.

[@CrnaStrela]

@@seebbsss *had They somehow managed to screw their own lores with inconsistencies, character assassination, and being absolutely stubborn with how they portray them. Both WoW and Overwatch had their time, but they went the wrong way and now faded into irrelevancy.

[@cryora]

Starcraft

[@seebbsss]

@@CrnaStrela maybe, but diablo and starcraft lores are tight AF xD. Diablo goes as far s having lore books for the enitre mythos around the games. D3 is a bit weak as a game, but holy shit the lore is amazing. and don't get me started on starcraft o:. But to your point those are old frachises that are untouched now for at least 8 years

[@EverydayKindaGuy]

I think Horizon Zero Dawn should be on this list. Pleasantly surprised by the game. It's beautiful, and the story is a nice pull along.

[@Tekeysix]

@@maryp.v.2013 he never said it was. but to be honest imo dark souls doesn't belong on this list, it's lore is deep but not mind-blowing. Bloodborne would be the better pick

[@Tekeysix]

@@maryp.v.2013 what about DS is mind-blowing for you if I may ask?

[@Tekeysix]

@@maryp.v.2013 I'm sorry I think a comment from you is missing.

[@Tekeysix]

@@maryp.v.2013 your previous comment sounded like you wanted to say more. Maybe I just don't understand it.

[@stanettiels7367]

The Witcher is so rich in lore. I lost myself in the books and games for years now. The fact that the games have so many books to dip into for lore is obviously a boon, but the world - books and games - is amazing.

[@ClicheDudeStuff]

Haven't played it for too long, but RuneScape should be an honorable mention.

[@jamesfoster9613]

The fact that Remedy Shared Universe is here alongside Zelda, ME, and the others is simply brilliant and amazing to me. Bravo.

[@DashingPunkSamurai]

Sam Lake is my favorite writer in gaming

[@xxZwei]

Nah.. they can't say that control made a good job with the mess of the story it was. They didn't mention the legend of heroes nor Fallout.

[@jamesfoster9613]

@@xxZwei Control was an absolute brilliant story, but to each their own. It's basically, in my opinion, the best video game since Breath of the Wild, and one of my top 5 of all time.

[@xxZwei]

@@jamesfoster9613 I think you are mixing gameplay that remedy always does well with the story that was a mess and i read everything. At the end i did understand everything but it wasn't told properly.

[@zacturnbow7203]

Witcher has my all time favorite lore. I love the way it takes things from norse mythology and many others for the monsters, creatures and the time period.

[@joenobody5913]

Me too. I'm currently playing The Witcher 3, had played it a few years ago and stopped right before the big battle at Kaer Morhen. Yesterday I just finished the battle and am slowly closing in on the last battle of the main game before I play the dlcs. Definitely my favorite game of all time.

[@gordonplanb9658]

I'm reading the books now, it's amazing!

[@damooingdog9857]

The Destiny series and the mass effect series lore is very complex and multi layered. They are great stories told over multiple years and are not given the love they deserve. Both games set up the end of the series at the beginning with out giving it away and builds on its self to a big ending you won't see coming. Two of the best game series ever made, each answer presents a new question, with great stories and lores tied in to game play. True you can play them without ever knowing the lores or stories but you most likely won't know what's going on in the games truely or why things happen the way they did.

[@mismismism]

I'd add FF14, Prey, Dragon's Dogma and Horizon Zero Dawn, those all really impressed me and made me want to see more.

[@sponken6670]

yeah, and dishonored and sekiro

[@vgxl]

Yeah I was hoping to see FF14. The amazing part was when I was watching friends play it from the beginning on twitch and saw things in ARR that were very relevant in SHB and Endwalker. Like 8 years ago this was brought up its so wild to see in much later expansions.

[@Shawn.Shooter]

Dishonored, Risen series and Demon Souls. Maybe can add Mortal Kombat Deception where they truly showed the lore of almost every Mortal Kombat Karakter mostly learned via Konquest Mode. Edit: Forgot to mention about the Diablo series and Assassin’s Creed Games.

