Good RPG's for XBOX 360

[darth gditch]

There are none. Play them on your PC. You'll have a much better experience playing games like DA: O and ME 1 and 2, Oblivion, Fallout 3, y mas on the computer.

Not everyone has a computer that can handle games like that. I'd love to play Oblivion and Fallout 3 on my computer, but it can hardly handle The Sims 2. But still, every time I come into an RPG thread someone's got to rub in my face the experience that I'm missing. If he asks for games for the 360, there's probably a reason he asked for games for the 360.

OT: Well, and this is just my opinion so you can take it or leave it, but Oblivion and Fallout 3 are, for my tastes, the best RPG's on the 360. Most everything else is a cavalcade of mediocrity. A lot of people really love Mass Effect 1 & 2 and Dragon Age Origins, I realize I'm in the minority here as someone who didn't think they were all that special, so I suppose you could give them a shot. Losty Odyssey is alright at best, but again, it's nothing to write home about. As for Tales of Vesperia, I played it at my friends house, and if you ask me it was terrible, but again, a lot of people seem to like it, so, who's to say if I'm right or wrong.

You could get Morrowind, since it's backwards compatible (and a hell of a lot of fun) or you could wait for Fallout: New Vegas, since, as many people have already pointed out, it looks like it'll be more of Fallout 3, which, if you as me, is a good thing.

Seriously now,what is cheaper, to upgrade my PC so that I can play those games or to buy a console? I really think the PC is cheaper, but I want to know for sure.

PCs all vary in price... I'm no expert, but my understanding has always been that a good gaming PC will cost you a fair amount of money. You can save some if you decide to custom build your own gaming PC, but, I haven't got the slightest clue how the hell one might do that.

The nice thing about a console is that as long as your TV has the standard AV outlets, then you should be able to play just about any game for that console without having to worry about any of the specs. If it says Xbox 360, then your Xbox 360 will play it. My guess is that it'll cost you more on the whole go get a good gaming PC set up, but, like I said, I'm no expert, and I haven't got a gaming PC... just this shitty little laptop.

I would say that unless you know what you're doing, consoles are cheaper and easier to deal with. Good graphics cards will cost you upwards of $150, plus RAM which can range from under $100 to over $200 depending on how much you need. Not to mention making sure all of this is compatible with your motherboard, processor and sound card. If you need to upgrade them, you're going to go through some real money. Then you actually have to install the buggers. Which can be harrowing if you have no idea what you are doing.

 

[skystryke]

Gears of War and its sequels, and Mass Effect (which is 66% FPS and 33% RPG).

First of all both Mass Effect and Gears of War are third person, and while they did cut out a lot of the RPG elements in the second one the first mass effect was a pretty solid RPG.

OT: Most of the other suggestions are pretty good my personal favorites are Mass Effect and Dragon Age

 

[Dragoon]

how about final fantasy 13?

We want Good RPGs god xD

 

[Ben Legend]

Lost Odyssey, (both story line, graphics and gameplay wise)
and
The Last Remnant, (not as good as the above, the storyline could have been a lot better)

 

[TheLefty]

Fallout 3 is my favorite game of all time, thought lots of people seem to be a bit skeptical about it. The same thing with Mas Effect 2, which has my second spot. Borderlands is RPG-ish,it really just feels like a 4 player MMORPG, and only really good if you've got friends to play with. Dragon Age was a huge disappointment, I couldn't even finish it.

 

[Chogg Van Helsing]

Wow, thanks for all the suggestions guys!

I'll definately take notice of the ones you have suggested.

 

[D_987]

Almost every RPG on the 360 is a spin-off of what the 360 always has prided itself on: First Person Shooters. Nobody bought a 360 because they saw "Oooh, Tales of Vesperia!". They bought it for Halo and it's sequels, Gears of War and its sequels, and Mass Effect (which is 66% FPS and 33% RPG).

