Help if you like xbox 360 RPGs and JRPGs?

I am a massive fan of normal RPG games on the 360, like Oblivion, Dragon Age, Borderlands (Kinda), Fallout 3 and so on. I am looking for a new one to play over the holidays. I think all I am left with is JRPGs like Last Remnant, Lost Odyssey and Star Ocean. I was wondering how hard is it to transition into these games. Is the combat different, and what is your favorite JRPG?Help if you like xbox 360 RPGs and JRPGs?
Yeah, JRPGs are a bit different. While a lot of WRPGs emphasize freeform gameplay and power for the player to do whatever they want, the typical JRPG forces the player down a relatively linear (but epic) storyline. JRPGs typically run through some sort of turn-based combat, while WRPGs often have a more real time focus. It takes a different mindset, but many people greatly enjoy both JRPGs and WRPGs.



My favorite two 360 JRPGs you actually didn't even mention. Eternal Sonata has you playing as the great composer and pianist Frederic Chopin, caught in a dream-like world while on his deathbed. (I wish I could make something like that up.) It uses a sort of turn based system where each character takes turns, getting about 5 seconds each running around on the battlefield, attacking, etc. Very beautiful story.



Tales of Vesperia has a more generic storyline. You are Yuri Lowell, a young commoner trying to help out your family and friends against oppression from nobles. Your journey eventually leads you on a worldwide quest to save the world. This game is more notable for its battle system, which has every character on-screen at once attacking on a circular battlefield. Also very recommended.Help if you like xbox 360 RPGs and JRPGs?
Well I could red dead redemption as a bit of an rpg because of all the stuff you can do and the massively beutiful and yet deadly map. Im not even half way through the single player and ive played 80 hours due to doing challenges and free roaming. My fav game at the moment.



Alpha protocol is pretty rubbish from what ive played. If you havent already perhaps try final fantasy XIII; a proper jrpg; or the mass effect games, ive loved them both. Fable games, tropico III, there is plenty I can name but I wont ;)Help if you like xbox 360 RPGs and JRPGs?
Since you like action rpgs, you have to try out Mass Effect. It's a shooter rpg. At first it starts slow, but then gets really good. Mass Effect 2 has a more refined combat system though, but the plot isn't as epic, and there's less customization. You have to try those two out.



As for JRPGs, I think it's a lot more difficult to transition from wrpg to jrpg then it is from jrpg to wrpg. The combat will feel slower to you in most cases. But if you play a JRPG, I really recommend Lost Odyssey. Epic plot (4 discs long) and lots of cutscenes (but they are well paced), and the battle systme is turned based of course. You can also try out final fantasy 13, but it's a love or hate for most people. It's in real time and you input commands. Last Remnant was ok, plot was ok, the battling system was ok. I haven't played Tales of Vesperia or Eternal Sonata yet, so I can't say about them.