[@mismismism]

@@sponken6670 I heard about those, haven't played them yet, gotta give them a go, my friend was talking about Dishonored to me recently, I gotta check it out.

[@mismismism]

@@vgxl The story has blown me away, it's wild, it's better than a lot of the single player FF games even, and yes, the fact they take the time to set everything up so long in advance and don't forget characters even from ARR, it's so good.

[@kriz2432]

FFXII should be on this list... each and every Enemy you fight as at least 1 page of Lore to read for it... most have Multiple Pages, usually about 3-4 per average, but some even have more. Also, with all the NPCs you can talk to in the Game and the Wider Lore of the other Ivalice Games... FFXII has more Lore than most of these on this List. ;)

[@Weaponized_Poutine]

Mechwarrior/Battletech/MechCommander have some crazy deep lore that is almost grounded in reality (as much as a game about walking death robots can be)

[@Auxik]

Dark Souls has zero plot holes. The most amazing lore for any media. The developers worked tirelessly through the night on details people would never even see without 4th wall breaking like the fire keepers cut off feet. Game is on another level.

[@utkarshverma7]

its just a little to hard to follow

[@Auxik]

@@utkarshverma7 you are correct! Extremely hard to follow and truly only the developers know the truth about it all. But the ambiguity of it is also what makes it fascinating.

[@dekarmeryalmar8774]

Meh..it didn't engage me

[@mattasticmattattack8546]

The fact you gave ES number 1 has gave me faith your a real gamer ❤

[@PenguinDT]

Also deserving a mention; DOOM. Seriously, the way the whole franchise is woven together with the latest two games is nothing short of amazing. At this point the 'lore' side of it covers several Game of Thrones' worth of cosmic shenanigans. It's a master class of writing, really; You get everything you need to know simply from the game, but if you like your lore, you can read it all day and it makes everything more impactful.

[@d00mnoodle24]

Wait really? I played Doom 2016 and the story was just angry guy imprisoned in hell breaks free to stop demon invasion. Did doom eternal add so much or did i miss all the backstory in 2016

[@PenguinDT]

@@d00mnoodle24 2016 'codex' has a lot of lore (demon entries, map terminals, etc.). And quite a chunk of Hell lore is covered in the Slayer Testaments. They aren't just random mystic demon speak, as a great deal of it is covered again in Eternal's lore texts in less cryptic fashion. But yes, Eternal takes it to a whole new level, going even further back in time than the Bible in telling the story of the universe. All factions - Hell, Heaven, Sentinels - get their extensive backstories. And naturally there are hints where the story could go next. In addition there's DOOM 3, naturally, that had tons of lore as well. The originals had less, but it is fun to see them slot in perfectly, creating a proper character arc for the Slayer.

[@d00mnoodle24]

@@PenguinDT i read through the codex which gave lore on things like guns, the facility and (my favorite) the demons. But those did not feel like an overarching narrative and more like background information for small things. The testament did give some general history but i didn't think i heard them all. It was something about a stronger bigger demon that was the last change to stop the doomslayer but even that failed so they imprisoned him or something. Maybe i should check it out again as i didn't think the game would be big on lore. Also i hope this doesn't sound like I'm bashing the game. I loved it for it's fast paced brutal combat so didn't pay (enough) attention to the rest

[@PenguinDT]

@@d00mnoodle24 No worries! One of the most important bits of the Testaments lore is tale of the Betrayer - a Sentinel whose son is captured by Hell. This makes him betray his brothers in arms, leading to the destruction of the Sentinels and the capture of the Slayer. Not only is this expanded heavily in Eternal, the Betrayer and the fate of his son are a key parts of the story (in the game I mean, not just lore). That's probably my only complaint about 'DOOM lore' - the importance of the Betrayer and his son could be lost to anyone who doesn't go through the lore of at least one of the two games.

[@MikeScott55]

Metal Gear Solid and Resident Evil have solid lore to their respective series IMO.

[@ElPibePlay1000]

unintended pun? Metal Gear has a Solid lore, i agree

[@robins1823]

Huge fan of the Command&conquer lore myself. especially the Tiberium games.The developers just needed a resource in the game for players to fight over and i just love how everything in the game is connected to just that 1 thing, the Tiberium. Even if it is cheesy/complete madness at times (looking at you Red Alert 2) it still all makes sense in the world you're playing in.

