Hidden Gems!

[RETRO-VETRO RETRO-VETRO]

I still remember floaty, ethereal combat and sending enemies smashing through the environment Dragonball Z style

Absolutely. Otogi had this surreal, weightless combat that felt more like mythic ballet than traditional hack-and-slash. The way enemies ragdolled through destructible environments, crashing through pagodas, shattering bridges, kicking up particle storms, it was pure Dragonball Z chaos wrapped in Heian-era mysticism.

FromSoftware really nailed that balance between elegance and destruction. It wasn’t just flashy, it felt elemental, like you were wielding the wrath of nature itself. Still wild that this kind of physics-driven spectacle was running on OG Xbox hardware.

 

[AlmaElma123]

Here's some more suggestions! Phantasy Star Online (+ the offline patch if you have means to do so.), Whacked!, Kung Fu Chaos and Cel Damage.

Phantasy Star Online is a third person action RPG that is one of my favourite games ever made. Whacked! is a third person arena game that has a crazy story, weird weapons and is super weird in a good way. Kung Fu Chaos is a Power Stone like game where you are filming a movie and trying to get 3-5 stars in each scene your in plus its super funny to boot. Cel Damage is a vehicle combat game kinda like Twisted Metal but cell shaded and can get crazy! Funny enough each of these games play even better the more people you have in it.

 

[Yousef Yousef]

OK, the volleyball game was a bit of a joke on my part but DOA2 Ultimate and DOA3 are solid fighters that are exclusive to the OG Xbox. Other games that come to mind would be Project Gotham Racing and early Forza.

Honestly I still prefer the volleyball games LOL

 

[Jayonnaise6105 Jayonnaise6105]

Here's some more suggestions! Phantasy Star Online (+ the offline patch if you have means to do so.), Whacked!, Kung Fu Chaos and Cel Damage.

Phantasy Star Online is a third person action RPG that is one of my favourite games ever made. Whacked! is a third person arena game that has a crazy story, weird weapons and is super weird in a good way. Kung Fu Chaos is a Power Stone like game where you are filming a movie and trying to get 3-5 stars in each scene your in plus its super funny to boot. Cel Damage is a vehicle combat game kinda like Twisted Metal but cell shaded and can get crazy! Funny enough each of these games play even better the more people you have in it.

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Something about the cover art for Whacked! speaks to my soul

 

[Anim8rDude Anim8rDude]

Breakdown and Metal Dungeon come to mind. Breakdown being a fantastic FPS with a great combat system, characters and story while Metal Dungeon is an RPG dungeon crawler that has a pretty solid RPG system, a good handful of classes with secret classes and a lot of fun extras too.

I don't even think I've even seen these covers & I'm not even the one looking for recommendations! Downloading these, thanks.

 

[AlmaElma123]

Something about the cover art for Whacked! speaks to my soul

Shes my favourite character to play as in the game too! And not just because she is naked with 2 blue jiggling censor bars on her

 

[Goshikk]

Stop what you're doing and go play Jet Set Radio Future already. That game ain't just a game, it's a whole ass cult of personality. Sure, it's not the most polished experience ever, but it's an incredible game artistically and environmentally.

 

[solnK!]

Maybe the Conker Remake, I´d also say PD Orta and JSRF but those are better known.

 

[NoobForPlay]

I’m able to emulate the original Xbox on my Steam Deck, which I’m pretty excited about since I’ve never owned a Xbox, but I can’t seem to find a ton of games for it. Does anyone have any recommendations for exclusives or even games whose best versions are on the Xbox? For context, here are the games I have so far:

• Burnout 3 - Takedown
• Fable
• Halo
• Halo 2
• Indigo Prophecy
• Jet Set Radio Future
• Ninja Gaiden Black
• Panzer Dragoon Orta
• Psychonaut

I’m able to emulate the original Xbox on my Steam Deck, which I’m pretty excited about since I’ve never owned a Xbox, but I can’t seem to find a ton of games for it. Does anyone have any recommendations for exclusives or even games whose best versions are on the Xbox? For context, here are the games I have so far:

• Burnout 3 - Takedown
• Fable
• Halo
• Halo 2
• Indigo Prophecy
• Jet Set Radio Future
• Ninja Gaiden Black
• Panzer Dragoon Orta
• Psychonauts

Try Metal Wolf Chaos and Phantom Dust.

