Board 8 > Rate the VG Story Day 266: Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood

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Todays game is Sonic Chronicles. How would you rate the story on a scale from 1-10?

You can still rate previous days games if you missed them, just write <game name><rating>. If you want to change your rating you can just specify that you are changing your rating. Nominations for future days are also welcome, nominate as many games as you like and I will get to all of them. Games need at least four votes to count for the list.

Previous Results:
Planescape: Torment - 9.85 (13 votes)
Clannad - 9.75 (4 votes)
Omori - 9.67 (6 votes)
Outer Wilds - 9.61 (22 votes)
Silent Hill 2 - 9.5 (20 votes)
Higurashi When They Cry - 9.5 (9 votes)
Deus Ex - 9.32 (12 votes)
428: Shibuya Scramble - 9.27 (9 votes)
Nier Automata - 9.25 (31 votes)
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC - 9.2 (20 votes)
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations - 9.19 (35 votes)
Last Window: The Secret of Cape West - 9.15 (10 votes)
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim - 9.1 (14 votes)
The House in Fata Morgana - 9.06 (11 votes)
Yakuza 0 - 9.03 (13 votes)
Red Dead Redemption 2 - 9 (8 votes)
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater - 8.95 (31 votes)
Steins;Gate - 8.94 (9 votes)
Mother 3 - 8.91 (15 votes)
Umineko When They Cry - 8.89 (14 votes)
Zero Escape: Virtues Last Reward - 8.88 (21 votes)
Return of the Obra Dinn - 8.85 (10 votes)
Silent Hill 4: The Room - 8.83 (6 votes)
Suikoden II - 8.8 (11 votes)
Persona 3 - 8.76 (22 votes)
Nier - 8.75 (18 votes)
Grim Fandango - 8.75 (14 votes)
Xenogears - 8.73 (24 votes)
Tales of Berseria - 8.71 (15 votes)
Final Fantasy Tactics - 8.67 (27 votes)
Metal Gear Solid - 8.67 (28 votes)
Pyre - 8.64 (7 votes)
Portal 2 - 8.64 (19 votes)
Bastion - 8.63 (12 votes)
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty 8.63 (32 votes)
Dragon Quest V - 8.6 (15 votes)
AI: The Somnium Files - 8.59 (13 votes)
Yakuza: Like a Dragon - 8.58 (6 votes)
The Legend of Zelda: Majoras Mask - 8.57 (28 votes)
Persona 4 - 8.56 (32 votes)
Disco Elysium - 8.56 (17 votes)
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance - 8.53 (18 votes)
SOMA - 8.5 (6 votes)
Fate/Stay Night - 8.48 (12 votes)
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - 8.47 (16 votes)
Undertale - 8.45 (42 votes)
Mass Effect 2 - 8.44 (29 votes)
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd - 8.43 (12 votes)
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Spirit of Justice - 8.42 (17 votes)
What Remains of Edith Finch - 8.41 (19 votes)
Chrono Trigger - 8.4 (41 votes)
Shenmue II - 8.38 (4 votes)
Snatcher - 8.33 (6 votes)
Final Fantasy X - 8.31 (56 votes)
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door - 8.31 (17 votes)
Final Fantasy VII - 8.29 (38 votes)
South Park: The Stick of Truth - 8.25 (18 votes)
Dead Space - 8.25 (8 votes)
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus - 8.23 (6 votes)
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective - 8.21 (19 votes)
Parasite Eve - 8.19 (9 votes)
Dragon Quest XI - 8.19 (17 votes)
Final Fantasy VI - 8.19 (43 votes)
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - 8.19 (43 votes)
The Walking Dead Season 1 - 8.16 (22 votes)
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies - 8.15 (17 votes)
Wolfenstein: The New Order - 8.14 (7 votes)
The Last of Us - 8.13 (35 votes)
Fire Emblem: Three Houses - 8.12 (14 votes)
Conkers Bad Fur Day - 8.11 (9 votes)
Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals - 8.11 (9 votes)
The Wolf Among Us - 8.11 (15 votes)
Horizon: Zero Dawn - 8.06 (18 votes)
Silent Hill - 8.04 (14 votes)
Portal - 8 (26 votes)
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky - 8 (18 votes)
Xenoblade Chronicles - 7.98 (28 votes)
Hades - 7.96 (22 votes)
Tsukihime - 7.94 (7 votes)
Persona 5 - 7.92 (27 votes)
Life is Strange - 7.92 (32 votes)
Spec Ops: The Line - 7.9 (17 votes)
Bloodborne - 7.88 (20 votes)
Kid Icarus: Uprising - 7.86 (13 votes)
Psychonauts - 7.79 (7 votes)
Deadly Premonition - 7.77 (11 votes)
Final Fantasy IX - 7.77 (26 votes)
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn - 7.75 (14 votes)
Mario & Luigi: Bowsers Inside Story - 7.75 (10 votes)
Silent Hill 3 - 7.75 (8 votes)
Professor Layton and the Unwound Future - 7.75 (6 votes)
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind - 7.75 (4 votes)
Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors - 7.73 (32 votes)
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor - 7.73 (11 votes)
The Sexy Brutale - 7.7 (5 votes)
Bioshock - 7.65 (24 votes)
Skies of Arcadia - 7.63 (15 votes)
Paper Mario: The Origami King - 7.63 (6 votes)
Doki Doki Literature Club - 7.61 (28 votes)
Celeste - 7.56 (26 votes)
Half-Life 2 - 7.55 (10 votes)
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair - 7.51 (31 votes)
The Last Story - 7.47 (6 votes)
Mortal Kombat (2011) - 7.46 (13 votes)
Marvels Spider-Man - 7.43 (16 votes)
Tales of Symphonia - 7.42 (30 votes)
Dragon Age: Origins - 7.4 (10 votes)
Phantasy Star IV - 7.37 (6 votes)
Earthbound - 7.37 (20 votes)
Ghost of Tsushima - 7.36 (7 votes)
Mass Effect - 7.33 (29 votes)
Batman: Arkham Asylum - 7.33 (23 votes)
Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma - 7.27 (20 votes)
Tales of the Abyss - 7.25 (29 votes)
Hotel Dusk: Room 215 - 7.25 (12 votes)
Red Dead Redemption - 7.23 (11 votes)
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - 7.21 (30 votes)
Devil May Cry 3: Dantes Awakening - 7.21 (12 votes)
Resident Evil 4 - 7.19 (25 votes)
Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony - 7.17 (25 votes)
Mass Effect 3 - 7.16 (21 votes)
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - 7.11 (23 votes)
The Stanley Parable - 7.11 (14 votes)
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars - 7.1 (30 votes)
Broken Age - 7.1 (5 votes)
The Last of Us Part II - 7.09 (16 votes)
Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal - 7.08 (6 votes)
To the Moon - 7.07 (7 votes)
INSIDE - 7.06 (16 votes)
Warcraft III (overall) - 7.06 (8 votes)
Assassins Creed II - 7.04 (13 votes)
Final Fantasy VIII - 7.01 (31 votes)
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter - 7 (6 votes)

