Special Achievement

Best Writing & Dialogue

An interesting overarching plot can definitely make a game more interesting. And voice actors giving excellent performances can also add a lot to the experience. But while a good story and skilled actors are valuable, so are solid writing and clever dialogue. Voice actors can really shine if they have superior material, and great stories become something truly special with well-written narrative structure and with dialogue that makes characters more memorable.

Editorial Nominees

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25 Comments

  • milan4554

    Posted Dec 27, 2009 8:44 pm GMT

    i like u ppls...etc UC2 all the way!!

  • Tomrock101

    Posted Dec 23, 2009 6:12 pm GMT

    UC2 because also of the voice acting.

  • Vitor_M

    Posted Dec 22, 2009 10:43 am GMT

    R&C felt like a Saturday morning cartoon - sure, that was the point but something like U2 had warmth, charm and wit that R&C couldn't match - especially with such a strong emphasis on slapstick this time around for the villain and other NPCs

  • sambob530

    Posted Dec 22, 2009 10:20 am GMT

    R&C.

  • Scythestrike

    Posted Dec 22, 2009 3:21 am GMT

    Dragon Age should've gotten the reward. Oh well.

  • secretgamer666

    Posted Dec 22, 2009 3:16 am GMT

    all of these nominees deserved this award

  • HavQ-san

    Posted Dec 21, 2009 4:43 pm GMT

    Ratchet deserves it, but I think Brutal Legend, Mario and Uncharted had better dialogue. Hard to choose one of them, though!

  • Racer850

    Posted Dec 21, 2009 2:43 pm GMT

    Uncharted 2: Among thieves

  • myungish

    Posted Dec 20, 2009 2:06 pm GMT

    hard to choose between unchated and dragon age...

  • linkyshinks

    Posted Dec 20, 2009 7:05 am GMT

    Mario & Luigi has some very witty writing.

  • Avenger1324

    Posted Dec 19, 2009 12:56 pm GMT

    Dragon Age Origins.

    I also enjoyed Velvet Assassin, so a bit disappointing to see no-one has voted for it yet, but there are better games in the list

  • chocolate1325

    Posted Dec 19, 2009 8:02 am GMT

    Uncharted 2 I felt had a much better story than number 1 and that wasn't bad either.

  • efc91

    Posted Dec 19, 2009 1:12 am GMT

    Uncharted 2

  • mightywillg

    Posted Dec 18, 2009 8:28 pm GMT

    Gotta go with Paul Dini's Arkham Asylum script

  • Quofan

    Posted Dec 18, 2009 3:31 pm GMT

    Surely Brutal Legend?

  • girdz

    Posted Dec 18, 2009 10:50 am GMT

    Uncharted 2. The most believable characters I've ever had the pleasure of interacting with. Such a great game.

  • English-Lion

    Posted Dec 18, 2009 8:56 am GMT

    Dragon Age: Origins!
    Best Writing & Dialogue YES!
    Uncharted 2: Among Thieves No thanks!
    do not like Uncharted 2
    Dragon Age game of the year!

  • Hairygrim

    Posted Dec 18, 2009 8:55 am GMT

    Though I liked the way ACII switched into Italian in certain places, I thought A Crack in Time was written quite cleverly & still kept a certain level of predictability to keep you playing.

    Haven't played Dragon Age so I haven't been able to vote for it in the many categories it's been nominated in.

  • Jigsaw-

    Posted Dec 18, 2009 7:41 am GMT

    @MarioGirl64 - Haha you must really love Layton, you've mentioned it in every nomination section

    To be honest I've not played all these games but IMO Dragon Age is the best written but bearing in mind I haven't played 8 of the games on this list.

  • MarioGirl64

    Posted Dec 18, 2009 6:12 am GMT

    Seriously, wheres Layton?

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