RPGs on the Original Xbox 

Check out Part 2 where I talk about some of the games mentioned in the comments of this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-956mYIDT0Rg.html All of these games were randomly chosen so your favorite might not be here. Be sure to let me know below what games should be in future RPG lists! What games should I talk about next?

Sudeki is one of my favorite games of all time I bought it on Steam a few months ago and 100% beat it in like 2 days, literally so depressing that they never made a part 2

Jade Empire was one of the first if not the first games I got for my Xbox and I loved it, still love it, and I'm STILL waiting for a sequel! Also played through Morrowind and both Kotors but man Jade Empire was such a gem that doesn't get enough recognition. Never played or even heard of Sudeki tbqh.

Sudeki was the first game I purchased on Xbox and I played it to death. Loved it!!!

Morrowind ate up so many hours for me...absolutely one of my favorite RPGs on any system. Blew my mind.

Shenmue II was the biggest reason I had to get an Xbox when the Dreamcast died and it was the only way to play it in America, not having a clue or caring to learn how to import games. It's still my favorite game of all time.

Sudeki has a special place in my heart, it was my first rpg and I loved the variety of enemies, the gore, special powers and characters, even though the ending feels a bit abrupt.

Great video! The original Xbox is a hidden gem in itself. It was a Halo machine for many but the experimental experiences many other games on the system had made it a stand out in modern gaming DNA.

I'd love to see a Jade Empire remake or reboot. That game had so much potential. It would be great if done from ground up on current gen hardware. Would be fantastic on Series X | S. It should get a full update though. Full voice acting, greatly enhanced visuals, vast vistas, more enemies, NPCs, improved modern combat system!.

For that generation of consoles, the original Xbox had the RPG's I spent the most time in: Morrowind (which I still play frequently on my Series X), Kotor 1 and 2, Arx Fatalis, Fable, and Sudeki just being the ones that come to mind. What a classic console.

Man the Xbox had some power under the hood. Lots of great games.

“Kotor 1-2”, “Jade Empire”, “Morrowind” and “Fable” alone should more than satisfy any fan of these genres. After the PS2 and the Game Cube, the last thing I bought was the Xbox. Their games library was next level in some places. A first class console and in my opinion the best generation of consoles.

I had an Xbox as a kid but loved jrpgs from having played a ton of SNES/genesis ones on emulators. I was so desperate for new jrpgs that I ordered metal dungeon off eBay and tried my absolute hardest to enjoy it but I couldn’t. Alas, I still used my Xbox to play ps1 games on pcsxbox and Sudeki was very enjoyable imo so I made the most of it 😅

I played through Sudeki on my xbox back then and I loved the game

Love that this is a dedicated channel to OG Xbox games. Subbed

Kotor is not just a good game. It's one of the best games ever made. Period.

My brother and I played Men of Valor, while it’s not a rpg game, it was one of our first co-op games besides halo combat evolved. That and Brute Force. So many amazing hours. Years and years ago.

This video was suggested to me and I’m glad it was as I love the OG Xbox. I’m so so glad you highlighted Arx Fatalis it’s an amazing game and deserves more recognition. I did a review on it myself. Loved the video and dropped you a sub 👍

I remember Sudeki well. Loved it on the Xbox as well as Jade empire and Otogi. You can learn alot from RPGs, it only takes time

Sudeki is one of my all time favourite games

I remember Sudeki being on an xbox demo disk I had growing up. I remember being able to choose to play as the third-person fighter, or as a first-person spellcaster. Played all those demos to death. SO funny how I happen to think of the game TODAY and stumble on this video.

Dungeons and dragons heros I played through this 3 times before lend it to my friend and never seen it again.

I wish DnD Heroes had a port in the modern day. Absolutely loved the game

good to see D&D heroes getting some love. Some of my favorite post college memories involved playing that game couch co op with 3 of my best friends.

I played through the entirety of Dungeons and Dragons Heroes with my mom back when I was in middle school. The combat, exploration, loot, and character building were plain addictive, and the white and black buttons have remained fixed in my mind as health and magic potions ever since.

Arx Fatalis is one of my favorite games ever - the atmosphere is way better than any other game I have ever played. It's a shame we will never get a direct follow-up.

I love the OG xbox ❤❤ the first time i tried the xbox in 2003 i felt that i'm playing on next gen and i had already the ps2 since 2001

I'd say the dungeons and dragons game is a blend between Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance and Gauntlet, with the single use keys and hidden rooms through breakable walls

Love the channel. The OG Xbox is one of my favorite consoles and got me hooked as Xbox guy for life.

Loved this review, sharing it in my FB group dedicated to rpgs. RPG Sanctuary, hope to spread the good word on your content!

Damn shame Sudeki never got a sequel, remake or remastered edition. If I owned the latest Xbox console, I would have brought this Sudeki sequel/remake/remastered edition game. Same goes for Dungeons and Dragons Heroes.

