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Thats exactly what happened with our quest to try and narrow down the 10 RPGs that defined Xbox.
Xbox also did more than any of the major platforms to erode the barrier between PC and console RPG.
But this isnt a list of the ten best RPGs on Xbox.
Otherwise The Witcher 3 and Skyrim would have definitely gotten shoutouts.
Oh, and every game on this list is backwards compatible on Xbox Series X and S!
And a bunch are some of thebest Xbox Game Pass gamesyou can try with your subscription.
This 2002 release was a hugely ambitious open-world for the time.
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An incredibly confident sci-fi debut from a studio that was just getting started with this genre.
Heres hoping thenew Fablecan pull off the same trick.
Didnt hurt that the game was filled with great villains whoreallydeserved a smack in the face, either.
If you lovedDragon Age: The Veilguard, go try this studios hidden gem immediately.
That all changed when Oblivion came along.
Youre the subtly-named Commander Shepherd, leading a squad of loveable/hateable/I-want-to-romance-you-able characters on an unforgettable mission through the cosmos.
So much so that in ourMass Effect Legendary Edition reviewwe reiterated that it’s “an unmissable” series.
One of the more successful attempts was this heartfelt RPG from no less than the creator of Final Fantasy.
These play out like little visual novellas and really go for the heartstrings.
One it got so right that we basically accepted an identical shinier retread withFallout 4.
But Bioware attempted and succeeded!
in making the old-school character-focused fantasy RPG more appealing to modern console players' tastes.
