I recommend the movie; it’s essentially a loosely historical commentary on the political situation in the Soviet Union, at the time of Stalin’s death.

It’s fairly comedic and definitely worth watching.

I think most would consider PMD Explorers of Sky to have the the best story overall.

For mainline, Platinum is the way to go. Team galactic has a strong presence and compelling motivation, beyond: we want money/power. I love how you can physically see the evidence of their evil effecting the world - in a couple instances. I also like it’s balancing: it will pressure you without being to much of a grind(big improvement over Diamond/Pearl); and it doesn’t really hold your hand at all, once you reach Eterna City.

Lot’s of interesting side areas as well, and I like the lore surrounding the god pokemon.

The gameplay can be fun, but the story just isn’t there. It’s connection to Bioshock 1 and 2 feels forced.

As soon as they do the first “dimension switch”, or whatever, I lost any feeling of commitment since everything done up to that point became worthless to the plot.

The super mario rpgs have some of the funniest writing imo. If anything, I think they were a breath of fresh air for the franchise.

Definitely recommend reading/listening to the books. Probably the best way to experience the Witcher overall.

I do love both the Witcher 2 and 3 though, few games make me feel as immersed in their world.