[@explodingpotato6448]

TES has complicated, extensive and outlandish lore, the history and myth get intertwined, and the vast majority of lore is from in universe writers, so they could be true, made up, scewed or a madman's rambling.

[@jpmusson]

Honorable mention for the Horizon series? Yes it’s new, but you can get so deep into the lore and it’s such a big part of the games.

[@owennorkett6670]

so much stuff in destiny lore y’all didn’t touch on tho… the characters, individual weapons and armor pieces, the inner politics of the entire universe, and so much more. words can’t describe how great it is

[@cheeser3236]

I loved seeing Ikora on the thumbnail. Destiny has, in my opinion, some of the most in-depth and extensive lore you can find in a game.

[@danieldevito6380]

The Remedyverse is truly incredible

[@eerierpk]

Warcrafts lore is insane as well. Especially the older ones.

[@ozmega]

channel owners dont know that franchise it seems.

[@orionsbelt6896]

Guys I know this comment is not related to this video but sitll I think Corona was the game and Omicron is the expansion pack

[@koustav24das]

Some games deserved honorable mentions like Final Fantasy Series, Warcraft, Warhammer Series, etc.

[@williamfarrington9504]

Metroid deserves a mention too. Certainly the deepest of Nintendo's catalog. The Chozo of the Prime series have a really intriguing background. Wish it got fleshed out more to be honest.

[@razaiel3688]

As a destiny lore nerd I enjoy and dread whenever we get a new guy who wants to learn some about the lore, because it's really cool and in depth and it changes the fundamental way you look at your character, but on the other hand oH boy I hope you have a couple of hours and can follow the spaghetti code of a conversation that's about to happen.

[@kiofguafters3510]

some games that would be interesting to see: -warframe -doom -hollow knight -warhammer (u may say some that you also think thats would be cool to see or that you suggest looking it up)

[@Rylatar]

Might and Magic series pre-Ubisoft. I'm counting both the RPGs and Heroes strategies there. Devils are aliens and angels are robots and even more crazy, awesome stuff.

[@jamesparker1345]

I agree with all of the games, but Halo really has such a good lore too!

[@_Eric._]

Halo and TES are my favorites out of any other game lore.

[@ethantapson2470]

@@_Eric._ agreed

[@openskies11]

Dishonored deserves a mention on this list. That whole series is steeped in incredibly detailed lore.

[@MariaIsabel_Fufuria]

I think Horizon Zero Dawn deserves a spot here or at least an honorable mention. Elder Scrolls, definitely deserves the top spot.

[@dbrx758]

They will be making more parts for this. I think for now they put their personal favourites here.

[@francescofioroni70]

Okay, seriously... where the hell is Bioshock and Assassin's Creed

[@gameranxTV]

There's going to be a Part 2.

[@francescofioroni70]

@@gameranxTV That's cool, I thought you forgot about these two masterpieces of series. Also The Division with the Tom Clancy's book has a huge lore (Secret Hunter, ecc)

[@MKhoshahang]

One of the mind-blowing lores is from Castlevania series. It is comparable to Nier world but with more complexity and events (Imagine more than 1000 years of events happens during/between more than 20 games).

[@dontpanicprod0]

Resident Evil would be a good honorable mention! They hand you the information throughout a lot of the games, but more of the cannon stuff is found in comics, novels, (animated) movies and shows... stuff they didn't include in the games can be found elsewhere, so putting together the pieces is a lot of fun.

[@crimsonspade4305]

RE is a tough one to cover due to the multiverse thing they have done. Basically anything can be cannon even if it doesn't tie in or add up to any other parts of its fluff. Between the books, movies, and even the recent games that came out, basically pulled a Netflix adaptation without actually going to Netflix. Idk how that can be summed up in any way

[@LegendOfKhaos12]

@@crimsonspade4305 wait what multiverse thing???