As much as I love KOTOR 1, KOTOR 2 just has a significantly better story and characters. KOTOR 1 is classic Star Wars; a clear binary between light and dark with some fun locations and characters to boot. However, I just love the shades of grey KOTOR 2 has along with it's more complicated characters and the influence system, which made it a much more engaging game in my eyes. It was also interesting to hear about Metal Dungeon, a game I'd actually never heard of! Would love to see you cover Phantasy Star Online 2 and see if it's still worthwhile despite being offline. I'd also be interested in seeing Galleon some day, which I feel like is a forgotten gem of the original Xbox. It was far from perfect, but it had an impressive scale for an original Xbox game and had a lot of unique systems within it. Great video as always though!

Sudeki wow very nostalgic i never finished that game back in the day

I loved D&D Heroes so much! Many others here too but something about the atmosphere and oldschool vibe of D&D Heroes really captured me. (If only the character models looked like the ones in the box art 😂)

I remember getting it few weeks or months after the original release I was in new country/EU state and my friend was working a lot and and original xbox helped me so much to adapt to adulthood , I absolutely loved Sudeki

Wish I had known about arx fatalis back in the day, it would have definitely been up my alley.

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind definitely deserves to be on this list.

Never played a RPG with a first person shooter element. It was well done.

The OG Xbox is where I realized I loved RPGs. Fable, Morrowind, Jade Empire, KOTOR 1 & 2, Pirates of the Caribbean, LotR The Third Age. The distinction, I think, is made by the fact that Xbox is "RPG" whereas the Japanese Nintendo and Sony are more "JRPG". That's just my first thoughts at 1 minute into the video upon hearing you say that there weren't many RPGs on Xbox. Yet my 9yo self buying a newly launched Xbox was immersed by so many RPGs. Even though, yes, I mostly bought the Xbox to play Halo lol. Edit: So I only knew the first one in this video, KOTOR. I'd heard of Sudeki at the time, but being a kid with strict religious parents they never let me buy the game with the scantily clad, large breasted, woman on the cover on an M rated game lol. Arx Fatalis is only something that just appeared on my radar in the last few years, often as an option in Fanatical bundles, but I've never taken it. And then I'd never heard of the last two, though I was familiar with the D&D DA 1 & 2 games referenced in the D&D Heroes segment.

Man i was waiting for this kind of video. Xbox was less of an rpg console, but the ones it did have were pretty stellar. Also thanks for reminding me about Nightcaster! I had COMPLETELY forgotten what that game was called, and it's haunted my mind forever.

Sudeki actually looks kind of fun, I might check it out.

Dungeon and Dragons: Heroes is absolutely a blast with 4 players, I remember playing late into the night with my friends. Good times.

Bro Ur voice calms me so much subbed. I could listen to u do these vids everyday!

I’ll never forget my friend in 7th grade telling me the big twist in kotor before classes started. I was so frustrated I Took the game back to GameStop to get some used game credit

I remembert Sudeki for the FPS Combat, as the Mage and the Gunslinger.

Sudeki’s character designs also give off a nostalgic feeling to that era when Western media was taking more and more influence from anime. It came out when the original Teen Titans was still airing and just before other anime influenced stuff like Avatar and W.I.T.C.H. Takes me back to my high school days.

See this is why I like retro gaming and love watching videos like this I have never heard of Sudeki but now it peaks my internet

Oh boy. I got really damn excited that you mentioned Arx Fatalis! I never expected to see it here. The game is simply so damn underrated and hidden, and... I guess I've always considered it more of an immersive sim rather than an RPG. But, really, that's just my dumb ass brain thinking that way because it's an Arcane Studios game. What a damn gem, I really love the setting and the atmosphere. More people should know this game.

fun fact about dungeons and dragons heroes. it has some super easy duplication abillities. with a 2nd controller you can basically join and quit whenever, so you can load the same character save as player 1, trade all gear back to player one, quit, rinse and repeat.

El único RPG que tuve la oportunidad de jugar en mi infancia fue Sudeki; sin embargo, fue excelente y lo sigo recordando con mucho cariño.

I still own copies of all these games, man I miss gaming as a teenager back then. Theres just something about the originality and breath of fresh air that these games brought that is sorely lacking today.

Personally picked up Deus Ex Invisble War because with all the criticisms about the game it feels like the perfect place to get into the series. A major complaint is that it was simplified for consoles, so what better place to play it lol. You've got me reevaluating Sudeki now. And Arx fatalis looks good, i thought i already owned it but i guess i don't? have to fix that.

The original Xbox may not have had a ton of RPGs, but they had the best ones

I got a chipped xbox with increased hard drive size so I love this. Got my fave RPG xbox game being kotor.

The character creation in metal dungeon reminds me of phantasy star online

Not gonna lie, it has never occured to me to use a saber in one hand and a sword in the other while playing KOTOR.

So glad your channel got recommended to me 🤙🏻🤙🏻 I subbed and liked all the videos I’ve watched -- stay classy bro gonna be a big channel soon

Great videos man. Xbox was my favorite system of the 6th gen. I played so many games on the beautiful machine.

