10 Video Games Where You Should IGNORE The Main Story

By Niall Gray / July 12, 2020

As the capabilities of games consoles have improved, so has the scale of what we play on them.

The days of linear storytelling are all but gone, and instead, we find ourselves delving into grandiose worlds filled to the brim with NPCs, side quests and hidden secrets.

In fact, on occasion, these serve not only to build immersion and expand upon the game world, but manage to overshadow the game's main story, intentionally or not.

It may seem like a bad thing, but really, once you consider that these games are crafted with our entertainment in mind, whether or not we find the main story to be the best part of a game is entirely irrelevant. Instead, we can just enjoy fishing, cooking, hunting, or gambling while the impending doom of the virtual world hangs over our heads like a digital Sword of Damocles.

Besides, if you really think about it, video games themselves are like side quests from the main story our lives, and that doesn't make them any less enjoyable.

In many ways, these games' stories are better left alone.

11. Baldur's Gate 2

The oldest game on this list by quite some margin, Baldur's Gate 2 was released in 2000, and has remained well-loved and well-played ever since.

Set in the Forgotten Realms, Baldur's Gate 2 boasts hundreds of hour's worth of content. There's so much to unpack and so much to do and discover that you find yourself stumbling down further and further into this absolute labyrinth of a game, and loving every second of it.

Baldur's Gate 2 saw a re-release in 2013 in Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition, and with it brought a handful of new characters and respective quests, meaning that now, all these years later, there's even more to enjoy.

Baldur's Gate 2 is also absolutely stunning and beautifully crafted, and its mechanics hold up incredibly well.

It is a game that fans of RPGs revere as one of the greatest experiences in gaming, and it doesn't take the title lightly.