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[aireoth]

Hello All,

One of our favorite things to do is play unique and quality story games. Most recently we just finished Consortium (Unpolished but fun and good potential) lifeless planet (little dull) and Among the Sleep (Superb). Since then I have been scouring for more, we typically avoid the big AAA titles because reasons.

We have nothing against multiplayer games, other then they tend to marginalize the story, we are going to do Zeno Clash 2 next.

Anyway, looking for some possible recommendations, and I can't be the only one around here that likes these games, so I'll contribute as well (not a complete list, that would take forever):

Among the Sleep - Play it, good art style, great directing, creepy as its based in reality.
Consortium - Get over the lack of polish and give this little gem a shot, I do hope they make a sequel and I hope they have more money to polish it and the voice acting.
Lifeless Planet - Lifeless, bleck
Amnesia & the Pigs - I enjoyed, but grew tired of it
Silent Hill 2 - The peak of its genre.
Mass Effect 1-3 - I'm sorry, the end ruined the entire franchise for me, I tried to replay after, I really did. If you don't mind that all the hype, build up and mystery is torn away in the last 10 minutes and replaced with Neapolitan ice cream, then play it.
Divinity: Original Sin - Enjoyed it good classic RPG.
Batman Series - Originally good, they are tired now due to complete lack of innovation.

[Levi]

To the Moon!!!!! 

A few more I liked:

Long Live the Queen.
Thomas was Alone
Binary Domain
Psychonauts

[Fniff]

Any Ice Pick Lodge except maybe Cargo The Quest For Gravity. The Void? Brilliant. Knock Knock? Brilliant. Pathologic? Flawed but brilliant and getting a remake. Their plots aren't conventional, but they make up for it for being a great blend of gameplay and story.

[rabidgam3r]

Going to +1 Psychonauts. Great characters, art, levels, concepts, eeeeeverything.

[engy]

The Stanley Parable.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/221910/

[lordcooper]

Brilliant suggestions so far. 

Heavy Rain
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Bastion
The Banner Saga
Dishonored

[quinnr]

I would highly recommend both Bastion and Transistor. They are beautiful, and have great stories. Transistor could take input from everyone as well, as it has a kind of turn based combat.

[Drakale]

I have been playing Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward(3DS/Vita) lately, really good puzzle/story driven game. It's the sequel to Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors, and I actually think it surpassed the original in many aspects.

[Parsely]

Binary Domain

Dishonored

Huh uh. -1 to these, especially Dishonored. Though Binary Domain had some sorta interesting bits in the core plot and the worldbuilding was superb, the gameplay is just so boring.. And it's definitely not a story-based game.

+1 to Thomas Was Alone, Stanley Parable, To the Moon

[Levi]

Huh uh. -1 to these, especially Dishonored. Though Binary Domain had some sorta interesting bits in the core plot and the worldbuilding was superb, the gameplay is just so boring.. And it's definitely not a story-based game.

+1 to Thomas Was Alone, Stanley Parable, To the Moon

Binary Domain had a fair bit of story.  I'll be first to admit that the gameplay wasn't amazing(in fact, I almost quit after playing 10 mins worth), but characters/story was what kept me playing through the whole thing.

[Parsely]

Huh uh. -1 to these, especially Dishonored. Though Binary Domain had some sorta interesting bits in the core plot and the worldbuilding was superb, the gameplay is just so boring.. And it's definitely not a story-based game.

+1 to Thomas Was Alone, Stanley Parable, To the Moon

Binary Domain had a fair bit of story.  I'll be first to admit that the gameplay wasn't amazing(in fact, I almost quit after playing 10 mins worth), but characters/story was what kept me playing through the whole thing.

Ending was fun, but fuck that boss fight.

[Draxis]

Iji.  Pretty rough around the edges, and can be frustrating mechanically, but it's amazing overall - characters you care about, great writing (if the actual dialogue can be a bit awkward), fun and compelling to play the first few times, and it makes you really think in a way that most games that try are too ham-fisted to.  Ironman it (maybe 6-8 hours) for bonus points.  I think it's actually the best game I've ever played.

Edit:  This is definitely one to play, not watch.  Avoid any spoilers like the plague, or any information at all if possible.

[Hugehead]

Asura's Wrath, it's a 7 hour anime with some gameplay thrown in.

[TempAcc]

^this

Also, if you like reading, king of dragon pass is an oldie game in which you basically build a clan's history through your actions. It could be considered a story generator.  The banner saga is also a good one too.

Personally I found the stanley parable to be a boring and pointless pile of boring humor. If anime visual novels are your thing, virtue's last reward is a good pick I guess, not my cup of tea personally, but I've heard good things about it. If you're ok with emulators, eternal darkness might be good, altough the gameplay can be annoying at times.

Pillars of Eternity might be great once it comes out, its being made by the same people who were involved in baldurs gate 1 & 2. Icewind dale story is... a bit weird to be honest, but its quite hilarious and entertaining if you decide to make fun of the characters and their motivations.

[TripJack]

planescape torment, although reading so much dialogue from a sofa may be tough