My first RPG Oblivion is aweome

I've never played an RPG game before so I ordered Oblivion: Game of the Year Edition for 30 bucks( fo the PS3)and I also borrowed Eternal Sonata from a friend to see the difference between JRPGs and WRPGs and while Eternal Sonata has beautiful visualsthe gameplay was stupidI didn't like it at all( I wonder if all JRPGs are like this) but anyway Oblivionturned out to beamazing andI got it for a great price since GOTYhas a couple DLCs also.

So I'm really into Western RPGs right now, can you guys tell me what other goodWRPGs are out there or coming soon?( I'm not getting Fallout 3 until the GOTY comes out this year cause I heard it'll contain all 5 DLCs) so what is there beside that?

I've never played an RPG game before so I ordered Oblivion: Game of the Year Edition for 30 bucks( fo the PS3)and I also borrowed Eternal Sonata from a friend to see the difference between JRPGs and WRPGs and while Eternal Sonata has beautiful visualsthe gameplay was stupidI didn't like it at all( I wonder if all JRPGs are like this) but anyway Oblivionturned out to beamazing andI got it for a great price since GOTYhas a couple DLCs also.

So I'm really into Western RPGs right now, can you guys tell me what other goodWRPGs are out there or coming soon?( I'm not getting Fallout 3 until the GOTY comes out this year cause I heard it'll contain all 5 DLCs) so what is there beside that?

Kurdish-Gamer

To be quick about this, if you want WRPGs buy an Xbox 360.. If you want JRPGs with a WRPG feel buy action RPGs.

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I've never played an RPG game before so I ordered Oblivion: Game of the Year Edition for 30 bucks( fo the PS3)and I also borrowed Eternal Sonata from a friend to see the difference between JRPGs and WRPGs and while Eternal Sonata has beautiful visualsthe gameplay was stupidI didn't like it at all( I wonder if all JRPGs are like this) but anyway Oblivionturned out to beamazing andI got it for a great price since GOTYhas a couple DLCs also.

So I'm really into Western RPGs right now, can you guys tell me what other goodWRPGs are out there or coming soon?( I'm not getting Fallout 3 until the GOTY comes out this year cause I heard it'll contain all 5 DLCs) so what is there beside that?

To be quick about this, if you want WRPGs buy an Xbox 360.. If you want JRPGs with a WRPG feel buy action RPGs.

I've never played an RPG game before so I ordered Oblivion: Game of the Year Edition for 30 bucks( fo the PS3)and I also borrowed Eternal Sonata from a friend to see the difference between JRPGs and WRPGs and while Eternal Sonata has beautiful visualsthe gameplay was stupidI didn't like it at all( I wonder if all JRPGs are like this) but anyway Oblivionturned out to beamazing andI got it for a great price since GOTYhas a couple DLCs also.

So I'm really into Western RPGs right now, can you guys tell me what other goodWRPGs are out there or coming soon?( I'm not getting Fallout 3 until the GOTY comes out this year cause I heard it'll contain all 5 DLCs) so what is there beside that?

Kurdish-Gamer

I mean I own a PS3Kurdish-Gamer

Search for some action rpgs, if you have a Ps2 or your Ps3 is backwards compatible you will get a larger selection.

[QUOTE="Kurdish-Gamer"]I mean I own a PS3Yandere

Search for some action rpgs, if you have a Ps2 or your Ps3 is backwards compatible you will get a larger selection.

Oblivion also got me into the genre as well.

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[QUOTE="Kurdish-Gamer"]I mean I own a PS3Kurdish-Gamer

Search for some action rpgs, if you have a Ps2 or your Ps3 is backwards compatible you will get a larger selection.

Well, I don't know too much about Final Fantasy XIIIs combat system (they mostly change it up), but mostly Final Fantasy is turn based.. One great action RPG franchise is Kingdom Hearts for the Ps2.. Demon's Souls an upcoming game for the PS3 is also an action RPG, google search "action rpg" and you will find some.

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Search for some action rpgs, if you have a Ps2 or your Ps3 is backwards compatible you will get a larger selection.

Well, I don't know too much about Final Fantasy XIIIs combat system (they mostly change it up), but mostly Final Fantasy is turn based.. One great action RPG franchise is Kingdom Hearts for the Ps2.. Demon's Souls an upcoming game for the PS3 is also an action RPG, google search "action rpg" and you will find some.

your observation about J-rpgs being lame is spot on, yes they are ALL like that. crap turn based combat, same charecters being recycled in every game, being led by the nose through a story that you don't even care about because it's the same story from every other jrpg about a little boy, a chipper girl, a gruff man with a past and a talking animal saving the universe, ugh

btw borrow a friends 360 when you get a chance there is a pile of wrpgs on it (and jrpgs too if you want to try them and not just take my word for it)

The witcher is nice too.

If you like Oblivion, you will likely like Fallout 3 ^^ But wait to buy it untill later this year, where a version comes out with all the dlc in it.

Dragon age is a tad slower and seen from an over the top view, or birds eye. But it is big, lots of combat, the mechanics are nothing like that of an fps, so I am not sure you will like this one. (Im gonna buy it the sec it reaches the stores tho).

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I've never played an RPG game before so I ordered Oblivion: Game of the Year Edition for 30 bucks( fo the PS3)and I also borrowed Eternal Sonata from a friend to see the difference between JRPGs and WRPGs and while Eternal Sonata has beautiful visualsthe gameplay was stupidI didn't like it at all( I wonder if all JRPGs are like this) but anyway Oblivionturned out to beamazing andI got it for a great price since GOTYhas a couple DLCs also.