Yep, because every other console this gen is swarming with great RPGs...oh wait...Nice generalization of everyone who owns a console there though [small]/sarcasm.[/small]

If you want an RPG that isn't a shooter, you're looking at the wrong system. Tales of Vesperia was okay, but Lost Odyssey was boring, and we all know how FF13 has gone. I've heard good stuff of Resonance of Fate though.

Um...what?

I mean I know everyone has an opinion or everything, but if you're going to make such sweeping statements at least back them up with something a bit more substantial than "They're boring".

 

[migo]

Seriously now,what is cheaper, to upgrade my PC so that I can play those games or to buy a console? I really think the PC is cheaper, but I want to know for sure.

That depends on your PC, any modern PC would just require a drop in $50 graphics card (assuming your modern PC is a desktop). If you have a laptop, you're more likely to be screwed, but if it has a discreet graphics solution and a dual core CPU it should be fine as is.

If you're just straight buying a system, you can for around $100-$150 get a good system that'll run older games like Oblivion fine, but Fallout 3 is on the edge of what it'll handle, and you'll be turning all the graphic features down way lower, so the experience won't necessarily be better in that sense. On the other hand, all the mods more than make up for the loss in graphic quality you get.

With the Xbox 360 Arcade sitting at $150 right now, it'll definitely run games that a $300 PC won't, although the $300 PC will still run most of them. Also, no JRPGs at all for PC.

 

[migo]

Almost every RPG on the 360 is a spin-off of what the 360 always has prided itself on: First Person Shooters. Nobody bought a 360 because they saw "Oooh, Tales of Vesperia!". They bought it for Halo and it's sequels, Gears of War and its sequels, and Mass Effect (which is 66% FPS and 33% RPG).

If you want an RPG that isn't a shooter, you're looking at the wrong system. Tales of Vesperia was okay, but Lost Odyssey was boring, and we all know how FF13 has gone. I've heard good stuff of Resonance of Fate though.

Actually, when the 360 was out for a year and the PS3 launched, anyone who had a PS2 for all the RPGs would have had to upgrade to a 360 to keep playing the newer games as there was literally nothing on the PS3 - eventually there were some ports, but the 360 had everything the PS3 had at the time. It's finally hit the point where the PS3 is solid by itself with RPGs, but the 360 still has a number of good exclusive JRPGs. In fact, that's the main reason I'm liking my 360.

 

[Paragon Fury]

Fallout 3
Mass Effect 1
Mass Effect 2
Dragon Age: Origins
Dragon Age: Awakenings
Record of Agarest War
Final Fantasy XIII
Resonace of Fate

 

[PurpleSky]

Seriously now,what is cheaper, to upgrade my PC so that I can play those games or to buy a console? I really think the PC is cheaper, but I want to know for sure.

That depends on your PC, any modern PC would just require a drop in $50 graphics card (assuming your modern PC is a desktop). If you have a laptop, you're more likely to be screwed, but if it has a discreet graphics solution and a dual core CPU it should be fine as is.

If you're just straight buying a system, you can for around $100-$150 get a good system that'll run older games like Oblivion fine, but Fallout 3 is on the edge of what it'll handle, and you'll be turning all the graphic features down way lower, so the experience won't necessarily be better in that sense. On the other hand, all the mods more than make up for the loss in graphic quality you get.

With the Xbox 360 Arcade sitting at $150 right now, it'll definitely run games that a $300 PC won't, although the $300 PC will still run most of them. Also, no JRPGs at all for PC.

I have a desktop, with a faulty (I think,tomorrow I'll probably find out) Radeon X800 graphics card,which I used to run Fallout 3 and all games that supported pixel shader 2.0 or less,finding problems only with games that needed 3.0 or higher,that would run but show a black screen.I don't have a dual core,and my mainboard is kind of old,but it did work with the x800,and I was thinking of buying a HD4670 (i think is it's name) which I hear is a good upgrade.
Thing is, when I bought the x800 I found out I needed a better power source,and even though I hear the HD4670 will require less power,I still am not sure if just buying it will be enough and end my financial trouble.

