Gaming is one of the most immersive mediums around, with narrative-heavy games being pretty brilliant in their own right. The idea of controlling the protagonist, making decisions that influence the story, and everything else along the same lines is what makes story-heavy gaming such a blast at times.
Some games go above and beyond, letting people control different protagonists who have their own things to contribute to the narrative as well. As a result, the stories of these games become pretty multi-faceted and a joy to explore, especially due to how much the player is kept to date with what's happening. Keeping this in mind, here are some of the best games around that let players go through a story from different perspectives, making for a great and riveting time.
10 Final Fantasy 6
For the most part, Final Fantasy 6 follows a main narrative where the entire party bands together to take care of certain threats time and time again. However, due to the ensemble nature of the cast, the narrative does start tackling multiple perspectives at once.
This is actually a great way to experience the game's narrative. It makes events feel more epic and makes the eventual reunion of the party all the more satisfying.
9 Heavy Rain
Quantic Dream is a developer that will appear on this list time and time again. After all, this studio excels in making story-heavy adventure games where players can control a bevy of characters.
Heavy Rain is the game that shot Quantic Dream's popularity all the way to the stratosphere. The amazing narrative of this title coupled with some genuinely challenging QTEs makes for a great time.
8 Octopath Traveler
The main draw of Octopath Traveler was that players could go through the stories of eight characters, each of them having unique struggles of their own. The plot does feel fragmented as a result, but it's not the worst thing in the world.
The best part of the story is that fragments from each character's narrative combine to reveal the true ending of the game. It's a great way to connect all these stories, although it would've helped if the characters actually reacted properly to these revelations.
7 Detroit: Become Human
Detroit: Become Human is another game from Quantic Dream that uses the concept of multiple perspectives to great effect. It helps that the game looks absolutely gorgeous as well.
The twists and turns that these narratives take can be pretty exciting at times. Controlling multiple protagonists is another treat, and the threat of death makes each segment with these characters quite fast-paced indeed.
6 Broken Age
Broken Age is another adventure game, although it leans more towards the classic roots of the genre. Players control two characters whose stories seem completely unrelated at first.
However, the game does a great job of interweaving the narrative of both characters over the natural course of the game. It's just a shame that the second act of this game couldn't live up to the amazing quality of the first one.
5 Grand Theft Auto 5
Grand Theft Auto 5 was a game that everyone was eagerly awaiting with bated breath. The idea of a new GTA game is exciting enough as is, but this one was apparently pulling out all the stops with multiple protagonists as well.
This was a first for the series and a change for the better. Grand Theft Auto 5 was a great game made even more engaging by the great way in which the idea of three main characters became a reality in this title.
4 Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy
Another Quantic Dream title makes its way on the list, in the form of Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy. The game was somewhat of an underrated masterpiece, with its QTEs and narrative-heavy gameplay being singled out by many for its great implementation.
For the most part, Fahrenheit was one of those games that people talked about as an underappreciated gem. Now that Quantic Dream has become a popular name, more and more people have been checking out this great title.
3 Nier: Automata
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Nier: Automata was lauded for its unique story, which was told in a manner that was only possible through the medium of video gaming. The game featured several routes and endings that slowly revealed the mysteries of the world and the core points of the narrative.
The fact that the player could control characters other than 2B was pretty exciting in its own right. All of these facets combined to turn Nier: Automata into one of the greatest action games of all time.
2 Yakuza 0
There are three Yakuza games that let players switch around to play as different characters. While Yakuza 0 has the least number of protagonists out of them, it's considered to be the best of the bunch for many.
Yakuza 0 is a great entry point into a series that was fairly unknown before the release of this title. Both Kiryu Kazuma and Goro Majima are great characters, and witnessing their evolution is a blast!
1 The Witcher 3
The Witcher is mainly considered to be the end of Geralt's tale. However, there's another character who plays a pretty major role in this game, and that's none other than Ciri herself.
Players spend the majority of their time hunting down this character after her mysterious disappearance. Through Ciri's eyes, the player gets to see what events came her way before Geralt happened upon the scene, which makes the narrative all the more exciting.