Game where you collect gold, can buy houses and furniture, and can do quests at will

AARRRGH · 12-10-2009 4:27pm #1

Hello

I hope someone can advise me on this.

The missus has just finished Fable 2 and Saints Row 2, and is looking for something similar. Basically a relatively open world game where you can do quests at will, buy property, furniture, clothes, etc.

A game where the focus isn't just on killing; you get to play around with your character.

Do any of you know any games like this on the Xbox 360?

Thanks

animaX · 12-10-2009 4:35pm

Sounds like she might like Sims?

Not The Real Scarecrow · 12-10-2009 4:36pm

fallout 3 or oblivion are fairly close, in oblivion if you go with the mage guild there's not as much killing as the other guilds.

Vegeta · 12-10-2009 4:37pm

Oblivion and Fallout 3

A little more "serious" than Fable if you get me but they are pretty much bang on your description

stevoslice · 12-10-2009 4:37pm

original fable (from original xbox) works if you can download the patch

humanji · 12-10-2009 5:07pm

She can restart Fable 2 and play the opposite alignment. It's a cheap way of getting her what she wants.

Harpy · 12-10-2009 5:12pm

far cry 2 or GTA?

RossFixxxed · 12-10-2009 5:15pm

GTA IV (but less 'fun' than saints row 2)
Oblivion sounds perfect and will keep her going for ages.
Fallout 3, shorter more 'nerdy' with stats etc.
Godfather 2, but meant to be a little pants

Viva Pinata (you can't really die at all)

smooch71 · 12-10-2009 5:23pm

AARRRGH wrote: »

Basically a relatively open world game where you can do quests at will, buy property, furniture, clothes, etc.

How about real life??

calex71 · 12-10-2009 5:27pm

Kiss your girl goodbye if she gets hooked on fallout or oblivion

Fallout 3 lasted me 120 hours + on one save alone, if you include the dlc.

AARRRGH · 13-10-2009 2:49pm

Thanks for the replies everyone. She already has Oblivion but thinks it is too difficult, so I will try the mage guild option (and help train her if necessary

) and see if it makes life any easier for her.

Tbh I'm surprised there aren't more games like this on the xbox, seems like there's a gap in the market!

Thanks again.

Kinetic^ · 13-10-2009 2:54pm

Oblivion is your best bet. A lot of hours in it too.

Vegeta · 13-10-2009 3:43pm

AARRRGH wrote: »

Thanks for the replies everyone. She already has Oblivion but thinks it is too difficult, so I will try the mage guild option (and help train her if necessary ) and see if it makes life any easier for her.

Tbh I'm surprised there aren't more games like this on the xbox, seems like there's a gap in the market!

Thanks again.

Just turn the difficulty down on it in the menu

silvine · 13-10-2009 4:35pm

How about real life??

Buying houses, accumulating gold etc is pretty difficult at the moment. Oblivion might be a better shout.

Kenny_D · 13-10-2009 5:23pm

Dont sleep in oblivion. It raises your character level and also the levels of all the enemies. It doesn't scale well. The enemies seem to be easier at lower levels comparative to your character level. They dont seem to scale as well. I didnt realise this til after I breezed through the game a little too easily :P

Vim Fuego · 13-10-2009 5:39pm

Snap. My girlfriend had the exact same request. Loved Fable but wasn't keen on Oblivion/Fallout 3. Obvious but how about the new fable episodes? I think you can download one for free.

Fingleberries · 13-10-2009 5:47pm

Not quite the same genre as Fable and that, but the old classic racer Test Drive Unlimited allowed you to do races or tasks (like give someone a lift from A to B, or deliver a classic or sports car undamaged from point A to point

for money and you could buy new cars, property and outfits for your character.

Should be able to pick it up for really cheap now - My nieces loved it. Never mind the cars or sports bikes, they just wanted to buy better apartments around Hawaii and dress up in new clothes and stuff.

thebman · 13-10-2009 6:10pm

Might like sims or Spore (unlikely but it allows you to be creative easily).

14-10-2009 12:44pm

How can anybody find Oblivion too difficult .. ?

NotorietyH · 14-10-2009 12:49pm

Vim Fuego wrote: »

Snap. My girlfriend had the exact same request. Loved Fable but wasn't keen on Oblivion/Fallout 3. Obvious but how about the new fable episodes? I think you can download one for free.

The Fable episodes are just Fable II broken up into 5 sections. There's the Fable II DLC which isn't free.

NunianVonFuch · 14-10-2009 2:51pm

Deleted User wrote: »

How can anybody find Oblivion too difficult .. ?

Cos the fighting is arse! Fatigue is poorly implemented! It should have been more like Severance: Blade of Darkness! Loved the game but most fights descended into me firing arrows and running backwards cos the enemies would take half my HP with one hit. Yeah I know how they ended up that way with levelling, but it's one of those stupid things where you have to read up on a game to play it right rather than just play!

thebman · 14-10-2009 4:12pm

Oh if you have a Wii you could get Animal Crossing:
http://ie.wii.ign.com/objects/748/748892.html

Game where you collect gold, can buy houses and furniture, and can do quests at will

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