Best Upcoming RPGs to Look Forward To

Best Upcoming RPGs to Look Forward To

Skyrim, Witcher 2, Versus XIII, and Diablo 3 are the ones on my list. Dark Souls looks pretty cool too.

Versus XIII and Diablo 3 are arguable in terms of being called RPG's, but Skyrim is pretty much the only thing on my mind for the next 6 months.

There are RPGs on the 360? Whoa-ho! ZING!!!

But nah, I'm really not interested in any of these games. I wish there were more Japanese game companies working on RPGs for the 360, since those are more my kind of RPGs. Unfortunately these are the years of the western RPGs, and there really aren't a whole lot of JRPGs being made these days.

I thought Lost Odyssey was the most interestin RPG I ever played on the console, but that game was really sub-par anyway. I've tried games like Mass Effect, Oblivion, Fallout 3, etc etc, but I just didn't care for them.

I think one major thing that turned me away from them was how they were so dang open-ended. You begin the game, then what? You can just go pick flowers for an hour and raise your flower-picking skill. That might work in a game like Runescape, but in a game like Oblivion it just seems so trivial that I don't know why they bothered putting it in the game. Or you can go and talk to people for 5 hours until you are completely bored of talking to people in a game. Maybe that's the problem, too much talking?

Wait a minute Versus XIII for 360? I haven't heard anything about it being confirmed for 360, are you sure you meant to post on the 360 board? Only thing I've heard about it is THIS.

Definitely Skyrim! Erzs

Who else here has picked oblivion up waiting for skyrim? i know i have :)Strik3king

[QUOTE="Strik3king"]Who else here has picked oblivion up waiting for skyrim? i know i have :)Erzs

It comes out tomorrowSpellingiscool

Skyrim is my number one pick. If The Witcher 2 comes out on the consoles i will be buying that as well..

[QUOTE="Spellingiscool"]It comes out tomorrowErzs

Oblivion is not a 3-day sort of game, my friend. If you haven't tried Fallout 3 or New Vegas yet, either, then you might just end up becoming hooked for the next month or two on Oblivion. Which isn't a bad thing. You can wait to find LA Noire cheaper somewhere afterwards. :)

I've got my eye on Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, hoping it'll be a surprise great game. Other than that, I'm eagerly awaiting ME3, and am interested in Deus Ex: HR (if you want to call it an RPG) and maybe Skyrim.

I guess only ME3, I hated Oblivion.

Oblivion is not a 3-day sort of game, my friend. If you haven't tried Fallout 3 or New Vegas yet, either, then you might just end up becoming hooked for the next month or two on Oblivion. Which isn't a bad thing. You can wait to find LA Noire cheaper somewhere afterwards. :)

seankane

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is probably the one I'm looking forward to most after the big two this year (ME3 and Skyrim). There's a huge demo video of it on their website from PAX and it looks pretty good. Check it out.

http://reckoningthegame.com/pax-east-demo

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is probably the one I'm looking forward to most after the big two this year (ME3 and Skyrim). There's a huge demo video of it on their website from PAX and it looks pretty good. Check it out.

http://reckoningthegame.com/pax-east-demo

bessy67

ME3 and Kingdoms of Amalur were both pushed back to 2012. Kingdoms of Amular looked cool until the gameplay footage revealed it was a hack n slash RPG....pass!KC_Hokie

I still think Kingdoms of Amalur will be great. Despite all the criticism, I really liked the Fable games so I'm really excited for what looks to be a more complex, involved version of Fable with a good serious story. Plus Ken Rolston (Elder Scrolls series) and R.A. Salvatore (acclaimed fantasy writer) are both heavily involved in the game.

[QUOTE="KC_Hokie"]ME3 and Kingdoms of Amalur were both pushed back to 2012. Kingdoms of Amular looked cool until the gameplay footage revealed it was a hack n slash RPG....pass!bessy67

I still think Kingdoms of Amalur will be great. Despite all the criticism, I really liked the Fable games so I'm really excited for what looks to be a more complex, involved version of Fable with a good serious story. Plus Ken Rolston (Elder Scrolls series) and R.A. Salvatore (acclaimed fantasy writer) are both heavily involved in the game.

