Good multi-player RPGs for Xbox?

[CarlZog]

OK, broke down and bought an Xbox. Now I want to use it to introduce my non-gaming girlfriend to RPGs. (She only into traditional, abstract games -- cribbage, puzzles, and Pacman).

I'm looking for recommendations for a good co-operative, multiplayer RPG for Xbox, emphasizing story and problem-solving, not just hack-and-slash; preferably not first-person.

Suggestions?

 

[trancejeremy]

AFAIK, the closest thing the Xbox has to a cooperative RPG is Balder's Gate: Dark Alliance. And maybe Heroes.

But both are basically Diablo/Gauntlet style games.

The Xbox doesn't really have many RPGs, mostly PC ports.

 

[Ristamar]

Um... Phantasy Star Online, maybe? It's still quite hack'n'slash heavy, but less so than the console BG titles (which I don't even consider RPGs).

The best multiplayer console RPG I've ever encountered was Secret of Mana on the SNES, and that was over 10 years ago. Unless you look at MMORPGs (or the weaksauce multiplayer functionality found in games like FFX), the words 'multiplayer' and 'RPG' are nearly mutually exclusive.