Haven't played enough to rate, unfortunately

Nominate Duke Nukem Forever

Nominate Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2

So that I can give it a 1

2/10

Not even really charmingly bad, just... bad. Sonic doesn't get the same narrative novelty as Mario does in an RPG; this is just a story in his world and it's... not interesting. Sonic has a 'snarky response' dialogue option in most conversations, and that's a good idea that plays well with Sonic's character, occasionally he'll say something fun, but he gets no payoff and no one to act off of him in any interesting way.

Gets one point for Big the Cat. Who is officially immune to poison gas and occasionally all harm because he gets so excited he forgets to feel pain. And has the all time line "I think my eyes are broken... no wait, they're just closed". What a guy.

4/10. I liked it more than most, some of the characters were fun.

Up.

Axl_Rose_85 posted...

Nominate Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2

So that I can give it a 1

I'm almost at the end of Devil Survivor Overclocked. Bummer to hear DS2's story is THAT bad.

1/10

zzzzzzz

1.

Boring and lame

5/10

Lack of voice acting was determinal to the story.

plasmabeam posted...

I'm almost at the end of Devil Survivor Overclocked. Bummer to hear DS2's story is THAT bad.

Please don't ever trust Axl's taste in game stories.

Axl_Rose_85 posted...

Nominate Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2

So that I can give it a 1

This from the guy who got offended that I said he goes out of his way to dump on games lawl

Any more?

plasmabeam posted...

I'm almost at the end of Devil Survivor Overclocked. Bummer to hear DS2's story is THAT bad.

I really didn't like DS1's story that much either which the SMT fans seem to revere so much. It was a very standard fare SMT plot and maybe it is my fault for going in expecting something different. However, after playing DS2, I'm looking more fondly upon DS1's story because goddamn is the story such a drag in 2.

