Good RPG's with bad/mediocre stories

[thepieeatingjay]

Something a lot of RPG's are praised for are their great stories they have
However, sometimes an RPG just doesn't deliver when it comes to story
Any good RPG's that come to mind that don't have very good stories?
I gotta say Paper Mario, probably my one my favorite N64 game, but the story is still, "Save Peach from Bowser"
So, what say you?

 

[Totalarmordestine]

Earthbound. It's an excellent game, but ultimately, it's about saving the world, and that's pretty generic by today's standards.
 

 

[tarverten]

Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga.

Solid RPG, but I never cared for the story, and the couple plot twists in the game were pretty lame.
 

 

[blastguardgear]

The Elder Scrolls Oblivion's main story is just meh, but the game is absolutely awesome.
 

 

[shadowsupernature]

Not bad but mediocre compared to several, the Icewind dale games. Great RPGs.
There are a lot that don't have a good plot but have good dialog/characters so the story ends up being good in some ways.
 

 

[Meta Knight]

All Fire Emblem games certainly count. Even those with the best stories aren't worth listing on a "top 20 RPG stories" list. They're not bad, just mediocre.

 

[lludawg]

I feel like all the Pokemon storylines are all the same, just with different Pokemon. I mean, it is always battling the bad guys and then defeating the Pokemon league. I wonder if there is any way they can add something unique or different to the storyline.

 

[Demon_Skeith]

Something a lot of RPG's are praised for are their great stories they have
However, sometimes an RPG just doesn't deliver when it comes to story
Any good RPG's that come to mind that don't have very good stories?
I gotta say Paper Mario, probably my one my favorite N64 game, but the story is still, "Save Peach from Bowser"
So, what say you?

you should really play paper mario sticker star, that will make you cry.