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Most well-written game storylines of their time (old version)

Notes

This is an old version of my list that was affected by a 100-limit bug on ordered lists, forcing me to create a new ordered list here:

Top 100 most well-written game storylines of their time (best of 1975-2015)

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Portopia Renzoku Satsujin Jiken

Portopia Renzoku Satsujin Jiken

1983 NEC PC-6001 Adventure / visual novel Yuji Horii (Enix)

Zarth

Zarth

1983 Fujitsu FM-7 & NEC PC-8801 Adventure / visual novel T. Sugie (Enix)

Will: The Death Trap II

Will: The Death Trap II

1985 Fujitsu FM-7 & NEC PC-8801 Adventure / visual novel Hironobu Sakaguchi (Squaresoft)

Carmine

Carmine

1986 NEC PC-8801 & NEC PC-9801 Adventure / RPG Arrow Soft

JESUS

JESUS

1987 Fujitsu FM-7, MSX2, NEC PC-8801 Adventure / visual novel Koji Miya (Enix)

Snatcher

Snatcher

1988 MSX2 & NEC PC-8801 Adventure / visual novel Hideo Kojima (Konami)

Phantasy Star II

Phantasy Star II

1989 Sega Mega Drive RPG Chieko Aoki & Chiemshi (Sega)

Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake

Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake

1990 MSX2 Stealth Hideo Kojima (Konami)

Final Fantasy IV

Final Fantasy IV

1991 SNES RPG Takashi Tokita & Hironobu Sakaguchi (Squaresoft)

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

1992 SNES RPG Yuji Horii (Chunsoft)

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