 

[migo]

Radeon HD cards are pretty cheap and from my understanding give a lot of bang for your buck, so the HD4670 could do the trick, but of course looking at your power supply might also be a thing. Also, if you have only a single core CPU, you might only have an AGP motherboard, in which case going for an HD Radeon will give you serious problems - I understand there are compatibility issues with AGP and I've seen a lot of super cheap cards on craigslist, most likely due to them failing. If you're sitting with a single core CPU and an AGP motherboard, you're pretty much looking at going for an entirely new PC, in which case the 360 would be cheaper for now.

 

[Kryzantine]

If you want an RPG that isn't a shooter, you're looking at the wrong system. Tales of Vesperia was okay, but Lost Odyssey was boring, and we all know how FF13 has gone. I've heard good stuff of Resonance of Fate though.

Um...what?

I mean I know everyone has an opinion or everything, but if you're going to make such sweeping statements at least back them up with something a bit more substantial than "They're boring".

Basically this. I mean, I found Lost Odyssey to be quite enjoyable once you hit the 2nd disc. Rescuing Sed has to be one of my favorite JRPG moments (while admittingly, I don't have much experience with JRPGs, it's still a genuinely fun part of the game, and nothing beats the surprise on everyone's faces when Sed yells, "MOMMA!" to a woman that looks significantly younger than him).

Also, lulz at Mass Effect being 66% FPS and 33% RPG, beyond that there is no first person view in the game. I mean, classic Bioware choices, long item lists, marginal differences between items that you have to identify, clear character and item progression (and one of the few RPGs I know of where later level items honestly break the game, like assault rifles that never overheat), and a compelling story that puts you in the shoes of someone else. And beneath the shooting is actually a complex system of dice rolls, not unlike KOTOR. It's clearly an RPG with action elements, while the 2nd game is more of what you claim ME1 is, an action game with RPG elements. It's like saying Baldur's Gate 2 was Diablo with a few tweaks.

Anyway, to the OP, of course I'll recommend the ME series and Lost Odyssey for the 360. I feel that Oblivion, Fallout 3, and Dragon Age are all significantly better for the PC than the 360, the first 2 for their modding communities and the latter for its mechanics simply working better, but if you want backwards compatibility, I'll recommend Jade Empire and both KOTORs gladly. JE is a game that's hated on most forums, liked on this one, and suffered from being slightly overrated on first sight (as in, 9.9s and 10s instead of the 9.7 it probably should have gotten, which is like getting red caviar and expecting it to be black caviar. It's still fucking caviar.)

But if you want quality RPGs, even with a bad laptop, you can still probably play Icewind Dale 2, Planescape, Baldur's Gate 1 and 2, etc, which satisfies a good chunk of your RPG want.

 

[Hangaround]

Dragon Age. Get it now.

It features everything you could want from a classical medieval RPG. Bioware(as usually) made a great story, fun gameplay, a good looting system, great voice acting, enjoyable characters that makes the already well written story that much better. All in all it's a great role-playing experience. I actually felt some tears coming towards the end.

In case you didn't run out and buy it when i told you to: shame on you and go get it NOW. I don't care if you buy, rent, steal or make a copy of it.

 

[Jake the Snake]

There are none. Play them on your PC. You'll have a much better experience playing games like DA: O and ME 1 and 2, Oblivion, Fallout 3, y mas on the computer.

No need to be a dick. I agree that they're better on PC but he didn't ask that, did he? Still plenty of good games on the 360.

Actually, I was just giving my honest opinion. I know he asked for 360 RPGs, but, I'm just thinking, if you like RPGs, You would want to have as much fun as possible with them right? PC would just provide a better experience, because I know the 360 can take away from great RPGs like DA:O