Help me out here. Need a kickass RPG.

Strideout · Joined: 23 Jul 2001 Posts: 2111

Alright boys (and maybe girls, I don't know the gender ratio around here these days). I need a really healthy sized RPG for my Xbox. I've been out of the loop on these as of late, I've been playing some sports games and a ton of Happy Wars. I'm open to the style of RPG, but my favorite is turn based, old school feel. I also enjoy open world, I've liked the Bethesda games I have played. I've played Skyrim, Oblivion, New Vegas, and Mass Effect, but I didn't beat New Vegas or Mass Effect as they didn't really grip me.

Recommend me something I may have missed. I don't do a lot of reading about games anymore, I'm more of a "stand at the glass at Walmart and decide" kind of guy anymore. Would greatly appreciate some suggestions!
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Green_Lantern · Spacecataz Joined: 06 Nov 2008 Posts: 4169

Lost Odyssey?

I don't know if you've played it or not, but it's probably the best JRPG on the 360. There's also Tales of Vesperia.

danielrbischoff · Joined: 13 Nov 2009 Posts: 7377

I've heard great things about Lost Odyssey, so I second that.
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Zajix · Joined: 10 Nov 2012 Posts: 11

Lost Odyssey was a great game, and one of the better rpg's of the past 5 years or so. you should definitely take the time and play this game. I third that.

Sourdeez · Does it use DX11?!? Joined: 12 Feb 2012 Posts: 1135

Dragon Age 1 or 2 isnt bad.

The witcher 2 is good.

Fallout new vegas happened.
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213EDD · Joined: 07 Sep 2007 Posts: 182

Castle Crashers?
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GAME-QUEST-EX · Joined: 20 Oct 2012 Posts: 28

"FABLE 2."

Granted: it's much more or an action-adventure RPG, than a classic, old school, turn-based RPG, but I thought the game was just so much FUN to play!
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Longo_2_guns · Ruler of the Queen's Navy Joined: 29 Jun 2003 Posts: 14062

Witcher 2.

One of the best RPG's on the market, and the 360 port is pretty good.
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Lien · Die Hard Commie Bastard Joined: 01 Feb 2008 Posts: 2753

Dragon dogma.

Don't be fooled by the JRPG previews. It's like Dark soul with a skyrim feel.
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MattAY · Posh B**tard Joined: 02 Mar 2006 Posts: 10831

Final Fantasy 13

...HAHAHA! I kid.

I have a couple of old school RPGs for 360:

Star Ocean: the Last Hope - It's ok 6/10. I got into the gameplay, it's your classic JRPG levelling, buy-a-new-weapon-at-latest-city game. Fairly old school. Your protagonist's name is "Edge Maverick"...enough said. NOTE: if you come across a character called Welch, mute your TV immediately. The dialogue is so bad it's funny.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8ArKmaZrwg

Tales of Vesperia - 7/10. It is pretty much the exact same as the above, but a little more immersive and...generally better. It's a Tales of game, I'm a big fan of those.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w12qfIlMuJ8
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213EDD · Joined: 07 Sep 2007 Posts: 182

Star Ocean (Not TLH)

Dark Souls

Demon's Souls

LawnGnome · Joined: 25 Apr 2007 Posts: 920

Probably the closest you're going to come on the 360 to an old-school RPG is Dragon Age: Origins. If you want something more action-RPG give Bastion a try.

used44 · Joined: 08 Mar 2002 Posts: 19266

Definitely go with Lost Odyssey. Other than that, Witcher 2 looks great but I haven't played it.

Longo_2_guns · Ruler of the Queen's Navy Joined: 29 Jun 2003 Posts: 14062

213EDD · Joined: 07 Sep 2007 Posts: 182

Costume Quest
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines (PC)
Baldur's Gate: EE (PC only?)
Torchlight 2
Borderlands 2
Star Wars: Kotor 2 (Advise PC version)
Darksiders 2
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Binding of Isaac (Hardcore fetus adventure)
Dungeon Defenders (Co-OP horde mode)
Terraria
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Chunibrow · Joined: 21 Mar 2010 Posts: 8

Dragon Age: Origins is your game. Easily sits alongside Skyrim and Mass Effect 2 as some of the best games, let alone RPGs, for the Xbox.

Strideout · Joined: 23 Jul 2001 Posts: 2111

Now, about the Dragon Age games, are they linear? I'm a big time story fiend when it comes to RPGs, and I want to make sure I go in order and don't ruin the story for myself (if they're linear).
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LawnGnome · Joined: 25 Apr 2007 Posts: 920

The stories of both games are almost completely unrelated, but events in 2 take place after those in Origins.

Chunibrow · Joined: 21 Mar 2010 Posts: 8

The format of the Dragon Age games is similar to Baldur's Gate, in that instead of one continuous environment à la Skyrim it's a bunch of interconnected areas. Unlike Baldur's Gate however, it is composed of fewer, but much larger areas, each broken into smaller zones. In Origins, each large area has a link to the main story, but you can go to any area in any order you want, so the game is open to explore without losing the story (which is excellent).

Dragon Age 2 however has many problems. It has uninteresting characters, an uninteresting story, and so many side quests you will completely forget what your main mission was in the first place. It is more action oriented tho, as opposed to the tactical DA: Origins, so if that's your thing you might still like it. Since you're a story man however, I'd say play Origins ASAP abs steer clear of 2.

Strideout · Joined: 23 Jul 2001 Posts: 2111

Sounds good! I'll be picking it up Friday.

Has there been any word at all of Elder Scrolls MMO to a console?
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