You guys know my tastes for the most part. I like RPGs, games with a lot of exploration, and platformers mostly.
Here's what I have so far:
Oblivion
Fallout 3
Dead Rising
Resonance of Fate
Tales of Vesperia
Borderlands
Infinite Undiscovery
Crackdown
Dragon Age
Battlefield Bad Company 2
Call of Duty World at War
Divinity 2: Ego Draconis
Just Cause 2
Risen
Eternal Sonata
Bioshock 2
Batman Arkham Asylum
Enchanted Arms
Orange Box
For starters, get both Mass effect 1 and 2. Plenty of exploring in those games, though the combat is either a plus or negative depending on whether you like shooters.
Fable 2 isn't THAT bad, but it's a rent or borrow. If ur lacking jrpgs maybe Star Ocean 4. Not as good as the other 3, just to warn you. Also Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey are two notable jrpgs to check out.
Platformers are fairly lacking in this gen it seems, as with 2d sidescrollers. I'll come back if I think of any.
I have these ones going right now, but they're really slow:
Halo ODST
Dante's Inferno
Blue Dragon
Star Ocean 4
Banjo-Kazooie
Ghostbusters
The Darkness
Good Choice with Eternal Sonata. As for Crackdown However, Crackdown 2 is coming out soon July 6th to be exact.
May I Suggest GTA 4.
Fable 2 is a good choice kind of short for game, but you'll get a good day or so of gameplay, but again Fable 3 will be coming out this year as well.
I skipped over GTA4, and just got the Stories from Liberty City pack. I played a bit of The Lost And The Damned today. It's pretty good so far. I will definitely get Crackdown 2 though, because the first one is amazing.
http://vsrecommendedgames.wikia.com/wiki/Xbox_360
See if you can find something here.
Assassins Creed 2 was my favorite game from last year. It's loads better than the first one.
Rent it or somethin, Holk.
I got it, but haven't played it yet. I've been playing Arkham Asylum, Tales of Vesperia, and Bad Company 2 almost exclusively.
I didnt really like Vesperia much, but Arkham Asylum and Bad Company 2 are fucking delicious.
Updating my collection:
Oblivion
Fallout 3: GOTY
Dead Rising
Resonance of Fate
Tales of Vesperia
Borderlands
Infinite Undiscovery
Crackdown
Dragon Age
Battlefield Bad Company 2
Call of Duty: World at War
Divinity 2: Ego Draconis
Just Cause 2
Risen
Eternal Sonata
Bioshock 2
Batman Arkham Asylum
Enchanted Arms
Orange Box
GTA: The Ballad of Gay Tony
GTA: The Lost and The Damned
Halo 3: ODST
The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon
Dante's Inferno
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
Resident Evil 5
Deadly Premonition
Metro 2033
Left 4 Dead 2
Red Faction: Guerilla
Blue Dragon
Ghostbusters
Bayonetta
Beautiful Katamari
Magna Carta 2
Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom
Star Ocean: The Last Hope
Soon:
Brutal Legend
The Darkness
Mini-Ninjas
Lost Odyssey
I think you might really dig Sacred 2: Fallen Angel. Kind of reminds me of Arcanum.
I have it. It's alright.
The Darkness is awesome.
man i was really digging sacred 2 when i rented it, played a ton of same couch coop with a buddy reminded me of when me and him used to play Baulders gate on the PS2
Both Mass Effect games, the original Bioshock, Batman Arkham Asylum 2 (coming out this summer), Call of Juarez and Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood (like western-GTAs), Mercenaries 2 (maybe), Left 4 Dead 1/2, Fable 1 (better than 2 in my opinion), and Lost Odyssey.
Call of Juarez is SO not anything like a western GTA. they are frickin' awesome however.
I don't know if this is a wild card like but try the Skate series, even if you don't like skating games or anything.
It's a load of fun when it boils down, regardless, and can kill a few hours just skating around. You don't even need to do any missions, its just good to pop in and roll around.
-Xiofire
I need to get more dual layer dvdrs.
Got a few more:
Lost Odyssey
Nier
Record of Agarest War
Nier is amazing. It's sort of a mix of God of War, Monster Hunter, Prototype, and every Square game.
'Nother update. Big one this time:
Gears of War
Gears of War 2
Red Dead Redemption
Final Fantasy XIII
Tomb Raider: Anniversary
Splinter Cell: Conviction
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
Super Street Fighter IV
Split/Second
Overlord
Lost Planet
Lost Planet 2
Army of Two: The 40th Day
Fable II
Skate 3
Alan Wake (Amazing)
Burnout Paradise