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Open ended as in sandboxy or as in multiple paths to the end? because DXHR has some freedom it's pretty much a defined path with a few hubs. You could of course check out Morrowind, the predecessor to Oblivion.
edited 6th Sep '11 12:04:40 PM by mahel042
In the quiet of the night, the Neocount of Merentha mused: How long does evolution take, among the damned?
As in the story goes where the player takes it. Big choices, multiple endings, etc.
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Oh, dude, in that case, check out Alpha Protocol. While it's not an "open-world" RPG, literally every single action you take in that game has consequences. Every single one.
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You also might check out Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines.
It also has a lot of big choices. And it's... sort of a sandbox.
Just be sure to make sure you patch it as much as possible. It's pretty buggy.
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Thinking it over, it might be easier to count the rpgs that DON'T include multiple endings nowadays, although sandbox style gameplay throughout the game is still fairly rare.
Furthermore, I think Guantanamo must be destroyed.
Fallout 2. While the story isn't as divergent as FNV the gameworld/map is huge and with Killap's restoration mod there's a crap tonne of things to do in it.
Howdy. I just recently finished Fallout New Vegas, and I'm lookin' for another non-linear RPG to fill up my game-stomach. I loved Fallout 3 and, to a lesser extent, Oblivion.
Hearin' good things about Deus Ex Human Revolution, though I think I might wait for the price to drop. Any recommendations?
edited 6th Sep '11 12:03:13 PM by RTaco