Suitable RPG for 10 year old

[Milo]

My 10 year old boy has been looking over my shoulder lately and watching me play COD/ghost Recon and it has made him all potty-mouthed at school, apparently...

 

So...are there any Xbox/WiiU RPG style games that you would recommend for a (fairly) bright and mature 10 year old? He has Minecraft but I'm looking for something Zelda-ish, maybe??

 

Cheers

 

 

 

[Charl91]

Fable 2, though it may be a little old for the youth of today.

[Alf Bentley]

 

I just saw the title of this new thread and thought Islamic State were sourcing military hardware for child jihadists on Foxes Talk.

[foxoffderby]

31 minutes ago, Charl91 said:

Fable 2, though it may be a little old for the youth of today.

Fable 1 my all time fav RPG. The company behind it were going to release a new version but went into administration, what a shame. 

[Legend_in_blue]

Chronotrigger.  SNES rom.

 

The old school RPGs are more suitable for a younger age.

 

 

[Carl the Llama]

If he's not already on the pokemen then he might be broken.

[Finnegan]

Pokemon, Zelda both good shouts. 

 

There's a Japanese series called dragon quest which is extremely family appropriate in content but can be surprisingly tricky in places. 

[AKCJ]

When I was 13 I was neck deep in Runescape.

Edited 12 November 2017 by AKCJ

[Mike Oxlong]

Wouldn’t trust a ten year old with a rocket propelled grenade

[Trav Le Bleu]

Ni no kuni

 

One of the most beautiful games ever.

 

Ni No Kuni 2 coming out soon.

[Trav Le Bleu]

Just noticed you said Xbox or wiiU.

 

Never mind eh?

 

You did say Zelda-ish, so what's wrong with Zelda? Most of them are great games.

[MrSpaM]

Maybe one of the samurai / dynasty warriors games?

 

Rpg elements but also easy to learn hack and slash

 

They aren't too violent either

Edited 12 November 2017 by MrSpaM

[urban.spaceman]

[kingcarr21]

Fable is a good shout. Dragon Quest another good shout but can get quite tough.

 

I wish when I was 10 I had a game like Skyrim to play. He would be lost in that for weeks.

[shen]

Leisure Suit Larry series

[Finnegan]

15 hours ago, Milo said:

My 10 year old boy has been looking over my shoulder lately and watching me play COD/ghost Recon and it has made him all potty-mouthed at school, apparently...

 

Just noticed this part.

 

Is that because of the game or you shouting "****ing campers" every two minutes? 

[Milo]

1 minute ago, Finnegan said:

Just noticed this part.

 

Is that because of the game or you shouting "****ing campers" every two minutes? 

Haha - so it's not just me that does it, then?! 

 

There is a bit of bad language on the first person story mode...got called into school and had to tell them that he must have picked up the bad words from his mother...

 

 

So I need a slightly more age-appropriate game!

[Milo]

28 minutes ago, shen said:

Leisure Suit Larry series

Blimey. I used to play this on my Amiga - it came on about 15 floppy disks!!!

[Milo]

14 hours ago, Finnegan said:

Pokemon, Zelda both good shouts. 

 

There's a Japanese series called dragon quest which is extremely family appropriate in content but can be surprisingly tricky in places. 

Cool, cheers. Will check them out

[shen]

3 minutes ago, Milo said:

Blimey. I used to play this on my Amiga - it came on about 15 floppy disks!!!

True story, I played this (and Monkey Island) on my dad's computer as a small kid not knowing a word of English. I don't think he knew what either game was about. I remember running back and forth constantly asking "Dad, dad, what does <insert English word here> mean?" I never got past the bar in LLS 1 or off the island in MI1.

 

But I would argue playing these games put me streets ahead of the other school kids in terms of English skills

[Ashley]

15 hours ago, AKCJ said:

When I was 13 I was neck deep in Runescape.

This and Habbo Hotel.

 

Use to make mills on Runescspe and trade them for thrones

[Captain...]

19 hours ago, Milo said:

My 10 year old boy has been looking over my shoulder lately and watching me play COD/ghost Recon and it has made him all potty-mouthed at school, apparently...

 

So...are there any Xbox/WiiU RPG style games that you would recommend for a (fairly) bright and mature 10 year old? He has Minecraft but I'm looking for something Zelda-ish, maybe??

 

Cheers

 

 

 

Buy him a switch, get him on Mario, Zelda and Splatoon 2 (COD with paintballs).

 

It works really well on the handheld mode, so he can play that while you kill people on the big TV.

 

Actually Splatoon is a WiiU game so maybe that will do, if you don't want to splash out a few hundred on the Switch.

[Milo]

2 minutes ago, Captain... said:

Buy him a switch, get him on Mario, Zelda and Splatoon 2 (COD with paintballs).

 

It works really well on the handheld mode, so he can play that while you kill people on the big TV.

 

Actually Splatoon is a WiiU game so maybe that will do, if you don't want to splash out a few hundred on the Switch.

Cheers - Switch conversation has been had, but I'm struggling to justify the cost...especially when he has the Xbox and WiiU. 

 

He's offfered to chuck in a hundred quid, but it's still an eye-watering amount for the console, then the new games on top.

 

Might have to bite the bullet at some stage, but not until there is a hefty price-drop. 

[kingcarr21]

4 minutes ago, Milo said:

Cheers - Switch conversation has been had, but I'm struggling to justify the cost...especially when he has the Xbox and WiiU. 

 

He's offfered to chuck in a hundred quid, but it's still an eye-watering amount for the console, then the new games on top.

 

Might have to bite the bullet at some stage, but not until there is a hefty price-drop. 

Sell the WiiU. You can surprisingly fetch a decent price for it on Ebay. That and his £100 will make the purchase less of a hit on your wallet.

 

I got the Switch last week and its brilliant. Mario Odyssey is a beautiful game

[Carl the Llama]

2 hours ago, Milo said:

Cheers - Switch conversation has been had, but I'm struggling to justify the cost...especially when he has the Xbox and WiiU. 

 

He's offfered to chuck in a hundred quid, but it's still an eye-watering amount for the console, then the new games on top.

 

Might have to bite the bullet at some stage, but not until there is a hefty price-drop. 

Not gonna happen as a function of time since release, Nintendo never do that.  Your only hope on that front is a vendor holding a flash sale or picking one up off ebay.