Best Narrative of 2019 - Article
by VGChartz Staff , posted on 03 January 2020 / 3,920 Views
The Best Narrative Award is reserved each year for the game that has the best combination of overall story, dialogue, and character development. Games that win this award don't have to be limited to a certain genre or type of story-telling; they can be epic adventures, beautifully sad RPGs, or even hilarious puzzle games. This year's shortlist includes everything from post-apocalyptic adventure, to space-faring RPG, sci-fi shooter, a harrowing 14th century stealth experience, and even a strategy game. Here are the nominees for this year’s Best Narrative Award.
The Shortlist:
Death Stranding
The Outer Worlds
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
A Plague Tale: Innocence
Control
The Winner:
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Fire Emblem: Three Houses' use of humor, voice acting, subjective storytelling (depending on which side you join), and Harry Potter-like school setting made for an incredibly unique narrative experience that was delightful to play through. The game encourages players to track down and accomplish a great deal of meaningful side stories as well, and features a moving ending that plays on concepts of betrayal and romance. Epic at times, sad at others, and peppered with funny moments, Three Houses boasts a consistently high quality narrative, making it VGChartz's Best Narrative of 2019.
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I didn't play many narrative heavy games this year, but I did like the stories in Aeterno Blade 2 (even if it was a bit disjointed) and Astral Chain.
Judgment got snubbed
Not even having Disco Elysium as a nomination pretty much lets me know what VGC thinks makes a good "narrative" .
People were too busy getting sick workouts on to vote!
