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10.09.2011 7:41pm

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maximus asinus
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Okay so I'm waiting for Skyrim's release next month but I really need something to keep me occupied between now and then. I am looking for a solid turn based RPG on the 360 that can be purchased from the Games on Demand section. I have Tales of Vesperia, ME1 & ME2, Oblivion, Fallout 3 & New Vegas. My question is, out of what is left, is there anything worth purchasing?

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10.09.2011 7:50pm

Onyx
Butts
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Lost Odyssey. Not only is it really good, but is one of a very scarce amount of turn-based RPG's on the console. The others being Blue Dragon and ermm... uh...

Not sure if it's on Games on Demand, though. Or Blue Dragon for that matter. There's a couple of really solid (and cheap!) RPG's on Xbox Live Indies, namely Breath of Death VII and its sequel, Cthulhu Saves the World.

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10.09.2011 9:39pm

CaButler
Winter Knight of the Unseelie Court

That's funny. I can't think of another turn based RPG for the next generation consoles. Aside from Lost Odyssey (good title) and Blue Dragon (decent title), nothing comes to mind.

Heck, Persona 3 and 4 were technically last generation titles, despite coming out while the next gen was going pretty strong.

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10.10.2011 3:26am

Spidey
So Sigh Ety

Do games like Mass Effect adn Tales of Vesperia count as "turn based"...? You seemed to list them in that category, because if they count, I can list a few games, otherwise I can't, if you are thinking turn based a la FF7 or something.

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10.10.2011 11:09am

Big Tall
Taller Than Tall

Have you gone through Shivering Isles? I enjoyed that a hell of a lot more than the regular Oblivion storyline. Sheogorath is hilariously awesome. I always saved before talking to him because he'd get me laughing so hard I'd have to reload to make sure I didn't miss the rest of what he was saying.

"Wonderful! Time for a celebration... Cheese for everyone! Wait, scratch that. Cheese for no one. That can be just as much of a celebration, if you don't like cheese, true? You've run a maze like a good little rat. But no cheese for you yet. Well, maybe a little."

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10.10.2011 4:58pm

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maximus asinus
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Spidey said:

Do games like Mass Effect adn Tales of Vesperia count as "turn based"...? You seemed to list them in that category, because if they count, I can list a few games, otherwise I can't, if you are thinking turn based a la FF7 or something.

I had retyped my post and forgot to remove them as examples. Woops!

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10.12.2011 8:49pm

shooter_mcgavin
Registered Member

I have no idea what's in Games on Demand but ...

Lost Odyssey should be a must buy.

I also heard good things about Resonance of Fate which i havent played yet though.

If you consider Deus Ex an RPG ... its a great game (you can nab this preowned for $34 now).

But then again if you want to cheap I hear Bastion on the Xbox DLC is really good and worth $10.

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10.12.2011 9:09pm

CaButler
Winter Knight of the Unseelie Court

Bastion is $15, and very much worth it.

Also, while I think Resonance of Fate is a good game, it's also a very hard game (not Demons Souls hard). This is mostly because the game doesn't really hold your hand like other games do.

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10.13.2011 7:30am

Spidey
So Sigh Ety

Resonance of Fate is pretty fun but unfortunately it isn't turn based at all...at least, is it? I can't...group it.

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