Poll: Best Narrative

Which genre do you think has the best narrative?

RPG
These games are usually the ones with the deepest, most complex storylines. They are also prone to really annoying plot twists and lame characters. These types of games are usually best for people that play games mainly for storyline and rarely for gameplay. Examples of this genre are the Final Fantasy Series and Kingdom Hearts.


ACTION/ADVENTURE
If you like a simple storyline along with blowing up or slashing stuff, this is the genre for you. In these types of games, storylines and dialogue are used only in medium strength for background information. This genre, however, is becoming more in depth and may turn out to be as highly developed as RPGs in the future. Examples of these types of games are Call of Duty or Fable.

SANDBOX
Sandboxes are big worlds in which a player can do whatever s/he wants. Rockstar is a great example of sandbox game writing, with such titles as Bully and Grand Theft Auto. Writing is mainly for entertainment purposes, seeing as how most sandbox games are mission based. The writing in these games are to enrich a game world, not so much to make you see what happens next.

STRATEGY
Go here. Destroy these guys. Blow up this base. To me, this is about the extent of strategy writing. The story depends on the game. Turn based and tactical strategy games usually have the strongest of storylines, while games that lean onto the simulation side will have a fainter one. Examples of these games are Ceasar III, Phantom Brave, and Warcraft.

Which do you choose?