RPG Fan Looking for RPG

[Wordsandstuffwillbenexttothis8465]

That's, right i seem to be fresh out of RPG's to play, I've played all the big recent ones like Bioshock, Mass Effect, and Oblivion.

So, I own a 360, DS, and a mediocre PC that can run most stuff just nothing brand new, and i am wanting to find some RPG to play, tried a random Google search but didnt turn up much and you cant really tell what people will recommend, so if you have any ideas on what i should play, please let me know.

EDIT: Should have said, either JRPG or WRPG is fine.

 

[Stevato]

Fallout 3 is pretty slick,

Fable 2 ( and the first one ) are pretty fun too

 

[Avatar Roku]

KotOR's pretty good. Give that a shot.

 

[elitecrewer]

If you're into RPGs, and not Bioshock, Mass Effect and Oblivion (which I would barely call RPGs) then I'd suggest Baldur's Gate 1 & 2.

Further: World Ends with you, Fallout 3, KotoR, Jade Empire.. Deux Ex and System Shock 2 (Yay!)

 

[PedroSteckecilo]

JRPG or WRPG?

I think you've cleared all the good Western RPG's on the 360 but in the JRPG stable you've got...

360:
Lost Odyssey
Tales of Vesperia
Fallout 3

DS:
The World Ends With You
Suikoden: Tierkries
Chrono Trigger DS
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

PC
Fallout 1 and 2
Icewind Dale 2
Baldurs Gate 1 and 2
Neverwinter Nights 2 and Mask of the Betrayer

 

[Wordsandstuffwillbenexttothis8465]

Played KoTOR way back in the day, would be fun to go through that again just not sure if i can find it anywhere, my copy is gone.

Fable 2 seemed kinda clunky to me, i played it with a friend and it just isn't too appealing.

 

[matsugawa]

Septerra Core: Legacy of the Creator for PC. It might be a little hard to find, but it's a buried treasure, sort of a cross between Diablo and FFVII. Tragically most of the best RPGs came out on the PS2, so XBox and Nintendo got rather left out. On the DS, you might also want to give Sonic Chronicles: the Dark Brotherhood from Bioware a shot. Of course, if you like Bioware, there's always Jade Empire and KOTOR.

 

[curlycrouton]

Buy Heroes of Might and Magic III. Endless fun.

 

[PedroSteckecilo]

Fable 2 is fun but flawed, you need to enjoy playing with the game world more than anything to really get a kick out of it.

 

[TheTygerfire]

If you liked all those, Fallout 3 is a must play. Great atmosphere and gameplay. Don't let Fallout 1&2 fanboys belittle the quality of the game just because it's not exactly the same as those.

Fable 1 is a great game, Fable 2 isn't as good just because of how bland it is. But it's still fun to play in short bursts.

 

[keptsimple]

Fallout 3 is the obvious choice among newer RPGs.

 

[Avatar Roku]

KotOR's pretty good. Give that a shot.

Yes.
And the second one, if the modding team has finished repairing the ending, is also enjoyable.

Team Gizka hasn't finished yet, but the second is still good if you stop a half-hour before the end.

 

[Abedeus]

Fallout 3 is pretty slick,

Fable 2 ( and the first one ) are pretty fun too

Fallout 3 is an action game with some RPG elements. Granted, more than Oblivion, but still not worth of being called a true RPG.

Fable 2? Really? I enjoy the first one, but they are not RPGs.

KotOR's pretty good. Give that a shot.

I second this. Also, you MUST play Neverwinter Nights. No buts. Game is 7 year old, you can play it even on a school computer or a Mac or Linux... okay, not sure about Mac, but Linux for sure.

DS, you say? The World Ends With You, again not an RPG per se, more like an action game with elements of jRPG.

Also, from pure jRPGs, Golden Sun is awesome. Epic storyline, good combat system, awesome graphics for a GBA game.

Megaman Battle Network is also worth a shot, a tactical turn-based real-time action game hybrid with elements of RPG. Your attacks are a buster cannon (basic gun, low damage, but fast, free and can be used always) and chip cards. You enter chip cards between fights, then you battle in real time. Every few seconds there is a pause (optional, you don't HAVE to use it, but you usually will) to choose new chips. It's really fun, both for casual gamers and hardcores (casual - main quest is not that hard, hardcores - HUNDREDS of chip comboes, folder swapping/combinations...).

...Just start from the first one, on GBA. It's the second best in the series, MMBN 3 is the best. The rest of them are generally worse in my opinion.

Buy Heroes of Might and Magic III. Endless fun.

Not an RPG. It's an awesome TURN BASED STRATEGY. Small scale, but it's turn based and not an RPG.

 

[Wordsandstuffwillbenexttothis8465]

Did a little bit of research, Lost Odyssey looks good, I always liked the kind of battle system it has.

Thanks for all the speedy responses too.

 

[Pimppeter2]

OBLIVION!!!!!

Also Rise of the Argonauts is pretty good, but its more linear

 

[The DSM]

I would advice tales of vesperia if you JRPGs ( About 3 months till UK release...*sigh*)

 

[Ultress]

360: Tales of Vesperia(a great JRPG), Enchated Arms(this may be worth a rental) and Jade Empire(PC or 360)

DS: The Castlevanias are some good action RPGs ,FF3/4 and Chrono Trigger are preety good too

 

[Strafe Mcgee]

If you're into RPGs, and not Bioshock, Mass Effect and Oblivion (which I would barely call RPGs) then I'd suggest Baldur's Gate 1 & 2.

Further: World Ends with you, Fallout 3, KotoR, Jade Empire..Deux Ex and System Shock 2 (Yay!)

Deues Ex and System Shock over everything else by a long, long way. If you can get over the graphics they're two of the best games you'll ever play.

 

[Wordsandstuffwillbenexttothis8465]

I would advice tales of vesperia if you JRPGs ( About 3 months till UK release...*sigh*)

Kinda hard to take that seriously after seeing the Unskippable about it though, and i also heard its a bit of a sequel.

 

[Sev72]

To be honest, I would not recommend Fable 2. Its the only ZP review I agree with.

"You could, but why would you want to?"
Also story is bad, its short, side quests are boring, and mini games are the only way to earn cash.

Also: KotOR is good KotOR 2 is BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD, stay away.