[@crimsonspade4305]

@@LegendOfKhaos12 kind of a light jab at marvel but essentially RE 7 and 8 is another time and demention and doesn't at all connect to the original plot/story

[@MrKenbuss]

@@LegendOfKhaos12 they touch on multiverse with the Anderson movies, welcome to Raccoon City, the 3 CGI movies, the 2 Netflix series, and RE's jump into Marvel VS Capcom storytelling.

[@jclosed2516]

Well - It might be not the type of game that is usually presented her, but there is a whole game series that does not only an incredible job with building a entire world, but also all the people within it. Not only the playable characters in the game have an complete (often multilayered) backstory, but also almost all NPC's that are in the game also have a story (and backstory) that progresses not only throughout one game, but several games in a row. Those games have sometimes seemly insignificant things that turn out to be huge things in later games. During the games you learn about an civilization from the past that was more advanced than the present, but was destructed for some reason and plunged the whole continent into the dark ages. During the games you slowly discover what really happened and what it means for the future. These games are full of plot twists, and slowly but surely things are going out of control, until a complete continent is plunged into a massive destructive threat. It is a game series that started back in 2014 (for the English translated version) and has it's climax in 2021. The whole series consists of 9 games (so far) and is still not finished (although it is for a part of the continent). I am talking about the JRPG series "The Legend of Heroes". It started way back with "Trails in The Sky" and was followed by "Trails in The Sky SC", Trails in The Sky the 3th", Trails From Zero", "Trails to Azure" and "Trails Of Cold Steel" I, II, II and IV (if you do not want to play the whole series, these last four games can be a good starting point). All these games are no short by any means and are very fun to play. The amount of text and thus story in them is mind boggling, and the way the games are connected and intertwined with each other is fantastic. I started playing these series years ago, and I will keep playing every single game in this series whenever it will be released. I think these series simply belong in this list. Sure - It's not a single game, but it's the only complete game series that tell a story and build a world that grow bigger and bigger each game. There are no other games I know about that do this kind of thing.

[@Cevidence]

The Trails series deserves a serious bid too. Especially when you include all the in-game books etc.

[@gibriel1000]

Dishonoured is one game that has great lore I was obsessed with uncovering the mystery of the outsider and the continent of pandyssia

[@arturofernandez4058]

Pandyssia is so intriguing. I don't know if they should give it a game for itself to delve into it or leave it as a mystery

[@ThankYouCityOfficial]

I came here to hear Bloodbornes mention. I was not disappointed. It is honestly one of the few games I have been interested in reading into the lore of, and the more I do the more intriguing it becomes. Yea Bloodborne fans sound nuts, but it's such a great story.

[@silentwarrior3]

As someone who played through the Mass Effect series as a kid, with the legendary edition out, I started a replay and plan to go through all 3 games. I’m already 18 hours into the first game because I’m just exploring and learning about the workd

[@lestagez]

hey i only played part two and loved it. did they bring the graphics up to like a remastered? or just added some frame rates on an old shell.

[@silentwarrior3]

@@lestagez Better Graphics, Frame Rate, WAAAAY better looking UI. They’ve also redone some areas to adjust for the better running technology of the age since back in the 360 days they had to add a lot of walls so the game didn’t crash from trying to run something 15m away lol

[@Krakenfall]

Yeeesss! Elder Scrolls lore has been a favorite of mine for more time than I want to admit. Falcon didn't even mention some of the most mindblowing parts, such as CHIM basically making yourself a god by understanding and stating that the Elder Scrolls reality is fictional. Then there's mantling, which is how you can obtain the powers and godhood of a past figure (such as Talos) by following in their footsteps and having your history and character match theirs. And then there's one of my favorites - the disappearance of the Dwarven race. They tried to hack reality using tonal magic and accidentally turned the entire race into the Numidium, a god-machine without sentience (oops). Crazy, crazy stuff.

[@OXMStudios]

What I remember and love the most about my destiny days is the literally weapon and object lore. They took the time to write something in the description even if the object is not lore accurate

[@foster4241]

The Legend of Heroes: Trails series is #1 in lore dump for me. spanning various games with an interconnected plotline and each game affecting the other simultasnously was mindblowing to me. each dialogue matters and watching npc react to each and every event that occurs withing the game and not having a single line dialogue that easily forgotten.

