Gordon Freeman rides a tram from his dormitory deep into the heart of the Black Mesa Facility, on his way to the Anomalous Materials Lab to begin his work. Upon arriving at the lab, front desk security guard informs him that a system crash has complicated communications between the Black Mesa scientists, and that Freeman […]
The story is presented through an instruction manual, scripted events and conversations during the game, and in-game cut scenes. The game begins as the Pillar of Autumn exits slip-space near a mysterious ring-shaped space station, called “Halo” by the Covenant. A Covenant fleet attacks and heavily damages the Pillar of Autumn. Jacob Keyes initiates “The […]
Immediately following the events in Doom, the player once again takes the role of the nameless space marine who has proven too tough for the forces of Hell to contain. After being teleported from Phobos, and subsequently fighting on Deimos which is hanging on top of Hell itself, the Marine is back home on Earth, […]
Doom has a science fiction/horror theme, and a simple plot. The background is only given in the game’s manual, and the in-game story is mainly advanced with short messages displayed between the game’s episodes.
The player takes the role of a nameless space marine (referred to as “Doomguy” by many fans), “one of Earth’s toughest, hardened […]
The story of F.E.A.R. is presented in such a way that only a few minor plot elements are presented in the game’s beginning, thus allowing players to experience the adventure as “the hero[es] in [their] own spine-tingling epic of action, tension and terror.”The manual briefly mentions the player character’s recent induction as “Point man” to […]
Jack Carver has left his mysterious and bitter past behind him and dropped out of society to run a boat-charter business in the South Pacific. He is hired by Valerie Constantine to take her secretly to an uncharted island in Micronesia. After Val is safely delivered to the island, Jack’s boat is suddenly attacked by […]
Gears of War takes place on Sera, a planet inhabited by humans, who have warred over a phosphorescent, low-viscosity fluid known as “Imulsion”. Over several decades, the Pendulum Wars took place between various human countries, and ended with the Coalition of Ordered Governments (COG) taking control of the planet. The war quickly came to an […]
StarCraft takes place in the distant future. Human exiles fight for survival on the edge of the galaxy, and a unified Terran government has formed through espionage, deceit and military might. In the midst of these events, the Zerg have begun an invasion of the Terran worlds, along with the war against the Protoss.
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The Core Contingency picks up where the original game finishes with the Arm ending, in which the Arm achieved final victory over the Core in its homeworld Core Prime, in their Galactic War of over 4,000 years. With the Core supposedly wiped out of existence, the Arm undergoes one-hundred years of reconstructing civilization.
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In the Kingdom of Ehb, a humble farmer’s life is flipped, turned upside down when a race of evil goblin-like creatures attack the community. The Krug, as they are known, must be stopped and the player’s character is tasked with seeking help from a neighboring town. Along the way, the player may meet others willing […]