20 Best Video Game Stories Ever
4. Silent Hill 2
Yeah you all knew this game was gonna be here somewhere, and why wouldn't it be? Sure, thanks to Konami being the actual worst, this series is an absolute joke nowadays, but back in the PS2 era, Silent Hill was the gold standard for horror games, and Silent Hill 2 in particular stood out from the rest of the series as one of the greatest tales ever woven in video game history.
The story of James Sunderland wandering the haunted streets of the eponymous town as he searches for his once thought dead wife who says she's waiting for him there in their "special place" has wormed its way into the hearts and psyches of an entire generation of gamers and horror fans alike.
Silent Hill has taken many different forms across the many games in the series, but 2 has the most multi-layered interpretation of it, showing it as the worst therapy session you've ever had. Where your choices are to either face your demons and overcome them, or be swallowed by them until there's nothing left behind.
How James fares when he enters the town is up to the player. But no matter which ending you get, this game will reach into your chest, grab your heartstrings, and tear them out of your chest cavity and then stomp on them.