It's a common problem. A good videogame let down by a terrible story - whther that's cheesy dialogue, dull characters, nonsensical plot. Try harder or let us go back to shooting the things.

Alec is semi-suffering through Far Cry 5, adoring the woodland shootouts between the trite storytelling. Brendan has been riding chocobos in Final Fantasy XV while navigating plot holes the size of a fancy car. And Katharine has been partnering up in co-op prison break game A Way Out.

Links:

Videogame weddings are full of lies, says Katharine (supporter only): https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/03/23/video-game-weddings-are-full-of-lies/

Our Far Cry 5 review: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/03/29/far-cry-5-review/

Far Cry 5’s interrupting story ruins everything: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/04/03/far-cry-5s-interrupting-story-ruins-everything/

Alec loves Montana though: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/03/28/best-far-cry-setting/

Katharine’s Final Fantasy XV review: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/03/08/final-fantasy-15-pc-review/

“What does a lowly, ephemeral speck know of All Creation!” (spoilers for FFXV) https://youtu.be/OfOiiF0fK3A?t=2m23s

Have you played… Murder Dog IV: Trial of the Murder Dog? https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2015/08/07/have-you-played-murder-dog-iv-trial-of-the-murder-dog/

FFXV’s sidequests are pants (supporter only): https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/03/12/final-fantasy-xvs-side-quests-are-pants/

A Way Out is a co-op prison escape game: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2017/06/10/a-way-out-prison-game/

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