There are feiw good ones on the Xbox because microsoft isnt a japan based company, Namco bandai games are usually good like Tales of vesperia or Eternal sonata
Tales of Vesperia is by far the best. The Last Remnant is decent, but it's a definite install if you want to even come close to playing it. Haven't tried Star Ocean so I can't say anything about that.
The Last Remnant is good if you get past the frame rate and the 10+ second texture popping, but Lost Odyssey is probably the best of them. You'll definitely get your money's worth. Tales is a close second. The problem is that JRPG's are somewhat of a dying fad as more and more people are liking Western RPG's like Fable II and Oblivion. Even SE says they are going to explore Western RPG style in the future. It is becoming harder to find good JRPG's because they are becoming more of a rarity. If you want really good JRPG's you need to go PS2 or earlier, those are the best.
Vesperia is pretty easily the top 360 JRPG thus far. I found Blue Dragon and Infinite Undiscovery to be pretty bad IMO, so rent those first before buying. Lost Odyssey was ok (enjoyable characters, ok story that peaked way too soon and a pretty bleh combat system) and so was Star Ocean: TLH (Fun combat system, bleh characters and an average story). I haven't played the Last Remnant so I don't have an opinion on that but i hear its mediocre. Didn't get a chance to play Eternal Sonata much either but it seemed like a fun JRPG and I have heard good things about it.
Oh, there's also Star Ocean: The Last Hope which just so happened to become Amazon.com's most recent Deal of the Day. It's currently on sale for $40 for the next 22 hours or so. I immediately bought a copy and I couldn't be happier. I was waiting for a sale or price drop to get this game. Good times.
The Last Remnant is very good so far, but as was mentioned the load times are pretty excruciating. I've heard Lost Odyssey is really good, as is Star Ocean.
I think The Last Remnant is amazing. I just finished disc 1 and put about 60 hours into it. The load times aren't bad if you install the game. It's too bad this game gets a bad rep because it really is excellent.
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