Glad i found this channel, keep it going. Love the style of content back in the G4 days some of these games never got the right about of coverage. Watching you review Fist of the lotus and not call it a terrible game but praising it for being a somewhat decent fighter, was really interesting. Would love to hear you review Death row

While it’s not really a good game, Metal Dungeon is one that I was surprised existed. A sci-fi, post apocalyptic, fantasy dungeon crawler, with turn based battles. I only played it for a few hours, and only thought it was ok, it’s still surprising that it even exists on the Xbox.

The fact 'Sudeki' is not backwards-compatible on modern Xbox platforms. Much like games such as 'Jade Empire', I bet 'Sudeki' would look, perform & run better than it ever did on the original Xbox.

Just found this channel I'm excited to watch your content. Grew up playing on Xbox Take it easy,😊

Original Xbox had AMAZING RPGs…KOTOR, Elder Scrolls 3, Fable, etc…phenomenal line up

Metal Dungeon looks so much like an OG xbox game I struggle to put it into words Surprised it came out in the West. Shin Megami Tensei: Nine never did

Sudeki.. Ah the game I bought for the box art but stayed cuz it was ACTUALLY GOOD! lol

Morrowind being on Xbox was a big win

Morrowind is easily the most diverse and open ended RPG on the Xbox. So much to do.

Neat list! The original Xbox is one of my favorite consoles,

You're making great content! Keep on truckin'.

I fucking LOVED Jade Empire

I’ve been playing Fable 2 for the first time and loving it, but next I think I’ll have to give Arx Fatalis a go. Totally forgot about it until seeing this and I dig what Arkane has done

Fable tlc was easily my favorite og Xbox rpg

I’m gutted that Jade empire appeared a few times in the video but wasn’t discussed. Great video nonetheless

Sudeki looks cool might pick it up on steam sale at some point

Great video!

the last game is just the baldurs gate dark alliance game engine, the same engine is used for its sequel and the fallout brotherhood of steel ps2 game (underrated)

Both Kotor Games were so damn good😃

Great video ! Just subbed my self

Jade empire needs a remaster

People forget how western RPGs were a niche genre until Oblivion became popular. It was hard to get any published because RPGs in the west had a "nerdy" association with it, to the equivalent of dungeon and dragons players.

Dungeon and Dragons: Heroes is truly a lost gem. Yeah, Champions of Norath is probably better overall, but something about DnDH was just magical.

That sci-fi action rpg shown in the clip compilation in the beginning, where you have real-time combat and can rack up (insane) combos (iirc hundreds of enemies onscreen at times), what was it called? If I remember correctly, the first part only came out on xbox, while the second was only released on PS2.

My second 3d gaming system was the Xbox, i will always have fond memories of playing Halo, Fable, Morrowind and many other great titles. My dad was a drug addict and broke into my room, stole my Xbox and over 40 games and probably sold them for drugs. I haven't bought a system since then, Instead I got into mobile gaming then built my own PC for AAA titles today. I was scarred for life.... I've never touched an xbox360,ps3 the last system I had was USED OLD PS2😅

I think arx fatalis needs a remake.

I was shocked not to see Morrowind. Although I don’t think the elder scrolls games were very well known to console gamers.

Sudeki feels like a fever dream. The game was not bad but the voice acting was bad.

There was a game on the original xbox that was very similar to Dungeons and Dragons: Heroes. It was an rpg top-down hack n slash (more like cast and splash in the game in question) but I can't seem to remember what the name of it was. All i really remember is that there where different schools of magic, it was like a dungeon crawler, and you could unlock cheat codes to give you infinite mana and other stuff. For a little more detail on what I can remember, the different types of magic where represented by different colors that the player could toggle through using the black or white buttons on the xbox controller. If anyone could provide me some names to help me remember this game, that would be much appreciated as I played the game in question when I was a kid. And I played it a lot!

Champions of the norrath was a great rpg

I love Metal Dungeon

mannnnnnnn i remember sudeki

this is the part with the car it eats ice cream

I have looked forever for sudeki 😊😢😊

What was the rpg with the laser sword called shown in the opening. I've never seen it before.

Jade Empire from bioware !

"The GameCube and especially the PS2 boasted an impressive line of RPG titles" Well, the PS2 did for sure, but the GC's RPGs are nothing to write home about. I'm glad you featured Arx Fatalis, it's just a fantastic game. Of course, the PC version is better, and since Arkane released the game engine as open source, you can actually play it on a variety of platforms these days as Arx Libertatis. Same goes for Morrowind. The PC version is obviously vastly superior, and it too has an open source implementation today via OpenMW. I played the hell out of the Xbox version though, since this was during a time when my PC had become severely outdated.

i personally liked Nightcaster when i was kid.... Nightcaster 2 tho ehhhh not so much

8:40 Have you played Dark Messiah of Might and Magic? Made by the same people and came out the same year as Oblivion it was heavily over shadowed and I feel a heavily underrated RPG. Feels like an evolved better version of Arx Fatalis with simpler magic but more optons with combat! Highly recommend to any RPG lover, goes on sale for $5 often.

4:3 aspect ratio, man I feel old

Please do 360 after u finished Xbox love the channel bro

What's the game at 0:17 it looks so familiar!