 

[Turbo Kid]

Valkyria Cronicles
Ratchet and Clank: Tools of Destruction
Ratchet and Clank: Quest for Booty
Flower
Journey
Tokyo Jungle
Deception IV: Blood Ties/Nightmare Princess
Final Fantasy XIII
Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
Mad Max
Odinsphere Leifthrasir
Puppeteer
Heavy Rain
Batman Arkham Asylum (with exclusive playable Joker)
Guacamelee
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
Prince of Persia
Sengoku Basara series
Dynasty Warriors 8
Warriors Orochi 3: Ultimate
Resogun
Tales from Space: About a Blob
Thomas Was Alone
Transformers: War for Cybertron
Valiant Hearts: The Great War
WWE All Stars

 

[Turbo Kid]

JSRF is a polished and easier version of the Dreamcast original. It almost feels like a remake. It's great though some people might prefer the challenge of the first game. They're both awesome. Once you go back and play both you'll see how much Bomb Rush Cyberfunk falls short of its inspirations.

 

[Sunnyside]

Armed and Dangerous is a hilarious shooter. It's more of a "mindless fun" experience than anything with depth, but I thoroughly enjoyed my time with it.

Dead or Alive Ultimate 2 is the best DoA on the system. You really can't go wrong with 3 either though.

Gunvalkyrie is a third person shooter by Smilebit, same guys that made JSRF. Originally a Dreamcast game like many other Sega published Xbox titles. It's got a very weird control scheme but I liked it. Not essential, worth mentioning.

Jade Empire is insanely underrated. It's an asian-inspired RPG with an action combat system. I personally think it's better than anything else Bioware ever did. Loved the story and setting.

Otogi 1 and Otogi 2. My favorite Fromsoft series. I concur with everyone else. They deserve to be in the top recommended games for OG Xbox.

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Phantasy Star Online is a third person action RPG that is one of my favourite games ever made.

I swear I've seen more PSO fans in my short time on RGT than any other point in my internet history. Good taste.

 

[Sunnyside]

PS3 ended up being my Musou Machine. Though to be fair it did receive the best entry in each respective series. It was a good time to be a Warriors fan.

Dynasty Warriors 8
Samurai Warriors 4
Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate

 

[EGOMANIACKID]

I’m able to emulate the original Xbox on my Steam Deck, which I’m pretty excited about since I’ve never owned a Xbox, but I can’t seem to find a ton of games for it. Does anyone have any recommendations for exclusives or even games whose best versions are on the Xbox? For context, here are the games I have so far:

• Burnout 3 - Takedown
• Fable
• Halo
• Halo 2
• Indigo Prophecy
• Jet Set Radio Future
• Ninja Gaiden Black
• Panzer Dragoon Orta
• Psychonauts

Fromsoftware released a really good xbox exclusive, Otogi: Myth of Demons

 

[stealthRUSH stealthRUSH]

Tales of Xillia, 2
Lollipop Chainsaw
E.X. Troopers
The Last Guy

 

[Deleted member 560402]

VIRTUA FIGHTER 5
BlazBlue
Fist of The North Star: Lost Paradise
Yakuza series
Crazy Taxi
Jet Set Radio
NiGHTS
Sonic Adventure DX
Sonic Adventure 2 Battle
Space Channel 5 Part 2
Daytona USA
VIRTUA FIGHTER 2
FIGHTING VIPERS
Sonic and Sega All Stars Racing
Sonic and Sega All Stars Racing Transformed
Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3
Mega Man 9
Mega Man 10
Street Fighter series
Kingdom Hearts 1.5
Kingdom Hearts 2.5
Valkyria Chronicles
House of The Dead 2 and 3
House of The Dead 4
House of The Dead Overkill

 

[Don Patch]

The SEGA titles that are trapped on there.
There's a few FROMSOFT joints as well.

 

[TamagotchiTamaHero24's icon TamagotchiTamaHero24 TamagotchiTamaHero24]

Stop what you're doing and go play Jet Set Radio Future already. That game ain't just a game, it's a whole ass cult of personality. Sure, it's not the most polished experience ever, but it's an incredible game artistically and environmentally.

Even to own, unless you’re a weirdo who wants the stand-alone copy, it’s extremely cheap too. It was one of the first games I got with my XBox when I got it used. It was, like, $7 for a complete copy of the bundle.

 

[myhosea]

 

[Cody34]

My fav

 

[Cody34]

Loved the game,loved the artwork.

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As already mentioned,needs a remaster.

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Very obscure JPN realese only

 

[Judgment System]

Never played a George Kamitani game I didn't like

 

[Mal]

rain
its short and sweet, love the asthetic of it and its just one of those that stuck with me for far longer than i expected.

 

[Turbo Kid]

Sleeping Dogs for its awesome melee combat

 

[petran79]

Honestly I still prefer the volleyball games LOL

With naughty patches too