So I'm really into Western RPGs right now, can you guys tell me what other goodWRPGs are out there or coming soon?( I'm not getting Fallout 3 until the GOTY comes out this year cause I heard it'll contain all 5 DLCs) so what is there beside that?

big_orc

Get your hands on a PC. Doesn't matter if the thing is old or not since most of the good games are the old ones. Do yourself a favor and pick up Diablo 2, Fable (not a pure rpg but still great since it is closer to Elder Scrolls then anything on this list with combat), Witcher (if your computer can run it), Baldur's Gate 2 (I can't stress enough to read the manual), and Deus Ex (this mixes shooter and rpg in a way almost no other game can top). That should give you a good mix of what the WRPG genre has to offer.

So I'm really into Western RPGs right now, can you guys tell me what other goodWRPGs are out there or coming soon?( I'm not getting Fallout 3 until the GOTY comes out this year cause I heard it'll contain all 5 DLCs) so what is there beside that?

Kurdish-Gamer

If you've got a PS3, not much.
All of the great WRPGs are on the PC, but there are some decent ones coming out for the PS3 in the next few years.
Keep an eye out for Alpha Protocol and Fallout: New Vegas (by Obsidian), Risen (from the devs of the Gothic series), and...maybe Dragon Age, although I personally don't think that'll be all that good.

Oh, and slightly off-topic, but My First RPG: Oblivion couldn't be a more accurate title for the game. :P

There really aren't any PS3 games like Oblivion. It should get its own genre.

If you have even a decent pc get these games.

• The witcher
• Mass effect
• morrowind
• baldurs gate 1/2
• fallout 1/2
• planetscape:torment

These are all incredible wrps, and will show you what an rpg really is(not that garbage that is oblivon)

I love RPGs, but Oblivion sucked to me.

http://www.oscurogamedesign.com/oscurosoblivionoverhaul-down-high.html

Thats a pretty bad comparsion of games.

If you think you like RPG's now, you might be in for a sore surprise when you start playing real role-playing games... not an action-adventure masquerading as a RPG. If you want a real role-playing game, go to GOG.com and get Fallout, or find a copy of Baldur's Gate II or Planescape: Torment.

Oblivion is my favourite RPG this gen Followed by Masseffect anf Fallout3

your observation about J-rpgs being lame is spot on, yes they are ALL like that. crap turn based combat, same charecters being recycled in every game, being led by the nose through a story that you don't even care about because it's the same story from every other jrpg about a little boy, a chipper girl, a gruff man with a past and a talking animal saving the universe, ugh

btw borrow a friends 360 when you get a chance there is a pile of wrpgs on it (and jrpgs too if you want to try them and not just take my word for it)

Riverwolf007

Wow, your view on JRPGs is so **** wrong I don't know where to start.. First things first, if they're ALL like that.. Find every JRPG and give me examples that support your claim, since I will go and list a few right now that goes against it: Demon's Souls (Action RPG), Knights in the Nightmare (Tactical RPG, Bullet Hell mix), there are others that don't use turn based/have the description that you provided but finding/listing them all would be too much of a hassle. P.S. The examples listed don't have a little boy, chipper girl, gruff man, no talking animal, no saving the universe, and aren't turn based.

Get a PC if you want decent WRPGJuggernaut140

[QUOTE="mike_on_mic"]what great WRPG are on the PC that aren't on a console.xDimMaK

I've never played an RPG game before so I ordered Oblivion: Game of the Year Edition for 30 bucks( fo the PS3)and I also borrowed Eternal Sonata from a friend to see the difference between JRPGs and WRPGs and while Eternal Sonata has beautiful visualsthe gameplay was stupidI didn't like it at all( I wonder if all JRPGs are like this) but anyway Oblivionturned out to beamazing andI got it for a great price since GOTYhas a couple DLCs also.

So I'm really into Western RPGs right now, can you guys tell me what other goodWRPGs are out there or coming soon?( I'm not getting Fallout 3 until the GOTY comes out this year cause I heard it'll contain all 5 DLCs) so what is there beside that?

Kurdish-Gamer

Oblivion is an action-RPG, and if you want the best experience you should play it on PC (mods :P).

Fallout 3 is a good action-RPG as well, so is Mass Effect. If you want a good WRPG get The Witcher.

oblivion should've been called "My first RPG" instead.

Get a PC if you want decent WRPGJuggernaut140

that's not always true,I think Demon's Souls destroys 80% of the Newer WRPGs that have been coming out on the PC.

both of those games are EXCELLENT representatives of their genre...;)

I've never played an RPG game before so I ordered Oblivion: Game of the Year Edition for 30 bucks( fo the PS3)and I also borrowed Eternal Sonata from a friend to see the difference between JRPGs and WRPGs and while Eternal Sonata has beautiful visualsthe gameplay was stupidI didn't like it at all( I wonder if all JRPGs are like this) but anyway Oblivionturned out to beamazing andI got it for a great price since GOTYhas a couple DLCs also.

So I'm really into Western RPGs right now, can you guys tell me what other goodWRPGs are out there or coming soon?( I'm not getting Fallout 3 until the GOTY comes out this year cause I heard it'll contain all 5 DLCs) so what is there beside that?

Kurdish-Gamer

Dragon Age and Arcania. Coming out for PS3 as well as the 360. Can't wait for them myself. :)