[@Wallie33.]

Finally someone here with good taste. Completely agree.

[@rklover13]

I keep forgetting this channel really only focuses on AAA games. There are so many great lore-heavy indie games.

[@Aitaitaitai]

Yeah, the same games get repeated over and over and it’s unfortunate. If it’s not a major title, they seem to skip over them a lot

[@lunaticgaming7967]

But what about Horizon: Zero Dawn? It's just amazing, absolutely mesmerizing to read. Hell at this point, we better start taking notes...

[@JayBigDadyCy]

Bloodborne is pretty much the only Lovecraftian game ever created that encapsulates the absolute horrors of the HP universe. Ntm it's subjectively the greatest game ever made. There is rarely perfection in this world, but Bloodborne is perfection. I want to mention that I had played Dark Souls briefly when it came out and felt luke warm about it. Then I stumbled across some lore vids about it by accident. Man... I was immediately hooked. Been years now, but I'll never forget seeing those lore vids for the first time. Can't even remember who it was (wasn't Vaati). And also shout out to FightinCowboy and his playthroughs, especially of DS2. Still brings back some great memories.

[@cyberra0180]

ARK: Survival Evolved has some surprisingly deep lore for a dinosaur-riding sandbox game. Why the ARKs exist, why there are dinosaurs, the obelisks, the implants in the survivors' arm, the guardian bosses and the Overseer... It all ties together into a tale of trying to save humanity after a devastating war ravaged Earth and left it tainted by a sentient material called Element

[@thishandleistacken]

Suggestion: Xeno series, especially Xenogears and the book that explains the massive story that informs the lore

[@jahmalerlington6662]

Xenogears what an underrated classic.

[@bixotti]

Just finished the second Witcher game & season. Both were crazy good

[@Arnell_Mediocrity_Long]

The Blazblue video game has a ridiculous amount of lore as well.

[@GertzikCzC]

My favourite lore in games has to be the one In Grim Dawn. As the name suggests it is indeed very grim but oh so good.

[@cartergreen2309]

I would have included Dragon Age, Divinity and Pillars of Eternity personally over some. To be fair partially because I like those games way more then some of these but they do have TONS of lore

[@danielkover7157]

I love lore, and I collect every book I can of it from a variety of games and other story worlds. I love digging into it. Really well-done lore is difficult, too, I think--especially for a video game. It can become convoluted real quick, especially if they make a habit of continually retconning the lore.

[@michaelechim2148]

For me, Hollow Knight has the most interesting and captivating lore. It is very deep and gets pretty emotional sometimes. As a bonus, Hollow Knight lore is the reason moasbag does KZbin videos and he is one of the funniest people on this platform :)

[@alixL7]

I would have included Resident Evil, the lore is very deep and interesting, and also Five Nights at Freddy’s. The lore might seem insane but there is so much to dig through it pulls you in and doesn’t let go

[@Krotas_DeityofConflicts]

"Humanity's almost self-destructive nedd for answers in an uncaring universe" this is what makes Bloodborne so Lovecraftian. It would be very hard to incorporate Lovecraftian themes into games, the aesthetic wouldn't be necessarily, but the theme of the stories of Lovecraft is so complicated and that's why Bloodborne is so awesome!

[@elstriker2020]

I can't believe Pillars of Eternity series and Pathfinder series is not on the list

[@gameranxTV]

Part 2 👍

[@wBkSlayer]

Yeah true. PoE's lore is really fleshed out aswell.

[@noahperkins4716]

Another game with over the top lore about on par with even Elder Scrolls is Warcraft. That brings in alternate timelines, different types of magic, so many character arcs and potentially world ending events that are basically just side quests, and the main thing that makes Warcraft lore so interesting is just how much if it there is, and some of it can be found easily in game, some is hidden in game, and some is in lore books in real life, there is just so much.

[@TheOneTrueOfficialLordGod]

We did it. We found the deepest lore. My personal favorite is the Ivalice lore from the Final Fantasy series