Recommend Action RPG Games

[johnrite]

I'm playing Borderlands at the moment with a friend and am loving it!

But I need another game to play single player so what would people suggest in the Action RPG niche?

Gears of war is another one of my favorites because of the game-play but doesn't have the RPG aspect... Also just finished splinter cell and am looking forward to the next due to the strategy involved... can be frustrating sometimes though!

I used to be into fantasy type games like Diablo but haven't found any to be all that great on 360... yet...

[j1e]

This game came into mind when I saw this topic:

Ys: The Ark of Napishtim

Great, overlooked Action RPG for the PS2.

[Rickstilwell1]

Alundra 1 & 2 for Playstation 1
The Ys series
King's Field series (1st Person action RPG) for Playstation 1 & 2
Mana series
Zelda series (if Alundra is action RPG, how is Zelda not? Zelda 2 has more RPG elements though)
Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance 1 & 2
Champions of Norrath
X-Men Legends 1 & 2
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 1 & 2
Golvellius & Golden Axe Warrior on Sega Master System
Faxanadu for NES
Dragon Ball Z RPGs for Game Boy Advance - Legacy of Goku 1 & 2 + Buu's Fury

just off the top of my head

[bunnybum]

+1 for the Alundra games. I spent an insane amount of time playing those.

[Zoltor]

Alundra 1 & 2 for Playstation 1
The Ys series
King's Field series (1st Person action RPG) for Playstation 1 & 2
Mana series
Zelda series (if Alundra is action RPG, how is Zelda not? Zelda 2 has more RPG elements though)
Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance 1 & 2
Champions of Norrath
X-Men Legends 1 & 2
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 1 & 2
Golvellius & Golden Axe Warrior on Sega Master System
Faxanadu for NES
Dragon Ball Z RPGs for Game Boy Advance - Legacy of Goku 1 & 2 + Buu's Fury

just off the top of my head

Actually Link really is a "Action/RPG"/Platformer, so people shouldn't be saying otherwise(however all the other Zelda games are Action/Adventure)

[allyourblood]

If we're talking classic/retro games, add Crusader of Centy for the Genesis (depending on your definition of an "RPG"). Wonderful Zelda clone that's charming and a lot of fun to play. New stuff? A couple obvious choices would be Oblivion and Fallout 3. Spend 3-4 hours getting yourself "cemented" in their worlds, and you'll quickly lose all track of time.

[Arkhan]

How about Landstalker for Genesis
Record of Lodoss War for Dreamcast
Arcus Odyssey for genesis (maybe)
Popful Mail (TGCD or Sega CD version only)
Magic Knight Rayearth (saturn)
Battle of Olympus (NES)

and yes, Alundra. The first one more than the second one. Second one was kinda lurpy.

[BetaWolf47]

Magic of Scheherazade (NES) is an amazing game.

[Zoltor]

I'm playing Borderlands at the moment with a friend and am loving it!

But I need another game to play single player so what would people suggest in the Action RPG niche?

Gears of war is another one of my favorites because of the game-play but doesn't have the RPG aspect... Also just finished splinter cell and am looking forward to the next due to the strategy involved... can be frustrating sometimes though!

I used to be into fantasy type games like Diablo but haven't found any to be all that great on 360... yet...

Omg get Crystalis(NES), It's the greatest Action/RPG ever made(Willow, and Faria are good choices as well for the NES). Secret of Mana is great for the SNES(Secret of Evermore is pretty good too, however It's pretty short).

[BetaWolf47]

A lot of the popular games do give you hints. The ones that are incredibly cryptic are often not remembered too fondly. You can tell when a wall is bombable in any of the Zelda games other than on the overworld in Zelda 1, while sidescrolling adventures have townspeople that spout out random hints. I can relate, though, because I can't stand how immeasurably cryptic the original Phantasy Star is.

[Zoltor]

A lot of the popular games do give you hints. The ones that are incredibly cryptic are often not remembered too fondly. You can tell when a wall is bombable in any of the Zelda games other than on the overworld in Zelda 1, while sidescrolling adventures have townspeople that spout out random hints. I can relate, though, because I can't stand how immeasurably cryptic the original Phantasy Star is.

Lol nothing is more cryptic then Faria(well wizardy skips over that, because they give no hints at all), the only hint you get is, that somewhere in so, and so tower is a secret door, but what they fail to mention is, that there are many secret doors in the tower, most of which are dead ends, so the hint is pretty pointless.

What are you talking about, in the original Zelda, you can't tell where any of the secret areas are(including in dungeons), don't you remember having to try bombing every wall(the only other option is to reveal every room you can get to first to get an idea where they may be, which is very unefficiant(and besides that's not even the game giving you a hint, that's you giving yourself a hint).

[kupomogli]

Well. Here are the games I think you should pick up if you have the systems.

-Fallout 3
-Demon's Souls(PS3)
-Forever Kingdom
-Evergrace
-King's Field/Eternal Ring/Shadow Tower series
-Tales of series
-Dirge of Cerberus FF7
-Monster Hunter
-Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance
-Everquest Champions of Norrath/Return to Arms
-Avalon Code

That covers the still current gen games, but for older titles.

-Alundra
-Dragon Valor
-Illusion of Gaia
-Brain Lord
-Terranigma
-Soul Blazer
-Brave Fencer Musashi
-Threads of Fate
-Ehrgeiz(Dungeon mode)
-Seiken Densetsu/Mana series
-Secret of Evermore
-Parasite Eve 2(and the first one somewhat)
-Ys series
-DBZ Legacy of Goku/Buu's Fury
-Summon Night Swordcraft Story
-Dungeons and Dragons Shadow Over Mystara
-Dungeons and Dragons Tower of Doom
-Popful Mail
-Sword of Vermillion
-Zelda 2
-Crystalis
-Magic of Scheherazade
-Faxanadu
-Legacy of the Wizard

There we go. If you consider Zelda an action RPG, then also go with.

-Crusader of Centy
-Neutopia
-Neutopia 2
-Startropics
-Zoda's Revenge Star Tropics 2

[Phaneuf]

you should try Torchlight (PC) (Diablo Clone)
Even without multiplayer, Torchlight makes for a remarkably entertaining 10 to 15 hours, with plenty more custom content to come thanks to the powerful game editor TorchED, which you can download free of charge. Even if you aren't waiting impatiently for Diablo III, Torchlight's a great value at a mere $20.

[BetaWolf47]

I second kupomogli's list. Well thought my friend.

[Wolfrider31]

Woot. Thanks. Definitely going to have to check these out.