I was also really interested in this game until I saw the gameplay trailer. Then I said to myself "Holy crap what went wrong?". THIS guy worked on Oblivion?

How could you forget Dungeon Siege III? It's coming out in a month or two and looks like good fun.

Anyhow, Skrym and Mass Effect 3 are my top games.

Dark Souls does not seem to be an RPG, I'm not sure what it is.

Rage, that will be an awesome game. Can't wait.

[QUOTE="KC_Hokie"]ME3 and Kingdoms of Amalur were both pushed back to 2012. Kingdoms of Amular looked cool until the gameplay footage revealed it was a hack n slash RPG....pass!bessy67

I still think Kingdoms of Amalur will be great. Despite all the criticism, I really liked the Fable games so I'm really excited for what looks to be a more complex, involved version of Fable with a good serious story. Plus Ken Rolston (Elder Scrolls series) and R.A. Salvatore (acclaimed fantasy writer) are both heavily involved in the game.

Diablo 3 and the new Oblivion when it launches. I played the original Oblivion (The Elder Scrolls IV) On the PC and PS3 and Xbox360. I'm a gaming console whore!

How could you forget Dungeon Siege III? Paynee

Witcher 2? Diablo 3? Guild Wars 2? Isn't this the 360 board? Spellingiscool

Best Upcoming RPGs to Look Forward To

Skyrim, Witcher 2, Versus XIII, and Diablo 3 are the ones on my list. Dark Souls looks pretty cool too.

Versus XIII and Diablo 3 are arguable in terms of being called RPG's, but Skyrim is pretty much the only thing on my mind for the next 6 months.

seankane

[QUOTE="Spellingiscool"]Witcher 2? Diablo 3? Guild Wars 2? Isn't this the 360 board? ChristopherRage

Wizdom,if we are strictly talking about 360 games why did you also list Diablo 3 as one of your top RPGs?

Deus Ex HR, Skyrim, and Mass Effect 3. But really i'm hoping for Fallout 4 to be announced at E3. i can't wait to see what Bethesda can do with the new Skyrim engine!

[QUOTE="Paynee"]

How could you forget Dungeon Siege III? KC_Hokie

Oh no you didn't!

Seriously, I know Obsidian has a problem coding, and their glitchfests can be annoying. I really don't think they're any worse than Bethesda in that department though.

And because it's Obsidian, I'm pretty sure I'll get far more of an RPG experience than some of the games named on here.

FF XIII-2 and ME3 for me!

[QUOTE="KC_Hokie"]

[QUOTE="Paynee"]

How could you forget Dungeon Siege III? Paynee

Oh no you didn't!

Seriously, I know Obsidian has a problem coding, and their glitchfests can be annoying. I really don't think they're any worse than Bethesda in that department though.

And because it's Obsidian, I'm pretty sure I'll get far more of an RPG experience than some of the games named on here.

In terms of being the glitchiest RPG programmer out there today Obsidian wins the prize by far.

[QUOTE="Paynee"]

[QUOTE="KC_Hokie"]Because it's made by Obsidian and it's a third person hack n slash.

KC_Hokie

Oh no you didn't!

Seriously, I know Obsidian has a problem coding, and their glitchfests can be annoying. I really don't think they're any worse than Bethesda in that department though.

And because it's Obsidian, I'm pretty sure I'll get far more of an RPG experience than some of the games named on here.

In terms of being the glitchiest RPG programmer out there today Obsidian wins the prize by far.

I will reserve judgement on Dungeon Seige until I've played it for myself, but to imply that third person hack and slash games don't qualify as RPGs is ridiculous. Diablo, anyone? Or how about Sacred2? There's just no supporting that statement if you've ever actually played one.

My most anticipated upcoming RPG is Mass Effect 3. Other than Mass Effect, I don't play much in the way of RPGs. Although other types of games have RPG elements in them, like leveling up and customizing characters.