I'm in day 6 of Devil Survivor 2 and while I commend Atlus for trying something different (a mixture of SMT and Persona) it was a very half baked attempt. The plot feels like 70% filler and while they really tried with the characters, the presentation of the plot and dialogue falls really flat. There is way more humor and light-hearted dialogue in what is a post-apocalyptic when it should have embodied a darker tone to raise the stakes of the situation the party is in. Instead more than half the time you have to contend with juvenile comedy and script that feels like it is taken out of a poor Visual Novel.

Plot aside I am really enjoying the game though. I think Atlus struck gold with their strategy turn based battle hybrid with the series. DS2 has a lot of improvements over DS1 in gameplay and QoL but if you're playing Overclocked I don't think you'd notice.

4.5/10. Story was disappointing, wasn't even bonkers crazy like other Sonic games are.

Leonhart4 posted...

This from the guy who got offended that I said he goes out of his way to dump on games lawl

@Leonhart4
I didn't see this last time so let me clarify. I didn't get offended that you called me out on that. I got offended that whenever I'd give a negative opinion on something, you'd never fail to take a jab at me ever since that Hades topic where I changed my rating. And that went on for a while with me ignoring your shots which believe me, went on for a quite a while.

Mac Arrowny posted...

Please don't ever trust Axl's taste in game stories.

Lol. And here comes the secondary cheap shot artist who is probably a loser in life because why would somebody be this angry and bitter all the time. Please why don't you clarify about my taste in video game stories.

Your taste in stories very rarely corresponds to anyone else's, so why would anyone else trust your taste in stories? I'm not being angry or bitter, just objective.

My taste doesn't have to correspond to anyone else's nor should anyone's tastes correspond to the majority. The reason why a lot of people on this board have such shallow taste in video games is because of their inability to go against the norm and most people just forming bandwagon opinions that goes pro majority. That would also all be fine if they weren't so razor thin skinned about any controversial opinions.

No sooner does someone say something negative about a cult classic that is beloved on the board than the resident board 8ers lead by the white knight Mr. Leonhart and his bootlickers like Mr. Macaroni will be up and about with their pitchforks.

If you have a problem with a particular opinion of mine about a particular game then I'm more than open for discussion. And I believe I have been giving some contexts to the low or high scores I've been giving even if somedays I just don't feel like typing.

Everybody: be kind. Respect other peoples opinions, its just video games. Axl can feel how he wants about them and he is definitely less questionable than some have been. At the same time Axl, dont resort to name calling if somebody isnt respectful, theres no use in it. I will stop these topics entirely if they just lead to fights.

I don't have a problem with your opinion, I was just telling him not to take it into account, since it probably won't correspond to his.

I've often passed up on taking shots at your general negativity. I hadn't said anything to you since your little fit, and believe me, it wasn't for lack of opportunity.

Whether it corresponds to his opinion or not, I was giving mine and I'm entitled to it. And if someone's barometer for trying out a game is based loosely from one individual's say, then it is their issue.

I didn't just come in and say something vague like Hey don't play DS2. That game sucks balls. I gave my reasoning for it. Hell I praised the gameplay of the game and explained the reason why I didn't like the story.

Anyways, I'll try to remain civil but sometimes these jabs get to you on a bad day despite how much you keep telling yourself this is just the internet. I didn't mean to derail these topics TC so, apologies from my part.

Sorry, I probably should've phrased that differently in the first place. My first instinct is usually to say something sarcastic, which probably isn't a good thing.

Leonhart4 posted...

I've often passed up on taking shots at your general negativity. I hadn't said anything to you since your little fit, and believe me, it wasn't for lack of opportunity.

The frequency may have decreased since I called you out on it but you picked your spot here. And why does my negativity irk you so much. I have said plenty of positive things as well. I don't expect a pat in the back for that as much as I don't expect a jab for the negatives.

For what it's worth, I respected you a lot back then because of your contributions around here and I genuinely thought you were one of the nicest guys in this board. And I promise you this is not just because of your agenda with me these days but honestly you have become somewhat of an unlikeable ass in past few years and sorry TC, this isn't name calling, this is just honesty.

And you may exaggerate it as a fit when I simply said I'm getting weary of your cheapshots. I simply decided to finally take a stand for myself out of principle which is what I do in life but over here I've been ignoring it because I'm talking with people on the internet. And I realized that the internet can get on your skin too if you let it.