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Western style RPGs for the PS2?

A-PuckA-Puck Registered User regular
edited January 2008 in Games and Technology
A friend of mine is looking for western style RPGs for the PS2, along the lines of Fallout, Arcanum, and the like. I mostly played JRPGs and TBS games so I am of little help. Good people of the forums, are there any good PS2 sandboxy RPGs?

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  • Magic PinkMagic Pink Tur-Boner-Fed Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Well, it's a JRPG but it feels a lot like a WRPG. Try Romancing Saga.

    edit: here's a good quote from a review onj it:

    Most traditional RPG fans will find themselves bored and frustrated with SaGa's extremely open-ended and unforgiving game design, but those select few who find themselves excited by these prospects will proclaim this one of the most satisfying experiences in recent memory.


    Most reviews lambasted it because there was TOO MUCH to do at any one time. It's freaky openended.

    Also, Metal Saga is the same way. Another JRPG with the go anywhere do anything attitude, just in post apocalyptic sauce.

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  • lostwordslostwords Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Hmm, are you talking gameplay-wise (combat, inventory, character growth) or atmosphere (storyline, art, character interactions, decision-making and all that)? Either way, might be tough to find something. Nothing springs to mind, maybe Steambot Chronicles, since its pretty open. Gotta be more specific in what he likes about those games.

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  • DangerousDangerous Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Though they are more action/adventure games, the Baldur's Gate: Dark alliance and champions of norrath series have some RPG elements. They are also great fun co-op.

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  • A-PuckA-Puck Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    lostwords wrote: »
    Hmm, are you talking gameplay-wise (combat, inventory, character growth) or atmosphere (storyline, art, character interactions, decision-making and all that)? Either way, might be tough to find something. Nothing springs to mind, maybe Steambot Chronicles, since its pretty open. Gotta be more specific in what he likes about those games.

    Game play was important, but it seemed as though the most important thing for him was to be able to make choices, and have those choices actually matter as the game progressed.
    Dangerous wrote: »
    Though they are more action/adventure games, the Baldur's Gate: Dark alliance and champions of norrath series have some RPG elements. They are also great fun co-op.

    He was quite specifically anti-Diablo style hack n'slash

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  • Magic PinkMagic Pink Tur-Boner-Fed Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Sounds like he wants a 360 and Mass Effect then.

    edit: Not to hammer Romancing Saga but check out this review for it: http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=29919&mode=thread&order=0

    It's very openended but I'm not sure about the impact of your choices in the game world. There definitely is some.

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  • Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Deus Ex

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  • SheepSheep Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited January 2008
    Bard's Tale

    There's a Baldur's Gate game as well.

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  • A-PuckA-Puck Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Magic Pink wrote: »
    Sounds like he wants a 360 and Mass Effect then.

    edit: Not to hammer Romancing Saga but check out this review for it: http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=29919&mode=thread&order=0

    It's very openended but I'm not sure about the impact of your choices in the game world. There definitely is some.

    He does, in fact, want a 360 and Mass Effect. Actually he wants me to get a 360 and mass effect and leave them at his place.

    Romancing Saga does look like the sort of thing he has in mind. Thanks.

    I checked out Steamboat chronicles, that doesn't seem to be the sort of thing he's after but I'll pass it along as well.

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  • Duchess ProzacDuchess Prozac Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    There are Summoner and Summoner 2 which are pretty old but the're pretty much the only westrn RPGS I can think of for the ps2.

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  • DisruptorX2DisruptorX2 Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Summoner. Amazing game with a great setting and good story. Graphics are rather dated, but oh well.

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  • CouscousCouscous Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Summoner. Amazing game with a great setting and good story. Graphics are rather dated, but oh well.

    I recently played it and thought the combat was pretty bad.

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  • DisruptorX2DisruptorX2 Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    titmouse wrote: »
    Summoner. Amazing game with a great setting and good story. Graphics are rather dated, but oh well.

    I recently played it and thought the combat was pretty bad.

    The combat is fun for the character you control. Its hurt by really bad teammate AI.

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  • EskimoDaveEskimoDave Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Wild Arms 3 has a western theme.

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